Unit 3  Standard Test A 

Listening Language focus

1 [1.04] Listen to the conversation. Then answer 4 Complete the sentences with was, were, wasn’t
the questions. (10 marks) or weren’t. (5 marks)
1 When did Brian get back from his holiday? 1 There ______ five hundred people at the
_______________________________________ concert.

2 Where did Brian and his family stay? 2 ______ the film scary?

_______________________________________ 3 ‘Were you at school yesterday?’ ‘No, I ______.’

3 How long did they stay there? 4 The exams ______ difficult. In fact, they were
quite easy.
_______________________________________
5 Who ______ your first English teacher?
4 Did Brian’s brother go on holiday with them?
_______________________________________ 5 Write affirmative and negative sentences using
5 Was the café in the hotel very good? the past simple. (10 marks)
_______________________________________ we / not go / to the party / last night
We didn’t go to the party last night.
1 I / have / dinner / at Jane’s house yesterday
Vocabulary
_______________________________________
2 Complete the sentences. (5 marks) 2 our team / not play / very well last Saturday
1 Your uncle has got a lot of money. He’s r______. _______________________________________
2 Everybody likes Mrs. Mason. She’s a p______ 3 after the concert / we / come / home by bus
teacher. _______________________________________
3 Jack is very k______. He always helps other 4 I / take / some nice photos at the exhibition
people.
_______________________________________
4 It’s cold, wet and windy today. The weather is
5 Paul / not finish / his homework last night
a______!
_______________________________________
5 I don’t like this film. It isn’t exciting. It’s b______.
6 Complete the questions and answers. Use the
3 Complete the sentences. Use the past simple
words in the box. (10 marks)
form of the verbs in the box. (10 marks)

bought did did didn’t give

come feel find give go have help
go got went yes you
meet take watch
1 A: Where did you ______ last week?
1 I m_____ my friends in the park yesterday.
B: We ______ to Paris.
2 Linda c_____ to my house last Saturday.
2 A: What ______ you buy yesterday?
3 Dad g_____ me a phone for my birthday.
B: I ______ a new jacket.
4 I stayed at home because I f_____ ill.
3 A: Did your parents ______ you some money?
5 Last Sunday I h_____ lunch at gran’s house.
B: ______, they did.
6 I w_____ to London in 2014.
4 A: How ______ you get home last night?
7 Joe f_____ his phone under the bed.
B: I ______ home by taxi.
8 I w_____ TV yesterday evening.
5 A: Did ______ enjoy the film?
9 We t_____ some photos at Sam’s party.
B: No, I ______. It was terrible.
10 I h_____ my brother with his homework.
Unit 3  Standard Test A 
Reading
7 Read the text. Then answer the questions. Communication
(10 marks)
8 Complete the conversation. (5 marks)
William Shakespeare
A Hi, Louise. 1 H______ was your weekend?
Shakespeare was born in Stratford-Upon-Avon, a small town B 2
N______ bad, thanks. I went shopping with
in England, in 1564. He went to school there, but he didn’t go
to university, because university was expensive in those days. Martin. I bought these shoes. 3 W______ do you

Shakespeare got married when he was only eighteen. About think?

ten years later, he travelled to London: he wanted to be an A They 4 l______ great!
actor, and all the important theatres were in London. His wife
B What about you? What did you do?
and children stayed in Stratford, but he sometimes visited
them. Stratford was 150 kilometres from London, and the A I went to a party at Janet’s house.
journey took two days. B Really? How 5 w______ that?
Shakespeare soon became interested in writing. When he was A It was fun.
about thirty, he wrote Romeo and Juliet. Everybody loved it!
Many of his plays were very popular. He made a lot of money,
and he bought a big house in Stratford for his family.
Writing
When he was about fifty, Shakespeare came back to Stratford
to live with his family. He died a few years later. 9 Write about your last birthday. Use the
1 Why didn’t Shakespeare go to university? questions to help you. Write 60–80 words.
(10 marks)
_______________________________________
2 How old was Shakespeare when he got Paragraph 1 When was it? How old
married? were you?
_______________________________________ Paragraph 2 Was it on a school
day, or at the
3 Where were all the important theatres at that weekend? What time
time? did you get up?
_______________________________________ Paragraph 3 Did you get any
presents? Did anyone
4 How long did the journey from Stratford to come to your house?
London take? What did you eat?
_______________________________________
5 What did Shakespeare buy for his family?
Total marks: Listening _______ / 10
_______________________________________
Vocabulary _______ / 15

Language focus _______ / 25

Reading _______ / 10 Communication _______ / 5

Writing _______ / 10 TOTAL _______ / 75
Unit 3  Standard Test A 
Listening Language focus
1 [1.04] Listen to the conversation. Then answer 4 Complete the sentences with was, were, wasn’t
the questions. (10 marks) or weren’t. (5 marks)
1 When did Brian get back from his holiday? 1 Who ______ your first English teacher?
_______________________________________ 2 The exams ______ difficult. In fact, they were
2 Where did Brian and his family stay? quite easy.

_______________________________________ 3 ______ the film scary?

3 How long did they stay there? 4 There ______ five hundred people at the
concert.
_______________________________________
5 ‘Were you at school yesterday?’ ‘No, I ______.’
4 Did Brian’s brother go on holiday with them?
_______________________________________ 5 Write affirmative and negative sentences using
5 Was the café in the hotel very good? the past simple. (10 marks)
_______________________________________ we / not go / to the party / last night
We didn’t go to the party last night.
1 Ivan / not finish / his homework last night
Vocabulary
_______________________________________
2 Complete the sentences. (5 marks) 2 I / take / some nice photos at the exhibition
1 I don’t like this film. It isn’t exciting. It’s b______. _______________________________________
2 It’s cold, wet and windy today. The weather is 3 our team / not play / very well last Saturday
a______! _______________________________________
3 Everybody likes Mrs. Lowe. She’s a p______ 4 I / have / dinner / at Alice’s house yesterday
teacher.
_______________________________________
4 Your uncle has got a lot of money. He’s r______.
5 after the concert / we / come / home by bus
5 Deepak is very k______. He always helps other
_______________________________________
people.
6 Complete the questions and answers. Use the
3 Complete the sentences. Use the past simple
words in the box. (10 marks)
form of the verbs in the box. (10 marks)

bought did did didn’t give

come feel find give go have help
go got went yes you
meet take watch
1 A: Did ______ enjoy the film?
1 I h_____ my brother with his homework.
B: No, I ______. It was terrible.
2 We t_____ some photos at Tina’s party.
2 A: How ______ you get home last night?
3 I w_____ TV yesterday evening.
B: I ______ home by taxi.
4 Aaron f_____ his phone under the bed.
3 A: What ______ you buy yesterday?
5 I w_____ to London in 2014.
B: I ______ a new coat.
6 Last Sunday I h_____ lunch at gran’s house.
7 I stayed at home because I f_____ ill. 4 A: Where did you ______ last week?

8 Vicky c_____ to my house last Saturday. B: We ______ to Istanbul.

9 I m_____ my friends in the park yesterday. 5 A: Did your parents ______ you some money?

10 Dad g_____ me a phone for my birthday. B: ______, they did.

Unit 3  Standard Test A 
Reading _______________________________________
4 How did Brian and his sister get to the old town?
7 Read the text. Then answer the questions.
_______________________________________
(10 marks)
5 Why did Brian like the restaurant on the beach?
William Shakespeare _______________________________________
Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon, a small town
in England, in 1564. He went to school there, but he didn’t go
to university, because university was expensive in those days. Vocabulary
Shakespeare got married when he was only eighteen. About
ten years later, he travelled to London: he wanted to be an 2 Write sentences using the words in brackets.
actor, and all the important theatres were in London. His wife (10 marks)
and children stayed in Stratford-upon-Avon, but he sometimes My friend Lisa is kind. She often helps other
visited them. Stratford-upon-Avon was 150 kilometres from people, and she’s nice to animals, too. (kind)
London, and the journey took two days.
1 _______________________________________
Shakespeare soon became interested in writing. When he was
about thirty, he wrote Romeo and Juliet. Everybody loved it! _________________________________ (rich)
Many of his plays were very popular. He made a lot of money, 2 _______________________________________
and he bought a big house in Stratford-upon-Avon for his
_______________________________ (popular)
family.
3 _______________________________________
When he was about fifty, Shakespeare came back to Stratford-
upon-Avon to live with his family. He died a few years later. _______________________________ (exciting)

1 Why didn’t Shakespeare go to university? 4 _______________________________________

_______________________________________ _______________________________ (brilliant)

2 How old was Shakespeare when he got 5 _______________________________________

married? _________________________________ (awful)
_______________________________________
3 Complete the sentences with suitable verbs. Use
3 Where were all the important theatres at that the past simple form. (5 marks)
time?
1 William ______ to my house for dinner last night.
_______________________________________
2 I ______ some brilliant photos at the concert.
4 How long did the journey from Stratford-upon-
3 My aunt ______ me some money for my
Avon to London take?
birthday.
_______________________________________
4 We ______ a scary film yesterday evening.
5 What did Shakespeare buy for his family?
5 I ______ breakfast at eight o’clock this morning.
_______________________________________

Listening
1 [1.04] Listen to the conversation. Then answer
the questions. Write complete sentences.
(10 marks)
1 Where did Brian and his family stay?
_______________________________________
2 Who went on holiday with Brian?
_______________________________________
3 How often did Brian go swimming?
Unit 3  Standard Test A 
Language focus
4 Correct the mistakes in the sentences. (5 marks)
1 Was your parents at home yesterday evening?
_____________________________________
2 How many people there were at the party?
_____________________________________
3 When were your first piano lesson?
_____________________________________
4 There is a football match yesterday evening.
_____________________________________
5 The exam was very easy?
_____________________________________

5 Write the negative forms of the sentences.

(5 marks)
We went to Rome last year.
We didn’t go to Rome last year.
1 There was a party at my house last Saturday.
_______________________________________
2 I bought a new laptop this morning.
_______________________________________
3 My friends were at the cinema last night.
_______________________________________
4 We had lunch at a restaurant yesterday.
_______________________________________
5 I finished my homework yesterday evening.
_______________________________________

6 Write questions for the answers. Look at the

underlined words to help you choose the correct
question word. (10 marks)
How did you get to school this morning?
I got to school by bus this morning.
1_______________________________________?
Tania came home early because she was ill.
2_______________________________________?
I saw some fantastic pictures at the exhibition.
3_______________________________________?
I visited Italy in 2013.
4_______________________________________?
Simon went to London last week.
5_______________________________________?
I met Robert and Jessica yesterday evening.
Unit 3  Standard Test A 
7 Write your own answers to the questions. 9 Read the text again. Correct the mistakes in the
(5 marks) sentences. (5 marks)
1 Where did you go last weekend? 1 Shakespeare went to school in London.
_______________________________________ _______________________________________
2 What time did you get up this morning? 2 He travelled to London because he wanted to be
_______________________________________ a writer.

3 What did you do yesterday evening? _______________________________________

_______________________________________ 3 When Shakespeare went to London, his family

came with him.
4 When did you last go to the cinema?
_______________________________________
_______________________________________
4 Shakespeare wrote Romeo and Juliet at the age
5 What did you have for lunch yesterday?
of fifty.
_______________________________________
_______________________________________
Reading 5 He spent the last years of his life in London.
8 Read the text. Then match the headings (1–5) _______________________________________
with the paragraphs (A–E). (5 marks)
William Shakespeare
Communication
A Shakespeare was born in Stratford-Upon-Avon, a
small town in England, in 1564. He went to school 10 Complete the conversation. (5 marks)
there, but he didn’t go to university - his family
A Hey, Daniel. How was your weekend?
wasn’t rich, and university was expensive in those
days. B 1
______ bad, thanks. I met Carol and we went

B Shakespeare got married when he was only shopping. I bought this jacket. What do you
eighteen. About ten years later, he left Stratford and 2
______?
travelled to London: he wanted to be an actor, and A It 3______ great.
all the important theatres were in London.
B What about you? What did you do?
C Shakespeare’s wife and children stayed in Stratford,
A I went to a football match with Jessie.
but he sometimes visited them. Stratford was 150
kilometres from London, and the journey took two B Really? 4______ was it?
days. There weren’t any cars or trains in those A It 5______ brilliant. Our team played terribly. We
days; people rode on horses or walked.
lost!
D Shakespeare soon became interested in writing.
When he was thirty, he wrote Romeo and Juliet.
Everybody loved it! Many of his plays were very Writing
popular. He made a lot of money, and when he was
about thirty-five he bought a big house in Stratford 11 Write about your first day at your school. How
for his family. old were you? What happened? Who did you
meet? What did you do? How did you feel?
E When he was about fifty, Shakespeare came back Write 80–100 words. (10 marks)
to Stratford to live with his family. He died a few
years later. Total marks: Listening _______ / 10
1 Leaving home ___
Vocabulary _______ / 15
2 A famous writer ___
Language focus _______ / 25
3 A great life comes to an end ___
Reading _______ / 10 Communication _______ / 5
4 Too poor for a higher education ___
5 A long way from his family ___ Writing _______ / 10 TOTAL _______ / 75