Language Leader Intermediate Unit Test A - Unit 8
1 Add the words in the gaps to complete this table about the education system
in the UK.
Age 4-16 all education is0_compulsory / Age 4-11
Age 11-18
Age 18+ / 1______education
2______education
3______education
Students pass courses based on the results of exams and continuous 4______
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2 Complete the sentences using the correct verb from the box.
graduate get study went make retake hand in revise do0 I want to _study____ Biology tonight for my test tomorrow.
1 I failed the course so I will ______it next year.
2 He will ______from university if he passes his exams.
3 Now he is doing his homework he is beginning to ______some progress.
4 We’re meeting tonight to ______for the test.
5 You must ______all assignments by Friday.
6 It doesn’t matter if you win but you should always try to ______your best.
7 I ______to college in Warsaw.
8 I hope I ______a good grade in the exam.
/ 83 Write the type of education that best describes each sentence. The first letter is given for you.
0 What you do after you have a degree at university. postgraduate education_____
1 Learning done in businesses. c______
2 Learning done using the postal service. c______
3 Learning when you live in another city or country. d______
4 Studying on the internet. e______
5 Children learning from their parents. h______
6 Studying after education, even after retirement. l______
/ 64 Add the relative pronouns or adverbs. Do not use that.
0 He’s the teacher __who_____ I like the most.
1 Do you know ______I can find something good to eat?
2 It was last summer ______we went to Italy.
3 It was Jenny Drew’s performance ______surprised me.
4 There’s the man ______I wanted to see.
5 David hates food ______comes pre-cooked.
6 I don’t think he is the man ______car hit mine.
7 Do you remember the place ______we first met?
8 I cannot remember ______course I chose.
/ 85 Combine the two sentences to make one sentence with a relative clause.
0 That house is too expensive. We saw the house last week.
_That house, which we saw last week, is too expensive.
1 This is the German course. I passed it.
______
2 Mr Burns is making the proposal. He is very experienced.
______
3 The project is in Phnom Penh. This is in Cambodia. ______
4 I won’t change the decision. Paul disagreed with it.
______
5 The chairman opened the meeting. He is also the director of operations.
______
6 The concert started at 8’o clock. The concert was to celebrate the President’s birthday.
______
7 This is the new research scientist. He will be working on bacteria.
______
8 The online study programme costs £2000. It is compulsory.
______
/ 86 Complete the dialogue using the phrases / sentences in the box.
a) Supposing we…b) So, the next thing to do is…
c) that’s the best solution.
d) The bad thing is…
e) There are several ways to deal with this.
f) How about…
g) Let’s see, what other things we can do?
A: Good evening ladies and gentlemen. We have a problem. Recently there have been cases of students finding that things have been stolen from their rooms. 0_e_. First we could call in the police immediately. The good thing is this will frighten the thieves and get a quick result.
1___ it will be noticed by everyone, including the media. I don’t think the rector will be happy about that.
B: 2_____ ask the police to do things quietly, do you think that would help.
A: I don’t think so. I have never known the police to do anything quietly. 3____.
C: 4____ doing our own investigation and getting students involved. I’m sure that there’s someone who has seen something.
A: Yes, I think 5____. Of course to make it work, we need the students’ help. 6____ have a meeting with the students…
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Unit Test 8A Key
1 1 primary / 2 secondary / 3 tertiary/higher / 4 assessment
2 1 retake / 2 graduate / 3 make / 4 revise / 5 hand in / 6 do / 7 went / 8 get
3 1 corporate training / 2 correspondence course / 3 distance learning / 4 e-learning / 5 home schooling / 6 lifelong learning
4 1 where / 2 when / 3 which / 4 who / 5 which / 6 whose / 7 where / 8 which
5 1 This is the German course that/which I passed. / 2 Mr Burns, who is making the proposal, is very experienced. / Mr Burns, who is very experienced, is making the proposal. / 3 The project is in Phnom Penh, which is in Cambodia. / 4 I won’t change the decision that Paul disagreed with. / 5 The chairman, who is also the director of operations, opened the meeting. / 6 The concert that celebrated/that was to celebrate the President’s birthday started at 8 o’clock. / 7 This is the new research scientist that/who will be working on bacteria. / 8 The online study programme, which is compulsory, costs £2000.
6 1d / 2a / 3g / 4f / 5c / 6b
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