Unit 14 test Laser A1+(Reading, Vocabulary, Grammar, Writing)

1 Read the blog posts and match the paragraphs with the headings.

A Now, can you imagine what your life will be like in five years from now?

B And what do you think about your life in a year from now?

C Now, what about the world in general? What do you think the world will be like in a hundred years from now?

D Angelina, how do you think your life will change in a month?

E And how do you think your life will be different in ten years?

Look to the Future!

This week Webchat asked its readers for their predictions about the future. This is what fourteen-year-old Angelina told us.

1 _________

Oh, I don’t think it’ll be very different. In a month school will be over for the summer and I’ll go to my grandparents’ village to spend the summer there. I’m sure it will be great!

2 _________ 

Well, I think it’ll be almost the same. I’ll be a year older and school will be a bit more difficult, but I don’t think anything else will change in a year. I play tennis and if I’m good enough, I’ll play some tennis competitions. I hope I’ll win!

3 _________

Hmm … Well, a lot of things will be different. If I’m a good student, I’ll be at university. I want to study to be a doctor. I know that’s a difficult thing to study so I’ll have to work extremely hard to be successful!

4 _________

Really, I don’t know, but I know it will be very different. I’ll be twenty-four years old in a decade. I hope I’ll have a job then and maybe I’ll be married. Perhaps I’ll still live at home with my parents. I really have no idea!

5 _________

I think life will be very different in a century. Technology moves very fast – look how different life is now from a hundred years ago! They didn’t have computers and mobile phones and now we can’t even think about living without those things. If technology continues to improve, perhaps we’ll have robots to help us. Maybe we’ll have different ways of travelling, too

Choose the correct word or phrase.

1 How old must you be to get a licence / prediction to drive a car in your country?

2 ‘Can you answer this question?’ ‘Sorry, I haven’t got a clue / go straight past.’

3 Ian wants to apply / move for a new job. He’s not happy where he is.

4 Can scientists predict / improve what will happen in a thousand years?

5 If you continue / move not to study, you won’t pass your exams at the end of the year.

6 If he goes to university, he’ll move / go past to a new city!

7 How will my life be different in ten years? Perhaps / I haven’t got a clue I’ll be a successful film star!

8 Be careful! Don’t cross / go past the road without looking out for cars first!

9 How many planets are there in the university / universe?

10 He left his school bag at home and so he turned back / left to get it. 

Grammar

Fill in the gaps with the correct word or phrase.

1 She ........... if you don’t invite her to your party.

Fill in the gaps with the correct word or phrase.

2 What ............. if your friend asks you to do something bad?

Fill in the gaps with the correct word or phrase.

3 If it ........., we won’t go to the beach.

Fill in the gaps with the correct word or phrase.

4 Nick and Craig .......... to the cinema with us if the film you want to see is a romance.

Fill in the gaps with the correct word or phrase.

5 If your parents don’t let you go to the party, will you go / do you go?

Section 4

 Writing

Read each abstract of the article and match each part of the article with a statement.  

If I Become Rich

A Do you dream of being rich and famous? I think everybody does at some point in their lives! Well, I definitely do! I keep dreaming of what I’ll do if I ever become rich and famous.

B If I become famous, my life will change a lot. People will know me and say hello to me when I go out and ask for my autograph, and they’ll want to have a photograph with me! And if I become rich, I’ll have lots of nice clothes and a big house and a fast car, too!

C But I think that if I become rich and famous, it’s also important to help people who aren’t so lucky. So I’ll use some of my money to help others.

D I’ll build a school for poor children in Africa, like my favourite athlete, Roger Federer. There, poor children will learn to read and write and maybe become good athletes too. If they become famous athletes, then they can also help others!

E I don’t know how I’ll become rich and famous, but I’m going to try anyway. I’m good at sports and I work hard to become better and better. And if I eventually become rich and famous, then I’ll really try to help others. What about you? What will you do if you become rich and famous?