Unit 1

Basic Test

Name Class Date

GRAMMAR 4 Circle the correct option.

1 Are you watching a film … ?
1 Write sentences and questions in the present a at the moment b every day
continuous.
2 Does Ben go to the cinema … ?
1 I / swim. I’m swimming.
a today b often
2 He / read. He’s reading.
3 I’m making a video … .
3 You / not / look. You aren’t looking.
a this morning b every week
4 Chloe / not / sleep. Chloe isn’t sleeping.
4 Does James watch a horror film … ?
5 they / come? Are they coming?
a right now b every weekend
6 Jack / play? Is Jack playing?
5 Emma’s waiting for you at the cinema … .
5 a at the moment b this morning
6 Do you play basketball … ?
2 Put the words in the correct order to complete
a right now b on Tuesdays
the questions in the present continuous.
1 film / watching / a / you / ? 5
Are you watching a film?
2 radio / he / to / listening / the / ? 5 Complete the adverbs of manner.
Is he listening to the radio? 1 bad → bad ly 4 happy → happ ily
3 making / I / lunch / ? 2 clear → clear ly 5 fast → fa st
Am I making lunch? 3 careful → careful ly 6 good → we ll
4 volleyball / playing / Rachel / ? 5
Is Rachel playing volleyball?
5 online / friends / chatting / your / ? 6 Put the words in the correct order to make
sentences.
Are your friends chatting online?
1 terribly / always / sings / John / .
6 George / is / doing / ?
John always sings terribly.
What is George doing?
2 the piano / Liam / beautifully / plays / .
5 Liam plays the piano beautifully.
3 never / slowly / walk / You / .
3 Circle the correct option.
You never walk slowly.
1 I watch / ’m watching the TV at the moment.
4 My sister / working / hard / isn’t / today / .
2 A director always makes / is making lots of
My sister isn’t working hard today.
important decisions.
3 We aren’t going / don’t go to school this week. 5 are / the plates / Ben and Sam / carefully /
We’re on holiday! carrying / .
4 I ’m not understanding / don’t understand you. Ben and Sam are carrying the plates
5 They don’t interview / aren’t interviewing a very carefully.
interesting person on the chat show right now! 6 quickly / opening / They / their presents / are / .
6 Joe never watches / is never watching cartoons. They are opening their presents quickly.

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VOCABULARY 9 Complete the sentences with the words
in the box.
7 Match the definitions with the words in the box.
costumes director make-up artist script
cartoon chat show comedy game show set sound engineer
on-demand series soap opera
1 It’s very dark on the set . Turn on
1 In this programme people talk in interviews. the lights!
chat show 2 Your face looks very white. Please go to the
2 People answer questions to win prizes in this make-up artist to get more colour.
programme. game show 3 I can’t hear anything! Call the sound engineer !
3 This is a programme or film with animated 4 Please put on your costumes for the
drawings. cartoon next scene!
4 This is a series about a group of people, and it 5 I’m reading the script and it’s
continues for a long time. soap opera very good.
5 You can watch this series at any time you want. 6 I’m the director , so please do what I say.
on-demand series
6 This programme is funny. comedy 5

5 LISTENING

8 Circle the correct option. 10 2.07 Listen to a guided tour of a TV studio. Read
the sentences and tick (✓) the correct ones.
What kind of programmes do you like watching?
1 Woodside is a soap opera. ✓
1 ‘Soap operas / Cookery shows are the best!
I love food!’ 2 The actors aren’t wearing their costumes
✓
for the show.
2 ‘I like chat shows / documentaries because you
learn about the world.’ 3 Emily wants to meet the actors. ✓
3 ‘I always watch on-demand series / the news 4 The actors are relaxing now.
because it’s interesting.’ 5 The actors in Woodside are famous. ✓
4 ‘I love football and basketball, so I watch 6 Emily and Sam meet the director.
on-demand series / sports shows.
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5 ‘I like reality shows / the news because some
interesting people take part.’ 11 2.07 Listen again. Circle the correct option.
6 ‘I watch dramas / comedies because in real life 1 Emily and Sam are in a set / a living room.
people have lots of problems, too.’ 2 Sam likes / doesn’t like Woodside.
5 3 The actors are reading / talking about the script.
4 Emily and Sam can / can’t talk to the actors now.
5 The director is a man / woman.
woman.
6 The sound engineer has got headphones /
a microphone.
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READING 13 Read the text again. Are the sentences T (true)
or F (false)?
12 Read the text. 1 Deb likes the actors in soap operas. F
2 Cris likes The Hipsters. T
# TVs and movies 3 Max says the presenters are terrible. F
4 Bella is a pupil in a school. T
Deb@telemad
5 There are three sports on Top Score. F
Why do people waste their time watching soap
operas? The actors aren’t very good and the sets 6 Nick is asking for help. T
are so cheap! #programmes
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Cris@couchp 14 Circle the meaning of the highlighted words in

When’s the next episode of the comedy the text.
The Hipsters? I can’t find any information about 1 waste use badly / choose
it! Are they stopping the series??? That’s a really
bad idea! #programmes 2 really very / some
3 awful very good / very bad
Max@filmz 4 brilliant fantastic / difficult
I’m watching the Oscars. The show looks 5 advice jobs / suggestions
great, but the sound is awful! I can’t hear the 6 go for watch / choose
presenters! Call the sound engineer! #filmnews
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Lon@writer WRITING
Attention all film studios! I’m writing a brilliant
script for a detective film. Send me a message 15 Circle the correct option.
if you’re interested! #filmnews 1 I like chat shows but / and my sister doesn’t like
them.
Bella@home 2 My parents or / and my sister love soap operas.
Where can I study to become a sound engineer? 3 On Saturdays, I usually go for a bike ride but / or
And what subjects do I need to do well in at I play basketball with my friends.
school? Advice, please! #jobs
4 Beth often plays sport or / but she doesn’t often
watch it.
TopScore@sports 5 I have two favourite foods: apples or / and pizza.
On the sports show Top Score today, we’ve got
football from Spain and rugby from New Zealand.
6 What do you want to do? Watch a film or / and
#programmes play a video game? You decide!
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Nick@debizz
I’m in the UK and I want to watch on-demand 16 Write a description of your favourite actor. Use
the prompts below to help you.
series. What’s the best online plan to go for?
#programmes Write at least 100 words.
Paragraph 1
• Introduction (who the person is)
Circle the correct option.
Paragraph 2
1 Deb likes / doesn’t like soap operas.
• Their films / TV programmes
2 Cris watches / doesn’t watch The Hipsters.
Paragraph 3
3 Max says it’s easy / hard to hear the presenters.
• Why I like this person
4 Lon is a writer / an actor.
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5 Bella wants a job / help.
help.
6 Top Score is showing two / three sports today. TOTAL SCORE 100
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