All Clear 3 Progress Test Standard Unit 2

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Vocabulary
1. Complete the sentences with IT activities.
1 You can s______________ a lot of data on a memory stick.
2 My friends all r______________ e-books.
3 I often p______________ comments on blogs.
4 You can d______________ some great video clips from the internet.
5 I can s______________ emails from my mobile phone.
6 I can also use it to t______________ digital photos.

2. Complete the sentences with the jobs in the box.

artist builder doctor electrician journalist lawyer postman
1 A ______________ collects and delivers letters and parcels.
2 You visit a ______________ when you are ill.
3 A ______________ writes articles for a newspaper.
4 My uncle works in construction. He’s a ______________ .
5 Picasso was a famous ______________ .
6 A ______________ helps people who are in trouble with the police.
7 If you have problems with your lights or heating, you call an ______________ .
8 Javier Bardem is a famous ______________ .

Grammar
3.Complete the sentences with the correct past simple form of be (WAS\WERE)
1 ______________ you at the party on Friday?
2 No I ______________ not. I stayed at home.
3 ______________ your friends at the party?
4 No, they ______________ .
5 ______________ she late for school yesterday?
6 Yes, she ______________ .

4. Complete the text with the past simple form of the verbs in brackets.
I (1) ______________ (buy) a new digital camera last Saturday. It was quite expensive but it is a very good camera. It
(2)______________ (cost) more than £200. I was very excited! I (3) ______________ (take) it home and (4) ______________
(read) the instructions. Then I (5) ______________ (go) to the park with my friends. I took a lot of pictures and
(6)______________ (upload) them onto the internet.

5. Write questions with the past simple.

1 What time / you / get up / this morning ?
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2 What / you /do / at the weekend ?
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3 When / your friends / arrive ?
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4 How many people / be / at the party ?
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6. Write sentences about what people were / weren’t doing at 9pm yesterday evening.
1 My parents / watch / a movie on TV.
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2 I / not do / my homework.
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3 My brother / download / video clips from the internet. .
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4 My sister /not play / tennis / with her friends.
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7. Write questions with the past continuous from of the verbs in the box.
Do listen play play watch
1 you / to music when I called you ?
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2 your brother / computer games ?
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3 What / your parents ?
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4 Where / your sister / tennis ?
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5 your friends / a DVD ?
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Reading
8. Read the text and choose the correct answers.
Everyone watches television. It’s a very important part of everyday life and it is difficult to imagine life without television.
Today, we have digital television and you can also watch television programmes on your personal computer. But do you
know who invented the first television system, and when it was invented? The Scottish engineer, John Logie Baird, is often
known as ‘the father of television’ because he invented the world’s first working television system. Baird was born in 1888
near Glasgow, Scotland. As a young man he was very interested in technology. He studied at the West of Scotland Technical
College and later at Glasgow University. Unfortunately, he did not complete his studies because World War 1 began in 1914.
After the war, Baird moved to England and began working to develop a television system. In 1923, in the town of Hastings on
the south coast of England, Baird transmitted a moving image for the first time, and in 1925 he transmitted the world’s first
television picture. In 1927, Baird sent a long-distance television signal using telephone lines from London to Glasgow, a
distance of 438 miles (705 kilometres). In the following year, he sent a picture from London to New York. In the same year
the Baird Television Development Company made the first television programme for the BBC. In 1939, Baird helped to
develop colour television. He also invented a video recording system. Baird invented a number of other things, including
thermal socks! He died in 1946.

1 Where was John Logie Baird born?

a) near Glasgow b) near London
2 How old was he when he died?
a) 58 b) 78
3 When did he transmit a moving image for the first time?
a) 1923 b) 1925
4 Who made the first television programme for the BBC?
a) John Logie Baird b) the Baird Television Development Company
5 When did Baird transmit the world’s first television picture?
a) 1923 b) 1925
6 How far is it from London to Glasgow?
a) more than 700 km b) almost 800 km
7 When did Baird send a picture from London to New York?
a) 1927 b) 1928

Listening
9. Listen to the radio interview and circle T (true) or F (false).
1 Jack’s favourite gadget is his mobile phone. T/F
2 He likes his laptop because he can take it everywhere he goes. T / F
3 He uses it to help him with his homework. T/F
4 Lisa’s favourite gadget is her laptop computer. T/F
5 She listens to her MP3 player at school. T/F
6 Jason thinks a lot of different gadgets are important. T/F
7 He isn’t interested in photography. T/F

*Writing
10. Write an informal thank you letter to your grandparents for a birthday present they sent you. Include the information
below.
- Greeting. - Ask how they are. - Thank them for the present - Say that you like it and that you use it/wear it often.
- Tell them that your friends like it. - Tell them what you did on your birthday and mention some of the other presents you
received. - Say that you hope to see them soon.
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