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Progress test 1  Units 1–6 Elementary FOURTH EDITION

Exercise 1  Personal information 6 children How they do have many?

________________________________________
Surname Clarke
7 up yesterday We got late morning
First name Karen
Country Britain ________________________________________
Age 28 8 holiday go We August never on in
Address 33 East St, Brighton ________________________________________
Job Teacher 9 Sue and Dave going the cinema like to
Place of work Language school in Oxford
________________________________________
Married? No
Free time Sailing
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Read the information about Karen Clarke. Write the Exercise 3  Present Simple
questions.
Complete the text with the correct form of the verb in
1 What’s her first name? brackets.
Her first name’s Karen.
I (1) have (have) two brothers, Andy and Nick. Andy
2 ________________________________________
(2) ______ (be) a pilot and Nick (3) ______ (work) in
Her surname is Clarke.
an office. Nick and I (4) ______ (live) in London and we
3 ________________________________________
sometimes (5) ______ (have) dinner together at weekends.
She’s from Britain.
We (6) ______ (not see) Andy very often because he
4 ________________________________________
(7) ______ (travel) all the time. Nick (8) ______ (not
She’s 28.
like) flying so he never (9) ______ (go) by plane. I’m a
5 ________________________________________
student and so I (10) ______ (not have) a lot of money for
33 East St, Brighton.
holidays. It’s strange – there are two brothers who never
6 ________________________________________
(11) ______ (go) abroad and one who is never at home!
She’s a teacher.
7 ________________________________________ 1 point for each correct answer  10
In a language school in Brighton.
8 ________________________________________ Exercise 4  some, any, a, or an
No, she isn’t. She’s single.
Complete the sentences with some, any, a, or an.
9 ________________________________________
1 There are some flowers in the garden.
She goes sailing.
2 There are _____ magazines on the coffee table.
1 point for each correct answer  8 3 Can I have _____ espresso, please?
4 Are there _____ pictures in your living room?
Exercise 2  Word order 5 There aren’t _____ good restaurants in our town.
Put the words in the correct order. 6 There’s _____ newsagent’s next to my flat.
7 Jack has _____ DVDs in his living room.
1 you from are Where?
8 Are there _____ Spanish students in your class?
Where are you from?
9 There’s _____ armchair in my bedroom.
2 do at What weekends you do?
10 There aren’t _____ photographs in my living room.
________________________________________
11 There are _____ bookshelves in the dining room.
3 violin You well the play can really
________________________________________ 1 point for each correct answer  10
4 nice a wall There picture is the on
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5 Coke please I a Can have?
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Progress test 1  Continued Elementary FOURTH EDITION

Exercise 5  can/can’t Exercise 8  Past Simple and Present Simple

Read the information, then complete the sentences with Complete the text with the correct form of the verb in
can or can’t and a verb. brackets: the Past Simple or the Present Simple.

swim play speak speak My friend Jack (1) is (be) 40. He (2) ______ (leave)
tennis German Italian Britain when he was 20 and (3) ______ (go) to Italy.
He (4) ______ (work) in Naples for ten years, then he
Sylvia ✓ ✗ ✓ ✓
Linda ✓ ✓ ✗ ✓ (5) ______ (move) to Rome. There he (6) ______ (meet)
Marianne ✗ ✗ ✓ ✓ Antonella. They (7) ______ (get) married in 1982 and now
they (8) ______ (live) in Florence. Jack (9) ______ (teach)
1 Linda can swim and she can play tennis. English in a language school. And what (10) ______ (do)
2 Sylvia can swim, but she ____________ . Antonella do? She (11) ______ (sell) computer software.
3 Marianne ____________ and she ____________ .
1 point for each correct answer  10
4 Linda _____________ , but Sylvia and Marianne can.
5 Everybody _____________ .
Exercise 9  Choose the correct sentence
6 Only Linda _____________ .
7 Sylvia and Linda ________ , but Marianne can’t. Tick (✓) the correct sentence.
1 a Can you swim?  ✓
1 point for each correct answer  6 b Can you to swim? 

Exercise 6  do, was, and did 2 a My brothers name is Jack. 

b My brother’s name is Jack. 
Complete the sentences with a verb from the box.
3 a Are there any Japanese students in your class? 
do / don’t  does / doesn’t  was / wasn’t  were / weren’t  b Are there some Japanese students in your class? 
did / didn’t
4 a There isn’t any shops near here. 
1 How do you travel to work every day? b There aren’t any shops near here. 
2 Where ______ you yesterday? I ______ see you at 5 a Can I have a ice cream, please? 
school. b Can I have an ice cream, please? 
3 What ______ you do last weekend?
6 a Look at that lovely house over there. 
4 I ______ like fast food. It’s horrible.
b Look at this lovely house over there. 
5 ______ James have two jobs?
6 Ben ______ like driving. He always walks to work. 7 a This photos of your holiday are great. 
7 ______ Emily at your party last week? No, she ______. b These photos of your holiday are great. 
8 There ______ any good films at the cinema last month. 8 a You can play very well the piano. 
b You can play the piano very well. 
1 point for each correct answer  9
9 a Why aren’t you interested in classical music? 
Exercise 7  Past Simple b Why aren’t you interesting in classical music? 
Write the Past Simple of these verbs.
1 point for each correct answer  8
Regular Irregular
1 like liked 6 have ______
2 study ______ 7 become ______
3 talk ______ 8 sing ______
4 decide ______ 9 sell ______
5 start ______ 10 make ______

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Progress test 1  Continued Elementary FOURTH EDITION

Exercise 10  Which one is different?

Underline the different word.
1 my  we his your
2 third five twentieth first
3 sister grandmother brother aunt
4 shower cooker washing machine fridge
5 pilot model architect teach
6 father sister mother man
7 flat bathroom kitchen living room
8 garden post office chemist’s bookshop

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Exercise 11  Adjectives

Match the opposites.

small cheap
horrible interesting
difficult big
expensive old
hot easy
slow fast
boring nice
rich poor
young cold

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Exercise 12  Words that go together

Match a verb in A with words in B.

A B
drive the guitar
play three languages
go dinner
send a car
live running
cook these jeans
speak a text message
try on on the third floor

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Progress test 2  Units 7–12 Elementary FOURTH EDITION

Exercise 1  Question words Exercise 3  Count and uncount nouns

Complete the questions with a word from the box. Write C next to the count nouns and U next to the
uncount nouns.
Where  Why  How  Who  What  When  How  What C
1 book 5 pound ______
2 apple ______ 6 biscuit ______
1 A How old is your sister?
3 homework ______ 7 toast ______
B She’s 19. 4 money ______ 8 cheese ______
2 A ______ often do you go to the cinema?
B About once a month. 1 point for each correct answer  7
3 A ______ time does the programme start?
B At nine o’clock. Exercise 4  some/any/a/how much/how many
4 A ______ did you close the window? Complete the sentences with some, any, a, how much, or
B Because I’m cold. how many.
5 A ______ are you going on holiday? 1 Have we got any rice?
B At the end of the month. 2 _________ water would you like? Just a little.
6 A ______ did you go to town with? 3 Have you got a headache? I’ve got ______ aspirins in
B Jim and Lucy. my bag.
7 A ______ was the weather like on the coast? 4 Can I have ______ glass of water, please?
B It was warm and sunny. 5 There isn’t ______ sugar in this coffee.
8 A ______ are you going? 6 Have you got ______ photographs of Jim?
B To the post office to get some stamps. 7 _________ money did you spend last month?
8 Would you like ______ milk in your tea?
1 point for each correct answer  7
9 _________ people were there at the party?
10 Have we got ______ test tomorrow?
Exercise 2  Negative forms
11 _________ emails do you send every day?
Make these positive sentences negative.
1 He bought a new shirt. 1 point for each correct answer  10
He didn’t buy a new shirt.
2 We enjoyed the film. Exercise 5  Which one is different?
_______________________________________ Underline the different word.
3 I took a lot of photos. 1 lovely  great  awful amazing
_______________________________________ 2 bananas apples strawberries potatoes
4 They’ve got a very nice flat. 3 ice-cream crisps biscuits chocolate
_______________________________________ 4 lake office block library cottage
5 He’s got a new girlfriend. 5 pedestrian roundabout traffic lights pavement
_______________________________________ 6 dress jeans shorts hair
6 I’m working at home today. 7 wet cold rainy popular
_______________________________________ 8 hand luggage  bus stop  boarding pass 
7 The children are watching the film. security check
_______________________________________ 9 platform airport ticket office railway station
8 We’re going to move house soon.
_______________________________________ 1 point for each correct answer  8
9 He’s finished writing the report.
_______________________________________

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Progress test 2  Continued Elementary FOURTH EDITION

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Exercise 6  Comparatives and superlatives 3 A Where _______ you usually _______ (go) on
Read about the castles. Friday evenings?
Exercise 10 Comparatives and superlatives 1 Exercise 11 Comparatives and superlatives 2
Read about the castles. Complete the chart. B To the cinema.
Abergoran Castle
Abergoran Castle Adjective 4 A 
Comparative It’s 11.30. Why _______ you _______ (work) so
Superlative
Price: £200,000 more exciting
Price: £200,000
Built: 1072 late?
best
Rooms: 0
Built: 1072 bad B Because I _______ (have) a lot of homework.
Rooms: 5 interesting
5 A Where _______ your parents _______? (live)
8
Footleby Castle
Footleby Castle
Price: £10 million
B In a small village near Oxford.
Price: £10 million Exercise 12 Ordinal numbers
Built: 1835
Rooms: 160 A _______ they _______ (like) living in the country?
Write the ordinal numbers in words.
Built: 1835
1 6th sixth B Yes, they do.
Rooms: 160 2 1st
3 2nd 6 A What _______ you usually _______ (have) for
Haywood CastleHaywood Castle
Price: £2 million
4 3rd
5 12th breakfast?
Price: £2 million
Built: 1450 6 20th
Rooms: 20 B Toast. But today I _______ (have) some fruit
Built: 1450 5
Rooms: 20 because there isn’t any bread.
Exercise 13 Opposites

These sentences are false. Correct them.

Choose a word from the box and A it next
7 write The telephone _______ (ring). Can you answer it?
to its
opposite.
1 Abergoran Castle is more modern than B OK.
These sentences are false.
Haywood Castle. Correct them.
interesting
quiet
old
cheap
fast
dirty
relaxing
new
friendly
safe
No, it isn’t. It’s older.
1 Abergoran2 Castle is more modern than Haywood
1 big
________________________________________ small 1 point for each correct answer  10
Footleby Castle is cheaper than Haywood Castle.
2 boring
Castle. 3 ________________________________________
3 unfriendly
Abergoran Castle is bigger than Footleby Castle.
No, it isn’t. It’s older.
4 clean
________________________________________
5 slow
Exercise 8  going to
4 Abergoran Castle is the biggest.
6 dangerous
2 Footleby Castle is cheaper than Haywood Castle.
________________________________________
7 noisy Make positive sentences, negative sentences, and questions
5 Abergoran Castle is more expensive than Footleby
____________________________________________
Castle. 8 old using going to and be.
________________________________________ 9 modern
3 Abergoran6 Castle is bigger than Footleby Castle.
Footleby Castle is the cheapest. 10 expensive 1 you / hairdresser?
________________________________________ 11 busy
____________________________________________
7 Footleby Castle is older than Haywood Castle. Are you going 10
to be a hairdresser?
________________________________________
4 Abergoran8 Castle is the biggest.
Abergoran Castle is the most modern. 2 they / pilots
________________________________________ TOTAL 100
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_______________________________________
5 Abergoran Castle is more expensive than Footleby 3 he / not / actor
Castle. _______________________________________
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6 Footleby Castle is the cheapest. _______________________________________

____________________________________________ 5 I / not / lawyer
7 Footleby Castle is older than Haywood Castle. _______________________________________
____________________________________________ 6 we / footballers
8 Abergoran Castle is the most modern. _______________________________________
____________________________________________ 7 she / not / model
_______________________________________
1 point for each correct answer  7 8 he / singer?
_______________________________________
Exercise 7  Present Simple and Continuous 9 I / accountant
Complete the sentences with the Present Simple or the _______________________________________
Present Continuous form of the verbs in brackets. 10 you / music teacher?
1 Please be quiet! I ’m watching (watch) this film! _______________________________________
2 We usually _______ (catch) the bus into town, but
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Progress test 2  Continued Elementary FOURTH EDITION

Exercise 9  Past Simple and Present Perfect 1 Exercise 11  Correct words
Write the Past Simple and the Past Participle of these Underline the correct words.
verbs. 1 Do/Would you like windsurfing? Yes, but I prefer
Past Simple Past Participle swimming.
1 sing sang sung 2 Would/Do you like some fruit? Yes. An apple, please.
2 drink ______ ______ 3 I haven’t got something/anything to wear for the party.
3 win ______ ______ 4 You’ve worked very hard/hardly this term.
3 live ______ ______ 5 I’m going to town for to meet/to meet my friends.
5 have ______ ______ 6 I like/ I’d like a bottle of mineral water, please.
6 do ______ ______ 7 Is your son a careful/carefully driver?
7 play ______ ______ 8 I left a message at the hotel but nobody/everybody
8 go ______ ______ replied.
9 write ______ ______
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1 point for each correct answer  8
Exercise 12  Hot verbs take and get
Exercise 10  Past Simple and Present Perfect 2 Put the words in the correct column. There are a different
Tick (✓) the correct sentence. number of answers for each list.
1 a When have you been to the USA? 
it easy  married  very wet  tired  a long time 
b When did you go to the USA?  ✓ home late  on/off the bus  photos  a lot of emails
2 a I went to Milan last week.  better soon  ready  a test  a taxi
b I have been to Milan last week. 
3 a Have you ever been to India?  take get
b Did you ever go to India? 
take photos
4 a Kate has finished work two hours ago. 
b Kate finished work two hours ago. 
5 a Did he go on holiday last week or the week
before? 
b Has he been on holiday last week or the week
before? 
6 a I haven’t seen that film yet.  1 point for each correct answer  12
b I didn’t see that film yet. 
Total 100
7 a I’ve just bought my ticket to Oslo – here it is! 
b I just bought my ticket to Oslo – here it is! 
8 a Jim and Cathy won £1,000 last month. 
b Jim and Cathy have won £1,000 last month. 

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Progress tests answers Elementary FOURTH EDITION

Progress test 1 Exercise 8

Exercise 1 2 left 7 got
3 went 8 live
2 What’s her surname?
4 worked 9 teaches
3 Where is she from?
5 moved 10 does
4 How old is she?
6 met 11 sells
5 What’s her address? / Where does she live?
6 What does she do? / What’s her job? Exercise 9
7 Where does she work?
2 b 6 a
8 Is she married?
3 a 7 b
9 What does she do in her free time?
4 b 8 b
Exercise 2 5 b 9 a
2 What do you do at weekends? Exercise 10
3 You can play the violin really well.
2 five 6 man
4 There is a nice picture on the wall.
3 brother 7 flat
5 Can I have a Coke, please?
4 shower 8 garden
6 How many children do they have?
5 teach
7 We got up late yesterday morning.
8 We never go on holiday in August. Exercise 11
9 Sue and Dave like going to the cinema.
difficult, easy
Exercise 3 horrible, nice
expensive, cheap
2 is 7 travels
hot, cold
3 works 8 doesn’t like
slow, fast
4 live 9 goes
boring, interesting
5 have 10 don’t have
rich, poor
6 don’t see 11 go
young, old
Exercise 4 Exercise 12
2 some 7 some
play the guitar
3 an 8 any
go running
4 any 9 an
send a text message
5 any 10 any
live on the third floor
6 a 11 some
cook dinner
Exercise 5 speak three languages
try on these jeans
2 can’t play tennis
3 can speak German and she can speak Italian
4 can’t speak German
5 can speak Italian
6 can play tennis
7 can swim

Exercise 6
2 were, didn’t 6 doesn’t
3 did 7 Was, wasn’t
4 don’t 8 weren’t
5 Does

Exercise 7
2 studied 7 became
3 talked 8 sang
4 decided 9 sold
5 started 10 made
6 had

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Progress test 2 6 We are going to be footballers.

7 She isn’t going to be a model.
Exercise 1 8 Is he going to be a singer?
2 How 6 Who 9 I’m going to be an accountant.
3 What 7 What 10 Are you going to be a music teacher?
4 Why 8 Where
5 When Exercise 9
2 drank, drunk
Exercise 2 3 won, won
2 We didn’t enjoy the film. 4 lived, lived
3 I didn’t take a lot of photos. 5 had, had
4 They haven’t got a very nice flat. 6 did, done
5 He hasn’t got a new girlfriend. 7 played, played
6 I’m not working at home today. 8 went, gone
7 The children aren’t watching the film. 9 wrote, written
8 We’re not going to move house soon. / We aren’t going to move
house soon. Exercise 10
9 He hasn’t finished writing the report. 2 a 6 a
3 a 7 a
Exercise 3 4 b 8 a
2 C 6 C 5 a
3 U 7 U
4 U 8 U Exercise 11
5 C 2 Would 6 I’d like
3 anything 7 careful
Exercise 4 4 hard 8 nobody
2 How much 7 How much 5 to meet
3 some 8 some
4 a 9 How many Exercise 12
5 any 10 a take it easy, take a long time, take a test, take a taxi
6 any 11 How many
get married, get very wet, get tired, get home late,
Exercise 5 get on/off the bus, get a lot of emails, get better soon, get ready
2 potatoes 6 hair
3 crisps 7 popular
4 lake 8 bus stop
5 pedestrian 9 airport

Exercise 6
2 No, it isn’t. It’s more expensive.
3 No, it isn’t. It’s smaller.
4 No, it isn’t. It’s the smallest.
5 No, it isn’t. It’s cheaper.
6 No, it isn’t. It’s the most expensive.
7 No, it isn’t. It’s more modern.
8 No, it isn’t. It’s the oldest.

Exercise 7
2 catch, are going
3 do you usually go
4 are you working, have
5 do your parents live, do they like
6 do you usually have, ’m having
7 is ringing

Exercise 8
2 They are going to be pilots.
3 He isn’t going to be an actor.
4 Are you going to be an architect?
5 I’m not going to be a lawyer.

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Stop and check 1  Units 1–4 Elementary FOURTH EDITION

Correct the mistakes Choose the correct sentence

Each sentence has a mistake. Find it and correct it. One sentence is correct. Which one?
1 Paola is Italiana.  Paola is Italian. 1 a Where she from?  ✗
2 New York is a city very big. b Where does she from?  ✗
3 My mother works in an office. Is a lawyer. c Where is she from?  ✓
4 My father watch football on TV. 2 a The child’s names are Amy and Leo.
b The children’s names are Amy and Leo.
5 He’s like playing tennis. c The childrens names are Amy and Leo.
6 On Sundays we go the cinema. 3 a He has 19 years old.
7 My brother is pilot. b He’s 19 years.
8 You family is very nice. c He’s 19.
9 There no is a post office near here. 4 a Mark works with his father.
10 Look at this photos. b Mark works with he’s father.
11 Is a library near here? c Mark works with him father.
12 The chemist’s is next the café. 5 a Ana and Juan live in Madrid. They’re flat is lovely.
b Ana and Juan live in Madrid. Their flat is lovely.
13 My sisters name is Annie. c Ana and Juan live in Madrid. There flat is lovely.
14 I enjoy watching French’s films. 6 a She lives in a house or a flat?
15 My mother no have a car. b Does she lives in a house or a flat?
16 Is very friendly, my teacher. c Does she live in a house or a flat?
7 a Who are that people over there?
1 point for each correct answer  15 b Who are those people over there?
c Who are these people over there?
Word order 8 a How many languages you speak?
b How many languages do you speak?
Put the words in the correct order.
c How many languages does you speak?
1 Scotland Eddie from comes 9 a My brother work in a hospital.
Eddie comes from Scotland. b My brother he works in a hospital.
2 journalist from is Peter a New York c My brother works in a hospital.
__________________________________________
3 married brother is your ?
1 point for each correct answer  8
__________________________________________
4 Switzerland sister skiing goes in my
am/is/do/does (not)
__________________________________________ Complete the sentences with the verbs in the box.
5 isn’t big my very town
am/’m not  is/isn’t  are/aren’t  does/doesn’t  do/don’t
__________________________________________
6 your what name teacher’s is ?
1 I ’m not English.
__________________________________________
2 Bristol _____ in the west of England.
7 surname how spell do your you ?
3 Where _____ you from?
__________________________________________
4 I _____ on holiday. I’m at work.
8 often weekends go I at sailing
5 What time _____ the film start?
__________________________________________
6 My sister is married but she _____ have any children.
9 class students in any there your are 
7 _____ I late? What time is it?
French ?
8 Where _____ you usually go on holiday?
__________________________________________
9 Daddy, we _____ want to go to bed. We _____ tired.
1 point for each correct answer  8 10 Learning English _____ difficult! It’s easy!

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Stop and check 1  Continued Elementary FOURTH EDITION

Questions Present Simple

1 Match a line in A with a line in B to make questions. 1 Complete the text with the correct form of the verbs in
the box.
A B
Where students are there in your class? have  spend  finish  write  work (x2)  live  cook 
What do you go to bed? go (x2)  teach  stay  start
Who do you travel to work?
What time is this iPod?
Linda Mitchell (1) has two jobs. On Mondays,
How much do you live with?
How many do you do at weekends? Tuesdays, and Wednesdays, she (2) _________ in a
How do you go on holiday? school, where she (3) _________ young children. She
(4) _________ to the school by bus. She
(5) _________ work at half past eight in the morning
point for each correct answer  6 and she (6) _________ at four o’clock. On Thursdays
and Fridays, she (7) _________ at home and
2 Here are the answers to some questions. Write the (8) _________ stories for children on her computer.
questions. Use the words in brackets. Linda (9) _________ in Oxford with two other
1 What do you do? girls. They all (10) _________ hard during the week,
(you/do)  I’m an architect. but at weekends they (11) _________ time with their
2 _______________________________________ ? friends. One of the girls (12) _________ dinner and
(Helen/start work)  At 8.00. then they (13) _________ to the cinema or to a pub.
3 _______________________________________ ?
(Nicole and Jean/come)  From France. 1 point for each correct answer  12
4 _______________________________________ ?
(your wife’s)  Sally. 2 Write the verbs in the correct negative form.
5 _______________________________________ ? 1 Joe works long hours, so he _________ (not spend)
(you/have)  Yes, I have three children. Two boys much time with his friends.
and a girl. 2 My grandparents live in the US, so we _________
6 _______________________________________ ? (not see) them very often.
(you/like/dancing)  Yes, I do. I often go to a club. 3 They have three small children, so they _________
7 _______________________________________ ? (not relax) much at weekends.
(you/enjoy/job)  Because it’s interesting and my 4 TV in my country is awful, so we _________ (not
boss is great. watch) it very often.
5 I never drink green tea because I _________ (not
1 point for each correct answer  6 like) it.
6 My sister works nights, but she _________ (not
sleep) many hours in the day.
7 I go running in the evenings, so I _________ (not
have) problems sleeping.
8 The gym at my university is horrible, so I
_________ (not go) there very often.

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Stop and check 1  Continued Elementary FOURTH EDITION

some/any/a Translate
Complete the sentences with some, any, or a. Translate the sentences into your language. Translate the
1 London is a fabulous city. ideas, not word by word.
2 Do they have ______ children? 1 I am a student. My sister is a lawyer.
3 Jane lives in ______ beautiful house in Italy. __________________________________________
4 Are there ______ tennis courts near your flat? 2 She isn’t at home. She’s at work.
5 There are ______ nice cafés near here, but there aren’t __________________________________________
______ restaurants. 3 My mother works in a school.
6 Do you have ______ lot of homework this weekend? __________________________________________
7 There are ______ new students in my class. 4 My father doesn’t like watching TV.
__________________________________________
1 point for each correct answer  7 5 What do you do at weekends?
__________________________________________
Vocabulary 6 Excuse me. Can you tell me the time, please?
Put the words in the correct column. There are four words __________________________________________
for each list. 7 What’s the matter? Do you have a problem?
__________________________________________
aunt  cycling  hairdresser  armchair  friendly  nephew 
8 Bye. Have a good weekend.
engineer  cooking  amazing  shower  grandfather  fridge 
dancing  terrible  receptionist  cousin  cheap  running  __________________________________________
carpet  model 9 Can I have two coffees, please?
__________________________________________
10 How much are these shoes?
Jobs Activities Things in Adjectives Family
the house __________________________________________

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Stop and check 2  Units 5–8 Elementary FOURTH EDITION

Correct the mistakes Irregular verbs

Each sentence has a mistake. Find it and correct it. Write the Past Simple form of these irregular verbs.
1 Where you live?  Where do you live? 1 catch ______ 6 make ______
2 I arrive at the airport at ten o’clock last night. 2 come ______ 7 write ______
3 She could to speak three languages when she was 3 meet ______ 8 go ______
eight. 4 give ______ 9 win ______
4 Where did you went last weekend? 5 leave ______ 10 take ______
5 I was to the cinema last weekend.
6 I buyed a new DVD player. 1 point for each correct answer  10
7 I am born in Mexico City.
8 They arrived in the UK ago two months. can/could/was/were (not)
9 Can we have any water, please? Complete the sentences with the verbs in the box.
10 Don’t forget to buy a pasta.
can  can’t  was (x4)  wasn’t  were  weren’t  could  couldn’t
11 How much onions do we need?
12 I don’t can go out because I have a lot of homework.
1 I can’t drive. I’m only 14 years old.
13 I like cities because I can to go to good restaurants.
2 Our teacher ______ at school last week because she
14 It’s very hot today – do you like something to drink?
______ ill.
15 Peter has a lot of CDs because he’d like music.
3 My cousin ______ a very clever child. He ______ write
16 I’m hungry. I like a big steak and some chips.
computer programs when he was eight.
1 point for each correct answer  15 4 You ______ buy batteries at the hardware shop.
5 ‘Where ______ you last night? You ______ at home. I
Past Simple phoned you, but there ______ no answer.’
Complete the text with the Past Simple form of the verbs 6 ‘I ______ get into my flat because I lost my keys. I
in brackets. There are regular and irregular verbs. ______ at a friend’s house.’
Milly Franklin (1) was born (be born) in Australia in 1970.
1 point for each correct answer  10
As a child, she (2) ______ (love) painting, drawing, and
design but she (3) __________ (not enjoy) school very
much. Her parents (4) ______ (send) her to an expensive
private school but she (5) __________ (not finish) her
education. At the age of 17, she (6) ______ (get) a job
as a receptionist in a clothes company. When she wasn’t
busy, she (7) ______ (spend) time drawing and designing
clothes. One day, her boss (8) ______(see) her designs and
she (9) __________ (not can) believe how good they were.
Six months later Millie (10) ______ (become) a full-time
designer and after a year she (11) ______ (begin) her own
fashion company.

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Stop and check 2  Continued Elementary FOURTH EDITION

Questions and negatives some/any/a/much/many

Write the statements as questions and negatives. Complete the sentences with some, any, a, much, or many.
1 He can swim. Can he swim? He can’t swim. 1 I don’t have any brothers or sisters.
2 There’s a good bookshop in this town. 2 Would you like ______ glass of wine?
____________________________________________ 3 Is there ______ petrol in the car?
____________________________________________ 4 How ______ tomatoes do I need to buy?
3 There are some eggs in the fridge. 5 How ______ milk is there in the fridge?
____________________________________________ 6 The shop doesn’t have ______ AA batteries.
____________________________________________ 7 There are ______ eggs, but there isn’t ______ sugar.
4 You can speak Spanish.
_____________________ ______________________ 1 point for each correct answer  7
5 He was born in 1983.
_____________________ ______________________ Vocabulary – adjectives and adverbs
6 She could play the violin when she was three. Underline the correct form.
____________________________________________ 1 Drive careful/carefully because it is raining.
____________________________________________ 2 I’m bored/boring. I’d like to go out for the evening.
7 They were on holiday last week. 3 Please speak more slow/slowly. I can’t understand you.
_____________________ ______________________ 4 She’s a very good/well driver.
8 Your parents studied Italian at school. 5 He doesn’t speak English very good/well.
____________________________________________ 6 The news about his accident was very worrying/
____________________________________________ worried.
9 The students went to the cinema last night. 7 My train is late nearly every day. It’s very annoyed/
____________________________________________ annoying.
____________________________________________ 8 My last exam was very hard/hardly.
9 I’m not very interested/interesting in art.
1 point for each correct answer  16
1 point for each correct answer  8
Count and uncount nouns
Put the nouns in the correct column. Vocabulary – noun + noun
Match a noun in A with a noun in B.
apple  milk  bread  biscuit  onion  fruit 
pasta  potato  wine  egg  crisp  water A B
railway bag
sun room
Count Uncount
motor office
living book
hand station
note glasses
post way

1 point for each correct answer  6

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Stop and check 2  Continued Elementary FOURTH EDITION

Vocabulary – verb + noun

Match a verb in A with a noun in B.

A B
play a motorbike
earn a lot of text messages
ride a suit and tie
live the guitar
send children
wear on the third floor
look after a lot of money

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Translate
Translate the sentences into your language. Translate the
ideas, not word by word.
1 I can ski, but I can’t swim.
__________________________________________
2 I couldn’t go to the party last night.
__________________________________________
3 Where were you born? I was born in Germany.
__________________________________________
4 How many sandwiches would you like?
__________________________________________
5 How much milk do we need?
__________________________________________
6 Could you post this letter for me, please?
__________________________________________
7 What’s the date today? It’s the first of May.
__________________________________________
8 I’d like a packet of plasters, please.
__________________________________________
9 What size do you want?
__________________________________________
10 Can I try on these jeans, please?
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Stop and check 3  Units 9–12 Elementary FOURTH EDITION

Correct the mistakes 2 Look at the information about The Star Hotel. Write
five more sentences, comparing the three hotels. Use
Each sentence has a mistake. Find it and correct it.
the superlative form of the adjectives in 1.
1 Where you live?  Where do you live?
2 How many brothers and sisters do you got? The Star
3 He have got a new car. Number of stars ★★★★★
4 Who is the most rich person in your country? Number of rooms 45
Price £150–£175
5 My brother is more old than me.
How many minutes to
6 I’m go home now because it’s late. the sea? 1 minute
7 I’m wear my old clothes because I’m going to clean How many minutes to
the car. the town centre? 15 minutes
8 Last night I went to the pub for to meet my friends. Old or new? Old – 1920
9 We’re going have a test next week.
10 What you going to do this evening? 1 The Star is the best.
11 I think is going to rain. 2 ________________________________________
12 Anybody left a message for you earlier today. 3 ________________________________________
13 I’ve wrote to her three times and she hasn’t answered 4 ________________________________________
yet. 5 ________________________________________
1 4 She hasn’t never been to New York. 6 ________________________________________
15 Did you ever been to Ireland?
2 points for each correct answer  10
16 How many times you been to Spain?

1 point for each correct answer  15 Present Simple and Continuous

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs
Comparatives and superlatives in brackets.
1 Look at the information about the two hotels. Write 1 I often watch (watch) TV in the evenings, but tonight
five sentences about the hotels using the comparative I ’m going (go) to the cinema.
forms of the adjectives in the box. 2 Pierre ______ (smoke) twenty cigarettes a day, but he
__________ (not smoke) now because he’s in class.
good  big  expensive  near  far  modern
3 Alice and Peter __________ (look) for a new house.
They ___________ (not like) living in London.
The Strand The Ritz 4 I always ______ (wear) nice clothes for work. Today
Number of stars ★★★ ★★★★ I ______ (wear) a blue jacket and skirt.
Number of rooms 102 55 5 ‘Why ______ you ______ (go) to bed? It’s only 10.00.’
Price £80–£100 £120–£140 ‘I always ______ (go) to bed early.’
How many minutes to
the sea? 10 minutes 15 minutes 6 Jane ______ (work) in a bank, but today she’s at home.
How many minutes to She ______ (write) some emails.
the town centre? 20 minutes 8 minutes 7 Max ______ (work) from home today but he usually
Old or new? New – 1990 Old – 1870 ______ (go) into the office by train.

1 The Ritz is better than the Strand. 1 point for each correct answer  12
2 ________________________________________
3 ________________________________________
4 ________________________________________
5 ________________________________________
6 ________________________________________

2 points for each correct answer  10

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Stop and check 3  Continued Elementary FOURTH EDITION

something, nothing, etc. Past Simple and Present Perfect

Underline the correct word. 1 Underline the correct tense.
1 I’m bored. There’s nothing/nobody on TV tonight. 1 I saw/have seen Jill yesterday.
2 There’s somebody/anybody at reception for you. 2 I met/have met my boyfriend ten years ago.
3 The streets were empty. Nobody/Everybody was at 3 My sister did never go/has never been to Italy.
home. 4 I’m sorry. I didn’t finish/haven’t finished my work
4 I’ve looked everywhere/anywhere for my keys but I can’t yet.
find them. 5 I ate/have eaten a lot of sweets when I was a child.
5 I’m tired. Let’s find something/somewhere to sit down. 6 They climbed/have climbed Everest in 2008.
6 Is there anywhere/anything I can leave my luggage? 7 What time did your plane land/has your plane
7 I do all the housework and you don’t do everything/ landed?
anything! 8 I’m not hungry. We’ve just had/just had lunch.
9 Have you ever eaten/Did you ever eat Mexican food?
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1 point for each correct answer  8
going to
Complete the sentences. Use going to and a verb from box 2 Write the words in brackets in the correct place in the
A and a place from box B with in, at, or on. sentence.
1 I left school. (last year)  I left school last year.
A 2 Have you done the shopping? (yet)
do  buy  try  meet  read  have  be
3 Have you lived abroad? (ever)
4 I’ve been to hospital. (never)
B 5 We went to the US. (two years ago)
my bedroom  meetings  bed  holiday  the airport
6 I haven’t seen the new James Bond film. (yet)
Jenny’s house  my way home
7 They got married. (in 2007).
8 We’ve missed the train. (just)
1 I ’m going to do to do my homework in my bedroom .
2 I __________ something for dinner __________ 1 point for each correct answer  7
because my fridge is empty.
3 We __________ mum and dad __________ because Vocabulary
their plane lands early in the morning.
Put the words in the correct column. There are five words
4 She __________ her party __________ because it’s for each list.
bigger than her flat.
5 I __________ my emails __________ today because tall  dry  square  handsome  return ticket  stormy  lake
I’m really tired. platform  blond  cool  hill  luggage  hair  foggy  flight
temperature  office block  farm  pretty  customs
6 He __________ scuba diving when he’s __________ in
Egypt.
7 I __________ busy __________ all morning, so please Town and Describing The Travel and
take a message if anyone calls. country people weather transport

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Stop and check 3  Continued Elementary FOURTH EDITION

Translate
Translate the sentences into your language. Translate the
ideas, not word by word.
1 You’re older than me, but Tim is the oldest in the
class.
__________________________________________
2 I usually wear jeans, but today I’m wearing a suit.
__________________________________________
3 I didn’t buy anything from the market.
__________________________________________
4 There’s nowhere to sit.
__________________________________________
5 We’re going to have a party.
__________________________________________
6 I went into London to buy some books.
__________________________________________
7 Can you tell me how to get to the railway station?
__________________________________________
8 Go along Oak Street and turn left at the library.
__________________________________________
9 Have a good journey. Bye, see you in a couple of days.
__________________________________________
10 What shall we do? Let’s go to the beach.
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Stop and check answers Elementary FOURTH EDITION

Stop and check 1 2 1 doesn’t spend 5 don’t like

2 don’t see 6 doesn’t sleep
Correct the mistakes 3 don’t relax 7 don’t have
2 New York is a very big city. 4 don’t watch 8 don’t go
3 My mother works in an office. She is a lawyer.
4 My father watches football on TV. some/any/a
5 He likes playing tennis. 2 any 5 some, any
6 On Sundays we go to the cinema. 3 a 6 a
7 My brother is a pilot. 4 any 7 some
8 Your family is very nice.
9 There isn’t a post office near here. / There is no post office Vocabulary
near here. Jobs hairdresser, engineer, receptionist, model
1 0 Look at these photos. / Look at this photo. Activities cycling, cooking, dancing, running
11 Is there a library near here? Things in the house armchair, shower, fridge, carpet
12 The chemist’s is next to the café. Adjectives friendly, amazing, terrible, cheap
13 My sister’s name is Annie. Family aunt, nephew, grandfather, cousin
14 I enjoy watching French films.
15 My mother doesn’t have a car. Translate
16 My teacher is very friendly. The idea behind this is that students begin to be aware of
similarities and differences between English and L1. Emphasize
Word order
that they must not translate word by word. Obviously it will only
2 Peter is a journalist from New York. be possible to check their answers in a monolingual class, but a
3 Is your brother married? multilingual class can discuss their answers together in nationality
4 My sister goes skiing in Switzerland. groups.
5 My town isn’t very big.
6 What is your teacher’s name?
7 How do you spell your surname? Stop and check 2
8 I often go sailing at weekends.
9 Are there any French students in your class?
Correct the mistakes
2 I arrived at the airport at ten o’clock last night.
Choose the correct sentence 3 She could speak three languages when she was eight.
2 b  3 c  4 a  5 b  6 c  7 b  8 b  9 c 4 Where did you go last weekend?
5 I went to the cinema last weekend.
am/is/do/does (not) 6 I bought a new DVD player.
7 I was born in Mexico City.
2 is 5 does 8 do
8 They arrived in the UK two months ago.
3 are 6 doesn’t 9 don’t, aren’t
9 Can we have some water, please?
4 ’m not 7 Am 10 isn’t
10 Don’t forget to buy pasta. / Don’t forget to buy some pasta.
Questions 11 How many onions do we need?
12 I don’t go out because I have a lot of homework. / I can’t go
1 What do you do at weekends?
out because I have a lot of homework.
Who do you live with?
1 3 I like cities because I can go to good restaurants.
What time do you go to bed?
14 It’s very hot today – would you like something to drink?
How much is this iPod?
15 Peter has a lot of CDs because he likes music.
How many students are there in your class?
16 I’m hungry. I’d like a big steak and some chips.
How do you travel to work?
2 2 When does Helen start work? What time does Helen start Past Simple
work? 2 loved 7 spent
3 Where do Nicole and Jean come from? 3 didn’t enjoy 8 saw
4 What is your wife’s name? 4 sent 9 couldn’t believe
5 Do you have children? 5 didn’t finish 10 became
6 Do you like dancing? 6 got 11 began
7 Why do you enjoy your job?
Irregular verbs
Present Simple 1 caught 6 made
1 2 works 8 writes 2 came 7 wrote
3 teaches 9 lives 3 met 8 went
4 goes 10 work 4 gave 9 won
5 starts 11 spend 5 left 10 took
6 finishes 12 cooks
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Stop and check answers  Continued Elementary FOURTH EDITION

can/could/was/were (not) Comparatives and superlatives

2 wasn’t, was 5 were, weren’t, was 1 2 The Strand is bigger than The Ritz.
3 was, could 6 couldn’t, was 3 The Ritz is more expensive than The Strand.
4 can 4 The Strand is nearer to the sea than The Ritz.
5 The Strand is further from the town centre than The Ritz.
Questions and negatives 6 The Strand is more modern than The Ritz.
2 Is there a good bookshop in this town? There isn’t a good
2 2 The Strand is the biggest.
bookshop in this town.
3 The Star is the most expensive.
3 Are there any eggs in the fridge? There aren’t any eggs in the
4 The Star is the nearest to the sea.
fridge.
5 The Strand is the furthest from the town centre.
4 Can you speak Spanish? You can’t speak Spanish.
6 The Strand is the most modern.
5 Was he born in 1983? He wasn’t born in 1983.
6 Could she play the violin when she was three? She couldn’t Present Simple and Continuous
play the violin when she was three.
2 smokes, isn’t smoking 5 are you going, go
7 Were they on holiday last week? They weren’t on holiday last
3 are looking, don’t like 6 works, is writing
week.
4 wear, am wearing 7 is working, goes
8 Did your parents study Italian at school? Your parents didn’t
study Italian at school. something, nothing, etc.
9 Did the students go to the cinema last night? The students
2 somebody 5 somewhere
didn’t go to the cinema last night.
3 Everybody 6 anywhere
Count and uncount nouns 4 everywhere 7 anything
Count apple, biscuit, onion, potato, egg, crisp going to
Uncount milk, bread, fruit, pasta, wine, water
2 I’m going to buy something for dinner on my way home
some/any/a/much/many because my fridge is empty.
3 We are going to meet mum and dad at the airport because their
2 a  3 any  4 many  5 much  6 any  7 some, any
plane lands early in the morning.
Vocabulary – adjectives and adverbs 4 She is going to have her party at Jenny’s house because it’s
bigger than her flat.
2 bored  3 slowly  4 good  5 well  6 worrying
5 I’m going to read my emails in bed today because I’m really
7 annoying  8 hard  9 interested
tired.
Vocabulary – noun + noun 6 He is going to try scuba diving when he’s on holiday in Egypt.
7 I’m going to be busy in meetings all morning, so please take a
sunglasses, motorway, living room, handbag, notebook, post office message if anyone calls.
Vocabulary – verb + noun Past Simple and Present Perfect
earn a lot of money, ride a motorbike, live on the third floor, send 1 2 met 6 climbed
a lot of text messages, wear a suit and tie, look after children 3 has never been 7 did your plane land
4 haven’t finished 8 ’ve just had
Translate 5 ate 9 Have you ever eaten
See note about translation on p1.
2 2
Have you done the shopping yet?
3
Have you ever lived abroad?
Stop and check 3 4
I’ve never been to hospital.
Correct the mistakes 5
We went to the US two years ago. / Two years ago we went
to the US.
2 How many brothers and sisters have you got? 6 I haven’t seen the new James Bond film yet.
3 He has got a new car. 7 They got married in 2007. / In 2007 they got married.
4 Who is the richest person in your country? 8 We’ve just missed the train.
5 My brother is older than me.
6 I’m going home now because it’s late. Vocabulary
7 I’m wearing my old clothes because I’m going to clean the car.
Town and country square, lake, hill, office block, farm
8 Last night I went to the pub to meet my friends.
Describing people tall, handsome, blond, hair, pretty
9 We’re going to have a test next week.
The weather dry, stormy, cool, foggy, temperature
10 What are you going to do this evening?
Travel and transport return ticket, platform, luggage, flight,
11 I think it is going to rain.
customs
12 Somebody left a message for you earlier today.
13 I’ve written to her three times and she hasn’t answered yet. Translate
14 She hasn’t ever been to New York.
See note about translation on p1.
15 Have you ever been to Ireland?
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Exit test 1 Elementary FOURTH EDITION

1 Underline the correct answer. 21 Josie ____ a mountain.

1 He ____ from Brazil. a  has never climbed  b  has ever climbed 
a  is  b be  c am c  has yet climbed

2 We ____ to Warsaw because it was very cold. 22 ____ was she last night?
a  didn’t go  b  don’t go  c  didn’t went a Where  b Who  c What

3 Have you done your homework ____ ? 23 Where ____ you yesterday?
a yet  b since  c never a are  b was  c were

4 ____ is your surname? 24 I’m going to Barcelona ____ a holiday.

a What  b Where  c Why a had  b is having  c to have

5 Is it hot today? 25 When are you ____ your homework?

a  Yes, it was.  b  No, it is.  c  Yes, it is. a  going to done  b  go to do  c  going to do

6 I ____ from Madrid. 26 I think this wallet is ____ .

a ’m not  b isn’t  c amn’t a mine  b her  c them

7 Please don’t talk ____ . I can’t understand. 27 Is this test ____ ?

a quicker  b quick  c quickly a easy  b easily  c easier

8 ____ in Poland? 28 Buses are usually ____ taxis.

a  Do Dan live  b  Where Dan live  c  Does Dan live a  the cheaper than  b  the cheaper  c  cheaper than

9 Dan ____ in a hospital. 29 I ____ a cat.

a  doesn’t work  b  doesn’t works  c  don’t work a  hasn’t got  b  haven’t got  c  don’t have got

10 When ____ work? 30 Tomorrow evening, he ____ dinner for his new
girlfriend.
a  does you finish  b  do you finish 
c  do you finishes a  cooked  b  ’s going to cooking  c  ’s going to cook
11 Do they like French food? 31 There aren’t ____ eggs in the fridge.
a  No, they do.  b  Yes, they don’t.  c  Yes, they do. a some  b an  c any
12 There ____ an armchair in my living room.
half a point for each correct answer  15
a isn’t  b aren’t any  c are
13 When I was seven, I ____ . 2 Complete the paragraph with the correct form of the
a  can dance  b  could dance  c  could danced verb in brackets.
14 Have you seen ____ film yet? Jean-Paul and Nicole (1) are (be) French. They (2)
a that  b these  c those _____ (meet) three years ago when they (3) _____ (be)
15 Are there ____ photos on the wall? students in Paris. They (4) _____ (get) married in 2008
a a  b some  c any and they (5) _____ (buy) a flat just outside Paris.
16 I ____ . In 2009, Nicole (6) ____ (see) an advertisement for a job
a  can’t driving  b  couldn’t drove  c  can’t drive in Montreal. She (7) _____ (write) to the company and
17 London is _____ city in Britain. she (8) ____ (get) the job. Nicole (9) _____ (move) to
a  bigger than  b  the biggest  c  the biggest than Canada and she (10)______ (live) there for a year now.
18 They ____ at work last week. Jean-Paul (11) _____ (not move) there yet because he
(12) _____ (have) a good job in Paris. They (13) _____
a weren’t  b didn’t  c wasn’t
(see) each other once a month. At the moment Nicole
19 Our children ____ born in Tokyo. (14) _____ (live) in a small flat, but she (15) ______
a are  b was  c were (want) to buy a house when Jean-Paul finally moves to
20 What’s ____ name? Montreal.
a yours  b hers  c his
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Exit test 1  Continued
3 Write the short form of the underlined words.
1 Jon is a teacher. Jon’s
2 She has not got a brother. _______
3 We are going shopping. _______
4 James is not at work today. _______
5 I am not a student. _______
6 They have been to Egypt. _______
7 Jane did not work yesterday. _______
8 I have not seen the film yet. _______
1 point for each correct answer  7
4 Complete the sentences with the correct preposition
from the box.
with at on in in on in from for to at
1 Anthony lives in London.
2 Do you want to come to the cinema ____ me?
3 Kerry isn’t ____ work today.
4 Joanne is ____ holiday this week.
5 We met ____ a party.
6 I bought a pizza ____ my way home.
7 Dad’s making dinner ____ the kitchen.
8 Torsten comes ____ Berlin.
9 What do you usually have ____ breakfast?
10 I like listening ____ music.
11 Mum is on holiday ___ Spain.
1 point for each correct answer  10
5 Put the words in the columns. There are four extra
words.
nurse  living room  shampoo bus stop fantastic
notebook farm library architect kettle cousin
amazing kitchen plasters hairdresser hard
niece post office lamp lawyer screwdriver
independent
people places things
nurse living room shampoo
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6 You are travelling in Europe. Make notes about your
experiences:
Where are you? Who are you with?
Where have you been? What have you done?
What are the best things? What are the worst things?
What are you going to do? Other information
Now write an email to a friend. Write 70–80 words.
Start:
Hi! I’m in … with …
_____________________________________________
_____________________________________________
_____________________________________________
_____________________________________________
_____________________________________________
_____________________________________________
_____________________________________________
_____________________________________________
_____________________________________________
_____________________________________________
16 points divided between accuracy and content,
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7 Match an adjective from A with its opposite from B.
A B
1 play a married
2 look after b a car
3 send c tennis
4 earn d an exam
5 wear e two languages
6 get f children
7 take g a motorbike
8 speak h text messages
9 ride i money
10 drive j a suit and tie
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Exit test 1  Continued Elementary FOURTH EDITION

8 Complete the everyday conversations.

1 A (1) C a n I h e l p you?
B Yes, I’m (2) l_ _ _ _ _ _ f _ _ a dictionary.
A They’re on that bookshelf.
B (3) H _ _ m_ _ _ are they?
A They go from eight to twenty-five euros.
2 A It’s very bad weather. (4) W _ _ _ s_ _ _ _ we d _ ?
B (5) L _ _’_ go to the cinema!
A Good idea.
3 A (6) W _ _ _ _ you l_ _ _ some more dessert?
B (7) Yes, please. I’_ l_ _ _ some.
4 A (8) W _ _ _’_ the d_ _ _ t_ _ _ _ ?
B It’s the 12th of December.
5 A (9) E _ _ _ _ _ m _! I _ there a bank n _ _ _ h _ _ _ ?
B Yes. Go (10) a _ _ _ _ Green Road, p _ _ _ the
school and it’s on your right.
A OK, thanks.
6 A Can you (11) t _ _ _ m_ t _ _ t _ _ _ , please?
B Yes, of course. It’s about five o’clock.

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1 Write the correct form of the verbs in brackets. 4 A Is there (7) _____ bread?
1 Ayman is (be) from Jeddah. B There’s (8) _____ brown bread but there isn’t (9)
2 They _________ (not have) a car. _____ white.
3 _____ (be) it sunny outside? 5 A How (10) _____ cakes are there?
4 _____ you _____ (do) your homework yet? B There aren’t (11) _____ , only two.
5 Our son ____ (be) born on 1st January 2000.
1 point for each correct answer  10
6 _____ (be) there any milk for breakfast?
7 _____ they _________ (visit) La Scala when they are 4 Put the words in order.
in Milan next month? 1 Can I English speak
8 _____ Richard ____ (work) in a supermarket? I can speak English.
9 They _____ (not go) to Cairo because it was very hot. 2 I could when read was ten I
10 Joe and Ellen _________ (not be) from Chicago. ____________________________________
11 Last year, I _________ (study) German in Bonn. 3 couldn’t months when six old I speak was I
12 Jon _________ (not buy) Lisa’s birthday present yet. ____________________________________
13 I’m going to London ____ (see) Buckingham Palace. 4 I I ski can’t climb can’t mountains and
14 I can’t talk – I _________ (drive) at the moment. ____________________________________
15 I _____ never _____ (eat) Mexican food. 5 I fly a plane can’t I car drive but can
16 Becky _________ (not live) with her parents. ____________________________________
17 What time _____ you _____ (get up) on Sunday
mornings? 1 point for each correct answer  4

1 point for each correct answer  16 5 Write the possessive pronouns.

1 This pen is mine (my pen).
2 Complete the short answers.
2 Those books are _____ (her books).
1 Does she like reading? Yes, she does .
3 That car is _____ (Ned and Mel’s car).
2 Have you seen Big Ben in London? No, _________ .
4 Is this bag _____ (your bag)?
3 Do they have any children? No, _________ .
5 Which house is _____ (his house)?
4 Are they having a good time? Yes, _________ .
6 We own this shop. It is _____ (our shop).
5 Did Tara visit her mother? Yes, _________ .
6 Was Pete born in Manchester? No, _________ . 1 point for each correct answer  5

1 point for each correct answer  5 6 Write the correct question words.
1 When is New Year’s Eve?
3 Complete the conversations with some, any, much, or
2 _______ do you live?
many.
3 _______ do you get to work?
1 A There are (1) some oranges in the fridge. Shall I
make (2)_____ juice? 4 _______ people live in your town?

B Yes, please. 5 _______ TV programme is your favourite?

2 A Are there (3) _____ tomatoes for the salad? 6 _______ do you like doing at the weekends?

B Yes, there are (4)_____ , but there aren’t (5)______ . 1 point for each correct answer  5
3 A Do you drink (6) ______ tea?
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7 Write true answers to the questions in 6. _____________________________________________

1 It’s on the 31st of December. _____________________________________________
2 _____________________________ _____________________________________________
3 _____________________________ _____________________________________________
4 _____________________________
15 points for accuracy and content,
5 _____________________________ 5 marks for correct layout and salutations  20
6 _____________________________
11 Match the questions and responses.
1 point for each correct answer  5 1 Can I speak to Ann, please?  d
2 It’s a lovely day. What shall we do?  ____
8 Complete the table.
3 Can I take a message?  ____
Adjective Comparative Superlative 4 Did you have a good holiday?  ____
old (1) older (2) the oldest 5 Can you tell me the time?  ____
easy (3) (4) a It’s about two o’ clock.
boring (5) (6)
b It’s OK. I’ll ring back later.
beautiful (7) (8)
c It was fantastic!
good (9) (10)
d This is Ann.
e Let’s go to the beach!
1 point for each correct answer  8
1 point for each correct answer  4
9 Underline the odd one out.
1 sister brother father friend 12 There is a mistake in each line of this dialogue. Find it
2 luggage festival arrivals customs and correct it.
3 slowly windy cloudy foggy Waiter: What would you like drink?
(1)  What would you like to drink?
4 bored hard tired worried
Customer: I like a black coffee, please.
5 jeans trousers shorts tall
(2) _______________________
6 wood park lake cool
Waiter: Sure. Would you like everything to eat?
7 relax yoghurt crisps beef (3) _______________________
8 fair blond tall short Customer: Could I having a toasted cheese sandwich?
9 dictionary wallet newspaper magazine (4) _______________________
10 aunt uncle cousin drop Waiter: Certain! (5) ________________________
11 accountant deliver lawyer waiter Customer: Could I also have a bottle of water large?
(6) _______________________
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Waiter: Sure. That six pounds eighty, please.
(7) _______________________
10 You are going to England. You want:
Customer: Can I pay from credit card?
• a single room for four nights next month
(8) _______________________
• some information about trains from the airport
• to pay by credit card Waiter: I afraid we only take cash.
(9) _______________________
Write a letter to: Regent Hotel, 3 Queen’s Square,
Brighton, BN2 8YT. Write 45–55 words in your letter. 1 point for each correct answer  8
_____________________________________________
Total 100
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Exit test 1 Exit test 2

1 2 a  3 a  4 a  5 c  6 a  7 c  8 c  9 a  10 b 1 2 don’t have
11 c  12 a  13 b  14 a  15 c  16 c  17 b 3 Is
18 a  19 c  20 c  21 a  22 a  23 c  24 c 4 Have you done
25 c  26 a  27 a  28 c  29 b  30 c  31 c 5 was
6 Is
2 2 met  3 were  4 got  5 bought  6 saw  7 wrote
7 Are they going to visit/Will they visit
8 got  9 moved  10 has lived  11 hasn’t moved
8 Does Richard work
12 has  13 see  14 lives  15 wants
9 They didn’t go
3 2 She hasn’t 10 are not
3 We’re going 11 studied
4 James isn’t 12 hasn’t bought
5 I’m not 13 to see
6 They’ve been 14 I’m driving
7 Jane didn’t 15 have never eaten
8 I haven’t 16 doesn’t live
4 2 with  3 at  4 on  5 at  6 on  7 in  8 from 17 do you get up
9 for  10 to  11 in 2 2 No, I haven’t.
5 people: architect, cousin, hairdresser, niece, lawyer 3 No, they don’t.
places: bus stop, farm, library, kitchen, post office 4 Yes, they are.
things: notebook, kettle, plasters, lamp, screwdriver 5 Yes, she did.
6 No, he wasn’t.
6 Sample answer
Hi! 3 2 some  3 any  4 some  5 many  6 much 
I’m in an Internet café in Barcelona. I’m camping with 7 any  8 some  9 any  10 many  11 many
two friends from university. We’ve been to Holland and 4 2 I could read when I was ten.
France. In Barcelona we’ve seen the Gaudi buildings 3 I couldn’t speak when I was six months old.
but we haven’t been to the top of La Sagrada Família. 4 I can’t ski and I can’t climb mountains.
We’re going to drive to Madrid next week. 5 I can drive a car but I can’t fly a plane. / I can’t drive
The best things are the sun and the people. The worst a car but I can fly a plane.
thing is three friends sleeping in a small tent!
I saw Pierre in France – he’s married now and has a
5 2 hers  3 theirs  4 yours  5 his  6 ours
daughter! 6 2 Where  3 How  4 How many  5 What / Which
With love 6 What
7 2 f  3 h  4 i  5 j  6 a  7 d  8 e  9 g  10 b 7 Students’ own answers
8 2 looking for 8 3 easier
3 How much 4 the easiest
4 What shall we do? 5 more boring
5 Let’s 6 the most boring
6 Would you like 7 more beautiful
7 I’d love 8 the most beautiful
8 What’s the date today? 9 better
9 Excuse me! Is there a bank near here? 10 the best
10 Go along Green Road, past the school
9 2 festival  3 slowly  4 hard  5 tall  6 cool
11 Can you tell me the time, please?
7 relax  8 tall  9 wallet  10 drop  11 deliver

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10 Model answer
Flat 22
Langley Tower
35 Kennedy Road
Hong Kong
The Receptionist
Regent Hotel
3 Queen’s Square
Brighton
BN2 8YT 12 May 2010
Dear Sir or Madam
I would like to book a room for the nights of 16–19
June. Could you send me some information about
trains from Gatwick Airport to Brighton? Could you
also tell me if I can pay by credit card? Thank you very
much.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Yours faithfully
Jackie Chen
11 2 e  3 b  4 c  5 a
12 2 I’d like a black coffee, please.
3 Would you like anything/something to eat?
4 Could I have a toasted cheese sandwich?
5 Certainly!
6 Could I also have a large bottle of water?
7 That’s six pounds eighty, please.
8 Can I pay by credit card?
9 I’m afraid we only take cash.

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