Answer key Unit 5 Test
Higher Level
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Listen and circle the correct answers. 14
CD 1 Track 14 Post-it ® notes are small yellow pieces of paper that you can stick in books, on your homework, or even on your wall! But who invented the first Post-it ® note? Well, an American scientist called Arthur Fry invented Post-it ® notes in 1974. But Arthur didn’t invent the glue. His friend, Spencer Silver, invented a type of glue six years earlier, in 1968. But the glue wasn’t very strong, and Spencer didn’t know how to use it. Then, in 1974, Arthur had a very good idea. He liked singing, and he wanted to stick pieces of paper on different pages in his singing books. So he used Spencer’s glue. At first, he used square pieces of yellow paper. Today, Post-its® are all colours and shapes! In 1950, Bette Graham worked as a secretary in a bank. She didn’t have a computer to write letters. She used a typewriter, and it was difficult to correct mistakes in her letters. So, she invented Tippex in 1951. Bette liked painting in her free time, and in 1951 she had an idea. She painted over her mistakes with white paint. She created a special paint, and she used it with a small paintbrush at work. Bette’s son’s chemistry teacher worked with her to make this paint better. She called it ‘Mistake out’. It was a big success! Answers: 1 a 2 a 3 c 4 a 5 c 6 b
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Listen and match the children to the inventions. There are three inventions you don’t need to use. 15
CD 1 Track 15 1 Hello. I’m Daisy. I want to tell you about an amazing invention. I use it a lot when I am ill. It helps people to see if their temperature is normal, or if it’s too high. 2
Hi. I’m Jake. This invention is very useful. Everybody has got lots of them in their house. We use them every night, and often in the day as well, if it’s rainy and dark. There are lots of different sizes, and you can buy special ones that save energy.
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Hello. My name’s Carla. This invention is very simple but very clever. It’s very small. It’s a long thin piece of metal in a special shape. I often use it at school, or when I do my homework. I use it to hold pieces of paper together.
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Hi. I’m Phillip. This was invented by an American called Earle Dickson. His wife often cut her finger, and she needed something to cover the cuts. Earle put a little cloth on some sticky tape, and invented these. His wife was very happy!
Answers: 1 c 2 f 3 a 4 g
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Listen and complete the sentences with one or two words. 16
CD 1 Track 16 Woman: Hello, John. Tell us about your visit to the Eden Project. Man: Yes. It’s a fantastic place. I loved the biomes, especially the Rainforest biome. And the butterflies were beautiful! But the best thing for me was the ‘Skywire’ ride. Woman: What’s that? Man: It’s a big zip wire. You hang from a very high wire, and you slide down across the gardens. The ride is 660 metres long! But it doesn’t last very long because you go very fast. You move at more than 80 kilometres an hour! It’s the longest and the fastest zip wire in England. Woman: That sounds scary! Man: No, it isn’t scary. I really enjoyed it. And it isn’t dangerous at all. Woman: What did you see from the zipwire? Man: You can see the biomes from high up and you can see the plants. They’re beautiful. When the weather is good, you can see the sea far away. But I didn’t see that. It was very cloudy when I was there. Woman: Oh dear. Was it expensive? Man: Well, it costs £15 to go on the ride. But you can buy a special ticket to go into the Eden Project and go on the ‘Skywire’. It only costs £10 more than a normal ticket to the Eden Project. So the Skywire ticket only cost me £10.
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Answer key Unit 5 Test
Higher Level
Woman: Do you want to go on the ‘Skywire’ again? Man: Yes, definitely! Woman: Thanks, John. Answers: 1 best thing 2 fastest, longest 3 dangerous 4 sea 5 (special) ticket
Reading
Speaking 10 Name the objects. Which is the most important to you? Why? Can you name five more inventions? 11 Ask and answer about Sophie.
4 Read and complete the sentences with one or two words.
Answers: Part 1 1 umbrella 2 bilingual dictionary 3 stamps 4 microscope 5 microwave; Pupils’ own answers. Part 2 Pupils’ own answers using the words in the box.
Answers: 1 invent 2 the USA 3 money 4 restaurants 5 observant 6 microwave
5 Read and write one word to complete the sentences. Answers: 1 younger 2 money 3 children/teenagers 4 happened 5 cheapest
6 Read and circle the correct answers. Answers: 1 c 2 a 3 b 4 c
Writing 7 Look at the information about Robert and write sentences using the verbs in brackets. Answers: 1 lived in Manchester 2 played football 3 liked history 4 listened to pop music 5 lives in London 6 plays tennis 7 likes science 8 listens to rock ‘n’ roll music
8 Read the answers and write the questions. Use What, Where, or Who and the verbs in bold. Answers: 1 Where does she live (now) 2 Who did she create 3 Where did she work (after college) 4 Who does she help 5 Where did she live (when she was a child) 6 What does she want to do/write
9 Read Jessica’s email and write a reply. Answers: Pupils’ own answers using verbs (live, like, want, work) in the present and past simple.
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