New Inside Out Intermediate Unit 5 Test
Name _______________________ Score ______/50
Part A
Vocabulary
Food
1 Match the phrases (a-e) with the items (1-5).
a) A jar of 1 soap
b) A bowl of 2 flowers
c) A bunch of 3 marmalade
d) A packet of 4 fruit
e) A bar of 5 biscuits
(5 points)
2 Put the words in the box into the table.
cherries leeks limes plums radishes sardines spinach veal
Vegetables
Fruit
Meat / Fish
(4 points – ½ a point for each word)
Taste and texture
3 Complete the sentences with an appropriate word.
a) I love eating raw carrots. They are so c________ .
b) I always have a f________ egg for breakfast.
c) Sam likes eating Indian food because it’s s________ .
d) My mother often b________ a cake at the weekend.
e) This chicken is too d_______ , I think it’s been over-cooked.
Grammar
Nouns and quantity expressions
4 Underline the correct words.
a) Can I have a few / little sugar in my tea, please?
b) There aren’t many / isn’t much vegetables in this soup.
c) Stop! That’s too many / much wine. I can’t drink all of that.
d) Would you like a / some fruit?
e) How many / much rice do you want?
f) There are / is several bars of chocolate in my bag.
(6 points)
5 Write sentences or questions using the words below.
a) How / milk / is there
________________________________ ?
b) There / plenty of / grapes / in the bowl.
_________________________________ .
c) Can I have / pasta
d) There / not / whisky left.
e) How / cakes / there
f) Would you like / bread
Used to / would
6 Complete the sentences with the words in the box. Use each word or phrase only once.
didn’t use to use to used to would
a) Hannah ________ have long hair, but now she doesn’t.
b) Did you ________ have cereal for breakfast?
c) Every Sunday I ________ help my mother in the kitchen.
d) Ken ________ like whisky, but now he loves it.
(4 points)
Useful phrases
7 Complete the conversation with the phrases in the box. There are two extra phrases.
Could you give us a few more minutes? Do you have anything near the window? It was lovely, thank you. Yes, a table for two. Excuse me. We’re ready to order now. I’ll have the fish, please. Yes, a gin and tonic and a glass of white wine.
Waiter: Good evening. Do you have a reservation?
Man: (1) __________
Waiter: And your name?
Man: Smith. John Smith.
Waiter: Ah yes! Mr Smith, follow me please.
Man: Perfect. Thank you.
Waiter: Are you ready to order yet?
Man: Not quite. (2) __________
Waiter: Of course. Would you like to order some drinks?
Man: (3) __________
Waiter: Here are your drinks, sir. Have you decided?
Man: Yes, (4) __________
Waiter: An excellent choice. And for you madam?
Woman: The same, thank you.
Waiter: How was your meal?
Woman: (5) __________
Part B
Pronunciation
Word stress
[Track 11]
8 Listen and underline the word in each group which has a different stressed syllable.
a) peaches tuna sardines garlic
b) mushrooms courgettes spinach onions
c) cabbages cauliflower tomatoes radishes
d) potatoes sausages cucumbers aubergines
e) vegetables strawberries celery spaghetti
Listening
[Track 12]
9 Listen to Liz and Finn talking about their favourite foods. Are these sentences true (T) or false (F)?
a) Liz doesn’t like cucumbers.
b) She thinks mushrooms are best cooked in butter and garlic.
c) Liz eats two or three bananas a week.
d) Finn likes salty foods.
e) Finn is a great cook.
Reading
10 Read the text. Are these sentences true (T) or false (F)?
a) The writer got injured in a school cookery lesson. T / F
b) Cookery lessons in schools don’t help children learn to cook. T / F
c) Things don’t seem to have changed in school cookery lessons. T / F
d) The writer can’t cook. T / F
e) The writer doesn’t let his daughter cook in case she hurts herself. T / F
I remember when I was at school learning to cook, or perhaps I should say not learning to cook. Cookery was a compulsory lesson, meaning everyone had to do it. But all we ever learnt to make were cucumber sandwiches, fruit salad and boiled eggs. Hardly what you’d call good food and not much cooking involved! We never learnt to grill, bake or fry and cutting things such as fruit or vegetables was supervised by the teacher just in case you accidentally cut yourself or the boy standing next to you. It’s no wonder young people can’t cook. How many people can learn anything practical without being given the opportunity to practice doing it? And, thirty years later, things aren’t any better. What did my daughter learn to ‘cook’ last week? A cup of tea! How much cooking is involved in that?
Fortunately, my parents realised how important it was to know how to cook, and from a young ...
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