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Global Perspectives Unit Tests Unit 1 Facts & Figures Part A Grammar and vocabulary A Write a or an. 1 2 3 4 5 6

……… emergency ……… hospital ……… telephone number ……… address ……… mobile phone ……… unlucky number

B Underline the correct words. Example: I is / I'm from Melbourne in Australia. 7 Is / Are you from China? 8 Anna not is / isn't from Brazil. 9 She's / She be from Mexico. 10 English is / it’s an official language in more than 50 countries. 11 Some words is / are the same in different languages.

C Write my, your, his, her or their. 12 13 14 15 16

Hi, I’m Eva. What’s ……… name? Good morning, ……… name’s Yi Ling. This is my wife, ……… name’s Lisa. That’s Mr Wilson and ……… family. Write down two friend’s names and ……… telephone numbers.

D Write the numbers in words. Example: 23 twenty-three 17 18 19 20

12 ……… 8 ……… 52 ……… 34 ………

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21 97 ………

E Write the ordinal numbers. Example: ninth 9th 22 23 24 25

second ……… tenth ……… third ……… first ………

F Underline the correct words. A: Hello. My name’s Tania. B: Hello. Nice to (26) know / meet you. I’m Esther. C: Hi, Nikki. How (27) do / are you? D: Hey, Kate. I'm (28) fine / nice, thanks. E: Hi, Mike. F: Hi, Luca. (29) Fine / Good to see you. How's it going? E: I’m OK, (30) thanks / please.

Part B Reading, listening & pronunciation G Reading Read the text and choose the correct answer, a, b or c. Postcodes In many countries, a postcode is part of your address. A postcode is a sequence of letters and numbers. There is usually a different postcode for each street or area. In the UK, a postcode is a sequence of six or seven letters and numbers. It’s written at the end of an address. The first one or two letters tell you the city or area where a person lives. For example, a postcode for Manchester starts with the letter M and a postcode for Oxford starts with the letters OX. In the US, there’s a zip code at the end of an address. A zip code is a sequence of five numbers. A US address usually has two letters to show the state and then the zip code. For example, NY 10001 is in New York City and IL 60601 is in Chicago, Illinois. 31 A postcode is part of … a an email address. b a telephone number. Global Perspectives Elementary Teacher’s Resource Disc Unit Test 7 © Macmillan Publishers Limited 2012

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c an address. 32 A UK postcode is a sequence of … a letters and numbers. b five numbers. c six or seven letters. 33 The first letters of a UK postcode tell you … a the state. b the country . c the city or area. 34 The postcode OX3 4PP is for an address in … a Oxford. b Manchester. c Oklahoma. 35 A postcode or zip code is usually written … a at the end of an address. b after your name. c at the start of an address. 36 A US zip code is … a six numbers. b five letters and numbers. c five numbers. 37 The two letters before a zip code are for … a the country. b the state. c the area.

H Listening Listen to someone talking about alphabets around the world. Are the sentences True (T) or False (F)? 38 Russian uses the same alphabet as English. 39 People in many countries use Greek letters in maths and science. 40 The English alphabet has 24 letters. 41 There are five vowels in the English alphabet. 42 Many English words begin with the letter S. 43 There are more As in English words than any other letter. Global Perspectives Elementary Teacher’s Resource Disc Unit Test 7 © Macmillan Publishers Limited 2012

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I Pronunciation Listen to some personal information. Is the information correct () or incorrect (x)? 44 Mari Davis 45 [email protected] 46 0117 521890 47 16 Westberry Road 48 Bristol 49 BSH 4UT 50 www.rjinternational.com

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Global Perspectives Unit Tests Unit Test 2 Where & When Part A Grammar and vocabulary A Write from, in or near. Lily is (1) ……… Vevey. It's a small town (2) ……… Switzerland about 90 kilometres (3) ……… Geneva. Jonathan is South African. He’s (4) ……… a town called Hermanus (5) ……… Cape Town.

B Underline the correct words. A: B: A: B: A: B: A: B: A:

Let’s go to Angkor Wat on holiday. (6) Where / How is that? It’s in Cambodia. (7) What / How is it like? There are beautiful old temples to see. (8) How / When old are they? They’re around 900 years old. (9) Why / When is the best time to go? Between November and February is the best weather.

C Complete the text with the correct form of the verb in brackets. Example: The Jelimo family …don’t live… (not live) in a town or city. 10 They ……… (come) from a small village in Kenya. 11 Paul Jelimo ……… (get) up very early every morning. 12 He ……… (work) in Nairobi, more than 180 km from the village. 13 The village ……… (not have) a school. 14 So 10-year-old Samuel ……… (go) to school in a nearby town.

D Underline the correct word. 15 New Delhi is the capital / centre city of India. Global Perspectives Elementary Teacher’s Resource Disc Unit Test 7 © Macmillan Publishers Limited 2012

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16 It's a very small / big city with more than 300,000 people. 17 The city is very noisy / quiet, with busy streets full of traffic.

E Write too or also in the correct place in the sentences. Example: There are around 400 million native English speakers around the world, but there are over 1,600 non-native speakers. (also) There are around 400 million native English speakers around the world, but there are also over 1,600 non-native speakers. 18 Many Canadians speak English, but French is an official language in Canada. (also) 19 In Wales, most people speak English, but around 20% of people speak Welsh. (too) 20 Many South Africans speak English, but there are 10 other official languages including Zulu, Xhosa and Afrikaans. (also) 21 There are more than 500 local languages in Nigeria, but many people speak English. (too)

F Write go, have or get. 22 I usually ……… up at seven o'clock in the morning. 23 I ……… a coffee for breakfast. 24 I leave the house at eight o'clock and I ……… to work by train. 25 I ……… to work around 8.30.

G Write the missing words. 26 February is the shortest m_ _ _ _ . 27 There are only 28 d_ _ _ in February. 28 But every four y_ _ _ _, there's an extra day - 29th February. 29 In most western countries, people work from M_ _ _ _ _ to Friday. 30 The weekend is S_ _ _ _ _ _ _ and Sunday. Global Perspectives Elementary Teacher’s Resource Disc Unit Test 7 © Macmillan Publishers Limited 2012

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Part B Reading, listening & pronunciation H Reading Read the text about the midnight sun. Choose the correct answer, a, b or c. The midnight sun In far northern countries, like Norway, Sweden and Finland, the days in summer are very long. In some places, there is light for 24 hours. In Svalbard in Norway, the sun is in the sky all day and all night from about 20th April to 23rd August. In winter though, the days are very short and dark. In some places, people don’t see the sun between the end of October and the middle of February. 31 Where do you see the midnight sun? a In the summer b In far northern countries c In England 32 Where is Svalbard? a Finland b Sweden c Norway 33 How many months of midnight sun are there in Svalbard? a four b twenty-four c six 34 What is it like in these countries in winter? a It’s dark all day b Days are very long c three months 35 When is there no sun in far northern areas? a In September b From April to August c In the winter

I Listening Listen to two people talking about an English class. Underline the correct words. 36 There are two / three classes a week. 37 The classes start at seven in the morning / evening. Global Perspectives Elementary Teacher’s Resource Disc Unit Test 7 © Macmillan Publishers Limited 2012

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38 Each class is one / two and a half hours. 39 The classes finish at quarter / half past eight. 40 The students in the class are all different / the same nationalities. 41 There are ten / two students from China. 42 Janka is from Poland / Sweden.

J Pronunciation Listen to the nationalities. Choose the correct stress pattern, a or b. 43 Turkish a Oo b oO 44 Portuguese a ooO b oOo 45 Italian a Oooo b oOoo 46 Chinese a Oo b oO

K Pronunciation Listen to the groups of words. Underline the word that has a different ending sound. Example: gets

starts

goes

works

47 watches

finishes

does

uses

48 towns

villages

has

keys

49 phones

clocks

books

works

50 homes

houses

seconds

minutes

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Global Perspectives Unit Tests Unit 3 Family & Friends Part A Grammar and vocabulary A Read the sentences. Are the sentences correct () or incorrect (x)? 1 My mothers name is Christine.

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2 My grandparents’ house is in a small village.

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3 My brother's children are three and five years old.

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4 Where are your parents’ from?

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B Underline the correct questions. Example: A: Where do you live / Where are you live? B: I have a flat in the city centre. 5

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Do your parents live / Live your parents near here? No, they live about 50 km from here.

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How often see you them / How often do you see them? Usually about once a month.

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Do have you / Do you have any brothers or sisters? I have a sister, Amy.

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Where does she live / Where she lives? She's in the US, in New York.

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What she does / What does she do there? She works for an American bank.

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How she likes / Does she like New York? Yes, she loves it.

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12 My grandfather lives nearby so I see ……… about once a week. 13 My neighbour, Mrs Noriega, is very friendly. I really like ……… 14 Some modern buildings are really ugly. I hate ………

D Write the family members. Example: Your father's brother is your …uncle. 15 Your mother's sister is your ……… 16 Your father’s mother is your ……… 17 Your uncle’s children are your ……… 18 Your sons and daughters are your ………

E Put the letters in the correct order to make colours. 19 HTIEW

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20 WYOLEL

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21 NOGERA

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22 KBALC

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F Underline the correct words. 23 At the weekend, I see / meet up with my sister and her children. 24 We usually go for / make a walk in the park. 25 Sometimes the boys play / do football. 26 While we watch them, we meet / talk a lot about family and friends.

G Write awful, friendly, intelligent or stupid. 27 The people I work with are really ………, we often meet up in the evening. 28 Our hotel is ………, the rooms are really dirty. Global Perspectives Elementary Teacher’s Resource Disc Unit Test 7 © Macmillan Publishers Limited 2012

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29 My grandson is very ………, he’s really good at school. 30 I think videogames are really ………, I don’t play them.

Part B Reading, listening & pronunciation H Reading Read the text about family size. Are the sentences True (T) or False (F)? Global family size The size of an average family is very different around the world. In countries where most families have one or two children, the population (the number of people in the country) gets smaller. In countries where there are three or more children in most families, the population grows. Where an average family has two children, the population size stays the same. Populations getting smaller In the UK the average number of children per family is 1.8. In most European countries, families have only one or two children. Populations staying the same In the US, Brazil and New Zealand, the average number of children is about two. Populations growing In many countries in Africa, it is common for families to have four, five, six or even seven children. Example: The size of an average family is the same all over the world. F 31 A country’s population is the number of children in the country. 32 When the average number of children per family is about two, a country’s population stays about the same. 33 In countries where families have a lot of children, the population grows. 34 In the UK, most families now have two or more children. 35 The average Brazilian family has two children. 36 Big families are common in many European countries.

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Listen to someone talking about elephants. Choose the correct answer, a, b or c. 37 How big is an elephant family? a About five members. b Sometimes 50 members. c Between five and 15 members. 38 What is an elephant family like? a There are mostly females and young males. b There are only females. c There are males and females. 39 When do male elephants leave the family group? a At about seven years old. b At about 15 years old. c At about 40 years old. 40 What do elephants eat? a Vegetables and meat. b Fruit, vegetables and leaves. c Fruit, vegetables and insects. 41 What do elephants like? a They are very friendly. b They like playing together. c They meet friends and family. 42 How long do elephants live? a About 17 years. b Up to 70 years. c Up to 90 years. 43 What do elephants learn about? a About elephants from other families. b About how to survive without water. c About the area where they live.

J Pronunciation Listen to the sentences and underline the stressed word. Example: This book is good! 44 I hate football. 45 I really love shopping. Global Perspectives Elementary Teacher’s Resource Disc Unit Test 7 © Macmillan Publishers Limited 2012

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46 Do you like cats? 47 It’s an awful film. 48 What colour do you like? 49 She’s a really nice woman. 50 He has a really big family.

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Global Perspectives Unit Tests Answer Key Unit 1 Facts & figures Part A Grammar and vocabulary (60 marks – 2 marks per question) A (12 marks) 1 an 2 a 3 a 4 an 5 a 6 an B (10 marks) 7 Are 8 isn't 9 She's 10 is 11 are C (10 marks) 12 your 13 My 14 her 15 his 16 their D (10 marks) 17 twelve 18 eight 19 fifty-two 20 thirty-four 21 ninety-seven E (8 marks) 22 2nd 23 10th 24 3rd 25 1st F (10 marks) 26 meet 27 are 28 fine 29 Good Global Perspectives Elementary Teacher’s Resource Disc Unit Test 7 © Macmillan Publishers Limited 2012

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Part B Reading, listening & pronunciation (40 marks – 2 marks per question) G Reading (14 marks) 31 c 32 a 33 c 34 a 35 a 36 c 37 b H Listening (12 marks) 38 False 39 True 40 False 41 True 42 True 43 False I Pronunciation (14 marks) 44 x (Mary not Mari) 45  46  47 x (Westbury not Westberry) 48  49 x (BS8 4QT not BSH 4UT) 50 

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Unit 2 When & where Part A Grammar and vocabulary (60 marks – 2 marks per question) A (10 marks) 1 from 2 in 3 from 4 from 5 near B 1 2 3 4

(8 marks) Where What How When

C (10 marks) 10 come 11 gets 12 works 13 doesn’t have 14 goes D (6 marks) 15 capital 16 big 17 noisy E (8 marks) 18 … but French is also an official language in Canada. 19 … but around 20% of people speak Welsh too. 20 … but there are also 10 other official languages including Zulu, Xhosa and Afrikaans. 21 … but many people speak English too. F (8 marks) 22 get 23 have 24 go 25 get G (10 marks) 26 month 27 days 28 years 29 Monday 30 Saturday Global Perspectives Elementary Teacher’s Resource Disc Unit Test 7 © Macmillan Publishers Limited 2012

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Part B Reading, listening & pronunciation (40 marks – 2 marks per question) H Reading (10 marks) 31 b 32 c 33 a 34 a 35 c I Listening (14 marks) 36 two 37 evening 38 one 39 half 40 different 41 two 42 Poland J Pronunciation (8 marks) 43 a 44 a 45 b 46 b K Pronunciation (8 marks) 47 does 48 villages 49 phones 50 houses

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Unit 3 Family & Friends Part A Grammar and vocabulary (60 marks – 2 marks per question) A 1 2 3 4

(8 marks) x (My mother’s name is Christine.)   x (Where are your parents from?

B (12 marks) 5 Do your parents live near here? 6 How often do you see them? 7 Do you have any brothers or sisters? 8 Where does she live? 9 What does she do there? 10 Does she like New York? C ( 8 marks) 11 it 12 him 13 her 14 them D (8 marks) 15 aunt 16 grandmother 17 cousins 18 children E (8 marks) 19 white 20 yellow 21 orange 22 black F (8 marks) 23 meet 24 go for 25 play 26 talk G (8 marks) 27 friendly 28 awful 29 intelligent Global Perspectives Elementary Teacher’s Resource Disc Unit Test 7 © Macmillan Publishers Limited 2012

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Part B Reading, listening & pronunciation (40 marks – 2 marks per question) H (12 marks) 31 False 32 True 33 True 34 False 35 True 36 False I (14 marks) 37 c 38 a 39 b 40 b 41 b 42 b 43 c J (14 marks) 44 I hate football. 45 I really love shopping. 46 Do you like cats? 47 It’s an awful film. 48 What colour do you like? 49 She’s a really nice woman. 50 He has a really big family.

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