Progress Test 1

Grammar

1 auxiliary verbs: do, be, have

1 haven't

2 Does

3 Do

4 is

5 has

2 Present Simple and Present Continuous

1 have

2 isn't playing

3 are learning

4 don't understand

5 always does

3 Present Perfect Simple and Past Simple

1 Have … seen

2 didn't want

3 has … known

4 has fallen

5 hasn't had

Vocabulary

4 relationships

1 a

2 c

3 b

4 a

5 b

5 verbs/adjectives + prepositions

1 doesn't belong to

2 fluent in

3 spend on

4 good at

5 reading about

6 phrasal verbs

1 look up to

2 gets on (well) with

3 brought me up

4 takes after

5 look after

Pronunciation

7 intonation in echo questions

1

2

3

4

5

8 sounds and spelling `ea'

mean: upbeat, need, teacher

jealous: pleasant, measure, dead

fearful: fear, ear, hear

kind-hearted: heart

How to …

9 start a conversation with a stranger

1 b

2 d

3 a

4 e

5 c

Reading

10

1 T 2 T 3  F 4  F 5  T

Progress Test 2

Grammar

1 defining relative clauses

1 where

2 when

3 whose

4 who

5 which

2 The passive

1 were shown

2 have (`ve) been asked

3 is (`s) being built

4 have been sold

5 are not (aren't) allowed

3 Past Simple and Past Continuous

1 worked

2 didn't understand

3 were reading

4 watched

5 was talking

Vocabulary

4 film and TV

1 reality

2 viewers

3 animated

4 period

5 screen

5 describing films and TV

1 moving

2 exciting

3 unwatchable

4 unrealistic

5 inspiring

6 news collocations

1 a

2 c

3 b

4 a

5 b

Pronunciation

7 sounds: / n / and / ŋ /

1 thin

2 sing

3 fang

4 hunt

5 bang

8 word stress in word endings

1 employee

2 divorce

3 career

4 Japanese

5 cigar

How to …

9 describe an object

1 to

2 like

3 for

4 by

5 of

Reading

10

1 a 2 c 3 c 4 b 5 a

Progress Test 3

Grammar

1 Future forms for personal plans

1 `m going to start

2 I'll answer

3 we're visiting

4 it's going to rain

5 are you doing

2 comparatives and superlatives

1 worse than

2 the funniest

3 the most useful

4 the most exciting

5 bigger than

3 Future possibility

1 I probably won't go on holiday this summer.

2 Our neighbours will definitely move soon.

3 Tony may come over this evening.

4 I certainly won't enjoy living in the countryside.

5 Paul will probably start looking for a flat next year.

Vocabulary

4 home

1 studio

2 detached

3 drive

4 attic

5 suburbs

5 compound nouns

1 bed

2 conditioning

3 wall

4 bunk

5 washing

6 prefixes and suffixes

1 unsuccessful

2 careless

3 uninteresting

4 mispronounce

5 enjoyable

Pronunciation

7 word stress in compound nouns

1 wall

2 sofa

3 heating

4 phone

5 fish

8 word stress in compound nouns

1 computer

2 player

3 conditioning

4 pool

5 bunk

How to …

9 complain politely

1 I do apologise for the inconvenience.

2 I'm sorry but it just isn't good enough.

3 I think you should write us a letter of apology.

4 We must apologise for the bad service.

5 I'm sorry to hear that you didn't enjoy your stay.

Reading

10

1 d 2 f 3 a 4 c 5 e

Progress Test 4

Grammar

1 question tags

1 didn't they

2 will he

3 doesn't she

4 aren't we

5 were they

2 modal verbs of obligation and prohibition

1 have to

2 can't / mustn't

3 don't have to

4 must

5 shouldn't

3 Zero and First Conditional with

if / when / unless / as soon as

1 b

2 b

3 a

4 c

5 a

Vocabulary

4 personal qualities

1 mean

2 ambitious / determined

3 extravagant

4 egotistical

5 humour

5 money-related words

1 checkout

2 price comparison websites

3 refund

4 the sales

5 a bargain

6 confusing words

1 borrow

2 missed

3 robbed

4 fun

5 tell

Pronunciation

7 intonation in question tags

1

2

3

4

5

8 connected speech

1 I really must study harder.

2 I don't know what to do about Dan.

3 I rarely spend money on eating out.

4 What do you intend to do next year?

5 Please don't forget to buy some bread.

How to …

9 ask for clarification

1 So what you're saying is that you don't believe me?

2 Do you mean you don't want to join us?

3 I'm sorry I didn't quite get that.

4 Could you explain that again?

5 Are you saying that William is lying?

Reading

10

1 Akiko

2 Jon

3 Paul

4 Marek

5 Stella

Progress Test 5

Grammar

1 Present Perfect Simple and Present Perfect Continuous

1 have … been doing

2 has (`s) lived

3 have been going out

4 haven't read

5 has (`s) been running

2 verb patterns with infinitive or

-ing.

1 watching

2 to see

3 to buy

4 losing

5 to join

3 countable / uncountable nouns

1 a hair

2 some

3 room

4 some

5 a good

Vocabulary

4 leisure activities

1 belt

2 instruments

3 net

4 goggles

5 helmet

5 pastimes

1 description

2 team

3 stage

4 supporter

5 fan

6 explaining what you mean

1 It's a kind of pasta from Italy.

2 It's the stuff you use for fixing broken things.

3 It's something you use for opening tins.

4 It's a square box made of wood.

5 They are usually made of recycled plastic bottles.

Pronunciation

7 weak forms

• 3, 4

8 sounds and spelling `a'

æ: band, match, fan, catchy, track

ei: stage, game, player, straight, base

How to …

9 describe a restaurant

1 atmosphere

2 menu

3 specialises

4 service

5 reasonable

Reading

10

1 service

2 menu

3 atmosphere

4 prices

5 recommendation

Progress Test 6

Grammar

1 Past Perfect Simple and Past Simple

1 was / had left

2 had forgotten / was

3 arrived / had already started

4 remembered / had promised

5 didn't know / had spent

2 uses of like

1 Would you like to go out this evening?

2 What is Matt like?

3 Dan looks like George Clooney.

4 I don't feel like going to another art gallery.

5 We could watch a film later, if you like.

3 articles

1 the / -

2 the / the

3 The / -

4 - / -

5 a / the

Vocabulary

4 travel

1 c 2 f 3 i 4 b 5 g 6 a 7 j 8 e 9 h 10 d

5 places to visit in a city

1 library

2 pub

3 hotel

4 square

5 art gallery

6 expressions with get

1 got lost

2 getting married

3 getting home

4 get directions

5 is (`s) getting dark

Pronunciation

7 intonation in questions

1

2

3

4

5

8 sentence stress

1 teacher

2 Swiss

3 late

4 cinema

5 pasta

How to …

9 describe a memorable photo

1 took

2 see

3 was staying

4 stumbled

5 had

Reading

10

1 T 2 T 3 NG 4 F 5 NG

Progress Test 7

Grammar

1 subject and object questions

1 What is Francesca studying at university?

2 Who enjoys university?

3 What did Ben fail?

4 When did Paula and Jamie start school?

5 How do the neighbours get to college?

2 used to / would

1 We had / used to have two dogs and two cats when we were children.

2 Tom didn't use to enjoy going to school.

3 My parents wouldn't let us stay up late on school nights.

4 Did you use to study hard at university?

5 I taught English for ten years.

3 modals of ability

1 Were you able to

2 couldn't

3 be able to

4 managed to

5 can

Vocabulary

4 learning

1 b 2 c 3 a 4 c 5 b

5 qualities of teachers

1 knowledgeable

2 encouraging

3 calm

4 patient

5 strict

6 learning: idioms and phrasal verbs

1 a 2 b 3 a 4 c 5 a

Pronunciation

7 word stress in word building

1 frightening

2 electrician

3 scientific

4 enthusiastic

5 inspiration

6 enthusiasm

7 boring

8 imagination

9 artistic

10 imagine

8 connected speech

1 You must forget what I just said.

2 We were able to get tickets.

3 I couldn't do anything.

4 He wasn't able to stop.

5 We started to eat at 6.

How to …

9 describe a learning experience

1 in

2 up

3 in

4 of

5 for

Reading

10

1 Cora Dyson

2 Joe Sexton

3 Leonie Brand

4 Lucy Freeman

5 Julia Franks

Progress Test 8

Grammar

1 Second Conditional

1 If I could, I'd (would) move into the country.

2 What would you do if you were me?

3 We'd (would) buy a new car if we had the money.

4 I'd (would) spend more time with my children if I didn't have (did not have) to work so hard.

5 You wouldn't (would not) make so many mistakes if you listened.

2 adverbs

1 hard

2 Luckily

3 rarely

4 well

5 totally

3 Third Conditional (for unreal past situations)

1 I wouldn't have quit if I'd (had) enjoyed my job.

2 If I hadn't studied English, I wouldn't be an English teacher now.

3 Tom would have gone to Sarah's party if he'd (had) been invited.

4 Marc wouldn't have changed careers if he hadn't wanted a higher salary.

5 If Steve hadn't broken the law, he wouldn't have gone to prison.

Vocabulary

4 expressions with change

1 password

2 mind

3 climate

4 tune

5 clothes

5 global issues

1 recycling

2 debt

3 fair trade

4 organic farming

5 pollution

6 word building

1 disappearance

2 happiness

3 overcooked

4 undervalued

5 civilisations

Pronunciation

7 sounds and spelling `o'

bottle: poverty, complete, conflict

organic: mortality, short, sport

cold: home, own, open, solar

8 Third Conditional sentence stress

1 If you'd asked me, I'd've said yes.

2 If we had remembered, we would have come along.

3 Tom would have taken the job if he'd been asked.

4 I wouldn't've recognised Ben if you hadn't told me.

5 If I'd gone to bed earlier, I wouldn't have been so tired.

How to …

9 discuss problems and suggest changes

1 But apart from that

2 It would be nicer if

3 There always seems to be a lot of

4 but there's not much I can do about that

5 I suppose I'd like to change

Reading

10

1 a 2 c 3 b 4 a 5 b

Progress Test 9

Grammar

1 make, let and allow

1 a

2 b

3 b

4 a

5 c

2 Reported speech and questions

1 She said she had applied for another job.

2 He told me to send him an email to confirm the arrangement.

3 I asked when the meeting started.

4 They asked if / whether they were going to get a pay rise.

5 Marek asked (me) how long Jana had been working for me.

3 Past obligation / permission

1 couldn't

2 Did … have to

3 had to

4 didn't have to

5 could

Vocabulary

4 adjectives with -ing / -ed

1 relaxed

2 frightening

3 exhausted

4 depressing

5 bored

5 job requirements

1 formal

2 solving

3 skills

4 budgets

5 Prioritising

6 UK vs. US English

1 apartment

2 restroom

3 holiday

4 bill

5 gas

Pronunciation

7 intonation for pausing

1 To sum up, / we'll arrange for the goods to be delivered / as soon as you pay the invoice.

2 We won't have another meeting this week / unless you feel it's absolutely necessary / in which case we will.

3 All in all, / I must say that I'm very pleased with your progress, / especially in English and Maths.

4 Unfortunately, / there will be no pay rise this year, / or until the situation improves.

5 Finally / I'm pleased to announce that / the new contract has been signed.

8 UK and US English

1 UK 2 US 3 UK 4 UK 5 UK

6 US 7 US 8 UK 9 US 10 US

How to …

9 ask for clarification and deal with difficult questions

1 follow

2 say

3 get

4 think

5 tell

Reading

10

1 d 2 g 3 b 4 f 5 c

Progress Test 10

Grammar

1 I wish / If only

1 hadn't spent

2 wouldn't make

3 `d (had) married

4 looked

5 `d (had) listened

2 Past tense review

1 `d (had) seen

2 was watching

3 spent

4 `d (had) been

5 were winning

3 phrasal verbs

1 Please come up with some new ideas.

2 We'll have to call it off.

3 Why do you put up with Dan's bad behaviour?

4 It's taking ages to get over this cold.

5 I need to go through these old papers.

Vocabulary

4 memory

1 homesick

2 memento

3 memory

4 nostalgia

5 reminds

5 phrasal verbs

1 back

2 out

3 up

4 on

5 up

6 the senses

1 sounds

2 Have … smelled

3 taste

4 doesn't look

5 feels

Pronunciation

7 pronouncing numbers

1 1620s (the sixteen twenties)

2 €1,300,000 (one million three hundred thousand Euros)

3 12 / 04 / 02 (the twelfth of April two thousand and two)

4 23.4 % (twenty-three point four percent)

5 1,536 (one thousand five hundred and thirty-six)

8 word stress in phrasal verbs

1 out

2 going

3 up

4 into

5 up

How to …

9 say numbers

1 twenty-one pounds and fifty-eight pence

2 sixty-seven point three percent

3 nine and three quarters

4 the twelfth century

5 the first of January two thousand and one

9 tell a story in an engaging way

1 e 2 b 3 a 4 c 5 d

Reading

10

1 d 2 f 3 c 4 e 5 b

Intermediate

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