Elementary A2 Progress Test Answers

Progress tests 1–3 – Answer key Progress test 1 People 1 People in your life GRAMMAR 1 Possessive ’s ’s (singular)  (singular) 1 John’s 2 friend’s 3 computer’s 5 Isobel’s.

3 The capital of Australia Australia is Canberra, not Sydney Sydney,, the most famous city. 4 We want to go to New York York for Christmas Christm as this year. 5 Max and Nathalie want to get married on a Saturday Saturday in August, during the summer holidays.

PRONUNCIATION

2 be be present  present 1 Are 2 ’m not 3 be be past  past 1 was 2 were

4 Matt’ Matt’s s

1

3 are

4 are

3 weren’t

5 aren’t

4 Were

5 wasn’t

3 c) Argentin Argentina a

Progress test 3 Your time

 VOCABULARY   VOCABULAR Y  4 People you know 1 sister; husband 2 teacher; friend 3 son; daughter 4 girlfriend; wife 5 brother; colleague 5 Talking about jobs 1 1 boring 2 different 3 badly

4 difficult

5 terrible

6 Talking about jobs 2 1 office 2 law 3 customer

4 hospital

5 music

PRONUNCIATION 7 Syllables 1, 3 2, 5 3, 3

6 Word stress 1 b) dictionary 2 a) newspaper 4 b) oranges 5 c) university

4, 2

5, 3

Progress test 2 Away 2 Away from home GRAMMAR 1 1 2 3

a, an  an,, some There are are some magazines magazines on the table. My uncle is an IT technician. technician. Can you buy buy some apples from the supermarket, supermarket, please? 4 Tokyo has some very interesting museums. 5 My friend Gianfranco Gianfranco is a history student student in Rome. 2 Present simple: simple: positive sentences sentences 1 lives, teaches 2 comes, work 3 share, has 4 learns, watches 5 like, prefer

GRAMMAR 1 1 2 3 4 5

Present simple: simple: negative sentences sentences I don’t work on Mondays. We don’t own our house. You don’t need to take money. My friends friends don’t don’t eat meat. My father doesn’t like like reading. reading.

2 Present simple: questions questions 1 Do 2 does 3 Does 4 do

5 Do

3 Subject and object pronouns pronouns 1 Our new neighbo neighbours urs are very kind. They They gave us some flowers when we moved in. 2 I never go out without without my MP3 player and and mobile phone. I use them every day. 3 Your car is really dirty. I think you need to wash it. 4 Darren and I are are going to the park. Do Do you want to come with us? 5 It’s my sister’s birthday next week. What can I buy her?

 VOCABULARY  VOCABULAR Y 4 Free time time activit activities ies 1 b) 2 b) 3 b) 4 c)

5 a)

5 Adverbs of of frequency  frequency  1 often 2 always 3 always 4 often 5 usually 6 always

KEYWORD  VOCABULARY   VOCABULAR Y  3 Offers and requests 1 you; course 2 like; thanks 4 Would; Would; right 5 please; No

3 Can; afraid

KEYWORD 4  in 1 in Barcelona 2 in July 3 in five different languages 4 in 2006 5 in a small flat

EXPLORE WRITING 5 Capital letters 1 Erik is a doctor in a big hospital hospital in Copenhagen. Copenhagen. 2 His birthday is in the middle middle of winter, winter, on December 18th. English Unlimited Elementary Teacher’ eacher’s s Pack

6  go 1 How often do you go out out with friends? friends? 2 Where do you prefer prefer to go shopping shopping for clothes? 3 My parents don’t don’t like going out in the evening. 4 I love going for a walk in the snow! snow! 5 Do you go abroad abroad for your holidays or do you prefer to stay in your country? 6 My sister goes to two or three three parties every week!

EXPLORE SPEAKING 7 Inviting and responding 1 are, free, Would, sorry 2 do, you, want, can’t

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Progress tests 4–6 – Answer key

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Progress test 4 Changes

KEYWORD

GRAMMAR

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.

1 Singular and plural nouns 1 universities 2 people 3 colleague 5 city 2 1 3 5

4 children

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

 VOCABULARY 

PRONUNCIATION

3 Past time expressions 1 a) 2 c) 3 b) 4 a) 5 a) 4 1 5 8

Things for a trip comb 2 passport 3 mobile 4 driving licence address book 6 keys 7 sunglasses toothbrush 9 tickets 10 money

KEYWORD 5  have 1 a) 2 c)

3 c)

4 b)

5 b)

Progress test 5 Your space

Progress test 6 What would you like? GRAMMAR

2 Shops and shopping 1 clothes shop 2 cash machine 5 stairs 3 1 3 5

5 a 10 a

4 Food 1 fruit 2 good for you

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

KEYWORD

 VOCABULARY 

4 lift

3 on a diet

4 skin

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)

3 mountains

3 safe

3 toilets

Buying things Do, need, some, help 2 How, much, is, this How, many, would, like 4 How, much, are Would, you, like, else 6 that, everything

GRAMMAR

3 Describing places 1 noisy 2 expensive

4 cutlery

 VOCABULARY 

Punctuation What time is it? I don’t have a watch. Were you and Mark friends at school? I’d like a ticket to London. What time’s the next train? What colour is your car? Is it green? Did Mike and Jules enjoy their holiday in Mexico?

2 Places 1 hospital 2 petrol station 4 market 5 forest

3 sofa

1 Countable and uncountable nouns 1 many 2 a lot of 3 much 4 some 6 some 7 some 8 some 9 a lot of

EXPLORE WRITING 6 1 2 3 4 5

6 Things in the home 1 cooker 2 bedclothes 5 towels

EXPLORE WRITING 4 polluted

4 Prepositions of place 1 in, on 2 in, from 3 next to, in 5 from, on

5 boring

7  and , but  1 but 2 and

3 and

4 but

5 but

4 near, from

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Progress tests 7–9 – Answer key Progress test 7 Work-life balance GRAMMAR 1 1 3 5 7

Present progressive works, ’s doing 2 ’s ringing, ’m cooking has, plays 4 ’m trying, ’s stopping spends, teaches 6 isn’t working, ’s preparing ’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 1 2 3 4

Saying you’re busy  I’m afraid he’s in a meeting. Actually, I’m working on an important presentation. Sorry, but she’s on the phone. Can I take a message? 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 6 middle 7 start 8 bit

4 centre

5 Lots

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 5 nephew 6 father 7 cousin 3 Relationships 1 b) 2 a) 3 b)

4 b)

4 grandmother 8 niece

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? 3 My brother and I are twins and we’re exactly like each other. English Unlimited Elementary Teacher’s Pack

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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?

EXPLORE WRITING 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 5 more crowded

3 further

4 better

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. 3 Stacey got the job with Novosys Limited. 4 I sometimes get comments from people about my hair. 5 It takes me more than an hour to get to work. Photocopiable © Cambridge University Press 2010

Progress tests 10–12 – Answer key

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Progress test 10 Getting together 

KEYWORD

GRAMMAR

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?

1 1 5 8

Present progressive for future arrangements ’m playing 2 spend 3 ’s coming 4 ’m not going have / ’ve got 6 ’re taking 7 Are you going are seeing 9 ’m not meeting 10 never leaves

 VOCABULARY  2 Films 1 comedy 2 animated 3 horror 5 science fiction 6 romantic

4 documentary

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; –

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 2 the; a, the; the; the

 VOCABULARY  2 Airports 1 Check-in 2 passport control 4 shoes, belt 5 boarding gate 3 1 5 8

Progress test 12 Are you OK?

4 Linking consonants and vowels 1 Can I 2 had a 3 pains in 4 does Andrew 5 What is

KEYWORD 3 security

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

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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 1 a) 2 b) 3 a)

4 a)

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Progress tests 13–14 – Answer key

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Progress test 13 Experiences

Progress test 14 Choices

GRAMMAR

GRAMMAR

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

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

2 1 2 3 4 5

Present perfect Have you ever cooked; I haven’t. Has your sister ever played; she’s never tried Have we seen; We’ve watched Have Jan and Max ever lived; They’ve travelled 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.

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 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 1 now 2 time 3 that

4 then

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