3 UNIT 3 TEST | Standard A2

Listening
1 UT Track 3 You will hear Laura talking to
her friend Ed about the weekend. Before
you listen, predict what they are going to
say. Choose the correct words to complete
the summary. Listen to check your answers.
Ed went out for dinner at a restaurant with his
(1) family / friends because it was his
grandmother’s birthday. They ordered lots of
different (2) drinks / dishes called tapas for
everyone to try. Ed spoke Spanish to one of the
(3) waiters / drivers who served the food.
Laura was alone on Saturday because her
(4) neighbours / parents went out for dinner.
She cooked a (5) burger / sandwich for dinner,
but it wasn’t very good.

2 UT Track 3 Listen again. For each question,

choose the correct answer.
1 What kind of food did Ed’s family eat?
A Italian
B Chinese
C Spanish
2 How many different things did Ed try?
A 3
B 6
C 18
3 How did Laura feel about her dinner?
A really happy
B really bad
C really surprised
4 All the waiters in the restaurant
A are from Barcelona.
B are Spanish.
C can speak Spanish.
5 When Ed was in the restaurant, he
A tried speaking Spanish.
B spoke only in Spanish.
C spoke only in English.

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Grammar Vocabulary
3 Complete the sentences using the correct 5 Complete the food words with one letter in
form of the verbs in brackets. each gap. Some letters are given.
1 When              (you / learn) to Vegetables: (1) o i s
cook? Fruit: (2) s w r
I              (start) learning when
Dairy: (3) y h ,
I was about 10 years old.
(4) c e s
2 What              (you / like)
watching on TV when you were young? Meat: (5) b e
Nothing. I              (not watch) Carbohydrates: (6) p t
television when I was young. Other: (7) v g r
3 Who              (Lisa / play)
volleyball with yesterday?

She              (play) with Jamilia,
Karen and Natalia. 6 Complete the sentences with the correct
4 Why              (your mum / form of the words in the box.
bake) all these cakes?
She              (bake) them for bake | boil | fry | grill | roast
my brother’s birthday party.
5 What              (Ben and Tom / 1        the water to 100˚C.
do) last night? 2 We sometimes have        sausages at our
They               (practise) with barbecues.
their band. 3        the eggs in oil.
4 I love freshly        bread.
 5        the chicken in the oven.
4 Complete the text using the correct form of
the verbs in brackets. 
Yesterday, Sam (1)        (get up) at 8 am.
He (2)        (have) a shower and then
7 Choose the correct verbs to complete the
(3)        (eat) a quick breakfast. After sentences.
breakfast, he (4)        (go) out. He 1 What time do you usually have / bake / do
(5)        (meet) his friends and they lunch?
decided to go to a café. Sam (6)        2 Matt did / took / made a photo of his burger and
(choose) a chocolate milkshake. Sam and his put it on the internet.
friends (7)        (drink) slowly and 3 After dinner, my brother and I always do /
talked. His friends (8)        (tell) him make / bake the washing up.
about a concert in their town. It was a concert by
his favourite band. After the drink, they looked in 4 Zoe had / did / made a mistake and put salt in
the shops. In one shop, they (9)        her tea!
(see) a poster: ‘Concert tickets for sale.’ Sam 5 Did you make / do / have a good time at the
phoned his parents. ‘Can I go to a concert in restaurant?
December? It’s on a Saturday evening at the 6 Dad tried to do / make / take a pizza, but it
Royal Theatre.’ His parents said yes so Sam and wasn’t very good.
his friends (10)        (buy) tickets. They
7 Who does / bakes / makes breakfast in your
didn’t have any money left, but they were happy.
family?
8 The best way to cook potatoes is to make / take /
 bake them.

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 3 UNIT 3 TEST | Standard A2

Reading

Healthy school dinners

In Britain, a lot of students eat lunch at school, but the food is often not very healthy. Some years ago, a famous
chef, Jamie Oliver, decided to try to make school dinners better. To do this, he made a TV show called Jamie’s
School Dinners. (1)        And they showed that it wasn’t always easy for Jamie!
First, he went to Kidbrooke School in London. The head dinner lady there was called Nora. (2)       
He also found out that the children liked unhealthy food such as chips. But Jamie’s ideas for healthier meals
were expensive and difficult to cook. (3)        However, Jamie wasn’t going to give up easily.
To help the dinner ladies, first Jamie showed them how to cook very big meals easily and quickly. Then he
showed the students why fast food is unhealthy. (4)        After that, he took them into the kitchen to
learn about cooking. Finally, he asked the government to spend more money on school dinners.
After the TV series, Jamie started an idea called ‘Feed Me Better’. This was to make everyone understand why
healthy meals are important. Also, Nora wrote a book called Nora’s Dinners. (5)        A lot of people
were interested in the book, but fast food is still very popular in schools and at home. However, Jamie hopes
that things will change one day.

8 Choose the correct pronouns to complete 9 Read the text about healthy eating. Five
the sentences. sentences have been removed from the
1 A lot of students eat lunch at school, but it / they text. For each question, choose the correct
is often not very healthy. answer. There are three extra sentences
2 The programmes explained what he did and they which you do not need to use.
showed that it wasn’t easy for him / them! A It had simple, healthy ideas in it for families.
3 Jamie showed the dinner ladies how to cook big B She told Jamie she had 37p to spend on each
meals easily and quickly. This helped him / them child daily.
a lot. C They saw exactly what was in the food they liked.
4 Her book has simple, healthy ideas for families D His programmes explained what he did in
so a lot of people are interested in their / her the schools.
suggestions.
E One of them was also a chef, like Jamie.
5 Fast food is still popular in schools. It / They is
F Because of this, it wasn’t easy to change the
also popular at home.
dinners at the school.
G It was his idea to invite Jamie into the school.

H Their show became very popular with British
students.

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Speaking Language in Use

10 Complete the sentences with a phrase from 12 For each question, write the correct answer.
the box. Write ONE word in each gap.
Hi, I’m Marta. I come (1)        Poland.
I prefer | I love American food because My favourite restaurant is called Akrogiali. It’s in
It’s my favourite because Sounio in Greece. I was there (2)       
It’s my least favourite | The reason I prefer holiday with my family last year. We stayed in a
hotel next (3)        the restaurant. On
1 What do you like to eat on your birthday? our first day, we (4)        to the
I love my dad’s chocolate cake. restaurant for dinner. It’s on the beach and the
             it looks great and tastes people working there are very friendly. When we
great. sat (5)        , they gave us bread, water
and olive oil. Then we chose dinner. Dad had
2 Do you like cooking?
steak, mum had salad and (6)       
Not really.              getting a brother and I wanted fish. The waitress took us
pizza. to (7)        kitchen and we chose the fish
3 Which country’s food do you like best? we wanted. It’s a good idea because sometimes
             I love burgers. you get too (8)        or too little. My
brother (9)        the waitress for a big
4 What is your favourite meal of the day? Why?
fish. It was over 1 kg and he couldn’t finish it.
Breakfast at the weekend because I can relax,
We liked our dinner so we went back to the
but I hate breakfast on schooldays.
restaurant every day and tried something
             meal because I am
different each time. My favourite (10)       
always in a hurry!
a red fish. I think it’s called a red mullet.
5 What’s your favourite snack? Unfortunately, we don’t get them in Poland.
I love crisps.              them is
that there are lots of different flavours.


11 Write answers to the questions. Use the

phrases in brackets.
1 What do you like to eat on your birthday?
(I like it because …)


2 What is your favourite meal of the day? Why?
(It’s my favourite because …)


3 Do you like cooking?
(The reason (I like / dislike it) is that …)


4 Which country’s food is your favourite?
(I like … because …)


5 What’s your favourite snack? (I prefer …)



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Writing
13 Read the sentences and write S for a 14 You want to try a new café. Write a note to
suggestion or Q for a question. your English friend, Ali.
1 Would you like to try the new café?     Tell Ali:
2 How about coming with me?     • which day you want to go.
3 Which day can you go?     • where you want to meet.
4 Let’s meet on Wednesday.     • what you can eat there.
5 What’s the new café like?     Write 25 words or more.
Remember to:
 • answer the three questions.
• write at least 25 words.
• use conjunctions like and, or and but.
• check your grammar.

Total score

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