American

English File 1 File Test 3

NAME :

DATE:
VO CABULARY

GRAMMAR

4 Complete the sequence. Write the correct word.

1 Write the time.

Example: August, September, October, November.

Example: 2:45 Its a quarter to three.

1 8:20

it is twenty past eight

1 February, March, April, May, June, July

2 12:15

it is fifteen past twelve

3 6:30

half past six

2 eighteenth, nineteenth, twentieth, twenty first

,twenty second, twenty third

4 10:50

it is teen to eleven

5 9:00

nine o clock

2 Complete the sentence with a preposition.

2 Her party is the

4 May, June, July, August, September, October

.

5 fall, winter, spring, summer

.
6 second, third, fourth, Fifth, Sixth,seventh
.

the evening.

Friday.

3 I often play chess on

the weekend.

4 I often have pasta in the

lunchtime.

5 Its very warm the month of

5 Write the opposite adjective.

cheap rich difficult dry full
low safe short young

August.

6 Her birthday is before of the

September 12th.

Example: easy difficult

7 The class starts after of

1 poor

wealthy

2 empty

full

3 tall
4 expensive

short
cheap

5 dangerous

safe

6 wet

dry

7 old

new

8 high

low

two oclock.

3 Choose the correct phrase.

Example: Do you like food Chinese / Chinese food?
1 Its a book fantastic / fantastic book.

2 Thats a cheap cell phone / cell phone cheap.

3 Go often I / I often go to the market.
4 He has an old car / a car old.
5 I like music American/ American music.
6 They arent always / are always not on time.
7 I always have / Always I have breakfast.
8 She never drinks / drinks never tea.

8
Grammar total

3 seventh, eighth, ninth, tenth,eleventh,twelfth

.

Example: My new job starts on Wednesday.

1 The office closes in

20

6 Complete the sentence. Choose the correct word.

8 Write the word with the same sound.

Example: We take the dog for a walk

a day.
A two B times C twice

low clean third

1 She
A goes

Example: easy clean

work at four thirty.

B does C finishes

1
2
3
4

2 I
to the gym in the evenings.
A have B go C take
3 I

other
shopping
birthday
home

a bath every evening.

C take

4 He
dinner every evening.
A does B goes C has

A do

white they job

B wake

5 high

5 Jack usually
for eight hours a night.
A does B has C sleeps
6 I often
A start

5
Pronunciation total

10

Grammar, Vocabulary, and Pronunciation total

50

up early on Saturdays.
B wake C go

6
Vocabulary total

20

P R O N U N C I AT I O N

7 Which is the stressed syllable? Choose the

correct answer.
Example: A November
C November

B November

B twentieth C twentieth
A September B September C September
A difficult B difficult
C difficult
A February B February C February
A thirtieth B thirtieth C thirtieth

1 A twentieth
2
3
4
5

5
READING

1 Read the text. Choose the correct answer.

How people live

As part of our weekly series, we asked Lila
Rivera and Tim
Greenwood to tell us about their lives.
Lila is a hardworking teacher in Miami. She
gets up at six thirty every morning and has
breakfast. Then she makes sandwiches to
take for lunch and gets ready for work. Lila
usually walks to work because she thinks its
important to exercise every day. She
sometimes walks home in the evening, but

she usually takes the bus. Lila has dinner at

seven oclock and goes to bed early. She
doesnt go out during the week, but she often
goes out with friends on the weekend. Lila eats
fve portions of fruit and vegetables every day
and fsh twice a week. She eats meat
sometimes, but she doesnt smoke. For
more exercise, Lila goes to the gym three
times a week. Shes very healthy and is
hardly ever sick.
Tim lives by the ocean in Palm Beach. Hes a
journalist for a local newspaper. He usually
gets up at eight oclock, takes a quick shower,
and then he drives to work. Tim doesnt have
time for breakfast, but he sometimes has a
sandwich in the middle of the morning. At
lunchtime, he usually has a burger. He buys it

from the fast-food restaurant across the

street and eats at his desk. Tim

6 Tim often has lunch

.
A in his office B at home
C in a fast-food restaurant
7 Tim often eats with
.
A his parents B journalists

8 Tim
A often

C never

exercises.
B hardly ever

C students

2 Read the text again and write Lila or

Tim.
Example: Lila is a teacher.

works long hours and often stays late in the

evening. On those days, he goes to a
restaurant with people from work. They
usually have a big dinner. Tim doesnt eat
fruit,

often eats vegetables.

often exercises.

usually eats a burger for lunch.

doesnt go to bed late.

goes out on the weekend.

always has breakfast.

has an unhealthy lifestyle.

1 Lila has breakfast

.
A on the bus B at school
2 Lila
to work

3 Lila

A runs

C at home

What do you do in the morning?

What do you do in the afternoon?
What do you do in the evening?
What do you usually do?
What do you sometimes do?
What do you never do?

goes home by bus.

A always B never
4 Lila sometimes

C smokes

C usually

I get up at

B eats meat

5 Tim goes to work

My typical Monday

A goes out during the week

A by car

6:00

7
15

B walks C rides a bike Write

a paragraph about your typical Monday. Write
75100 words answering these questions:

and he doesnt like vegetables. He plays

football once a month, but he isnt very
healthy.

Example: Lila gets up at

.
A 7:00 B 6:30

Reading total

WRITIN
G

B by bus

C by train

Writing total

10

Reading and Writing total

25

American

English File 1 File Test 3

SPEAKING

LISTENING

Work in pairs.

1 A E F 1 T 6 Listen to the interview with Mr.

Smith about his lifestyle. Choose True or False.

Student A, look at Speaking Test

A. Student B, look at Speaking

1 Mr. Smith goes to work at 6:30 a.m.

A True B False

Test B.

Speaking total

15

Listening and Speaking total

25

2 Mr. Smith gets to work at 7:30 a.m.

A True

B False

3 Mr. Smith usually has a sandwich for lunch.

A True B False
4 Mr. Smith sometimes finishes work at 7:30 p.m.
A True B False
5 Mr. Smith goes to bed
late.
A True B False

2 A E F 1 T 7 Listen to five conversations. Choose the

correct answers.
1 What does Dan want for breakfast?
tea and toast / coffee and toast
2 What does Heather do in the evening?
goes out / watches TV
3 How often does Karen go to the gym?
not often / very often
4 Whens Jasons birthday?
June 13th / June 30th
5 What time does Diane usually get up on a Saturday?
at about 9:00 / at about 10:00

5
Listening total

10