UNIT 1 TEST

READING PAPER

Rio de Janeiro REMEMBER HOW TO …

identify the type of text
 Read the titles.
 Look at the text. Does it look like a train timetable, an article, … ?
 Look at the photos and the pictures.

First read the text. Then answer the questions.

CITY WISE
RIO DE JANEIRO

Rio Extra!

Rio has over 30 ‘sister cities’. Here

are some:
 Berlin, Germany
 Kansas City, United States
 Kraków, Poland
Rio de Janeiro is Brazil’s second largest city and it’s the capital of Rio de
Janeiro state. The Portuguese came to Rio in 1502. More than six million  Moscow, Russia
people live there now. The city’s got a famous beach called Copacabana  Liverpool, UK
and there are beautiful mountains too.  New York City, United States
 Paris, France
There are a lot of cafés and restaurants where you can eat different kinds
of traditional Brazilian food. The city has got international restaurants too.  Philadelphia, United States
There are also many places to go shopping in Rio. You can buy jewellery  Tokyo, Japan
that’s quite cheap and in Santa Teresa you can buy art. In the city centre  Tripoli, Libya
there are many old buildings and you can see the city’s history.
The four-day Carnival is very popular and samba dancing is popular too. There’s a samba school in Rio between
October and January. In fact, you can enjoy Rio every month of the year!
Choose A, B, C or D.
1 What type of text is this?
A a blog B a magazine article C an online city guide D a ‘What’s On’ website
Complete the notes. Use one or two words, a number or a date.
0 Rio is Brazil’s second biggest city.
2 People from Portugal arrived in _____.
3 Number of people: more than _____ million
4 There are Brazilian and _____ restaurants in Rio.
5 Carnival happens for _____ days.
6 Samba schools are open from _____ to January.
7 Number of Rio’s sister cities: _____
Choose True (T) or False (F).
The writer says:
0 You can only eat traditional food in Rio. T/F
8 You can see Rio’s history in Santa Teresa. T / F
9 You can learn Samba in December. T/F
10 Rio is better in the summer. T/F

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