Pre-intermediate Quick Check Test 2A

get team problems with

Grammar lives pressure fashion deal
1 Make questions using the prompts. Use risk
the present simple or present continuous.
1 Don’t work in that shop. The sales assistants
1 where / you / live?
don’t get any holidays.
Where do you live?
2 I’m looking for a job where I don’t have to
2 he / study / hard / for his exams now?
with customers.
?
3 People who always work under
3 so / what / she / want / to do?
often their health.
?
4 He doesn’t want to work alone. He likes
4 why / they / sell / their house?
working in a .
?
5 Helen loves meeting people and dealing
5 where / you / work / at the moment?
their .
?
6 Firefighters risk their every day.
6 you / often /read / the newspaper online?
7 We’d like a job in the industry.
?
8
5

2 Complete the responses and match them

to the questions in Exercise 1. Functions
a) I ’m living (live) in London now. 1
b) Because they (move) to 7 Complete the conversation with the
Japan. correct form of the verbs.
c) We (currently / work) in the A: So what sort of job are you 1 looking
entertainment industry. (look) for?
d) No, I (not / like) computers. B: Something different. I can’t stand
e) No, he (work) in a restaurant. ² (be) a motorcycle courier and
f) She (want) to change her job. ³ (work) outside all the time.
10 A: Do you like 4 (deal) with
people?
3 Underline the correct word or phrase.
B: I don’t mind 5 (work) with a
1 I don’t like tennis. I never / always play it.
small team but I’m not keen on 6
2 I don’t mind cheese but I only eat it once in a
(get) a job in a big company.
while / often.
A: What do you like 7 (do) most?
3 I hardly ever / usually write emails because I
B: I’m very keen on 8 (swim) and
prefer to send texts.
I absolutely love 9 (go) to the
4 I hate coffee so I rarely / usually drink tea.
gym!
5 He works hard during the week so he
A: You should 10 (become) a
sometimes / rarely works at weekends.
personal trainer. You can 11 (do) a
6 I occasionally / always go to the supermarket
course.
but I usually do my food shopping online.
B: That’s a brilliant idea!
5
10
Vocabulary
Total: 50
4 Complete the words. Quick Check Test 2A
1 I don’t want to be an e m p l o y e e . I hate 1: 2 Is he studying hard for his exams
having a b . now?
2 Peter doesn’t like working in an o . 3 So what does she want to do?
He prefers to work with c in 4 Why are they selling their house?
retail. 5 Where are you working at the
3 My wife has got a job with a fantastic travel moment?
c . The s have good 6 Do you often read the newspaper
s and great holidays. online?
4 We don’t want an easy job with boring 2: b) 4 are moving
t . c) 5 are currently working
7 d) 6 don’t like
5 Complete the sentences with the words in e) 2 is working
the box. f) 3 wants

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 Pre-intermediate Quick Check Test 2A

3: 2 once in a while 3 hardly ever

4 usually 5 rarely 6 occasionally
4: 1 boss 2 office, customers
3 company, staff, salaries 4 tasks
5: 2 deal 3 pressure, risk 4 team
5 with, problems 6 lives 7 fashion
6: 2 personal trainer
3 motorcycle courier 4 sales rep
5 foreign correspondent
6 fashion designer
7: 2 being 3 working 4 dealing
5 working 6 getting 7 doing
8 swimming 9 going
10 become 11 do

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