HOLIDAYS

Unit 6 Progress Test B

Grammar
1 Complete the sentences. Use the past simple or present perfect form of the verbs in brackets.
tried
1 I _______________________ (try) surfing last summer.
hasn't seen
2 Ella _______________________ (not see) her uncle since 2005.
wrote
3 I _______________________ (write) a letter to George three years ago.
Have you ever climbed (you / ever / climb) a mountain?
4 _______________________
hasn't been
5 Jon _______________________ (not go) to India, but he really wants to go one day.
Did you meet
6 _______________________ (you / meet) the new students yesterday?
watched
7 I _______________________ (watch) that new period drama at the weekend.
gave
8 Mum _______________________ (give) me a new computer for my birthday last month.

Mark: ___ / 8

2 Complete the postcard with the correct past simple or present perfect form of the verbs below. There
is one extra verb.

be come decide do go jump talk

Hi Sue,
1 have been
I'm having a fantastic time in Brazil. I __________________ here for a week and the
2
has gone
time __________________ so quickly! You know how much I wanted to do paragliding
3 did
before I came here. Well, I finally __________________ it on Friday! I was really anxious
4
has talked
before I went, but my paragliding pilot __________________ to me and made me feel more
5
relaxed. Then, in the afternoon, I __________________
jumped off Pedra Bonita (a mountain 30
minutes from Copacabana). It was very peaceful in the sky. After that, my dad was so excited
6
that he __________________
descided to try it too. He’s paragliding now and I'm waiting for him to
land.
See you soon!

Tamsin

Mark: ___ / 6

3 Circle the correct words to complete the sentences.

1 Why is there so much food in the fridge? Has someone been / gone to the supermarket?
2 Have you ever / never seen the Trevi Fountain in Rome?
3 When / How long have you had your new phone?

4 Has he had this tablet for / since more than two years?
5 Have you come / came to the art gallery to see the painting by Damien Hirst?
6 Have they lived in this house for / since 2009?

Mark: ___ / 6

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Vocabulary
4 Match the words below with the definitions. There is one extra word.

harbour monument museum palace shopping district square statue temple theatre tower
water park

1 This is a place next to the sea that protects boats. _______________

2 This is a religious building. There are a lot of these buildings in India. _______________

3 This is a building which is home to a royal family. _______________

4 This is a place where you can get wet and have fun. _______________
5 This is a tall narrow building and if you climb to the top, you can see a long way. _______________
6 This is a piece of art, often made of stone or metal and found in a public place. _______________
7 This is a place where you can learn about a subject, such as history or science. _______________
8 This is an area where you go if you want to buy things. _______________
9 This is a special building or statue that was built to remember something, for example people who died in a war.
_______________

10 This place is named after its shape and it is often in the centre of a town. _______________

Mark: ___ / 10

5 Choose the correct words to complete the sentences.

1 Most of the museums that I visited were amazing, but this one was quite small and not very ___ .
a expensive b impressive c romantic

2 We couldn't see the Mona Lisa because the museum was so ___ .
a crowded b atmospheric c spectacular

3 We couldn't get a table by the window because the restaurant was very ___ .
a beautiful b cheap c busy

4 The mist around the castle ruins looked so ___ .

a atmospheric b touristy c historic

5 People said that the Eiffel Tower was spectacular, but I thought it was ___ .
a remote b peaceful c disappointing

Mark: ___ / 5

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f
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6 Complete Sam's email with the words below. There are two extra words.

campsite hired restaurant penfriend souvenirs suncream travel guide

Hi there,

I can't believe we're going camping this weekend! Have you got a backpack now? You need
1 travel guide so
quite a big one because there's plenty of stuff to take. I'll bring my __________________
we can read about interesting places to visit.
The forecast for this weekend is sunny spells and showers, so we need to be prepared for
everything. Don't forget your raincoat, but also pack some sunglasses
2 suncream
and __________________ .
3 campsite
I saw the __________________ on a travel programme last week and it looked really good.
4
penfriend
There’s a swimming pool! I have booked to stay for three nights. My __________________
has written to tell me that he's going too, so that’ll be fun.
The nearest city is Oxford. We can go there to do some sightseeing and buy
5 sovenirs
some __________________ . I've been there before, but there's plenty to see and do.
Anyway, see you Friday.

Sam

Mark: ___ / 5

Use of English
7 Complete the dialogue with the words below.

could fancy idea let’s mind rather shall that think why

1
Josie Why
____________ don’t we spend the day going round Barcelona?
Chloe idea 2
What a good ____________. let's go to Park Guell first. I absolutely love Gaudi!
____________
3

Josie think
4
I don’t ____________ that’s a great idea because you normally need to get tickets in advance.
Chloe rather5
Well, do you ____________ going to the Sagrada Família or for a walk along Las Ramblas?
6
Josie I don’t ____________.
mind Either sounds good. We can get the metro to Las Ramblas if you don’t want to walk
all the way there.
Chloe
7shall
OK. ____________ we have lunch in Las Ramblas after seeing the cathedral?
Josie could 8
I don’t know. It’s really touristy and expensive there. We ____________ always just find a small place to
eat down a side street.
Chloe that 9
Let’s do ____________. After that, it would be nice to go shopping.
Josie I’d
10 fancy
____________ not. Let’s just chill out on the beach after all that sightseeing.

Mark: ___ / 10

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Listening
8  6 Listen to two people talking about a trip around the world. Are the sentences true (T) or false (F)?
1 They decided not to fly because they were worried about the environment. ____
2 The ship that they travelled on didn’t stop anywhere on the journey. ____
3 Ella was well prepared for the journey on the ship. ____
4 Ella and Harry enjoyed talking to the people who worked on the ship. ____

5 Ella thought that her camping knife was the most useful thing. ____

Mark: ___ / 5

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Reading
9 Read the blog posts. Match the writers (Emily, Mary, Stella and Cameron) with the sentences (1–5).
One writer matches with two sentences.

Airbnb is a great idea. People rent out rooms in their homes so that travellers can stay in a
real house rather than a hotel. There are places to stay all over the world and some are quite
unusual. When I went to Paris, I stayed in Nathalie’s spare room in her apartment. Although
the room was nothing special, it was great to stay with a real French person. She helped me
with my French and told me about some good places to go that weren’t in my travel guide.
One day, she even took me to her favourite café. So actually, instead of going to touristy
places, I did what the locals do instead.
Emily, Manchester

I’ve only been camping once, but it was such a lot of work to put the tent up that I’ve never
done it since. That’s why my son booked a weekend of glamping for us. Glamping is very
popular in the UK. It’s like camping, but without the hard work. When we arrived at the
campsite, everything was ready for us. We stayed in a Mongolian tent called a yurt. We slept
in real beds and cooked our food on a fire. We even had newspapers and fresh orange juice in
the morning. I loved it, but my son didn’t think that it was worth all that money. I understand
why he thought that, but I’ll definitely do it again.
Mary, Dublin

I have the best holidays when I go to music festivals. My favourite is called WOMAD, which
stands for World of Music and Dance. They happen all over the world, but the one I go to is in
Wiltshire in July. I love it because you can listen to music from around the world and you can
try things that you’ve never done before, too. There’s lots of great food to eat, yoga classes,
crafts and entertainment. I never get bored. Actually, I go every year, and I’ve already got my
tickets for next year because you get a discount if you buy them early.
Stella, Cardiff

One of my favourite holidays was on a canal boat on the river Thames. It was such a relaxing
holiday. You’re not allowed to travel very fast on the river, so it takes ages to get anywhere
and you have time to watch the ducks and look at other wildlife. My life is very busy, so it
was great to have some time just to look at things. You also go past some beautiful houses on
the river. I would love to do it again.
Cameron, Bristol

This writer:
Stela
1 goes on the same type of holiday regularly. __________________
2 enjoyed a holiday more because they didn’t have to do anything. Emily
__________________
3 felt they learned more about a place because of where they stayed. Mary
__________________

4 went on a holiday arranged by a family member. Emily

__________________
5 liked the slower way of life. Cameron
__________________

Mark: ___ / 5

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 Writing
10 What is the best holiday you have ever been on? Write a blog post for a holiday blog. Include
information about:
• where you went and how you got there.
• who you went with.
• what you saw and did.
• why it was the best holiday ever.

Hello, today I'm gonna talk about the best holiday I have ever been. When I was like 7 Mark: ___ / 10
years old I went to Paris for 3 days, I get here by plane and ofcoure I wasn't alone, I
went with my parents while my little sister stayed with my grandmother. I saw the Eiffel
tower, went to Disneyland, ate real french macarons and more... Total: ___ / 70
These three days were the best holiday ever because I wanted to go since long ago.
See you later! ;)

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