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A.    Listen and select the word you hear - is it a noun or a verb?  (Only the base form is given.)

EXAMPLE

You hear: 1 My brother is a very fast driver.

You select:

B.   Choose a verb from the box to complete each sentence. Listen and check your answers.  (The first one has been done for you.)

1 Mandy could _____ a bicycle when she was three.                                                    Choose one take off take place travel ride land leave
 

2 My uncle has _______________ all over the world.                                                  --Choose one-- took off took place travelled ride land left
 

3 The plane _______________ late because it was waiting for one of the passengers.   --Choose one-- took off took place travelled ride land left

4 What time does the plane _______________?                                                          --Choose one-- took off took place travelled ride land left

5 The train _______________ the station exactly on time.                                            --Choose one-- took off took place travelled ride land left

6 In 1903 the Wright brothers’ first flight _______________.                                       --Choose one-- took off took place travelled ride land left

C.  Listen and write the sentences.

EXAMPLE     You hear: 1 The history of transport is very interesting.

You write:  

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D.  Listen and write answers to the questions. You will need to remember the information from this theme.

EXAMPLE:    You hear: 1 What was the first method of transport?

You write:

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E.  Listen and complete the table.

EXAMPLE:    You hear: 1 Can you believe the air conditioner is more than 100 years old? It was invented in 1902 by Willis Courier.

You write:

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F. Listen and choose the best answer.

EXAMPLE:    You hear: 1 I’m going to talk to you today about modern inventions. I mean, inventions since 1900 …

You choose:

1 What is the lecture about?

    -Choose One- the invention of the modem inventions in 1900 inventions of the 20th and 21st centuries

2 What exactly is the lecturer going to talk about?

    --Choose One-- transport communications flying

3 What is he going to talk about first?

    --Choose One-- the invention of two-way radios army communication the effect of WWII on radio communication

4 What is he going to talk about next?

    --Choose One-- radio development during the mid-20th century police communication radio communication for everyone

5 What will the lecturer explain at the end?

    --Choose One-- the life of Dr Cooper the invention of the first hand-held mobile phone how Dr Cooper won a mobile phone

G.  What will the lecturer talk about in his next session? Listen and tick one or more points.

EXAMPLE:  You hear:  In our next session, I’m going to look at the mobile phone in more detail. This is because it’s a very good example of how technology has changed the way we live.

You tick:

1 the mobile phone

2 how computers have changed our lives

3 the first mobile phone call

4 the year when everyone could buy a mobile phone

5 the world before the mobile phone

6 the appearance of early mobile phones

7 the latest micro-technology in communications

8 the cost of the first mobile phones

9 what mobile phones will be able to do in the future

10 the cost of mobile phone calls

11 the meaning of ‘cell’ phone

This is the end of the test. Check your answers carefully before you press the 'Submit' button.