A2+

UNIT 5 TEST | Version B

Part A • Grammar, Vocabulary and How to … VOCABULARY

GRAMMAR 4 Choose the correct option (a, b or c) to complete the
sentences.
1 Complete the sentences with the words in the box.
There are two words you do not need. 1 I can’t believe this coat __________ only £20!
a spends b costs c increases
hers it its that their then who’s
2 The bowl is 150 years old. It’s very __________.
whose yours
a valuable b fair c equal
1 I don’t know those men. What are __________ names?
3 We’ve had quite a lot of __________ for our house.
2 The sign on the door has lost two of __________ letters.
a savings b prices c offers
3 I don’t have my phone. Can I borrow __________,
4 Let’s __________ a car and have a day trip somewhere.
please?
a spend b rent c cost
4 Sue says this isn’t her key but I think she’s wrong. I’m
sure it’s __________. 5 I think £70 is a __________ price for a hotel room for a
night.
5 __________ your English teacher this year?
a valuable b popular c fair
6 I like music but I don’t listen to __________ very often.
6 Have you ever __________ a lot of money on
7 I like __________ car over there. What is it?
something?
/7
a spent b rent c cost
7 She spent half of her __________ on a new car.
2 Choose the correct words to complete the
sentences. a savings b offers c prices
/7
1 You talk too / too many / too much after you drink
coffee!
2 We don’t have many / much / a bit of items of furniture. 5 Complete the sentences with the words in the box.
There are three words you do not need.
3 Your advice was / were / are very helpful!
4 There’s any / no / some tea left. We need to buy some. accommodation food message room
social media songs time transport
5 I’m bored. I’ve got too / too many / too much free time!
vocabulary words
6 We don’t want any / many / no food, thanks.
7 Do you have enough / many / much money for the 1 I know a few __________ in Portuguese.
cinema? 2 We need to book some __________ for our two-night
/7 stay in New York.
3 We don’t have much __________ to talk today.
3 Put the words in the correct order to make 4 I only like one of this singer’s __________.
sentences. 5 Danny and I met on __________.
1 an email / going to / everyone / I’m / send 6 Is there __________ from here to other cities?
______________________________________. 7 There isn’t a lot of __________ in our cupboards.
2 money / my sister / I / some / to / lent /7
______________________________________.
3 some flowers / husband / me / gave / My 6 Complete the sentences with common adjectives.
______________________________________. 1 It’s hot outside but it’s lovely and c _ _ l in here.
4 making / us / Thanks for / for / dinner 2 I love these socks. They’re really warm and s _ _ t.
______________________________________. 3 This bag isn’t s _ _ _ _ g enough to hold everything.
5 my dad / wrote / a birthday / I / card 4 You need thick socks, not t _ _ n ones like these.
______________________________________. 5 Turn a light on. It’s d _ _ k and I can’t see.
6 coffee / bought / me / some / for / She 6 This bed is for a child. It’s very n _ _ _ _ w.
______________________________________. /6
/6

© 2023 Pearson PHOTOCOPIABLE 1

 A2+
UNIT 5 TEST | Version B

HOW TO …
7 Complete the description with the words in the box.

all comes got here’s important just

maybe problem thing why

Do you have a 1__________ with your back? 2__________

your office chair isn’t comfortable and your back hurts at
the end of a long day of work. Well, 3__________ the
answer – The Right Light Chair. It’s not 4__________ a
normal chair and I’ll tell you 5__________. This chair has
6__________ a special shape that normal chairs don’t
have. Why is that 7__________? Because it supports you
and stops the chair from hurting your back. And that’s not
8__________. Another good 9__________ about it is that
it’s light so you can move it around easily. It 10__________
in two colours – black and red – and it’s cheap at just
£59.50.

/10

Total: /50

© 2023 Pearson PHOTOCOPIABLE 2

 A2+
UNIT 5 TEST | Version B

Part B | Listening, Reading and Writing READING

LISTENING 3 Read the text about the history of money. Match the
headings (A–E) with the paragraphs (1–5).
1 [Audio UT5.01] Listen to a radio interview about
something that was found. Tick the points (1–8) that A Food and banks
are mentioned. B Sea shells
1 The woman and her husband bought a house. ___ C Metal and salt coins
2 A famous person lived in the house. ___ D Paper notes
3 The house needs a lot of work. ___ E Farm animals
4 The builders found some art on a wall. ___ /5
5 There were some paintings under the floor. ___
6 The art was by a famous artist. ___
The History of Money
7 The art is very old and important. ___
1 ___
8 Museums are helping to decide what to do with
Money wasn’t always the metal coins and paper notes we
the art. ___
know today. People used all kinds of interesting things to buy
/5 products from people. First, they used the products
themselves. ‘I give you my bread and you give me your
apples’. Then, they began to use other valuable objects. The
2 [Audio UT5.01] Listen again. Choose the correct first of these objects was around 11,000 years ago. People
words to complete the sentences. used cows, sheep and goats to pay for the things they needed.
1 Nina is / isn’t living in the house at the moment.
2 ___
2 In the future, the house is going to be a home / hotel. Shells were also very popular in places where people could get
them easily from the sea. The first we hear about them is in
3 Nina and her husband / Builders are working on the
China around 3,300 years ago. Shells were also a form of
house. money in other parts of Asia, Africa, Europe and countries in
4 The painting includes bright / dark colours. the Pacific Ocean. Heavy shells were usually more valuable
than lighter ones.
5 The painting is 500 / 2000 years old.
6 There are / aren’t complete wall paintings like this in 3 ___
People began to use coins around 2,700 years ago in a place
other buildings.
called Lydia which is now Turkey. The coins were made of
7 Nina knows / doesn’t know the future of the painting at metal and they were important because people could travel to
the moment. buy products. It’s not easy to take a cow with you on a long
journey to buy things you need! For some people, salt was
8 Putting the painting in a museum is very valuable because it wasn’t easy to get, so they used this
a difficult thing to do / good for the house. to buy things. People made coins from salt, too.
9 Keeping the painting in the house will be / won’t be 4 ___
expensive. Cheese was another food item that people used as money. In
10 Nina says that her and her husband have / don’t have Italy, people used parmesan cheese as money. They also gave
everything they need to look after the painting. their cheese to the bank so they could borrow money. The
bank knew they could keep the cheese and not lose money.
/10 Even today, there is one Italian bank which lends money for
cheese. It has around 430,000 wheels of parmesan cheese with
a value of over €100m.
5 ___
1,300 years ago, people in China started to make notes from
paper. Three hundred years later, Sweden became the first
European country to make these kinds of notes. Paper notes
were lighter to carry around, but they were also easier to copy.
That’s why many notes today are made using a kind of thin
plastic.

© 2023 Pearson PHOTOCOPIABLE 3

 A2+
UNIT 5 TEST | Version B

4 Read the text again. Are the statements True (T) or WRITING
False (F)?
5 Correct the mistake in each sentence.
1 People used money 11,000 years ago. T / F
1 I lent my sunglasses to a friend and I never got it back.
2 Shells were popular forms of money in only one part of
the world. T / F 2 My wife borrowed my phone. Her then broke it!

3 You could buy more with a heavy shell than a light 3 I lent my friend Sara money. She gave them back to me
shell. T / F with a lovely note.

4 People first used coins in Turkey. T / F 4 A friend borrowed a towel to take to the beach. She left
it that and I never saw it again!
5 People used cows to buy products when they
travelled. T / F 5 I lent a colleague my car. I got her back with a really
kind thank you gift.
6 Salt was valuable because it was hard to find. T / F
/5
7 People in Italy gave banks cheese so they could borrow
money. T / F
6 You have seen this advertisement on a website:
8 Many Italian banks still keep cheese today. T / F
9 The first European bank notes were made 1,300 years A TIME YOU LENT SOMEONE SOMETHING
ago. T / F
Tell us about a time you lent someone something.
10 Bank notes today are all of the same material as in the
What did you lend?
past. T / F How did you feel about it?
/10 Did you get it back?

Write and tell us. We’ll publish the most interesting stories.

Write your story in 85–90 words.

/15

Total: /50

© 2023 Pearson PHOTOCOPIABLE 4

 A2+
UNIT 5 TEST | Version B

Part C • Speaking
SPEAKING
1 Make questions and ask your partner.
1 When / make / something / someone in the past?
2 Whose lost object / find / in the past?
3 Do / have / enough / free time each week?
4 What / send / someone / last week?
5 Do / have / a lot of / clothes?
/5

2 Answer your partner’s questions.

/5

3 Describe the picture to your partner.

/10

Total: /20

© 2023 Pearson PHOTOCOPIABLE 5