Progress Test 1

Please complete all sections. Writing and speaking are checked manually by teachers.

Part 1Grammar

1. Tick (✔) A, B, or C to complete the sentences.

1. A: Are you from Brazil? B: No, ________.

2. A: Do you want a chicken sandwich? B: No, thank you. I ________ eat meat.

3. A: ________ they Italian? B: Yes, they are.

4. A: ________ are you? B: Fine, thanks.

5. I ________ lunch in the cafe at work.

6. A: ________ your last name? B: R-O-B-S-O-N

7. ________ surname is Patel.

8. New York and Tokyo are ________.

9. A: Are those your ________? B: Yes, they are.

10. Are ________ your sunglasses?

11. A: Does he have a car? B: ________. It's that white car.

12. Where ________?

13. Marco ________ French and Italian.

14. A: ________ your postcode? B: It's YO6 4PX.

15. My ________ car is very expensive.

2. Put the words in the correct order to make sentences and questions.

1. T-shirt this is your ?

2. daughter Ellie Joanna's is .

3. red it's shirt football a .

4. a is meal this terrible .

5. work they at don't weekend the .

6. you do university business at study ?

7. morning goes gym the Petra to never in the .

3. Tick (✔) the correct word.

1. A: Are you French? B: No / Yes, I'm not.

2. They / They're speak English.

3. Is this / these your key?

4. A: How much is this? B: Its / It's £2.50.

5. Her / She's name is Daniella.

6. A: Do you live near here? B: No, I not / don't.

7. He don't / doesn't usually go to bed late.

8. Do you have an / a ID card?

Part 2Vocabulary

1. Tick (✔) A, B, or C to complete the sentences.

1. Vanessa is ________.

2. Do you ________ Spanish?

3. Nice to ________ you.

4. My phone ________ is 07700 900831.

5. Esma lives in ________.

6. My bank card is in my ________.

7. A: How much is that football ________? B: It's £5.

8. I have six brothers and sisters. It's a big ________.

9. What's your email ________?

10. A: Is it a fast car? B: No, it isn't. It's ________.

11. This test is very ________.

12. A: Would you like a glass of orange ________? B: Yes, please.

13. I need a glass of water. I'm ________.

14. A: What time do you ________ work? B: At five o'clock in the afternoon.

15. Elaine ________ dinner in the evening.

2. Complete the sentences. Write one word in each gap.

Typical activities

1. What time do you g u in the morning?

2. I have a sh every morning.

3. Sonia and Greg are nurses at the hospital. They g t w by train.

4. I finish school at 3:30 and then I g h and do my homework in my bedroom.

Family

5. This is my g. She's 21 and her name is Alejandra.

6. I'm married. My w name is Gloria.

7. My parents' parents are my gr.

8. Do you have br and sisters?

Food

9. Sonia doesn't eat m. She's a vegetarian.

10. I always have a big br at the weekend.

11. Do you want milk and s in your coffee?

12. Pizza and p are Italian.

Jobs

13. My sister is a w. She works in a cafe.

14. Jose works in his car. He's a t dr.

15. She's a receptionist. She works in an o.

3. Match the words / phrases with the correct verb from the box.

live, finish, eat, drink, do, play, read, speak, work, have, listen, go

1. the newspaper

2. in a factory

3. in a flat

4. work

5. a shower

6. to the radio

7. housework

8. to the cinema

9. tea

10. Polish

Part 3Pronunciation

1. Tick (✔) the word with a different sound.

1. want / have / work

2. two / six / bike

3. say / city / Russia

4. waitress / nurse / phones

5. yes / usually / beautiful

6. small / awful / fast

7. father / son / husband

8. yoghurt / eggs / orange

9. goes / writes / lives

10. those / thirty / they

2. Which is the stressed syllable? Tick (✔) 1, 2, or 3.

1. Brazil

2. eleven

3. window

4. wallet

5. fifteen

6. Mexico

7. umbrella

8. husband

9. expensive

10. office

Part 4Practical English

1. Match questions and sentences 1-10 to answers b-k.

1. Sorry I'm late.

2. What time is it?

3. How much is it?

4. What's your surname?

5. What time's your bus?

6. Anything else?

7. How do you spell it?

8. How can I help you?

9. Are we late?

10. Here's your change.

b. I have a reservation here.

c. Yes, we need to hurry.

d. Thank you.

e. That's OK. Sit down, please.

f. H-C-T-E-L.

g. It's £5.35.

h. It's a quarter to six.

i. It's Perez.

j. At 8 o'clock.

k. No, thank you.

Part 5Reading

Read the text and tick (✔) True or False.

A banker's life

Itsuki Nakamura is a banker. He is from a small town in Japan, but now he lives and works in New York. American journalist, Manny Valdez, talks to Itsuki about his life and job.

How do you start a typical work day, Itsuki?

Well, I get up at five in the morning and go to the gym. Then I go home, have a shower and make breakfast. I live with my wife in a flat in New York, so we have breakfast together. We always have yoghurt and cereal and I usually drink orange juice. I go to work at 8 o'clock and take the subway to the office. I always use this time to read the news on my tablet.

Where do you work?

I don't work in a bank in the street. I work in an office. I do a lot of work for big multinational companies. I usually start work at 9 o'clock and finish at 6 o'clock in the evening. I sometimes have lunch in the office or at a small cafe.

Do you like your job?

I love it. I meet a lot of people from all over the world and I need to speak a lot of different languages. I speak Japanese, English, French, and Italian. When I'm not at work, I study Spanish.

What about your family?

I'm married. My wife's name is Isabella and she's American. We don't have children. My wife is from a big family. She has three sisters and two brothers. They all live in New York.

What do you do after work?

I usually get home at quarter past seven. I always cook dinner. My wife likes Japanese food and she never cooks! Then I read a book or speak to my mother on the phone. She lives in Japan.

1. True or False?

1. Itsuki lives in Japan.

2. He gets up at five o'clock in the morning.

3. He doesn't have breakfast.

4. He lives in a flat with his wife.

5. He usually walks to work.

6. He works in a bank.

7. He always has lunch in the office.

8. He speaks four different languages.

9. His wife is from the USA.

10. His mother is in Japan.

2. Read the text again and answer the questions.

1. What does Itsuki have for breakfast?

2. What does Itsuki do when he goes to work?

3. What time does Itsuki finish work?

4. Do Itsuki and Isabella have children?

5. Does Itsuki's wife cook?

Part 6Writing

Answer the questions and write about your life.

  • Do you have a big or small family? Who is in your family? What do they do?
  • What do you do? Are you a student or do you work? Where do you work/study?
  • Describe your typical day.

Part 7Listening

1. Listen to Li Mei and Pedro talking about their typical day. Tick (✔) the correct person.

1. Who drinks tea for breakfast?

2. Who works in a restaurant?

3. Who listens to the radio in the morning?

4. Who works at the weekend?

5. Who makes dinner at the weekend?

2. Listen to five conversations and answer the questions. Choose the correct answer.

1. What country is the man from?

2. What is Stacey's phone number?

3. What does the woman have in the cafe?

4. Who is Jemma?

5. What does Milo's father do?

Part 8Speaking

1. Ask your partner these questions.

1. Where are you from?

2. What languages do you speak?

3. What do you do?

4. What do you usually have for lunch?

5. Do you like mornings?

2. Now answer your partner's questions.

3. Your partner has information about Belinda. Ask questions and complete the table.

Name

Nationality

Phone number

Job

Place of work

What do you do in the morning?

4. Read the information about Rafael. Then answer your partner's questions.

Name: Rafael Martinez

Nationality: Mexican

Phone number: 555 1198

Job: Police officer

Place of work: In the street

What do you do in the morning? Gets up at 6 a.m. and goes to the gym

Final Step: Your Information