Progress Tests x–x – Answer Key
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Progress tests 1–2 Answer key Progress test 1 Media around the world GRAMMAR 1 Talking about the present 1 Have you read; I don’t read 2 Do you want; I’m cooking 3 Are you watching; I’ve seen 4 I haven’t seen; she’s working 5 Do you listen; I listen
VOCABULARY
Progress test 2 Good communication GRAMMAR 1 will, could, may, might 1 will 2 will 3 won’t 4 could 5 might 6 won’t 7 could 8 might not 9 won’t 10 may
VOCABULARY 2 Expressing opinions 1 no harm in leaving 2 They say 3 no point in writing 4 people say 5 ’d say
2 Habits and preferences 1 hardly 2 prefer 3 used 4 fan 5 rather
3 Using the Internet 1 online 2 search engine 3 blogs 4 post 5 social networking
3 Talking about facts and information 1 accurate 2 reliable 3 scandals 4 inaccurate 5 made up
4 Expressing probability 2b 3a 4d 5e 6c
4 Describing books and TV shows 1 It’s by someone called 2 It’s about this family who 3 It’s quite a well-known book 4 Basically, it shows you / It basically shows you 5 it has Shahrukh Khan in it
ACROSS CULTURES 5 Changes 1 found 2 wasn’t 3 began / started 4 got 5 ’m
EXPLORE WRITING 6 Writing a book review for a website 1b 2a 3b 4a 5a 7 which clauses 2b 3c 4f 5a 6e
PRONUNCIATION 5 Sentence stress 1 It’s boring when you do the same thing at work every day. 2 It’s difficult to make decisions which affect your family. 3 It’s silly to delay doing important things. 4 Sometimes, it’s great doing absolutely nothing! 5 It’s good living right next to the bus stop.
KEYWORD 6 so, such 1 I’ve never been so scared in my life. 2 The snow was so deep that we couldn’t leave the house. 3 It was such a boring talk that I fell asleep! 4 I didn’t know we lived so near each other. 5 That’s such a beautiful dress. Where did you get it?
EXPLORE SPEAKING 7 Asking for clarification; clarifying what you’re saying 1a 2b 3b 4a 5b
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Progress tests 3–4 Answer key
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Progress test 3 Success
Progress test 4 What happened?
GRAMMAR
GRAMMAR
1 Present perfect and time expressions 1 1 ’ve always wanted 2 ’s just bought 3 have been 4 ’s he done? 5 ’ve lived 6 ’ve had 7 ’s she gone 8 have you learned / learnt 9 ’ve known 10 ’ve already seen
1 Narrative verb forms 1 was travelling; ’d never seen 2 found; had happened 3 slipped; was coming 4 invited; ’d never been 5 ’d already arranged; Did you have
2 Present perfect and time expressions 2 1 I’ve always wanted to go to Japan. 2 They’ve known each other since they were five. 3 Can you wait? I haven’t finished yet. 4 I’ve lived here for about six years. 5 He’s never learned how to swim.
VOCABULARY 3 Hopes, dreams and ambitions 1 At some point, I’d absolutely love to drive across America. 2 My dream is to set up a cake business. 3 I’ve always wanted to learn languages. 4 One day, I’d like to move to another country. 5 I’m thinking of doing another degree. 6 My aim is to finish writing my essay next week. 4 Facts and feelings 1 thoughts 2 excited 3 optimistic 4 questions 5 concerned 6 doubts 7 information
PRONUNCIATION 5 Schwa /@/ 1 I’d love to be able to speak Japanese. 2 What’s the word for thank you in Arabic? 3 What does she want to do in the future? 4 Shall we have lunch at the café down the road? 5 Where can I buy some paper? 6 Can you pass me that book and a pen?
EXPLORE WRITING 6 Taking notes 2 approximately 3 with 4 in the afternoon 5 number 6 per week 7 Please turn over.
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VOCABULARY 2 Accidents and injuries 2d 3c 4f 5e 6a 3 Adverbs for telling stories 1a 2c 3c 4b 5b 4 Common verbs in stories 1 remember 2 know 3 realised 4 find out 5 know
PRONUNCIATION 5 Groups of words 1a 2b 3a 4b 5a
KEYWORD over 6 Meanings of over 1 Shall we hang this picture over the sofa or by the window? 2 I don’t like this place. Let’s go to the café over the road. 3 You can open your eyes now! It’s over. 4 Are you working over the summer? 5 How are we going to get over the river?
EXPLORE SPEAKING 7 Referring to an earlier topic or conversation 1 what were you saying? 2 I’ve forgotten what we were talking about. 3 Weren’t you talking about the report? 4 I was just saying that she’s quite shy. 5 you’ve never mentioned her before.
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Progress tests 5–6 Answer key
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Progress test 5 A change of plan
Progress test 6 Let me explain
GRAMMAR
GRAMMAR
1 Future forms 1 going to do; I’ll ask 2 I’ll phone; I’ll look 3 are we meeting; We’re going 4 going to arrive; we’ll 5 I’ll call; is coming
1 Verb + -ing 1 avoid travelling 2 considered applying 3 tried phoning 4 can’t face doing 5 keep getting
2 Future in the past 1 was supposed to leave 2 was going to give 3 were supposed to have 4 were coming 5 was going to leave
VOCABULARY 2 Linking expressions 1b 2a 3b 4a 5b 3 Multi-word verbs: managing money 2b 3e 4c 5d 6a 4 Giving reasons 1 due to 2 so that 3 Since
4 because of 5 as
VOCABULARY
PRONUNCIATION
3 no chance, no way 1 use 2 surprise 3 coincidence 4 way
5 Linking consonants and vowels 1 You shouldn’t have switched it off. 2 Can you turn it on, please? 3 A It’s not working. B You need to plug it in. 4 A What should I do next? B Just click on it. 5 Remember to turn it off when you’ve finished.
4 Catching up 1 You haven’t changed a bit. 2 The last time I saw you 3 I remember you always wanted to do that. 4 you were going to be an architect; that didn’t work out 5 Did you ever travel around the world?
KEYWORD mean
ACROSS CULTURES
6 Softeners with mean 1 worry 2 upset 3 ask 4 sound rude
5 Saying no 2c 3e 4a 5f 6d
EXPLORE SPEAKING
EXPLORE WRITING 6 Making offers and promises; referring back 1 You were going to 2 Did you manage to 3 About 4 I’ll ask him about it 5 As far as the other project is concerned 6 I’ll remind him to 7 As promised 8 About meeting 9 I’ll get back to you 10 About
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7 Saying you don’t understand; asking for help; explaining something 1 What does ‘shuffle’ mean? 2 I don’t know what you mean. 3 the idea is to win the most points. 4 I think I’ve got that. 5 I get that bit, but 6 I meant to say that
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Progress tests 7–8 Answer key
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Progress test 7 Personal qualities
Progress test 8 Lost and found
GRAMMAR
GRAMMAR
1 Comparing 1 much 2 far 3 bit 4 quite 5 little 6 just 7 marginally 8 slightly 9 almost 10 lot
1 Modals of deduction 1 might 2 can’t 3 could 4 can’t 5 must 6 might 7 must 8 could 9 must 10 could
VOCABULARY
VOCABULARY
2 Personal qualities 1 initiative 2 faith 3 discipline 4 confidence 5 talent
2 Multi-word verbs: tidying and cleaning 2b 3e 4a 5d 6f
3 Personality 1 calm 2 charming 3 bright 4 strange 5 great
3 Describing products 1 quite good condition 2 instructions are included 3 good working order 4 comes with 5 could do
4 Describing someone’s influence 1 impression 2 inspired / encouraged 3 faith 4 interested 5 encouraged / inspired
PRONUNCIATION 5 Contrastive stress 1 My; yours 2 you; Jorge 3 train; coach 4 you; they’ll 5 snow; sun
ACROSS CULTURES 6 Roles and opinions 1 regarded as very important 2 don’t think of myself as an 3 seen as a bad thing 4 define myself as
EXPLORE WRITING 7 Comparing and contrasting two alternatives 1 on top of that 2 However 3 as well as 4 although 5 whereas 6 On balance
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4 Travel situations 1 broke down 2 has been cancelled 3 get stuck 4 get off 5 get lost 6 gave us a lift
KEYWORD have 5 Expressions with have + noun 1 feeling 2 chance 3 look 4 go 5 choice 6 look 7 chat
EXPLORE SPEAKING 6 Describing objects you don’t know the name of; using vague language to describe things 1 It looks like two pans on top of each other. 2 but in blueish colours 3 They’re sort of like ski boots. 4 I’d like to look at that thing over there. 5 it would have to be a tallish one 6 It’s a sort of plant that you can eat. 7 It’s a kind of peanut sauce that goes with meat.
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Progress tests 9–10 Answer key
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Progress test 9 Make up your mind
Progress test 10 Impressions
GRAMMAR
GRAMMAR
1 Real and unreal conditionals 1 didn’t have to; ’d go out 2 were / was; ’d buy 3 has; ’ll be able to 4 cook; ’ll read 5 tried; ’d do 6 lived; ’d see 7 run; ’ll get 8 get; ’ll take 9 wasn’t / weren’t; ’d walk 10 book; won’t cost
1 Verb patterns 1 She remembered seeing someone outside the house. 2 Why did you forget to phone me? 3 I didn’t know what to do. 4 She realised that she’d been wrong. 5 She didn’t remember where we were meeting.
VOCABULARY 2 Problems in the home 1 has come off 2 power cut 3 is/has flooded 4 is stuck 5 are flat 6 isn’t working 7 is leaking 3 Decision-making 2c 3d 4h 5f 6a 7g 8e 4 Negotiating 1 Or we could just work 2 Let’s say if I babysit today, you do it / Let’s say I babysit today, if you do it 3 that would mean missing my favourite 4 but if I read yours, could you read 5 How about if we just watch something
ACROSS CULTURES 5 Dealing with conflict 1 have 2 reach 3 resolve 4 show 5 cause 6 have
EXPLORE WRITING 6 Linking and contrasting ideas 1 also 2 nor 3 but; also 4 and 5 or
2 Present perfect simple and progressive 1 ’ve been working 2 ’s been running 3 ’ve bought 4 ’ve been knocking 5 ’ve moved
VOCABULARY 3 Remembering an event 1 noticed 2 reminds 3 recognise 4 ’ve forgotten 5 Looking 4 Problems with things you’ve bought 1 chipped 2 dented 3 scratched 4 cracked 5 torn 5 Softeners 1b 2a 3b 4a 5b
PRONUNCIATION 6 Intonation in questions 1 2 3 4 5
KEYWORD of 7 Adjective with of 1 capable 2 afraid 3 kind 4 fond 5 proud
EXPLORE SPEAKING 8 Adding comments to say how you feel 1 which is excellent 2 which is a bit tricky 3 which was nice 4 which was a shame 5 which is typical
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Progress tests 11–12 Answer key
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Progress test 11 Truth and lies
Progress test 12 Any questions?
GRAMMAR
GRAMMAR
1 Reporting speech 1 told 2 promised 3 explained 4 agreed 5 said 6 asked 7 agreed 8 explained 9 asked 10 told
1 Indirect questions 1 where you live 2 who you vote for 3 if you’d answer a few questions 4 if you have any children 5 what the long number on your card is 6 if you could help me with my homework 7 when you’re available 8 why she left 9 what he said to her 10 if you’ve ever joined a gym
VOCABULARY 2 Verbs of communication 1 complain 2 argue 3 whispering 4 gossiping 5 boasting 3 Relating a conversation 1 So I’m like, “Well, I’m going to take the job.” 2 And she goes, “What are you going to tell your boss?” 3 I went, “I’ll tell him the truth, of course.” 4 Then she says to me, “You can’t do that!” 5 So I said to her, “I’m going to enjoy it.” (It is also possible to use an exclamation mark at the end of 1, 3 and 5.) 4 Exchanging news 2c 3a 4b 5f 6e
ACROSS CULTURES 5 Upbringing 1 I was always expected to do well at school. 2 He was forced to take a second job. 3 It’s OK to leave home when you’re 18. 4 It’s unacceptable to use bad language. 5 I was encouraged to travel. 6 She was happy to spend time alone.
VOCABULARY 2 Organising a talk 1 ’m going to talk about 2 To start with 3 First of all 4 Secondly 5 And finally 3 Polite requests and questions 1 Would you mind 2 Could I ask you 3 Would you mind 4 Could I ask you 5 Could you tell me 4 Answering questions at a talk 1 I’ll get back to you soon 2 I don’t know the answer to that 3 I’ll find out for you 4 That’s an important point 5 All I can say is
EXPLORE WRITING
KEYWORDS other, another
6 Writing a factual report 1 Figure 1 shows 2 just over / only around 3 Only around / Just over 4 compared to 5 When it comes to 6 Almost 7 According to 8 As far as going to the cinema is concerned 9 In conclusion
5 Uses of other and another 1 Can I have another one? / Can I have another? 2 Where are the others? 3 Could I have another go? 4 There are others in the handouts. 5 I much prefer my other laptop. 6 Linking expressions 1 In other words 2 On the other hand 3 In other words 4 to put it another way 5 Another point is
EXPLORE SPEAKING 7 Giving yourself time to think 1 hold/hang 2 Bear 3 look 4 think 5 check
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Progress tests 13–14 Answer key
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Progress test 13 Looking back
Progress test 14 In the news
GRAMMAR
GRAMMAR
1 should have, could have 1 shouldn’t have driven 2 could have gone 3 shouldn’t have started 4 could have seen 5 should have told
1 Passives 1 were arrested 2 is considered 3 are thought 4 has been suspended 5 be done 6 was stolen 7 was seen 8 are said 9 has been charged 10 were found
2 Unreal conditionals: past 1 my parents had stayed at home, the accident wouldn’t have happened 2 he’d done a law degree, he would have hated it 3 would have come to your party if you’d invited me 4 he hadn’t told me his age, I would never have guessed it 5 would have forgiven him if he’d said sorry
VOCABULARY 3 Events in business 1 resigned 2 went bankrupt 3 took over 4 fired 5 ran 6 built up
VOCABULARY 2 Understanding news stories 1 to 2 against 3 in 4 on 5 from 6 for 3 Talking about a news story 2c 3f 4b 5d 6e 4 Evaluating and selecting 1 promising 2 sense 3 potential 4 get 5 convinced
KEYWORD see
5 Evaluating past actions 2c 3a 4e 5d
5 Patterns with see 1 I saw her leave for work the other day 2 I’ll see if I can find it 3 I like to see what is going on 4 I saw him break that window 5 I see what you mean
ACROSS CULTURES
6 Expressions with see 1 difference 2 problem 3 point 4 need
4 Acts of kindness and bravery 1 for 2 from 3 to 4 by 5 with
6 make, let, be allowed to, be supposed to 1 make 2 let 3 supposed 4 let 5 allowed
EXPLORE WRITING 7 Writing a summary of information from different sources 1 E94 2 10.40 3 13.15 / 1.15 4 119.98 5 Stadhouderskade 6 (city) centre 7
[email protected] 8 Café de Jaren 9 3.00 10 terrace
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EXPLORE SPEAKING 7 Managing a discussion; interrupting politely 1 that’s beside the point 2 can I just say something 3 This is nothing to do with the meeting, but 4 can we keep to the point 5 while we’re on the subject
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