Smart Planet 3 Unit 1 Extra Test

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Grammar
1 Complete the sentences. Use the correct form of the information in brackets.
1 We go to the gym. (usually / three times a week)
We usually go to the gym three times a week.
2 My parents spend two weeks in the mountains. (always / every year)
My parents always spend two weeks in the mountains every year.
3 I am at home in the summer. (hardly ever)
I am hardly ever at home in the summer.
4 We go away in the winter. (sometimes)
We sometimes go away in the winter.
5 I go out with my friends. (usually / every weekend)
I usually go out with my friends every weekend.
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2 Complete the sentences with the present continuous form of the verbs in the box.
work  ​
not play  ​
study  ​
stay  ​
do

1 We are studying 19th century history at the moment.

2 What are you doing right now?
3 I ’m not playing tennis this week because I’ve hurt my arm.
4 Is John working in the office today?
5 My brothers are staying with our cousins this week.
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3 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
1 How often do you go to the gym? (go)
2 I ’m not enjoying this film. Can we watch another one? (not enjoy)
3 Carla is teaching Spanish at the local school. (teach)
4 Don’t go upstairs! Your father is having a rest. (have)
5 We don’t understand what we have to do. Can you help us please? (not understand)
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4 Circle  the correct options.

We usually go on holiday twice 1 year but this year we 2 a holiday because Dad has got a new job. He 3
long hours at the moment but he 4
 . In fact he 5
often at the office on Saturdays and Sundays.
1 a a b
in a c
for a
2 a don’t have b
aren’t having c
haven’t
3 a works b
’s working c
work
4 a isn’t minding b
minds c
doesn’t mind
5 a is b
goes c
works
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Vocabulary
5 Complete the words. You have the first letter to help you.
1 It’s absolutely b o i l i n g today. It must be 40 degrees.
2 It’s official! We’re going through a h e a t w a v e : 20 days without rain.
3 The h a i l stones are like big pieces of ice.
4 There’s an amazing s n o w s t o r m outside. Everything is white.
5 The l i g h t n i n g during the storm last night hit a tree in our garden. It was really frightening.
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6 Label the pictures with the words in the box. You do not need all the words.
food and drink  ​clothes  ​entertainment  ​ health care  ​
transport  ​ communication  ​a home  ​ education  ​ money

1 a home 2 education 3 communication 4 clothes 5 money

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7 Circle  the correct options.

What are our 1 needs? When it’s 2 outside, we certainly want to have a home to live in. When we’re hungry,
we want to have 3
and drink in the fridge. We want 4 for our children so they can have a good life when
they grow up and of course we need 5 to be able to have all of these things.
1 a basic b
basically c
basics
2 a heat wave b
freezing c
rain
3 a foods b
food c
eat
4 a learning b
teacher c
education
5 a money b
transport c
entertainment
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Listening
8 4 Listen to the telephone conversation between David and his aunt Lucy.
Complete the sentences.
1 David’s family moved three months ago.
2 David is in the football team.
3 It was easy to cycle  into town where he used to live.
4 A good school and having a doctor is important  .
5 David knows he’s lucky  .
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Reading
9 Read the blog.

Hi, James Brayne here again! This is the second week of my Australian tour and today I’m at Ayers
Rock (or Uluru as it is called by the Aborigines) near Alice Springs, right in the heart of this huge
country. 1 e It was a really long journey and it was a bit boring as there isn’t really that much to
see – just desert and a few plants here and there! I didn’t even manage to see any animals as most of
them only come out when it starts to get dark. 2 a
I’m camping here for a few days with a group of students. 3 d It’s absolutely boiling during the
daytime but freezing at night so it really is extreme. No one can actually remember the last time
there was a large amount of rainfall so you can imagine how careful everyone is with water. 4 c
Tomorrow we’re hiking round Ayers Rock. It doesn’t look that big in photos but it’s actually almost
10 kilometres! The colours are amazing: reds, oranges and purples so I’m really looking forward to
taking some good photos. 5 b Next stop Darwin.

Put the letters (a–e) into the correct place in the text.
a I think it’s too hot for them in the midday sun and there certainly isn’t any shade.
b I’ll upload them on to my blog so you can see what I mean.
c It certainly is a challenge to survive out here but Greg, our guide, is trained and even knows which insects you
can eat!
d We’ve got a fantastic guide who knows so much about the history and geography of this place.
e I took the train from Adelaide because I wanted to see as much as possible and because I wanted to get a feel
for just how big Australia is.
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Writing
10 Write an email to your new penfriend. Use the prompts below to help you. Write at least
120 words.
• where you live
• what’s good / bad about your town
• what you like doing
• interesting information about your town



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