Introduction Unit Short Test 1A

Grammar

1 Complete the online chat. Use the correct present simple, present continuous, or past simple form of

the verbs in brackets.

<Matt>

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_______________ (you / want) to meet in town later? There’s a really good Robert Pattinson film on at the

cinema.

<Robert>

Sorry Matt, I’m not at home this weekend. My sister and I are staying with our aunt in Coventry because our
parents are away. They

2

_______________ (go) to Paris yesterday morning.

<Matt>

Oh, right. So that’s why I

3

_______________ (not see) you at the football club this morning.

<Robert>

Yes. We’re here for two days. My aunt always

4

_______________ (look) after us when my parents are

away. We

5

_______________ (not come) back to Birmingham until Sunday night.

Mark: ___ / 5

2 Write sentences. Use the present simple or present continuous.

1 the baby / not sleep / at the moment.

_______________________________________________

2 you / often / play / table tennis?

_______________________________________________

3 we / go / for a bike ride / after school today?

_______________________________________________

4 I / not understand / this exercise.

_______________________________________________

5 Max and Kelly / wait / for the bus to arrive.

_______________________________________________

Mark: ___ / 5

Vocabulary

3 Complete the sentences with the words below. There is one extra word.

board games boat trip hire out souvenirs sunbathe

1 When we go to California on holiday, my dad’s going to __________________ a car for a week.

2 Do you like playing __________________ like chess?

3 We went on a great __________________ across Lake Geneva when we were in Switzerland.

4 There’s no food in the fridge, so let’s eat __________________ at a restaurant tonight.

5 I don’t like swimming very much, but I can __________________ on the beach all day!

Mark: ___ / 5

4 Match quotes 1–5 with places A–E.

1 The songs are in Italian, so I don’t understand them. But the costumes

and music are great.



A shopping district

2 An earthquake destroyed this town in 34 BC.



B wildlife park

3 The Queen of England still lives there.



C opera house

4 We can look for a new dress for you, and then get something to eat.



D ruins

5 Stop the car. I want to take a photo of those animals over there.

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E palace

Mark: ___ / 5

Total: ___ / 20

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Introduction Unit Short Test 1A