Unit 3 Basic Test
Language focus
Listening 4 Read the email and choose the correct words.
(10 marks)
1 [1.04] Listen to a radio interview about training
for an attempt to cycle around the world. Circle Hi Amanda,
the words that you hear. (10 marks) How are you? What have you 1 been doing / did
record bike race prize long-distance during the holidays? I hope you’re having fun! I’m
adventure mountains ride energy wheel sorry that I haven’t 2 emailed / emailing you for
family winning exhausting amazing hills
journey ages. We’re still in Portugal and we’ve been
3 having / had a wonderful time. I’ve 4 learned /
been learning how to surf every day this week, and
Vocabulary 5 have been / have using my new surfboard! I
2 Read the definitions and complete the words. 6 haven’t worn / wearing a wetsuit since we got here
(5 marks) because the sea is so warm. It has 7 been / being
1 A high area of rock with a very steep amazing, but I’m exhausted now! Every afternoon,
side: c _ _ _ f
after surfing, we’ve been 8 hiking / hiked over the
2 A thick forest in tropical parts of the world that
dunes. When I see you, I’ll show you all the photos I
have a lot of rain: r _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ t
have 9 taken / been taking. It’s a really beautiful
3 A mountain with a large opening at the top
place. We’ve 10 loved / loving every minute!
through which lava is forced out into
the air: v _ _ _ _ _ o Alex
4 Area of sand beside the sea: b _ _ _ h
5 Complete the sentences using the present
5 Lines of water that move across the surface of perfect simple of the verb in brackets and just.
the sea or ocean: w _ _ _ s (10 marks)
1 We _________________ (finish) our exam.
3 Choose the correct phrases. (10 marks)
2 I _________________ (do) my first parachute
1 My brother and I cycled down / kayaked over
jump.
the falls. It was terrifying!
3 He _________________ (have) his lunch.
2 He sailed around / dived off the world.
4 They _________________ (arrive) home.
3 We parachuted down / jumped out of a plane.
5 She _________________ (win) the race.
4 We had to swim under / ski down the water to
reach the caves. 6 Match 1–5 with a–e. (5 marks)
5 Can we dive off / ski down the mountain before 1 Jake has been living a cakes all morning.
it starts to snow?
2 I have been baking b for their history
6 We hiked across / climbed up the USA from test.
Los Angeles to New York.
3 She has been travelling c TV this evening.
7 That’s such a tall mountain. I can’t believe we
4 They have been studying d in London for five
really dived off / cycled down it on our bikes!
years.
8 He parachuted down / jumped out from the top
5 Rachel has been watching e around the world.
of the mountain to the ground.
9 We sailed around / dived off a cliff into a lake.
10 They climbed up / swam under the mountain
and camped at the top.
Unit 3 Basic Test
Reading Communication
Looking for adventure
8 Complete the conversation. (5 marks)
Patrick Jones was 27when he sailed from New York.
Here are some of the entries from his diary that he A: Hi Emma!
wrote during his journey. B: Oh, hi Richard. I haven’t 1 s _ _ n you in ages.
12th May
A: No, I’ve been travelling.
It’s been raining heavily all day today, but I left for
Bermuda as planned. I won’t see my friends and family B: Really? 2 W _ _ t have you been up to?
again for many months. I am worried about being alone. A: I just got back from a holiday in Costa Rica.
26th May
It’s been two weeks since I left New York. I’ve been B: Wow! How was it?
sailing in terrible storms. I got lost several times. A: It was amazing! What about you? Have you
been 3 d _ _ _ g anything special?
Over the next two and a half years, Patrick crossed the
B: I’ve been preparing to take my driving test.
South Pacific, Indian and North Atlantic oceans. He met
many problems along the way. A: Wow! Good 4 l _ _ k with that.
28th February B: Thanks! 5 G _ _ d to see you again.
I’ve experienced awful, stormy weather today. For the
last two months, I’ve also been using equipment that isn’t
functioning properly.
25th September Writing
An enormous oil tanker almost crashed into my boat this
morning. It has been one of the most terrifying days of 9 Choose the correct words. (5 marks)
my life. 1 It’s a place which / who has become very
15th November popular with scuba-divers.
I’ve arrived back in New York! I’ve just been interviewed
by a local TV station about my solo trip around the world. 2 Joe is the instructor where / who takes us hiking.
3 That is the forest who / where we went camping.
7 Read the diary entries. Choose the correct
4 I don’t know anyone where / who has tried sand
words. (10 marks)
surfing.
1 Patrick Jones left on a journey around the world
5 Parachuting is one of the activities which / who
when he was a child / an adult.
you can enjoy on the trip.
2 Patrick wrote a blog / diary about his adventure.
3 The weather was good / bad when he left for 10 Write sentences about an extreme adventure
Bermuda. holiday you would like to go on. Use the
questions to help you. (5 marks)
4 He was excited / nervous about travelling alone.
1 What type of holiday is it?
5 Patrick became ill / couldn’t find his way during
2 Where is it?
the first two weeks of his trip.
3 How do visitors get there?
6 During his trip, he crossed three seas / oceans.
4 Where do they stay?
7 Patrick says that the equipment on his ship has / 5 What can they do there?
hasn’t been working properly for months.
8 Patrick’s boat was almost hit by a whale / an oil
tanker on 25th September.
Total marks:
9 He says that day was one of the worst / best
Listening ____ / 10 Vocabulary ____ / 15
days of his life.
Language focus ____ / 25 Reading ____ / 10
10 Patrick was interviewed by a TV station /
Communication ____ / 5 Writing ____ / 10
newspaper about his adventure.
TOTAL ____ / 75