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Progress Test 1 6 describing your day and lifestyle
1 boring
Grammar 2 stressful
3 lazy
1 Present Simple 4 exciting
1 do, read 5 relaxing
2 goes
3 don’t watch Pronunciation
4 does, check
5 has 7 sentence stress
1 John quite enjoys going to the
2 adverbs of frequency cinema.
1 Julia is always late for work. 2 I can’t stand doing nothing.
2 My neighbours play tennis a couple 3 Louise isn’t keen on playing tennis.
of times a week. 4 Paul absolutely loves watching
3 I am usually busy on Tuesday football.
evenings. 5 We really hate doing our homework.
4 You never do any exercise.
5 Steve has a holiday in the sun at least 8 do and does
once a year. 1 strong
2 weak
3 Present Simple or Present 3 weak
Continuous? 4 strong
1 don’t know 5 weak
2 is reading
3 go How to …
4 do you go
5 are enjoying 9 talk about your learning needs
1 I’m finding it difficult to express
Vocabulary myself.
2 I really want to improve my reading
4 verb-noun phrases about daily and writing.
routine 3 Communication is the most
1 listen important thing.
2 watches 4 I’m not very good at speaking
3 go fluently.
4 have 5 I’m quite good at understanding
5 go what people say.
5 going out Reading
1 clubbing
2 musicals 10
3 ice skating 1a 2b 3a 4a 5c
4 exhibition
5 tour
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Progress Test 2 6 achievements
1 done
Grammar 2 earn
3 passed
1 Past Simple 4 won
1 We didn’t sell our old car last year. 5 gave
2 I saw a good film yesterday.
3 Sarah taught English for twenty Pronunciation
years.
4 Paul was a good ice hockey player. 7 have and has
5 When did you leave the US? 1 weak, strong
2 weak, strong
2 Present Perfect Simple: experience 3 weak, strong
1 Have, heard 4 weak, strong
2 haven’t been 5 weak, strong
3 ‘s seen / has seen
4 ‘ve read / have read 8 intonation in questions
5 Have, eaten 1 2 3 4 5
3 questions How to …
1 Why
2 How much 9 refer to past times
3 How long 1 in
4 How often 2 ago
5 Where 3 last
4 After
Vocabulary 5 in
4 music Reading
1 techno
2 classical 10
3 reggae 1 Who is Annie Lennox? / What does
4 heavy metal she do?
5 country 2 When was she born? / When was
Annie Lennox born?
5 music 3 How many albums has she sold / have
1 lyrics they sold?
2 album 4 Who sang on (the fundraising single)
3 solo Sing?
4 composer 5 How does she do a lot of her charity
5 flop work?
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Progress Test 3 6 easily-confused words
1 chefs
Grammar 2 cooker
3 dish
1 be going to: future plans 4 sensitive
1 ‘m not going to buy 5 arguments
2 Are, going to visit
3 ‘re going to move Pronunciation
4 ‘m going to organise
5 aren’t going to come 7 connected speech
1 I want to work_in_a café as_a
2 Present Continuous: future waiter in_Ireland.
arrangements 2 I’m going to travel_around the
1 Are you playing tennis on Saturday? world_on my_own.
2 We’re going to the new Indian 3 Dan’s going to get_a
restaurant tomorrow. job_as_an_engineer.
3 Why aren’t you coming to my party? 4 I’m going to arrive in_an_hour.
4 We’re inviting our new neighbours 5 When_are you having_a break?
over this weekend.
5 Tom isn’t going to Australia now. 8 silent letters
1 island
3 defining relative clauses 2 knife
1 where 3 vegetable
2 where 4 Wednesday
3 who 5 receipt
4 that
5 which How to …
Vocabulary 9 make arrangements
1 Shall
4 cooking and eating 2 afraid
1 allergic 3 Actually
2 diet 4 Let’s
3 menu 5 keen
4 vegetarian
5 recipe Reading
5 describing food 10
1 fresh 1E 2B 3D 4F 5C
2 raw
3 spicy
4 sweet
5 Fried
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Progress Test 4 6 survival equipment
1 torch
Grammar 2 blankets
3 scissors
1 comparative adjectives 4 penknife
1 Dan’s bigger than his brother. 5 first-aid kit
2 English is easier than German.
3 Rock music is louder than classical Pronunciation
music.
4 My exam results are better than 7 emphasising important words
Claudia’s. 1 The job I’m doing now is much
5 Pasta is tastier than rice. more interesting than my last one.
2 Thomas is a lot taller than Mark.
2 superlative adjectives 3 I’d say that London is a bit more
1 the worst expensive than Berlin.
2 the funniest 4 Rachel’s much more ambitious than
3 the furthest/farthest her brother.
4 the youngest 5 This is a lot more difficult than I
5 the most famous expected it would be.
6 My brother is very excited about
3 indirect questions going to university.
1 where Jack went
2 if/whether Stephen’s (has) got a 8 intonation in questions
penknife 1
3 what time the post office opens 2
4 why Julia is always late 3
5 if I borrow your computer 4
4 survival How to…
1 built
2 control 9 be polite in English
3 achieve 1c 2e 3b 4a 5d
4 rely
5 cope Reading
5 describing people 10
1 reliable 1c 2b 3a 4b 5c
2 brave
3 funny
4 motivated
5 generous
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Progress Test 5 6 friendship
1 with
Grammar 2 in
3 on
1 should, have to, can: obligation 4 in
and permission 5 out
1 You can’t learn to drive before
you’re seventeen in the UK. 7 good and bad habits
2 You have to study hard to get into a 1 worry
good university. 2 eat
3 You shouldn’t eat so much junk 3 be
food. 4 think
4 You don’t have to call me every day 5 do
when you’re away.
5 In the UK, you can get married when Pronunciation
you’re sixteen if your parents agree.
8 connected speech
2 Present Perfect Simple: for and 1 I really shouldn’t spend so much
since time on the computer as it’s bad for my
1 since eyes.
2 for 2 Paul can’t make it to your party on
3 since Saturday – he’s really sorry.
4 since 3 Can’t we meet up this evening?
5 for 4 You shouldn’t promise to help if you
know you can’t.
3 used to: past habits 5 We really shouldn’t be here now.
1 used to wear
2 used to drive How to …
3 Did, use to eat
4 used to get on 9 exchange opinions
5 didn’t use to earn 1 What
2 with
Vocabulary 3 In
4 are
4 times of life 5 not so
1 toddler
2 child Reading
3 adolescent
4 middle-aged person 10
5 retired person 1C 2E 3D 4B 5A
5 life activities
1c 2e 3b 4a 5d
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Progress Test 6 Pronunciation
Grammar 7 diphthongs
bay: grey, lake, today
1 will, may, might: prediction like: by, island, mine
1 will noise: boy, unspoilt
2 may coast: low, romantic, road
3 won’t town: brown, mountain, sound
4 might near: here, year
5 might not hair: where, share, there
sure: tour
2 countable and uncountable nouns
1b 2c 3b 4a 5c How to …
3 too, too much/many, (not) enough 8 talk about choices and give
1 too much reasons
2 enough 1 The main reason
3 too many 2 I think we
4 enough 3 Personally
5 too 4 I’d like to
5 because
Vocabulary
Reading
4 geographical features
1 mountain 9
2 cliff 1 NG 2 T 3 F 4 T 5 F (in the
3 forest mountains)
4 beach
5 lake
5 describing places
1 crowded
2 relaxing
3 unspoilt
4 impressive
5 beautiful
6 urban environment
1 art gallery
2 bus stop
3 cinema
4 hospital
5 library
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Progress Test 7 6 describing character/personality
1 lazy
Grammar 2 organised
3 chatty
1 First Conditional 4 easy-going
1 I’ll come over if you need my help. 5 reserved
2 If it stops raining, we’ll probably go
for a walk. 7 illness
3 Maria will be upset if you don’t call 1 backache
her. 2 throat
4 If I stop eating chocolate, I’ll lose 3 toothache
weight. 4 headache
5 I’ll pay you later if you get two 5 rash
tickets for the concert.
Pronunciation
2 gerunds and infinitives
1 to see 8 schwa /ə/ on unstressed syllables
2 taking 1 2x 3x 4 5x
3 travelling
4 to help How to …
5 to meet
9 give and respond to advice
3 stop, try, remember: gerunds and 1 idea
infinitives 2 should
1 to finish 3 that
2 to book 4 tried
3 to buy 5 fancy
4 drinking
5 spending Reading
Vocabulary 10
1 Brad
4 parts of the body 2 Ronnie
hand: finger, palm, thumb 3 Lydia
leg: ankle, knee 4 Jen
head: eye, forehead, lips 5 Max
arm: elbow, wrist
5 describing appearance
1b 2b 3a 4a 5c
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Progress Test 8 6 measurements
1 thirty-two point nine
Grammar 2 one/a hundred and fifty
3 four point one eight
1 Present Simple Passive 4 two and a half
1 is spent 5 one thousand five hundred and
2 is made seventy-six
3 are sent
4 are played Pronunciation
5 is grown
7 phrasal verbs: stress
2 prepositions of time 1 I’ll never get over John.
1c 2b 3c 4a 5b 2 Did you know that Rob is going out
with Naomi?
3 Past Continuous and Past Simple 3 I split up with Martin last week.
1 I was watching TV when the phone 4 How do you put up with such noise?
rang. 5 I’ve grown apart from my family
2 While I was looking through my over the last few years.
photos, Rachel was playing computer
games. 8 was and were
3 We were talking about Katie when 1 strong
she came over. 2 weak
4 While Marco was playing tennis, it 3 strong
started to rain. 4 weak
5 Where were you going when I saw 5 strong
you yesterday?
How to …
Vocabulary
9 organise a presentation
4 speed 1 main
1 your time 2 Let’s
2 limit 3 move
3 on the go 4 look at
4 rush 5 saying
5 in a hurry
Reading
5 phrasal verbs: relationships
1 over 10
2 out 1F 2T 3F 4T 5T
3 up
4 out
5 up
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Progress Test 9 6 crime
1 community service
Grammar 2 witness
3 police officer
1 can, could, be able to: ability 4 victim
1 b 5 jury
2 c
3 b Pronunciation
4 a
5 a 7 changing word stress
1 interviewer, interviewee
2 adverbs of manner 2 national, nationality
1 angrily 3 imagine, imagination
2 badly 4 employer, employee
3 hard 5 applicant, application
4 well 6 qualify, qualification
5 carefully 7 resign, resignation
8 geography, geographical
3 Past Simple Passive 9 possible, possibility
1 I was offered the job yesterday. 10 secretary, secretarial
2 The young man was arrested (by the
police). How to …
3 Tom was asked a lot of questions at
the interview. 8 negotiate with other people
4 A TV and a laptop were stolen from 1 make sure
the shop. 2 very much for
5 A lot of application forms were 3 ‘d like
received. 4 very pleased
5 understand
Vocabulary
Reading
4 work
1 high 9
2 receptionist 1b 2c 3a 4b 5c
3 employees
4 bonus
5 sales assistant
5 work
1 application
2 shift
3 uniform
4 promoted
5 experience
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Progress Test 10 6 greetings and gifts
1 kiss
Grammar 2 hands
3 Wave
1 Present Perfect Simple: just, yet, 4 gift
already 5 handshake
1 just
2 yet 7 -ed and -ing adjectives
3 already 1 disappointed
4 yet 2 relaxed
5 already 3 tiring
4 exciting
2 verbs with two objects 5 surprising
1 We sent you lots of postcards.
2 Can we show you our photos? How to …
3 I bought the children some
souvenirs. 8 make generalisations
4 Why did she give that book to 1 Many
David? 2 usually
5 I wrote Carla a long letter. 3 tend
4 generally
3 Past Perfect Simple 5 probably
1 ‘d spent, disconnected
2 arrived, ‘d forgotten 9 tell a story in an engaging way
3 Had you met, came 1e 2b 3a 4c 5d
4 hadn’t been, flew
5 were, ‘d been Reading
Vocabulary 10
1C 2F 3E 4D 5B
4 transport and travel
1a 2b 3c 4a 5c
5 transport and travel
1 passenger
2 commuters
3 journey
4 Pedestrians
5 voyage
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Progress Test 11 6 the media
1 blog
Grammar 2 channels
3 podcasts
1 would: past habits 4 search engines
1 x 5 Commercial breaks
2 x
3 7 verb + preposition
4 x 1 to
5 2 in
3 about
2 articles 4 for
1 an 5 on
2 The
3 – Pronunciation
4 the
5 a 8 using fillers
1 Well
3 will and be going to: 2 so
decisions and plans 3 erm
1 ‘m not going to study 4 well
2 ‘ll see 5 erm
3 ‘ll, take
4 ‘re going to stay How to …
5 are, going to do
9 use persuasive language
Vocabulary 1c 2b 3d 4c 5b
4 influence Reading
1 celebrities
2 childhood 10
3 role models 1D 2C 3A 4E 5B
4 advert
5 mentor
5 phrasal verbs
1 were brought
2 looking
3 did … look
4 picked
5 grew
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Progress Test 12 6 money in education
1b 2a 3c 4b 5a
Grammar
7 verb + preposition
1 Second Conditional 1 to
1 would you do, were 2 on
2 Would you lend, promised 3 for
3 won, ‘d go 4 for
4 ‘d eat, had 5 with
5 knew, ‘d go
Pronunciation
2 reported speech
1 She said (that) she was sure they’d 8 emphasising details
visit soon. 1 clothes
2 Paul said (that) William had got a 2 good
grant. 3 expensive
3 Mum said (that) she was going to 4 black
retire soon. 5 (really) reliable
4 Dad said (that) they couldn’t lend
me/us any money. How to …
5 David said (that) Lisa was living in
Canada. 9 report back on discussions
1 all 2 None 3 Some 4 Most 5 All
3 both, either, neither
1 Neither Reading
2 either
3 Both 10
4 either 1 F 2 NG 3 T 4 NG 5 T
5 Neither
Vocabulary
4 money
1c 2a 3e 4d 5b
5 money
1 borrow
2 credit
3 tip
4 afford
5 currency
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