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) restaurant d) post office

b) hotel e) museum

c) cinema f) art gallery

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

Oo	Ooo
biscuits
oOo	oOoo

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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 make yoga / friends / a decision / a speech

3 study lorry / online / science / maths

4 have a cold / an X-ray / a broken leg / sick

5 go by minibus / sailing / ferry / helicopter

6 take a map / pills / a rucksack / cricket

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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 Someone who doesn't eat meat or fish: v                           

3 Things you buy and bring home from your holiday: s                        

4 You need this to play tennis: r               

5 A similar game to tennis but it's very fast: s               

6 Tourists usually travel on this kind of bus: c            

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5 Underline the correct alternative.

1 Have you ever   been   / played rollerblading?

2 The actor John Marlow gave / did the greatest performance of his life as Hamlet.

3 He has to make / sit an exam for the job but he probably won't pass it.

4 The doctor says you must stop missing / taking breakfast.

5 She should avoid getting / working with computers because of her headaches.

6 I don't understand why I'm so tired. I'm getting / taking lots of sleep.

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6 Underline the correct alternative.

1   Have   / Did you ever made the wrong decision?

2 Trainers are not allowed in most British schools. Students can / mustn't wear them.

3 We watched / were watching TV when we saw / were seeing a mouse.

4 She usually avoids eating / to eat junk food.

5 They has / have worked for the same company in / since 1987.

6 We might not / expect to see / seeing them on Sunday.

7 He hasn't / didn't written to his family since / for ten years.

8 Tom's good at maths. He'll help you to do / doing your homework.

9 I won't / `ll ask her again. She doesn't seem to want / wanting to go.

10 You have / don't have to call him. You promised telling / to tell him the result.

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

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

1 a) had b) was having c)   `s had  

2 a) is living b) lives c) has lived

3 a) has taught b) taught c) 's teaching

4 a) by b) in c) for

5 a) learning b) to learning c) to learn

6 a) so b) then c) but

7 a) take b) to take c) taking

8 a) where b) while c) what

9 a) was spending b) spent c) spend

10 a) by b) on c) in

11 a) always b) occasionally c) never

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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 fantastic.'

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   b   years.

a) 150 b)   80   c) 100

2 A. S. Neill thought that            should be free to decide what they want to do.

a) teachers b) students c) parents

3 At Summerhill, students            give their opinion about what happens in the school.

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

4 Most students            go to classes even if they don't have to.

a) always b) rarely c) never

5 Margit always            science classes.

a) misses b) going to c) goes to

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

a) doesn't have to b) should c) shouldn'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 Why don't we stop smoking?

a) You're right.

b) I don't think you should.

c) I can't sleep.

3 We're looking for the chemist's. Is it far?

a) No, sorry.

b) I'm not sure.

c) Yes, it's here.

4 I think we should stop using the car all the time.

a) You should walk.

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

c) My legs hurt.

5 Is this the right way to the library?

a) Can you help me?

b) No, it's on the left.

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

6 Where does it hurt?

a) It's very painful.

b) In my neck and shoulders.

c) I've got a temperature.

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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 ²                my holiday in Brazil.

A: ³                I help?

B: Maybe. I can't decide what to take.

A: How long are you ⁴                for?

B: Two weeks.

A: ⁵               ?

B: In February - for the carnival.

A: Oh, that's easy then. It'll ⁶                summer so take lots of shorts ⁷                T-shirts.

B: Yes, I know that. But what about the other things I might need? It can rain a lot in summer, they say.

A: You aren't ⁸                to take waterproof clothes and an umbrella, I hope?!

B: I thought it might be a ⁹                idea.

A: Don't! ¹⁰                be very hot and you won't mind getting wet sometimes.

B: I suppose so.

A: And you ¹¹                take a digital camera - you'll lose it. But you must take a money belt.

B: A money belt? What's that?

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Writing

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

I'm Alex and I   am coming   from Hungary. I love music and I've learnt all my English by listening to English songs. I listen the songs again and again, and read and re-read the words. I also look up new words in an online dictionary and practise the pronunsiashun. Then I am singing the songs while I'm listening. My English isn't perfekt but the singers make a lot of grammar mistakes on the English 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-five 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 4-6A

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