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English File: Grammar, Vocabulary, and Pronunciation
English File: Grammar, Vocabulary, and Pronunciation
CLASS
Progress Test Files 6–10 ENGLISH FILE
Intermediate Plus
Grammar, Vocabulary, and Pronunciation B
4 Underline the correct word(s). 7 My company has just taken ________ an intern. She
Example: He’s having / He has a shower at the moment. starts tomorrow.
out on up
1 Meeting / Meet up with our old friends is something
8 I think those shelves will fall down unless you
we often do.
________ them up with screws.
2 Is / Does he like travelling so much for his job? put stick tie
3 The bus was late so I wasn’t able to / didn’t manage get 8
to the cinema in time.
4 We ran to the check-in desk, but the flight had
6 Write the American word for the British word.
already gone / already went.
Example: sweet candy
5 I’ve lost my key again. I really should / ought to be
more careful. 1 pavement ________
6 The museum roof was being repaired / repairing so 2 biscuit ________
we didn’t go in. 3 rubbish ________
7 We were told to not download / not to download 4 trainers ________
essays from the internet.
5 petrol ________
8 A What does ‘awkward’ mean?
6 underground ________
B Why don’t you look up it / look it up?
7 holiday ________
9 Lydia doesn’t get with her sister on / on with her sister. 7
10 Where did you have this photo taken / taken this
photo?
7 Underline the odd word out.
11 Your cold has got much worse, so you oughtn’t /
shouldn’t go to work. Example:
curled cut straightened waxing
15
Pronunciation total 20
Vocabulary total 40
Grammar, Vocabulary, and Pronunciation total 100
READING
1 Read the text and choose the answer (A, B, C, or D) which you think fits best
according to the text.
Example: In the late 1990s, ___% of the world’s 1 When the term ‘megacity’ was used for the first
population lived in cities. time, it was
A 3 ■ A by a European to describe somewhere in
B 16 ■ the United States. ■
C 20 ■ B to describe places of fewer than ten million
D 47 ■ ✓ people. ■
C by an American to describe a place in
Europe. ■
D to describe the world’s most crowded cities. ■
2 The suburbs grew in popularity because
A industry there got better. ■
B villages became too costly. ■
C cities were getting too full. ■
D the countryside was practically empty. ■
3 currently ________
Reading and Writing total 25
4 illegal ________
5 ineffective ________
A not allowed
B grow
C not nice
D now
E travel to work
F not working well
5
Reading total 15
LISTENING SPEAKING
1 Listen to a woman talking about New York city. 1 Make questions and ask your partner.
Choose the correct answer. 1 How often / you listen / music?
1 Leanne says ___ New York. 2 Who / you most look like / your family?
A there is no other city in the world as exciting as
3 How / you keep in touch / friends?
B the tourist attractions aren’t very crowded in
4 / you think / young people spend too much time /
C visitors are surprised by how much you can do in
internet? Why / Why not?
2 The special name some people have for the city is
5 Tell / about your best friend.
based on ___
A a person. Now answer your partner’s questions.
B a food.
2 Talk about the statement below, saying if you agree
C a place.
or disagree. Give reasons.
3 The least expensive mode of transport in New York
‘It’s important to have friends of different ages.’
is ___
A taxi. 3 Listen to your partner talking about friends. Do
B subway. you agree with him / her?
C bus. Speaking total 15
4 According to Leanne, tourists sometimes expect the
Statue of Liberty to be ___ than it is in real life. Listening and Speaking total 25
A wider
B higher
C shorter
5 Leanne recommends booking tickets for Broadway
___
A some time before the performance.
B at your hotel.
C on the day of the show.
5
Listening total 10