English in Mind

Level 5

Module 1
Test A
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1 Grammar
A Complete the text. Use the correct form of the verbs (past simple, past perfect simple,
past perfect continuous, future in the past).

woke
When Jack 0
(wake) up, he 1
(know) the day ahead 2
(be)
3
(revise) for his university entrance exams for weeks, and he just
a tough one. He
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(can) believe that now, in a few hours, it 5
all
(be) over.
He 6

(do) all the right things though: he 7

(eat) lots of high-protein foods and he 9

(take) regular breaks, he

(go) to bed early every night.

(be): the most important day of his life, the day which
So, now here he 10
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(decide) his future.
His mother 12
She 14

(drive) him to the centre where the exams 13

(wish) him luck and 15
(leave) him. Fingers crossed!

(be held).

B Rewrite the sentences using the words in brackets.

0 I dont like your attitude. (really)

I really dont like your attitude.

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I found an old leather wallet yesterday. (black)

2 Peter thought the documentary was fascinating. (absolutely)

You are late its just not good enough. (always)

4 A good teacher will motivate her students. (with enthusiasm)

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5 Where on earth did you find such a gorgeous red scarf? (silk)

6 I honestly dont know what you see in Brad Pitt hes another Hollywood actor! (just)

7 Poor Sally is stressed at the moment. (incredibly)

8 I love those old English country cottages, dont you? (traditional)

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9 I dont care what you think. (frankly)

10 People are starting to think about the damaging effects of mass consumerism. (seriously)

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C Complete the sentences. Circle the correct answers, a, b or c.

0 What do you think of my
a gorgeous new cotton
1

sweater?
b cotton new gorgeous

c new gorgeous cotton

Max is so annoying. He
me one thing, and then do another.
a would tell b will tell c tends not to tell

2 What

about the problem before you arrived?

a had been doing b had done c had been done

I realised the exam

a was going to be

difficult as soon as I saw the first question.

c was being

b had been

4 If you

stay up late every night, what do you expect?! Of course youll feel tired.
a tend not to b will c are always

5 I cant believe you didnt realise that it

all night! Everything was soaked.

a had rained b had been raining c had been rained

6 I just knew that Holly

a would forget

my birthday. She always does, after all!

c forgets

b was forgetting

7 Jack and Joanna

a had been knowing

one another for ages before they got married.

b had been known c had known

8 I

late at weekends especially if Ive had a busy week.

a tend to get up b tend not to get up c m always getting up

9 Ive forgotten what I

a would

b was going to

say!
c would have

10 Mike

about something. It cant be good for his stress levels!

a is always complaining b tends to complain c tends not to complain

D Read the text. Some of the lines have an extra, unnecessary word. Write the word at the end
of the line. If the line is correct, put a tick ().

Once taken, of course, the decision may have a lasting impact

on your life. What if you had decided to study law instead of
engineering? What if you had been travelled instead of getting
married at the age of 21?

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The most important decision I had ever made was a snap decision.
I had been working in a job that I hated for a couple of years and
one day I just decided to quit as Id had totally enough. I realised
I was always complaining and my friends must have been tired
of listening to me. Im pleased to say that Ive never regretted that move.

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How often have you looked back over the years and wondered
how your life might have been if you had done things more differently?
I would say that most people tend not to look back at one time
or another and regret certainly decisions they have taken. It is
obvious that you cant go through life without making choices,
but for some it is very difficult to decide and they will be mull
things over for ages before coming to any kind of conclusion.
Others, however, will not make a snap decision and waste no time.

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2 Vocabulary

Class

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A Complete the sentences. Circle the correct answers, a, b or c.

0 When Im stressed, my mouth always dries
a out
1

b down

c up

Ben is a typical teenager. He just

something.
a grunts

b crows

b cool

instead of talking in complete sentences when you ask him

c barks

2 You need to relax and

a calm

out after all that hard work.

c chill

I see that old man walking round with his

a sandwich board

b hoarding

c slogan

4 For goodness sake, make your mind

a on

b up

every day, but I still dont know what its advertising.

. Your indecision is driving me crazy.

c over

5 There must be a frog in here! I can hear something

a bleating

b hissing

6 I think putting
a logos

c croaking

by the side of the motorway is too distracting for motorists.

b hoardings

c slogans

7 Relax, breathe deeply and dont let things get

a on top of

b over

b jump

you.

c down

8 This is not what it seems! Please dont

a run

to the wrong conclusion.

c race

9 Its awful living on a farm because we get woken up every morning by the cock
a roaring

b barking

c crowing

10 You must be feeling really nervous. Your hands are all

a clammy

b clumsy

and cold.

c cracked

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B Circle the correct words.

0 If you want to relax, make / take a deep breath.
1

Are you OK? Your foreheads pouring / raining with sweat.

2 I think you should slow down. I dont want you to undo / overdo things.
3

Youve been sitting at the computer all day. Its time to make / take some exercise.

4 Sit down, put / do your feet up and Ill get you a glass of juice.
5 Im so nervous my heart is really jumping / pounding.
6 When I have a lot of things to do, my mind starts racing / running and I find it impossible to slow down.

8 After the couple of months youve had, you really should make / take a break and go away for a few days.
9 Ive got such a headache. My head feels as if its going to explode / blow up.
10 Robert is so easy-going and laid back. I wish I could chill / cool out like he does!

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7 Anyone could have made that mistake. Dont think / be too hard on yourself.

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C Complete the sentences. Use the correct form of the words in the box.
bark (x2) roar (x2) croak bleat crow

hiss (x2)

grunt (x2)

croak

0 Julia had such a sore throat that she could only

1

Our physical education teacher loves to

2 Alice
3

when I asked her how she was.

out orders. Hes so strict.

about winning the swimming competition for ages. It got so boring!

The sound of new-born lambs

is so sweet.

4 It would be great if you could occasionally speak clearly rather than

5 We

all the time!

with laughter when we heard what had happened.

6 Shh! Im sure I saw a snake. And Im sure I heard it

7 The sound of a lion
8 The audience

can be really terrifying.

as soon as the villain walked onto the stage.

9 My neighbours dog

all day every day. Its driving me crazy.

10 All the pigs started

when they saw the farmer approaching with their food.

D Match the two parts of the sentences.

0 It was a split-second decision

a Id be grateful if youd let us know.

Id like another day to mull things over

b when you rely on your intuition.

2 Its easy to jump to the wrong conclusion

c but then Ill decide what to do.

Im dithering over everything today

d youll feel so much better.

4 When youve come to a decision

e by the end of the day.

5 Well be able to make an informed decision

6 I promise Ill make my mind up

g but it was a decision that saved his life.

7 You dont need to make a snap decision

h at the end of the day.

8 Its easy to make a split-second decision

as youve got plenty of time.

9 I like mulling things over

when you havent heard the whole story.

10 Once youve made your mind up

k I just cant decide what to do.

once we have all the facts.

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3 Reading

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A Read the text.

t is an indisputable fact that life in the twenty-first century is, in many ways, more
stressful than the life that our grandparents would have lived. 1
But are
we necessarily any the happier for all of these developments?
Recently the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs commissioned a survey
Predictably, however,
to try to ascertain the level of well-being in the population. 2
these levels of satisfaction varied hugely depending on the social group and age
of those questioned.
Professionals in socio-economic groups A and B (including doctors, solicitors, nurses,
teachers and police officers) were found to be happiest with their lives, scoring on average
7.6 out of 10. 3
Many members of groups C and D (including shop workers, plumbers, clerical staff
and junior managers) were neutral about their lives, showing neither satisfaction nor
dissatisfaction. The least satisfied were those in group E, a group which included labourers,
state pensioners and the unemployed. 4
Overall, it would appear from the results that fears about future financial well-being and
concerns about the community were the most common concerns, while those questioned
expressed the highest satisfaction with relationships and accommodation.
In terms of the most important factors contributing to happiness, most people said that
spending time with family and friends came first, followed by good health and personal
relationships. While the elderly were less concerned about money and more concerned about
health, this was reversed among the young.
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They want to live in a safe community environment with enough time to spend
with friends and family and they acknowledge the importance of good health and having a
stimulating job; hardly rocket science!

B Choose the most appropriate sentence for each gap. There is one sentence you wont need.
A These people said that they felt happy, energised and engaged with what they had been doing

in the previous two weeks.

B None of those questioned was completely satisfied with their life.
C It is true, however, that many things have improved, particularly in terms of education, health

and employment opportunities.

D There were no startling revelations from this survey and despite all the changes in society that have

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come about over the last century, people still have the same basic concerns and needs.
E 3,600 people from all walks of life took part and it was revealed that three-quarters of the

population rated their satisfaction with life at seven or more out of ten.
F It was found that they were more likely than those in the other groups to have felt depressed,

unsafe or lonely in the previous two weeks.

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4 Listening
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Class

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You will hear five people (AE) talking about decisions that changed their lives. As you listen,
write the answers, AE.
Which speakers decision concerned
1

their way of life?

2 their home?
3

their partner?

4 their career?
5 their job?

Listen again and write the answers, AE.

Which speakers acted without thinking?

Which speaker tends to mull things over?

Which speaker listened to the opinions of others?

Which speaker made gradual changes?

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5 Writing
Your school is holding a short story competition. Your story must begin with the following words:
The day had finally come and Ellie knew what she had to do.
Remember to:

use all the narrative tenses

modify adjectives and adverbs
vary sentence structures
use clear paragraphing.

Now write your story. You should write 200250 words.

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6 Speaking

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A Two students answer your questions

Greet students A and B and ask them how they are.

Ask them how theyre getting on at school, whether there are any things theyre having problems with,
or any subjects they find particularly hard.

B Two students talk to each other

Explain to the students that they are going to take it in turns to talk about a set of pictures.
Each student should speak for one minute and the other student should respond afterwards.

Give student A a copy of prompt card A. Ask them to compare the pictures. Student B should
then comment.

Give student B a copy of prompt card B. Ask them to compare the pictures. Student A should
then comment.

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C Decision making

Link this activity to the two pictures on prompt card A and ask the students, in the first instance,
where they would prefer to live and why. Introduce the topic of stressful living.

Explain to the students that they have been chosen to work on a project to provide tips on decreasing
stress levels. In pairs, they should come up with ideas both for the school and for the students, with
reasons for their choices. Give each pair a copy of prompt card C to help them.

no junk food
more sport
relaxation area

shorter lessons
class trips
yoga and meditation

D General discussion

Ask the students how they personally deal with stress. Do they think its a big problem?
Which jobs do they think are the most stressful? Is stress a necessary part of life?

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