Arbeitsblatt: new inspiration 2 unit 4 standard and higher tests

4 1 New Inspiration 2 Unit 4 Higher Test VOCABULARY 1 Complete the sentences with the correct words. 1 is musical performance. 2 place where you can see play is. 3 place where people make film or TV programme is . 4 Actors usually have before performance. 5 is one small part of film or play. 6 tells the actors what to do when they make film. 7 Harry Potter is the main in the books by JK Rowling. 8 Actors perform on in theatre. 9 is play about people and their problems. 10 is group of musicians. /10 3 Write definitions for these words. 1 Documentary 2 Reality show 3 Talent show 4 Soap 5 Cartoon 2 Complete the sentences with words that show feelings. 1 Harry got the part in the play and he was and happy. 2 Lucy is playing in her first concert tonight. She feels . But Im sure it will be fine. 3 The director shouted at me! feel of her. 4 Im not going to be in the play. feel . But wont cry about it. 5 The theatre seats are very . Try not to fall asleep! /5 /5 4 Complete the dialogues with the correct phrases. A: Hi there! (1)_ things? B: Hello. OK guess. How are you? A: Fine, but Ive got (2). cant go to London with you after all. B: Oh no! What (3)! Why not? C: So, Im going from London to Miami, Miami to Houston and then Houston to San Francisco. D: It doesnt (4)_. Why arent you going direct? Macmillan Publishers Limited 2011. This sheet may be photocopied and used within the class. 1 of 6 New Inspiration Level 2 Tests Unit 4 Higher Test 4 C: They said there arent any other flights available. D: But thats (5) ! There has to be an easier way. intentions: (1) hard because want to stay at school, and (2) hours playing computer games every night. /5 PRONUNCIATION 5 Tick the correct sound for each word. Will /i/ And the rest of my classmates? Well, at the moment most of them say they (7) hard too. Of course, one or two say theyre not worried so they (8) their lives at all. Well /i:/ sit seat feel teen fit live fill eat feet leave (9) everything we say? dont know, but we (10) really hard. /10 /5 LANGUAGE WORKOUT (GRAMMAR) 6 Read and complete with the correct form of going to and these verbs. Sometimes you might want to make negative. do change eat spend try work do work work My best friend doesnt want to stay at school. He wants to get job but he (3) hard too because he needs good results. He says he (4) TV all the time because he needs more time for study. My other friend, Cristina, (5) sport every day. She (6) healthy things because she wants to work in sports. watch Good intentions Next year is really important for me and my friends because we have big exam. Then we can leave school or stay, so there are lots of things to decide. At the moment these are my 7 Match the sentence beginnings in to the endings in B. 1 think will 2 He wont 3 They wont 4 Im sure they wont buy 5 hope that the weather will be 6 What will 7 Im sure they will 8 Where will Liam 9 He wont phone 10 You wont miss me. Youll be a) ticket. They havent got enough money. b) come now. Its very late and theyre tired. c) get on well. They like the same things and think they could be good friends. d) good next week. Its my holiday. Macmillan Publishers Limited 2011. This sheet may be photocopied and used within the class. 2 of 6 New Inspiration Level 2 Tests Unit 4 Higher Test e) me this morning. Its morning here but its 2am in China. f) say sorry. Hes very angry and he doesnt think he did anything wrong. g) too busy having good time. h) see her again soon. Shes good friend. i) Simon do next? Im really not sure. j) work after university? dont know but hope he finds good job. /10 Macmillan Publishers Limited 2011. This sheet may be photocopied and used within the class. 3 of 6 New Inspiration Level 2 Tests Unit 4 Higher Test 8 Read and complete the letter with the correct adjective or adverb. READING Hi Dave, You asked me to tell you about the latest episode Yesterday Billy and Karen were trying to get the same job. They went for an interview with Barbara, in her office. Billy worked (1) to prepare for the interview. He spent lots of time preparing for it. But in the interview, he talked very (2) – he was difficult to hear. And he talked very (3) too, because he was nervous and couldnt slow down, so Barbara couldnt always understand him! He answered the questions bit (4) too. was surprised as he is usually very nice and (5) . So thought it all went quite (6) for him. But Karens interview went (7). She knew all the answers and answered the questions (8) without any mistakes – she was great. But at the end, Billy got the job! After the good news, he danced down the street (9) . He had big smile on his face! But Karen was very, very angry. think shell have an argument with Barbara, or even fight. Theyre going to broadcast tomorrows episode (10) in the evening, so Ill still be at work. What am going to do?! Love, Jill 9 Read the text and choose True or False. Give reasons for false answers. Then answer the five questions. Some facts about soap operas Soap operas started on US radio in the 1920s and then moved into television in the 1940s. In the USA in the 1940s, 90% of daytime programmes were soap operas. The name ‘soap opera comes from the ads that they often broadcast during soaps – ads for washing products and other things you needed to clean your home. The programme makers thought that the people who watched soap operas were women working at home. In soap operas, the story never ends at the end of an episode. It always continues in the next episode. Most soaps follow group of characters who live or work in one special place. They follow the dayto-day lives of these characters, who are like us, ordinary people – except that soap opera characters are usually more handsome, beautiful and rich. Most soap operas are about love and relationships. The US soap opera The Guiding Light started in 1937 and still continues. There are many longrunning soaps in other countries too. Many American celebrities started their acting careers in soaps. For example, Demi Moore was in General Hospital in 1982 and 1983, and George Clooney starred in E.R. /10 Macmillan Publishers Limited 2011. This sheet may be photocopied and used within the class. 4 of 6 New Inspiration Level 2 Tests 1 Unit 4 Higher Test In recent years, television soaps made in Latin America, India, Great Britain, Australia, and other countries, have become popular all over the world. 8 What are the people in soaps like? The main difference between todays and yesterdays soap operas is the use of more exotic locations and unusual storylines nowadays. The recent popular US soap Passions, for example, included character with magical powers. 10 Are soap operas still popular today? Soap operas are the most popular kind of television drama in the world today. They first broadcast soaps on TV. True/False 9 What are most soap operas about? /10 LISTENING 10a Listen and write the type of TV programme and the name of the programme next to each speaker. 1 Speaker 1 Soaps were not very popular in the USA in the 1940s. True/False 2 Speaker 2 3 Speaker 3 3 4 Speaker 4 5 Speaker 5 2 The stories in soaps begin in one episode and finish in the next. True/False In most soaps, action usually happens in one town or place. True/False /5 4 5 Storylines today are the same as they were in the past. True/False 6 When did the first soaps begin? 7 Why are the called ‘soaps? 10b Listen again and write the speaker numbers. Who thinks that his/her favourite TV programme is . 1 frightening? 2 funny? 3 different? 4 relaxing? 5 surprising? Macmillan Publishers Limited 2011. This sheet may be photocopied and used within the class. /5 5 of 6 New Inspiration Level 2 Tests WRITING 11 You are writer for the school magazine. You have been asked to give description of your favourite sitcom or TV series and say what you think will happen next. You should also explain why you like this programme. Finally, would you recommend it? Why Why not? Unit 4 Higher Test /20 /100 Macmillan Publishers Limited 2011. This sheet may be photocopied and used within the class. 6 of 6