Global Elementary Unit Test 2

A Write from, in or near.

Lily is (1) ……… Vevey. It's a small town (2) ……… Switzerland about 90 kilometres (3) ……… Geneva.

Jonathan is South African. He’s (4) ……… a town called Hermanus (5) ……… Cape Town.

B Underline the correct words.

A: Let’s go to Angkor Wat on holiday.

B: (6) Where / How is that?

A: It’s in Cambodia.

B: (7) What / How is it like?

A: There are beautiful old temples to see.

B: (8) How / When old are they?

A: They’re around 900 years old.

B: (9) Why / When is the best time to go?

A: Between November and February is the best weather.

C Complete the text with the correct form of the verb in brackets.


Example:

The Jelimo family …don’t live… (not live) in a town or city.

10 They ……… (come) from a small village in Kenya.

11 Paul Jelimo ……… (get) up very early every morning.

12 He ……… (work) in Nairobi, more than 180 km from the village.

13 The village ……… (not have) a school.

14 So 10-year-old Samuel ……… (go) to school in a nearby town.

D Underline the correct word.

15 New Delhi is the capital / centre city of India.

16 It's a very small / big city with more than 300,000 people.

17 The city is very noisy / quiet, with busy streets full of traffic.


E Write too or also in the correct place in the sentences.

Example:

There are around 400 million native English speakers around the world, but there are over 1,600 non-native speakers. (also)

There are around 400 million native English speakers around the world, but there are also over 1,600 non-native speakers.

18 Many Canadians speak English, but French is an official language in Canada. (also)

19 In Wales, most people speak English, but around 20% of people speak Welsh. (too)

20 Many South Africans speak English, but there are 10 other official languages including Zulu, Xhosa and Afrikaans. (also)

21 There are more than 500 local languages in Nigeria, but many people speak English. (too)

F Write go, have or get.

22 I usually ……… up at seven o'clock in the morning.

23 I ……… a coffee for breakfast.

24 I leave the house at eight o'clock and I ……… to work by train.

25 I ……… to work around 8.30.


G Write the missing words.

26 February is the shortest m_ _ _ _ .

27 There are only 28 d_ _ _ in February.

28 But every four y_ _ _ _, there's an extra day - 29th February.

29 In most western countries, people work from M_ _ _ _ _ to Friday.

30 The weekend is S______and Sunday.

H Read the text. Choose the correct answer, a, b or c.

The midnight sun

In far northern countries, like Norway, Sweden and Finland, the days in summer are very long. In some places, there is light for 24 hours. In Svalbard in Norway, the sun is in the sky all day and all night from about 20th April to 23rd August.

In winter though, the days are very short and dark. In some places, people don’t see the sun between the end of October and the middle of February.

31 Where do you see the midnight sun?

a In the summer

b In far northern countries

c In England

32 Where is Svalbard?

a Finland

b Sweden

c Norway

33 How many months of midnight sun are there in Svalbard?

a four

b twenty-four

c six

34 What is it like in these countries in winter?

a It’s dark all day

b Days are very long

c three months

35 When is there no sun in far northern areas?

a In September

b From April to August

c In the winter

I Listening

Listen to two people talking about an English class. Underline the correct words.

36 There are two / three classes a week.

37 The classes start at seven in the morning / evening.

38 Each class is one / two and a half hours.

39 The classes finish at quarter / half past eight.

40 The students in the class are all different / the same nationalities.

41 There are ten / two students from China.

42 Jan is from Poland / Sweden.

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