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Level 1--Unit 2 Achievement Tests 1

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Extra Grammar Exercises

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LESSON 1 Prepositions of time and place; Questions with When,

What time, and Where: Review
1 Complete each statement with the correct preposition of time.
1. Are you busy on on Tuesday?
2. I’m not free Saturday evening.
3. The movie is 8:45.
4. I eat lunch 1:30 the afternoon.
5. Is your birthday the summer?
6. Dinner is twenty minutes. Don’t be late!
7. Classes start March.
8. The test is December 1st.
9. Let’s meet noon.

2 Complete each statement with the correct preposition of place.

1. The art exhibit is at the Snodgrass Gallery on Pacific Street.
2. There’s a rock concert the park the corner.
3. Do your grandparents live the neighborhood?
4. Is there a good movie the Film Palace tonight?
5. My wife is work right now.
6. I have lots of cousins São Paulo.
7. My husband’s parents are Mexico City this month.
8. The coffee shop is down the street the left.

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3 Complete each question with When or Where and the correct form of be. Use
contractions when possible. Complete each answer with a preposition.
1. A: When’s the class?
B: On Tuesday morning.
2. A: your children?
B: They’re Miami right now.
3. A: the rock concert?
B: It’s Saturday 10:00 Central Park.
4. A: the lecture?
B: It’s noon.
5. A: the play?
B: It’s school.

4 Complete each question with Where or What time. Use a question mark.
1. A: What time is the film?
B: The film is at midnight.
2. A:
B: The talk is in the University Theater.
3. A:
B: The concert is at 8:00. Be on time!
4. A:
B: The art exhibit is in Paris.

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Inductive Grammar Chart

(Unit 2, page 16)

GRAMMAR. Prepositions of time and place; Questions with When, What

time, and Where: Review

Look at the examples of prepositional phrases.

Prepositions of time:
When’s the concert? What time’s the game? It’s…
on in at
on Saturday in March at 8:30
on June 7th in 2016 at midnight
on the 7th in the summer at noon
on Monday, May 3rd in the morning
on Tuesday morning in ten minutes

______________________________________________________________________

Prepositions of place:
Where’s the movie? It’s…
on in at
on Fifth Avenue in Mexico at the Film Forum
on the corner in Tokyo at work
on the street in the park at school
on the left in the neighborhood at the art gallery

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FIGURE IT OUT…
Which prepositions do you use with…

a. days? _____ f. cities? _____

b. dates? _____ g. buildings? _____
c. months? _____ h. countries? _____
d. specific times? _____ i. years? _____
e. streets? _____

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Conversation Activator Pair Work, page 17

Practice with a partner. Use your own words.

A: Are you free ? at _________. Would you like to go?
B:

To decline
B:
A: Too bad. .

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Conversation Activator Pair Work, page 17

Practice with a partner. Use your own words.

A:
B: ________ I’d love to go. _____ __

To decline
B: Sorry. I’d love to go, but .
A:

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UNIT 2 GOING OUT
Goal Example Questions When to Do
Students try to find a person for each Are you a rock fan? Who are your favorite Lesson 4, before or after Top Notch
music category on the worksheet. musicians? Interaction (Student’s Book page 23)

WORKSHEET

Find someone who . . . name favorite singers / musicians

is a rock fan.
is a jazz fan.
is a classical music fan.
is a salsa fan.
is a reggae fan.
is an R&B fan.
is a pop music fan.

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Find someone who . . . name favorite singers / musicians
is a rock fan.
is a jazz fan.
is a classical music fan.
is a salsa fan.
is a reggae fan.
is an R&B fan.
is a pop music fan.

Find someone who . . . name favorite singers / musicians

is a rock fan.
is a jazz fan.
is a classical music fan.
is a salsa fan.
is a reggae fan.
is an R&B fan.
is a pop music fan.

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Extra Reading Comprehension Exercises

(Unit 2, page 22)

COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS
A. Look at the Reading on page 22. Based on the information in the Reading,
answer the questions in complete sentences.
1. Where is Mr. Seok from? ___________________________________
2. What kind of music does he like? ___________________________________
3. What does Mr. Rocha do? ___________________________________
4. Where does he listen to music? ___________________________________
5. Where does Ms. Baldwin live? ___________________________________
6. When does she listen to music? ___________________________________
7. What is her occupation? ___________________________________

CRITICAL THINKING
B. Based on the information in the Reading, check the statements that are
probably true. Explain your choices.
 1. Mr. Seok probably spends a lot of money on CDs.
_______________________________________________________________
 2. Mr. Rocha probably doesn’t have a CD player.
_______________________________________________________________
 3. Ms. Baldwin doesn’t listen to music very often.
_______________________________________________________________

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Top Notch Pop Song Activities

(Unit 2, “Going Out”)

A. Listen to the song “Going Out.” Mark each of the following statements T for
true or F for false, according to the information in the song.
_____ 1. The play starts at 8:00.
_____ 2. The name of the movie is One Single Life to Lose.
_____ 3. Thomas Soben is a famous musician.
_____ 4. There’s a movie theater at the corner of Smith and Second Avenue.
_____ 5. There’s a park nearby.

B. Listen to the song again. Complete each statement with He, She, or They.
1. _____’d like to go to a play.
2. _____ doesn’t want to go to Thomas Soben’s talk.
3. _____ likes the neighborhood.
4. _____ wants to eat.
5. _____ doesn’t like to go to bed late.
6. _____ likes rock and roll.
7. _____ is a classical fan.
8. _____ likes blues and soul.
9. _____ doesn’t want to go to the park at night.

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C. Answer the questions. Listen to the song again if necessary.

1. What time is the play?
_____________________________
2. What’s the name of the play?
_____________________________
3. Who is Thomas Soben?
_____________________________
4. What’s at Smith and Second Avenue?
_____________________________
5. When is their date?
_____________________________

ABOUT YOU. Answer the questions.

1. Are you a music fan?
__________________________________________________________________
2. What kind of music do you like?
__________________________________________________________________
3. Do you like concerts?
__________________________________________________________________
4. Do you like movies? What kind?
__________________________________________________________________
5. Is there a movie theater in your town? Where?
__________________________________________________________________

SPEAKING OPTION. Use your answers to tell your class about your taste in
music and movies.

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Just for Fun

(Unit 2)

A. Complete the crossword puzzle.

Across Down
4. film 1. not busy
6. artists’ show 2. music performance
8. performance with actors 3. not left
5. the spelling of 30
7. not good

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B. BRAINTEASER. Who is a writer? A musician? An artist? An actor? Read the

clues and complete the sentences.

Clues:
Cleo’s exhibit is at the City Gallery.
Paula is a rock guitarist with the group Jumbo.
Ivan is in a new play at the Cameo Theater.
Norman’s talk is at Book World at 3:00.

1. Ivan is an _________________.
2. Paula is a _________________.
3. Cleo is an _________________.
  

4. Norman is a _________________.
 
 
 
 
 

  

 
 



 

 
 
 

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