4 New Inspiration 2

Unit 4 Standard Test

VOCABULARY 3 Complete the sentences with the correct type

1 Complete the sentences with some of these of television programme.
words. 1 The television __________ on lions in Africa
band character cartoon actor concert was very interesting.
director drama rehearsal scene stage studio 2 My sister wants to take part in a ______ ___ -
the one which takes place in a house.
theatre performance
3 I couldn’t perform in a _____ ___. I’d be too
1 A __________ is a musical performance. nervous.
2 A place where you can see a play is a _______.
4 My favourite _____ is on tonight. It really
3 A place where people make a film or TV
makes me laugh.
programme is a __________.
4 Actors usually have a __________ before a 5 The children love the c ______ with the cat and
performance. mouse.
5 A ________ is one small part of a film or a play.
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6 A ______________ tells the actors what to do.
7 Harry Potter is the main ___________ in the
books by JK Rowling. 4 Complete the dialogues with some of these
8 Actors perform on a ____________ in a phrases.
theatre.
9 A ___________ is a play about people and a shame got some bad news that’s absurd
their problems. the big question is are things I don’t know
10 A ____________ is a group of musicians.
doesn’t make sense I’m afraid
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B: Hello. OK I guess. How are you?
A: Fine, but I’ve (2)__________. I can’t go to
2 Complete the sentences with the correct
London with you after all.
words.
B: Oh no! What (3)__________! Why not?
1 Harry got the part. He was p__________.
2 Lucy is playing in her first concert tonight. She C: So, I’m going from London to Miami, Miami to
feels n__________. Houston and then Houston to San Francisco.
3 The director shouted at me! I feel D: It (4)_________. Why aren’t you going direct?
a__________. C: (5)__________. They said there aren’t any
4 I’m not going to be in the play. I feel other flights available.
s__________.
5 The theatre seats are very c__________.
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PRONUNCIATION hard too. Of course, one or two say they’re not
5 Tick the correct sound for each word. worried so they (8) __________ their lives at all.
(9) __________ everything we say? I don’t
Will /i/ We’ll /i:/ know, but we (10) __________ really hard.
sit
seat
feel
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fit 7 Match the sentence beginnings in A to the
live endings in B.
fill A
eat 1 I think I will ___
feet 2 He won’t ___
leave 3 They won’t ___
4 I’m sure they won’t buy ___
5 I hope that the weather will be ___
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6 What will __
7 I’m sure they will ___
8 Where will Liam ___
LANGUAGE WORKOUT
9 He won’t phone ___
10 You won’t miss me. You’ll be ___
(GRAMMAR)
6 Read and complete with the correct form of B
going to and these verbs. a) a ticket. They haven’t got enough money.
b) come now. It’s very late and they’re tired.
do not change not smoke not spend c) get on well. They like the same things and I
try not watch work do work work think they could be good friends.
d) good next week. It’s my holiday.
e) me this morning. It’s morning here but it’s
Good intentions 2am in China.
Next year is really important for me and my f) say sorry. He’s very angry and he doesn’t
friends because we have a big exam. Then we think he did anything wrong.
can leave school or stay, so there are lots of g) too busy having a good time.
things to decide. At the moment these are my h) see her again soon. She’s a good friend.
intentions: I (1) __________ hard because I want i) Simon do next? I’m really not sure.
to stay at school, and I (2) __________hours j) work after university? I don’t know but I
playing computer games every night. hope he finds a good job.
My best friend doesn’t want to stay at
school. He wants to get a job but he
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(3) __________ hard too because he needs good
results. He says he (4) __________ TV all the
time because he needs more time for study.
My other friend, Cristina, (5) __________
sport every day. She (6) __________ and is only
going to eat healthy things because she wants to
work in sports.
And the rest of my classmates? Well, at the
moment most of them say they (7) __________

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8 Read and complete the letter with the correct
form of some of these words.
bad correct early proper fast hard quiet
happy rude polite good early
Hi Dave,
You asked me to tell you about the latest episode
…  Soap operas started on US radio in the 1920s
Yesterday Billy and Karen were trying to get
the same job. They went for an interview with
Barbara, in her office. Billy worked (1)
______________ to prepare for the interview.
But in the interview, he talked very (2)
______________ – he was difficult to hear. And
he talked very (3) ______________ too, because
he was nervous and couldn’t slow down, so
Barbara couldn’t always understand him! He
answered the questions a bit (4)
______________ too – he seemed angry or
something. So I thought it all went quite (5)
_____________ for him.
But Karen’s interview went (6) ___________.
She knew all the answers and answered the
questions (7) _____________ without any
mistakes – she was great. She talked (8)
______________ to Barbara too. Barbara
seemed to like her.
But in the end, Billy got the job! After the
good news, he danced down the street
(9) ______________. But Karen was very, very
angry. I think she’ll have an argument with
Barbara, or even a fight.
They’re going to broadcast tomorrow’s
episode (10) ______________, so I’ll still be at
work. What am I going to do?!
Love,
Jill
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Unit 4 Standard Test
READING
9 Read the text and choose True or False. Give
reasons for false answers. Then answer the two
questions.
Some facts about soap operas
and then moved into television in the 1940s.
 In the USA in the 1940s, 90% of daytime
programmes were soap operas.
 The name ‘soap opera’ comes from the ads
that they often broadcast during soaps – ads
for washing products and other things you
needed to clean your home. The programme
makers thought that the people who
watched soap operas were women working
at home.
 In soap operas, the story never ends at the
end of an episode. It always continues in the
next episode.
 Most soaps follow a group of characters who
live or work in one special place. They follow
the day-to-day lives of these characters, who
are like us, ordinary people – except that
soap opera characters are usually more
handsome, beautiful and rich.
 Most soap operas are about love and
relationships.
 The US soap opera The Guiding Light started
in 1937 and still continues. There are many
long-running soaps in other countries too.
 In recent years, television soaps made in
Latin America, India, Great Britain, Australia,
and other countries, have become popular
all over the world.
 The main difference between today’s and
yesterday’s soap operas is the use of more
exotic locations and unusual storylines
nowadays. The recent popular US soap
Passions, for example, included a character
with magical powers.
 Soap operas are the most popular genre of
television drama in the world today.
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LISTENING
1 They first broadcast soaps on TV. True/False 10a Listen and write the type of TV programme
____________________________________ and the name of the programme next to each
speaker.
2 Soaps began about 90 years ago. True/False
_____________________________________ 1 Speaker 1 _______ _________

2 Speaker 2 _______ _________

3 Soaps were not very popular in the USA in
the 1940s. True/False 3 Speaker 3 _______ _________
_____________________________________
4 Speaker 4 _______ _________
4 These programmes are called ‘soaps’
because the stories showed soap and other 5 Speaker 5 _______ _________
house-cleaning products. True/False
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5 The stories in soaps begin in one episode

10b Listen again and write the speaker
and finish in the next. True/False
numbers.
_____________________________________
Who thinks that his/her favourite TV
6 In most soaps, action usually happens in one programme is ...
town or place. True/False
_____________________________________ 1 frightening? ___

7 The people in soaps are the same as 2 funny? ___

ordinary people. True/False
______________________________________ 3 different? ___

4 relaxing? ___
8 Storylines today are the same as they were
in the past. True/False 5 surprising? ___
______________________________________
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9 What are most soap operas about?
______________________________________

10 Are soap operas still popular today?

________________________________________

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11 You are a writer for the school magazine.
You have been asked to give a description
of your favourite sitcom or TV series and
say what you think will happen next. You
should also explain why you like this
programme.

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