Test 1 – INTRODUCTION Name:

1. WELCOME – Useful phrases

Imagine you are talking to someone in English. What would you say when:

 you don´t understand

1 ______________________________________________________________________________________
 you want to know the meaning of a word you don´t understand

2 ______________________________________________________________________________________

 you want to know how the word is written

3 ______________________________________________________________________________________

2. PRESENT SIMPLE AND CONTINUOUS

Put the verbs in brackets into the correct present tense.

It´s Monday. Peter always _____________________________ (go) swimming on Mondays. But today Peter

______________________________________ (not go) to the sport centre to swim. He ________________________________

(wait) in a café for his good friend Anita to arrive.

Anita ______________________________ (be) Peter´s best friend. She´s always been. This afternoon Peter

______________________________ (want) to talk to her about something important. As he

_______________________________ (sit) at the table, he __________________________________ (think) about all the

time Anita and him have spent together. Peter __________________________________ (try) not to play

nervously with the cup of coffee in his hands. He finally ________________________________ (know) what to

say to Anita. If she arrives at all, that is.

3 EXPRESSING LIKES AND DISLIKES
Re-write the sentences but don´t use the verbs like, not like, dislike.

I really, really, really don´t like football.

____________________________________________________________________________________________

I really like reading books.

____________________________________________________________________________________________

I don´t really care about sports.

____________________________________________________________________________________________

I like sports more than anything else.

____________________________________________________________________________________________

4 VOCABULARY – SPORTS
Where do we do these sports? Match the sport with the place.

1 ________ 2 ________ 3 ________ 4 ________ 5________

1 ice hockey A pitch

2 tennis B ring
3 box C rink
4 football D course
5 golf E court

5 VOCABULARY – SPORT IDIOMS

Circle the correct expression.

1 Lisa will never be a true athlete. She seems to skate on thin ice / throw in the towel too easily.

2 Peter shouldn´t talk to Mr. Parker like that when he´s so angry. Peter is calling the shots /
skating on thin ice.

3 Mary is so beautiful. She is the girl in the league of her own / playing by the rules.

4 If we don´t stop talking we will never get the ball rolling / be out of left field.

5 Doing homework will be good for you in full swing / in the long run.