Unit 1 Higher test

4 I love having coffee in the ________ in the old

Listening
part of town. It’s in a really ________ building.
1 [1.02] Listen and answer the questions. Write 5 There are a lot of cars and buses at the
full sentences. (10 marks)
________. It’s a very ________ place!
1 Where is Alison’s flat?
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2 What does she think of the people in Sunley?
Language focus
__________________________________ 4 Find the mistakes and rewrite the sentences.
3 Is Sunley very far from London? (5 marks)

__________________________________ 1 There a nice café near here.

4 Why does Alison prefer Sunley to London? __________________________________
__________________________________ 2 There’s isn’t a office building.
5 What does Alison think is better in London? __________________________________
__________________________________ 3 There aren’t some factories.
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4 There’s a school big.
Vocabulary
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2 Complete the sentences with places. 5 Their aren’t any pretty buildings.
(5 marks)
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1 That ________ makes 100 cars a day.
2 This ________ ________ is very big. It’s got more 5 Write questions using the words in brackets and
Is there ...? or Are there ...? Then complete the
than 200 shops! answers. (10 marks)
3 My favourite place in town is the Italian
1 __________________________________
________. The food is really good!
(zoo / city)
4 There are two swimming pools in our local
No, ____________.
________ ________.
2 __________________________________
5 We take a lift to our three-bedroom ________ on
(interesting museum / near here)
the twenty-fourth floor.
Yes, ____________.
3 Complete the sentences with places and 3 __________________________________
adjectives. (10 marks) (sports centres / old town)
1 I’m a student at this ________. I’ve got a lot of No, ____________.
friends here because the students are very 4 __________________________________
________. (good DVDs / shop)
2 My mum works in this car ________. It’s a grey Yes, ____________.
and boring building. It’s very ________! 5 ___________________________________
3 This sports ________ is only one year old! It’s a (big river / your town)
really ________ building. No, ____________.
Unit 1 Higher test
3 What does Bob think of Edinburgh?
6 Write sentences with comparatives and than.
(10 marks)
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4 Where’s Cardiff?
1 The train is £20. The bus is £12.
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5 What is Cardiff a great place for?
2 The north park is near a factory. The south park
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has got a river and a lot of trees.
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3 The food in the café is great. The food in the Speaking
restaurant is OK. 8 Complete the dialogue. (10 marks)
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A Excuse me. Is there a café near here?
4 During the day the city is safe. At night it isn’t 1
B __________________________________
safe.
A Oh, OK. How far is it from here?
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B __________________________________
5 Our flat has got two rooms. Their house has got
A And is the food in the café good?
four bedrooms. 3
B __________________________________
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A Right, thanks. Where’s the train station from
here?
Reading B 4
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A OK. Thanks for your help.
7 Read the texts and answer the questions. Write 5
full sentences. (10 marks) B __________________________________

Lisa My favourite place is Brighton. It’s a small

city – it’s smaller than London – but there are a lot Writing
of exciting places for young people. A lot of students
live in the city. It’s very friendly. There’s a nice 9 Write about a town, city or village near you.
beach, too, and it’s only five minutes on foot from Make sure you put the adjectives in the correct
the city centre. place in your sentences. Write 80–100 words.
Bob Glasgow, in Scotland, is my favourite place. (10 marks)
Edinburgh is prettier than Glasgow, and it’s more
popular with tourists, but I think Glasgow is more
Total marks: Listening _______ / 10
interesting. There are some fantastic modern
buildings in Glasgow. There aren’t any beaches, but Vocabulary _______ / 15
there are some nice parks. There are also a lot of Language focus _______ / 25
nice restaurants and cafés. Reading _______ / 10 Speaking _______ / 10
Karen Cardiff is my favourite city. It’s the capital city Writing _______ / 10 TOTAL _______ / 80
of Wales. There’s a beautiful castle in the city
centre. Parts of the castle are more than 800 years
old! Cardiff is a great place for music – some great
bands and singers come from Cardiff. There are a
lot of good theatres there, too.

1 Why is Brighton a good city for young people?

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2 How far is Brighton beach from the city centre?
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