TEST 1 OF TECH TALK ELE

TEST A (Units 1–3)
Choose the correct phrase to complete the conversations. [6 marks]
A: Hello. I’m Lara Benini. (1) Are you / You are Carlos?
B: Yes that’s right.
A: Nice to meet you.
B: (2)
Thank you./ Nice to meet you, too.
C: Welcome to Madrid, Mr Johnson.
D: (3)
You’re welcome./ Thank you.
C: Do you speak Spanish?
D: (4)
No, I’m sorry./ No problem.
E: Excuse me. Are you here to see Sven Nielsen?
F: (5)
Yes, I am./ Yes, it is.
E:
I’m Sven’s assistant. Here’s his office.
F: Thank you.
E: (6)
Thanks./ You’re welcome.
Match the words (1–10) with their meanings (a–j). [10 marks]
1 an alarm clock a You read this every morning.
2 an English dictionary
b You need this when you travel to another country.
3 a key
c You use this to start your car.
4 a manual
d You need this when it’s dark.
5 a mobile phone
e This keeps you dry when it rains.

6 a newspaper
f You can talk to the office with this when you are travelling.
7 a passport
g This tells you the time and wakes you up in the morning.
8 a ticket
h Y
ou can look up English w
ords in this.
9 a torch
i You read this to find out how a machine works.
10 an umbr
ella
j
Y
ou need this to tr
a
vel on a plane or train.
Put the letters in order to make words for different types of equipment. [8 marks]
1 tolb 5 okho
2 ng
ipsr
6 sha
wr
e
3 acmpl 7 naulam
4 pore 8 glup
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Complete the sentences with a word from the list. Use each word once only. [6 marks]
burger coffee doughnut fries juice sandwich
1 Would you like orange or apple ?
2 I want with my burger.
3 I never drink tea or late at night–it keeps me awake.
4 Do you want a chicken or ham ?
5 I sometimes have a or a hot dog for lunch.
6 Do you want a with your coffee?
Put the words in the correct order to make sentences. [6 marks]
1 to / call / assistant / my / want / I.
2 your / read / newspaper / I / Can?
3 use / Can / I / office / tomorrow / this?
4 have / Do / you / computer / password / a / for / your?
5 a / you / Do / break / to / want / have?
6 messages / to / I / listen / want / voicemail / my / to.
Match 1–8 with a–h. [8 marks]
1 a thirteen-amp a guarantee
2 a two-year b hard drive
3 a two-metre c engine
4 a twelve-gigabyte d ladder
5 a ten-dollar e pump
6 a tw
o-litre f ruler
7 a six-inch g bill
8 a fi
v
e-tonne
h

fuse
Complete the sentences with a word from the list. Use each word once only. [6 marks]
battery bulb lead storeroom tank truck
1 We need a hundred-watt to light up this room.
2 I w
ant to mo
v
e my computer on to the next desk, but the is very short.
3 This holds fifteen litres of water.
4 We need a two-tonne for the delivery.
5 The new engine needs a 24-volt .
6 Do you have a ladder in the ?
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