Listening

1 Track 3 Listen to the directions and write places a)-f) in the correct position on the map.

	L	4 ___			C
	O				R
	N				O
	D	OXFORD RD			S
	O		5 ___		S
	N
			6 ___		S	2 ___
	R				T
You	O	BRICK ROAD			R
are	A		1d		E
here	D				E	3 ___
→	x				T

a) hotel d) post office

b) museum e) art gallery

c) restaurant f) cinema

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2 Track 4 Listen to the stressed syllables and write the words in the correct box.

Ooo	oOoo
Oo	oOo
biscuits

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Vocabulary and grammar

3 Cross out the word that does not fit in each group.

1 do a project /   mistake   / well / PE

2 go by ship / tram / motorbike / swimming

3 take a rucksack / rugby / pills / a map

4 make friends / a decision / karate / a film

5 study online / science / tram / IT

6 have a rest / antibiotics / a broken arm / painful

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4 Complete the words for the definitions.

1 You should study this is if you want to be an actor:   d r a m a  

2 You need this to play cricket: b      

3 You can cross the sea or a river in this: f            

4 It hurts to eat when you have this: a sore t               

5 You do this in the mountains: s               

6 You need this to put your clothes in when you travel: s                     

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5 Underline the correct alternative.

1 Have you ever   been   / played rollerblading?

2 He should avoid driving / working cars because his eyes aren't very good.

3 I don't understand why she's so tired. She gets / takes lots of sleep

4 The actor Jim Dixon gave / did the greatest performance of his life as Macbeth.

5 Kate has to make / sit an exam for the job but she'll probably fail it.

6 The doctor says he mustn't miss / take breakfast.

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6 Underline the correct alternative.

1   Have   / Did you ever made the wrong decision?

2 Chris is good at physics. He'll help you to do / doing your homework.

3 I won't / `ll ask him again. He doesn't seem to want / wanting to come.

4 You must / mustn't call her. You promised speak / to speak to her tonight.

5 They watched / were watching TV when they heard / were hearing a noise.

6 I usually avoid drinking / to drink fizzy drinks.

7 He 's / have lived in the same house in / since 1970.

8 Smoking is not allowed in public places. You can / mustn't do it.

9 I might not / expect to see / seeing them at the weekend.

10 She hasn't / didn't written to her family since / for two years.

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7 Underline the correct answer, a), b) or c).

My Aunt Jane ¹  c   a wonderful life. She's ²           English teacher and has lived and ³           all over the world. Her first job was at a ⁴           school in Turkey where she taught a class of thirty-three eleven-year-old children ⁵           twenty-five hours a week. It was an English-medium school: the teachers taught all the subjects in English ⁶           first-year students needed to learn it quickly. They ⁷           any English and my aunt didn't speak Turkish so it wasn't easy. Aunt Jane always remembers taking home thirty-three homework books every night. But she ⁸           a wonderful time while she ⁹           there. She spent the school holidays ¹⁰           all over the country by bus, learnt Turkish and had the first of many amazing travel experiences. She ¹¹           forgotten it.

1 a) had b) was having c)   `s had  

2 a) a b) - c) an

3 a) worked b) was working c) works

4 a) university b) secondary c) college

5 a) since b) at c) for

6 a) because b) so c) but

7 a) didn't know b) haven't known c) knew

8 a) was having b) has had c) had

9 a) had b) was living c) has lived

10 a) to travel b) travelling c) travel

11 a) 's never b) never c) never has

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Reading

8 Read and underline the correct answer, a), b) or c).

Summerhill is a small boarding school in the east of England. It has educated students from all over the world since 1923. The founder of Summerhill, A. S. Neill, believed in democratic or `free' education. By this, he meant that children should have the freedom to make decisions for themselves. Summerhill students Takeshi and Margit agree.

Takeshi: `I'm sixteen and I'm from Japan. I've been at Summerhill since I was nine. It's so different from Japanese schools, where school rules are very strict. Here students and teachers have meetings every week, and we talk about rules that we agree or don't agree with. Every student of whatever age can say what he or she thinks, and then vote to decide what to do. It's great.'

Margit: `I'm twelve and I'm from Germany. I've been here for five years and I know that some people think we never go to lessons, but it isn't true. We study all the `normal' school subjects from 9 o'clock to 3 o'clock every day. We don't have to go to classes if we don't want to, but most students go because they like learning new things. I love science and languages, and I never miss a physics or Chinese lesson.'

Nowadays education seems to be about doing more tests so many people are looking for more motivating ways of learning. Might Summerhill have the answer?

1 Summerhill has been open for over            years.

a) 150 b)   80   c) 100

2 A. S. Neill thought that children            choose what they want to do.

a) should b) can't c) mustn't

3 At Summerhill, students            disagree with the rules if they want to.

a) can't b) can c) have to

4 Students don't have to go to classes but most of them            do.

a) always b) rarely c) never

5 Margit never            her language classes.

a) liked b) goes to c) misses

6 Many people think schoolwork            be more interesting than it is now.

a) have to b) should c) mustn't

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Speaking

9 Underline the correct response, a), b) or c).

1 What's the matter?

a) I suppose so.

b)   I feel sick.  

c) I'll give you some pills.

2 Is this the right way to the theatre?

a) You can't miss it.

b) Yes, it's at the end of this street.

c) Can I help you?

3 Where does it hurt?

a) In my back.

b) I've got a cough.

c) I'm worried.

4 Why don't we start jogging?

a) I don't like swimming.

b) Good idea.

c) I don't think you should.

5 We're looking for the bank. Is it far?

a) No, sorry.

b) Yes, it's here.

c) I'm not sure.

6 I think I'm going to start using my bike more.

a) I don't think that's a very good idea.

b) Do your arms hurt?

c) I should walk.

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10 Complete gaps 1-11 in the conversation with ONE word (including contractions).

A: Hi, Anna. ¹  What's   the matter? You look worried.

B: Oh, sorry. I was thinking about my holiday ²                Brazil.

A: Can I help?

B: Maybe. I ³                decide what to take.

A: How long ⁴                you going for?

B: Two weeks.

A: When?

B: In February - for the carnival.

A: Oh, that's easy then. ⁵                be summer so take lots of shorts and T-shirts.

B: Yes, I ⁶                that! But what about the other things I might need? It ⁷                a lot in summer, they say.

A: You aren't going ⁸                take waterproof clothes, I hope?!

B: I thought ⁹                might be a good idea.

A: Don't! It'll be very hot and you won't mind getting wet sometimes.

B: I suppose so.

A: And you shouldn't take a digital camera - ¹⁰                lose it. But you must ¹¹                a money belt.

B: A money belt? What's that?

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11 Underline six mistakes in the language-learning advice blog.

I'm Alex and I   am coming   from Hungary. I am loving music and I've learnt all my English with British and american songs. I listen to the songs again and again, and read and re-read the words. I look up also new words in an online dikshunary and practise the pronunciation. Then I sing the songs while I'm listening. My English isn't perfect but the singers do a lot of grammar mistakes in their songs!

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12 Write an email to a friend using the information in the box. Write 75-100 words.

You're twenty-one and want to travel for a year. You've saved €3000. Tell your friend about your plans. Use the question prompts below to help you.

Where? Why? How? When? Who with?

Hi,                !

I'm finally going on my dream trip!

                                                                                    

                                                                                    

                                                                                    

                                                                                    

                                                                                    

                                                                                    

                                                                                    

                                                                                    

                                                                                    

                                                                                    

                                                                                    

                                                                                    

                                                                                    

                                                                                    

                                                                                    

                                                                                    

                                                                                    

                                                                                    

                                                                                    

                                                                                    

                                                                                    

                                                                                    

                                                                                    

                                                                                    

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Total:

100

Pre-intermediate Progress Test Units 4-6B

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