Think 5 - Skills - Test - Basic - Unit - 2

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SKILLS TEST 2 Basic

READING
Read the article quickly. Then answer the questions on the next page.
Beyond your wildest dreams?

When I was younger my dream job was to be an Or perhaps you’ve dreamt about taking an
astronaut! I would play outside for hours with exam which you haven’t prepared for? This is
my toy rocket. I’m a journalist now, so obviously often a dream that people have many years
that particular dream didn’t come true! Honestly, after finishing formal education. The data from
I’d prefer to be up in space right now rather than the survey indicates that considerably more
working at my computer, however, I’ve been females than males have this dream and it can
reading about a fascinating topic recently that I mean that you need to learn something from
want to share with you: the art of interpreting our a past experience. Interestingly, it’s said that
dreams. significantly more women than men also dream
I tend to be a light sleeper and I often don’t get about failing exams.
enough sleep. While some of my friends seem to Another common dream is being naked in public!
live under the covers and frequently oversleep! Our clothes represent the image of ourselves that
But it doesn’t matter what kind of sleeper you we want to show to other people. So not wearing
are; from the moment we fall asleep to when we any can suggest that there’s a situation in your
wake up, all of us dream for around 90 to 120 real life where you feel vulnerable. It could be
minutes every night. I had an amazing dream last potentially embarrassing, but psychologists say
night. If only I could remember it! When I woke that you should try to be more open with people
up this morning, I checked the messages on my about your fears and difficulties.
mobile and then it was too late – my dream had Finally, many people dream about not being
disappeared. I wish I had written down a few able to find a toilet! This might mean that you
words to help me remember it. need to pay much more attention to your own
The curious thing about dreams is that people needs in real life. Maybe it’s time you were more
from many different cultures and countries have self-aware? As interesting as dreams can be, it’s
similar dreams. Experts say that it’s time we paid getting late and I really need to get my beauty
more attention to our dreams because they can sleep! The world of dreams is complex, so try
be a kind of universal language. So, what could not to lose sleep over what your dreams mean.
some of the most common dreams mean? Understandably, there might be some bad
Have you ever dreamt of flying? It’s nowhere near dreams which you’d rather you didn’t remember.
as strange as you might think. In fact, in a recent Maybe have a pen a paper next to your bed for
survey of dreams, the results show that nearly when you wake up. Hopefully, you’ll be quick
half of us have had this type of dream. If you fly enough to write something down before you
really well in the dream, it can mean that you feel forget. Although, you should always remember
very confident about achieving your goals in life. that we can only interpret our dreams and that
Unfortunately if you fly badly, it might mean that there’s no definitive explanation for what we
you’re feeling insecure about something. dream about.
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READING
1 Read the article. Choose the best options to complete the summary.
0 The title of the article refers to
A things which make us angry. B things which seem crazy or extreme.
1 The first paragraph is about

A the writer’s ambitions. B the writer’s children.
2 The second paragraph says that

A only heavy sleepers dream. B everyone dreams.
3 The third paragraph suggests that dreams

A are impossible to understand. B mean the same everywhere.
4 The fourth paragraph explains how

A flying relates to confidence. B flying makes us dream more.
5 The fifth paragraph is about how

A dreams try to teach us something. B dreams warn us to study harder.
6 The sixth paragraph is about how

A dreams make us feel worse. B we view ourselves.
7 The seventh paragraph contains advice about

A getting more sleep. B remembering your dreams.
2 Read the article again. Circle the correct option.

0 The author always wanted to be an astronaut / journalist.
1 The author usually / never sleeps too much.
2 The author says it’s difficult / easy to remember dreams.
3 Dreams in one particular culture are not / rarely unique.
4 Dreaming of flying is a common / rare form of dream.
5 Worrying about an exam in a dream is far less / more common among women.
6 Clothes in dreams can symbolise how safe / angry we feel we are.
7 Dreaming of finding a toilet can mean that we have / lack knowledge about ourselves.
8 According to the writer, dreams have / don’t have one correct meaning.
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LISTENING
3 Listen to an interview with an expert talking about sleep. Tick [P] seven things in the list that she
mentions.
1 How much sleep young children need. 6 Why sleeping styles changed.
2 Why children need more sleep than adults. 7 Why it used to be dangerous to sleep
throughout the whole night.
3 How much sleep people had in the past.
8 Why employers want people to sleep eight
4 What people did in the middle of the night.
hours a night.
5 Why people used to go to sleep early.
9 How companies profit from people who
want to sleep well.
7
4 Listen again. Choose the correct answer (A or B).
1 Teenagers need to get as much as hours’ sleep a night.

A nine B ten
2 In the past, people slept .

A eight hours a night B only during the day
3 They went to sleep .

A at midnight B more than once a night
4 People’s bedrooms used to be .

A comfortable places to rest B shared by more people than is now normal
5 In the middle of the night, people would .

A often socialise B sleep
6 After the invention of electric lighting, people .

A enjoyed new forms of entertainment B spent more time at home
7 Businesspeople wanted employees to sleep continuously, because they would .

A buy more products B give more to the business
8 An industry developed products to help people .

A get a good night’s sleep B sleep longer hours
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WRITING
5 Write around 150–200 words in answer to the following task.
Research has shown that the effects of using an electronic device before going to bed affect the
quality of sleep among teenagers. This build-up of sleep deprivation could have negative consequences
at school the next day. Your school has asked for ideas as to how this phenomenon could be reduced
and its negative effects diminished.
Write a proposal supporting the idea that ‘sleep breaks’ should be incorporated into the school day to
tackle the effects of sleep deprivation among teenagers.
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SPEAKING
6 Work in pairs. Look at the things below that people often have to make decisions about. Discuss why
people have to think for a long time before making these decisions.
choosing a subject at
moving to a new city
school/university
Why do people have to think for a

long time before making
decisions about these things?
finishing a relationship choosing a career
7 Now imagine that you are facing one of the decisions in Exercise 6. Take turns to give each other advice.
Use some of the expressions below to help you.
I find that …
I’d recommend …
You might want to …
Try not to …
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SKILLS TEST 2 Basic

Beyond your wildest dreams?

SKILLS TEST 2 Basic

1 The first paragraph is about

2 The second paragraph says that

3 The third paragraph suggests that dreams

4 The fourth paragraph explains how

5 The fifth paragraph is about how

6 The sixth paragraph is about how

7 The seventh paragraph contains advice about

2 Read the article again. Circle the correct option.

1 The author usually / never sleeps too much.

2 The author says it’s difficult / easy to remember dreams.

3 Dreams in one particular culture are not / rarely unique.

4 Dreaming of flying is a common / rare form of dream.

6 Clothes in dreams can symbolise how safe / angry we feel we are.

SKILLS TEST 2 Basic

4 Listen again. Choose the correct answer (A or B).

1 Teenagers need to get as much as hours’ sleep a night.

2 In the past, people slept .

3 They went to sleep .

4 People’s bedrooms used to be .

5 In the middle of the night, people would .

6 After the invention of electric lighting, people .

7 Businesspeople wanted employees to sleep continuously, because they would .

8 An industry developed products to help people .

SKILLS TEST 2 Basic

Why do people have to think for a

finishing a relationship choosing a career

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