Unit 6
Grammar
1 Complete the sentences with the correct past form of the verb be.
Is Anna ill? She _______ in class yesterday.
Why _______ you late home last night?
We _______ in Ireland on holiday last year.
Frankie _______ the best student at English last term.
_______ your dad at the match on Sunday?
My eyes _______ very tired after all that computer work yesterday.
There _______ any students in the school before 8.30 a.m. yesterday morning.
Mark: __ /7
2 Complete the sentences with the correct past form of the verb in brackets.
The test _______ (be) very difficult yesterday. I _______ (can) do it.
_______ (can) you understand the questions? I think they _______ (be) very easy.
I _______ (can) swim when I _______ (be) a baby.
Yesterday I _______ (can) find my homework. It _______ (be) on the floor!
I _______ (can) hear the music. I _______ (be) a long way from the stage.
Mark: __ /5
3 Complete the sentences with the correct past form of the verbs in brackets.
They _______ (close) the shop at 7.30 p.m. last night.
I _______ (watch) an interesting programme on TV yesterday.
We all _______ (pass) the test easily.
I _______ (wait) for my friends at the bus stop after school.
We _______ (study) at the same school three years ago.
My parents _______ (decide) to order a pizza for dinner last night.
My mum _______ (hurry) to work this morning because she was late.
Tina _______ (stay) in bed all day yesterday. She was very ill.
Mark: __ /8
Vocabulary
4 Complete the sentences with the correct words.
There are two art _______ in our town.
The police _______ is opposite the supermarket.
They're opening a big department _______ in the town centre soon.
You can get some information about festivals at the tourist information _______.
Can you buy me some stamps at the _______ office, please?
Mark: __ /5
5 Complete the sentences with the words in the box.
parked explained ordered repaired watched
The police officers _______ the situation.
She _______ a good programme on TV last night.
We looked at the menu and then we _______ our meal.
The mechanic _______ the dent very quickly.
They _______ their car outside our house.
Mark: __ /5
Listening
6 [*1.06] Listen to the people talking about city holidays. Complete the sentences with the correct speakers, A, B, C or D.
Speaker _______ wasn't in a quiet hotel.
Speaker _______ couldn't use the buses.
Speaker _______ enjoyed good food on holiday.
Speaker _______ didn't spend a lot of time with her father.
Speaker _______ really liked the hotel.
Mark: ___ /10
Reading
7 Read the text.
Two days in Paris
Paris. What a fantastic city! We arrived at the railway station early on Saturday morning and we walked to our hotel. It was quite a long way but it was sunny and warm. The hotel owner was happy to see us and showed us our room. It was amazing. From our window we could see the River Seine and the famous cathedral, Notre Dame. We stayed at the hotel for one night and ordered real French food in the restaurant!
Later on Saturday morning we decided to take a boat trip down the Seine and we passed our hotel! Then we visited an art gallery and the Musee D'Orsay, which was once a railway station. There are a lot of Monet's paintings there. I love his work.
On Sunday we walked in the park by the Eiffel Tower and, of course, we looked in some shops! The clothes weren't very expensive but you can buy the same things at home, and anyway we couldn't put any more clothes in our bags! In the afternoon we walked to the Sacre Coeur, a beautiful white church on a hill. Nearby there is a place with a lot of artists. One artist painted a picture of Amy. It's very good and it wasn't expensive. In the evening, sadly it was time to come home. Paris was lovely and we have some beautiful photos to remember it. Next time we want to stay for a week!
8 Are the sentences true or false?
The writer travelled to Paris by car. ___
The weather was good when they arrived. ___
Their hotel was near the River Seine. ___
An artist painted a picture of the writer. ___
The writer stayed in Paris for three days. ___
Mark: __ /10
Writing
9 Imagine someone from work phoned to speak to your father. He's out. Write a phone message for your father. Include the following information:
who phoned?
what's the message?
what's his/her number?
Mark: __ /10 Total: __ /60
Progress test Unit 6
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