Unit 7 test
Listening
1 1.08 Listen to a conversation about a book.
Then write true or false. (10 marks)
Christina hasn’t read the book. true
1 It’s a detective story. ____________
2 The main female character is already married
when she meets the main male character.
____________
3 She goes to work in India. ____________
4 One person dies in a fire. ____________
5 John doesn’t tell Christina the ending.
____________
Vocabulary
2 Tick () five more film genres. (10 marks)
comedy 
1 episode ___ 6 eastern ___
2 war story ___ 7 terror ___
3 sports programme ___ 8 romance ___
4 musician ___ 9 thriller ___
5 fantasy ___ 10 cartoon ___
3 Complete the sentences with the words.
(10 marks)
best-seller character novelist plot
scene special effects
This book won a prize and then became a
best-seller.
1 The film’s ____________________ were amazing.
2 The ____________________ was a bit
complicated.
3 My favourite ____________________ was when
the detective solves the mystery.
4 The main ____________________ was a man
called Pete.
5 This was the ____________________’s sixth book.
Language focus
4 Complete the table. Use two verb forms in the box.
There is one verb form that you don’t need.
(4 marks)
to go go going
have, want + to go
like, hate, enjoy, don’t + (1)
mind
decide, need, prefer, (2)
would like
5 Write the correct form of the verb. (10 marks)
I enjoy watching (watch) films.
1 My dog really likes _______________ (swim).
2 We decided _______________ (stay) in.
3 I’d like _______________ (buy) that DVD.
4 I hate _______________ (write) essays.
5 They prefer _______________ (read) books at
home.
6 Choose the correct words. (12 marks)
If you sit behind a tall person, you can’t /
couldn’t see the screen.
1 I’ve got exams in June, so we won’t be able to /
couldn’t go to the party that month.
2 When I was little I can’t / couldn’t play in the
street.
3 It’s great – I can / could watch films on my
computer now.
4 When I was fourteen, I couldn’t / won’t be able
to watch some films without my parents.
5 Be quiet – I can’t / can hear the news.
6 After my sister passes her driving test, she
could / ’ll be able to drive alone.
7 Complete the second conditional sentences.
Write the correct form of the verbs. (14 marks)
What would you buy if you won (win) the lottery?
1 He _______________ (watch) all the episodes in
one day if he had the series DVD.
2 If I _______________ (have) the time, I’d go to the
cinema twice a week.
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Unit 7 test
3 They _______________ (eat) fish every day if Communication
they lived on the coast.
9 Choose the correct responses. (10 marks)
4 If she spoke French, she _______________ (live)
You might like this.
in Paris.
a How’s that? b What’s that?
5 If I _______________ (meet) the actress, I’d ask
1 Have you seen any good films recently?
her for her phone number.
a Yes, one or two. b Yes, a bit.
6 You’d love this film if you _______________ (see)
2 What about this one?
it.
a No, I don’t fancy that.
7 If Nick were rich, he _______________ (travel)
b Yes, I enjoy that.
round the world.
3 Is it any good?
Reading a I would suggest it.
8 Read the text. Then match sentences a–f with b I wouldn’t recommend it.
gaps 1–6. (10 marks) 4 Do you like this?
a Yes, I’m a big supporter of musicals.
TITANIC b No, I’m not a big fan of science fiction.
(1) ____ It was a big international hit. It made $1.8 billion and it
5 Try this one.
won eleven Academy Awards.
a OK, I’ll trust you.
The film was expensive to make, and it included many
computer-generated images. (2) ____ b No, I won’t believe you.
It tells the story of two passengers from different social classes.
Rose is a seventeen-year-old rich girl. (3) ____ On the ship she Writing
meets Jack Dawson, a third-class passenger. (4) ____ But
tragically, the ship sinks and Jack dies. 10 Write a review of the last film you saw. Use the
The love story between the two main characters is fictional. (5) questions to help you. (10 marks)
____
Paragraph One
In 2010, the director, James Cameron, made another best-selling
1 What was the name of the film?
film, Avatar. (6) ____
The last film I saw was ...
a However, some of the people in the film are real 2 Who directed or starred in it?
historical people.  Paragraph Two
b She’s going to America to marry Cal Hockley, a 3 Who would you recommend this film to?
man she doesn’t love.  I’d like to recommend this film to people who ...
c One of the world’s best-selling films is Titanic. 4 What is the film about?

1 It’s set in ...

d These were used to create the dramatic The main characters are ...
moments when the ship disappears under the Paragraph Three
water.  5 What’s your opinion?
e This later film, about alien life, made over $2.7 The things I liked the most were ...
billion!  I didn’t like ...
f They fall in love.  All in all, I think ...

Total marks: Listening _______ / 10 Vocabulary _______ / 20 Language focus _______ / 40

Reading _______ / 10 Communication _______ / 10 Writing _______ / 10 TOTAL _______ / 100