Vocabulary
1 Choose the correct answer. (6 x 2 = 12 points)
1. Many people book a … instead of finding hotels on their own.
a. guidebook b. package holiday c. personal challenge
2. It’s easy to replace stolen … at the bank.
a. airfare b. guided tours c. traveller’s cheques
3. Remember to include … when you’re planning your travel budget.
a. service charges b. seat belts c. scenery
4. Most cities have at least one well known … to visit.
a. boarding card b. journey c. landmark
5. Is there a change in our flight’s … ?
a. departure time b. trek c. cruise
6. You can … on the Internet.
a. go abroad b. make reservations c. meet the locals
2 Complete the sentences with the words below. (8 x 3 = 24 points)
foreign country • scenery • get away from it all • safari • boarding card • location • baggage • camping trip
1. Don’t forget to bring a tent for the ……………………… .
2. John has never been to a ……………………… .
3. You have to show your ……………………… at the gate.
4. There isn’t any room for ……………………… in the car.
5. Switzerland is known for its beautiful mountain ……………………… .
6. The hotel is in a great ……………………… .
7. Here’s a brochure about a ……………………… in Kenya.
8. On our next holiday, we’re planning to ……………………… .
3 Complete the sentences with the infinitives below. (4 x 3 = 12 points)
to stay • to travel • to leave • to see
1. George was sad when the holiday ended.
George was sorry ……………………… the holiday end.
2. That hotel isn’t expensive.
It’s cheap ……………………… at that hotel.
3. Travelling with children isn’t easy.
It’s difficult ……………………… with children.
4. The children cried when they left the park.
The children were sad ……………………… the park.
Grammar
4 Choose the correct answer. (6 x 2 = 12 points)
1. Frank lives in a place who / when / where there are no phones.
2. The supermarket, which / whose / when recently opened, has got great bargains.
3. The police searched for the witness where / which / who saw the accident last night.
4. I always forget whose / when / which I have a dentist’s appointment.
5. The reporter interviewed the director which / who / whose film won an Oscar.
6. That was the year where / which / when you were born.
5 Complete the sentences with who, which, whose, where or when. (8 x 3 = 24 points)
1. I love books ……………… have got happy endings.
2. The teacher ……………… taught us English has moved.
3. Do you remember the day ……………… we were all ill?
4. Eric doesn’t remember the town ……………… he was born.
5. Shelly, ……………… parents are rich, bought a new car.
6. Jane is a big fan of the actor ……………… film we saw.
7. I like shopping in the morning, ……………… the shops are less busy.
8. Our DVD player, ……………… is brand-new, isn’t working.
6 Combine the sentences using the relative pronoun in brackets. (4 x 4 = 16 points)
1. The city built a new park. My old school used to be there. (where)
2. Eric passed his driving test. He is older than me. (who)
3. Dan needs the car keys. They are on the kitchen table. (which)
4. Jenny and Ben are getting married. Their parents are friends. (whose)
OPTIONAL READING Read the text and answer the questions that follow.
B.G., a rapper from New Orleans who sang about his “bling-bling ring” and his “bling-bling car” in the late 90s, had no idea that the phrase he’d created would become so popular. He was just looking for a cool way to describe his shiny diamond ring and big, expensive car, which were and are signs of success in hip-hop culture.
II / Showing off your money and what it can buy is extremely important to hip-hop musicians. For this reason, they liked the new expression “bling-bling”, which meant diamonds, jewellery and anything else fancy and expensive. It quickly became a popular slang expression in many hip-hop songs.
III / People outside the hip-hop world also began using the expression “bling-bling”. In the year 2000, after winning the NBA championship, the Los Angeles Lakers ordered diamond rings with the words “bling-bling” engraved on them. Many shops and websites sell bling-bling jewellery with large, shiny jewels. Hollywood stars wear flashy jewellery at important events, where they want to “bling”, or stand out.
IV / Because of its increased use, bling-bling now means a lifestyle that shows the world that you have got a lot of money to spend. The expression also appears in the media. News giant CNN has used bling-bling and other hip-hop language in order to appeal to a younger audience. Recently, bling-bling appeared in a headline in the Times newspaper in Britain. The headline criticised a famous politician for his bling-bling behaviour, when he borrowed a luxury yacht to go on holiday.
V / Today, bling-bling is an accepted expression in the English language and can even be found in standard English dictionaries. However, for people in the hip-hop culture, bling-bling is already old-fashioned. They’re looking for something new to take its place.
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5 Unit Test LEVEL 11 Decide if the following sentences are true (T) or false (F). Find evidence in the text to justify your answers. (3 x 3 = 9 points)
…… 1. Rapper B.G. knew the expression “bling-bling” would be used by everybody.
…… 2. Hip-hop musicians want everyone to know they have got a lot of money.
…… 3. Reporters have used the expression “bling-bling” in the media.
2 Choose the correct answer. (2 x 4 = 8 points)
1. Hollywood stars like wearing bling-bling so … .
a. they’ll be invited to important events
b. they’ll stand up at events
c. people will pay attention to them
2. The expression “bling-bling” is now … .
a. about the NBA championships
b. part of the English language
c. a hip-hop song
3 Complete the sentence. (4 points)
Although many people use the expression “bling-bling” today, people who are part of hip-hop culture want
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4 Find words or expressions in the text that mean:
(4 x 1 = 4 points)
1. didn’t know (paragraph I) ………………………
2. written on metal (paragraph III) ………………………
3. interest, attract (paragraph IV) ………………………
4. use instead of it (paragraph V) ………………………
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