Venture First Schools Unit Test 4a

Venture into First
Name: _______________
for Schools
Class: _______________
Unit 4 Test A Date: _______________
• Vocabulary
1 Complete the text with words from Unit 4.
Governments across the globe are finally recognising the urgent need to start
respecting nature. For years we have been 1u __ up all our natural resources,
2
w __ out entire species of animals and 3o __ the seas and oceans for
food. This behaviour has 4l __ to huge problems such as
5
d __ of the Amazon and consequent 6c __ c __, which is evident
today in rising temperatures and melting ice caps. We all now have to 7c __ b
__ on our consumerist lifestyles. Examples of this are growing and eating 8o
__ food, using more 9r __ goods and driving greener vehicles that
10
r __ on electricity.
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2 Complete the gaps with a compound word or adjective formed from

the word in brackets.
1 The weather in the UK is ____________________ (change). It can be rainy and
sunny the same day.
2 When you walk in the snow, your shoes leave a ____________________ (foot).
3 Island nations like the Maldives are in danger because of rising
____________________ (sea).
4 Umbria is a ____________________ (hill) region in the centre of Italy.
5 The most ____________________ (danger) animal on the planet is, of course, the
human!
6 It is important to close the ____________________ (history) centres of our cities
to traffic.
7 There isn’t enough media coverage of the ____________________ (environment)
impact of tourism.
8 Gareth is very ____________________ (knowledge) about global issues.
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Venture into First
Name: _______________
for Schools
Class: _______________
Unit 4 Test A Date: _______________
• Grammar
3 Complete the sentences using the Present perfect or Present perfect
continuous form of the verbs below.
1lose
Mum sleep not go phone me twice
and Dad ____________________ plant today.
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2 Jenna’s still in bed. She ____________________ all day!

3 Bo can’t find his wallet. I think he ____________________ it.
4 I’ve been to the supermarket, but I ____________________ to the bookshop. I’ll
go this afternoon.
5 How long ____________________ (you) that dress? It’s beautiful.
6 ‘You look exhausted!’ ‘We ____________________ trees in the garden all
morning.’
/6
4 Complete the sentences using the Present perfect or Present perfect

continuous. Then choose the correct alternative.
1 We ____________________ (not see) Tom for/since ages.
2 I’m sorry I’m late. ____________________ (you/wait) here for/since a long time?
3 Karen ____________________ (revise) for/since 8 o’clock. She has an important
exam tomorrow.
4 Scientists agree that the climate ____________________ (change) for/since
decades.
5 My aunt Millie ____________________ (live) in the same house for/since she was
born.
6 My parents ____________________ (know) each other for/since 1990. They met
at school.
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Venture into First
Name: _______________
for Schools
Class: _______________
Unit 4 Test A Date: _______________
5 Tick (✓) the correct article and correct the mistake in each sentence
(– = no article).
1 The ______ ice in the North Pole is melting at the ______ alarming rate.
2 The ______ Mount Etna in Sicily is the highest active volcano in – ______
Europe.
3 A lot of the ______ people I know are worried about the ______ global
warming.
4 The tropical storms in the ______ Eastern Pacific are called the ______
typhoons.
5 You should walk to – ______ school instead of going by the ______ car.
6 They didn’t stay in an ______ hotel. A ______ friend lent them her house.
7 I’d prefer a ______ holiday in the ______ nature to one in the city.
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• Fluency
6 Write questions using the prompts. Then answer the questions in 20–
30 words.
1 you/ever/eat/genetically modified food? What’s your opinion of it?
2 how long/you/study/English? Why?
3 what/be/most beautiful/coastal area/you/ever/see? Describe it.
4 what/you/do/recently/to help the environment?
5 what/be/most important/environmental issue/your opinion?
/30
7 Write a formal email (150–190 words) to your local council. You need
to:
• request a visit from a council officer to find out what the council has been
doing in terms of its environmental policies
• explain that your school has been thinking about starting a community garden
and request his/her help with it.
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2 Complete the gaps with a compound word or adjective formed from

2 Jenna’s still in bed. She ____________________ all day!

4 Complete the sentences using the Present perfect or Present perfect

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