Progress tests 1–3 – Answer key 1

Progress test 1 People in your life 3 The capital of Australia is Canberra, not Sydney, the
most famous city.
GRAMMAR 4 We want to go to New York for Christmas this year.
1  Possessive ’s (singular) 5 Max and Nathalie want to get married on a Saturday
1 John’s 2 friend’s 3 computer’s 4 Matt’s in August, during the summer holidays.
5 Isobel’s.
2  be present PRONUNCIATION
1 Are 2 ’m not 3 are 4 are 5 aren’t 6  Word stress
1 b) dictionary 2 a) newspaper 3 c) Argentina
3  be past
4 b) oranges 5 c) university
1 was 2 were 3 weren’t 4 Were 5 wasn’t

VOCABULARY Progress test 3 Your time

4  People you know GRAMMAR
1 sister; husband 2 teacher; friend 3 son; daughter 1  Present simple: negative sentences
4 girlfriend; wife 5 brother; colleague 1 I don’t work on Mondays.
2 We don’t own our house.
5  Talking about jobs 1
3 You don’t need to take money.
1 boring 2 different 3 badly 4 difficult 5 terrible
4 My friends don’t eat meat.
6  Talking about jobs 2 5 My father doesn’t like reading.
1 office 2 law 3 customer 4 hospital 5 music
2  Present simple: questions
1 Do 2 does 3 Does 4 do 5 Do
PRONUNCIATION
7  Syllables 3  Subject and object pronouns
1 Our new neighbours are very kind. They gave us
1, 3 2, 5 3, 3 4, 2 5, 3
some flowers when we moved in.
2 I never go out without my MP3 player and mobile
Progress test 2 Away from home phone. I use them every day.
GRAMMAR 3 Your car is really dirty. I think you need to wash it.
4 Darren and I are going to the park. Do you want to
1  a, an, some
come with us?
1 There are some magazines on the table.
5 It’s my sister’s birthday next week. What can I buy her?
2 My uncle is an IT technician.
3 Can you buy some apples from the supermarket,
please? VOCABULARY
4 Tokyo has some very interesting museums. 4  Free time activities
5 My friend Gianfranco is a history student in Rome. 1 b) 2 b) 3 b) 4 c) 5 a)
2  Present simple: positive sentences 5  Adverbs of frequency
1 lives, teaches 2 comes, work 3 share, has 1 often 2 always 3 always 4 often 5 usually 6 always
4 learns, watches 5 like, prefer
KEYWORD
VOCABULARY 6  go
3  Offers and requests 1 How often do you go out with friends?
1 you; course 2 like; thanks 3 Can; afraid 2 Where do you prefer to go shopping for clothes?
4 Would; right 5 please; No 3 My parents don’t like going out in the evening.
4 I love going for a walk in the snow!
5 Do you go abroad for your holidays or do you prefer
KEYWORD
to stay in your country?
4  in 6 My sister goes to two or three parties every week!
1 in Barcelona 2 in July 3 in five different languages
4 in 2006 5 in a small flat Explore speaking
7  Inviting and responding
EXPLORE WRITING 1 are, free, Would, sorry 2 do, you, want, can’t
5  Capital letters
1 Erik is a doctor in a big hospital in Copenhagen.
2 His birthday is in the middle of winter, on December
18th.
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Progress tests 4–6 – Answer key 2

Progress test 4 Changes KEYWORD

GRAMMAR 5  on
1 Would you like to go to the cinema on Sunday
1  Singular and plural nouns
afternoon?
1 universities 2 people 3 colleague 4 children 2 These days many people meet their partners on the
5 city Internet.
2  Past simple 3 My house is the second one on the left.
1 did you get up; didn’t hear 2 didn’t feel; stayed 4 I don’t have a spare room but you can sleep on the
3 Did you see; didn’t know 4 didn’t you invite; thought floor.
5 didn’t have; rained 5 I like going to work on the train because I can use
my laptop.
VOCABULARY
PRONUNCIATION
3  Past time expressions
6  Things in the home
1 a) 2 c) 3 b) 4 a) 5 a)
1 cooker 2 bedclothes 3 sofa 4 cutlery
4  Things for a trip 5 towels
1 comb 2 passport 3 mobile 4 driving licence
5 address book 6 keys 7 sunglasses
Progress test 6 What would you like?
8 toothbrush 9 tickets 10 money
GRAMMAR
KEYWORD 1  Countable and uncountable nouns
5  have 1 many 2 a lot of 3 much 4 some 5 a
1 a) 2 c) 3 c) 4 b) 5 b) 6 some 7 some 8 some 9 a lot of 10 a

EXPLORE WRITING VOCABULARY

6  Punctuation 2  Shops and shopping
1 What time is it? I don’t have a watch. 1 clothes shop 2 cash machine 3 toilets 4 lift
2 Were you and Mark friends at school? 5 stairs
3 I’d like a ticket to London. What time’s the next train? 3  Buying things
4 What colour is your car? Is it green?
1 Do, need, some, help 2 How, much, is, this
5 Did Mike and Jules enjoy their holiday in Mexico?
3 How, many, would, like 4 How, much, are
5 Would, you, like, else 6 that, everything
Progress test 5 Your space
4  Food
GRAMMAR 1 fruit 2 good for you 3 on a diet 4 skin
1  there is, there are
1 Is there 2 is 3 are there 4 is 5 aren’t any KEYWORD
6 there’s 7 Are there 8 are 9 are 10 aren’t 5  this, that, these, those 1
1 that 2 these 3 those 4 that 5 this
VOCABULARY
6  this, that, these, those 2
2  Places
1 a) 2 b) 3 a) 4 b) 5 b)
1 hospital 2 petrol station 3 mountains
4 market 5 forest EXPLORE WRITING
3  Describing places 7  and, but
1 noisy 2 expensive 3 safe 4 polluted 5 boring 1 but 2 and 3 and 4 but 5 but
4  Prepositions of place
1 in, on 2 in, from 3 next to, in 4 near, from
5 from, on

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Progress tests 7–9 – Answer key 3

Progress test 7 Work-life balance 4 I don’t really enjoy fantasy books like Harry Potter.
5 Would you like to go out or do you want to stay at
GRAMMAR home?
1  Present progressive
1 works, ’s doing 2 ’s ringing, ’m cooking EXPLORE WRITING
3 has, plays 4 ’m trying, ’s stopping 6  so, also
5 spends, teaches 6 isn’t working, ’s preparing 1 Only children get all their parents’ attention, so
7 ’re having, ’re not doing 8 don’t have, ’s raining they’re very lucky.
2 The youngest child in a family usually has more
VOCABULARY freedom and is also less ambitious than their older
2  Work and studies 1 & 2 brothers or sisters.
1 c) 2 a) 3 a) 4 c) 5 a) 6 a) 3 I’m the oldest child in our family, so my brothers and
sisters often ask me for advice.
3  Saying you’re busy 4 My sister is the youngest person in our family and
1 I’m afraid he’s in a meeting. she is also the most intelligent.
2 Actually, I’m working on an important presentation.
3 Sorry, but she’s on the phone. Can I take a message?
4 Actually, we’re a bit busy because my mother is Progress test 9 Getting around
staying with us. GRAMMAR
5 Sorry, but they’re not feeling well. 1  Comparatives
1 safer 2 healthier 3 further 4 better
KEYWORD 5 more crowded
4  of
2  Superlatives
1 pair 2 couple 3 bottle 4 centre 5 Lots
1 the most comfortable 2 the busiest
6 middle 7 start 8 bit
3 the most polluted 4 The cheapest 5 The best
PRONUNCIATION 3  Comparatives and superlatives
5  The schwa sound 1 more dangerous 2 the oldest 3 The nicest
1 Have, the 2 Can, a 3 and, are 4 to, to 5 do, you 4 more interesting 5 the furthest

VOCABULARY
Progress test 8 What’s she like?
4  Using transport
GRAMMAR 1 bus 2 taxi 3 underground 4 walk 5 train
1  have got
5  Getting information
1 a) 2 a) 3 b) 4 a) 5 a) 6 a) 7 b) 8 b) 9 a) 10 a)
1 there, near; know, when 2 What’s / What is, way;
VOCABULARY Can, walk 3 there, here; What, close 4 nearest;
How, far 5 How, long; Is, there
2  Family
1 husband 2 aunt 3 brother 4 grandmother 6  Prepositions of movement
5 nephew 6 father 7 cousin 8 niece 1 I always walk through the park on my way home.
2 If you drive up the hill there is a great view of the
3  Relationships harbour.
1 b) 2 a) 3 b) 4 b) 5 b) 3 When the sea is out you can reach the island by
4  Appearance walking across the sand.
1 b) pale skin, c) glasses 2 a) very beautiful, 4 I love running into the sea on a really hot day.
5 The traffic was so slow it took us an hour to get out
b) quite tall 3 b) bald, c) a bit short 4 a) high heels,
of the car park!
c) lots of jewellery
KEYWORD
KEYWORD
7  get
5  like
1 I don’t usually get the underground.
1 I like staying in bed late on Sundays.
2 I get paid at the end of the month.
2 Would you be happy in a big city like London or New
3 Stacey got the job with Novosys Limited.
York?
4 I sometimes get comments from people about my hair.
3 My brother and I are twins and we’re exactly like
5 It takes me more than an hour to get to work.
each other.

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Progress tests 10–12 – Answer key 4

Progress test 10 Getting together KEYWORD

GRAMMAR 5  at
1 … at the hospital.
1  Present progressive for future arrangements
2 … at the time.
1 ’m playing 2 spend 3 ’s coming 4 ’m not going 3 … at 11.00 in the morning.
5 have / ’ve got 6 ’re taking 7 Are you going 4 … at lunchtime?
8 are seeing 9 ’m not meeting 10 never leaves 5 I’m not very good at swimming.
6 … at the moment?
VOCABULARY
2  Films
1 comedy 2 animated 3 horror 4 documentary
Progress test 12 Are you OK?
5 science fiction 6 romantic GRAMMAR
1  Giving advice with if
3  Suggestions
1 If you’ve got a bad cold, you should take a day off
1 Good, Where, could, Fine
work.
2 Why, don’t, let’s, sounds 2 If you feel very tired, go to bed early.
4  Talking about films 3 If you’ve got stomach ache, don’t eat spicy food.
1 like; about 2 in; about 3 this; set 4 If you’re allergic to paracetamol, be careful what
medicine you take.
KEYWORD 5 If your back hurts, you shouldn’t lift heavy objects.
5  about 6 If you’ve got a temperature, have a cold bath.
1 I don’t really know anything about cooking. 7 If you’ve got a sore throat, you should drink hot
2 Kerry’s angry about the party because nobody told honey and lemon juice.
her where it was. 8 If you don’t feel better in a few days, you should
3 I’ll pick you up at about 7 o’clock. see a doctor.
4 Can I ask you something about your job? 9 If your feet hurt, put them in hot water.
5 I’m reading a great science-fiction book about a plan 10 If you have a headache, go for a walk in the park.
to go and live on the Moon.
VOCABULARY
EXPLORE WRITING 2  The body and health 1
6  Invitations 1 2 nose 3 heart 4 thumb 5 hand 6 muscle
1 Can 2 can 3 Are 4 invite 5 let 7 toe 8 foot 9 bone 10 stomach 11 head
3  The body and health 2
Progress test 11 Journeys 1 a), c) 2 b), c) 3 a), c)
GRAMMAR
PRONUNCIATION
1  Articles
1 a; a; –; the; – 2 the; a, the; the; the 4  Linking consonants and vowels
1 Can I 2 had a 3 pains in 4 does Andrew 5 What is
VOCABULARY
2  Airports KEYWORD
1 Check-in 2 passport control 3 security 5  take
4 shoes, belt 5 boarding gate 1 Taking a taxi is much quicker than walking.
2 If Graham phones while I’m out can you take a
3  Storytelling expressions message for me?
1 this was 2 It was 3 with some friends 4 but 3 It usually takes me about forty minutes to cycle to
5 And then 6 so 7 It was really strange work.
8 then suddenly 9 In the end 10 I had a terrible night 4 How long does this recipe take to make?
5 Did it take you long to decorate your house?
4  Talking about a journey
1 cancelled 2 comfortable 3 landed 4 miss
5 book 6 delayed 7 caught 8 took off 9 seat
EXPLORE WRITING
6  Apologies
1 a) 2 b) 3 a) 4 a)

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Progress tests 13–14 – Answer key 5

Progress test 13 Experiences Progress test 14 Choices

GRAMMAR GRAMMAR
1  Present perfect verbs 1  be going to, be hoping to, would like to
1 has, liked 2 have, had 3 have, worked 1 wouldn’t like 2 are you hoping 3 are going
4 have, read 5 have, loved 4 We’re hoping 5 Would you like 6 is going
2  Present perfect 7 wouldn’t like 8 is Jarek hoping 9 is going
1 Have you ever cooked; I haven’t. 10 would like
2 Has your sister ever played; she’s never tried
3 Have we seen; We’ve watched VOCABULARY
4 Have Jan and Max ever lived; They’ve travelled 2  too much, enough, not enough
5 Callum has never failed; He hasn’t taken 1 The worst thing about most fast food is that it
contains too much salt.
VOCABULARY 2 Most young people these days don’t get enough
3  Sights exercise.
1 city walls, castle 2 statue, tomb 3 museum, 3 The reason cycling isn’t very popular in the UK is
that there are not enough cycle paths.
sculptures 4 palace, ruins 5 gardens, fountain
4 Do you think there’s too much chilli in this curry?
5 Not eating enough fruit is one reason why people
KEYWORD pick up colds in winter.
4  thing
1 I love going on holiday with Melanie because we 3  Life changes
both enjoy doing similar things like sunbathing and 1 school, to university 2 abroad, divorced
sightseeing. 3 driving, a car 4 up, a baby 5 back, job
2 For extra security on holiday, buy one of those things
that you hang round your neck and keep your money KEYWORD
in. 4  really
3 Can you put my suitcase and rucksack in the car 1 R 2 B 3 R 4 B 5 R
while I get the rest of Jamie’s things from upstairs?
4 The first thing we noticed when we arrived was that PRONUNCIATION
the swimming pool wasn’t finished.
5 I still need to finish a couple of things here but you 5  Review
can go home if you like. 1 much exercise, in a 2 drink a, lot of
3 usually eats, dinner every
EXPLORE SPEAKING
5  Starting and finishing conversations
EXPLORE WRITING
1 Excuse me. Have you got a moment?; I’ll talk to you 6  Time expressions
later. 1 now 2 time 3 that 4 then
2 I haven’t seen you for a long time.; Have you got
time for a cup of coffee?
3 Listen, are you doing anything at the moment?; I’ll
phone you this afternoon.
4 Thanks very much for your advice. / Thanks very
much for the advice.; It was good talking to you.
5 How are things?; See you after class.

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