Champions level 1 review test units 5 6 a

Review test: Units 5–6 A

Vocabulary

Grammar

1

3

Match the geographical features with the names.
1 ocean

a the Atacama

2 desert

b Africa

1 Cars are ____________ than bicycles. (noisy)

3 mountain

c Titicaca

2 Spain is _____________ than England. (hot)

4 continent

d Peru

3 Córdoba is ____________ from San Juan than

5 lake

e Villarrica

6 island

f Pacific

7 river

g Mount Everest

8 volcano

h Iceland

5 My brother is ____________ than me. (old)

9 country

i Amazon

6 This cake is ____________ than that one. (nice)

Mendoza. (far)
4 Taxis are ____________ than buses.
(expensive)

7 My new school is ____________ than my old

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2

Complete the sentences with the comparative
form of the adjectives in brackets.

one. (good)

Complete the sentences with the adjectives in
the box.

8 One Direction are ____________ than The
Vamps. (popular)

bored nervous excited frightened annoyed proud sad
embarrassed

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4

1 We were very ____________ when our dog
died.
2 The children were _____________ by that horror

Write sentences. Use as … as and the adjectives
in the box.

heavy old high busy expensive big
1 Chris is 14. Pete is 14.

film.
3 I get _____________ when my neighbours play

Chris ____________________________
2 Cats aren’t heavy. Elephants are very heavy.

loud music all night.

Cats ____________________________

4 Phil was _____________ because he had

3 Mendoza is busy. Buenos Aires is busier.

nothing to do.
5 Jane was _____________ when her phone rang

Mendoza ____________________________
4 Tigers are very big. Lions are very big.

when she was in the theatre.

Lions ____________________________

6 Lander was _____________ before the

5 Aconcagua is 6,962 m high. Mount Everest is

important job interview.

8,848 m high.

7 Mum and dad were _____________ when I

Aconcagua ____________________________

passed all my exams.
8 I was very _____________ before my birthday

6 My camera was £85. My mobile phone was also
£85.

party.
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My camera ___________________________
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Review test: Units 5–6 A

5

Write the superlative form of the adjectives.

Reading

1 short

8

________________

2 funny

________________

Complete the sentences with the numbers in the
8 Complete the sentences with the numbers
in the box.

3 comfortable ________________
4 hot

________________

5 good

________________

6 difficult

________________

7 far

________________

8 easy

________________

9 expensive

________________

2 million
26,500
70,000 to
1.4visit
million
43 Zealand.
Read
about
the places
in New

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6

Complete the sentences with the comparative or
superlative form of the adjectives.
1 ____________ (old) person in the world is 127.

2 Venice is ____________ (beautiful) than

Queenstown

London.

For people who love adventure sports, Queenstown is

3 The book is much ____________ (good) than
the film.

nearby Remarkables mountains, and in spring and

4 Don’t go there. It’s ____________ (bad)

summer you can go walking, mountain biking or try

restaurant in the city!

many water sports on Lake Wakatipu. Queenstown is

5 My phone was ____________ (cheap) than my
laptop.
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Kawarau Gorge Suspension Bridge. You jump 43
metres down towards the river, and with over 35,000
people jumping every year, it’s one of the most

Complete the sentences with one or ones.

Jim

also the home of bungee jumping and if you feel
confident and aren’t frightened, you can try it on the

6 Tom is ____________ (nice) person that I know.

7

the place to go. In the winter, you can go skiing in the

popular places in the world for this sport.

What do you think of these

Lake Taupo

chocolates?

The beautiful Lake Taupo is the largest lake in New

Claire

I really like these dark 1______.

Jim

I prefer these white 2______.

Claire

Try this 3______. It’s delicious.

Jim

Thanks. That 4______ is really good,

Zealand. It is also the top of one of the most important
volcanoes in the world, which erupts about every

too.
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1,000 years. The first eruption 26,500 years ago was
the largest in the world.
Nowadays, it is popular with tourists, and over
2 million visit every year. In summer it’s great to swim
in the lake, go fishing or walking.
Auckland
The biggest city in New Zealand has a population of
1.4 million people. People often say it is one of the
nicest places in the world to live, and it’s also a great
place to visit. Some of New Zealand’s most beautiful
beaches are near the city and it is one of the world’s
most important cities for sailing with harbours on both
the Tasman Sea and the Pacific Ocean. In fact, there
are over 135,000 boats here and almost 70,000

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Review test: Units 5–6 A

Writing

1 People jump ___________ metres off the
Kawarau Bridge.

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2 Lake Taupo’s volcano first erupted
____________ years ago.

Answer the questions about places to visit in
your country.
1 What is the most beautiful place to visit?

3 Over ____________ people visit Lake Taupo

_______________________________________

every year.

2 What is the most popular place for tourists to

4 ____________ people live in Auckland.

visit?

5 There are almost ____________ sailors in

_______________________________________

Auckland.

3 What can people see and do there?

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9

Are the sentences true (T) or false (F)?

_______________________________________

1 Queenstown is only popular in the summer. __

_______________________________________
4 What are the most interesting cities?

2 35,000 people visit Queenstown each year. __
3 There is a large volcano under Lake Taupo. __

_______________________________________

4 1.4 million people live in New Zealand. __

_______________________________________

5 There are over 135,000 boats in Auckland. __

5 Why?

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10

Answer the questions.

_______________________________________

1 What sports can you do in Queenstown?

_______________________________________
_______________________________________

_______________________________________

_______________________________________

_______________________________________

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2 What are the Remarkables?
_______________________________________

_______________________________________
3 What happens every 1,000 years at Lake
Taupo?
_______________________________________
_______________________________________
4 What is Auckland famous for?

Write three paragraphs about three places to
visit in your country. Answer the questions.

•
•
•
•

Where is it?
What can people see and do there?
What is the best thing about it?
When is the best time to visit? Why?
_______________________________________
_______________________________________
_______________________________________

_______________________________________

_______________________________________

_______________________________________

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Review test: Units 5–6 A
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Listening
13

Listen to Emma telling Joe about her
holiday. Tick the places she talks about.
1 a city

___

2 a theatre

___

3 a sports stadium ___
4 mountains

___

5 a river

___

6 a museum

___

7 beaches

___

8 the desert

___
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14

Listen again. Choose the correct answers.
1 Emma got home from her holiday ________.
a last week

b yesterday

c today

d last night

2 Emma thought that Melbourne is ________
Sydney.
a more beautiful than

b as beautiful as

c not as beautiful as

d as horrible as

3 The biggest cricket stadium in the world is in
_________.
a Sydney

b Brisbane

c England

d Melbourne

4 Emma liked the plane because it was ________.
a cheap

b fast

c expensive

d on time

5 Emma spent a week ________.
a by the sea

b in Sydney

c in Melbourne d in the desert
6 Where was the temperature the highest?
a in Brisbane

b in Sydney

c in Melbourne d in the desert
7 Laura ________.
a was from Spain
b had relatives in Australia
c didn’t speak English.
d was studying in Australia
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