1By 2030 / Scientists /Find /Alternative / Petrol Cars

Unit testInspiration 4 unit 4

GRAMMAR

1Use the words to make sentences about the world in 20 years’ time. Use the future continuous or the future perfect form of the verbs, and add articles and prepositions.

1By 2030 / scientists /find /alternative / petrol cars

______will have found ______

2By 2030 / computers will took over / all routine jobs

______

3By 2030 / we will have stopped flying / holidays / because / pollution

______

4By 2030 / computers will be organizing / all machines and gadgets / our homes

______

5By 2030 / many countries will have already used / all their water resources

______

6By 2030 / we all will be working/ from home

______

7By 2030 / everybody / will have learnt / Chinese / school

______

8By 2030 / the whole world will be speaking / English

______

9By 2030 / most people will be living / themselves

______

10By 2030 / we will be getting / all entertainment / through mobile phones

______

_____ / 10 points

2Complete the sentences with the first or second conditional form of the verbs in brackets.

1If the human population _____grow_____ (grow) too big – which seems likely, many animals ______will die out____ (die out).

2I think it _____would be_____ (be) great if winters ___were hot____ (be) hot.

3Wewould not have to study_ (not have to) study if there ____were be ___ (be) no exams.

4If only I ____understand_____ (understood) more of what she talks about.

5If we ____haven’t___ (not have) phones in the world, we ____would have______(have) much less contact with one another.

6Unless we ____drive______(drive) less, pollution levels __will not decrease____ (not decrease).

7If you always ___use______(use) your mobile phone, you ___will get______(get) a huge phone bill.

8We ___will be______(be) a lot healthier if we __go______(go) to the gym three times a week.

9I think that if they ___ shut______(shut) all the supermarkets, lots of small shops ___would_open______(open). Good, eh? xD

10I wish he __rang______(ring) me more often.

_____ / 10 points

3Complete these sentences with if, unless, when, as soon as or until.

1We’ll never get there on time _____unless______you get ready quickly.

2I’m so excited. I’m going to get my skis on ______when______we get there!

3I’d take that job ______if______the pay was better.

4I’ll take driving lessons _____when______I’ve finished school. I’m not in a hurry.

5I can’t go home ____until______I’ve found my car keys!

6Jane won’t get a birthday present from me ______unless______I go shopping today. Her birthday’s tomorrow.

7We won’t be able to go on holiday ___as soon as______we’ve saved enough money.

8I have to take the pasta out of the water _____as soon as______it’s cooked, or it gets too soft and sticky.

9We’d go and visit them more often _____if______getting there was cheaper.

10I’d buy myself an up-to-date iPod ______if______I hada really good job.

_____ / 10 points

VOCABULARY

4Put the letters in the correct order and write the words that match the definitions.

1the gas that’s warming the world

bnocra xdeiodi ______carbon dioxide______

2the tiny thing containing tens of thousands of electronic components that makes our computers and phones work

cmoirhpci ______microchip______

3the energy made by joining or splitting atoms

cnurlae ngeyre ______nuclear energy______

4a person who carries out research

cesrreahre ______researcher______

5a product made of micro-organisms that prevents disease

ccnvaie ______

6something you add to food to make it taste better or last longer

ddvaetii ______diaveti?______

7the amount of time people are expected to live

ifle pyxceencta _____life ____expectancy______

8the number of times a heart beats per minute in a person's body

luesp aert ___pulse rate______

9the mass of air surrounding the earth

mshpatoeer ___atmosphere______

10something polluting that is let out into the environment

ssmnieoi ______

_____ / 10 points

5Read the definitions and write the verbs.

1to stop working for everr______

2to choose a politician or some other ‘official’ for a jobe______

3urgent, difficult or dangerous situationc______

4to allow something to happenp______

5to make sure both sides have equal weightbalance ______

6to disagree with or go against someone’s argumento______

7to make something smaller or lessd______

8to think something (bad) may be trues______

9to think something through to find a solutionw______o_____

10to shine softlyg______

_____ / 10 points

READING

6Complete the text with suitable words.

The arguments against video games are better known than those which are in favour. Opponents say that video games are usually violent. They involve (1) ______ an enemy or enemies and killing them in whatever way possible. This sometimes involves a huge number of screen deaths and blood all over the screen too. Opponents think that this screen violence makes players used to violence so that in (2) __a____ real lives away from the computer, they accept it much more easily and use it to solve problems or commit crimes. They also say that video games are addictive. Players spend hours and hours in (3) ___front___ of the screen pushing buttons and moving control sticks; they forget everything else – all the things that have to do for the next day or the future, their other interests and all other pleasures and experiences in life. Video games (4) _ARE_____ a drug. Spending all your time on these games obviously means you’re not meeting up with other people either, and opponents claim (5) _____ because of them, players, especially children, are not developing the social skills they need for every day life.

The counter-arguments usually run like this: there is (6) ___no___ proof that video games make people violent or anti-social, and players know perfectly well that doing something on screen is quite (7) ______ from real life. Some people even claim that video games can be educational – by showing players (8) ___a___ danger or violence is really like, they encourage them to avoid them in real life and/or to be better prepared for them when or if something bad really does (9)___up___. Another argument used is that playing games can help develop players’ reactions – they learn to react (10) ___very___ quickly to things, and they develop their spatial and problem-solving skills, which they can then transfer to other kinds of learning. Finally, it’s said that the skills you learn playing games are the skills you may well need to use in future jobs that are IT based.

I know what I think about all these arguments. Do you?

_____ / 10 points

LISTENING

7Listen to the argument about football. Match the statements to the speakers, A or B.

1Most footballers play football just to make money.____

2Players used to really care about their clubs.____

3Competition for contracts is good for the game.____

4Footballers are more skilful than they used to be.____

5Players no longer respect the referee.____

6Players waste too much time arguing.____

7Having two levels of football is spoiling the game.____

8Millionaires’ money has destroyed the competition.____

9Young players usually play for the big clubs.____

10Swimming is not fun to watch.____

_____ / 10 points