04 GXP B1 Progress Test 4

Gold Experience B1 Progress test 4

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Grammar 1 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the adjective in brackets.

1 Before our English exams, our teacher is more nervous (nervous) than we are!

2 The weather in Greece is _______________ (hot) than the weather in England.

3 The shops in the centre of town are _______________ (expensive) than the shops near my

house.

4 My sister is _______________ (good) at ballet than I am.

5 The students at my new school are _______________ (friendly) than the students at my old

school.

6 Maria is _______________ (tall) than all her friends.

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2 Complete each gap with one word only.

Before the hip-hop dancing competition, my brother was very nervous. Would he do well 1) enough?

He looked at the other dancers. They were all taller 2) __________ him and older, too. They were all

very noisy and happy. He didn’t feel 3) __________ confident 4) __________ the other dancers, either.

He felt that he was 5) __________ nervous to do well. And was he fit 6) __________ ?

The competition started. My brother felt happier. He saw that he was 7) __________ good

8) __________ the other dancers. The dancer before him did very well – but my brother did better

9) __________ him. He won first prize!

I was so happy for my brother. Two weeks ago he started a new hobby – mountain biking. He says it’s

10) __________ interesting 11) __________ hip-hop dancing!

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3 Complete the sentences with the present simple or present continuous form of the verb in brackets.

1 My train leaves (leave) at seven o’clock tomorrow.

2 Tonight I _______________ (meet) my friend and we _______________ (go) to the cinema.

3 Are you coming to my house? I _______________ (make) pizza.

4 Our English test _______________ (start) at nine o’clock.

5 The film _______________ (finish) at half past eight.

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Vocabulary 4 Choose the correct option for each sentence.

1 ‘Where’s the maths classroom?’ ‘Go along the corridor/curriculum and it’s on your right.’

2 I got my timetable/curriculum yesterday. We have football on Friday afternoon.

3 Sally’s not going out tonight. She has an English test/grade tomorrow.

4 Alex wants to play the guitar so I’m teaching/learning him.

5 The exams at this school aren’t easy – a lot of students pass/fail.

6 My English teacher is good, so we study/learn quickly.

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5 Complete the text with these words.

curriculum fail hard late learn long pass practise regularly study tests

I play the piano and I go to a special music school. Our 1) curriculum is a little different from normal

schools. We 2) ____________ a lot of the same subjects in the morning – maths, English and art for

example. In the afternoon, I 3) ____________ the piano. We work really 4) ____________ because we

know we are really lucky to be at this school. There are 5) ____________ every month – and one really

big one at the end of the year. No one wants to 6) ____________ – if you do, you have to repeat the

year. Before this test everyone stays up 7) ____________ and spends 8) ____________ hours studying.

In my opinion you have to 9) ____________ little and often. It’s better to study 10) ____________ than

to leave everything until the night before the test! If you don’t look over your notes and practise every

day, you won’t 11) ____________ the exam.

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6 Complete the sentences with the correct form of these words.

careful easy good happy late quick

1 The teacher explained carefully because the exercise was quite difficult.

2 I was really ________ when I got such a good grade for my French test.

3 Tom’s really good at languages – he learns so ________ .

4 I’m sorry I’m ________ – the bus was really slow today.

5 Xavier cooks really ________ . He makes amazing pizza.

6 The test we had yesterday wasn’t ________ . I think I failed it.

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Listening 7 Listen to two students talking about maths. Are the sentences (1–6) true (T) or false (F)?

1 When Nina meets John, he is looking really happy. F

2 John didn’t revise very much for the maths test. ____

3 Nina didn’t get a very good grade for the maths test either. ____

4 Nina tells John about a maths club which is going to be before school. ____

5 John is excited about going to the maths club. ____

6 John agrees to try the maths club for a few weeks. ____

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8 Listen to the conversation again and complete the sentences.

1 I revised every night for a week.

2 You _______________ do as badly as me.

3 I _______________ I’m just not as clever as you.

4 Ben Smith is _______________ a maths club on Tuesday evenings after school.

5 That’ll be _______________ than helping my mum with the dishes!

6 If we don’t start getting better grades in maths, we’ll _______________ going, OK?

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Speaking 9 Complete the questions with these words.

big films homework stay talk timetable

1 Would you rather have more English or less English on your timetable?

2 Do you prefer to __________ to your friends on Facebook or on the phone?

3 Do you prefer to __________ at home on Saturdays or go into town?

4 Would you rather live in a __________ city or a small town?

5 Do you prefer to watch __________ at home or at the cinema?

6 Do you prefer to do your __________ in your bedroom or in the kitchen?

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10 These are the responses to the questions in Exercise 9. Match parts (1–6) with parts (a–f).

1 I prefer to talk to my friends on Facebook. d

2 I prefer to do my homework in the kitchen. ____

3 I’d rather live in a big city because ____

4 I’d prefer to have more English. ____

5 I prefer to watch films at home because ____

6 I prefer to stay at home because ____

a I think it’s easier to concentrate there.

b it’s too far to travel into town.

c it’s a livelier and more exciting lifestyle.

d I think it’s a faster way to find out what they’re all doing.

e I think it’s a really useful subject to learn.

f it’s cheaper and I can pause the DVD player when I want to.

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Reading

Teach the teachers! Sutton Hill High School had a very interesting afternoon last month. They had a teacher versus student week. In the morning, the teachers taught the students their lessons as usual. In the afternoon, each class taught their teacher a new subject. So what did the teachers learn from their pupils? We spoke to Mrs Nichol, a French teacher and Mr Campbell, a maths teacher.

Mrs Nichol said, ‘It was a wonderful few days. The students were really good teachers and we had a lot of fun. My students taught me about rap music – I didn’t know anything about it before last week, but now I’m a bit of an expert! The students wrote the curriculum and I had a test every afternoon. I was quite nervous for the first one! I passed every test and I revised regularly. My students were the best teachers! We had a great time and I even wrote my own rap! I have two teenage children and they are very impressed with me!’

Mr Campbell learned hip-hop dancing. He found his lessons more difficult than Mrs Nichol. ‘It wasn’t easy,’ he said. ‘I bought some new trainers and sports clothes for my lessons, so I think I looked good. I’m not very bendy though and I’m a terrible dancer! The students were very good teachers though and gave me lots of breaks.’

What did the students learn from the experience? It seems that Mrs Nichol was a better student than Mr Campbell. ‘Well, Mrs Nichol worked really hard and did well. We can’t say the same for Mr Campbell. Sometimes he didn’t want to learn and just wanted to sit and chat. We just wanted to teach him, so that was a bit difficult. Now we know how our teachers feel when we mess about! I think we’re going to work harder now.’

11 Who are these sentences about: Mrs Nichol (N) or Mr Campbell (C).

1 This person teaches French. N

2 This person thinks the students are really good teachers. ____

3 This person learned hip-hop dancing. ____

4 This person thought the lessons weren’t very easy. ____

5 This person was a very good student. ____

6 This person didn’t work very hard. ____

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12 Read the text again and choose the correct answer (A, B or C).

1 When was the Sutton Hill High School teacher versus student day?

A last week

B last month

C last year

2 What happened in the morning?

A The students taught the teachers.

B The teachers taught the students.

C There was no school.

3 What did Mrs Nichol know about rap music before the teacher versus student week?

A quite a lot

B a little

C nothing

4 How often did Mrs Nichol have a test?

A every day

B every second day

C once

5 How did she feel before her first test?

A excited

B confident

C nervous

6 How many tests did she pass?

A all of them

B half of them

C none of them

7 What did Mrs Nichol’s children think about their mum’s new skill?

A They were impressed.

B They were nervous.

C They were excited.

8 Why did Mr Campbell find his lessons hard?

A He isn’t very bendy.

B He is very shy.

C He doesn’t like music.

9 What did his students do to help him?

A They gave him extra lessons.

B They gave him lots of breaks.

C They bought him new trainers.


10 Why was Mr Campbell a bad student?

A He was rude.

B He didn’t listen.

C He didn’t want to learn.

11 What did Mr Campbell’s students learn from the experience?

A Teachers feel bad when their students don’t work hard.

B Older people learn more slowly than younger people.

C Having lots of breaks helps you learn.

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13 Match the bold words in the text with their meanings.

1 something your teacher gives you to show how much you know test

2 doing something silly and not useful ____________

3 when you can easily move your body into different shapes ____________

4 studied for an exam ____________

5 did well in an exam or test ____________

6 short rests between lessons ____________

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Writing 14 Complete the email with these words and phrases.

bye for now hi I think it’s a good idea we’re going to the beach we’re having a party why don’t you bring

1) Hi Lilly,

Thank you for your lovely email. I can’t wait for your visit to Spain. The weather is really warm here at

the moment.

I’ll come and meet you at the airport and then 2) ____________________ . 3) ____________________

because you’ll be tired after your journey and so you can relax in the sun for a while.

4) ____________________ on Saturday night because I want you to meet all my friends. It will be

great fun! 5) ____________________ some party clothes? Let’s chill out at home on Sunday. We’ll

probably be tired after all our activities!

6) ____________________ ,

Marta

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15 Read Marta’s email again. Write down: two plans, two suggestions and two explanations.

Plans

1 We’re going to the beach.

2 ____________________________________________________________

Suggestions

3 ____________________________________________________________

4 ____________________________________________________________

Explanations

5 ____________________________________________________________

6 ____________________________________________________________

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16 Write an email to a friend who is coming to stay with you. Use Marta’s email to help you and include plans, suggestions and explanations.

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