Ingles Tomas Benjamin Avila

Test Units 1–3

Consolidation

VOCABULARY 1

Complete the sentences with the words below. collision dehydration democracy disorder independence stress 0 Frequent revision over the weeks or months before the test will help with exam stress.

1 Walkers had to take plenty of water with them during the desert challenge to ensure they didn’t suffer from dehydration . disorder 2 An epileptic fit is a brain that affects the normal activity in the brain.

3 In some countries the transition from communism to democracy was far from peaceful. collision 4 The boat narrowly avoided a with a tanker.

5 Latvia gained independence from the Soviet Union in 1991.

6 revise something carefully, especially by repeating it go over 7 look for information in a dictionary or reference book look up 8 understand or remember something that you have seen or read take take in 9 split something into different parts break up 10 leave a place and begin a journey set out

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GRAMMAR 1

Choose the correct answer.

0 You should wear protective hard hats. in public buildings.

1 You mustn´t smoke 2 You need to come to this assembly point if there is a fire.

3 You mustn´t drink this water.

4 You can´t go in here. Only staff are allowed.

5 You have to keep clear in this area.

It’s an emergency exit.

0 A survivor / refugee is someone who has been forced to leave their country or home because there has been a war.

1 We struggled with the tremendous heat / hot in the desert on our journey.

2 There’s no point getting stressful / stressed about your exams. It won’t help.

3 An economist / A leader is a person who writes about money trade.

4 How height / high is that glacier? I have no idea!

5 I was impressive / impressed with James’ talk on language learning. He really knows the subject well.

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Complete the phrasal verbs with the correct preposition.

0 fully consider a problem and a possible cause of action think through 1 start something suddenly (something that is usually negative) break into 2 continue to do something keep on with 3 deal successfully with something that is difficult cope with 4 stop trying to do something give up 5 become separated or escape from break out

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Complete the sentences with the phrases below. There are two you don’t need. can’t go have to keep must smoke mustn’t drink mustn’t smoke need to come should wear shouldn’t leave

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Choose the correct answer.

0 Do you think it’s worth to learn / learning another language?

1 What do you think is the best strategy learning / to learn a language?

2 Do you value making / to make mistakes or do you try to avoid / avoiding them?

3 How often do you think it’s important to practise / practising a new language?

4 Is it essential being able / to be able to speak another language in life nowadays?

5 Do you think listening / to listen to music or to watch / watching TV is a good way practising / to practise speaking a new language?

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Complete the text with the past simple, past continuous or past perfect form of the verbs in brackets.

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0 The news about the riots doesn’t surprise me.

A People have been fighting there for weeks.

B People have fought there for weeks. _ 1 Did you hear?

A The civil war has been ending. _ B The civil war has ended. _ 2 Bad news.

A The prime minister has been dying. _ B The prime minister has died. _ 3 My car is wet.

A It’s obviously been raining. _ B It’s obviously rained. _ 4 You look really shaken.

A Has something just been happening? _ B Has something just happened? _ 5 He never changes.

A He has always enjoyed world history. _ B He has always been enjoying world history. _

English sailor Michael Perham was born (be born) in 1992 (start) sailing at the and 1 started age of seven. When he 2 was

(be) just 17 years old, 3 became he (become) the youngest male to sail solo around the world in a 15-metre

racing yacht. He 4 beat (beat) the previous record a young American boy 5 had set (set) just six weeks before.

In 2008 when Michael 6 set out (set out) on his journey, he 7 had planned (plan) to break the record for the ‘unassisted non-stop’ around the world voyage. However, while he 8 was sailing

(sail), he 9 encountered (encounter) multiple problems with his navigation equipment and had to take lengthy stop-overs in the Canary Islands and Cape Town. By early 2009 Perham 10 decided (decide) to aim for the

record of the youngest solo circumnavigation instead.

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Complete the interview with the past simple, past perfect simple or past perfect continuous form of the verbs in brackets.

A: 0 Had you ever swum (you / ever / swim) long distances before? (swim) longer B: Well, I 1 had swum distances for several years but, I 2 had never swum (never / swim) the entire

length of the Amazon before.

A: How long 3 had you been planing (you / plan) this swim?

B: Well, it 4 wasn´t (not be) a spur of the moment decision, but I 5 had not been thinking (not think) about it for

very long either. Only about a couple of months.

A: 6 Did you expect (you / expect) the swim to be so dangerous?

B: Yes and no. I 7 knew (know) that the river had electric eels, piranhas and anacondas, but I 8 didn´t realise (not realise) that it would be full of them.

A: 9 Was it (it / be) a relief to cross the finishing line in Brazil?

B: Yes, I was completely exhausted. But I 10 Had raised (raise) lots of money for

charity so it was worth it.

Tick ( ) the correct sentence, A or B.

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Complete the sentences with relative pronouns.

0 In 2010, mass demonstrations and riots broke out, which led to the government being overthrown.

I spent my summer 1 Slovakia, where holidays last year, used to be part of Czechoslovakia.

2 The people that they featured on the news were refugees.

3 Shadi Sadr, who is an Iranian lawyer and human rights activist, was arrested in 2007 during a protest.

4 Do you remember the year when your country got independence?

5 Alice, whose parents are both political journalists, has met the prime minister.

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READING What makes a good leader?

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As a political consultant, Martin Armstrong has met many of the world’s political leaders, prime ministers and presidents. Armstrong is also a psychologist and a professor at Surrey University in the UK. As one of the leading experts in social psychology, he has carried out research into ‘real world’ problems, questions and issues in business and government. Recently, he has been exploring what makes politicians tick – what makes them behave the way they do and what qualities someone must have to be a good leader.

A reporter from the online science news website, Scientist News, talked to Armstrong about his work.

SN: From a social perspective, why are some people born to lead?

Armstrong: That’s an interesting question, and not straight forward to answer. It’s not simply down to brainpower and there’s no one effective strategy.

However, if we were to take a look at successful politicians throughout history, all of whom had a certain set of leadership qualities. A good leader should search out challenges and keep learning. They must help others, set a good example and they need to be encouraging.

SN: You have also been studying Trait theory. Have you learned anything about being a good leader from this?

Armstrong: Yes. What we have learned, which we have found fascinating, is that there are certain traits – characteristics or qualities that make an effective leader. These include honesty, integrity and selfconfidence. They should be strong-minded but also admit when they have made a mistake.

SN: And finally… have you learned what makes a bad leader?

Armstrong: If we look at the recent conflict in the Arab World with the demonstrations, protests and riots that have gone on there, we can understand the type of leadership that doesn’t work. These countries did not hold democratic elections and they were ruled by one person. They had always been told what to do rather than given a choice. They weren’t given freedom to live their lives how they wanted to live.

The rulers and governments made decisions to benefit themselves and not their citizens. A good leader never works alone.

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Read the interview and match the qualities of a good leader mentioned with the descriptions below.

0 A good leader is always takings things in from others.

keep learning 1 A good leader should be assured about his / her own abilities.

2 A good leader must be determined.

3 A good leader must be sincere and have moral principles.

4 A good leader must inspire and stimulate people.

5 A good leader must be fair, honourable and trustworthy.

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Read the interview again and choose the correct answer.

0 Martin Armstrong is a politician / a psychologist.

1 Armstrong thinks that good leaders have common qualities / are born that way.

2 A good leader should have a well-rounded personality / needs to be good at giving instructions.

3 Armstrong’s trait theory research found effective leaders acknowledge / don’t recognise their mistakes.

4 People demonstrated against their leaders in the Arab World because they were not given independence / the leaders didn’t have enough control.

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Read the interview again and complete the sentences with information from the text.

0 Armstrong has met world political leaders, prime ministers and presidents during his career.

1 In his research, he found past political leaders all had a . certain 2 Armstrong says a good leader must

, set a good example and needs

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3 Through studying he discovered what makes an effective leader.

4 The three qualities that make a good leader that Armstrong found through this research, include

, and

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5 The recent in the Arab World shows the style their has not worked.

6 The problem with the there was that they put their interests ahead of their

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LISTENING 1

WRITING

12 Listen to the first part of a radio show about survival stories and put the events in the correct order.

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A A passing ship found and rescued Steven after 76 days at sea. _ B During the time he was out at sea, Steven had to cope with dehydration and sunburn. _ C Steven set out on a sailing trip from the Canary Islands in January 1981. _ D Steven managed to stay a float at sea on a small life raft. _ E Steven Callahan built himself a boat to sail on. 0 F The ship Steven was in encountered bad storms and sank. _

Read the profile and underline all the alternatives to and. Then, complete it with the modifiers below. absolutely totally unbelievably amazing Justine Curgenven is an 1 kayaker. Not only has she paddled 1,700 miles around New Zealand, she also kayaked around the Tierra del Fuego in South America, an 2 tiring journey.

As well as that, she was part of the first all-female team to circumnavigate Tasmania. A(n) 3 remarkable achievement!

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Listen to the second part of the radio show and decide if the sentences are true of false. Correct the false sentences.

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Paragraph 1 – introduce the person Paragraph 2 – talk about their early life Paragraph 3 – talk about what they did or achieved Paragraph 4 – talk about why you admire them

0 Yossi Ghinsberg survived alone for 9 days in the jungle.

False. He survived alone for 19 days 1 His survival story took place in 2001

2 He and some friends had set out hiking in the Bolivian Amazon.

3 They got lost while swimming in the Tuichi River.

4 The friends had not prepared for any setbacks before they started their journey.

5 The pair of friends who decided to build a raft and float down the river were never seen again.

Write a profile in 175-200 words on a famous adventurer or explorer that you admire. Include the following:

Remember to use a variety of ways of adding information and modifiers.

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Listen to the whole interview again and complete the sentences.

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0 Good afternoon and welcome to ‘Tales of Survival’. people find themselves 1 in similar situations every year.

2 I’m talking today to Tom Hargreaves, who

on survival.

3 Steven Callahan for 76 days alone at sea.

4 While he was drifting, he had to avoid being

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5 Yossi spent nearly wandering around alone .

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