NAME

CLASS
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10  Grammar, Vocabulary, and Pronunciation   A Starter

GRAMMAR 4 Complete the sentences with the correct word

or phrase.
1 Underline the correct simple past form.
Example: At midnight, Sue went to bed.
Example: They wasn’t / weren’t famous.
1 Danny don’t like / didn’t like the film. bed  to bed  the bed
2 Had you / Did you have dinner in a nice restaurant? 1 At three thirty, Peter was at ________.
3 Jenny didn’t studied / didn’t study Business work gym café
in college. 2 We went out last ________.
4 What time did you went / did you go to afternoon yesterday Sunday
the supermarket? 3 She went on a trip ________.
5 Where did you get / you got that coat? It’s nice. to Athens  at Athens  on Athens
4 We watched TV yesterday ________.
5 night  day morning
5 Jack and Lucy were on ________ this morning.
2 Write the simple past form of the verb the bus  the car  the airport
in parentheses. 5
Example: Neil had (have) pizza for lunch today.
Vocabulary total 10
1 That movie was so sad. I ________________ (cry)!
2 They __________________ (go) to the museum
last weekend. PRONUNCIATION
3 Mike __________________ (get) a birthday card 5 Underline the stressed syllable.
from Cheryl yesterday.
Example: air|port
4 Kyle ___________________ (do) his homework
before dinner. 1 yes|ter|day
5 We _________________ (visit) our grandparents in 2 a|rrive
Florida last month. 3 home|work
5
4 mo|vies
5 sa|lon
Grammar total 10
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VOCABULARY
6 Write the words in the correct column.
3 Complete the sentences with the correct word.
played  wanted  walked  watched  learned
arrived  greeted  liked  started  talked  walked started

Example: Peter liked the cookies.

cried liked waited
1 His art class ____________ last Tuesday night.
watched
2 Sandra ____________ to my apartment.
3 I ____________ to the teacher about our homework.
4 They ____________ at the train station at 9:30.
5 We ____________ our guests from Seoul at 5
the airport.
Pronunciation total 10
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Grammar, Vocabulary, and Pronunciation total 30

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10  Reading and Writing   A Starter

READING 4 Before they stopped making trips to the moon,

American astronauts made ________ trips in total.
1 Read the text and choose the correct number or A three ■  B five ■  C seven ■  
date to complete the sentences.
5 The last trip to the moon was in ________.
A 1970 ■  B 1971 ■  C 1972 ■  
A man on the moon 5
On July 21, 1969, American astronaut Neil Armstrong
opened the door of the lunar module, the Eagle, and walked
2 Read the text again and check (✓) True or False.
outside. He was on the moon. He was the first man in
1 Armstrong walked on the moon before Aldrin.
history to walk on the moon. It was a fantastic moment.
A few minutes later, Buzz Aldrin was the second man on the
■  False ■  
True 
moon. Armstrong and Aldrin had a camera. They took 2 Aldrin had a camera when he was on the moon.
photos and made a movie of their short time on the moon. ■  False ■  
True 
They also collected information and talked to the American 3 Armstrong and Aldrin were on the moon for a
president, Richard Nixon, on the phone. Nixon said it was a long time.
“historic phone call.” They placed an American flag there
and went back to Earth.
■  False ■  
True 
4 Armstrong and Aldrin didn’t talk to anyone when
July 21, 1969 was a very important and exciting day. On
they were on the moon.
Earth, a lot of people listened to their radios all day because
they wanted to hear the news about the men on the moon. ■  False ■  
True 
And everybody in the world watched the news to see the 5 The astronauts left a flag on the moon.
first pictures of the men on the moon. Was it true? Was it ■  False ■  
True 
real? People didn’t believe what they saw. And today,
6 At first, news of the men on the moon wasn’t on
people over 50 can remember where they were when
the radio.
Armstrong walked on the moon.
In November 1969, the Americans traveled to the moon
■  False ■  
True 
again and everybody watched. In the 1970s, astronauts
7 TV stations didn’t have pictures of the first walk on
went on five more trips. But after that, the American
the moon.
government decided that they didn’t want to spend millions ■  False ■  
True 
and millions of dollars on trips to the moon. The last man on 8 Today, people don’t remember the first walk on
the moon was there in 1972. the moon.
■  False ■  
True 
Example: Armstrong first walked on the moon on 9 People were not very interested in the second trip to
July________. the moon.
A 21 ■
✓   B 22 ■  C 23 ■  
■  False ■  
True 
1 The first trip to the moon was in _____. 10 The American government stopped trips because
A 1969 ■  B 1970 ■  C 1972 ■   they were expensive.
2 Only ________ walked on the moon on that ■  False ■  
True 
first trip.
10
A  one man  ■  B two men ■  
C  three men  ■  
Reading total 15
3 In 1969, the Americans made ________ to
the moon.
A  one trip  ■  B two trips ■  
C  three trips  ■  

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10  Reading and Writing   A Starter

WRITING
1 Answer the questions about an important day that
you remember.
1 What was the important day?
2 When was it?
3 What happened?
4 Where were you on this day?
5 What did you do?
Writing total 10

Reading and Writing total 25

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10  Listening and Speaking   A Starter

LISTENING 3 Paul wants to work in travel. Read the information

about his life in the form and answer your
1 Listen to a woman interviewing a man about his partner’s questions.
vacation. Underline the correct information.
1 His name is Sean Flynn / Shaun Flynn.
Name: Paul Jones
2 His vacation was in Spain / France.
Application for position of: travel agent
3 He went in the summer / winter.
4 He went with his friends / his girlfriend. Personal Information
5 He stayed in hotels / with friends and family. Education: University of Maryland
5 Major: Spanish
From September 13, 2001 to May 29, 2004
2 Listen to five conversations and answer the First Job: Tour guide (from June 19, 2006 to
questions. Check (✓) A, B, or C. October 30, 2008)
1 When is Annie’s birthday? Travel Experience: Trip to South Africa (May
A  July 21  ■  B July 22 ■  C July 23 ■   2007) and Thailand (December 2008).
2 Where was Joe at one o’clock yesterday?
A  in a café  ■  B at work ■   4 Your partner has information about Sandra. Ask
C  at a Chinese restaurant  ■   your partner questions and complete the form
3 What did Frank have for lunch on Sunday? with the information.
A  a meal in a restaurant  ■  B pizza ■   Which college / Sandra study at?
C sandwiches ■   What / she study?
4 When did Tina go away last week? When / Sandra / start college?
A  Monday the 5th  ■  B Tuesday the 8th ■   When / Sandra / finish college?
C  Saturday the 12th  ■   What / first job?
5 What does Helen do on her computer? When / get / first job?
A  She chats online  ■  B She plays games ■   When / finish / first job?
C  She checks emails  ■   Where / play soccer / July 2007?
When / meet Rafa Nadal?
5

Listening total 10 Name: Sandra Spencer

Application for position of: Sports Trainer
SPEAKING Personal Information
1 Ask your partner these questions. Education: 1____________________ State University
1 Where were you on New Year’s Eve (December 31) Major: 2_________________ from 3_____________ to
4
last year? __________
2 Who were you with? First Job: 5_______________ from 6_____________ to
7
3 What did you do? __________
4 What did you like about the day or the evening? Sports Experience: Played at women’s soccer
2 Now answer your partner’s questions. World Cup in 8________ and played in three
tennis tournaments—and met Rafa Nadal!—
in 9___________.

Speaking total 15

Listening and Speaking total 25

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