Progress check

 Read 1–15 and evaluate your learning in Unit 8. Give yourself a mark from 1 to 3. How can you improve?

1 I can’t do this.     2 I have some problems with this.     3 I can do this well. 

A  Life’s ups and downs

Mark (1–3)

How can I improve?

• 1Name two life stages for children and two for adults.

I can talk about life stages.

123

• 2Name five different jobs.

I can identify types of jobs.

123

• 3Change the nouns into adjectives.

  a nature    b wonder    c power    d beauty

I can use adjective suffixes -ful and -al.

123

B  The human story

Mark (1–3)

How can I improve?

• 4Imagine it is Wednesday 13th July. Write about the dates using time expressions.

  1 Tuesday 12th July    2 May    3 January    4 1900−1999

I can use past time expressions.

123

• 5Change the sentences to the past simple.

  a I like you.    b He watches TV.    c We play football.

I can use past simple affirmative regular verbs.

123

• 6Write past simple sentences.

  1 Jess / go / to New York   2 they / sing / together

I can use past simple affirmative irregular verbs.

123

C  Great writers

Mark (1–3)

How can I improve?

• 7What did Mary Shelley and Emily Dickinson write?

I can understand a text about great writers.

123

• 8Name three types of fiction and one type of non-fiction.

I can identify different types of writing.

123

• 9Write past simple negative sentences.

  1  we / not see / the film   2  I / not study / German

I can use the past simple negative.

123

• 10Write questions.

  1 who / write / Jane Eyre / ?   2 what / dress / you / buy / ?

I can ask questions using the past simple.

123

• 11Complete the short past simple answers.

  a No, I .....................    b Yes, we .....................

I can use past simple short answers.

123

D  Moments to remember

Mark (1–3)

How can I improve?

• 12Write five collocations with take.

I can make collocations with take.

123

• 13Write phrases for the situation:

  a ask about someone's weekend   b respond to the question

  c express interest    d express sympathy

I can talk about a weekend in the past.

123

E  A narrative

Mark (1–3)

How can I improve?

• 14Write five narrative adverbs.

I can use narrative adverbs.

123

• 15Write a short paragraph about a memorable day.

I can write a narrative.

123