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Test b1 A2+b1
Test b1 A2+b1
1. The police ……………... the thief ……………………………………….. as he tried to steal the jewelry.
3. we went to Disneyland while we were on holiday and had a ………………………………….. . You should go.
5. We’re on ………………………………………………… . We’ve won the last six games in a row. I hope it doesn’t
end soon.
2 You can stay up late, but you ……………………….. make a lot of noise and wake up your sister.
4 She always pays by credit card so that she ……………………….. carry a lot of money with her.
Look at photo B and prepare your description. Use the questions to help you.
1 Where are the women? What are they doing? What is unusual about the situation?
2 Is one of them the leader? Why do you think so?
3 Do you think the women are enjoying themselves? Why? / Why not?
4 What are the advantages and disadvantages of exercising outdoors rather than indoors?
5 Have you been in a similar situation when you enjoyed spending a lot of time outdoors? What
were you doing?
Reading – max: 10 https://english-practice.net/reading-exercises-for-b1-intelligent-footballers/
RoboCup
RoboCup is a football competition that has taken place every year since 1997. But the players are not
human; they are robots. The competition’s full name is ‘Robot Soccer World Cup,’ and the aim is to
create, by the middle of the 21st century, a team of robot footballers that are able to play against and
beat the winners of the real World Cup.
In order for robots to play football, robotics companies have had to develop special technologies. A
robot can’t just run onto the field and start kicking the ball. So each robot is fitted with a webcam which
is connected to a computer inside the robot. The robot is able to see where the other players are, where
the goal is and, most importantly, where the ball is. They are programmed to make their own decisions
and during the match the robots’ creators are not allowed to tell them what to do. The robots are,
however, able to communicate with other members of their team, via a wireless network. They might,
for example, communicate a message like this to a team-mate: ‘I’m nearest the ball. I’m going to kick it.
You go and defend the goal.’ They know who to pass to and how best to get the ball past an opponent.
Australian, German and American teams dominate the competition, though teams from twelve
countries competed at the last tournament.
There is a long way to go before robots will be able to compete against humans. They need to become
more intelligent and become able to react more quickly and anticipate the game. But the technologies
that are being developed for scoring goals have other uses as well. It may be possible to develop robots
that can be used in search and rescue, for example, finding people trapped in buildings after
earthquakes.
They may not be as fun to watch as real footballers, but at least they don’t demand enormous salaries!
1 . Read the text. Are the sentences true (T) or false (F)?’
a the fans of each team. b itself. c the captain of the team. d the owner of the robot.
a any other robot on the pitch. b the people who created them.
Listening 1 . Which item did each person receive? Listen and check (✓) the correct picture.
Listening 2 Customers are describing a problem. Listen and circle the correct answer.
b She shoes are damaged. b The buttons have come off the shirt.
B: Yes, I’d …………… …………… …………… this shirt. I need to get a larger one.
A: No problem.
B: Uh-oh, I think I forgot it. I …………… …………… go home and get it.
Speaking – max: 10