Unit 9 Progress Test A

Grammar

1     Complete the dialogue with the correct present perfect form of the verbs in brackets.

Tom                Hi Jack, it’s Tom!

Jack                Hi Tom! I ¹

Tom                Sorry I ²

(not / hear) from you in ages! (not / phone) you, but I ³

(be) really busy

training for the London Marathon. ⁴

Jack                Yes, I ⁵

Tom                Not bad. I ⁶

(you / see) my blog about it?

. It’s really cool. How are you getting on?

(download) a new app to measure how far I run each day.

Jack                ⁷

Tom                Not yet! My dad ⁸

Jack                Well, we ⁹

support you!

Tom                Brilliant! And I ¹⁰

luck mate!

(you / break) your record yet?

(buy) me a new pair of trainers, so maybe they will help! (put) the date in our diaries so that we don’t forget to come and

(not / forgot) that it’s your driving test tomorrow! Good

2     Seven sentences contain mistakes. Circle the mistakes and write the corrections. Tick (🗸) the correct sentences.

1      She already has handed in her homework.                                                              

2      Have they telled you about yesterday?                                                             

3      I’ve learned a lot this week.                                                           

4      Have you tidied yet the kitchen?                                                            

5      They hasn’t chosen a name for the baby yet.                                                              

6      You’ve came to the wrong classroom – you need 12A.                                                               

7      I’m so wet! It’s started raining just.                                                          

8      He hasn’t had a shower yet.                                                           

9      No thanks, we’ve already ate.                                                            

10      The film has just ended.                                                          

Vocabulary

3    
Complete the modifiers in the sentences. The first letter of each word has been given. Then complete the sentences with the adjectives below.

1      It’s e _____________                                                  in here! Could you close the blinds, please?

2      My parents are annoyed because my bedroom isn’t v _ _ _                                                            .

3      I find it r ________                                                  to sit in the garden after school.

4      This chair is p _ _ _ _ _........................................................ Can I sit on the sofa instead?

5      We are going to stay in a f __________                                                  hotel – there are over two hundred bedrooms.

6      Our apartment is small but it’s q _________                                                 , especially in the winter.

4     Circle the correct words to complete the email.

5     Circle the correct words to complete the sentences.

1      I do the shopping for our tropical / next-door neighbours because they’re very old.

2      Bear Island is a remote / basic island in Norway which is far from anywhere.

3      Tropical / Daily life is very hard for people escaping dangerous countries.

4      She’s parked the car in the hall / garage.

5      I’ve washed the fruit in the sink / cupboard.

6      Put your jacket on the back of that chair / stool.

7      Turn the lamp / bin on, please, so I can read.

Use of English

6     Complete the text with the correct answers.

You can ¹

a group of people in a kitchen in both photos. The ²

photo shows a family having a meal, ³

the

second photo shows a group of people standing around a table. It’s an ⁴                   long table and I ⁵

taking part in a cooking class. They’re looking at the food and pointing at the different dishes. It ⁶

say that the people are as if they are deciding

which dish is the best. ⁷

the first photo everyone is eating, ⁸

in the second photo, there’s just one person who is

holding a knife. I ⁹

he’s probably the cooking teacher ¹⁰

he’s wearing a special, white hat.

Listening

7     ² 9 Listen to a conversation between some students. Are the sentences true (T) or false (F)?

1      Emily wants to find a room in a shared house.             

2      Emily starts her next year at university in September.              

3      Lisa has just tidied the living room.           

4      The students in the house share the water bill.               

5      Emily can’t call at 9 a.m.         

Reading

8     Read the text. Are the sentences true (T) or false (F)?

1      The hotel is on a green sandy beach.              

2      Floreana Island was named after the King of Ecuador.               

3      Most of the islanders live in Puerto Velasco Ibarra.              

4      Margret Wittner’s son Rolf is now the hotel manager.              

5      The boat comes twice a month to the island.              

Writing

9     Write a description of a friend’s home. Include the following:

·       The location of the house or apartment.

·       Information about the rooms.

·       Compare it with your family home.

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