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Unit 5

GROUP B

VOCABULARY

1

  Complete the sentences.

1  I think I will d ___________ my hair red. I need to 

change something in my looks.

2  I feel u ___________ because I quarreled with my 

parents yesterday.

3  I didn’t eat anything because I wasn’t h ___________. 
4  I don’t w ___________ much jewellery, usually just 

earrings. 

5  I would like to have a s ___________ in my nose but 

my parents won’t agree.

1 mark for each correct answer. Total ____ / 5

2

  Complete the compound adjectives with words from 

the box.

self easy good solar world 
curly open old two well

 1  ______________ - minded
 2  ______________ - storey
 3  ______________ - famous
 4  ______________ - haired
 5  ______________ - centered
 6  ______________ - powered
 7  ______________ - going
 8  ______________ - dressed
 9  ______________ - fashioned
10 ______________ - looking

0.5 mark for each correct answer. Total ____ / 5

3

  Complete the letter with phrasal verbs from the box. 

Change the verb form if necessary. There is one extra 

verb.

break up 

get on 

make up 

go out 

look after 

take after

Dear Agony Aunt,
I would like to help my friend who has a strange 
relationship with his girlfriend, Jane. I think he loves her 
and she cares for him too but they quarrel very often. 
Mark calls me every week and tells me he is going to  
(1) ____________ with her, because she is not interested 
in him anymore. He would like her to be more caring and 
(2) ______________ him just like she did when they first 
met, but he says she is indifferent to him now. So they 
fight more often and after each argument they don’t 
speak to each other for a day or two but then they  
(3) ________________ and everything seems fine. But he 
complains that Jane often gets bad-tempered.  
“She (4) ______________ her father,” he says. They 
started to (5) _____________ together a few years ago 
and they seem a nice couple, but something is wrong. 
Should I tell him to stop meeting her?
Sara

1 mark for each correct answer. Total ____ / 5

GRAMMAR

4

 Complete the sentences with reflexive pronouns  

e.g. himself, themselves. 
1
  Jack cut ________________ when he was making 

a salad.

2  The pupils have to write an essay about 

_______________ and their families.

3  Did you make this dish _________________?
4  Before going out I always look at ________________ 

in the mirror.

5  My sister is really selfish. She thinks only about 

_______________.

1 mark for each correct answer. Total ____ / 5

5

  Complete the text with relative pronouns e.g. who, 

where.
China is very popular with tourists (1) __________ come 
there mainly to see the Great Wall of China. But it is also  
a country (2) __________ is becoming more and more 
important in the world. It’s a place (3) __________ the 
economy is growing very fast. We can see that in shops 
there are a lot of products made in this country. Usually 
they are not very good quality, but they are cheap. Prices 
are low because people (4) __________ work in local 
factories earn very little by European standards but they 
are happy they have jobs. In a country with a population 
of over 1 billion it’s not difficult to find somebody else (5) 
__________ you fire somebody from work. 

1 mark for each correct answer. Total ____ / 5

6

  Complete the sentences by translating the fragments 

in brackets. Use have to, let, allow.
1  My mother (nie pozwala) ______________________ 

me to have a tattoo! I don’t understand why !

2 You 

(musisz) ______________________ invite him. 

We can’t have a party without him.

3  Everything is under control. You (nie musisz) 

______________________ worry. 

4  I’m angry because my parents (nie pozwalają) 

______________________ me wear earrings.

5 Pupils 

(nie muszą) ______________________ go to 

school at the weekend.

1 mark for each correct answer. Total ____ / 5

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COMMUNICATE

7

  Complete the dialogue with correct phrases from the 

box. There are two extra phrases.

Cheer up. 

What’s the matter? 

Tell me all about it. 

Calm down. 

I can’t believe it! 

That’s not so bad.

Mike: 

Hi, John. You don’t look well.  
(1) ___________________

John: 

 Oh, don’t ask me! I have to stay at home for 
the whole weekend! 

Mike: 

(2) __________________ There’s a party at Mark’s 
tomorrow. You must be there! What’s happened?

John: 

It’s about my neighbour. He always complains 
when I play loud music. 

Mike: 

(3) ___________________________ Can’t you 
turn it down a little?

John: 

I can, but he just gets on my nerves. Last night he 
came to complain and I had a fight with my parents. 

Mike: 

Why? (4) _____________________

John: 

He’s a friend of theirs, so they always think he’s 
right. And I don’t even feel guilty…

1 mark for each correct answer. Total ____ / 4

8

  Match problems 1-6 with solutions A-G. There is one 

extra solution.
1
  I argued with my girlfriend. 

_____

2  My parents don’t like my girlfriend. 

_____

3  Gina can’t understand biology. 

_____

4  I failed my driving exam. 

_____

5  I feel lonely when I come home from school.  _____
6  I don’t have anything to wear for the party. 

_____

A  Ask your friends to help you choose the best one.
B  Talk to them and explain how you feel about it.
C  Why don’t you borrow something trendy from your friend?
D  Try to revise the lessons with her.
E  Try to go out more often to meet new people.
F  You just have to take it once again.
G  You have to call her and apologise.

1 mark for each correct answer. Total ____ / 6

LISTENING 

Track 

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9

  Listen to 5 people talking about their names.

  

Match speakers 1-5 to sentences A-F. There is one extra 

sentence.
1 ____   2 ____   3 ____   4 ____   5 ____

A  It makes people remember me better.
B  It has helped me make friends.
C  I changed my name when I grew up.
D  People think I’m somebody else.
E  My name is difficult to write down.
F  I grew to like my name.

1 mark for each correct answer. Total ____ / 5

WRITING

10

 You are looking for a new member for a drama club 

you are running at school. You decided to place an ad 

on the school website. Write a profile of a person you

would like to find. In the profile include: 

• appearance, 

• personality, 

• interests.
 ____________________________________________________
 ____________________________________________________
 ____________________________________________________
 ____________________________________________________
 ____________________________________________________
 ____________________________________________________
 ____________________________________________________
 ____________________________________________________
 ____________________________________________________
 ____________________________________________________
 ____________________________________________________
 ____________________________________________________
 ____________________________________________________
 ____________________________________________________

Total ____ / 5

EXTRA ACTIVITIES

11

 Rewrite the sentences using the words in brackets.

1  My teachers allow us to stay in the classroom during 

breaks. (can) 
____________________________________________

2  Teachers don’t make us wear uniforms. (have to) 

____________________________________________

3  Susan’s mother doesn’t let her wear make-up. (can) 

____________________________________________

4  My parents want me to come back home before 

midnight. (make) 
____________________________________________ 

5  We can’t use dictionaries during tests. (allowed) 

____________________________________________

1 mark for each correct answer. Total ____ / 5

12

 Underline the word which doesn’t match each 

category.
1  adjectives describing hair: 
anxious / spiky / curly 
2 jewellery: 

ring / necklace / nail varnish

3  a piece of art: modern / cheap / excited
4  negative feelings: angry / surprised / annoyed 
5  positive features of character: cheerful / confident / 

selfish

1 mark for each correct answer. Total ____ / 5