Elementary Unit test 8

Grammar
1 Complete the text with the correct present continuous form of the verbs in brackets.
Dear Claire,
We 1     ’re having    (have) a great holiday in Spain. I 2                                         (write) this on the balcony and I
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                                        (look) at the mountains at the moment. Pete and Bill 4                                         (chat) by the pool and
Dad 5                                         (listen) to music. Aunt Jackie 6                                         (cook) lunch – she’s an amazing cook. I 7
(not/do) anything! We 8                                         (not/go) to visit any museums today – we 9                                         (relax) and
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                                        (enjoy) the hot weather. 11                                         (you/have) a good holiday? See you soon.
Mum

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2 Complete the phone conversation with the present simple or continuous form of the verbs in brackets.
A: Hi Carlos. Where are you?
B: At home.
A: What 1     are you doing    (you/do)?
B: I 2                                         (relax) on my bed.
A: Why? 3                                         (you/feel) ill?
B: No. I 4                                         (write) an email and
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                                        (listen) to music.
A: But you and Javier 6                                         (usually/play) tennis on Saturday.
B: Yes, and we 7                                         (go) to the gym!
A: So what happened?
B: I 8                                         (feel) really tired today because we went clubbing last night. Javier
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                                        (go) dancing every week but I
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                                        (never/dance). And I can’t walk now . . .
A: Poor you. That 11                                         (not/sound) fun!

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3 Complete the email. Use the present simple or present continuous form of the verbs in brackets.

Hi Tanya

How’s your new job? My university course is great, but it’s Friday evening and I’m home for the
weekend. I ’m sitting (sit) on my bed and I 1 __________ (check) my emails on my laptop. It 2
__________ (snow) outside. It usually 3 __________ (snow) here in winter. My family are downstairs.
Dad 4 __________ (make) dinner and I 5 __________ (think) Mum 6 __________ (help) my sister Molly
with her homework. I can’t write any more now – Dad 7 __________ (want) me to help him in the
kitchen.

See you soon

Connor

Vocabulary
4 Complete the sentences with the correct preposition.
1 Are you waiting     for    the 10.30 train?
2 Keyvan always takes photos                 people.
3 My mum loves listening                 the radio.
4 We’re talking                 our summer holidays.

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5 I like reading                 local history.

6 Last lesson we looked                 the past simple.
7 How often do you chat                 your friends?

5 Write the sentences in the correct order.

1 wearing / blue / she / is / a / dress?
    Is she wearing a blue dress?   
2 look / your / what / cousin / does / like?
                                                            
3 eighties / is / my / grandmother / in / her
                                                            
4 blonde / has / hair / long / Joanna
                                                            
5 overweight / he / little / is / a                                                                                                                        
6 a / dad / and / her / beard / has / slim / is
                                                            
7 like / do / wearing / you / make-up?
                                                            
8 man / a / is / famous / black / the / actor / wearing
                                                            

6 Complete the phrases with the correct preposition.

Example: arrive at work
1 wait __________ a friend
2 fall __________ love with someone
3 worry __________ a problem
4 write an email __________ somebody
5 spend money __________ books
6 pay __________ a meal
7 disagree __________ somebody
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Function
7 Complete the words in the conversation.
A: I 1     want    to see a film this weekend. Can you
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r                                 something?
B: Let me think. What 3 k             of films do you like?
A: Oh, 4 a                     films mainly – and sci-fi.
B: There’s a sci-fi film 5 c                     Alien Party.
A: 6 W             ’s it about? Is it a 7 h                     film?
B: No, it’s about friendly monsters.
A: 8 S                     like a comedy! Do you 9 t                 I’d like it?
B: Maybe. There’s lots of action.
A: 10 W         ’s in it?
B: Andrea Bell and James Drew.
A: Oh, I like them!
B: 11 D    you? Well, I think you’d like this film.

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READING

8 Read the text and tick () A, B, or C.

Hi Rosie

Thanks for your email. Here’s more news from us in Montreal. It’s snowing here and the view from the
window is beautiful. Of course, it’s very cold but that’s normal for winter in Canada. What’s the
weather like in London?

James is working in Toronto at the moment but just for one week. He usually works in an office here in
Montreal. His new job is great and he’s really happy. I am still looking for work but I’m happy too. I
take the dog for a walk, do some housework or go shopping and I send a lot of emails! I’m going to an
Italian cookery class on Tuesdays and I can cook a lot of different pasta dishes now. I’m also free to
help Jessica with all her school work.

Montreal East High School is really different from Jessica’s school in London and she has a lot of
homework every day. She’s happy because she can walk to school here – it’s near our house – and she
sometimes comes home for lunch. She is on the basketball team and knows a lot of girls from playing
sport.

Harrison is eighteen now. He’s doing a business course at university and he’s also studying French
twice a week in the evenings. He can speak it quite well now and that’s good because a lot of people
speak French here and some of his university course is in French. He studies hard and I think he feels
quite stressed sometimes. He still lives in our house but he’s thinking about moving into a flat with
some friends in the summer.

I’d love to see you, so yes, let’s plan your visit in May. My Canadian friends say that the weather is
quite sunny and warm here in spring. We can do a walking tour of Old Montreal or go to the Botanical
Gardens. How long can you stay?

Write back soon!

Charlotte

Example: It’s sunny and hot.

A True  B False  C Doesn’t say 

1 James isn’t working in Montreal at the moment.

A True  B False  C Doesn’t say 
2 Charlotte doesn’t have a job.
A True  B False  C Doesn’t say 
3 Charlotte doesn’t like housework.
A True  B False  C Doesn’t say 
4 She helps Jessica with her school work.
A True  B False  C Doesn’t say 
5 Jessica goes to school by bus.
A True  B False  C Doesn’t say 
6 Jessica sometimes goes home for lunch.
A True  B False  C Doesn’t say 
7 Harrison is 19 years old.

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A True  B False  C Doesn’t say 

8 Harrison is studying business in the evenings.
A True  B False  C Doesn’t say 
9 He always feels stressed.
A True  B False  C Doesn’t say 
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9 Read the text again and write Charlotte, Jessica, or Harrison.

Example: Charlotte takes the dog for a walk.
1 __________ has a lot of homework.
2 __________ studies business.
3 __________ plays basketball.
4 __________ can cook Italian food.
5 __________ goes to school.
6 __________ is looking for a job.

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