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Pobierz New Password B unit 1 i więcej Testy w PDF z Język angielski tylko na Docsity! Unit 1 Test | Group B Name: _____________________ Class: ____ LISTENING 1 Track 01 Listen to an interview with a young fashion blogger and complete sentences 1–5. 1 Teenagers often choose to wear clothes like jeans and a T-shirt because they don’t want to look _______________________. 2 Some teenagers’ clothes show _______________________ they belong to or reflect the kind of music they listen to. 3 Angie thinks that many young people try _______________________, but they don’t care about personal hygiene. 4 Angie admires people who aren’t afraid to express themselves by _______________________. 5 Angie spends a lot of time _______________________, but she thinks it’s worth it. READING 2 Read the text and match headings a–f with paragraphs 1–4. There are two extra headings. As you walk along the street, you can easily spot people wearing unusual items of clothing, often with nose and lip studs and original hairdos. Some of them will have tattoos as well. 1 _____ Some 50 years ago, the people who had tattoos were those who defined themselves as social outcasts. You know, the muscular, often scarred types, like gangsters or prisoners. But today, tattoos are popular among various kinds of people, from rebellious types to rich and elegant men and women from the higher social classes. Thus, seen on the streets and on TV, tattoos have become a widely accepted feature of personal appearance in our society. So, no wonder the streets of our big cities are now swarming with prospering tattoo studios. 2 _____ Some might say that the recent growth in the popularity of tattoos mirrors their widespread appeal in ancient times. Tattoos were common in a number of cultures, from the Far East through Europe to North and South America, for a number of reasons, the most common of which were either ethnic, ritualistic or even health driven motives. Despite their popularity sometimes going up and down since ancient times, the art of tattooing has survived up to modern times and is now doing well. 3 _____ As tattooing is now so popular, it was only a question of time that some companies, desperately looking for new ways of reaching their audience, would start exploiting the idea of tattooing for advertising. Nowadays, a lot of businesses, including some well-known clothing companies, are paying people to have tattoos as part of their promotion campaigns. 4 _____ However, despite the modern-day popularity of tattoos, not everyone feels ready to mark their body in such a permanent way. Despite this, they do have a chance to get their bodies decorated with less durable substitutes. For example, henna is an extremely popular option and is used to both colour the hair and paint patterns on a person’s skin. Henna tattoos take about two days to dry and disappear after about two weeks. a Using tattoos to increase sales b Popular both in the past and today c A short-term alternative d The mark of a subculture e Becoming more and more trendy f Unusual body painting FUNCTIONS 3 Complete the sentences with the correct words. 1 To me, she looks ____________ a rich businesswoman. 2 Judging ____________ their faces, they’re really enjoying themselves. 3 These people ____________ across as a group of eccentric individuals. 4 Is it all right ____________ I leave the class a little early today? 5 She’s got a real talent ____________ choosing interesting clothes. 6 I think this photo was ____________ at a festival or some kind of celebration. VOCABULARY 4 Complete the sentences with the correct words. The definitions have been given in brackets to help you. 1 My grandma is quite old now and she’s got a lot of ____________ (lines on the face which appear as a person grows old) on her face. 2 She is very ____________ (extremely thin) now. She weighs a lot below her normal weight. 3 My brother says he wants to grow a ____________ (the hair on a man’s chin and cheeks). 4 My dad is losing his hair. He’s already got a high ____________ (the front part of the head). 5 On cold days, I always wear my favourite V-neck ____________ (a warm sweater). 6 I like sunbathing, so I always come back from holiday with my skin wonderfully ____________ (with a brownish colour of skin because of the sun). 7 My friend has such a ____________ (very light in colour, almost white) complexion that people often