1. Read the text. Then put each fashion item in the correct column. (0 5)

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1 ENGLISH TEST. 3º ESO C May Name: Number: Reading 1. Read the text. Then put each fashion item in the correct column. (0 5) I When you ask people to describe the fashions of the 1910s, they usually can t tell you very much. But ask people about the 1920s and they can t stop talking. II Before the 1920s, dresses, skirts and sleeves were very long, so people rarely saw a woman s legs or arms. And when it rained, these clothes got dirty. III When World War I began in 1914, fashions became very practical. Women stopped buying colourful clothes because they didn t want to look too happy while the men were fighting a war. Grey and black were popular colours. Women s shoes at that time didn t look very different from men s shoes. IV In the 1920s, fashions changed. The war ended. It was a happy time and people were more optimistic about life. Skirts, dresses and sleeves got shorter. As dancing became popular again, women wanted clothes they could move in. For example, to do a new dance, the Charleston, women lifted their legs in the air. They couldn t do that in long dresses. Women s shoes also changed. With shorter skirts, companies began to make colourful shoes. Women wore high heels in gold, silver and red. And as they began to dress in brighter colours, they started to wear more make-up too, like blue and green eye shadow and red lipstick. V After the blacks and greys of the 1910s, the fashions of the 1920s were a revolution. That s probably why people remember them even today. long dresses short skirts green eye shadow practical shoes red lipstick long sleeves grey clothes gold high heels The 1910s The 1920s

2 2. Answer the questions. Write complete sentences. (0 5) 1. Why did dresses get dirty in the 1910s? 2. When did black and grey become popular colours in fashion? 3. Why did women want to dance in short dresses? 4. Why did shoe colours change in the 1920s? 3. Find words in the text to match the definitions below.(0 25) Hardly ever (Paragraph II) Finished (Paragraph IV) Great change (Paragraph V) Grammar 1) Write the verbs in brackets in the correct tense: Present Simple, Past Simple, Present Continuous, Past Continuous, Present Perfect.(0 25) a) Ben (Sing, always) in the bath. b) How often (he, play) golf? c) Jane (usually, walk) to school, but tomorrow she (go) by bus. d) School (finish) at 2.20 every afternoon. e) The boy (go) to school when someone (hit) him. f) I (never, travel) to America in my life. g) Lisa looked through the window, but she (not see) anything. h) I phoned you yesterday, but you didn t answer. What (you, do)? i) While he (live) in France, he (start) drinking alcohol.

3 j) (ever, you, visit) another country?. Yes, I (go) to Italy with my family last summer. How (you, travel)? I (travel) by train. k) He (not go) out on Mondays. 2) Complete the sentences. Use the comparative or superlative form of the adjectives in brackets. Add the words that you think are necessary.(0 25) 1 Pablo is (old) person in my class. 2 I think that earrings are (attractive) piercings. 3 Chips are (bad) salad for your diet. 4 Vegetables are (healthy) sweets. 5 Nick is my (good) friend. 6 Katie is (tall) her sister. 7 Sally chose (expensive) diamond ring in the shop. 8 That was (big) burger on the menu! 9 Toni is the (funny) boy I know. 10 Marta is (quiet) her brother. 11 This sofa is (comfortable) the chair. 12 The book was (interesting) the film. 3) Rewrite these sentences with as as or not as as. (0 5) 1. The red dress is nicer than the blue dress. The blue dress Both the necklace and the ring are expensive. The necklace High heels are less practical than running shoes. High heels The blue trousers and the black trousers are both nice. The blue trousers The silver bracelet is cheaper than the gold bracelet. The gold bracelet.... 4) Complete the sentences with too or enough and the adjectives below. (0 25) long far warm big colourful old short tall 1. You aren t to wear high heels. You re only The sleeves on this shirt are. Can you make them shorter? 3. That jacket is. Let s look for a smaller size. 4. He never goes to the clothes shop on the high street. It s from his house. 5. A T-shirt isn t for winter. 6. This white shirt isn t. Try the pink one instead. 7. Your trousers are. I can see your socks. 8. She isn t to be a fashion model. She s only 1.64 metres.

4 5) Choose the correct answer. (0 25) Old clothes 1 have become / were becoming / became very popular lately. These days, people 2 are buying / were buying / bought them for a lot of money. Popular fashion items from the 20th century can be 3 the most expensive / expensive / more expensive than new clothes. In the 1920s, everyone was carrying metal purses. Today, the same metal purses often cost as much 4 as / than / of 100 euros. In the 1960s, people 5 wore / wear / were wearing small round sunglasses. These can cost 60 or 70 euros today. Not everything old 6 costs / cost / has cost a lot, though. People 7 didn t / haven t / don t usually run to a shop to buy old running shoes or a dirty tie. But the right fashion items from the past are never cheap. Why are old clothes in? First, people 8 want / have wanted / wanted to feel special. When we wear 9 more / the most / less fashionable clothes, we think we look great. But 10 a lot of / much / an other people are probably wearing the same thing. When we wear old clothes, we look different. Second, celebrities in Hollywood 11 begin / has begun / have begun to buy old clothes in special shops. Their photographs appear in magazines and people want to look like them. 6) Write questions for these answers. (0 5) 1. He s serious but nice. 2. Sally goes to cookery lessons every week. 3. Jane is helping my brother at the moment. 4. They cleaned the park an hour ago. 5. I have been a teacher for fifteen years. VOCABULARY 1. Write two synonyms for the following adjective. (0 25) Old- fashioned 2. Write an antonym for the following adjective. (0 25) Formal 3.Complete the chart writing the correct adjectives.(0 25) NOUN Salt fashion trend colour wind crowd education ADJECTIVE Salty

5 Complete the irregular verbs.(0 25) infinitive past simple Past participle translation Listening Listen to the conversation. Then match the fashion item in A to the correct comments in B. (0 25) A 1. the black dress... a. Wool is great for this time of year. 2. the platform boots... b. They re very elegant, aren t they? 3. the coat... c. It really makes the outfit special. B 4. the jacket... d. You can wear it for work or save it for a special occasion. 5. the purple tie... e. John is wearing it with a casual pair of jeans.