EU Elementary A2 Progress Test Answers

Progress tests 1–3 – Answer key Progress test 1 People in your life GRAMMAR 1  Possessive ’s (singular) 1 John’s 2 friend’s 3 computer’s 5 Isobel’s. 2  be present 1 Are 2 ’m not 3  be past 1 was 2 were

3 are

4 are

3 weren’t

4 Matt’s

5 wasn’t

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

3 c) Argentina

Progress test 3 Your time

VOCABULARY 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

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

PRONUNCIATION

5 aren’t

4 Were

1

4, 2

5, 3

Progress test 2 Away from home GRAMMAR 1  a, an, some 1 There are some magazines on the table. 2 My uncle is an IT technician. 3 Can you buy some apples from the supermarket, please? 4 Tokyo has some very interesting museums. 5 My friend Gianfranco is a history student in Rome.

GRAMMAR 1  Present simple: negative sentences 1 I don’t work on Mondays. 2 We don’t own our house. 3 You don’t need to take money. 4 My friends don’t eat meat. 5 My father doesn’t like reading. 2  Present simple: questions 1 Do 2 does 3 Does 4 do

5 Do

3  Subject and object pronouns 1 Our new neighbours are very kind. They gave us some flowers when we moved in. 2 I never go out without my MP3 player 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 going to the park. Do you want to come with us? 5 It’s my sister’s birthday next week. What can I buy her?

VOCABULARY 4  Free time activities 1 b) 2 b) 3 b) 4 c)

5 a)

2  Present simple: positive sentences 1 lives, teaches 2 comes, work 3 share, has 4 learns, watches 5 like, prefer

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

VOCABULARY

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

3  Offers and requests 1 you; course 2 like; thanks 4 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 in Copenhagen. 2 His birthday is in the middle of winter, on December 18th. English Unlimited Elementary Teacher’s Pack 

KEYWORD

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

4 children

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

PRONUNCIATION

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)

4 cutlery

Progress test 6 What would you like? GRAMMAR 5 a 10 a

VOCABULARY

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

3  Describing places 1 noisy 2 expensive

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

2  Places 1 hospital 2 petrol station 4 market 5 forest

6  Things in the home 1 cooker 2 bedclothes 5 towels

3 toilets

4 lift

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)

3 mountains

3 safe

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

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  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 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  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 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; –

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 2 the; a, the; the; the

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

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

KEYWORD 3 security

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

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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  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.

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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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