Gold Experience A2 Progress test 2

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Grammar
1 Complete the text with the present continuous form of these verbs.
laugh look paint stand talk wear
We are in our art class at the moment. It’s a big class and it’s quite busy in here! That’s our teacher. He
is 1) standing by the blackboard. He’s 2) ___________ a shirt and jacket, and 3) ___________ to Peter
– he doesn’t look very happy! Claire’s 4) ___________ a picture of some fruit, and Elena’s 5)
___________ at it – isn’t it beautiful? Mark is sitting beside David and they’re 6) ___________ at
David’s painting – hmm, it’s not a great piece of work!

2 Complete the sentences with the correct present continuous form of these verbs.
chat cook listen not/surf not text not/work study
1 I am studying tonight because we’re having an exam on Friday.

2 The students ______________ this week because their school is having a tech-free week.

3 My dad ______________ dinner tonight.

4 He can’t hear you! He ______________ to music on his iPod.

5 He ______________ the Internet because his laptop ______________ .

6 She ______________ online with her friend in Australia.

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 3 Complete the sentences with the present simple or present continuous form of the verb
in brackets.
1 I’m having (have) a party after school today. Do you want to come?

2 She is on holiday at the moment. She ______________ (have) a great time.

3 She ______________ (go) to piano lessons every Saturday.

4 Sorry? I can’t hear you! I ______________ (wear) headphones!

5 I ______________ (use) my mobile phone every day. I love texting my friends!

6 She ______________ (have) lots of music on her laptop.

7 ‘Who’s Vanessa?’ ‘Oh, she’s in my class. She’s got blonde hair and she ______________
(wear) glasses.’

8 ‘Can I use your laptop?’ ‘In a minute. I ______________ (use) it now.’

9 I always ______________ (sit) beside my best friend in the English class.

10 ‘What ______________ (do) at the moment?’ ‘Nothing. I’m bored!’

11 I ______________ (not/like) this music. It’s terrible!

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Vocabulary
4 Complete the sentences with the correct gadgets.
1 You can have hundreds of books on an e-book reader.

2 You type on a computer k______________ .

3 You can listen to music through s______________ .

4 You can speak to family who live far away on a w______________ .

5 You wear h______________ when you are listening to music.

6 You make phone calls on your m______________ p______________ .

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 5 Write how we say these email addresses and websites in English.
1 Jim75@hotmail.com
jim seventy five at hotmail dot com
2 rapha@yahoo.net
_______________________________________________________________

3 07743 216 8878

_______________________________________________________________

4 lara@yahoo.co.uk
_______________________________________________________________

5 0841 323 697

_______________________________________________________________

6 jimmy@freemail.com
_______________________________________________________________

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 6 Choose the correct answer to complete each sentence.
1 Tom usually chats to friends _____________ .

A online B phone C Internet

2 In David’s free time he loves to surf _____________ .

A the computer B the Internet C the screen

3 Do you like my camera? It can _____________ really great photos.

A make B do C take

4 I can live without technology. I prefer to talk to friends_____________ .

A head to head B mouth to ear C face to face

5 Mum, is it okay if I _____________ on Facebook, now?

A go B do C make

6 I don’t buy CDs. I usually _____________ music from the Internet.

A download B surf C watch

7 The children of Southshore High School are taking part in an _____________ . Can they live
without technology for a week?

A experiment B expectation C expensive

8 My grandparents live far away. I use my _____________ to speak to them.

A DVD player B mouse C webcam

9 I love all technology, but this e-book is my favourite _____________ !

A gadget B garden C headphones

10 What a great _____________ ! It sells everything.

A Internet B website C keyboard

11 My new laptop has a really big _____________ , so I love watching films on it.

A screen B headphones C speakers

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 Listening
7 Listen to the man on the radio talking about a competition at Seafield High School.Are
the sentences (1–6) true (T) or false (F)?
1 The students are having an exam today. F
2 The students are not using their mobile phones. ____
3 The students are texting their friends. ____
4 The students are making films about a very bad day at school. ____
5 The best film wins a prize – one hundred pounds. ____
6 The students are enjoying making the film. ____

8 Listen to the conversation again and complete the sentences.

1 The students aren’t in their classrooms.

2 Is school ________________________ ?

3 Why ________________________ you using your mobile phone then?

4 Today we’re ________________________ a competition at school!

5 What a ________________________ prize!

6 Are you ________________________ making the film?

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 Speaking
9 Match the questions (1–6) with the correct answers (A–F).
1 How many text messages do you send a day? B
2 How do you chat to your friends? ____
3 What’s your favourite gadget? ____
4 Why is it your favourite gadget? ____
5 Can you live without technology? ____
6 Do you like surfing the Net? ____

A No, because I spend all my free time on my computer.

B Maybe about sixty.
C I text them or we go on Facebook.
D My phone!
E Because it’s small and I use it every day.
F Yes, I do.

10 Put the words in the correct order to make sentences.

1 blue / dress / is / my / a / wearing / sister.
My sister is wearing a blue dress.
2 my / sitting / is / beside / her / mum.
______________________________________________________
3 window / beside / is / standing / dad / my / the.
______________________________________________________
4 cat / my / sleeping / is / the / table / under.
______________________________________________________
5 my / beside / sitting / brother / is / mum / my / little.
______________________________________________________
6 I / wearing / glasses / am.
______________________________________________________

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 Reading
Jessica Bains is fourteen years old. She usually goes shopping with her friends on a Saturday morning,
but she isn’t chatting with her friends today! She is sitting in a comfortable chair in a very big library
with forty-nine other teenagers, and they are all reading their e-books. Jessica is taking part in a
competition called ‘How many books can you read in a day?’ The winner gets a fantastic prize – a new
e-book!
Jessica says: ‘It’s World Book Day today. I love books and I like reading with lots of other teenagers.
My e-book is great because I have 500 books on it. I don’t usually have much time to read, because I’m
always texting my friends or surfing the Internet. Usually teenagers can’t live without Facebook or their
mobile phones for a whole day. We all love World Book Day, though!’
How long is Jessica going to read for? She says: ‘At three o’clock we are all going to have a break.
We’re going for pizza and we’re going to talk about our favourite books! Then we’re coming back to
the library to read some more!’

11 Match the bold words in the text with their meanings.

1 talking chatting
2 something you can sit on _______________
3 to like something very much _______________
4 something you get if you win _______________
5 a time to relax and stop working _______________
6 a place with lots of books inside it _______________

12 Read the text again and answer the questions.

1 How old is Jessica?
She is fourteen years old.
2 Why is Jessica reading today?
____________________________________________
3 How many teenagers are taking part in the competition?
____________________________________________
4 Where is the competition?
____________________________________________
5 Is Jessica enjoying the competition?
____________________________________________
6 What is Jessica doing at three o’clock?
____________________________________________

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 13 Are the sentences (1–6) true (T) or false (F)?
1 Jessica usually goes shopping with her Mum on Saturday morning. F
2 Jessica is chatting with her friends in the library. ____
3 The competition is called ‘How many films can you watch in a day?’ ____
4 The winner gets a fantastic prize – an e-book. ____
5 Jessica usually reads a lot. ____
6 Jessica doesn’t like World Book Day. ____

14 Complete the sentences with these words.

e-book goes is isn’t library loves
1 Jessica usually goes shopping with her friends on a Saturday morning.

2 She __________ shopping with her friends today.

3 Jessica __________ taking part in a competition at the library.

4 She __________ books.

5 Jessica has 500 books on her __________ .

6 After pizza, Jessica is going back to the __________ .

Writing
15 Complete the sentences with but, because or and.
1 I love texting and I like surfing the Net.

2 My new iPad is really small __________ light.

3 I love it __________ it is my favourite colour.

4 I use it at home __________ I don’t take it to school.

5 I use it to send emails __________ to surf the Net.

6 My mum doesn’t like it __________ she says I am always using it!

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 16 Read about Benny’s favourite gadget and answer the questions.
My favourite gadget is my mobile phone. I use it every day! I like sending texts and taking photos with
it. I sometimes make films with it, too! It’s blue and it isn’t very big. I like it because I am never bored
when I have my mobile phone with me. I use it at home and on the bus, but I don’t use it at school.
1 What is Benny’ favourite gadget? his mobile phone
2 What colour is it? _______________________
3 What size is it? _______________________
4 Why does he like it? _______________________
5 What does he do with it? _______________________
6 Where does he like using it? _______________________

17 Write about your own favourite gadget. Write 25–35 words. Use these questions to help
you.
 What is your favourite gadget?
 What colour is it?
 What size is it?
 Why do you like it?
 What do you do with it?
 Where do you like using it?

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Total: 100

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