Straightforward Intermediate Unit Test 11: Name - Velichka Ivanova - Score - Vocabulary
Straightforward Intermediate Unit Test 11: Name - Velichka Ivanova - Score - Vocabulary
Straightforward Intermediate Unit Test 11: Name - Velichka Ivanova - Score - Vocabulary
Vocabulary
A Complete the conversation with the correct words.
B Complete the sentences with words from the box. There are three extra words.
Sports stars like David Beckham and Roger Federer have become (9) ___household names____
around the world.
Even if you’re (10) ___talented____ you still need to be very (11) ___determined__ to reach the top of
your sport.
(12) __Sponsors___ pay a lot of money to advertise their products during the Olympics.
In some sports like paragliding it can be quite dangerous to (13) _____make___ a mistake.
Try and (14) __catch__ the ball when it comes towards you.
The game is quite simple. One player (15) ____throws____ the ball, or pitches it, at a player from the
other team. This player – the batsman – must try and (16) ___hit_ the ball and then run around four
‘bases’. If a player from the other team (17) __catches______ the ball before it hits the ground, then
the batsman is out.
In this game there are two teams and the idea is to try and score a goal. To do this players need to
(18) ____pass____ the ball to each other. They do this by (19) _____kicking__ the ball towards each
other.
Grammar
D Complete the sentences with the correct phrases.
(20) John, why don’t you come and celebrate with us? We are having / have champagne brought up to
our room specially.
(21) They’ve changed the time / The time has been changed of the competition.
(22) We sent you an invitation / sent an invitation you. Didn’t you receive it?
(23) New sports introduced / are introduced to most Olympics.
(24) Where are the next Olympics held / being held?
(25) His father taught / was taught him how to play.
(26) How much does it cost to buy a ticket / have your tickets bought?
(27) The first modern Olympics were held / were being held in 1896.
E Complete the second sentence of each pair so that it means the same as the
first sentence.
F Correct the mistakes in the sentences. There is one mistake in each sentence.
Functional language
G Complete the conversation with the correct question tags.
H Correct the mistakes in the sentences. There is one mistake in each sentence.