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Unit 3 Essential Listening Test

The document is a test for Unit 3 of an essential English language course, focusing on listening, reading, writing, and speaking skills related to pet vocabulary and adjectives. It includes various activities such as listening exercises, reading comprehension, and speaking prompts to assess students' understanding and ability to use the phrases 'I've got...' and 'Have you got...?'. Each section has a scoring system to evaluate student performance.

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Unit 3 Essential Listening Test

The document is a test for Unit 3 of an essential English language course, focusing on listening, reading, writing, and speaking skills related to pet vocabulary and adjectives. It includes various activities such as listening exercises, reading comprehension, and speaking prompts to assess students' understanding and ability to use the phrases 'I've got...' and 'Have you got...?'. Each section has a scoring system to evaluate student performance.

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Unit 3  Test | Essential Total score: /40 1


Listening
1 Listen and tick (
U3:1 ). Score: /5
1 a b 2 a b 3 a b

4 a b 5 a b 6 a b

2 U3:2 Listen and circle. Score: /5


1 a b
slow fast
2 a b
friendly scary
3 a b
scary friendly
4 a b

slow fast
5 a b
friendly scary
6 a b
fast slow
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Unit 3  Test | Essential 1


Reading and Writing
3 Read, find and circle.  Score: /5

1 I’ve got a horse. It’s fast / slow. a

2 I’ve got a bird. It’s friendly / scary. b

3 I’ve got a hamster. It’s slow / fast. c

4 I’ve got a fish. It’s slow / scary. d

e
5 I’ve got a rabbit. It’s friendly / scary.
f
6 I’ve got a tortoise. It’s fast / slow.
4 Look, read and write. Score: /5

1 bird .
I’ve got a    

2 I haven’t got a r    .

3 Have you got a t    ? No, I haven’t.

4 H    you got a horse? Yes, I h    .

5 I’ve g    a hamster.


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Unit 3  Test | Essential 1


Speaking
5 Look and point. Ask and answer. Score: /10

Have you got a cat?


Yes, I have. / No, I haven’t.

6 Look and say. Score: /10

fast slow friendly scary


1 2 3 4

5 6 7 8

I’ve got a bird. It’s friendly.


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Audio Scripts and Answers
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Unit 3 | Essential 3 Read, find and circle.

Listening Answers:
2(d) scary 3(f) fast 4(a) slow 5(c) friendly
Teaching notes
6(e) slow
Activities 1 and 2 test identification of pet vocabulary
and adjectives fast, slow, scary, friendly and
comprehension of grammar structures I’ve got … and 4 Look, read and write.
Have you got …? Yes, I have. No, I haven’t. Awards
one point for each correct answer. Answers: 2 rabbit 3 tortoise 4 Have, have 5 got

1 Listen and tick (✔). (Track U3:1) Speaking


1 Girl: I’ve got a pet. It’s slow.
Teaching notes
Boy: Have you got a cat?
Award one point per item for accuracy and one point
Girl: No. I’ve got a tortoise.
for ability to communicate well.
2 Girl: Have you got a horse?
Boy: No, I haven’t. I’ve got a fish. It’s fast.
Activity 5 asks students to recognise and produce
3 Girl: My pet is fast.
Have you got a …? Yes, I have. / No, I haven’t.
Boy: Have you got a bird?
Girl: Yes, I have. It’s scary. Have you got a cat? Yes, I have. / No, I haven’t.
4 Boy: I’ve got a pet. It’s fast. Read the example dialogue and ask students to
Girl: Is it a hamster? repeat. Then point to an animal in the picture, e.g. a
Boy: No, it isn’t. It’s a rabbit. fish, and ask a student Have you got a fish? Let them
5 Boy: Have you got a pet? answer, using the model dialogue to help them. Put
Girl: Yes. I’ve got a horse. It’s friendly. students in pairs and ask them to take it in turns
6 Girl: Have you got a cat? pointing at the animals and asking and answering
Boy: No, I haven’t. I’ve got a hamster. It’s slow. the questions. Each student should take turns to ask
and answer five questions. Explain that their answers
Answers: 2 a 3 b 4 b 5 b 6 a do not have to be true. Encourage them to make at
least one positive and one negative answer.
2 Listen and circle. (Track U3:2)
1 Boy: I’ve got a pet. It’s a cat. It’s fast. Activity 6 asks students to describe pets.
2 Girl: I’ve got a pet. It’s friendly. It’s a dog. I’ve got a bird. It’s friendly.
3 Boy: I haven’t got a fish. I’ve got a rabbit. Read the example sentence and ask students to
It’s friendly. repeat. Point to an animal, e.g. a horse, and say I’ve
4 Girl: This is my pet. I’ve got a horse. It’s fast. got a horse. It’s fast. Point to another animal and ask
5 Boy: I’ve got a pet. It’s a fish. It’s friendly. a student to say two sentences about it. Put students
6 Girl: I haven’t got a fish. I’ve got a hamster. in pairs. Ask them to take it in turns pointing at the
It’s fast. animals and saying sentences, using the model
dialogue and wordpool to help them. They should
Answers: 2 a 3 b 4 b 5 a 6 a point to five animals each. Note: It is possible to
choose more than one adjective to describe some of
Reading and Writing the animals, e.g. the hamster could be described as
slow or friendly.
Teaching notes
Activity 3 tests identification of pet vocabulary and 5 Look and point. Ask and answer.
comprehension of adjectives. Award a point for each
correctly circled item. Example answers: Have you got a dog / bird /
horse / rabbit / hamster / fish / tortoise? Yes, I have. /
Activity 4 tests ability to complete grammar No, I haven’t.
structures I’ve got … I haven’t got … Have you got …?
Yes, I have. No, I haven’t. Students are asked to
6 Look and say.
produce some pet vocabulary. Award one point for
each correctly filled space.
Example answers: I’ve got a fish / hamster /
horse / dog / cat / tortoise / rabbit. It’s fast / slow /
friendly / scary.

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The main learning outcomes suggested by the activities include enhanced vocabulary related to pets, improved understanding and usage of adjectives, mastery of sentence structures involving 'I’ve got...', and the ability to ask and answer questions using 'Have you got...?'. The exercises aim to bolster listening comprehension, facilitate accurate reading and writing, and develop speaking skills through structured dialogue practice . Additionally, the integration of various adjectives with pet descriptions aims to enrich students' language by encouraging nuanced expression . Through these varied activities, the document strives to achieve well-rounded language proficiency in a contextualized manner .

The exercises are designed to help students practice pet-related vocabulary and the grammar structures 'I’ve got...', 'Have you got...?', 'Yes, I have.', and 'No, I haven’t.' by engaging them in listening, reading, writing, and speaking activities. For instance, listening tasks test identification of pet vocabulary alongside adjectives like fast, slow, friendly, and scary . Reading and writing tasks require students to recognize and circle correct adjectives and complete sentences using the targeted grammar structures . Speaking exercises encourage students to use model dialogues to ask and respond to questions about pets they have, focusing on fluency and accuracy .

The exercises cater effectively to various language skills including listening, reading, writing, and speaking. Listening exercises help students identify pet vocabulary and adjectives and respond to audio prompts, testing their comprehension skills . Reading tasks require identifying appropriate adjectives and completing sentences, fostering reading comprehension and grammatical accuracy . Writing exercises prompt students to fill in blanks with appropriate pet vocabulary and grammar structures, enhancing sentence construction skills. Speaking activities engage students in dialogue, ensuring they practice fluency and vocabulary through structured sentences , making the curriculum comprehensive in covering essential language domains.

The document uses a variety of assessment strategies to gauge students' understanding, including multiple listening, reading, and speaking exercises. Listening activities involve ticking or circling correct responses based on audio stimuli, testing comprehension and vocabulary identification skills . Reading and writing tasks assess students’ ability to choose correct adjectives or complete sentences with the correct structure, providing scores for each action . For speaking, the focus is on both accuracy and the ability to communicate effectively, with points rewarded for correct pronunciation and dialogue completion, thus measuring fluency and practical language use .

The phrase 'Have you got…?' is used ubiquitously across listening, speaking, and writing activities to teach and reinforce question formation and response in English. In listening exercises, students hear the question and must identify correct pairings or descriptions . Speaking activities have students ask and answer using this structure, allowing practice in both forming and understanding questions in dialogue form . Additionally, writing tasks require completing sentences involving this phrase, reinforcing grammar usage and enhancing students' ability to produce these structures independently . These activities together provide a rounded practice environment for mastering the use of this key phrase.

The teaching notes suggest that for speaking activities, students should practice forming sentences and asking questions using structured dialogues. Activities involve students recognizing and producing responses to 'Have you got a...?', such as 'Yes, I have.' or 'No, I haven’t.' . Additionally, students are encouraged to describe their pets using adjectives, like 'I’ve got a bird. It’s friendly.' They take turns in pairs, asking and answering questions pointing at animal pictures to aid understanding and use model dialogues for structured practice . Points are awarded for accuracy and effective communication, suggesting an emphasis on both fluency and correctness in language use .

The document encourages the practice of both positive and negative sentence structures through modeled dialogues and interactive speaking activities. Students engage in exercises like 'Have you got...?' followed by 'Yes, I have.' or 'No, I haven’t,' allowing them to construct both affirmations and negations . Paired activities have students take turns asking and responding, ensuring they navigate between positive and negative responses, reinforcing their understanding of sentence structure and usage in context . This dynamic exchange fosters a balanced practice of multiple grammatical constructs, enhancing overall language proficiency.

The dialogue model is highly effective in teaching sentence structures by providing a clear and easily replicable framework for students to practice both forming and responding to questions. Students engage with dialogues like 'Have you got a...?' followed by affirmative or negative responses such as 'Yes, I have.' or 'No, I haven’t.' This structured approach aids in consistent practice across multiple language areas—comprehension, production, and response . By repeating these dialogues in different contexts, students gain confidence and fluency, making the dialogue model a practical tool for language acquisition . The emphasis on dialogue also supports communicative interaction, crucial for language learning.

The concepts of speed and personality traits are integrated into pet description activities through the use of specific adjectives like fast, slow, friendly, and scary. These adjectives help describe the characteristics of pets in various exercises. In listening tasks, students match pets with adjectives, which helps them understand and apply descriptive vocabulary . Reading and speaking exercises ask students to describe pets using these adjectives, requiring them to think critically about which traits are relevant and how they should be applied in sentences . This integration facilitates the development of descriptive language skills tied to common, relatable subjects.

Adjectives in the pet vocabulary exercises serve to enhance descriptive language skills and aid in proper sentence construction. Students learn to associate specific adjectives like fast, slow, friendly, and scary with various pets, improving their vocabulary and understanding of how to use these descriptors within sentences. This is evident in the listening and reading tasks where students must choose the correct adjective to complete sentences . Furthermore, speaking exercises require students to describe animals using these adjectives, facilitating a deeper grasp of their meaning and usage in context .

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