Access 2. Module Test 6

Vocabulary

Choose the correct item.

1. The heavy         [streets, traffic]made it very difficult for everyone to drive.

2. George almost fell out of the          [rickshaw, gondola] and into the water!

3. Harrods is one of the biggest department        [shops, stores] in London.

4. The Inuit use              [dog sleds, animal skins] to travel from place to place.

5. When Alice went to Italy, she heard some             [traditional, expensive] Italian songs.

6. Frank stayed at a beautiful,       [quiet, dirty] hotel away from the city centre when he went to Paris.

7. We met a lot of          [cheap, friendly] people when we were on holiday.

8. Did you go on the sightseeing           [tour, transport] of the town?

9. When they are on holiday she likes going to nice restaurants, while he enjoys going to night        [people, clubs].

Vocabulary

Choose the correct word.

1. My holiday was            [historic, convenient, boring, crowded, noisy] because I didn't do many things or visit many places.

2. Staying at a hotel which was near the city centre was very            [historic, convenient, boring, crowded, noisy]because we could walk to all the interesting places.

3. The restaurant was very            [historic, convenient, boring, crowded, noisy].There wasn't even one table free.

4. The Tower of London is a            [historic, convenient, boring, crowded, noisy]building that dates from the 11th century.

5. The bus was full of            [historic, convenient, boring, crowded, noisy]students who were laughing and screaming loudly.

Grammar

Complete the table.

Grammar

Complete the sentences using the adjectives below in the right form.

• relaxing • many • exciting • busy • fast • cold

1. Peter is much        now that he has two jobs.

2. My holiday was                   because I did many things and visited many places.

3. John says that he drives the         car in the neighbourhood.

4. I think the train is the               and comfortable means of transport.

5. You need to take      clothes with you, because we’ll be away for three weeks.

6. It’s much        today than it was yesterday, so take your jacket with you.

Grammar

Complete the sentences using as ... as, too, enough and the adjectives in brackets.

1. My car is            (fast) your car.

2. New York is               (expensive) for me. I need to go somewhere cheaper.

3. Jessica didn’t like the hotel because she thought it was           (dirty).

4. Is your car            (big) for all five of us?

5. The hotel where we stayed this year wasn't              (modern) the one we stayed in last year.

6. If the helicopter ride is              (cheap), we’ll book tickets.

Grammar

Put the adjectives in the correct order.

Mr Jones took photos of a ... building.

Everyday English

Match the sentences to complete the dialogue.

Reading

Read the text below and mark the statements T (true), F (false) or DS (doesn’t say).

1 Canada Square: the tallest building in London

1Canada Square is the tallest building in London and the sixth tallest building in the European Union. It is a modem steel and glass building that was built by a Canadian company. 1Canada Square за is 235 metres high and has 50 floors, though there is no13th floor because people think that this number brings bad luckl It is an office building and there are about 9,000 people that work there. It has almost 4,000 windows! You can even see this building from Amersham, which is a town about 45 kilometres away. 1Canada Square has a flashing red light at the top of the building for aeroplanes to see. The elevators take 40 seconds from the ground floor to the 50th floor. Below the building are two basements and nearby there are two large shopping centres and two tube stations. If you are afraid of taking the lift or just feel like exercising, you can take the stairs to go up. There are 4.388 steps from the bottom to the top! Good luck!

1. 1Canada Square is one of the tallest buildings in the world.    [T, F, DS]

2. 1Canada Square is a traditional type of building.    [T, F, DS]

3. A Canadian company has offices in the building.    [T, F, DS]

4. The building has more than thirty floors.    [T, F, DS]

5. There are six lifts in the building.    [T, F, DS]

6. There is public transport near the building.    [T, F, DS]

Listening

Listen and choose the correct answer.

What is Betty wearing today?

Listening

Listen and choose the correct answer.

Where did the man go on holiday last summer?

Listening

Listen and choose the correct answer.

What did the woman visit during her holidays?

Listening

Listen and choose the correct answer.

How did the man travel?