Here goes the test for unit 1 (as promised). Tests for units 2 and 3 will follow shortly. In the meantime, have fun and enjoy yourselves over the holidays!! I hope to see you back on January the 7th (Thursday-my morning group) and January the 8th (Friday -my afternoon group)
Straightforward Intermediate test unit 1
Vocabulary
A Complete the sentences with words from the box.
fidgeting lives off messing around sincere sweaty
(1) It was so hot, I felt really _______________ and uncomfortable.
(2) He always seems so _______________, but I’m sure he lies sometimes.
(3) Stop _______________ and sit still!
(4) I hate it when you’re _______________. I know you’re just having fun, but …
(5) He doesn’t have a job. He just _______________ his wife’s money.
B Complete the text with words from the box. There are four extra words.
Londoner complexion muscular wavy intelligent blond shaved British
My friend Jake always describes himself as a (6) _______________, which I find strange because he was born in Brighton. When you first meet him, all you see is this tall, (7) _______________ man with a (8) _______________ head – it can be quite frightening! In fact, he’s really friendly and very(9) _______________.
C Complete the text with words and phrases from the box.
consider myself describe myself don’t really see myself probably see me think of myself
My name’s Jake Banks and I’m a Londoner. I (10) _______________ as British – mynationality isn’t that important to me, at least not as important as where I live. So, how would I (11) _______________? Well, firstly I (12) _______________ as quite afriendly person. I’m outgoing and I enjoy a good laugh. Most people (13) _______________ as rather intimidating as I’m quite tall and I don’t have any hair! I (14) _______________ to be a very lucky person as I have a wonderful wife, two lovely kids and lots of great friends.
Grammar
D Complete the sentences with the correct verb form.
(15) Don’t worry. I believe / I’m believing what you say.
(16) I think / I’m thinking about what you told me.
(17) I can’t see / I’m not seeing your point of view.
(18) I look / I’m looking for a new boyfriend.(19) I really don’t see / I’m really not seeing why you lied to her.
(20) I think / I’m thinking you should apologise to her.
(21) I see / I’m seeing Jake later. Do you want me to tell him anything?
(22) I feel / I’m feeling proud of my nationality.
E Are these subject questions (S) or object questions (O)?
For 23–28, circle the correct answer
(23) Who is the test for? S O
(24) Why do we need it? S O
(25) Where does Amina Patel come from? S O
(26) Who comes from London? S O
(27) How many people live in London? S O
(28) Which countries already have a test? S O
F Complete the text using the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
Cindy Allot is a typical working mother from Manchester, England. She (29) _____________ (live) in a small house about thirty minutes from the city centre where she (30) ___________ (work) as a receptionist in a computer company. However, last month her life (31) _________ (change) for one week. She (32) _______________ (swap) roles with Amy Glass who (33) _______________ (work) as a model. “I’m really excited,” said Cindy. “I know I’m only (34) _______________ (do) it for one week, but it’s still fantastic.” Cindy (35) _____________ (spend) a week with one of the top modelling agencies in the country.
G Are these sentences correct (C) or incorrect (I)?
(36) He’s appearing to be rather unhappy. _____
(37) Why do you care about her? _____
(38) What he say? _____
(39) How are you feeling? _____
(40) I’m sorry, but I’m not understanding you. _____
(41) I’m wondering what I should do. _____
Functional language
H Complete the conversation with questions from the box.
What does she look like? What does she like? What is she like?
Who’s Maria?
A: (42) __________________________________________________
B: She’s my girlfriend.
A: (43) __________________________________
B: She’s intelligent and well organized.
A: (44) ___________________________________________________
B: She’s slim and she’s got beautiful eyes.
A: (45) ___________________________________________________
B: Listening to music and eating chocolate!
I Correct the mistakes in these sentences. There is one mistake in each sentence.
(46) What is he look like?__________________________________________________________
(47) He looks like friendly.
___________________________________________________________
(48) She does very healthy.
___________________________________________________________
(49) She looks as she has been crying.
___________________________________________________________
(50) What he like?___________________________________________________________
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Straightforward Intermediate Unit Test 1
Answer key
Vocabulary
1 sweaty 2 sincere 3 fidgeting 4messing around 5 lives off 6 Londoner 7 muscular 8 shaved 9 intelligent 10 don’t really see myself 11 describe myself 12 think of myself 13 probably see me 14 consider myself
Grammar
15 I believe 16 I’m thinking 17 I can’t see 18 I’m looking 19 I really don’t see 20 I think 21 I’m seeing 22 I feel 23 Object question 24 Object question 25 Object question 26 Subject question 27 Subject question 28 Subject question 29 lives 30 works 31 changed 32 swapped 33 works 34 doing 35 is spending 36 I 37 C 38 I 39 C 40 I 41 C
Functional language
42 Who’s Maria? 43 What is she like? 44 What does she look like? 45 What does she like?46 What does he look like? OR What is he like? 47 He looks friendly
48 She is very healthy 49 She looks as if she has been crying
50 What is he like? OR What does he look like
21 December 2009
15 December 2009
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Straightforward Intermediate Unit Test 4
Vocabulary
A Choose the correct word or phrase, a, b, or c to complete 1–6.
(1) I thought I’d _______________ at least once. The worst that could happen was that I’d lose £1.
a) against the odds b) play safe c) try my luck
(2) Come on! I know it’s _______________, but sometimes you need to take a bit of a gamble.
a) lucky b) risky c) coincidence
(3) _______________ he managed to win. It was amazing!
a) Against the odds b) Lucky c) It’s a lottery
(4) He only suffered minor cuts and _______________.
a) bleed b) bruises c) twisted
(5) You never really know what might happen. It’s _______________.
a) try my luck b) a lot at stake c) a bit of a lottery
(6) If you win today, the _______________ is £1 million!
a) jackpot b) gamble c) addict
B Complete the text with the words or phrases in the box. There are four extra words or phrases.
a bit of a gamble a lot at stake after bleeding by the time coincidences fortune luckily play it safe scratches superstitious unconscious unlucky while I don’t really believe in
(7) _______________ but when I had accidents on the same datefor three consecutive months I started feeling rather (8) _______________. The followingmonth I decided to (9) _______________ and not to go out at all. I’m not usually(10) _______________, but I thought that it was tempting fate. However, it reallydidn’t make any difference. (11) ________ I was shaving I managed to cut myselftwice and then (12) _______________ I had stopped the (13) _______________, I managedto fall down the stairs. (14) _______________ I didn’t break anything, I just had a few(15) _______________ and some bruises. It’s really strange because the next monthI decided I might as well take (16) _______________ and go out, and nothing bad happened at all!
C Complete the sentences with the correct word or phrase.
(17) While / As soon as I finish I’ll call you.
(18) The moment / By the time I found out, I phoned you.
(19) Are you sure they were arguing when / as you called?
(20) The moment / While you were wasting money gambling, I was busy working.
(21) By the time / As soon as you see me next, I’ll be married.
Grammar
D Choose the correct verb form, a, b or c to complete 22–29.
(22) I _______________ under a ladder when a can of paint fell on my head. I had to go to hospital.
a) walked b) was walking c) had walked
(23) The first time I _______________ Amy, I was amazed how similar we looked.
a) met b) was meeting c) had met
(24) I _______________ to music when you phoned me.
a) listened b) was listening c) had listened(25)
By the time Jack arrived, Mary _______________ so he didn’t meet her.
a) left b) was leaving c) had left(26)
Jack _______________ gambling the year before he met his wife.
a) stopped b) was stopping c) had stopped
(27) Tom _______________ £10 yesterday.
a) lost b) was losing c) had lost
(28) I _______________ anything after you left.
a) didn’t do b) wasn’t doing c) hadn’t done
(29) Sally _______________ to the river bank by the time the rescue workers arrived.
a) swam b) was swimming c) had swum
E Use the keywords to complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first sentence.
(30) Harry had won the lottery before he gave up his job.
After Harry ______________________________________________
(31) Sally climbed out of the river and then sat down.
As soon as________________________________________________
(32) When we arrived John had already left.
By the time _______________________________________________
(33) His girlfriend married him after he won the lottery.
When ___________________________________________________
Functional language
G Complete the conversation with expressions from the box.
Me, too Neither am I So am I Neither do I So do I
Sandra: Hi Janet! What are you doing?
Janet: Hi Sandra! I’m playing one of those new lottery scratchcards.
Sandra: Really? I don’t bother with those. I’m not very lucky.
Janet: (34) _______________. But you know what they say, ‘There’s always a first time.’
Sandra: Do you believe that rubbish? I don’t.
Janet: (35) ______________ really, but …
Sandra: What?
Janet: Well, it’s only 50p, isn’t it?
Sandra: I prefer bingo.
Janet: (36) _______________! I go every Thursday evening.
Sandra: (37) _______________. Where do you go?
Janet: To that new club on the High Street. Would you like to come?
Sandra: Not this week. I’m really busy.
Janet: That’s fine. (38) _______________.
H Read the conversation in exercise G again. Then choose the best word to complete these sentences.
(39) Both / Neither Janet nor Sandra are lucky.
(40) Both / Neither of them play bingo.
(41) Both / Neither of them play on Thursday evening.
(42) Both / Neither of them has much time this week.
I Correct these conversations. Each conversation has one mistake.
(43)A: Where do you live?B: I live in Madrid.A: Wow! Neither do I.
_________________________________________________________
(44)A: I’m learning Spanish.B: I’m too. I already speak it very well.
_________________________________________________________
(45)A: I don’t like English food very much.B: So do I. I think it’s horrible.
_________________________________________________________
(46)A: I’ve never won any money on the lottery.B: Me, too.
_________________________________________________________..................................................................................................................................................................Answer
key
Vocabulary
1 c) try my luck 2 b) risky 3 a) Against the odds 4 b) bruises 5 c) a bit of a lottery 6 a) jackpot 7 coincidences 8 unlucky 9 play it safe 10 superstitious 11 While 12 after 13 bleeding 14 Luckily 15 scratches 16 a bit of a gamble 17 As soon as 18 The moment 19 when 20 While 21 By the time
Grammar
22 b) was walking 23 a) met 24 b) was listening 25 c) had left 26 c) had stopped 27 a) lost 28 a) didn’t do 29 c) had swum
30 After Harry won the lottery he gave up his job.
31 As soon as Sally climbed out of the river he sat down.
32 By the time we arrived John had already left.
33 When his girlfriend married him, he had already won the lottery.[2 points for each sentence 30–33]
Functional language
34 Neither am I 35 Neither do I 36 Me, too / So do I 37 So do I / Me too 38 So am I 39 Neither 40 Both 41 Both 42 Neither 43 A: Wow! Neither So do I. 44 B: I’m too not. I already speak it very well.
45 B: So Neither do I. I think it’s horrible.
46 B: Me, too neither.
Straightforward Intermediate Unit Test 4
Vocabulary
A Choose the correct word or phrase, a, b, or c to complete 1–6.
(1) I thought I’d _______________ at least once. The worst that could happen was that I’d lose £1.
a) against the odds b) play safe c) try my luck
(2) Come on! I know it’s _______________, but sometimes you need to take a bit of a gamble.
a) lucky b) risky c) coincidence
(3) _______________ he managed to win. It was amazing!
a) Against the odds b) Lucky c) It’s a lottery
(4) He only suffered minor cuts and _______________.
a) bleed b) bruises c) twisted
(5) You never really know what might happen. It’s _______________.
a) try my luck b) a lot at stake c) a bit of a lottery
(6) If you win today, the _______________ is £1 million!
a) jackpot b) gamble c) addict
B Complete the text with the words or phrases in the box. There are four extra words or phrases.
a bit of a gamble a lot at stake after bleeding by the time coincidences fortune luckily play it safe scratches superstitious unconscious unlucky while I don’t really believe in
(7) _______________ but when I had accidents on the same datefor three consecutive months I started feeling rather (8) _______________. The followingmonth I decided to (9) _______________ and not to go out at all. I’m not usually(10) _______________, but I thought that it was tempting fate. However, it reallydidn’t make any difference. (11) ________ I was shaving I managed to cut myselftwice and then (12) _______________ I had stopped the (13) _______________, I managedto fall down the stairs. (14) _______________ I didn’t break anything, I just had a few(15) _______________ and some bruises. It’s really strange because the next monthI decided I might as well take (16) _______________ and go out, and nothing bad happened at all!
C Complete the sentences with the correct word or phrase.
(17) While / As soon as I finish I’ll call you.
(18) The moment / By the time I found out, I phoned you.
(19) Are you sure they were arguing when / as you called?
(20) The moment / While you were wasting money gambling, I was busy working.
(21) By the time / As soon as you see me next, I’ll be married.
Grammar
D Choose the correct verb form, a, b or c to complete 22–29.
(22) I _______________ under a ladder when a can of paint fell on my head. I had to go to hospital.
a) walked b) was walking c) had walked
(23) The first time I _______________ Amy, I was amazed how similar we looked.
a) met b) was meeting c) had met
(24) I _______________ to music when you phoned me.
a) listened b) was listening c) had listened(25)
By the time Jack arrived, Mary _______________ so he didn’t meet her.
a) left b) was leaving c) had left(26)
Jack _______________ gambling the year before he met his wife.
a) stopped b) was stopping c) had stopped
(27) Tom _______________ £10 yesterday.
a) lost b) was losing c) had lost
(28) I _______________ anything after you left.
a) didn’t do b) wasn’t doing c) hadn’t done
(29) Sally _______________ to the river bank by the time the rescue workers arrived.
a) swam b) was swimming c) had swum
E Use the keywords to complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first sentence.
(30) Harry had won the lottery before he gave up his job.
After Harry ______________________________________________
(31) Sally climbed out of the river and then sat down.
As soon as________________________________________________
(32) When we arrived John had already left.
By the time _______________________________________________
(33) His girlfriend married him after he won the lottery.
When ___________________________________________________
Functional language
G Complete the conversation with expressions from the box.
Me, too Neither am I So am I Neither do I So do I
Sandra: Hi Janet! What are you doing?
Janet: Hi Sandra! I’m playing one of those new lottery scratchcards.
Sandra: Really? I don’t bother with those. I’m not very lucky.
Janet: (34) _______________. But you know what they say, ‘There’s always a first time.’
Sandra: Do you believe that rubbish? I don’t.
Janet: (35) ______________ really, but …
Sandra: What?
Janet: Well, it’s only 50p, isn’t it?
Sandra: I prefer bingo.
Janet: (36) _______________! I go every Thursday evening.
Sandra: (37) _______________. Where do you go?
Janet: To that new club on the High Street. Would you like to come?
Sandra: Not this week. I’m really busy.
Janet: That’s fine. (38) _______________.
H Read the conversation in exercise G again. Then choose the best word to complete these sentences.
(39) Both / Neither Janet nor Sandra are lucky.
(40) Both / Neither of them play bingo.
(41) Both / Neither of them play on Thursday evening.
(42) Both / Neither of them has much time this week.
I Correct these conversations. Each conversation has one mistake.
(43)A: Where do you live?B: I live in Madrid.A: Wow! Neither do I.
_________________________________________________________
(44)A: I’m learning Spanish.B: I’m too. I already speak it very well.
_________________________________________________________
(45)A: I don’t like English food very much.B: So do I. I think it’s horrible.
_________________________________________________________
(46)A: I’ve never won any money on the lottery.B: Me, too.
_________________________________________________________..................................................................................................................................................................Answer
key
Vocabulary
1 c) try my luck 2 b) risky 3 a) Against the odds 4 b) bruises 5 c) a bit of a lottery 6 a) jackpot 7 coincidences 8 unlucky 9 play it safe 10 superstitious 11 While 12 after 13 bleeding 14 Luckily 15 scratches 16 a bit of a gamble 17 As soon as 18 The moment 19 when 20 While 21 By the time
Grammar
22 b) was walking 23 a) met 24 b) was listening 25 c) had left 26 c) had stopped 27 a) lost 28 a) didn’t do 29 c) had swum
30 After Harry won the lottery he gave up his job.
31 As soon as Sally climbed out of the river he sat down.
32 By the time we arrived John had already left.
33 When his girlfriend married him, he had already won the lottery.[2 points for each sentence 30–33]
Functional language
34 Neither am I 35 Neither do I 36 Me, too / So do I 37 So do I / Me too 38 So am I 39 Neither 40 Both 41 Both 42 Neither 43 A: Wow! Neither So do I. 44 B: I’m too not. I already speak it very well.
45 B: So Neither do I. I think it’s horrible.
46 B: Me, too neither.
10 December 2009
2nd week of December
Well well! Only two more weeks to go before the holidays!! Mi intention is to finish unit 4 before Christmas. This week is very short and we've practised SO and NEITHER. Next week will be dedicated to revising and practising the past perfect around the topics of coincidences and superstitions. Ben will be with us on Tuesday but not on Wednesday. I will also set a new writing task; this time it will be a story.
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