6 UNIT 6 TEST | Higher B1
Listening Grammar
1 UT Track 6 Listen to a radio programme 3 Complete the sentences using the
about La Tomatina, a tomato-throwing information given. Use a relative clause in
festival in Spain. Read the phrases below each sentence and 2–3 words.
and, as you listen, underline the word that 1 The chef’s name is Joël Robuchon. He has the
is wrong and write the correct word. most Michelin stars in the world.
1 On the last Wednesday of August, hundreds of The chef, is
people from all over the world … Joël Robuchon, has the most Michelin stars in
2 … people coming from as far away as Japan, the world.
the US, India and Austria. 2 In 1962, he entered his first cooking competition.
3 … tomatoes arrive in a number of cars which He won first prize.
drive through the town. He won first prize
4 … the participants use rivers to his first cooking competition.
get clean. 3 He made a dish. The dish was wild hare.
5 In 2015, La Tomatina was special because it was The dish made
the festival’s 17th anniversary. was wild hare.
4 He worked in a restaurant in Paris. He became
the head chef.
He worked in a restaurant in Paris
2 UT Track 6 Listen again and write the
the head chef.
missing information in each gap.
5 In three years he received three Michelin stars.
This had never happened before.
Festival: La Tomatina In three years he received three Michelin stars,
never happened
Where: It takes place in Buñol, near Valencia,
before.
Spain.
6 He managed 90 cooks in a large kitchen. They
When: The festival happens every August on cooked thousands of meals every day.
the (1) He managed 90 cooks in a large kitchen
of the month. thousands of
meals each day.
Who: Lots of locals, of course. The
biggest group of foreign 7 His most famous dish has only four ingredients.
visitors to the festival are the His most famous dish is mashed potato.
(2) . His most famous dish,
only four ingredients, is mashed
Origins: Some people say it was a potato.
tomato fight between some
8 He had a famous restaurant. It was the best in
(3)
the world.
which began the tradition.
He had a famous restaurant
Records: The highest number of people to the best in the world.
attend the festival before 2013 was 9 In 1996 he was 50. In 1996 he stopped working.
(4) .
He stopped working in 1996
Changes: In 2013 the event changed 50.
with the introduction of 10 He has written books. His books are written in
(5) French. His books are popular.
to enter the event. This was His books, in
to reduce the number of French, are popular.
people in the town.
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4 Complete the sentences with the correct article (a, an or the). If no article is necessary,
put a dash (–).
1 Has your brother got university degree?
2 Did you know that euro is the currency in Ireland?
3 I think restaurants should have healthier options on the menu.
4 Tonight I have to do a search on internet for my biology project.
5 Could you give me euro? I want to buy something from the drinks machine.
6 My sister hates spiders, but I think they are quite interesting.
7 Did you see on news last night that some mice were discovered in a bread shop?
8 When I finish university I want to travel to US.
9 I used to have MP3 player, but now I use my mobile for music.
10 I’m very tired after all that cooking. I think I’m going to go to bed.
Reading
An eight-year-old bilingual MasterChef!
What could you cook when you were eight? How many mistake dropped the tartare sauce he was making, so
languages could you speak well? Most children at this that had to be left out. He started to cry and although he
age might be able to make toast and put some butter finally got his fish and chips on the plate it wasn’t good
and jam on it, but eight-year-old Oscar Jefferson, from enough to reach the final. In the process he became
England, can not only produce excellent meals but famous on social media and has over 12,000 followers
has managed to beat 6,000 other children up to 12 on Twitter.
years old to get a place on the cooking competition His story didn’t end there. The video of Oscar crying
Junior MasterChef. But he didn’t appear on the British after his fish and chips disaster went viral on social
television show – he was the star of the Spanish Junior media and, for some people, this would have been very
MasterChef! embarrassing. But not for Oscar. The next day he cooked
Although Oscar comes from England he moved to Cádiz for Simon Manley, the British ambassador to Madrid,
in the south of Spain when he was six. When he arrived and famous chef Marcos Morán, the director of the
in Spain he didn’t speak any Spanish, but he amazed Hispania restaurant in London. Then, a few days later, he
viewers of the show by speaking perfect Spanish as appeared on British TV where he got a second chance
well as English. The producers of Junior MasterChef to make fish and chips with the help of chef Phil Vickery.
decided to call him by his surname ‘Jefferson’ on the This time everything was perfect.
show, because Oscar is a popular Spanish name and Oscar has had to respond to thousands of messages on
Jefferson sounded more English. During the competition Twitter. When Oscar was asked what he wanted to do
he produced some excellent dishes, such as fish ceviche when he grew up, he immediately said: ‘Well, be a chef,
and prawn vol-au-vents, and he almost reached the final. obviously. If I’m not a chef, I would probably like to be an
But in a dramatic semifinal he had some problems with astronaut, to see what food they have in space and cook
the very traditional British dish of fish and chips. there.’ So, are you inspired by Oscar? Would you like to
His grandfather, Mike Jefferson, flew to Spain to cook appear on a cooking programme? Why not learn how to
with Oscar for the semifinal. They cooked side by side cook one dish well and start from there. Who knows how
and Mike offered support to his grandson. Unfortunately, far you will go?
Oscar had problems cooking his fish and then by
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5 Read these phrases, then read the text Vocabulary
and write a word or phrase that means the
same in each gap. 7 Complete the text with words from the box.
1 was able to win against
There are two words which you do not need
to use.
2 people who watch a TV programme
bake | barbecue | boil | fry | microwave
3 next to each other roast | salty | sour | spicy | sweet
4 became very popular and spread very quickly,
especially on the internet Origins of Cooking and Taste
5 became older / became an adult Most modern families have a (1)
which can cook a meal in a few minutes. Just set
the timer and ‘ping’, it’s ready. But how did
cooking begin? It’s possible that early humans
6 For questions 1–5, choose the answer (A, B, used to (2) meat because they had
C or D) which you think fits best according smelt the flavour of cooked meat when an animal
to the text. was burnt in a fire and decided to taste it. Maybe
they preferred the taste. Later they put meat on
1 What do you learn about Oscar in the first sticks to cook. We still do this today when we
paragraph? have a (3) . When pots were
A He can make toast with butter and jam. invented humans would not only (4)
B He appeared on Spanish television in a water, but cook food in the heated water.
cooking programme. When oil was put in the pot humans could
(5) food. By the 4th century the
C He appeared on UK Junior MasterChef.
Chinese had described five basic tastes:
D He can speak several languages. (6) , based around sugar;
2 What does the writer say about Oscar in the (7) , for example lemons or milk that
second paragraph? has gone off; briny, from the sea;
A He could speak perfect Spanish when he (8) , or hot, like chillies; and bitter,
was six. the taste that most people don’t like, although
coffee in the morning is very popular.
B He was confident he could reach the final.
C He surprised people by speaking two
languages.
D He likes the name Jefferson more than Oscar. 8 Complete the text with a phrasal verb from
3 What happened in Oscar’s final programme? the box. There are two phrasal verbs which
A He was unable to complete his dish. you do not need to use.
B He didn’t get his fish onto the plate.
cool down | cut down | cut up | eat up
C A photo of his fish and chips appeared on
give up | go off | live off | warm up
Twitter.
D He competed against his grandfather. My mum says that I (1)
4 What happened after the programme? cakes and chocolate. I don’t want to
(2) eating sweet things
A A British chef cooked with Oscar in Madrid.
completely, but I do agree with my mum that it’s
B Many people saw and shared the video of not very healthy. So, I have decided to
Oscar crying. (3) on sweet things.
C Oscar was nervous about cooking again. I will try not to (4)
D He met one of his favourite chefs. a whole bar of chocolate at once. Instead I will
(5) it into small pieces
5 What might the writer say about Oscar?
and try to only eat three each day. My mum says
A He is the best cook I have ever seen. she has prepared some soup for me today and
B I want to visit the restaurant where he works. left it in the fridge. It’s great, I only have to
C I’m sure he will be an astronaut in the future. (6) it and it’s ready!
Then after my soup, I’ll have three delicious
D He has a lot of ability for someone so young.
pieces of chocolate!
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9 Complete the dialogue with the correct
form of the words in brackets.
Hey, James. What are you doing?
Emma:
I’m making a (1) (cream)
James:
avocado dip.
Why are you using an electric
Emma:
(2) (blend)?
Because the dip is a (3)
James:
(mix) of many ingredients, including
garlic, lime and jalapeños, which make
it a bit (4) (spice). The last
time I made this it wasn’t very good.
It was almost (5) (taste),
with no flavour. I was really
(6) (satisfy) with it, so I
decided to do it again but with more 11 Describe the photo above by answering the
exciting ingredients! I think this one questions.
will be perfect! 1 What does the photo show?
2 Where do you think the photo was taken? Why?
Speaking
3 What can you see on the table? When was the
photo probably taken?
4 What do the girl and the man seem to be doing?
5 What does it look like the boy and the woman
are doing?
10 Look at the photo above. Complete the
sentences with words from the box. There
are three words which you do not need
to use.
are | going | looks | seem | seeming
shows | suggest | think
1 This photo four chefs in a kitchen.
2 It like the chef on the left is
explaining something to the others.
3 They to be listening carefully.
4 I the photo was probably taken in a
professional kitchen.
5 They are probably to learn how to
make a dish.
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Language in Use
12 Choose the correct word to fill each gap.
The Big Breakfast
Do you know what the national (1) of Britain is? Some people say fish and chips, others say it is a
curry, but many say it’s the full English breakfast. The full English breakfast includes meat, eggs, tomatoes,
mushrooms, fried bread or toast with butter, and sausages. In fact, the one thing that almost all these things
(2) in common is that they are fried. This is why many people call this meal a ‘fry-up’.
This meal originated in the 13th century as a way for the people with land to show the (3) world the
(4) variety of food they had. They (5) this meal very seriously and if you could set (6) in
the kitchen you would see many cooks at work preparing meat and vegetables that came from the land of the
owners.
Today, we don’t think of the full English breakfast as part of a healthy (7) . If you ate one every day you
would probably (8) ill. But once in a while, it is something you can (9) forward to. However, if
you are trying not to put on weight and see a café serving a full English breakfast, you should walk very
quickly in the (10) direction!
1 A dish B plate C menu D cooking
2 A take B make C have D share
3 A absolute B total C whole D complete
4 A full B big C deep D wide
5 A had B took C made D thought
6 A toe B step C foot D body
7 A habit B lifestyle C living D behaviour
8 A land B arrive C take D fall
9 A desire B look C hope D see
10 A forward B backward C next D opposite
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Writing
13 Complete the email with the words and phrases from the box. There are three words or phrases
which you do not need to use.
don’t | make | making | not | should | to make | will | would
Hi Sue,
Thanks for your email.
You asked me about desserts to make for your sister’s birthday. How about (1)
tiramisu? It’s my favourite and it’s really tasty!
If you don’t have much time, perhaps you could (2) cupcakes. They’re really easy.
One thing you could do is put icing on top in your sister’s favourite colour. Why (3)
put little hearts on each cupcake? Your sister would love it!
If I were you I (4) make tiramisu, but if you don’t feel confident you
(5) make cupcakes. If you do, don’t forget to let the cupcakes cool down before you
put the icing on!
Good luck!
Jamie
14 Read the writing task and write your email.
This is part of an email you received from your English friend.
I’m really looking forward to visiting you and your family next July.
Could you tell me what type of food I might be eating? Also, I would
like to buy a present for your family and I would like to take them out
to dinner one night. Could you suggest a present and a good
restaurant where I could take them?
Write your email in about 100 words.
Total score
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