Revision Test Unit 5 EP 2
Reading – read the text about Burj Khalifa. Fill in the adjectives in the correct form – comparative or superlative. Higher (high) than the cloudsIt reaches into the sky for nearly a kilometre. Burj Khalifa is the world’s tallest (tall) building.It opened in January 2010 and it’s located in the Gulf emirate of Dubai. It is 828 meters high and it took six years to build. It cost Տ1.52 billion. The tower has 160 floors. It has 57 lifts and the fastest (fast) lift can go at 64 km It also has the highest (high) mosque (mešita) in the world. Burj Khalifa is taller (tall) than Taipei 101 in Taiwan. You can see Burj Khalifa tower from 95 kilometres away.‘We weren’t sure how high we could go,’ said Bill Baker, the building’s structural engineer. ‘It was learning experience.’Mohamed Ali Alabbar, the developer of Burj Khalifa, said that there were less (little) difficult tasks with the design than they expected and this fact helped them move farther/ further ( far) with the building process.There are some interesting facts about the building too. It’s 6.15℃ cooler (cool) at the top than at the bottom. It takes 36 men four months to clean all the windows in the building. Read the text again and fill in thequestions with HOW. Use different tenses- Present Simple, Past simple, can a) How .................................................................? It took 6 years.b) How ........................................... ? It cost Տ1.52 billion.c) How .......................................................................? The tower has 160 floors.e) How .................................? It can go at 64 km Write the jobs! The miner coudn´t breathe easily because he was 500 metres underground.Bethoven was a composer.Mr. Babiš is a Czechpolitician.Billie Eilish is an American musician. ( don´t write singer)A translator changes text from one language to another.An inventor makes new things which didn´t exist in the past.A professor teaches at university.Harry Potter is a magician.An accountant is interested in numbers. Write the numbers as you read them. 4, 940 - .....................1.73 - ......................1 - ...................1 -............................5,706 - ...........................0.08 - ........................... Complete the sentences. Use the positive or negative forms of can and could and suitable verbs. My brother could read when he was two, and write when he was three! He was very clever.I don’t go to the swimming pool because I can´t swim.My mum coudn´t cook when she was young, but she’s a very good cook now.A: My dad is a musician. B: Can he play the violin really well???? ( he)Rosa is good at reading Japanese, but she can´t speak it very well. Complete the text ! a) What is the average temperature in winter in the Czech Republic? I’m not sure, but I reckon it can be around zero. b) John Irving wrote and published five novels and about forty short stories.He´s probably one of the best – paid authors of these days. c) Child prodigies can do incredible things. For example, they have unusual skills to play a musical instrument at early age. d) Some animals, e.g. owls, have a very good sight and they can see even at night for long distance e) ‘Can you taste the soup? What’s missing.’ ‘Well, I don’t think something is missing. I’d say it contains a lot of salt. f) What’s your biggest achievement Martin? I think it’s a gold medal from junior World Championship in 2017. g) Why was the year 2000 important? Because it was the start of the new millenium. h)She was born in the 19th century. i)There are ten years in a decade. Complete the questions with HOW to go with the answers. Be careful with the tenses! 1 .………………………………………? I am 1 m 65 cm .2…………………………………………….?My classmate plays football twice a week.3……..……………………..…………………………?Dolphins can swim 10 km an hour4…………………………………………………?The burger costs 3 pounds.5…………………………………………?She is quite slim. Just 50 kg.6………………………………………………..?K. Lewis could run 500 metres Write 4 sentences to compare 2 jobs of your choice. Use comparative and superlative forms of :bad, exciting, difficult, easy Give advice to the problems. Each advice should be different in terms of grammar and vocabulary.1. I can´t sleep at night. ……………………………………………………...2. My friends don´t invite me to their parties. ……………………………………………………..3. I forgot my pocket money at home and I can´t buy a snack. …….......... Complete the text with the words. There is one extra word! Peter has a problem with his memory-he started forgetting things and feels tired. His mom says this is because he drinks unhealthy drinks and they are rich in food additives. His doctor says his blood vessels don´t take enough oxygen to his brain cells and that´s bad. If he wants to change this and get a better score in tests he must stop eating ready-made meals rich in artificial ingredients and start eating more nuts and fruit to be fit and smart. Extra word: recognition a) 4, 940 -b) 1.73 -c) 1 - d) 1 - e) 5, 706 - f) 0.08 - Rad the numbers. RECORD YOUR ANSWERS!