Progress check

 Read 1–14 and evaluate your learning in Unit 7. 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  Big and small

Mark (1–3)

How can I improve?

• 1How many people live on our planet today?

I can understand a text about how the population is increasing.

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• 2Which verbs have got the same meaning as these mathematical symbols and figures?

  a x2     b >     c ÷     d x     e <   f ÷2

I can use verbs to express statistics.

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• 3Which words mean the same as both the words in each pair below?

  agift / now          bnumber / body shape          cpurpose / final part

I can understand and use nouns with two meanings.

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B  Be an entrepreneur

Mark (1–3)

How can I improve?

• 4Choose the correct modal verb in each school rule.

  1You have to/mustn't pay attention in class.

  2You don't have to/mustn't be rude to other students.

I can use must, mustn't, have to and don't have to to talk about rules and obligations.

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C  Silicon valley

Mark (1–3)

How can I improve?

• 5What is Silicon Valley in the USA famous for?

I can understand a radio programme about Silicon Valley.

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• 6Give one example for each of the words below.

  aa company            ba product            ca founder

I can use nouns to talk about business.

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• 7How would you ask someone for advice? What phrases would you use to give advice to a friend?

I can ask for, give and respond to advice.

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D  The English language

Mark (1–3)

How can I improve?

• 8Give four words from other languages that we use in English.

I can understand a text about the English language.

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• 9What's the difference between:

  a fluent and native speakers?

  b an official and a foreign language?

I can use the second conditional to talk about imaginary situations.

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• 10Complete the sentence with one word in each gap.

  If I ¹.......... from Alaska, I ².......... speak an Inuit language.

I can use the second conditional to talk about imaginary situations.

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• 11Choose the correct word.

  I am terrible at maths. I wish I didn't/am not/weren't.

I can use I wish.

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E  A formal email

Mark (1–3)

How can I improve?

• 12Give two words to express a reason and two words or phrases to express a result.

I can express reason and result.

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• 13Which of the words and phrases below would you not use in a formal email?

  aDear Mr Smith          bhowever          cWrite soon!

I can use the correct register when writing formal emails.

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