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ffi:

Match

the adjectives

o the words hey describe.Write the letters.

Conversation

l the most nteresting

a. mountains

2. the most ncredible

-

b.

food

i rhc most relaYinp

c. vacaúon

4. the d. scenery

Conversation2

5. the

most

difficult

-

a. hotel

Teacher

coling

Seclion

A

id

Listen o the

people

alk about their vacations.

Arhat hings

are hey describing?

A

B

points

6. the worst

-

7. the busiest

on

May20,2002.

6. The United Statess the country

with

It has more than

250.

I7,000,000quare ilometers.

2. According o one survey,

apan

s

to live in.

3.

That

samesuryey

eports hat Norway s the country with

(good)

quality

of life.

4.

China

s

the country

with

of more than one billion.

5. EastTimor is

(expensive)country

2._

3._

(people).

t hasa

population

4.

-

(new)

ountry. t becamendependent 5._

(billionaires).

6.

-

b. danceclub

c. tnp

[1

point

each)

l .

_

2._

4._

5._

6._

7.

_

B._

G

t0

potnts

(2

points

each)

r .

_

2._

3.

8. the most

popular

d.

street

B Read the facts about different countries. Complete the sentences with the superlative B 6

points

form of the adjectives r the superlative

with nouns.

(l

point

each)

l. Russias

(large)

country n the world.

It coversover 1.

_

C

Look at the name of the

place

n each

question.

Circle he logical answer.

Then complete he

question

with How + adjective.

a. It 's 3,686kilometers

ong.

the VolgaRiver?

b.

It's

3,686

ilometers

high.

Mount Kilimanjaro?

b. It's 5,963meters

high

the

Atlantic

Ocean?

h lr 's9.2l9 merers deerj .

the Empire state Building?

b.

t's

381

meters

ong.

Canada?

a. It

goes

up

to 5,963degrees.

a. It's9,219meters ong.

a. It covers

9,330,970 quare

kilometers.

b.

It's

9,330,970 ilometershigh.

I .

2.

3.

4.

5.

a. It 's

381 meters all.

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are

a lot oftrees

in a

D

Complete

he sentences

with

words

rom the

box.

Useeachword

onlv once.

:.4

is a very

hot

and dry

place.

D

B

points

(1

point

each)

l._

2._

3.

_

5._

6._

7._

8._

E

B

points

(2

points

each)

3. An

active

],4

can

erupt every

day.

usually

uns into

a ake

or an ocean.

is larger

han a ake

but smaller

han

an

ocean.

6. Greenland

s a arge

7.4

a

sandy

place

by an ocean,

ea,

r lake.

8. Africa

is a

but Brazil

sn't.

E Reply

o

eachcomment

with

a short

answe .IJse

really

or sur¿

n

your

answer

o

agree

and

to be a

supportive

istener.

Example:

,{

That s

the most

amazing

bridgel

B

ll

sqve

s.

l .

,4 We

shouldgo

lor a hike soon.

3. A

Our trip last

summer

was

he

best

B

2,4

Those

rees

are so

beautiful.

in the North

Atlantic.

4. A We

don't

get

many

tourists

here.

B

l._

3._

)L

F 10

points

(2

points

each)

F

Read

he

article about

DeathValley.

hen

check

{/) rhe five

true

statements.

ll'lE

Death

alley,

ast

f

he

ierra evada

ountains

ncalifornia,

sa and

fextremes.

t

is hehottest

place

nNorth

merica.

n he

ummer,emperatures

ften

o

over 9

degrees

elsius

120

egrees

Fahrenheit)

uring

he ay

nd omet¡mes

on't rop

elow8

degreeselsius

100

egrees

ahrenheit)

atnight.

Deathalley

salso

hedr¡est

tace

nNorth merica.

verage

early

ainfall

s ess

han 1

millimeters2

nches).

here re ivers

n Death

alley, ut

heyonly low

briefly

uring

hewinter

and

only n very

wet

years.

L-l Deathvalley

s in

Nevada.

--.1

t

sometimesgets

hotter

than

49 degrees

Celsius n

DeathValley

n

the

summer.

--l

In

the summer,

t can

stayvery

hot at night.

I

The rivers

n

DeathValley

havewater

n

them every

winter.

J The

owest lace

n DeaLh

alleys

below ea

evel .

] The

mountains

around Death

Vallev

affect he

weather

here.

I Tourists

houjdn visir

Death

al levn

thewinter.

I Death

Vallev

s adesert.

Sowhy s

Deathalley

ohot

nd ry? he eason

s ts

geography.

arts

ofDeath

alley

re ery

low.

heowest

lace

n

hewestern

emisphere

son he alley

loor

86

meters

2gz

eet

below

ea

level).

nall ides

re ighmountains.

hese

ountains

eepool

inds

nd ain

ut f he

alley.

Death

alley

sa

great

istancerom

alifornia's

argest

ities, ut t ¡s

one

f hemost

nteresting

places

n he

tateovisit.

he est

ime o

go

heresdurinq

hecoolest

onths

from

November

throuqh

arch.

1.

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coring

Section

A

B

points

(2

points

each)

1._

3._

A

itt

Listen o

the four

people

complaining.

vvhat

doeseach

person

want?

Check

(/)

the

correct

answer.

1.

Jonathan

ants o

-.

n stay

home with

his family

n

with his friends

n visit his

grandparents

2. Pam

wants her

kids to

-

more.

E

study

n exercise

L] relax

3. Verawants

her husband o

 

give

his opinion

n

let her talk

n finish his sentences

4. Tom wantshis

wife to

-.

E

ask or his opinion

  buy him another

ie

n

go

shopping

by herself

2._

4._

B Circle he correct

answer.

l. My

parents

get

/ make

me work at

the family

businessafter school.

2. Bill'swife

has / tells

him

pick

up

the kids after

school.

3. I always

make / tell

my daughter

o finish

her homework

beforedinner.

4. My brother

always

ets / wants

me to drive

him

places.

5.

Janet

neverasks

helps me

to

go

dancing

with her.

6.

Iack's

always

getting

/

making

his kids be

quiet.

7. My sister

neverasks

lets me

use he computer.

8. We

neverhelp /

want our

Mom cook dinner.

i.

Read

eremy's

memoriesabout

his

grandmother.Rewriteeachsentence

sing

the

expression

n

parentheses.

I

visited my

grandmothera ot on

weekends.

used

o)

2. Sheoften

told me stories

about

her life.

(would)

c

B I

points

(1

point

each)

1.

_

2._

3._

5._

6._

7._

B._

C

IO

points

(2

points

each)

1._

2._

3._

4._

5.

3. I helped

her do

things around

the house.

used

o)

4. We spent

a lot of

time together

n the

kitchen.

(would)

5. And she ausht

me how

to cook.

(would)

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with the words n the box. Useeach

word

only once.

grandfather

half brother

nrece son stepmother

imnediate family extended

famlly blended family

l .

_

2._

3.

4.

5.

6.

E These

people

are alking about

families. A¡hich tatementsare opinions?

Check

/)

the correctanswersand underline

he expressions howingopinion.

Etample: Z Tim

"If

you

askme,

familiesused o be closer,"

i Donna

"I

don't have any brothers

or sisters."

i

James

"I

donltthink

most

parents

spendenough ime

with

their children."

I Kareem

"I

read hat there are

a lot more blended amilies hesedavs."

_-J Emily

"lt

seems

ike kjdswatchway oo muchTV."

I Michette

"I

think children should

help their

parents

do things around the house."

] Carole

"My

ktdsarent at

home n the afternoonbecause hey havesoccer

practice."

) Uaggie

"If

you

ask

me, kids dont haveenough

ime to

just

play."

F ReadNicole's log.

Then read he statements nd check

(/)

true, false,or it doesnt say.

Growing p, herewere

our

people

n my immedi¿teamily me,my

parents,

nd my

younger

brother.

My

p¿rents

wanted us o spend ime asa

family, o we used o

eatdinner t home ogether everal t imes weel<. ut

therewas a

problem.

My

parents

oth

worl(ed ull-timeand

didn't usually

feel

ike

cool<ing hen hey camehome

at night.

Sowe thoughtof a solut ion.

My whole amilywould

plan

he nextweek's

meals nd

go

shopping

or food on the weel<end.hen wouldcookdinner

for the fam¡lya couple

of timesa week,

Clhat

w¿s

ine

with me because

wanted o learnmore

about cookinganyway,)

When

we started his new

pol icy,

my

(ooking

was re¿l ly imple. orexample,

I would

ust

put

a

frozendinner n the ovenand make¿ salad. ut |

got

bored

with that

pretty quickly,

o I started o readcookbool(s nd ry different

recipes. fter a while,

evenmadeup someof my own recipes ¿nd hey

were del¡c¡ous

Everybodyoved t when it was my turn to cool<.

sister

D 6

points

(1

point

each)

1._3._5._

2.

_4. _6. _

E 8

points

(2

points

each)

1.

_

2._

F r0

points

(2

points

each)

l .

5.

L7

o

J

@

vFl

r4l

J

o

L/

z

Nicole has

an extended

amily.

Nicole's

parents

used o cook on weekends.

Nicole

planned

he mealsand did the shopping.

Nicolemade simple mealsat

first.

Nicolewas a creativecook.

True

n

 

n

tr

n

1._

3._

4._

5._

Tolal:

False It

doesnt say.

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