Level3 Achievement Test

Elementary Achievement test 4 (Units 10–12)
Listening
1 Recording 7 Listen to the weather forecast.
Match the weather to the days. You don’t
need all the weather items.
1 Monday a
2 Tuesday ____
3 Wednesday ____
4 Thursday ____
2
5 Friday ____ Bill,
6 Saturday ____ Jimmy called. Do you want to see

the Chelsea match on
7 Sunday ____ 6
afternoon? He can
8 next week ____ get 7 tickets - £30
instead of £8 . Call
him before 9
tonight.
a) hot and sunny
b) hot and windy
c) cloudy, heavy rain, stormy
d) warm and dry

Grammar3Underline the correct
e) warm and cloudy
alternative.
f) warm, cloudy, some rain
g) cold and rainy 1 She’s got a job in Brazil. She should/won’t

h) windy, cool, chance of rain learn Portuguese.
i) hot and cloudy 2 We’ve sold our house because we ’ll/’re

going to travel round the world.
j) mostly dry with some sun
3 Have you/Did you ever seen a crocodile?
4 You shouldn’t/might not work so

hardly/hard. You’ll get ill.
5 Do take a coat. You might/should get cold.

2 Recording 8 Listen to two phone
conversations. Complete the messages. 6 We aren’t going to the USA again. We
went/’ve been two years ago.
1
Message 7 The weather forecast said it won’t rain/hasn’t
rained tomorrow.
For: 1 Mr Jackson
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Time: 1.15p.m.
Your 3 will be ready

8 I might/will go to the doctor. I ’ll/won’t see 11 a) won’t b) shouldn’t c) should
how I feel in the morning.
9 They haven’t called/didn’t call us last night.
4 Complete the text with the correct answer,

a), b) or c)
You 1 might remember getting lost when you
were a child. It probably wasn’t a happy
experience. But have you ever 2 lost in
the mountains? It can happen 3 and it’s
very frightening, but it
4
be so dangerous if you prepare
carefully. First of all, tell your family or friends
where you are going and when you 5
come back. Check the weather forecast but 6
prepare for bad weather. You never know, it 7
change. Wear a warm coat and boots, take extra
clothes, food and lots of water. You can survive
for weeks without food but you 8
survive long without water. Take a map, a
compass and some matches 9 . You
can also take your mobile phone and GPS.
They might save you if you get lost but it 10
be possible to get a telephone signal. Finally,
remember you 11 never go walking in
the mountains alone.
1 a) did b) have c) might
2 a) to get b) got c) getting
3 a) easy b) very easy c) easily
4 a) will b) won’t c) might
5 a) are going to b) going to

c) don’t
6 a) too b) also c) as well
7 a) might b) will c) is going to
8 a) might b) won’t c) shouldn’t
9 a) as well b) after that c) finally
10 a) might b) might not c) will

Vocabulary
5 Cross out the wrong word in each group.
1 to climb jogging to drive to swim
7 Match sentences 1–9 with a)–i).
2 warm stung clubbing sunburnt
1 Why don’t we go c
3 a film a drawing a painting a photo
2 He didn’t have any food so
4 head hurt hand ear
3 I’m tired. Let’s take
5 thumb headache flu cough
4 She’s really good at remembering
6 grown wrote given swum
5 He’s pushing his
7 through slowly under across
6 I think we should go
7 Did you remember to turn off
8 I watched the old man crossing

6 Underline the correct answer, a), b) or c). 9 Have you ever done
1 I’ve never b a camel or elephant.
a) driven b) ridden c) climbed

a) your phone?
2 Have you ever to a live sporting
b) for a walk and get some fresh air.
event?
c) for a meal tomorrow night?
a) seen b) been c) watched
d) the road.
3 Look out. There’s a car coming us.
e) he got hungry.
a) towards b) away from c) into
f) people’s names.
4 I love walking bridges and looking
down. g) car to the garage.
a) through b) across c) into h) a break for half an hour.
5 It’s really tiring walking that hill at i) a bungee jump?

the end of the day.
a) up b) through c) towards
6 Don’t the phone now. It’s really late.
a) leave b) answer c) call
7 Can you a message for me and tell

him I’ll call him back after lunch?
a) write b) leave c) take

Function c) Thanks for picking up.
8 Underline the best response, a), b) or c). 8 Could I leave a message for Phil?
1 Let’s go to the zoo.
a) Of course. Could you give me the number
a) I want to see a film. there?
b) That doesn’t sound very interesting. b) Just a moment. Let me get a pen.
c) I might. c) I’ll call you back.
2 Shall we book tickets?
a) Yes, you should.
b) Sounds interesting.
9 Complete the conversations. Use one word
c) That’s a good idea. in each gap.
Conversation 1
3 The TV is too loud.
A: Let’s 1 do something different this
a) Shall I turn it down? weekend. 2 don’t we go away
somewhere?
b) That sounds good to me.
B: I don’t really feel 3 doing that.
c) Great. I’ll do it.
A: OK. Well, how 4 going out for a
4 I can’t open the window. meal?
a) OK, don’t move. B: That 5 like a good idea. Let’s do
that.
b) No problem.
Conversation 2
c) Let me try.
A: Hello. 6 is Matt Paton. Is Simon
5 That’s so kind of you.
there?
a) You’re welcome.
B: Let me 7 . No, I’m afraid he’s in a
b) Are you OK? meeting.
c) Thanks a lot. A: 8 you ask him to call me?
6 Hi. Is Kirsten there? B: Certainly. Does he have your 9 ?
a) Could you ring me back? A: Yes, he does. Thanks.
b) No, she’s gone out.
c) It’s Suzanne.
7 My number is 0490 393950.
a) Let me check that. 0490 . . .
b) I’ll hang up straight away.

Reading Argentina – the list goes on. He hasn’t got any
plans for another TV series at the moment – but
10 Read the article and complete the gaps
I’m sure it won’t be long before he’s off on his
with headings a–f.
travels again.
A Dream Job
a) Before he began his travels
1 d
b) Where next?
Michael Palin has travelled all over the world
c) Crossing continents.
several times but he has lived in the same house
in London since 1968. d) No moves at home
2 e) In the footsteps of a hero
Some of you might remember him from the f) Unusual experiences
Monty Python films he acted in between 1969
and 1983, but in 1989, Michael started doing
TV travel programmes for the BBC. He’s now
more famous for his travel books and DVDs
than for his acting.
3
His first series Around the World in 80 days

followed the same route as the Jules Verne
novel of the same name. And like Phileas Fogg,
the hero of the book, Michael didn’t get on a
plane.
4
His programmes have taken Michael from the

North to the South Pole, around the Pacific
Ocean, across the Sahara desert, up into the
Himalayas and through Eastern Europe.
5
He has had breakfast in Alaska, Sunday lunch

at 5,000 metres on Mount Everest, and slept in
a tent in Antarctica. He’s met the Dalai Lama in
India, done Tai Chi in Shanghai and driven one
of the last steam trains in Poland.
6
It’s hard to believe that Michael Palin hasn’t

been everywhere, but there are still places he
would like to visit: Syria, Georgia, Brazil,

11 Read the article again and underline the
correct answer, a), b) or c).
1 Michael Palin has never moved house.
a) True b) False c) Doesn’t say

2 He acted in the first Monty Python film in
1989.


3 He travelled around the world in 80 days by
plane.

4 When he was in India, he met the Dalai

Lama.

5 There are three steam trains in Poland.
6 Michael is going to do another TV series in

May.
Writing
12 Rewrite the email with full stops and
capital letters.
the best time to visit my country is in february
that’s when we have the winter holidays it’s the
perfect time to go skiing the weather is cold
because it’s winter it’s also very sunny with
blue skies too bring warm clothes and boots or
you’ll get cold bring lots of hats as well!
The best time to come to my country is in

February.
That’s
13 Write a reply to the problem. Give
advice using the prompts. Write 50–75
words.
I started a new job in a bank six months ago.
The salary and holidays are good and I’ll get a You should also
better job in the future if I stay. But I hate it. I
don’t like working in an office. I’d like to do
something more interesting and maybe work
outside. I don’t know what to do. Help!
Peter – Germany

Your reply

Hi Peter,
I had a similar experience myself, and I Don’t

understand completely. Here is some advice I
can give you:

The best thing is to

You shouldn’t

And why don’t you

All the best,

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Elementary Achievement test 4 (Units 10–12)

6 Saturday ____ Jimmy called. Do you want to see

b) hot and windy

c) cloudy, heavy rain, stormy

d) warm and dry

g) cold and rainy 1 She’s got a job in Brazil. She should/won’t

i) hot and cloudy 2 We’ve sold our house because we ’ll/’re

4 You shouldn’t/might not work so

5 Do take a coat. You might/should get cold.

Your 3 will be ready

9 They haven’t called/didn’t call us last night.

4 Complete the text with the correct answer,

1 a) did b) have c) might

2 a) to get b) got c) getting

3 a) easy b) very easy c) easily

4 a) will b) won’t c) might

5 a) are going to b) going to

6 a) too b) also c) as well

7 a) might b) will c) is going to

8 a) might b) won’t c) shouldn’t

9 a) as well b) after that c) finally

10 a) might b) might not c) will

7 Did you remember to turn off

8 I watched the old man crossing

a) driven b) ridden c) climbed

a) through b) across c) into h) a break for half an hour.

5 It’s really tiring walking that hill at i) a bungee jump?

6 Don’t the phone now. It’s really late.

a) leave b) answer c) call

7 Can you a message for me and tell

a) write b) leave c) take

c) I might. c) I’ll call you back.

2 Shall we book tickets?

a) Yes, you should.

c) Thanks a lot. A: 8 you ask him to call me?

6 Hi. Is Kirsten there? B: Certainly. Does he have your 9 ?

a) Could you ring me back? A: Yes, he does. Thanks.

b) No, she’s gone out.

7 My number is 0490 393950.

a) Let me check that. 0490 . . .

b) I’ll hang up straight away.

His first series Around the World in 80 days

His programmes have taken Michael from the

He has had breakfast in Alaska, Sunday lunch

It’s hard to believe that Michael Palin hasn’t

a) True b) False c) Doesn’t say

4 When he was in India, he met the Dalai

a) True b) False c) Doesn’t say

a) True b) False c) Doesn’t say

6 Michael is going to do another TV series in

a) True b) False c) Doesn’t say

The best time to come to my country is in

I had a similar experience myself, and I Don’t

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