Starter Unit.

Name:
Date: Mark:

Reading (20 points).

(Bloque 3. Estándar 3.5. Capta las ideas principales de textos periodísticos).

1 Read the text. Then tick (✓) the sentences T (true), F (false) or DS (doesn’t say). (10 points)
Zainebu and Hannatu are from South Africa. Zainebu is twelve and she’s in Year 6 at
school. Hannatu is nine and she’s in Year 4. They are at different schools. They’re half
(½) sisters because they’ve got the same father but they’ve got different mothers. Their
family is very big. It’s got eight children – six boys and two girls. Zainebu and Hannatu
are the only sisters, so they’re good friends.
Many South African families have got two houses or more. The family home of Zainebu
and Hannatu has got four houses! Their father has got a house and each mother has
got a house with her children.
T F
1. Zainebu and Hannatu are students at the same school. ...... ......
2. Hannatu is the big sister. ...... ......
3. Zainebu and Hannatu have got six brothers. ...... ......
4. The only girls in the family are Zainebu and Hannatu ...... ......
5. Zainebu and Hannatu have got different houses. ...... ......

2 Complete the sentences with words from the text. (10 points)
1. Zainebu and Hannatu haven’t got the same …………………… .
2. Zainebu and Hannatu are good friends because they haven’t got other …………………… .
3. Some family homes in South have got two or more …………………… .
4. The nationality of people from South Africa is …………………… .
5. The family of Zainebu and Hannatu has got …………………… mothers.

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Vocabulary (20 points)
(Bloque 3. Estándar 3.1)
1 Complete the chart. (10 points)
Country Nationality
1. Japan
2. Argentinian
3. Turkish
4. Russia
5. Spain
6. the UK
7. Portugal
8. Colombian
9. French
10. Greece

2 Match seven of the words with items 1–5 in the picture. (5 points)
board calculator chair desk dictionary door laptop notebook poster wall window

1 _______________ 5 _______________
2 _______________
3 _______________
4 _______________

3 Look at the picture in exercise 2. Complete the sentences with the words. (5 points)
behind between in in front of next to under
The school bag is between the chair and the bin.
1 The notebook is ___________ the school bag.
2 The bin is ___________ the school bag.
3 The poster is ___________ the chair.
4 The chair is ___________ the board.
5 The board is ___________ the chair.

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Grammar (35 points)
(Bloque 4. Estándar 4.3 Escribe notas, anuncios y mensajes relacionados con actividades y la vida cotidiana)
1 Complete the sentences with the correct form of have got. (10 points)
1. Mark …………………… (not) a brother.
2. My uncle and aunt …………………… five children.
3. My country …………………… about ten million people.
4. ………….they …………………… English friends?
5. Oh, no! I …………………… (not) my schoolbag.

2 Complete the sentences with am, is or are (or their negatives). (10 points)
1. My pen …………………… in my schoolbag. (Negative)
2. I …………………… twelve years old.
3. Sara …………………… in Year 8.
4. My mother and father …………………… at home. (Negative)
5. The pencils …………………… blue.
6. You …………………… a good student.
7. My teacher …………………… in the classroom. (Negative)
8. My cat …………………… grey.
9. My friends and I …………………… at school now. (Negative)
10. Mike …………………… in the park.
3 Complete the sentences with the possessive adjectives below. (10 points)
their • my • our • his • its
1. Jim hasn’t got friends from Ireland. …………………… friends are Welsh.
2. France hasn’t got a green flag. …………………… flag is red, white and blue.
3. Alex and Tom are brothers. …………………… house is on Cherry Street.
4. Max and I are in the same class. …………………… teacher is Mrs Jones.
5. I haven’t got …………………… English books today.
4 Complete the sentences. Use the Saxon Genitive form of the words in brackets. (5 points)
1. …………………… (Susan) dad is a doctor.
2. The …………………… (boys) bikes are new.
3. My …………………… (mother) friend is Elaine.
4. His …………………… (brothers) names are Harold and Daryll.
5. …………………… (Christine) book is green.

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Listening (10 points)
(Bloque 1. Estándar 1.3. Identifica el sentido general y los puntos principales de una conversación formal o
informal entre dos o más interlocutores).

1 Listen to the conversation. Circle the country they don’t talk about. (2 points)
Argentina France South Africa
the USA

2 Listen again. Complete the sentences. (8 points)

1 Kyle’s nationality is _____________.
2 Maria’s mother is _____________.
3 The first secret country is _____________.
4 Harry has got a _____________ as a prize.

Writing (15 points)

(Bloque 4. Estándar 4.4 Escribir informes sobre hechos habituales)

Read Adam’s profile and write a paragraph about him.
Name Adam Simmons
................................
Nationality americana
Age 13 ................................
Brothers 2 ................................
Sisters 0 ................................
Your ................................
Subjects
e-mail adam@wahoo.com