Unit Test 4 | Group A

DICTATION, LISTENING, COMMUNICATION, READING

Name: _____________________ Class: ____

DICTATION COMMUNICATION
1 [Track 08] Listen and write the sentences that you 3 Complete the conversation with one word in each
hear. gap. The first letters are given.

____________________________________________ Pete: The traffic here is terrible! I can’t believe how

polluted this place has become. They need to do
____________________________________________ something about all this congestion.
Sara: You’re 1 a____________ right! When I dropped the
____________________________________________
kids off, the traffic jam outside the school was huge.
____________________________________________ The air was just toxic! I think they need to ban cars
from the city centre.
____________________________________________ Katy: You’re 2 j____________, right? Think about how that
would affect businesses. We’d lose so many
____________________________________________
customers for a start.
____________________________________________ Sara: Well, I see what you 3 m____________, but it’s not
going to get any better if nothing changes.
____________________________________________ Pete: The problem is the public transport’s useless, people
need cars to get around.
___ / 10 Katy: You’re not 4 w____________ – public transport is
way too expensive, and it takes forever.
Pete: They need to build some more bus lanes and get
newer more environmentally friendly buses.
LISTENING
Sara: That’s 5 e____________ how I feel – we need to
2 [Track 09] You are going to hear five short extracts
improve what we’ve got already.
in which people are talking about their visit to a
city. For questions 1–5, choose from the list (A–H) ___ / 10
what each speaker liked the most about the place
they visited. There are three extra letters.

Speaker 1 ___
Speaker 2 ___
Speaker 3 ___
Speaker 4 ___
Speaker 5 ___

A the standard of accommodation

B the cultural opportunities
C the friendliness of the people
D the public transport system
E the natural beauty of the area
F the way the city is organized
G the buildings and architecture
H the value for money
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READING
4 Read the article and choose the correct answer a, b, 1 Tony points out that
c, or d. a fewer people take holidays than in the past.
b holidays are cheaper than they used to be.
Happy holidays? c people try to spend less when on holiday.
My name’s Tony Law, and I’m a travel journalist. In the last few d people are choosing not to holiday abroad.
months I’ve been looking at changes in the industry, and how
different holiday destinations are dealing with those changes. 2 Miriam suggests that people should welcome
As we live in tougher economic times, people try to save tourists
money as much as possible. This is definitely true when it a as they usually respect their hosts.
comes to travelling abroad. Rather than stay in expensive b as they bring money to communities.
hotels, many of us now use the services of companies such c as they add to the sense of community.
as Airbnb to rent a room in a private home, which allows us to d as they only stay for short periods of time.
reduce the cost of travel. However, more and more popular 3 Miriam highlights the fact that many tourists
tourist destinations are changing their laws about short-term a only stay in hotels and use bigger businesses.
lets – to make sure that people can only allow tourists to stay b tend to stay in one location.
in their homes for a limited time. So, how is this going to affect c visit and spend money in a range of places.
travel and tourism? Here are two views on this kind of tourism d choose not to return to unfriendly destinations.
and its impact:
Miriam, backpacker 4 What does Charles say about the tourist areas of
I can see that a lot of people would find it frustrating to have Barcelona?
loads of tourists taking over a town, but you have to be realistic, a They are hard to find a home in.
don’t you? As long as tourists respect your country, you should b They attract more investment.
respect them. Tourism really contributes to a city’s economy. c They attract older rather than young people.
For example, I read that in Scotland’s capital city, Edinburgh, d They are always very busy.
flat owners earn about £4,000 for renting out their apartments 5 What is Charles’ overall opinion about tourism?
for 40 days of the year. And that’s just for accommodation. a He finds tourists annoying.
Think about the tourist spending that goes into the local b He welcomes tourists to his home.
economy – money spent on entertainment, local restaurants, c He believes tourists need to be controlled.
and public transport. That all raises funds for local d He is angry that tourism affects local people.
governments. And tourists love to go off the beaten track, too.
___ / 10
When they feel welcome, they are likely to grab the opportunity
to escape the crowds and visit other smaller places that are
TOTAL ___ / 40
within easy reach. That means it’s not just big businesses that
make money, everyone benefits – people living in the
countryside as well as popular cities. On top of that, cheaper
accommodation helps young people to travel – we can’t afford
to stay in hotels which charge a fortune each night.
Destinations should try to encourage more young people to
come, they are the future of your tourist industry.
Charles, resident of Barcelona
So, sometimes tourists can be a bit of a pain – stopping you
to ask the way, taking up seats with backpacks on public
transport. But to be honest, most of them are polite and show
a real interest in our city and its culture. What annoys me is the
way that so many apartments have become places to stay on
holiday, instead of family homes. Property prices have gone up
and locals can’t afford to live in the city centre anymore. What
are the young people going to do? Look at neighbourhoods like
the Old Town. In 2015, 9.6% of all homes there were listed as
holiday apartments – and in the historical Gothic Quarter
section of the Old Town this proportion jumped to 16.8%.
There’s the issue of noise pollution, too. I can remember being
young, and wanting to have a good time, but you can’t do
whatever you want just because you’re on holiday. Tourists
should realize that they are in a living city, not just a tourist
destination. They should keep it quiet late at night.

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