Unit Test 3A

Słownictwo

1 Wybierz poprawne odpowiedzi.

1 I need to check my syllabus / schedule to see what lessons I have tomorrow.
2 She attends a boarding / nursery school so she returns home only for weekends and school
holidays.
3 Mark is six years old and he has just started primary / vocational school.
4 Those students who are going to retake the exam are asked to come to the main / head
teacher’s office at 3 p.m.
5 We usually play football or volleyball in our PE / RE lessons.
6 ‘Six’ is the best degree / grade in most Polish schools.
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2 Uzupełnij zdania właściwymi wyrazami z ramki. Dwa słowa zostały podane dodatkowo.
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1 While state schools are free, _________ schools tend to be very expensive and hardly anyone can
afford the fees.
2 Mary’s sister is going to do a/an _________ in physics.
3 Our school IT _________ is in poor condition, with old computers and software.
4 Our school facilities include a sports _________ where students can play football and volleyball.
5 If you _________ classes, you will probably do badly in the exam.
6 It’s not a good idea to learn everything by _________.
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3 Complete the text with one word in each gap.

After the summer 1_____ ended at school and the holidays began, my parents decided to send me
on a language 2_____ in England. Luckily, Filip, one of my classmates from my school in Gniezno was
coming too. They gave us a test on the first day and we both did 3_____ in it so we were in the top
class. Being in England, really broadened my 4_____ . The other students were from lots of different
countries. When we worked in pairs, I worked with Hirata from Japan. It 5_____ my language skills a
lot because we could only communicate in English. I also 6_____ a lot of knowledge about his
country. In fact, he’s invited me to visit him in Tokyo and I want to go there some day!
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Gramatyka
4 Wybierz poprawne odpowiedzi.
1 My sister used to wear / was wearing glasses, but now she wears contact lenses.
2 While I talked / was talking on the phone, someone stole my camera.
3 When Sarah was in Paris, she met / was meeting a lot of interesting people.
4 When Alice came home, her sisters have / had already eaten the whole pizza.
5 Stanley was wearing / used to wear hairbands but he has cut his hair short lately.
6 Jake came home after school and was eating / ate dinner.
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5 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb in brackets. Use used to
where possible.
1 People _________________ (not/study) IT in school but now it’s an essential subject.
2 This time last week, we _________________ (sit) in the exam room.
3 We lost our way in the mountains because nobody _________________ (read) a map before we
started hiking.
4 Brian saw something very strange while he _________________ (use) the microscope.
5 I _________________ (feel) nervous about giving presentations but now I don’t worry about them.
6 When the test started, I realized that I _________________ (not/put) my ruler in my pencil case.
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Znajomość środków językowych

6 Przetłumacz fragmenty w nawiasach na język angielski.

1 I (nie zwykłam uczyć się fizyki) _________ in primary school but now I do and I like it!
2 Mark is happy because he (nie zrobił żadnych błędów) _________ in the maths test.
3 (Ile pracy domowej) _________ do you have for tomorrow?
4 _________ (Czy powtórzyłeś słownictwo) before the test yesterday?
5 I hate getting up early in the morning, but I (rzadko spóźniam się na lekcje) _________.
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7 Wybierz poprawne odpowiedzi.

Two years ago, I went on an exchange programme to Italy and it was the best year of my life! I 1
_____ a lot about Italy when I was at primary school because I was fascinated with gladiators and
ancient Rome, so I was really excited to learn that I had qualified for the programme. Of course, it
wasn’t easy. It 2 _____ me one year of studying before I 3 _____ the exam that demonstrated that
my Italian was good enough.
Finally, however, I was on my way. At first I wasn’t sure I’d 4 _____ with the new people there –
everyone
was talking loudly and laughing all the time and I’m a rather reserved person. But I soon 5 _____ a
lot of new friends. How? I just got involved with every possible after-school activity like extra
history lessons or cooking. It’s always the best way to meet people – and I can also make some
amazing pasta dishes now!

1 A have read B had been reading C used to read

2 A was taking B had taken C had to take
3 A passed B made C attended
4 A fall behind B fit in C stay over
5 A made B was making C used to make

Rozumienie ze słuchu

8 [Track 3] Usłyszysz dwukrotnie trzy teksty. Z podanych odpowiedzi wybierz właściwą,

zgodną z treścią nagrania.

Tekst 1
1 The speaker’s trip to Canada
A convinced her to drop out of university.
B helped her to choose her degree subject.
C was part of her Environmental Studies course.

Tekst 2
2 Why did Charlie want to go to boarding school?
A He saw a TV programme about them.
B His old friends were going there too.
C His parents recommended it to him.

3 What does Charlie say about his homework time?

A It finishes pretty early in the evening.
B It is a time to get help with schoolwork.
C It is in a different building to where he sleeps.

Tekst 3
4 Who first helped Nick during the sailing lesson?
A His classmate Becky.
B His friend Jamie.
C His teacher.

5 The accident happened because of

A a mistake with the ropes.
B the bad weather.
C the size of the boat.

6 How did Becky feel about the accident?

A She was extremely angry.
B She was very frightened.
C She thought it was funny.
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Rozumienie tekstów pisanych

9 Przeczytaj tekst, z którego usunięto cztery zdania (A–E). Dopasuj je do właściwych luk (1–
4), tak aby otrzymać spójny i logiczny tekst. Jedno zdanie zostało podane dodatkowo.
A I have friends with teenage children and most of them have decided to follow a syllabus and take
state exams.
B There is a wide range of reasons why home-schooling has become popular.
C Instead, we negotiate what we’re going to do every day.
D Some take their children out of school due to bullying or other serious problems.
E In fact they were quite popular − but they were simply bored.

Learning at Home

Have you ever thought about leaving school and learning at home? Thousands of young people do
exactly that. It’s called ‘home-schooling’ or ‘home education’. So why do parents make the decision
to do this? 1_____ However, there is a growing number of British parents who choose to home-
educate their children from the start.

We spoke to Erin Morgan, who chose home-schooling for her children. ‘We took our children out of
school when my son Joseph was six and Lily was eight. There were no problems with teachers and
neither of the children was being bullied. 2_____ With large class sizes, little money and other
problems, it’s difficult for teachers to give some children the individual attention they need.’

‘When we started home-schooling, I was worried the children wouldn’t fit in socially, so they have a
few organised activities a week. Joseph is learning the trumpet and plays in a band. Lily goes to
ballet classes and they both have swimming lessons. This means they learn skills and enjoy the
company of other children at the same time. In addition, I belong to a home-schooling network so
we often get together for trips with other home-schoolers. ‘We don’t have a set timetable. 3_____
Morning activities include using the computer, writing, spelling, reading, maths and science. After
lunch, we generally choose something more creative like art, sewing or gardening. I have to admit
that some activities are more popular than others, but in my view, it’s important to get through
every subject in order to get a good general education.

‘People ask what happens when home-schoolers get to secondary school age. 4_____ This has
meant a more organised day, but the young people still take a great deal of responsibility for their
own learning. One boy I know is planning to stop home-schooling when he is sixteen, do a part-time
college course and then go on to university. ‘Whatever the age of your children, home-schooling is
a challenge, but in my opinion the worst thing to do is to turn the home into a formal school.
Learning should be fun. Children and young people need to feel happy in order to achieve.’
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Wypowiedź pisemna

10 Napisz tekst (100–150 wyrazów, nie licząc słów już podanych), w którym rozwiniesz
każdy z czterech podpunktów.

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Hi there!
For the last two weeks I’ve been revising for my final exams.

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