Global Elementary

Progress Test 2
Units 5-7

Part A
Grammar and vocabulary

A Are the sentences correct () or incorrect (x)?

1 The doctor visits every day. ………

2 She teaches at the university third days a week. ………

3 As an architect, he often travels for work. ………

4 The teacher gives us always homework. ………

5 I go to English lessons twice the week. ………

B Complete the sentences using can and the verb in brackets.

Example:
Don’t sit at the back, you …can’t see… (not see) the screen.

6 You ……… (read) film reviews on the cinema’s website.

7 ……… (you buy) tickets on the internet?
8 I’m sorry, I ……… (not come) on Friday, I’m busy.
9 Sometimes the cinema ……… (be) really busy at the weekend.

C Complete the text with the correct form of the verb in brackets.

A few weeks after we …finished… (finish) university, our graduation ceremony

(10) ……… (take) place. It (11) ……… (be) a very special occasion. All the
students (12) ……… (get) dressed in long black gowns and hats. We all
(13) ……… (sit) in the main university hall until a man (14) ……… (call) our name.
Then each student (15) ……… (walk) up onto the stage and the Dean of the
University presented their degree. I (16) ……… (not hear) my name at first. My
friend (17) ……… (look) round at me and said “Hey, that’s you!”

D Underline the correct words.

18 It’s a science fiction / scientific story film about a man who travels to the future.

19 I read a film description / film review about Ang Lee’s latest movie.

20 Horror / Frighten films are not for children, they’re too scary.

21 How often do you look / watch films on television?

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22 A new / The news is on channel 3 at six o’clock.

23 There’s a new television serie / TV series on the BBC about Indian food.

24 The children come home from school and sit down / sit up in front of the television.

25 Turn out / Turn off the television and do your homework!

E Write the missing words.

26 I got a job in a shop because I like working ……… people.

27 He’s an engineer and he works ……… a multinational oil company.

28 She works ……… an office in the city centre.

29 She studied history at university and now she’s a secondary school ……….

30 After law school in the US, he went back to China and became a ………

F Write the correct subjects. There is one extra one.

biology history language maths physics

31 ‘How do plants use sunlight?’ - a ……… lesson

32 ‘What is forty-six plus four?’ - a ……… lesson
33 ‘What’s the Spanish word for wardrobe?’ - a ……… lesson
34 ‘When did Henry VIII become king?’ - a ……… lesson

G Underline the correct words.

From about May to the end of August, it’s warm / warmy and sunny. In September and
October, it’s usually (35) cool / cooly and (36) cloud / cloudy and there’s quite a bit of (37)
rain / rainy. From November until about the middle of March, it’s cold and it’s often (38)
winds / windy. In January and February, sometimes it (39) snows / snowy and it’s really
(40) freeze / freezing.

Part B
Reading, Listening and Pronunciation

H Reading

Read the text about work and choose the correct answer a or b.

Are you happy in your job?

Unhappy workers and problems such as stress can cost businesses a lot of money. Last
year, in Britain there were around 14 million lost work days. So how can businesses keep
their workers happy? Good managers are very important.

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Positive feedback: Good managers give workers positive feedback. They don’t always
make negative comments.

Extra benefits: As well as positive comments, you can give workers extra benefits for
good work. Not just money, but an extra day off or an early finish maybe.

Workers in control: Workers are happy when they can make decisions about their own
job. A good boss doesn’t make all the decisions.

Flexible working: In good businesses, workers can change their working hours. Perhaps,
they can work from home some days.

Good communication: A good manager communicates well with his staff. He knows
when someone is unhappy and he tries to help before the problem gets worse.

41 When workers are not happy, a business can ………

a lose staff.
b lose money.

42 In Britain last year, workers ……… on about 14 million days.

a worked
b were not at work

43 When managers give positive feedback, they ……… workers.

a give extra benefits to
b say things to encourage

44 Benefits for good work can be extra money, extra time off or ……….
a a shorter working day.
b less work.

45 Workers like to ……… about their work.

a make some decisions
b make all the decisions

46 Flexible working means ………

a you work normal office hours.
b you can choose how and when you work.

47 A good manager ………workers regularly.

a talks to
b watches

48 It is important for a manager to ……… early

a go home
b notice problems

I Listening
Listen to a radio news programme and choose the correct answer, a, b or c.

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49 What time is the news programme?
a midday
b nine in the morning
c nine in the evening

50 Where was the Prime Minister yesterday?

a In Washington
b In New York
c In South Wales

51 Why did he visit the United Nations?

a To meet the US President
b For a meeting of world leaders
c For a special dinner

52 Where is the special dinner tonight?

a At the White House
b At the UN
c At a top restaurant

53 Who won a lot of money on the lottery?

a An American couple
b Two office workers
c Two teachers

54 How much did they win?

a €13 million
b €30 million
c $3 million

55 What is the weather like?

a Warmy and sunny
b Cold and rainy
c Cold and snowy

56 Who did the weather cause problems for?

a Drivers
b Schools
c Tourists

57 Where is there some sun?

a In the south
b In the north
c In the morning

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J Pronunciation
Listen to the phrases and tick () the sound you hear.

/i/ bit /i:/ he

Example: 

58 It’s freezing today.

59 The train leaves at four.

60 Let’s sit at the front.

61 Tom lives in Sydney.

62 a cinema ticket

63 a staff meeting

64 speak slowly

K Pronunciation
Listen to the groups of verbs. Underline the verb which has a different pronunciation of the
ending -ed.

Example:
used watched started looked

65 reached turned included asked

66 stopped studied decided created

67 ended wanted discussed visited

68 moved changed walked demanded

69 rained played answered waited

70 arrested invited listened added

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Part C
Writing

Write 75-100 words in answer to one of these questions.

Either:
Write about your experiences at school. Include this information:
 your schools
 your favourite subjects
 your favourite teachers
 exams you took
 extra activities you enjoyed

Or:
Write about two of your favourite TV programmes. Include this information:
 the name of the programmes
 the type of programmes
 the times, days and channels
 the stories
 the characters
 why you like them

Part D
Speaking

Work in pairs, student 1 and student 2. Choose one situation A, B or C.

Student 1: You need to phone someone at work. They are in a meeting. Leave a
message.
Student 2: Answer the phone. Offer to take a message.

A
Person you are calling: Alice Webster
Your message: call you back
Your number: 020 376 4495

B
Person you are calling: Cristina Gomez
Your message: you can’t go to the meeting at 4pm today

C
Person you are calling: Wen Chen
Your message: you want her to email you the notes from yesterday’s meeting;
she has your email address

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