Unit 7 Basic Test

Listening Language focus

1 [1.08] Listen to the conversation. Choose the 4 Order the words to make sentences. (10 marks)
correct answers. (10 marks) get / going / You’re / to
Simon started a club / a band a month ago. You’re going to get a lot of views.
1 Simon and his band practice every evening / 1 to / We’re / see / going
weekend.
____________________________ Tony
2 Simon plays the bass / violin. tomorrow.
3 Simon’s brother / sister plays the keyboards. 2 not / win / I’m / to / going
4 Andy plays the guitar / drums. ____________________________ the
5 Simon’s band plays hard rock / reggae. competition.
6 They are / aren’t going to play a concert soon. 3 leave / going / The bus / is / to
7 Simon’s band hasn’t got a singer / keyboard ____________________________ soon.
player at the moment. 4 going / the match / to / Dad / isn’t / watch
8 Karen can write songs / sing. ____________________________ tonight.
9 The band is practising next Sunday / this 5 my homework / to / going / finish / I’m
evening.
____________________________ after dinner.
10 Simon thinks they won’t be famous / have fun.
5 Are the sentences predictions or plans? Circle
the correct answer. (5 marks)
Vocabulary You’ll miss the bus. plan / prediction

2 Complete the words. (5 marks) 1 We’re going to watch a film. plan / prediction

The dr u ms in a band can be very loud. 2 It’ll be cold tomorrow. plan / prediction

1 The l_ _ _ _s are the words of a song. 3 The concert will be brilliant. plan / prediction

2 A f_n is someone who loves music. 4 I’m going to try to write a song. plan / prediction

3 You often hear the piano and the v_ _ _ _n in 5 Jan’s going to become a DJ. plan / prediction
classical music.
6 Complete with am, is, or are. (5 marks)
4 If a song is very successful, it becomes a h_t.
Is Angela going to buy a ticket?
5 Samba is a type of t_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _l music from
1 Where ______ we going to stay?
Brazil.
2 ______ your brother going to come to the party?
3 Complete the chart. (10 marks) 3 ______ I going to be in the volleyball team?
adjectives nouns 4 What ______ your friends going to do tonight?

strong strength 5 Are you going to win the match? Yes, I ______!

1
confident ________ 7 Complete the sentences using the present
2 continuous form of the verb in brackets.
________ energy
(5 marks)
3
________ fame
My friends are arriving in ten minutes. (arrive)
4
kind ________ 1 Are you _______ to my party tomorrow? (come)
5
________ ambition 2 Are you ________ anything on Saturday? (do)
3 Where are we _______ this evening? (meet)
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4 Max is ______ tennis tomorrow afternoon. (play)
5 I’m ________ in a concert next Friday. (sing)
Reading
8 Read the text. Then write yes or no next to the
sentences. (10 marks)

Following a dream
Zara is an ambitious young musician from
Manchester. Her parents loved classical music,
and she started piano lessons when she was just
five years old.
Zara is seventeen now. She loves electronic
music, and her favourite instrument is the
keyboard. She sings, too, and she writes her own
songs.
At weekends, Zara’s friends usually come to her
house. Together, they make music videos and
upload them to the Internet. Their videos are
very popular on social media.
Zara is still at school, but she already has plans
for her future. “When I leave school, I’m going to
travel around the world and explore different
types of music. My ambition is to become a
successful musician. It won’t be easy!”
Zara comes from London. no
1 Zara’s parents loved hard rock. ___
2 Zara started to learn the piano when she was a
child. ___
3 Classical music is Zara’s favourite type. ___
4 Zara plays the keyboard. ___
5 Zara’s brother writes songs for her. ___
6 A lot of people watch Zara’s music videos. ___
7 Zara is a student. ___
8 Zara would like to visit some other countries. ___
9 Zara wants to be successful. ___
10 It will be easy for Zara to do well as a musician.
___
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Communication
9 Complete the conversation. (5 marks)
A You look busy. What are you doing?
B There’s go i ng to be a tennis competition at
school, and I’m helping with it. I’ve got all these
posters to put up.
A Do you 1 w_ _t me to do that?
B That 2 w_ _ _d be great.
A Can I do anything 3 e_ _e to help?
B Well, we 4n_ _d help with the tickets. Can you
try to sell some of them?
A Sure, no 5 p_ _ _ _ _m. I can do that.

Writing
10 Choose the correct words. (5 marks)
John is very friendly. I like him / her.
1 I like the lyrics of this song. They / It are
interesting.
2 Mr. Peterson is their / our science teacher. He
teaches us on Tuesdays and Fridays.
3 This pizza is terrible. I don’t like him / it.
4 That’s my mobile phone. Give it to me / you!
5 It’s my mum’s birthday tomorrow. I’m going to
buy a present for them / her.

11 Think of a music video that you like. Write a

short review of it. Use the questions to help you.
(5 marks)
1 Who wrote the music?
2 What kind of music is it?
3 Who can you see in the video?
4 What are the lyrics about?
5 What will fans and other people think about this
video?
Total marks: Listening _______ / 10

Vocabulary _______ / 15

Language focus _______ / 25

Reading _______ / 10 Communication _______ / 5

Writing _______ / 10 TOTAL _______ / 75