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Top deck 2 Assessment test • Listening Unit 1 (Level 2)

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Listening

Part 1

1 Listen to the first part of a radio interview. Underline the best answer.

1 What does the temperature do to the rock deep below the Earth’s surface?

a It changes the rock to lava. b It changes the rock to hot liquid.

2 What builds up a lot of pressure?

a stones and gases b hot liquid rock, water and gases

3 Where are the weak spots?

a in the mountains b all over the Earth’s surface

4 A volcano is the Earth’s

a pressure cooker. b pressure valve.

5 Inside the volcano there is a volcanic

a vent. b valve.

Mark _____/5

Part 2

Listen to the rest of the interview. Underline the best answer.

6 What did scientists discover in April 2010?

a the world’s deepest volcanoes b the world’s deepest undersea vents

7 What do we know about them?

a They are in France and Germany. b They are 5,000 kilometres deep.

8 The interviewer asks:

a How many dormant volcanoes are there? b How many active volcanoes are there?

9 Eyjafjallajökull was dormant for

a less than two hundred years. b more than two hundred years.

10 There are more than 500 active volcanoes in

a the world. b Europe.Mark _____/5

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Top deck 2 Assessment test • Listening Unit 1 (Level 2)


2 Listen to The Legend of Pele. Complete the sentences.

1 Pele is the goddess of fire and in Hawaii.

2 Pele’s father is the god of the Earth and _______________.

3 Pele put craters on the surface of the _______________ on the Hawaiian Islands.

4 The Diamond Head is a _______________ in Honolulu.

5 People are _______________ of Pele.

6 Pele does bad things to people when she is _______________.

7 The Hawaii Volcanoes National Park asks visitors not to take _______________ rock home with them.

8 Hawaii Volcanoes National Park tells visitors about their famous _______________, Pele.

9 Some visitors take volcanic rock home and then find that _______________ things happen.

10 When bad things happen, many visitors send the _______________ back to Hawaii.

Mark _____/10

Total _____/20

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Top deck 2 Assessment test • Reading Unit 1 (Level 2)


Reading

1 Read the email. Tick the correct box. Are the sentences true (T) or false (F)?

Simon

Peter

Mount St Helen’s

Dear Peter

We are reading about volcanoes in school. They are really fascinating! Mount St Helen’s, in Washington, USA, is an active volcano and it erupts frequently. The big eruption in May 1980 killed fifty-seven people. It was on a Sunday and there were no workers there that day.

First, there was an earthquake on 20th March 1980, and then on 18th May there was a second earthquake. After the second earthquake, the volcano erupted. Lava and volcanic rock killed a lot of animals and trees. Ash fell over many kilometres, covering land far away from Washington.

Volcanic gases and ash are coming out of Mount St Helen’s today. There were smaller eruptions in 2004, 2005 and 2006. You can view photos of it on the Internet. There are a lot of fantastic photos. I’m attaching one to this email. I hope you like it!

Simon

T F

1 Peter is sending an email to Simon.

2 Simon is reading about volcanoes and he thinks they are fascinating.

3 Mount St Helen’s is an active volcano in Washington, USA.

4 Mount St Helen’s erupts every year.

5 Before the 1980 eruption, there were two earthquakes.

6 Lava and volcanic rock killed a lot of people and animals.

7 Volcanic ash covered many kilometres across the USA.

8 The last time volcanic gases came out of the volcano was in 2005.

9 Simon can see photos of Mount St Helen’s on the Internet.

10 Simon wants Peter to visit Mount St Helen’s.

Mark _____/10



2 Read about earthquakes. Underline the correct answers.

Earthquakes

Earthquakes happen when the plates under the Earth’s surface move and crash. When the crash is very strong, the ground shakes. Houses, schools and hospitals fall down, and sometimes many people die.

On 13th January 2010, there was a very strong earthquake on the Caribbean island of Haiti. It was about fifteen kilometres from the city of Port au Prince. There was chaos in the streets and people were very afraid. People tried to escape from their houses. Children tried to escape from their schools. But many houses, schools and hospitals came down on people and buried them. Some people survived, but many people did not. More than 250,000 people died.

Earthquakes happen under the sea, too. When there is an earthquake under the sea, the sea is very rough. Sometimes the angry sea moves far away from the land in a strange way. And then suddenly, it comes back and crashes into houses. This is called a tsunami. On 26th December 2004, a tsunami in the Indian Ocean killed more than 230,000 people in 14 countries.

1 What happens when the plates under the Earth’s surface move and crash?

a There is a volcanic eruption. b There is an earthquake.

2 What happens when there is a very strong earthquake?

a The Earth falls down. b The ground shakes and buildings fall down.

3 Where did a famous earthquake happen in 2010?

a on the island of Haiti b in Port au Prince

4 How did people feel when there was chaos in the streets?

a People escaped. b People were afraid.

5 What happened to some people when they tried to escape?

a They ran to the hospitals. b Their houses came down and buried them.

6 How many people died?

a More than 250,000 died. b More than 25,000 died.

7 When earthquakes happen under the sea, the sea is _______________.

a very cold b very rough

8 Where was the earthquake on 26th December 2004?

a on an island in the Indian Ocean b under the Indian Ocean



9 How many people died in the earthquake in 2004?

a more than 230,000 b 230,000

10 In 2004, the Indian Ocean killed people in ______________.

a more than ten countries b one country

Mark _____/10

Total _____/20

Top deck 2 Assessment test • Speaking Unit 1 (Level 2)


Speaking

1 Look at the map of European volcanoes and the photo of the Hawaiian Islands. Talk about active, dormant and extinct volcanoes. Talk about the volcanoes in Europe and on the Hawaiian islands. Give as much information as you can about them. Would you like to visit them? Why (not)?

2 Work with a partner. You are going to do a roleplay. Look at the picture. Student A is Marcia and Student B is her mother. You are on the boat to Misenum. Marcia is asking her mother many questions. Her mother is answering. Student A begins: What’s happening to our beautiful city?

Total _____/20

Mark _____/10

Mark _____/10

Top deck 2 Assessment test • Writing Unit 1 (Level 2)


Writing

1 It is 24th August AD 79. You can see Pompeii and Mount Vesuvius from your window. What is happening? Write about it. Use words in the box and the questions to help you.

ash breathe column erupt explosion

shake sky smoke stones volcano

● What do you know about the city of Pompeii?

● What is happening in Pompeii today?

● What do you see?

● What is happening in the streets?

● Why are people covering their mouths?

Mark _____/10

Top deck 2 Assessment test • Writing Unit 1 (Level 2)


2 Read Maria’s email. Write an email to her and answer her questions. Write 40–50 words.

Maria

Help!

Dear friends,

Can you help me? I am writing about volcanoes and I need some answers to these questions.

Where does the word volcano come from? Does it come from the Roman god of fire, Vulcan, or from the Greek god, Zeus?

Which volcano is the largest active volcano in Europe? Is it Mauna Loa in Hawaii or is it Mount Etna on the island of Sicily?

Can you tell me something about Stromboli or Vulcano?

Thank you very much!

Maria

Mark _____/10

Total _____/20

Top deck 2 Assessment test • Vocabulary Unit 1 (Level 2)


Vocabulary

1 Read the definitions. Underline the correct word.

1 the volcano in Italy that buried Pompeii Vesuvius / Stromboli

2 to burst with a lot of force and a loud noise escape / explode

3 the type of volcano that erupts frequently dormant / active

4 hot molten rock and gas inside the Earth magma / Mauna

5 the mouth of a volcano crater / Ring of Fire

6 the channel the magna travels up volcanic bomb / volcanic vent

7 the grey powder that is left after a fire ash / smoke

8 a cloud that is formed by volcanic explosions magma / ash cloud

9 to force air through your throat with a sudden noise breathe / cough

10 lots of quick small movements from side to side shake / erupt

2 Write the words in the crossword.

Across

1 I need to do a _____ at school.

4 It is 5 am. It is very _____ in the morning.

6 The sky is very _____ after a volcanic eruption, even in the morning.

8 You can _____ photos to an email.

9 Jules Verne wrote the _____ book called Journey to the Centre of the Earth.

10 When you _____ a file on a computer, you make changes to it.

Down

2 The _____ of Paola’s email is ‘Volcanoes’.

3 She is sad and _____ because she has to leave her home.

5 The ground is shaking! It’s an _____!

7 Toxic gases can _____ people.

Mark _____/10

Top deck 2 Assessment test • Vocabulary Unit 1 (Level 2)


1 2 3

4

5 6 7

8

9

10

Total _____/20

Mark _____/10

Top deck 2 Assessment test • Answer key Unit 1 (Level 2)


Vocabulary11 Vesuvius

2 explode

3 active

4 magma

5 crater

6 volcanic vent

7 ash

8 ash cloud

9 cough

10 shake

2 Across Down1 presentation 2 subject

4 early 3 afraid

6 dark 5 earthquake

8 attach 7 kill

9 famous

10 edit

Reading1 21 F 6 F 1 b 6 a

2 T 7 T 2 b 7 b

3 T 8 F 3 a 8 b

4 F 9 T 4 b 9 a

5 T 10 F 5 b 10 a

Writing1 Give the following:1 mark for each content point

2 marks for vocabulary

2 marks for accuracy

1 mark for linking

2 Give the following:1 mark for each content point

3 marks for vocabulary

2 marks for accuracy

1 mark for linking

Speaking1 Give the following:A mark out of 4 for interaction and fluency

A mark out of 4 for vocabulary and pronunciation

A mark out of 2 for accuracy

2 Give the following:A mark out of 4 for fluency and linking

A mark out of 4 for vocabulary and pronunciation

A mark out of 2 for accuracy

Listening1 21 b 6 b 1 volcanoes 6 angry

2 b 7 b 2 sky 7 volcanic

3 a 8 b 3 Earth 8 goddess

4 b 9 a 4 crater 9 bad

5 a 10 a 5 afraid 10 rock



Audio transcripts for listening tests

Activity 1

Part 1

Interviewer: Is your class studying volcanoes in school?

Student: Yes, we are.

Interviewer: Why do volcanoes erupt?

Student: There’s magma buried deep below the surface of the Earth.

Interviewer: Did you say ’magma’? What’s that?

Student: It’s hot liquid rock inside the Earth. The temperature below the Earth’s surface is very hot. The rock melts and it becomes a hot liquid. There’s also water and gases inside the earth and they become very hot, too. The liquid rock, the water and gases build up a lot of pressure. The Earth’s surface is very strong, but the pressure makes weak spots in the mountains. These weak spots explode. You see, a volcano is a pressure valve of the Earth. It erupts because the energy needs to escape. When the magma erupts through the crater, it becomes hot lava.

Interviewer: So, it’s magma when it’s below the surface of the Earth and it’s lava when it pushes through the crater and runs down the slope of the volcano?

Student: That’s right. The magma travels towards the surface through a volcanic vent. When it explodes, it sends ash and rock into the air. The red hot lava runs down the sides like a river.

Part 2

Interviewer: Do undersea volcanoes have vents?

Student: Yes, they do. In fact, in April 2010 British scientists discovered the world’s deepest undersea volcanic vents in the Caribbean. They are 5,000 metres deep. You can view them on the Internet.

Interviewer: Fantastic! Well, thank you for talking to us today. Oh, I have one more question: How many active volcanoes are there?

Student: There are dormant volcanoes that may erupt again. Eyjafjallajökull in Iceland was dormant for almost 200 years. In April 2010, it erupted and caused chaos for airlines in Europe. But the answer to your question, there are more than 500 active volcanoes in the world today.

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Activity 2

Do you know about volcanoes in Hawaii? Do you know about angry gods? Listen to The Legend of Pele.

Pele is a famous goddess in Hawaii. She is the goddess of fire and volcanoes. Her father is the god of the sky and Earth.

One day, on the Hawaiian island of Oahu, Pele put some big craters in the Earth’s surface. One of the craters is the crater we now call Diamond Head. It is in Honolulu. Pele travelled to other islands and put more craters in the Earth’s surface.

The legend tells us that people were afraid of Pele. And many people today are still afraid of her. Do you know why? When she is angry, she does terrible things to people. When men take something from her house, she is very angry. And bad things start to happen to them.

Many people round the world visit the volcanoes in Hawaii every year. They go to the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. The Hawaii Volcanoes National Park wants their visitors to have a good time. They tell visitors, ‘Please do not take our volcanic rock. The rock must stay here. It is Pele’s rock! Pele is very angry when people take her volcanic rock. Do not take it with you.’

But every year, a lot of visitors take home a small piece of volcanic rock. And do you know what happens? The visitors go home and bad things start to happen. After one month or two months, they remember the legend of Pele. Many people every year put the volcanic rock in a box and send it back to Hawaii. You can read about Pele on the Internet.

Unit 1The authors and publishers would like to thank the following for kind permission to reproduce their photographs:Photolibrary; Getty

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