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PROGRESS TEST

Unit 9

Reading

hoped that more exercise at school will put young people

on the right path and encourage good habits for when

they leave school. It is also hoped to offset the amount of

their free time children spend in front of computers and

TVs today.

Another health issue that is affecting the curriculum

is food and nutrition. Changes in eating habits have

meant that more and more fast food is being eaten and

cooking proper meals seems to be going out of fashion.

So, a minimum of an hour a week of compulsory

cooking lessons for all eleven- to fourteen-year-olds is

going to be introduced at secondary schools to ensure

that students leave school able to cook at least eight

nutritious meals!

As well as improving the health of the nation, the

government also wants to improve its intellect. Up to

five hours a week of compulsory ‘culture lessons’ are set

to become part of the curriculum. This will include,

amongst other things visits to cultural centres such

as museums and galleries as well as more traditional

lessons.

Most schools believe that the thinking behind these

ideas is sound but are inevitably wondering how they

are going to manage to timetable all the compulsory

changes the government wants. A week is only a week

and an increase in time allocated to one subject will

mean less time for another. So which will go? The

debate begins.

2 Choose the correct answers.

1 Many people think that

A controversial subjects shouldn’t be taught.

B these matters need further discussion.

C schools should decide what they teach

themselves.

2 Sports lessons should

A distract children from their computers.

B encourage children to do more exercise.

C become a habit.

3 In cookery lessons students will learn

A the dangers of fast food.

B some fashionable recipes.

C to cook a few good meals.

4 Lessons about culture will

A take children out of schools.

B make us more intelligent.

C take place in the classroom.

5 These changes may be a problem because

A not everyone agrees about them.

B school time is limited.

C students will have to make a choice.

Mark

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The changing Curriculum

What should or should not be included in the

National Curriculum for schools in the UK has

always been a controversial issue. How much time

should be dedicated to core subjects such as Maths,

English and Science? Should a foreign language be

started at primary school or should a foreign language

be compulsory at all? Many people still question

the validity of having a curriculum imposed by

government in the first place and would prefer to see

more control over what is taught given to the schools

themselves. So, plans for significant changes to the

curriculum over the next few years will undoubtedly

provoke heated debate.

What are these plans? Well, firstly concern over the

general health of the population has caused experts to

call for five hours compulsory sports lessons per week.

Increased rates of obesity in the population have been

put down to our more sedentary lifestyle today and it is

Vocabulary

3 Complete the sentences with the correct words.

1 John surprised everyone by handing in his

last week.

2 To get results in this job, you have to work as

part of a .

3 In addition to his regular hours he’s working a

lot of to earn extra money.

4 Mary’s on leave at the moment

because she’s just had a baby.

5 If you wear a , it means you

don’t have to buy smart suits for work.

6 Employees who aren’t happy with their working

conditions sometimes go on

7 Some people enjoy doing

work

but I prefer regular hours every day.

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Unit 9

8 Who is in

of this department

6 Choose the correct answers.

1 I was just about to / would leave when he

turned up twenty minutes late.

2 I was upset when he moved because I knew I

would / was about to never see him again.

3 I was going to / was to invite you to the party

but Dave says he’s already asked you.

4 Ben was excited. The day had finally arrived

when he was to have found / would find out

the results of the competition.

5 We were about to / going to have Coq au Vin

for dinner but mum dropped the chicken.

6 We were to have had / were about to have a

test this morning but the teacher was ill.

7 The TV was to have been / going to be

delivered on Saturday but they couldn’t find

our house.

8 I was / was going to tell you but Sam made me

promise not to.

9 Fiona was to have eaten / about to eat her

burger when she noticed a fly on the bread.

now that Mandy has left?

9 My last job was very paid so I

looked for another one with a better salary.

10 I hate writing letters and reports but you can’t

escape doing

in this job.

Mark

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4 Choose the correct answers.

1 At the end of the month you should receive a

good fee / bonus.

2 In my opinion Sarah is the best application /

candidate for the job.

3 Could you please send us your CV with a(n)

enclosed / covering letter?

4 Does Mark have the relevant qualifications /

experiences?

5 She doesn’t have a proven track- record /

skills in this industry.

Mark

Grammar

5 Complete the sentences with the correct form of

the verbs in brackets. Use will, used to, would or

the present continuous.

Listening

7 ≤ 4.09 Listen to five people talking about their

first job interviews. Complete the sentences with

the correct speaker A–E.

1 It’s so annoying. Peter

(never answer) his phone

when he’s on the train.

2 We (live) just outside

London when I was a teenager.

3 My dog (always

come) when I whistle for him. He’s very

obedient.

4 My dad (always

worry) about getting his car dirty.

5 I (play) football every

Saturday but I gave up when I was thirteen.

6 My brother and I

1 Speaker

reacted well in the interview.

2 Speaker

expected it to be less difficult.

3 Speaker

wasn’t relaxed.

4 Speaker

enjoyed the experience.

5 Speaker

was concerned about his/her

appearance.

Mark

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(often camp out) in the back garden when we

were young and pretend we were cowboys.

Mark

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Writing

8 Imagine you have seen an advert for a two-week

course for adventure sports. Write a letter to

apply for a place on the course. Use the writing

guide to help you.

Paragraph 1: Say why you are writing.

Paragraph 2: Give details about yourself.

Paragraph 3: Say why you want to go on the

course.

Paragraph 4: Ask some questions about the

course.

Mark

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Total

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