SELF-CHECK UNIT TEST 6 Answer on a separate sheet of paper. Then check your answers. Follow the examples.

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GRAMMAR ABILITY: CAN, CANT, COULD, COULDNT (5 points)

3 You / see / your brother / yesterday

night? No / but / I / call / him.

1 Complete the sentences with can / cant or

could / couldnt.

4 Where / she / lose / her / camera / last

weekend? She / lose / it / museum.

Can you repeat, please? 1 He play the guitar but he sing very well.

5 What / they / buy / three days ago?

They / buy / some clothes / books.

2 you finish your homework last night? 3 Sorry I visit you last Monday. 4 She wants to do it, but she . 5 I go out yesterday because I had work
to do. PAST SIMPLE (10 points)

2 Put the verbs in parentheses in the Simple

Past.

A love story One evening about three weeks ago, I 1 go to the club with my friends. There, I 2 see a beautiful girl. I 3 fall in love immediately and 4 decide to meet her. So I 5 spend a long time speaking to her. But later, a boy 6 appear and she 7 give him a very romantic kiss. Then I 8 pay for the drinks and 9 leave the club. That really 10 break my heart.

3 Make and answer questions in the Simple

Past using the prompts.

Where / you / go / yesterday? I / go / movies. Where did you go yesterday? I went to the movies.

1 You / catch / the bus / this morning?

No / I / drive.

2 What / he / find / street / Sunday night?

He / find / 3,000 dollars.
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COMPARATIVES & SUPERLATIVES (15 points)

The Beatles are the most famous music band in the world.

4 Make comparative sentences with the

nouns and adjectives below.

1 Mount Everest (mountain) 2 the Nile (river) 3 the Concord (plane) 4 Mexico City (city) 5 Coca-Cola (drink) 6 the USA (country) 7 Rolls Royces (cars) 8 Greenpeace (ecological organization) 9 gold (metal) 10 the Poles (areas)

E-mails & letters (fast) E-mails are faster than letters.

1 grandparents & parents (old) 2 Puerto Rico & Russia (hot) 3 buses & planes (cheap) 4 air in the country & air in the city (fresh) 5 Italians & Americans (relaxed) 6 a hotel & a tent (comfortable) 7 reading English & speaking English
(easy)

8 Japanese & English (difficult) 9 computers & typewriters (useful) 10 cats & elephants (small) 5 Write the superlative form of the
adjectives.

famous: the most famous

1 fast 2 important 3 tall 4 popular 5 big 6 rich 7 expensive 8 cold 9 fine 10 long 6 Make sentences with the nouns below and
the right superlative adjectives from exercise 5. Or choose your own adjectives.

The Beatles (music band):

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VOCABULARY PHYSICAL DESCRIPTIONS (5 points)

HOUSEHOLD OBJECTS (5 points)

3 Match the words and the descriptions.

satellite TV / central heating / hi-fi / television / e-mail / answering machine / video recorder / cell phone / washing machine / microwave / refrigerator You put food in this appliance. refrigerator 1 You use this when its cold. 2 With this appliance you can listen to music. 3 A message you send or receive through the internet. 4 When a friend isnt at home you can leave him / her a message here. 5 You can take this wherever you go and speak to people from the distance. 6 You use this machine when food is cold. 7 The appliance that you use when your clothes arent clean. 8 With this machine you can watch a movie when you want. 9 Many people spend too much time watching it. 10 This is what you need to watch CNN or BBC if you dont live in the US or the UK. ERROR ANALYSIS (5 points)
Find and correct the mistakes.

1 Make descriptions using the nouns and

adjectives below.

John: thin, bald, nice smile Johns thin and bald. He has a nice smile.

1 Mary: short, slim, blue eyes 2 Peter: red hair, tall, fat 3 Anne: pretty, hazel eyes, long hair 4 Richard: green eyes, blonde hair, very
thin

5 Tom: medium-height, a little bit fat, dark

eyes LOOK LIKE & LIKE (5 points)

2 Choose the right verb. 1 2

Id like / look like playing soccer. What would you like / look like to do? Id like / look like to go shopping. What does he like / look like? Hes very tall and slim and likes / looks like his brother. What do they look like / like doing on weekends? They like / look like traveling. Does your brother like / look like your father? . .No, he doesnt. He looks like / likes our mother. Do you like / look like very thin men? No, I dont. I look like / like slim men.

3 4

1 2 3 4 5

My car is more big bigger than your car. Could you to see your brother yesterday? I eat pizza for supper last night. Hes the more intelligent person in my class. Annes prettyer than Mary. Food in the past was tastier that today.

TOTAL POINTS: ________ / 5

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ANSWER KEY

GRAMMAR

1 1 cant / can 2 could 3 couldnt 4 cant 5 couldnt 2 1 went 2 saw 3 fell 4 decided 5 spent 6 appeared 7 gave 8 paid 9 left 10 broke 3 1 Did you catch the bus this morning? No, I didnt. I drove.
2 What did he find in the street on Sunday night? He found 3,000 dollars. 3 Did you see your brother yesterday night? No, I didnt, but I rang him. 4 Where did she lose her camera last weekend? She lost it in a/the museum. 5 What did they buy three days ago? They bought some clothes and books.

4 1 Grandparents are older than parents.

2 Puerto Rico is hotter than Russia. 3 Buses are cheaper than planes. 4 Air in the country is fresher than air in the city. 5 Italians are more relaxed than Americans. 6 A hotel is more comfortable than a tent. 7 Reading English is easier than speaking English. 8 Japanese is more difficult than English. 9 Computers are more useful than typewriters. 10 Cats are smaller than elephants.

5 1 the fastest 2 the most important 3 the tallest 4 the most popular 5 the biggest 6 the richest 7 the most
expensive 8 the coldest 9 the finest 10 the longest

6 1 Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world.

2 The Nile is the longest river in the world. 3 The Concord is the fastest plane in the world. 4 Mexico city is the biggest city in the world. 5 Coca-Cola is the most popular drink in the world. 6 The USA is the richest country in the world. 7 Rolls Royces are the most expensive cars in the world. 8 Greenpeace is the most important ecological organization in the world. 9 Gold is the finest metal in the world. 10 The Poles are the coldest areas in the world. VOCABULARY

1 1 Marys short and slim. She has blue eyes. / Her eyes are blue.
2 Peter has red hair. / Peters hair is red. Hes tall and fat. 3 Annes pretty. She has hazel eyes and long hair. / Her eyes are hazel and her hair is long. 4 Richard has green eyes and blond hair. / Richards eyes are green and his hairs blond. Hes very thin. 5 Toms medium-height and a little bit fat. He has dark eyes. / His eyes are dark.
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2 1 like / like 2 look like / looks like 3 like / like 4 look like / looks like 5 like / like 3 1 central heating 2 hi-fi 3 e-mail 4 answering machine 5 cell phone 6 microwave 7 washing machine 8 video
recorder 9 television 10 satellite TV ERROR ANALYSIS
1 Could you see your brother yesterday?

2 I ate pizza for supper last night. 3 Hes the most intelligent person in my class. 4 Annes prettier than Mary. 5 Food in the past was tastier than today.

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