Name. Jairo Rogelio Mijangos Cabralez. Class. English Date.

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Pre-Intermediate. October 2023.
Grammar
1 Circle the correct option. (6)

1 I am doing / do my homework, but it’s very difficult. Can you help me?
2 They are excited because they watch / are watching a football game on TV.
3 I think their team loses / is losing. They are not happy.
4 I usually am buying / buy my clothes online.
5 I’m not watching / I don’t watch basketball on TV. I prefer playing it.
6 Please be quiet, I read / I’m reading.

2 Rewrite the sentences with the adverb in the correct place. (6)

1 I watch TV when I have breakfast. (always)

I always watch TV when I have breakfast.

2 I practise my English. (every day)

I every day practise my English.

3 I listen to music. (all the time)

I all the time listen to music.

4 Pablito does his homework. (never)

Pablito never does his homework.

5 Renata does Yoga in the evening. (usually)

Renata usually does Yoga in the evening.

6 Luis calls his parents. (sometimes)

Luis sometimes calls his parents.

3 Write sentences using the expressions and prompts below. (6)

Good at (++) Enjoys (+) Not keen on (x) Bad at (xx) Hopeless at (xxx)

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1 Ben / cook (++)

Ben is good at cooking.

2 Emma / do sport (+)

Emma enjoys doing sport.

3 Ben / do Sudoka (xx)

Ben is bad at doing Sodoka.

4 Emma / sing (xxx)

Emma is hopeless at singing.

5 Ben / do yoga (++)

Be is good at doing yoga.

6 Emma / make things (xxx)

Emma is hopeless at making things.

4 Write questions for the answers. (6)

1 Did you learn English when you where a child?

No, I didn’t learn English when I was a child.

2 What was your favourite subject in school?

My favourite subject in school was maths.

3 Where were you go to school?

I went to school in Istanbul.

4 Were you happy when you were a child?

Yes, I was quite happy as a child.

5 How old were your parents when you were born?

My father was 24, and my mother was 26 when I was born.

6 Where did you meet your partner?

I met my partner in the gym.

Change the underlined verb from positive to negative or from negative to positive and rewrite
5
the sentences. (6)

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1 Dimitra was concentrating when the accident happened.

Dimitra wasn’t concertanting when the accident happened.

2 Peter wasn’t listening to music when his stereo broke.

Peter was listening to music when his stereo broke.

3 Basak wasn’t chatting to her friend when she dropped her smartphone.

Basak was chatting to her friend when she dropped her smartphone.

4 Angelina was thinking when she made the mistake.

Angelina wasn’t thinking when she made the mistake.

6 Complete the sentences with the correct future tense and the verb in brackets. (10)

1 I don’t think my manager will like (like) my report.

2 The plane is going to leave (leave) at 10 pm tomorrow.

3 The meeting is going to be (be) at 6 pm.

4 I’m going to see (see) that new film tomorrow night with my friend.

5 I think you will enjoy (enjoy) your holiday in Greece.

6 In my opinion, Maria will stay (stay) in her job for the next ten years.

7 My sister is going to have (have) lunch with us tomorrow.

8 I’ll help (help) you. That’s a promise.

9 He is going to stay (stay) at our house on Thursday.

10 We will improve (improve) our English this year.

7 Circle the correct option. (6)

1 I plan to change / changing jobs next year.

2 I intend to move / moving to the US in the autumn.
3 I hope to get / getting more money there.
4 I can’t afford continue / to continue my studies.
5 My boss agreed giving / to give me a bigger office.
6 I expect have / to have a better life in the future.

Vocabulary
8 Complete the table. (12)

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a decision the housework a mistake a phone call a test coffee a noise

exercise homework the cooking a salad the shopping

make do
(1) a decision (2) the housework

(3) coffee (4) exercise

(5) a salad (6) homework

(7) a noise (8) a test

(9) a phone call (10) the cooking

(11) a mistake (12) the shopping

9 Complete the compound nouns with words from the box. (6)

balloon bike blades boat bus ferry ship van

1 mountain ___bike______________________

2 camper ____van_______________________

3 hot-air _____balloon__________________

4 cruise _____ship_____________________

5 fishing _____boat_______________________

6 roller ______blades__________________

7 school _____bus______________________

8 car ________ferry_________________

10 Use the verbs and prepositions to make phrasal verbs and complete the text. (6)

deal go look work

for in on out with

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I (1) work for a TV production company as a cameraman. I like my job, it’s well paid and quite interesting.

Sometimes it’s hard work, but not all the time. I (2) go in at seven, and stay at work until the director says I

can go home. At the moment I’m (3) working on two TV shows at the same time, so I have to (4) deal with two

different directors. I have to (5) work out the best way to shoot an episode. When these two TV shows are

finished, I’m going to (6) look for another job.

Skills
Read about a motorcycle club. Complete the sentences below with the correct number or date.
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(10)

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The Grand Riders

The Grand Riders is a club for motorcycle riders in Taiwan. There are many clubs for motorcycle riders in
Taiwan, but this one is very special because most of its members are over 65.

The club started in 2007, when one of the members, Mr Wang, 82, decided that he wanted to do something
exciting with the rest of his life. He decided to go on a motorcycle journey around the island of Taiwan with
16 of his friends.

They trained for the long trip altogether. Some of them didn’t know how to ride a motorcycle so they learnt
how to do it for the first time. Some of their families were worried that the trip was too dangerous for people
of their age, but they didn’t listen and began their journey. The Riders drove 912 kilometers in 13 days on
small roads. They all had a great time and all returned safely after the ride.

Two years later, a local bank heard about the Grand Riders and decided to make a video about their
adventures. The video showed five elderly men going on a trip around the island of Taiwan to let everyone
know that old people can still enjoy their life and do exciting things. When it was put on Youtube, more than 1
million people viewed it, and the club became world famous. Now there are other Grand Rider clubs in other
countries around the world.

Although some of the original Grand Riders are dead now, the club is growing and growing and the ride
around the island of Taiwan happens every year and attracts more and more older people, men and women.
The oldest Grand Rider is Mr Miao, 94, who says: ‘Riding around the country is the best present I can give
myself.’
1 The club started in 2007.

2 Most of the club members are over 65.

3 16 friends joined Mr. Wang on his trip.

4 The video showed 5 old people on a trip around Taiwan.

5 The trip took 13 days.

6 The riders drove 912 kilometers.

7 The oldest Grand Rider is 94 years old.

8 Two years later someone made a video of their adventure.

9 Mr. Wang was 82 years old when he started the club.

10 More than 1 million people viewed the video.

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