Elementary A2 Progress Test Answers

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Progress tests 1–3 – Answer key

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1 Progress test 1

Progress test 1

People in your life

GRAMMAR

1 Possessive

1 Possessive ’s’s (singular) (singular) 1

1 John’s John’s 2 2 friend’s friend’s 3 3 computer’s computer’s 4 4 Matt’Matt’ss 5 Isobel’s.

5 Isobel’s. 2

2 bebe present present 1

1 Are Are 2 2 ’m ’m not not 3 3 are are 4 4 are are 5 5 aren’taren’t 3

3 bebe past past 1

1 was was 2 2 were were 3 3 weren’t weren’t 4 4 Were Were 5 5 wasn’twasn’t

VOCABULAR

Y

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4 People you People you knowknow 1 sister;

1 sister; husband husband 2 teacher; 2 teacher; friend friend 3 son; 3 son; daughterdaughter 4 girlfriend;

4 girlfriend; wife wife 5 brother; 5 brother; colleaguecolleague 5

5 TTalking about jobs 1alking about jobs 1 1

1 boring boring 2 2 different different 3 3 badly badly 4 4 difﬁcult difﬁcult 5 5 terribleterrible 6

6 TTalking about jobs 2alking about jobs 2 1

1 ofﬁce ofﬁce 2 2 law law 3 3 customer customer 4 4 hospital hospital 5 5 musicmusic

PRONUNCIATION

7 Syllables 7 Syllables 1, 1, 3 3 2, 2, 5 5 3, 3, 3 3 4, 4, 2 2 5, 5, 33

Progress test 2

Away from home

GRAMMAR

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1 aa,, an an,, some some 1

1 There arThere are some magaze some magazines on the ines on the table.table. 2

2 My uncle My uncle is an IT teis an IT technician.chnician. 3

3 Can you buCan you buy some apples y some apples from the sfrom the supermarket,upermarket, please?

please? 4

4 TTokyo has okyo has some very interesting museums.some very interesting museums. 5

5 My friend GianfMy friend Gianfranco is a history studenranco is a history student in Rome.t in Rome. 2

2 Present simPresent simple: positive seple: positive sentencesntences 1 lives,

1 lives, teaches teaches 2 comes, 2 comes, work work 3 share, 3 share, hashas 4 learns,

4 learns, watches watches 5 like, 5 like, preferprefer

VOCABULAR

Y

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3 Offers Offers and and requestsrequests 1 you;

1 you; course course 2 like; 2 like; thanks thanks 3 Can; 3 Can; afraidafraid 4 W

4 Would; ould; right right 5 please; 5 please; NoNo

KEYWORD

4 4 in in 1 in

1 in Barcelona Barcelona 2 in 2 in July July 3 in 3 in ﬁve ﬁve different different languageslanguages 4

4 in in 2006 2006 5 5 in in a a small small ﬂatﬂat

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5 Capital letters 5 Capital letters

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3 The capital of AuThe capital of Australia is Canberra, not Sydnstralia is Canberra, not Sydneyey, the, the most famous city.

most famous city. 4

4 We want to We want to go to New Ygo to New York for Christmork for Christmas this year.as this year. 5

5 Max and Nathalie Max and Nathalie want to get married on a Swant to get married on a Saturdayaturday in August, during the summer

in August, during the summer holidays.holidays.

PRONUNCIATION

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6 Word Word stressstress 1 b)

1 b) dictionary dictionary 2 a) 2 a) newspaper newspaper 3 c) 3 c) ArgentinArgentinaa 4 b)

4 b) oranges oranges 5 c) 5 c) universityuniversity

Progress test 3

Your time

GRAMMAR

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1 Present simpPresent simple: negative sentele: negative sentencesnces 1

1 I don’t I don’t work on work on Mondays.Mondays. 2

2 We We don’t own don’t own our house.our house. 3

3 YYou don’t need to take ou don’t need to take money.money. 4

4 My frienMy friends don’ds don’t eat t eat meat.meat. 5

5 My father My father doesn’t lidoesn’t like readingke reading.. 2

2 Present Present simple: quesimple: questionsstions 1

1 Do Do 2 2 does does 3 3 Does Does 4 4 do do 5 5 DoDo 3

3 Subject and Subject and object probject pronounsonouns 1

1 Our new neighboOur new neighbours are very kind. Thurs are very kind. They gave usey gave us some ﬂowers when we moved in.

some ﬂowers when we moved in. 2

2 I never go out withI never go out without my MP3 player anout my MP3 player and mobiled mobile phone. I use them every day.

phone. I use them every day. 3

3 YYour car is really dirty. I our car is really dirty. I think you need to wash it.think you need to wash it. 4

4 Darren and I arDarren and I are going to the park. De going to the park. Do you want too you want to come with us?

come with us? 5

5 It’s my It’s my sister’s birthday next week. What can sister’s birthday next week. What can I buy her?I buy her?

VOCABULAR

Y

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4 Free tiFree time activitme activitiesies 1

1 b) b) 2 2 b) b) 3 3 b) b) 4 4 c) c) 5 5 a)a) 5

5 Adverbs oAdverbs of frequencf frequency y 1

1 often 2 always often 2 always 3 always 4 3 always 4 often 5 usually often 5 usually 6 always6 always

KEYWORD

6 6 go go 1

1 How often How often do you go odo you go out with frienut with friends?ds? 2

2 Where do you prWhere do you prefer to go shoppinefer to go shopping for clothes?g for clothes? 3

3 My parents don’My parents don’t like going out in t like going out in the evening.the evening. 4

4 I love going I love going for a walk for a walk in the snowin the snow!! 5

5 Do you go abroaDo you go abroad for your holidays or do you d for your holidays or do you preferprefer to stay in your country?

to stay in your country? 6

6 My sister goes My sister goes to two or thto two or three parties every ree parties every week!week!

EXPLORE SPEAKING

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7 Inviting and Inviting and respondingresponding 1

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Progress tests 4–6 – Answer key

2 Progress test 4 Changes

GRAMMAR

1 Singular and plural nouns

1 universities 2 people 3 colleague 4 children 5 city

2 Past simple

1 did you get up; didn’t hear 2 didn’t feel; stayed 3 Did you see; didn’t know 4 didn’t you invite; thought 5 didn’t have; rained

VOCABULARY

3 Past time expressions 1 a) 2 c) 3 b) 4 a) 5 a) 4 Things for a trip

1 comb 2 passport 3 mobile 4 driving licence 5 address book 6 keys 7 sunglasses

8 toothbrush 9 tickets 10 money

KEYWORD

5 have

1 a) 2 c) 3 c) 4 b) 5 b)

EXPLORE WRITING

6 Punctuation

1 What time is it? I don’t have a watch. 2 Were you and Mark friends at school?

3 I’d like a ticket to London. What time’s the next train? 4 What colour is your car? Is it green?

5 Did Mike and Jules enjoy their holiday in Mexico?

Progress test 5 Your space

GRAMMAR

1 there is, there are

1 Is there 2 is 3 are there 4 is 5 aren’t any 6 there’s 7 Are there 8 are 9 are 10 aren’t

VOCABULARY

2 Places

1 hospital 2 petrol station 3 mountains 4 market 5 forest

3 Describing places

1 noisy 2 expensive 3 safe 4 polluted 5 boring 4 Prepositions of place

1 in, on 2 in, from 3 next to, in 4 near, from 5 from, on

KEYWORD

5 on

1 Would you like to go to the cinema on Sunday afternoon?

2 These days many people meet their partners on the Internet.

3 My house is the second one on the left.

4 I don’t have a spare room but you can sleep on the ﬂoor.

5 I like going to work on the train because I can use my laptop.

PRONUNCIATION

6 Things in the home

1 cooker 2 bedclothes 3 sofa 4 cutlery 5 towels

Progress test 6 What would you like?

GRAMMAR

1 Countable and uncountable nouns

1 many 2 a lot of 3 much 4 some 5 a 6 some 7 some 8 some 9 a lot of 10 a

VOCABULARY

2 Shops and shopping

1 clothes shop 2 cash machine 3 toilets 4 lift 5 stairs

3 Buying things

1 Do, need, some, help 2 How, much, is, this 3 How, many, would, like 4 How, much, are 5 Would, you, like, else 6 that, everything 4 Food

1 fruit 2 good for you 3 on a diet 4 skin

KEYWORD

5 this, that , these, those 1

1 that 2 these 3 those 4 that 5 this 6 this, that , these, those 2

1 a) 2 b) 3 a) 4 b) 5 b)

EXPLORE WRITING

7 and , but

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Progress tests 7–9 – Answer key

3 Progress test 7 Work-life balance

GRAMMAR

1 Present progressive

1 works, ’s doing 2 ’s ringing, ’m cooking 3 has, plays 4 ’m trying, ’s stopping

5 spends, teaches 6 isn’t working, ’s preparing 7 ’re having, ’re not doing 8 don’t have, ’s raining

VOCABULARY

2 Work and studies 1 & 2

1 c) 2 a) 3 a) 4 c) 5 a) 6 a) 3 Saying you’re busy

1 I’m afraid he’s in a meeting.

2 Actually, I’m working on an important presentation. 3 Sorry, but she’s on the phone. Can I take a message? 4 Actually, we’re a bit busy because my mother is

staying with us.

5 Sorry, but they’re not feeling well.

KEYWORD

4 of

1 pair 2 couple 3 bottle 4 centre 5 Lots 6 middle 7 start 8 bit

PRONUNCIATION

5 The schwa sound

1 Have, the 2 Can, a 3 and, are 4 to, to 5 do, you

Progress test 8 What’s she like?

GRAMMAR

1 have got

1 a) 2 a) 3 b) 4 a) 5 a) 6 a) 7 b) 8 b) 9 a) 10 a)

VOCABULARY

2 Family

1 husband 2 aunt 3 brother 4 grandmother 5 nephew 6 father 7 cousin 8 niece

3 Relationships

1 b) 2 a) 3 b) 4 b) 5 b) 4 Appearance

1 b) pale skin, c) glasses 2 a) very beautiful,

b) quite tall 3 b) bald, c) a bit short 4 a) high heels, c) lots of jewellery

KEYWORD

5 like

1 I like staying in bed late on Sundays.

2 Would you be happy in a big city like London or New York?

4 I don’t really enjoy fantasy books like Harry Potter. 5 Would you like to go out or do you want to stay at

home?

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6 so, also

1 Only children get all their parents’ attention, so they’re very lucky.

2 The youngest child in a family usually has more freedom and is also less ambitious than their older brothers or sisters.

3 I’m the oldest child in our family, so my brothers and sisters often ask me for advice.

4 My sister is the youngest person in our family and she is also the most intelligent.

Progress test 9 Getting around

GRAMMAR

1 Comparatives

1 safer 2 healthier 3 further 4 better 5 more crowded

2 Superlatives

1 the most comfortable 2 the busiest

3 the most polluted 4 The cheapest 5 The best 3 Comparatives and superlatives

1 more dangerous 2 the oldest 3 The nicest 4 more interesting 5 the furthest

VOCABULARY

4 Using transport

1 bus 2 taxi 3 underground 4 walk 5 train 5 Getting information

1 there, near; know, when 2 What’s / What is, way; Can, walk 3 there, here; What, close 4 nearest; How, far 5 How, long; Is, there

6 Prepositions of movement

1 I always walk through the park on my way home. 2 If you drive up the hill there is a great view of the

harbour.

3 When the sea is out you can reach the island by walking across the sand.

4 I love running into the sea on a really hot day.

5 The trafﬁc was so slow it took us an hour to get out of the car park!

KEYWORD

7 get

1 I don’t usually get the underground. 2 I get paid at the end of the month.

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Progress tests 10–12 – Answer key

4 Progress test 10 Getting together

GRAMMAR

1 Present progressive for future arrangements 1 ’m playing 2 spend 3 ’s coming 4 ’m not going 5 have / ’ve got 6 ’re taking 7 Are you going

8 are seeing 9 ’m not meeting 10 never leaves

VOCABULARY

2 Films

1 comedy 2 animated 3 horror 4 documentary 5 science ﬁction 6 romantic

3 Suggestions

1 Good, Where, could, Fine 2 Why, don’t, let’s, sounds 4 Talking about ﬁlms

1 like; about 2 in; about 3 this; set

KEYWORD

5 about

1 I don’t really know anything about cooking.

2 Kerry’s angry about the party because nobody told her where it was.

3 I’ll pick you up at about 7 o’clock.

4 Can I ask you something about your job?

5 I’m reading a great science-ﬁction book about a plan to go and live on the Moon.

EXPLORE WRITING

6 Invitations 1

1 Can 2 can 3 Are 4 invite 5 let

Progress test 11 Journeys

GRAMMAR

1 Articles

1 a; a; –; the; – 2 the; a, the; the; the

VOCABULARY

2 Airports

1 Check-in 2 passport control 3 security 4 shoes, belt 5 boarding gate

3 Storytelling expressions

1 this was 2 It was 3 with some friends 4 but 5 And then 6 so 7 It was really strange

8 then suddenly 9 In the end 10 I had a terrible night 4 Talking about a journey

1 cancelled 2 comfortable 3 landed 4 miss 5 book 6 delayed 7 caught 8 took off 9 seat

KEYWORD

5 at 1 … at the hospital. 2 … at the time. 3 … at 11.00 in the morning. 4 … at lunchtime?

5 I’m not very good at swimming. 6 … at the moment?

Progress test 12 Are you OK?

GRAMMAR

1 Giving advice with if

1 If you’ve got a bad cold, you should take a day off work.

2 If you feel very tired, go to bed early.

3 If you’ve got stomach ache, don’t eat spicy food. 4 If you’re allergic to paracetamol, be careful what

medicine you take.

5 If your back hurts, you shouldn’t lift heavy objects. 6 If you’ve got a temperature, have a cold bath. 7 If you’ve got a sore throat, you should drink hot

honey and lemon juice.

8 If you don’t feel better in a few days, you should see a doctor.

9 If your feet hurt, put them in hot water.

10 If you have a headache, go for a walk in the park.

VOCABULARY

2 The body and health 1

2 nose 3 heart 4 thumb 5 hand 6 muscle 7 toe 8 foot 9 bone 10 stomach 11 head 3 The body and health 2

1 a), c) 2 b), c) 3 a), c)

PRONUNCIATION

4 Linking consonants and vowels

1 Can I 2 had a 3 pains in 4 does Andrew 5 What is

KEYWORD

5 take

1 Taking a taxi is much quicker than walking. 2 If Graham phones while I’m out can you take a

message for me?

3 It usually takes me about forty minutes to cycle to work.

4 How long does this recipe take to make? 5 Did it take you long to decorate your house?

EXPLORE WRITING

6 Apologies

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Progress tests 13–14 – Answer key

5 Progress test 13 Experiences

GRAMMAR

1 Present perfect verbs

1 has, liked 2 have, had 3 have, worked 4 have, read 5 have, loved

2 Present perfect

1 Have you ever cooked; I haven’t.

2 Has your sister ever played; she’s never tried 3 Have we seen; We’ve watched

4 Have Jan and Max ever lived; They’ve travelled 5 Callum has never failed; He hasn’t taken

VOCABULARY

3 Sights

1 city walls, castle 2 statue, tomb 3 museum, sculptures 4 palace, ruins 5 gardens, fountain

KEYWORD

4 thing

1 I love going on holiday with Melanie because we both enjoy doing similar things like sunbathing and sightseeing.

2 For extra security on holiday, buy one of those things that you hang round your neck and keep your money in.

3 Can you put my suitcase and rucksack in the car while I get the rest of Jamie’s things from upstairs? 4 The ﬁrst thing we noticed when we arrived was that

the swimming pool wasn’t ﬁnished.

5 I still need to ﬁnish a couple of things here but you can go home if you like.

EXPLORE SPEAKING

5 Starting and ﬁnishing conversations

1 Excuse me. Have you got a moment?; I’ll talk to you later.

2 I haven’t seen you for a long time.; Have you got time for a cup of coffee?

3 Listen, are you doing anything at the moment?; I’ll phone you this afternoon.

4 Thanks very much for your advice. / Thanks very much for the advice.; It was good talking to you. 5 How are things?; See you after class.

Progress test 14 Choices

GRAMMAR

1 be going to, be hoping to, would like to 1 wouldn’t like 2 are you hoping 3 are going 4 We’re hoping 5 Would you like 6 is going 7 wouldn’t like 8 is Jarek hoping 9 is going 10 would like

VOCABULARY

2 too much, enough, not enough

1 The worst thing about most fast food is that it contains too much salt.

2 Most young people these days don’t get enough exercise.

3 The reason cycling isn’t very popular in the UK is that there are not enough cycle paths.

4 Do you think there’s too much chilli in this curry? 5 Not eating enough fruit is one reason why people

pick up colds in winter. 3 Life changes

1 school, to university 2 abroad, divorced 3 driving, a car 4 up, a baby 5 back, job

KEYWORD

4 really

1 R 2 B 3 R 4 B 5 R

PRONUNCIATION

5 Review

1 much exercise, in a 2 drink a, lot of 3 usually eats, dinner every

EXPLORE WRITING

6 Time expressions