NAME
New
CLASS
A
Progress Test Files 1–4
ENGLISH FILE
Pre-intermediate
G R AM MAR
1 Complete the sentences. Use the correct form of the
verb in brackets.
13 Mr Jones will meet / is meeting someone at ten but he
can see you at eleven.
14 She usually gets on well / gets on well usually with her
brother.
Example: I’ve never read (read) a book in English.
1 My brother _______ (study) really hard at the
moment.
15 That’s the most difficult / more difficult question in
the test.
2 Let’s eat Thai food. I _______ never _______ (try) it.
3 We _______ (fly) to Bermuda at 10 o’clock next
Saturday.
15
3 Complete the sentences with one word.
4 When they got to the hotel they _______ (have)
a meal.
Example: Sorry, what did you say? I didn’t hear.
5 When _______ Pedro _______ (go) back to Spain? Is it
tomorrow?
1 My car was less expensive _______ yours.
6 _______ you _______ (wait) for Paul when I saw you
this morning?
3 She passed the exam _______ she studied hard.
7 I _______ (see) your mum in town on Friday when I
was shopping.
5 It was _______ best holiday I’ve ever had.
8 I _______ (not be) late tonight. That’s a promise.
2 I’m sure he _______ be here soon.
4 A pilot is someone _______ flies a plane.
6 I’ve _______ seen the film. I saw it last week with Sue.
7 _______ he’s only ten, he speaks English very well.
9 Be careful. I _______ just _______ (paint) the door.
8 I haven’t been to the new shopping centre _______.
What’s it like?
10 _______ you _______ (be) to London before?
10
2 Underline the correct form.
9 The food wasn’t as delicious _______ it was last time.
10 My team _______ the competition. They scored more
goals than the other teams.
10
Example: When did you finish / have you finished your
work?
1 Who did you see / saw at the party?
4 Put the words in the correct order.
3 I was giving / gave him a watch for his last birthday.
Example: excellent I latest think his will film be
I think his latest film will be excellent.
4 I’m going to / I’ll see you outside the restaurant at
six o’clock.
1 your how students are many in there class ?
___________________________________________
5 She finished her homework early, so / but she watched
TV.
2 this you go you’ll do camping think weekend ?
___________________________________________
6 His mother is a person who / which is never too busy
to talk to you.
3 next going are to where study year you ?
___________________________________________
7 I don’t think it’ll rain / it is raining tomorrow.
4 as my well older me brother doesn’t as cook
___________________________________________
2 He is always / always is late for meetings.
8 Who did give / gave you those chocolates?
9 What did you do / were you doing last weekend?
10 Does your brother stay / Is your brother staying with
you at the moment?
5 car hired we the I’ve seen smallest ever
___________________________________________
11 When did they get back / have they got back from
holiday?
5
Grammar total
40
12 I was sitting / sat in the park when it started to rain.
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NAME
New
CLASS
A
Progress Test Files 1–4
ENGLISH FILE
Pre-intermediate
VO C AB U L ARY
5 Underline the odd word out.
7 Complete the sentences with one word.
Example: trainers shorts boots shoes
Example: Slim is the opposite of fat.
1 cap T-shirt sweater top
1 Students, please work in _______. Tell your partner
about a famous photo.
2 generous mean funny friendly
2 When we’re on holiday we _______ an apartment
because we don’t like hotels.
3 polluted noisy crowded shy
4 hand heart brain stomach
3 They got married _______ Valentine’s Day.
5 thirsty windy foggy cloudy
4 Why do you always use my dictionary? Give it
_______; I need it.
6 buy hire spend sunbathe
7 blouse skirt dress scarf
5 I didn’t spend much _______ when I was on holiday.
8 arm back knee foot
6 I don’t have enough _______ to do my work and
help you.
9 campsite mountains hotel apartment
10 teeth hair mouth foot
10
7 They aren’t at home. They’ve gone _______ for the
weekend.
8 I’m sorry, he isn’t here. He’s _______ work.
6 Write the opposite.
9 Did you _______ any souvenirs while you were
abroad?
Example: noisy quiet
1 dangerous
_______
2 hard-working
_______
3 tidy
_______
4 interesting
_______
5 polite
_______
10 I always wear _______ and sports socks when I do
sport. If not, my feet hurt.
10
8 Complete the sentences with the correct word(s).
5
Example: She tried on the dress in the shop.
off on up
1 There were a lot of people in the supermarket. It was
very _______.
quiet boring crowded
2 How do you _______ this word?
repeat underline pronounce
3 They don’t go _______ in the evening very often.
off out up
4 Don’t eat those chips! They’re _______.
unhealthy uncomfortable polluted
5 Her back is very red! It was _______ on the beach.
boiling freezing cloudy
6 Her bedroom is a mess; she hardly ever _______
her bed.
does makes cleans
7 Do it like this and you will _______ a lot of time. It’s
great!
spend waste save
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New
CLASS
ENGLISH FILE
A
Progress Test Files 1–4
Pre-intermediate
P R O N U N C IATI O N
9 Underline the stressed syllable.
8 We’re going to _______ in a campsite in Greece for
our holiday.
hire stay rent
Example: address
1 pronounce
9 He _______ £10 from me yesterday.
lent spent borrowed
2 jacket
10 Her birthday is _______ June.
in on at
3 trousers
11 I’m going to _______ Chris to have dinner at my house
on Saturday.
meet invite stay
5 freezing
4 forget
12 I am going to Dublin next week. I am really looking
_______ it.
for forward to after
6 stomach
7 sunbathe
8 generous
9 impossible
10 polluted
13 If you are busy, I can _______ back later.
come give take
10
14 What did you think _______ the film?
off for of
10 Match the words with the same sounds.
15 I can never remember what I dream _______.
about for with
windy match arm smell funny cloudy
sightseeing boring hot email lazy
15
Example: page lazy
Vocabulary total
40
1 extrovert _______
2 polite
_______
3 stomach
_______
4 heart
_______
5 foggy
_______
6 talkative
_______
7 crowded
_______
8 touch
_______
9 knee
_______
10 tick
_______
10
Pronunciation total
Grammar, Vocabulary, and Pronunciation total
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100
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NAME
New
CLASS
A
Progress Test Files 1–4
ENGLISH FILE
Pre-intermediate
R EAD I N G
1 Read the article and tick (✓) A, B, or C.
I have often thought about moving from my country
town to a big city like London. Life in a country town is
quiet and I’ve always found the bright lights and crowded
streets of a city very exciting. However, after a recent
visit to London to do some Christmas shopping and see
the Christmas lights, I was very happy to get back home!
There are more people in London than ever before! It
was crowded everywhere I went. The streets, the
pavements, the shops, the cafés and the Underground.
Everyone was trying to get somewhere quickly.
I travelled to London by train and the train was so full
that I had to stand for the whole journey. Then I wanted
to go on the Underground. That was a big mistake!
There were hundreds of people on the platform and
when the train arrived it was full! But the people on the
platform just pushed and pushed and got into the train! I
didn’t. I went back into the street and walked to Oxford
Street. It was raining and freezing cold but it was better
than the crowded Underground.
After an expensive coffee I did my shopping. Well, I tried
to do my shopping. There were so many people on the
pavements I had to walk in the road and everyone was
in a hurry. They were pushing and knocking each other
with their bags. No one talked or smiled. Then, of
course, it was time to go home! My feet were hurting
and it was raining again so I decided not to walk. I got a
taxi but it took forty-five minutes because there was so
much traffic. I can’t remember the train journey home. I
slept.
Now I know why I live in the country. Life may not be as
exciting or as fast as in the city, but there’s more room
on our buses and in our shops, and the people talk to
you. But the Christmas lights in London were beautiful!
Example: The writer went to London to buy some things
for Christmas.
A True ■
✓ B False ■ C Doesn’t say ■
1 The writer lives in the country.
A True ■ B False ■ C Doesn’t say
■
5 She travelled on an Underground train.
A True ■ B False ■ C Doesn’t say
■
6 She bought a lot of things.
A True ■ B False ■ C Doesn’t say
■
7 It was busy in London.
A True ■ B False ■ C Doesn’t say
■
8 The people in London were very friendly.
A True ■ B False ■ C Doesn’t say
■
9 Her cup of coffee was cheap.
A True ■ B False ■ C Doesn’t say
■
10 She liked the Christmas lights.
A True ■ B False ■ C Doesn’t say
■
10
2 Match five of the highlighted words / phrases to the
definitions.
Example: coloured electric decorations for the period
around 25 December Christmas lights
1 full of people _______
2 a railway system in a city that is under the streets
_______
3 feeling pain _______
4 the act of travelling from one place to another
_______
5 the part of a railway station where people get on and
off trains _______
5
Reading total
WR ITI N G
Answer these three questions. Write 25–35 words for
each question.
1 Describe a town or city in your country.
2 What plans or arrangements have you made for next
week?
3 Describe an interesting person you have met.
2 The writer lives an hour away from London.
A True ■ B False ■ C Doesn’t say ■
3 The place she lives in isn’t very quiet.
A True ■ B False ■ C Doesn’t say
■
4 She went to London a short time ago.
A True ■ B False ■ C Doesn’t say
■
15
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Writing total
10
Reading and Writing total
25
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NAME
New
CLASS
A
Progress Test Files 1–4
ENGLISH FILE
Pre-intermediate
LI STE N I N G
S P EAKI N G
1 Listen to Jim’s story. Tick (✓) A, B, or C.
1 Ask your partner these questions.
1 Jim has been to _______.
A Taiwan ■ B Brazil
■
C Mexico
2 Karen was sitting _______.
A under a tree ■ B in a café
with friends ■
■
1 What is / was your favourite subject at school?
■
2 Why are you studying English?
3 Which other language would you like to learn? Why?
C at a table
4 What did you have for breakfast?
5 What are your plans for this evening?
3 Karen was wearing _______.
A a shirt ■ B shoes ■ C sunglasses
4 Jim ordered _______.
A coffee and cake ■ B beer and cake
C only coffee ■
5 At the club, Jim and Karen _______.
A drank ■ B sang ■ C kissed
6 What is the best film you have ever seen?
■
7 Do you like quiet or exciting holidays?
8 Where would you most like to go on holiday? Why?
■
9 Have you ever been to a cold country?
10 Would you live to live in a different country?
Why (not)?
■
5
2 Listen to five conversations. Match them with
speakers A–E.
Conversation 1
Conversation 2
Conversation 3
Conversation 4
Conversation 5
A
B
C
D
E
Now answer your partner’s questions.
2 Read this information about a day trip you went on
and answer your partner’s questions.
■
■
■
■
■
Day trip to London
Coach leaves Oxford at 6.30 a.m.
Number of passengers: 50
One stop on motorway at about 8.00 a.m.
Open-top bus tour of London: 2 hours
Free time for shopping
Return travel: leave London at 6.00 p.m.
Arrives back in Oxford at 9.00 p.m.
Cost: £18.50 per person
A photographer
A customs officer
A dentist
A tourist information officer
A hotel receptionist
5
Listening total
10
3 Ask your partner about a weekend trip he / she
went on.
/ go?
• Where
/ travel?
• How
/ stay?
• Where
/ do / afternoon?
• What
What
/ do / evening?
• How much
/ cost?
•
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Speaking total
15
Listening and Speaking total
25
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