Introduction Unit Short Test 1B

Grammar

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

the verbs in brackets.

<Mark>

1

_______________ (you / want) to go out this afternoon? Cathy and I

2

_______________ (meet) at that

new pizza place in the Westgate Shopping Centre.

<Stacey>

Oh, right. My brother Ryan

3

_______________ (go) there with some friends last weekend. But

he

4

_______________ (not like) it very much.

<Mark>

Oh, OK. Well, how about that café in Halston Road? I can phone Cathy and tell her.

<Stacey>

Cool. I

5

_______________ (finish) my homework now, but let’s meet there at three.

Mark: ___ / 5

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

1 I / go / to a friend’s house after school today.

_______________________________________________

2 you and Sam / like / Chinese food?

_______________________________________________

3 Kelly / always / meet / her friends in town on Saturdays. _______________________________________________

4 Mum / not work / at the moment.

_______________________________________________

5 why / you / use / my computer?

_______________________________________________

Mark: ___ / 5

Vocabulary

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

abseiling cathedral excursion kayak lie souvenirs

1 When we were at a language school in London, we went on a weekend __________________ to Brighton.

2 There are high cliffs a few kilometres from the centre of town, so a lot of people come here to go climbing and

__________________ .

3 Let’s hire a __________________ this afternoon, and go across the lake.

4 Did you buy any good __________________ when you were on holiday in Venice?

5 The water is too cold to swim today, but we can __________________ on the beach and sunbathe.

Mark: ___ / 5

4 Match quotes 1–5 with places A–E.

1 Hamlet is on this weekend. I love Shakespeare!



A aquarium

2 One thousand soldiers lived here in the 1500s, but now the building is a museum.



B restaurant

3 You can buy anything here – food, old clothes, music. It’s a great place.



C castle

4 I want to have the Hawaiian Surprise pizza, please.



D market

5 Look at the fish over there. They’re blue, yellow and red!



E theatre

Mark: ___ / 5

Total: ___ / 20

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Introduction Unit Short Test 1B