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MODULE 3 USE OF ENGLISH LEVEL 1

VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR

(50 points)
§ Choose the correct answer. (4 points)
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1 It is often windy during a sand dune / storm / mountain.
2 The elephant / mouse / frog is the biggest mammal on land.
3 A waterfall / mountain / forest is a place with many trees.
4 A zebra / spider / snake has got eight legs.
5 Rain / Sun / Fog makes everything wet.
6 The river / volcano / coast is the area of land near the ocean.
7 The opposite of cool is cold / warm / dry.
8 A cow / tiger / crocodile is a dangerous reptile.

Match the descriptions in A to the words in B. (6 points)

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A B
1 a small animal with long ears ..... a valley
2 a bird with short legs ..... b beach
3 water with land around it ..... c shark
4 a high area of land ..... d giraffe
5 solid water ..... e rabbit
6 a small insect ..... f whale
7 a place with sand ..... g duck
8 the sound after lightning ..... h ice
9 a dangerous fish ..... i thunder
10 a tall animal with a long neck ..... j hill
11 the largest ocean mammal ..... k lake
12 low land between mountains ..... l beetle

Complete the sentences with the words below. (4 points)

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ocean | wind | foggy | desert | lion | temperature | amphibian | clouds
1 The ..................................... is often high in the summer.
2 It’s dangerous to drive because it’s ..................................... .
3 Rain falls from ..................................... .
4 A ..................................... is a member of the cat family.
5 A frog is a type of ..................................... .
6 When air moves, it makes ..................................... .
7 There are beautiful fish in the ..................................... .
8 It rarely rains in the ..................................... .

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Complete the words in the sentences. (6 points)

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1 Majorca is a large Spanish i ..... ..... ..... ..... d.
2 A b ..... ..... is a black and yellow insect.
3 ..... ..... o ..... sometimes falls when it’s below 0° C.
4 A b ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... f ..... ..... is a colourful insect.
5 It’s hot and s ..... ..... ..... y today.
6 Many people like riding a ..... ..... r ..... ..... .

Complete the sentences with the comparative form of the adjectives in brackets. (5 points)
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1 A tiger is .................................................. (big) a rabbit.
2 The amusement park is .................................................. (exciting) the beach.
3 February is .................................................. (snowy) April.
4 This pig is .................................................. (fat) the others.
5 The weather in the valley is .................................................. (warm) the weather in the mountains.
6 Jane is .................................................. (tall) her sisters.
7 Black sheep are .................................................. (unusual) white sheep.
8 This beach is .................................................. (good) that one.
9 I think tigers are .................................................. (beautiful) lions.
10 Today’s weather is .................................................. (bad) yesterday’s.

Read the information in the first sentence. Then write a sentence with the words below
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and (not) as … as. (3 points)
1 Whales are bigger than dolphins.
dolphins / big / whales
.........................................................................................................................................................
2 The crocodile and the snake are both 4.2 metres long.
the crocodile / long / the snake
.........................................................................................................................................................
3 There’s always ice in Greenland. England has only got icy weather in the winter.
England / icy / Greenland
.........................................................................................................................................................
4 Lady beetles are red and black. Stag beetles are black.
Stag beetles / colourful / lady beetles
.........................................................................................................................................................
5 The temperature in Toronto and Moscow is -5°C.
Toronto / cold / Moscow
.........................................................................................................................................................
6 The Kahiwa waterfall and the Hidden Falls are both 660 metres high.
The Kahiwa waterfall / high / the Hidden Falls
.........................................................................................................................................................

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Complete the sentences with the superlative form of the adjectives in brackets. (4 points)
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1 This is .................................................. (bad) day of our holiday! The weather’s terrible.
2 Fido understands everything we say. He is .................................................. (intelligent) dog in the world.
3 We live in .................................................. (good) city in the world. It’s amazing!
4 People don’t go out during .................................................. (hot) hours of the day.
5 I have got .................................................. (unusual) cat of all. It’s got one blue eye and one green eye.
6 The Lake District is .................................................. (beautiful) area in England.
7 This is .................................................. (dry) summer in history. We need some rain.
8 Today is 21st December. It’s .................................................. (short) day of the year.

Complete the sentences with the comparative or superlative form of the adjectives in brackets.
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(6 points)
1 I enjoy watching documentaries. I think they’re .................................................. (interesting) reality TV.
2 Bella is .................................................. (fat) of all the cows. She never stops eating!
3 Fruit flies aren’t very big. They are .................................................. (small) house flies.
4 The beach is very dirty this year. It is .................................................. (bad) last year!
5 I think frogs are .................................................. (incredible) animals. They can see 360° around them.
6 The Amazon River is .................................................. (long) river in the world. It’s almost 7,000 kilometres.

Look at the fact file about three horses. Write sentences comparing the horses using the
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adjectives given. Use the comparative and superlative forms and (not) as … as. (4 points)
Blaze Swift Lucy
5 years 8 years 7 years
Age

1.8 1.7 1.5

Height metres metres metres
runs 43 runs 46 runs 43
Other
kilometres kilometres kilometres
information
an hour an hour an hour
1 Lucy / fast / Blaze
.........................................................................................................................................................
2 Swift / old / horse
.........................................................................................................................................................
3 Blaze / young / Swift
.........................................................................................................................................................
4 Swift / tall / Blaze
.........................................................................................................................................................

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Complete the text with (not) as … as or the comparative or superlative form of the
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adjectives in brackets. (8 points)

The Baikal Ice Marathon is one of 1. .................................................. (difficult) marathons in the world.
It takes place every winter at Lake Baikal, in Russia, one of 2. .................................................. (cold)
places in the world. The temperature in winter is usually below zero, but during windy weather,
it is 3. .................................................. (low) usual and can fall to -19°C. The athletes run 42.2 kilometres
over ice on one of 4. .................................................. (large) freshwater lakes in the world. Some areas
of ice are 5. .................................................. (thin) others, so the athletes follow a special route. The run
is 6. .................................................. (interesting) other marathon routes because the runners only see
ice and snow. But the athletes can’t run very fast! The 7. .................................................. (good) time for
the ice marathon is 2 hours and 56 minutes. This is 8. .................................................. (slow) the world
record of two hours and three minutes for other marathons.

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MODULE 3 STANDARDS ASSESSMENT LEVEL 1

WRITTEN COMPREHENSION

(20 points)
understand the purpose • understand relevant details

Read the promotional material. Then choose the correct answer to the question below. (2 points)
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HOME ABOUT US CONTACT Search

The Green Turtle’s Habitat

Raine Island is a small island in
the Great Barrier Reef in Australia.
The island has got the largest
population of green turtles in the
world. With warm water and a wide
sandy beach, it’s usually a perfect place
for the turtles.
Every year, more than 18,000 turtles return to Raine Island
to lay their eggs in the sand on the beach. When the baby
turtles are ready, they walk across the beach into the
ocean. But now the turtles have got a problem. The water
level of the ocean is higher than ever before, so salt water
covers the eggs and the babies don’t grow. The
Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service started a project to
help the green turtles. They are putting more sand on the
beach to make it higher than the ocean. So far, their idea is
working and smaller numbers of turtles are dying.
How can you help? You can give money to projects
forhere
Click
Click a list of organisations
here like this and choose one.
one and adopt a turtle.
What is the purpose of the promotional material?
a to bring people to Raine Island
b to ask for money to help turtles
c to find another home for green turtles

Tick (✓) the sentences T (true) or F (false). (10 points)

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T F
1 You can find green turtles only on Raine Island.
2 Raine Island has got a narrow beach.
3 The temperature of the ocean is suitable for the
green turtles.
4 The level of the ocean near Raine Island is not as
high as in the past.
5 The project is successful.

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Complete the sentences with words from the text. (8 points)

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1 Over ................................................................ turtles go to Raine Island every year.
2 After the baby turtles leave their eggs, they ................................................................ .
3 ................................................................ isn’t good for the eggs.
4 The objective of the Parks and Wildlife Service project is to ................................................................ .

WRITTEN PRODUCTION

(10 points)

Task 1: A Report
present main points in an organised manner • describe a place

Write a report about one of your favourite places. Include information about:
a geographical features
b animals
c the weather

Task 2: A Blog
establish social contact • give information

Write a blog entry about your country. Include reasons for people to visit it.

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ORAL COMPREHENSION

(10 points)
understand main ideas • understand relevant details

Listen to a customer asking for information. Then choose the correct answer. (5 points)
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1 What is near Inverness?
a a famous lake b the town of Peebles c the city of Edinburgh
2 What can you see in Edinburgh?
a museums b a lake c small islands
3 What has Peebles got?
a a train station b high mountains c an excellent hotel
4 What’s the weather like in Peebles in April?
a cooler than Inverness b rainy or sunny c always rainy
5 Where does the woman decide to stay?
a Edinburgh b Inverness c Peebles

Listen again and complete the sentences. (5 points)

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1 There are small ..................................... in the river near Inverness.
2 A bus takes ..................................... minutes to travel from Peebles to Edinburgh.
3 The woman likes the idea of going ..................................... in the hills.
4 The weather in Inverness is ..................................... than the weather in Peebles.
5 The woman plans to visit Scotland in the last ..................................... of April.

ORAL PRODUCTION

(10 points)
express opinions • exchange information

Student A Student B

Have a conversation. Ask your partner Have a conversation. Ask your partner
questions to find out his / her opinion of the questions to find out his / her opinion of the
things in the chart. Then write your partner’s things in the chart. Then write your partner’s
opinion. opinion.
My partner’s opinion My partner’s opinion
cool / warm weather cold / hot weather
a safari holiday skiing
whales and dolphins riding an elephant
beaches big cities
kayaking down a river swimming in the ocean

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