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A2 Progress test Units 1 −3

1  Listen to a conversation between Tim and 3

Janey. Choose the correct answer from the
words in italics.
1 Tim is free / busy on Friday night.
2 Tim works in a cinema / hospital.
3 The café closes at 11.30 / 12.00.
4 Tim works / doesn’t work on Saturday and
Sunday.
5 Janey asks Tim to go to a café / a restaurant.
2 points for each correct answer
2  Listen to the rest of the conversation between
Tim and Janey. For questions 1–5, complete the
sentences. Use one or two words or a number in
each space.
1 Janey plays tennis with her
____________________ David.
2 She plays tennis at ____________________ on
Saturdays.
3 Tim and Janey agree to meet at
____________________.
4 Ahmet’s nationality is ____________________.
5 Tim’s email address is
____________________.com.
2 points for each correct answer
3 Choose the best answers to complete the text.
My name is Rob and I’m Australian, but I live in the
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UK. I am a __________. I decorate people’s houses
and other buildings like offices, too. People are happy
when their houses look better. I 2__________
freelance and I love my job because I often work
outside. My job starts early in the morning, so I
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__________ at six o’clock. I finish work at
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__________ and go home.
I’m married to Diana. She’s from Canada and she’s a
5 6
__________. She says __________ job is very
interesting. She 7__________ start work early in the
morning because she works in the afternoon and
evening, so she never cooks in the evening. I
8
__________ make dinner. I like cooking and
9
__________ favourite dish is spaghetti. After dinner,
10 I watch TV or listen 10__________ music.
1 a painter b paints c paint
2 a to work b work c works
3 a get up b gets up c to get up
4 a past halfMulticultural
four b half past four
families
c four half past
People travel a lot more these days, so more and more
5 a photographer b photo c photograph
people get married to someone from another country.
6 a hers b she c her
Often couples meet through working in different
7 a does b not c doesn’t
countries. They usually speak different languages, but
8 a sometimes b always c never
communicate in a common language. For example,
9 a me b my cI
Annika, from Denmark, is married to Pierre, from
10 a to b with c at
France. At home they speak German as their common
1 point for each correct answer 10
language. In these multicultural families, the children
often learn two or three languages from their mother
and father.
4 Read the text. Circle Annika and Pierre’s
the correct answer children
a, b or speak Danish,
c. French and German, but the family also sometimes
uses English and the children use it at school. In fact
the children prefer speaking English because they say
it is easy.
10 Nowadays, millions of people speak international
languages such as Arabic and Spanish, but English has
the most speakers in the most countries around the
world. It is a very important language for work, study
and travel. There are about 350 million native
speakers and about 850 million people speak it as a
second language. Multicultural families use it for a
number of reasons. Some families use English because
it is easy for the children to learn just one main
language. Also, children around the world hear lots of
English in their daily lives. English is the language of
films, pop music and many sports like football.
Children are often interested in these things and
speaking English makes it possible for them to
understand them more easily. In multicultural
families, children are often able to use English
because the parents use it as a second language. Some
people say that people use English too much, but it is
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speak. Multicultural families are an interesting
example of this in real life.

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1 Married couples often meet because of their a German b Danish c

__________. Arabic
a families b jobs c holidays
2 points for each correct answer
2 In their house Pierre and Annika talk to each other 5 Read the text again. Decide if the sentences are
in __________. true (T) or false (F). If there is no information
a Danish b French c about this, choose ‘not given’ (NG).
German
1 About 350 million people study English around
3 Children in international families can learn more the world. ___false_______
than one language __________. 2 English is the main language of all sports.
a from their parents b at school c _____not given_____
from television 3 Children around the world learn English by
watching television. _____false_____
4 Annika and Pierre’s children like to speak 4 Children in multicultural families can often
__________ the most. practise
a English b German c English at home. __true________
French 5 It’s not possible to tell people what languages to
speak. ____true______

10 2 points for each correct answer

5 Many people speak international languages like
__________.
6 Choose the correct word in italics.

1 Ruben works in a large company but / because he doesn’t like it.

2 I study English but / because it’s important for my job.
3 Leila’s mother speaks Arabic but / and Italian.
4 Harry likes playing football and / but jogging in the park.
5 I love my job because / but I work with interesting people.

2 points for each correct answer 10

7 Write an email to your new boss, Jean Davis.

Write 30–40 words.

In your email, you should …

• say you need to have a meeting with her on Friday.
• suggest a place for the meeting.
• include the correct opening and closing for an email to a manager you don’t know well.
• Dr Mr Davis
I hope you are well. I am writing to you do

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see if I can have a meeting with you on

Friday. I suggest the downtown cafeteria.
I am looking forward to your response.
Many thanks
Yours sincerely,
Ariana sottaz
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SPEAKING

Student A

8 Work with a partner. Make arrangements to go out with your friend at the weekend.

• Ask what he/she wants to do.

• Make suggestions (e.g. the cinema, a restaurant, a concert, a sports match).
• Agree on an activity, place and time.
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SPEAKING

Student B

8 Work with a partner. Make arrangements to go out with your friend at the weekend.

• Tell your friend what you want to do (e.g. the cinema, a restaurant, a concert, a sports match).
• You want to go on Saturday evening.
• You work on Friday evening.
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