Pulse 3 Progress Test Basic

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1 Pulse 3 Progress Test Basic Name: Result: /100 Vocabulary 1 Choose the correct words. 1 Supermarkets use too many plastic bags / tins to put our shopping in. 2 I ve got lots of bottles / organic waste in my garden. 3 It s easier to recycle paper / glass bottles than plastic ones. 4 We waste so much metal / paper. I always print my homework on both sides. 5 We should keep cardboard / can boxes. They re useful for putting things in. 6 I ve got lots of empty jam jars / bags. I use them to keep small things in. 7 We could make bags from glass / textiles like cotton. They don t damage the environment like plastic. 8 Why don t more people recycle their fizzy drink cans / bags? 9 We buy textiles / cartons of orange juice now, not plastic bottles. 10 Can you recycle cars and bikes and other things made of metal / paper? 2 Find five nouns and five verbs about the environment. Words go,,,,,. N W G N I L C Y C E R N B O W E T T P C R X D O A O I B M O I A Z D E I K A W T L I E M O D S T Z S X L C P S V E I T U X Z U O P U G S Z L R L M T Z A R B D Z I U O L E J S Q I P U E G O Y O H I N T J H Z L R L N P D C R E A T I O N O S U Y S L E T A E R C A E O M P V Z P J I H K Y W U Grammar 3 Complete each sentence 1 6 with an ending a f. 1 If we ride bikes more, a) we ll create less pollution. 2 If it rains on Saturday, b) they won t survive. 3 If the world gets hotter, c) there will be less waste. 4 If birds eat plastic, d) I will buy a new DVD. 5 If I have enough money, e) we won t go to the beach. 6 If everyone recycles, f) there won t be enough water for everyone. Score: /6

2 4 Choose the correct words. 1 What will you do if it rains / will rain on Saturday? 2 If the weather is good, we go / will go to the beach. 3 If I remember / will remember I ll take my skateboard. 4 I won t / don t s to the beach if it isn t sunny. 5 I stay / will stay at home and watch TV. Score: /5 5 Complete the sentences with will, won t, might or might not and the verbs in brackets. 1 Scientists (invent) a pollution free car next year. 2 I hope the rainforests (disappear). I love all the animals in them. 3 I (go) to the charity football match as I ve got a lot of homework. But I ll try to go. 4 I definitely (be) at your fundraising event. I m looking forward to it. 5 It is important to stop using plastic bags or there (be) a plastic mountain! 6 I don t think companies care about wildlife as they (stop) polluting the environment. 7 Josh says he (do) a bungee jump as he s a bit frightened. But he s thinking about it. 8 Sam says he (get) a job at the supermarket, but he s not sure. 6 Choose the correct words. 1 If I lived / live in New York, I would be very happy. 2 What will / would you do if you saw an animal stranded on the beach? 3 If I felt ill, I would go / went to the doctor. 4 If I was / am rich, I would buy an electric car. 5 What would you do if you don t / didn t have a car? Score: /8 6 I would recycle / recycled all my plastic bags, if there was a recycling place near my house. Score: /6

3 Pulse 3 Progress Test Basic 7 Rearrange the words to make sentences and questions. 1 I / had / a bike / would / cycle / If / I / work / to 2 won / If / what / you / the lottery / you / would / do? 3 would / China / If / had / go / lots of / I / money / I / to 4 what / If / you / broke / do / would / you / your leg? 5 didn t / If / factories / the fish / wouldn t / the rivers / pollute / die Score: /5

4 Reading 8 Read the text and circle T (true), F (false) or DS (doesn t say). Deserts cover about half of the land on the earth, and they are getting larger. As the world gets warmer and there is less water available, there are fewer places for people to live, grow crops and keep animals. Scientists believe that by 2020 up to 60 million people might move from the Sahara Desert in Africa northwards into North Africa and Europe. People can t live on the land anymore as nothing grows, so they have to move to new towns and cities. The problem isn t just in Africa though. Since 1950, people have moved away from 24,000 villages in north-west China because of desert expansion and it s getting worse. In India, as the population grows, villagers are moving to new areas as they have no water. At the moment it s only villages that are disappearing, but scientists believe that soon whole cities will move as there will be no water. Less water means more deserts. If deserts continue to grow, there will be millions of refugees looking for new places to live. Will the world be able to help? 1 Most of the world s land is desert. T / F / DS 2 There are deserts in Europe. T / F / DS 3 It is difficult to grow food in deserts. T / F / DS 4 24, 000 people in China have moved to new villages. T / F / DS 5 Cities and villages are disappearing because of the lack of water. T / F / DS 9 Read the text again and choose the correct answers. 1 What does the world have less of nowadays? a) water b) hot weather 2 How many people in Africa may move in the future? a) 20 million b) 60 million 3 Where do people in Africa move from? a) the Sahara Desert b) North Africa 4 What is getting bigger in China? a) villages b) deserts 5 Who will be looking for new homes in the future? a) refugees b) everyone

5 Pulse 3 Progress Test Basic Writing 10 Replace the underlined words with the synonyms in the box. Then rewrite the sentences. contaminated atmosphere soil donate globe safe foliage buy target reduce 1 More than a billion people around the world don t drink clean water. 2 Many people die because they drink polluted water. 3 We need to decrease diseases from bad water. 4 It s very important that everyone, especially children, can drink clean water. 5 Our main goal is to help people have good drinking water. 6 Clean water will also help the ground so the villagers can grow crops. 7 They can also grow trees with lots of leaves. 8 This will help the air and make the whole village cleaner and people healthier. 9 We believe that people in Britain can help pay for a new water pump. 10 You only have to give a few pounds. It s nothing!

6 Listening 11 Listen to the man talking about his charity work and choose the correct answers. 1 What is Charlie s job? a) he s a doctor b) he s a telephone engineer 2 When was the sponsored run? a) October last year b) November last year 3 How many people ran? a) five b) six 4 How much money did the friends raise? a) almost 1000 b) more than What is the name of the charity? a) Help Africa b) Medicine for Africa 12 Listen again and circle T (true) or F (false). 1 The jumble sale was in November. T / F 2 More than two hundred people came to the jumble sale. T / F 3 All of his friends can play the guitar. T / F 4 He s planning a bungee jump next Friday. T / F 5 He wants to raise about 3,000. T / F Score: /5 Score: /5

7 Pulse 3 Progress Test Basic Speaking 13 Work in pairs. Ask and answer questions. STUDENT A You re going to tell Student B about a recent news story. Take a few minutes to think about a news item you have read recently. Think about: what happened where and when it happened who was involved what other people were doing at the time if it was funny / sad / surprising Tell your friend about the story. Answer his / her questions about the event. Vocabulary: /20 Grammar: /30 Reading: /20 Writing: /10 Listening: /10 Speaking: /10 TOTAL: /100

8 Speaking 13 Work in pairs. Ask and answer questions. STUDENT B You re going to tell Student A about a recent news story. Take a few minutes to think about a news item you have read recently. Think about: what happened where and when it happened who was involved what other people were doing at the time if it was funny / sad / surprising Tell your friend about the story. Answer his / her questions about the event. Vocabulary: /20 Grammar: /30 Reading: /20 Writing: /10 Listening: /10 Speaking: /10 TOTAL: /100

9 Pulse 3 Progress Test Standard Name: Vocabulary Result: /100 1 Complete the sentences with a word about rubbish or recycling. 1 Supermarkets use too many plastic b to put our shopping in. 2 I ve got lots of o w in my garden. 3 It s easier to recycle g bottles than plastic ones. 4 We waste so much p! I always print my homework on both sides. 5 We should keep c boxes. They re useful for putting things in. 6 I ve got lots of empty jam j. I use them to keep small things in. 7 We could make bags from t, like cotton. They don t damage the environment like plastic. 8 Why don t more people recycle their fizzy drink c? 9 We buy c of orange juice now, not plastic bottles. 10 Can you recycle cars and bikes and other things made of m? 2 Choose the correct words. 1 People create / creation too much carbon dioxide. 2 If we don t stop the destroy / destruction of natural habitats, more animals will die. 3 Many animals and birds will disappear / disappearance if we don t change our lifestyle. 4 In many countries CO 2 emit / emissions are still a major problem. 5 Light pollute / pollution is a big problem in cities. 6 Everyone needs to recycle / recycling more. 7 We have to reduce / reduction our use of fossil fuels. 8 Recycle / Recycling is very popular in Germany. 9 Scientists are worried about the disappear / disappearance of our rainforests. 10 Planes pollute / pollution the air around us.

10 Grammar 3 Complete the first conditional sentences with the correct form of the words in brackets. 1 If we (ride) bikes more, we (create) less pollution. 2 If it (rain) on Saturday, we (not go) to the beach. 3 If the world (get) hotter, there (not be) enough water for everyone. 4 If birds (eat) plastic, they (not survive). 5 If I (have) enough money, I (buy) a new DVD. 6 If everyone (recycle), there (be) less waste. 4 Order the words to make sentences. 1 might / scientists / a / pollution-free / invent / car 2 rainforests / all / won t / disappear / the 3 go / charity dance / might / I / the / not / to 4 will / at / fundraising / your / event / I / be 5 a / soon / plastic / will / mountain / be / there 6 stop / companies / the / won t / polluting / rivers 7 do / bungee jump / Josh / might / said / a / he Score: /6 Score: /7

11 Pulse 3 Progress Test Standard 5 Choose the correct words. 1 If I lived / live in New York, I would be / was very happy. 2 What will / would you do if you see / saw an animal stranded on the beach? 3 If I feel / felt ill, I would go / went to the doctor. 4 If I was / am rich, I would / will buy an electric car. 5 What would you do / did if you don t / didn t have a car? 6 How will / would you feel if you drink / drank contaminated water? 6 Complete the second conditional sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. 1 My parents (buy) a new house if they (have) enough money. Score: /12 2 If he (not live) in a big city, he (live) in a village near the sea. 3 If companies (stop) polluting the rivers, the fish (not die). 4 We (reduce) carbon emissions if we (drive) less. 5 If I (run) more, I (not be) so unfit. Score: /5

12 Reading 7 Read the text and circle T (true), F (false) or DS (doesn t say). Deserts cover about half of the land on the earth, and they are getting larger every year. As the world gets warmer and there is less water available, there are fewer places for people to live, grow crops and keep animals. Scientists believe that by 2020 up to 60 million people might move from the Sahara Desert in Africa northwards into North Africa and Europe. People can t live on the land anymore as nothing grows, so they have to move to new towns and cities. The problem isn t just in Africa though. Since 1950, people have moved away from 24,000 villages in north-west China because of desert expansion and it s getting worse. In India, as the population grows, villagers are moving to new areas as they have no water. At the moment it s only villages that are disappearing, but scientists believe that soon whole cities will need to move as they are running out of water. Less water means more deserts. If deserts continue to grow, there will be millions of refugees looking for new places to live. Will the world be able to help? 1 Most of the world s land is desert. T / F / DS 2 There are deserts in Europe. T / F / DS 3 It is difficult to grow food in deserts. T / F / DS 4 People in Africa only move north. T / F / DS 5 24, 000 people in China have moved to new villages. T / F / DS 6 Deserts are still getting bigger in China. T / F / DS 7 Cities and villages are disappearing because of the lack of water. T / F / DS 8 Read the text again and answer the questions. 1 What is there less and less of in Africa? Score: /14 2 Why are people leaving their villages in places such as India? 3 What will happen if this environmental problem continues? Score: /6

13 Pulse 3 Progress Test Standard Writing 9 You are going to write text for a fundraising poster to raise money for a charity. Include the information below. Listening name the charity what you want to raise the money for fundraising ideas and target reasons for helping this charity 10 Listen to the man talking about his charity work and circle T (true) or F (false). 1 He works as a telephone engineer. T / F 2 He wanted to help blind children in Africa. T / F 3 Five people finished the sponsored run. T / F 4 The charity is called Help for Africa. T / F 5 He found a lot of CDs when he was tidying his room. T / F 6 The jumble sale was at the end of November. T / F 7 He has already raised T / F 11 Listen again and answer the questions. 1 What did he do in December? 2 Where did they sell the CD? 3 How much more money does he want to raise for the charity? Score: /7 Score: /3

14 Speaking 12 Work in pairs. Ask and answer questions. STUDENT A You re going to tell Student B about a recent news story. Take a few minutes to think about a news item you have read recently. Think about: what happened where and when it happened who was involved what other people were doing at the time if it was funny / sad / surprising Tell your friend about the story. Answer his / her questions about the event. Vocabulary: /20 Grammar: /30 Reading: /20 Writing: /10 Listening: /10 Speaking: /10 TOTAL: /100

15 Pulse 3 Progress Test Standard Speaking 12 Work in pairs. Ask and answer questions. STUDENT B You re going to tell Student A about a recent news story. Take a few minutes to think about a news item you have read recently. Think about: what happened where and when it happened who was involved what other people were doing at the time if it was funny / sad / surprising Tell your friend about the story. Answer his / her questions about the event. Vocabulary: /20 Grammar: /30 Reading: /20 Writing: /10 Listening: /10 Speaking: /10 TOTAL: /100

16 Pulse 3 Progress Test Extra Name: Vocabulary Result: /100 1 Complete the sentences with a word about rubbish or recycling. 1 Supermarkets use too many plastic to put our shopping in. 2 I ve got lots of in my garden. 3 It s easier to recycle bottles than plastic ones. 4 We waste so much! I always print my homework on both sides. 5 We should keep boxes. They re useful for putting things in. 6 I ve got lots of empty jam. I use them to keep small things in. 7 We could make bags from like cotton. They don t damage the environment. 8 Why don t more people recycle their fizzy drink? 9 We buy of orange juice now, not plastic bottles. They re much better for the environment. 10 Can you recycle cars and bikes and other things made of? 2 Complete the table with the correct verbs or nouns. Verbs Nouns create (1) (2) destruction disappear (3) emit (4) (5) pollution recycle (6) (7) reduction (8) discussion consume (9) (10) improvement

17 Grammar 3 Complete each sentence 1 6 with an ending a f. Then complete the sentence with the correct form of the verb in brackets. 1 If we (ride) bikes more, 2 If it (rain) on Saturday, 3 If the world (get) hotter, 4 If birds (eat) plastic, 5 If I (have) enough money, 6 If everyone (recycle), a) we (create) less pollution. b) they (not survive). c) there (be) less waste. d) I (buy) a new DVD. e) we (not go) to the beach. f) there (not be) enough water for everyone. Score: /12 4 Complete the sentences with will (+), won t ( ), might (?) or might not (? ) and the verbs in the box. be (x2) go invent stop do disappear get 1 Scientists a pollution-free car next year. (?) 2 I hope the rainforests.i love all the animals in them. ( ) 3 I to the charity football match. I ve got a lot of homework. (? ) 4 I definitely at your fundraising event. I m looking forward to it. (+) 5 It is important to stop using plastic bags or there a plastic mountain! (+) 6 Companies don t care about wildlife and they polluting the environment. ( ) 7 Josh says he a bungee jump for charity. I hope he does. (?) 8 Sam says he a job at the supermarket, but he hopes he will. (? ) Score: /8

18 Pulse 3 Progress Test Extra 5 Correct the sentences. 1 If I live in New York, I would be happy. 2 If I felt ill, I would went to the doctor. 3 If I am rich, I would buy an electric car. 4 What would you do if you don t have a car? 5 I would recycled all my plastic bags, if there was a recycling place near my house. 6 Complete the second conditional sentences with the correct form of the verbs in the box. not live/live reduce/drive run/be buy/have stop/not die 1 My parents a new house if they enough money. 2 If he in a big city, he in a village near the sea. 3 If companies polluting the rivers, the fish. 4 We carbon emissions if we less. 5 If I more, I so unfit. Score: /5 Score: /5

19 Reading 7 Read the text and choose the correct answers. Deserts cover about half of the land on the earth, and they are getting larger every year. As the world gets warmer and there is less water available, there are fewer places for people to live, grow crops and keep animals. Scientists believe that by 2020 up to 60 million people might move from the Sahara Desert in Africa northwards into North Africa and Europe. People can t live on the land anymore as nothing grows, so they have to move to new towns and cities. The problem isn t just in Africa though. Since 1950, people have moved away from 24,000 villages in north-west China because of desert expansion and it s getting worse. In India, as the population grows, more and more villagers are moving to new areas as they have no water. At the moment it s only villages that are disappearing, but scientists believe that soon whole cities, such as Sana a, the capital city of Yemen, will need to move as it is running out of water. Less and less water means more deserts. If deserts continue to grow, there will be millions of refugees looking for new places to live. Will the world be able to help? 1 How much of the earth s land is desert? a) over 50% b) under 50% c) about 50% 2 How many people in Africa may move in the future? a) 20 million b) 60 million c) 24 million 3 Where do people in Africa move from? a) the Sahara b) Europe c) North Africa 4 When did the problems in China begin? a) 1950 b) 1924 c) Which region doesn t have a water problem yet? a) China b) India c) Europe 6 What are disappearing from some parts of the world? a) villages b) villagers c) cities Score: /12

20 Pulse 3 Progress Test Extra 8 Read the text again and answer the questions. Writing 1 What is there less and less of in Africa? 2 What has caused people to move from their villages in China? 3 Why might people have to leave villages and cities in the future? 4 What will happen if this environmental problem continues? 9 You are going to write text for a fundraising poster to raise money for a charity. Include details about the charity, fundraising ideas, reasons for supporting the charity and your target. Score: /8

21 Listening 10 Listen to the man talking about his charity work and answer the questions. 1 What is his job? 2 What was the TV news report about? 3 How many friends did he call? 4 When was the sponsored run? 5 How much money did they get for each kilometre? 6 How much money did they raise for charity? 11 Listen again and answer the questions. 1 What did he find when he was tidying his room? 2 What did they record on the CD? 3 What two events is he planning? 4 How much money does he want to raise altogether? Score: /6 Score: /4

22 Pulse 3 Progress Test Extra Speaking 12 Work in pairs. Ask and answer questions. STUDENT A You re going to tell Student B about a recent news story. Take a few minutes to think about a news item you have read recently. Think about: what happened where and when it happened who was involved what other people were doing at the time if it was funny / sad / surprising Tell your friend about the story. Answer his / her questions about the event. Vocabulary: /20 Grammar: /30 Reading: /20 Writing: /10 Listening: /10 Speaking: /10 TOTAL: /100

23 Speaking 12 Work in pairs. Ask and answer questions. STUDENT B You re going to tell Student A about a recent news story. Take a few minutes to think about a news item you have read recently. Think about: what happened where and when it happened who was involved what other people were doing at the time if it was funny / sad / surprising Tell your friend about the story. Answer his / her questions about the event. Vocabulary: /20 Grammar: /30 Reading: /20 Writing: /10 Listening: /10 Speaking: /10 TOTAL: /100