Answer Ans wer key Unit 2 Test
Higher Level
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Listen and number the pictures in the correct order. There are three pictures you don’t need to use. 5
CD 1 Track 5 Dad, look at this place. It looks like 1 Girl: it’s the driest place on Earth! Well, it is very dry, but deserts are Man: drier than this. And look – I can see smoke coming Girl: out. It’s really hot. I think it’s active! Yes. I think it is, too. I hope it doesn’t Man: erupt too soon! Yes! Girl: 2
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Girl: Boy: 3
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Can I have the binoculars for a moment, please? Thanks. Can you see it? Hmmm. It’s quite dark between the trees… Oh, now I can see it – there’s a big black hole in the side of the mountain over there. Can I see? Oh yes! I can see it. You’re right. I’m sure that’s a cave Yes, it is. It’s a big one, too.
from here is great! Woman: The view from Yes, it is. Boy: horizon? Is it an Woman: What’s that on the horizon? island? Can you see it? Here you are, Mum. Here are my Boy: binoculars. Yes, I was right. It is an Woman: Thanks. Yes, island, but it’s a very small one. Can I see? Oh yes! There’s a boat on Boy: the beach, and some people having a picnic.
Woman: Wow! What’s that noise? It’s the noise of the water falling off Man: the cliff. It’s very loud, isn’t it? And look at the big clouds at the bottom. Woman: It’s beautiful, isn’t it? Yes, it is. It’s the highest one in the Man: country.
Answers: 1 e 2 f 3 a 4 c
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Listen to two people p eople talking about Kakapos. Write T (true), (true), F (false) or DS (doesn’t say). 6
CD 1 Track 6 Hello, Sally. Thank you for joining us Man: again on Strange on Strange Animals of the World . Woman: Thank you, Mark. What have you got for us today, Sally? Man: Woman: Well. I travelled to New Zealand last month and I learned about some amazing birds. For millions of years, birds were almost the only animals living in New Zealand. Were the birds strange? Man: Woman: Yes, they were. The kiwi is a very strange bird, but the kakapo is even stranger. I think that’s the strangest bird there. Why? Man: type of parrot. It’s the heaviest Woman: Well, it’s a type parrot in the world. It’s got very soft feathers. It can’t fly so it doesn’t need hard feathers. It can’t fly?! Is that because it’s so heavy? Man: It ’s also because it’s got very Woman: Yes, partly. It’s short wings. Kakapos can climb trees very well. They climb to the treetops, and when they jump down they use their wings to help them fall slowly. Wow! Man: Woman: Kakapos sleep in the day and move around at night. That’s why they are called kakapo . In the Maori language kakapo means means ‘parrot’ and ‘night’. Did you see a kakapo? Man: Woman: No. Sadly, there aren’t many kakapos in the world today. Scientists say there are only about 120. Each kakapo has got a name, and the Kakapo Recovery Programme is trying to protect them. Sally, thank you very much! Man: Answers: 1 DS 2 T 3 DS 4 F 5 F 6 DS
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Listen and complete the sentences with a word or number. 7
CD 1 Track 7 Boy: What are you doing? Are you using the internet? Page 1
Answer Ans wer key Unit 2 Test
Higher Level
I’m looking at the Guinness World World Girl: Yes. I’m Records website. It’s very interesting. Boy: Is that a snake? It’s a Girl: Yes. It’s in New Zealand. But it isn’t real. It’s toy. It’s the largest toy snake in the world. A group of children, teachers and parents in a school created it in 2000. Boy: It’s great! Now can you find out about the longest real snake? Girl: Of course. Here it is. It’s 7.67 7.67 metres long. That’s enormous! Boy: Wow! It’s It lives in the USA. 15 men holding it! It Girl: And look – there are 15 weighs about 158 kilograms. Boy: Is it a wild snake? says that the snake’ snake’s s Girl: No, it isn’t. The website says name is Medusa, and it lives with people. The people use her in shows. Other people pay to see her. Boy: That isn’t very nice.
Answers: 1 website 2 toy 3 7.67 4 15/fifteen 5 people
Reading 4 Read and complete the sentences with Brad , Tina or Joe. Answers: 1 Brad 2 Tina 3 Tina 4 Brad 5 Joe
5 Read and answer the questions. Answers: 1 Jordan’s mum/mother 2 two/2 fifteen/1 /15 5 4 a picture of the seven highest 3 fifteen mountains 5 No, he doesn’t.
6 Read and write T (true), (true), F (false) (false) or DS (doesn’t say). Answers: 1 F 2 DS 3 F 4 DS 5 F
the world? 3 Are you the youngest person in your family? 4 What’s the most dangerous sport in the world? 5– 5–8 8 Pupils’ own answers.
8 Look and write sentences using the superlative form of the word in brackets. Mike’s s bicycle is the most Suggested answers: 1 Mike’ expensive. / Mike’s Mike’s got the th e most expensive bicycle. bicyc le. / The most expensive bicycle is Mike’s. Mike’s. 2 Pete’s dog is the biggest. / Pete’s got the biggest dog. / The biggest dog is Pete’s. Pete’s. 3 Pete’ Pete’s s bicycle is the dirtiest. / Pete’s Pete’s got the dirtiest bicycle. bicyc le. / The dirtiest bicycle is Pete’s. 4 Mike is the tallest (man). / The tallest (man) is Mike. 5 Mike’s dog is the smallest. sma llest. / Mike’s got the smallest dog. / The small dog is Mike’s. 6 Andrew’s dog is the noisiest. / Andrew’s got the noisiest dog. / The noisiest dog is Andrew’s.
9 Read the definitions and write the words. Now match the words to the pictures below. There are two pictures pic tures you don’t need to use. Answers: 1 rainforest 2 cliff 3 cave 4 glacier 5 volcano 6 island; b 6 c 3 e 2 f 4 g 1 h 5
Speaking 10 Talk about the boys using superlative adjectives. 11 Talk about people in your family using superlative adjectives. Answers: Part 1 Pupils’ own answers. Part 2 Pupils’ own answers.
Writi Wri ting ng 7 Write questions using superlative adjectives. Then answer the questions and explain why. Answers: 1 Who’s the sportiest person in your class? 2 What’s the most exceptional animal in © Macmillan Publishers Limited 2014
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