English Result Intermediate

Unit 8 Test A Communication

Grammar
1 Reported imperatives and requests Rewrite the sentences in reported speech.
Example I / her ‘Don’t worry.’ I told her not to worry .
1 She / him ‘Open the door!’
.
2 I / you ‘Don’t call me at work!’
.
3 He / them ‘Please can you not shout?’
.
4 She / me ‘Could you close the window, please?’
.
5 He / me ‘Be careful!’
.
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2 Ability: can, could, be able to, manage to Underline the best word or phrase to complete each
conversation.
Example I managed to / could / ’ll be able to ski when I was younger, but I’m too old now.
1 I can’t / didn’t manage to / couldn’t sing.
2 I’m sure we can / could / ’ll be able to communicate with animals in the future.
3 My friend’s got a dog and it ’ll be able to / could / can dance to music!
4 I was able to / will be able to / could find the information for the report on the Internet.
5 I found a bag on the train last week. I gave it to the police and they could / managed to / can find the owner.
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3 Reported questions Complete the conversations about job interviews with the words below.
would him why could did were if
Example A Did they ask Anna about her current job?
B
Yes, they asked her why she wanted to leave.
1 A Did you feel nervous in the interview?
B Yes. I asked if I have a glass of water.
2 A How did you begin the interview with Sarah?
B We asked her what her good points .
3 A Did the interview go well?
B Yes, they asked if I be able to start soon.
4 A Did they ask John any strange questions?
B Yes, they asked which star sign he was.
5 A What happened at the end of the interview?
B They wanted to know I had any questions.
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Vocabulary
4 Telephone words and phrases Use the words below to complete the phone verbs.
off through over up through back
Example ‘I’ve tried to call David about six times this morning, but I just can’t get through .’
1 ‘Listen, I know you’re angry, but we need to talk. Simon, don’t hang ,
please! Hello?’
2 ‘Millie’s got some exciting news for you! Just a minute, I’ll hand her to
you.’
3 ‘Hello, can you help me? I was talking to someone called Anne, but I got cut
.’
4 ‘Hello, could you put me to the sales department please? Thank you.’
5 ‘I’m really sorry, but I’m busy at the moment. Can I ring you in five
minutes?’
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5 Reporting verbs Match 1–6 with reported speech a–f.
1 ‘I’ll go, I promise.’ f
2 ‘I’ll go, if you want.’
3 ‘You shouldn’t go.’
4 ‘No, ok, I won’t go.’
5 ‘No. I’m absolutely not going.’
6 ‘Would you like to go?’

a He invited me to go.
b I refused to go.
c She offered to go.
d We advised them not to go.
e He agreed not to go.
f She promised to go.
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Pronunciation
6 Stress in words ending -ity Think about the sound of these words. Underline the stressed syllable.
Example ability
1 popularity 4 possibility
2 curiosity 5 activity
3 reality
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Reading and Writing A report
1 Read the text. Choose the best title for each paragraph.
1 Becoming an inventor
2 Family life
3 Helping students to communicate
4 An early experiment in communication
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Alexander Graham Bell

A Alexander Graham Bell is famous for in-
venting the telephone. Bell was born on the
3rd of March, 1847. His mother, Eliza, was al-
most completely deaf and could only hear a
few loud sounds. She hadn’t been able to
hear since the age of four. Amazingly, despite
being deaf, she could play the piano incred-
ibly well. When he was thirty Bell married Ma-
bel Hubbard, who was also deaf.
B Bell could read and write when he was very
young, and he had a clear speaking voice. He
first learnt to communicate with his mother
using his fingers. However, he really wanted
to speak to her. He used to speak very close
to her head in a deep voice and she was able
to hear him. Bell understood that this was be-
cause of the vibrations of his voice.
C In 1863 Bell became a teacher. First he
taught music and language, then he started
working in a school for deaf children. Bell’s
deaf students communicated with sign lan-
guage. However, he believed that deaf people
should speak like everybody else, using their
voice. He taught his students a special alpha-
bet called ‘Visible Speech’.
D Bell started to become more interested in
the science of the human ear, and between
1872 and 1874 he worked at different univer-
sities. In 1874 he first had the idea for the
telephone. Two years later, on 10th March,
1876, Bell spoke to someone on the tele-
phone for the first time. He phoned his assist-
ant, Thomas Watson, in the room next door.
Another inventor, Gray, invented the tele-
phone at about the same time as Bell. How-
ever, Bell registered his invention first. Bell in-
vented many different things before his death
in 1922, but he always remained fascinated
by communication.

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2 Read the text again and answer the questions.

Example Bell was born in 1847 .
1 Bell’s wife had been deaf from the age of .
2 His mother was deaf, but could play the .
3 He got married when he was .
4 Bell first talked to his mother using his .
5 Bell taught language and .
6 Bell taught his students an alphabet called .
7 In 1872, Bell was interested in the science of the .
8 In 1876, Bell invented the .
9 Bell registered his invention before .
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3 Read the emails. Write T (true), F (false), or DS (doesn’t say).
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Hi everyone,
Can you help me with something? I have to write a short
report for homework. I need you to answer the question:
Which animal is the most intelligent? Why? Email your
answer quickly. I have to hand it in tomorrow morning.
Thanks!
Orla

Hi Orla,
That’s easy! Dogs are the most intelligent animals because
they can understand everything. When I tell my dog to get
a ball, he always does it.
Bye, Jake


Dear Orla,
That’s a difficult question! What does ‘intelligent’ mean?
Animals are intelligent in different ways. Some monkeys
can communicate with humans. There are also some birds
which can talk – that’s quite clever! Dogs are very
intelligent too. Police dogs and farm dogs do jobs that
humans can’t. Yes, I think dogs are the most intelligent.
See you on Thursday, Sheryl

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Hi Orla
I don’t know. I read somewhere that cats are very clever
and have good memories. Also, they like experimenting
and enjoy finding solutions to problems.
All the best, Ben

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Hi Orla,
Most people will answer ‘dogs’. I believe that dolphins are
more intelligent than all other animals. A dolphin brain is
bigger than the human brain. Also, scientific tests show
that they can understand complicated ideas. Good luck!
Megan

Example Orla wants help with her homework. T

1 Jake’s dog can understand instructions.
2 Sheryl says ‘intelligent’ has different meanings.
3 Police dogs have more abilities than farm dogs.
4 Ben has got a pet cat.
5 Cats can remember things and experiment.
6 Megan thinks dogs are the most intelligent.
7 A dolphin brain weighs about 2kg.
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4 Imagine you are Orla. Write a report called ‘Animal intelligence’ in about 90–110 words.

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