2 New Inspiration 2

Unit 2 Standard Test

VOCABULARY
3 Write the opposite word.
1 Choose the correct definition A, B or C.
1 cheap / _________ 4 safe / _________
1 A __________ is a place to sell things.
2 quiet / _________ 5 cool / ______
A stage B stall C band
2 A __________ is a kind of special clothing. 3 dry / _________
A parade B festival C costume
3 People play music on a __________. /5
A stage B concert C stall
4 A __________ is a kind of festival.
A theatre B carnival C concert 4 Complete the dialogues with some of these
5 A __________is when lots of people move words.
down the streets together.
A parade B band C carnival no know do don’t back not with safe
kind listen see to
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A: I don’t like techno.
2 Write the names of town facilities that match B: Why (1) _________?
the descriptions. A: Oh, I don’t (2) ________. It’s just noise to me.
1 You buy newspapers here. I prefer hip-hop.
_________________
A: I’m going to the parade. See you later.
2 You go there to plan a holiday. B: Wait! I’m coming (3) _________ you. It isn’t
_________________ (4) _________ to go on your own.
A: OK, but do you like this (5) _____ of thing?
3 You go there to buy medicine.
_________________ A: OK, let’s go to the library.
B: Oh no! I don’t want to go there.
4 You go there to buy stamps and send letters. A: Yes, you (6) _____.
_________________ B: No, I don’t. I was there all day yesterday.
A: Now (7) _____! We need to study for the test.
5 You go there to buy food and other things. B: Not now. I’m going home.
_____________ A: Come (8) _____! We really need to study a bit
more.
6 You go there to get money.
__________ /8
7 You go there to get a haircut.
__________

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PRONUNCIATION
5 Circle the stressed syllable in each word.
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1 dangerous 7 London’s carnival is ________________ than

Rio’s for people that like reggae.
2 fantastic
8 London’s carnival is ________________ than
3 enjoy Rio’s for people that like samba.
9 The Rio carnival started in 1600. It is
4 security
________________ than London’s carnival.
5 interested 10 Many people think that the Rio carnival is the
________________ in the world.

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7 Read and complete. For each number 1–10

LANGUAGE WORKOUT choose the correct option A, B or C.
(GRAMMAR) Chen: I need some stamps.
Stefan: You (1) ____ to the post office. It’s
6 Look at the chart. Complete the sentences
(2) ____ the hotel and the school.
with the correct form of some of these
Chen: OK. And where can I get some dollars?
adjectives.
Stefan: You (3) ____ the travel agency. It’s
expensive good interesting long old short (4) ____ the hairdresser’s on South
large hot good cold safe Street.
Chen: (5) ____ take my passport with me?
Rio de London Stefan: No, just some money. But you (6) ____
Janeiro put it in your bag because of
Population 11,500,000 7,500,000 pickpockets. Put it in your jeans.
Temperature in 28–29 14–18 Chen: OK, good idea. Then I need to buy a
summer magazine. Do I go to the newsagent’s?
Cost of hotels 124th in the 3rd in the Stefan: No, you should (7)____ in the
world world bookshop! They have more. It’s
Carnival started 1600 1964 (8) ____ the cinema, on the other side
in of the street. Do you want to meet for
Days for 4 days 2 days a drink later?
carnival
Main type of samba music reggae music Chen: OK, where?
music Stefan: There’s a café (9) ____ the bridge, next
to the river.
1 With a population of 11.5 million, Rio is Chen: Oh yes, it’s got lots of tables (10) ____.
________________ than London. Stefan: That’s right. Let’s meet there at 6.30.
2 The summers in Rio are ________________
than the summers in London. 1 A to go B should go C don’t go
3 London’s hotels are ________________ than 2 A between B on C inside
Rio’s.
4 The hotels in Rio are ________________ 3 A should try B try C go
than the hotels in London. 4 A outside B next to C between
5 The Rio carnival is four days. It is
________________ than the carnival in London. 5 A I should B I shouldn’t C Should I
6 The carnival in London is two days. It is 6 A don’t B shouldn’t C should
________________ than the Rio carnival.
7 A looking B to look C look

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8 A next B opposite C at
READING
9 A behind B under C in
10 A outside B under C between 9a Read the text and answer the questions.
Birthdays around the world
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South America
In some countries, a girl's 15th birthday is very
8 Complete the sentences with the correct important. It is called the Quince Años. Usually
form of some of these verbs. the girl, the quinceañera, and her family go to
church and the girl lights her parents' candles
buy take start look find sell keep with her own candle. Then her parents light the
go like listen wait queue want hear candles of their parents, and so on.

1 Many young people enjoy _____________ to Argentina

music festivals.
2 Most people don’t ___________ standing in
the rain.
3 Musicians are usually interested in
_____________ to different kinds of music.
4 Fans don’t mind _____________ a long time
to hear their favourite bands.
5 Some people are good at _____________ a
place at the front, near the stage.
6 A lot of fans hate __________ to buy tickets
at a concert. They should __________ tickets
online before the concert.
7 Some performers are bad at __________ a
concert on time. They shouldn’t __________
their fans waiting.
8 People who go to festivals should
__________ their mobile phone in case they
have to phone someone.
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Children in Argentina get a pull on their ear for
their birthday. Traditionally, there’s one pull for
each year of their life.
Brazil
In Brazil, children often eat sweets in the shape
of fruits and vegetables and the house is
decorated with banners and paper flowers.
Mexico
In Mexican birthday celebrations piñatas are very
important. Piñatas are paper shapes with sweets
and small toys inside. At birthday parties,
children close their eyes and hit the piñata until
it breaks. When it breaks, all the presents fall
onto the floor and everyone tries to get one.
People believe that the child who breaks the
piñata has good luck.
Hong Kong
In Hong Kong and some other Chinese
communities, people eat special noodles for
lunch on their birthday. The noodles are very
long as people think this brings a long life.

Denmark
Danish people put the country's flag outside
their home to show that someone in the family is
having a birthday. Before a birthday, parents put
presents around their children’s beds in the
middle of the night. When the children wake up
on the morning of their birthday, the presents
are the first thing they see.

Norway

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Norwegian children dance in front of their class
with a friend while the rest of the students sing a
happy birthday song. They also put a flag up
outside the school.
1 Where do people pull the birthday child’s
ear? ______________________
2 Where do children get toys from a paper
shape? ______________________
3 Where do children eat special noodles?
_______________________
4 Where do children find presents round their
bed? ____________________
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9b Now complete the sentences.
1 The __________ birthday is important for
girls in ______________________.
2 In South America, on a girl’s fifteenth
birthday, the family goes to ___________
and the girl lights a __________.
3 Children eat ________ and ________ shaped
sweets in Brazil.
4 In Mexico, children __________the piñata
until it __________ and the sweets fall out.
5 People put up a ________ outside their
home in _____________.
6 Children dance in front of their _______on
their birthday in _____________________.
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Unit 2 Standard Test
LISTENING
10 Listen and answer the questions.
1 Where is Jamila from? _________
2 What adjective describes birthday parties in
her country? _________
3 How many birthday cakes are there?
_________
4 What do people put on a birthday cake?
_________
5 What does Zeena mean? _________
6 When are the special birthdays? _________
7 What do people bring for the special
birthdays? _________
8 When are the special birthdays in Japan?
_________
9 What do children sometimes get on their
birthdays? _________
10 What do children wear for the special
birthdays? _________
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WRITING
11 You are a writer for the school magazine.
Write about birthdays in your country,
mention how you celebrate and any special
birthdays.
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Birthday in my country

A birthday is an occasion when a person or

institution celebrates the anniversary of their
birth.Birthdays are celebrated in numerous
cultures, often with a gift, party, or rite of
passage. I have my birthday with many baloon
and cake.in my birthday we dance and laugh,
listen good music and do everything what is
interesting for a teenager. I love my birthday.

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