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Units 15
Grammar 8 I think English is the _______ (difficult)
language in the world!
1 Complete the sentences with the correct form of
9 My brothers a _______ (good) driver than I
the verbs in brackets.
am.
1 Im afraid he _______ (do) his homework at the
10 Her writing is very clear. She writes so _______
moment. Phone again at about 6.30 p.m.
(careful).
2 Why _______ (they arrive) late for every Mark /10
lesson?
3 Miss Barnes _______ (teach) us this term.
Shes got a different class. Vocabulary
4 My cousin _______ (have to) wear a uniform at 3 Complete the sentences with the correct words.
his school. He wears what he wants. 1 My mothers sister is my _______.
5 _______ (you go) to Germany for your holiday A cousin B nephew C aunt
every year?
2 My dad _______ the house on Saturdays.
6 We _______ (go) for a walk in the forest. Do
A cooks B irons C cleans
you want to come?
3 Im eating in the _______ at lunchtime today.
7 I _______ (go) out with my friends on Friday
nights. A playing field B canteen C corridor
8 Where _______ (they have) the chess club on 4 Teachers dont wear _______ in class.
Mondays? A tracksuits B skirts C shoes
9 _______ (he have to) walk to school every day? 5 He plays the _______ in a pop group.
10 There _______ (be) some socks on the floor. A drums B cello C violin
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A guitar B gymnastics C chess
2 Complete the sentences with the correct
comparative, superlative or adverb form of the 7 You get very wet if you stand near the _______.
adjectives in brackets. A waterfall B rainforest C lake
1 Its _______ (exciting) to go to a party than to 8 I have a bad _______ because my shoes are
stay at home! small.
2 Dont watch that! Its the _______ (boring) A finger B hand C toe
programme on TV. 9 The _______ is a very quiet animal.
3 My house is the _______ (far) from the school. A hippopotamus B snake C bear
I have to catch the bus at 7.30 a.m.!
10 They cant teach _______ at my school because
4 My sister is only five but she reads very _______ we dont have many computers.
(good).
A religious education B English C I.C.T
5 Im _______ (happy) than yesterday. Ive got
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some new trainers!
6 Chris doesnt study very hard. Hes got the
_______ (bad) results in the class.
7 Its usually _______ (cold) in England than it is
in Italy.

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Units 15
Listening 6 Choose the best answers.
4 1.11 Listen to the radio interview. Are the 1 Today in the UK
sentences true or false? A children can go to China.
1 The students at Allys school have a fashion B schools want to teach Mandarin.
club. ___ C children dont like languages.
2 They want to get money to buy computers for 2 The French language
the school. ___
A is very difficult.
3 They cant swim at the school. ___
B is useful for work.
4 Theres a competition for people to decide who
C is popular in UK schools.
is the best student. ___
3 In geography
5 The tickets include food. ___
A students dont learn important things.
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B t eachers want to teach students about
modern problems.
Reading
C students like learning about countries.
5 Read the text. 4 Which sentence is true?
A Everyone wants these changes.
Changes B The students want the changes.
Would you like to learn to speak Mandarin,
C Only some people want the changes.
the main language of the Chinese people?
Do you think its a good idea to learn about 5 Parents
environmental problems like climate change at A w
 ould like their children to learn more
school? In the UK today schools want to teach things.
new subjects, not traditional ones. They want to
teach students about things that are important
B w
 ant to teach their children important
today. things.
For example, China is becoming a very C w
 ant their children to stay at school in the
important country for business. Some teachers evenings.
think its better for students to learn Mandarin at Mark /10
school than Spanish or French. At the moment
French is the most popular language in UK
schools but its not very useful for the students Writing
future jobs.
7 Write a letter to an English friend. Tell him/her
Geography lessons are also changing. Some
about these things:
people think its more important to learn about
modern environmental problems in geography
your town and area
than to learn about continents and countries.
your school
your hobbies
A lot of people dont like the changes. They think
its important for children to study traditional Mark /10
subjects at schools and learn different subjects
Total /60
later. Of course, parents want their children to
learn EVERYTHING but unfortunately there isnt
enough time in the day and Im sure children
dont want to stay at school in the evenings too!

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