Units 1-5. Progress test one. Grammar.

Exercise 1. Asking about people.

Surname Smith

First name John

Country Britain

Age 30

Address 94 East St, Oxford OX1 9HJ

Job Teacher

Place of work School in Oxford

Married No

Free time Football

Read the information about John Smith. Write the questions.

Example: What’s his first name?

His first name’s John.

1. ___________________________________________________________. His surname is Smith.

2. ___________________________________________________________. He’s from Britain.

3. ___________________________________________________________. He’s 30.

4. ___________________________________________________________. 94 East St, Oxford OX1 9HJ.

5. ___________________________________________________________. He’s a teacher.

6. ___________________________________________________________. In a school in Oxford.

7. ___________________________________________________________. No, he isn’t. He’s single.

8. ___________________________________________________________. He plays football.

Exercise 2. Word order.

Put the words in the correct order.

Example: you from are Where

Where are you from?

1. do at What weekends you do? _________________________________________________________

2. work she does Where ?________________________________________________________________

3. a television There photo is the on _______________________________________________________.

4. near there chemist a Is here? __________________________________________________________

5. Coke please I a Can have? _____________________________________________________________

6. children How they do have many ?_______________________________________________________

7. skiing in Hans Switzerland teaches _____________________________________________________.

8. any Is milk the there fridge in ?__________________________________________________________

9. not work Rosy go by does to car ________________________________________________________.

10. Sue going Dave and the opera like to _____________________________________________________.

Total 10

Exercise 3. Questions.

Match a line in A with a line in B to make a question. Then find an answer in C.

A	B	C
Who	do you do on Sundays?	At seven o’clock.
How much	do you meet on Saturday evenings?	To the theatre.
What	do you go on Friday evenings?	My friends, Dave and Paul.
Where	do you get up?	I play tennis
How	is a ham sandwich?	By bus.
What time	do you travel to work?	£ 1.30.

Total 5

Exercise 4. some, any, a, and an

Put some, any, a, or an into the gaps.

Example: There are some flowers in the garden.

1. There are __________ pictures on the wall.

2. Can I have ____________ apple, please?

3. Are there ____________ books in the living room?

4. There aren’t ______________ good restaurants in our town.

5. There’s ____________ newsagent’s opposite the post office.

6. John has _____________ trees in his garden.

7. Are there ______________ Japanese students in your class?

8. There’s _____________ orange on the table.

9. There aren’t ____________ photographs on the wall.

10. There are ______________ plates next to the sink.

Total 10.

Exercise 5. Present Simple.

Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form.

I (1) _____________ (have) two brothers, Simon and Chris. They (2) _____________ (live) in London. Simon (3) ____________ (be) a pilot and Chris (4) _____________ (work) in a garage. Simon (5) ____________ (like) flying, but Chris (6) ___________________ (not like) mending cars. At weekends I (7) _____________ (go) to London and I (8) ______________ (stay) with them. We (9) ____________ (go) to the theatre or to the cinema on Saturday evening, and on Sunday we (10) _______________ (walk) in Hyde Park.

Total 10

Exercise 6. be and do.

Put a verb from the box into each gap.

Example: Peter is a teacher.

am / am not does / does not is / is not do / do not are / are not

1. I _________ hungry. Can I have an apple?

2. How __________ you travel to work?

3. Rome __________ in Spain. It ____________ in Italy.

4. Mary and Sarah _____________ like milk.

5. ___________ James have two jobs?

6. Ben ____________ like travelling by bus.

7. We aren’t from Spain – we __________ from Portugal.

8. ‘________ you like ice cream?’ ‘No, I ___________.’

Total 9

Exercise 7. Plural forms

Write these sentences in the plural.

Example: She's a doctor. They're doctors.

1. I go swimming on Saturdays. _________________________________________________

2. He watches TV every day. ___________________________________________________

3. The dictionary is over there. __________________________________________________

4. The watch is expensive. ______________________________________________________

5. Look at that lovely flower. ___________________________________________________

6. Do you have a stamp? _______________________________________________________

7. She is our child. ____________________________________________________________

8. He is an interesting person. ___________________________________________________

9. That man is American. ______________________________________________________

10. The school doesn't have a computer. ___________________________________________

Total 10

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New Headway Elementary

Units 6-10. Progress Test Two. Grammar.

Exercise 1. The past tense of the verb to be.

What are the past tense forms of the verb to be?

Positive Negative

Example: I was wasn’t

1. you _______ ________

2. he/she/it _______ ________

3. we _______ ________

4. they _______ ________

Total 8

Exercise 2. CAN and CAN’T

Read the information, then complete the sentences with can or can’t and a verb.

	swim	play tennis	speak German	speak Italian
Sylvia	√	х	√	√
Linda	√	√	х	√
Marianne	х	х	√	√

Example: Linda can swim and she can play tennis.

1. Sylvia can swim, but she _____________________________.

2. Marianne _________________________ and she _____________________________.

3. Linda ______________________, but Sylvia and Marianne can.

4. Everybody __________________________.

5. Only Linda ___________________________________.

6. Sylvia and Linda __________________________, but Marianne can’t.

Total 7

Exercise 3. Past Simple.

Write the Past Simple of these verbs.

Regular Irregular

1. work _________ 6. have ___________

2. live __________ 7. come __________

3. earn __________ 8. give ___________

4. move _________ 9. go _____________

5. stay __________ 10. buy ____________

Total 10

Exercise 4. Past Simple and Present Simple.

Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense and form: the Past Simple or the Present Simple.

My friend Jack is 40. He (1) _________ (leave) Britain when he was 20 and (2) ___________ (go) to Italy. He (3) _____________ (work) in Naples for ten years, then he (4) ___________ (move) to Rome. There he (5) __________ (meet) Antonella. They (6) _____________ (get) married in 1982 and now they (7) _________ (live) in Florence. Jack (8) _____________ (teach) English in a language school. And what (9) ___________ (do) Antonella do? She (10) ______________ (sell) computer software.

Total 10

Exercise 5. Past Simple: negative

Make these positive sentences negative.

Example: He bought a new shirt.

He didn’t buy a new shirt.

1. We enjoyed the film. __________________________________________________________________

2. I took a photograph of my sister. _________________________________________________________

3. Angela wrote a letter to her friend. ______________________________________________________

4. Charles Dickens became a journalist when he was 18. ________________________________________

5. Germany won the World Cup in 1986. ____________________________________________________

6. Her father died when she was 14. ________________________________________________________

7. I lost £ 10 last night. ___________________________________________________________________

8. People flew by plane 100 years ago. ______________________________________________________

9. That book was very interesting. __________________________________________________________

10. We arrived at school at eight o’clock. _____________________________________________________

Total 10

Exercise 6. WOULD LIKE

Choose the correct sentence.

Example: A. Would you like│ √

│ a drink?

Do you like │

2. No thanks, I’m not thirsty.

1. A. Would you like │

│ some fruit?

Do you like │

2. Yes. An apple, please.

2. A. Would you like │

│ windsurfing?

Do you like │

2. Yes, but I prefer swimming.

3. A. │ do you like │

What │ │ for dinner this evening?

│ would you like │

2. Steak and chips.

4. A. Would you like │

│ Mr. Brown?

Do you like │

2. No. He’s not very nice.

5. A. Can I help you?

│ I like │

B. Yes │ │ a bottle of mineral water, please.

│ I’d like │

Total 5.

Exercise 7. Countable and uncountable.

Write C next to the countable nouns and U next to the uncountable nouns.

Example: book C

rice U

1. pencil __________ 5. apple __________

2. music ___________ 6. money _________

3. rain ____________ 7. bread _________

4. flower __________

Total 7

Exercise 8. SOME, ANY, or A

Write some, or a in the gaps.

Example: Do you have any rice?

1. I’ve got _____________ pens in the office.

2. Can I have ______________ can of Coke, please?

3. There isn’t _______________ sugar in the dining room.

4. Have you got ______________ photographs of Jim?

5. I’d like ________________ shampoo, please.

6. Peter put __________ water and _________________ glasses on the table.

7. There wasn’t ________________ petrol or oil in the car.

Total 8.

Exercise 9. HOW MUCH and HOW MANY.

Complete the questions with How much or How many.

1. _______________________ milk is there in the fridge?

2. _______________________ stamps do you need?

3. _______________________ oranges and apples are there on the table?

4. _______________________ Coke is there in the kitchen?

5. _______________________ money did you take to France?

Total 5

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New Headway Elementary

Units 11-14. Progress Test Three. Grammar.

Exercise 1. Present continuous: - ing form.

Write the correct –ing form.

Example: walk walking

smoke smoking

1. drive ____________ 6. get ____________

2. stop ____________ 7. buy ____________

3. work ____________ 8. think ___________

4. use _____________ 9. swim ___________

5. look ____________ 10. cry ____________

Total 10

Exercise 2. Present continuous

Put the verbs in brackets into the Present Continuous.

Example: Julie is wearing earrings. (wear)

1. I _______________ on holiday tomorrow. (not go)

2. ‘Why ______________ you _____________?’ (smile) ‘Because Mr Black didn’t give us any homework.’

3. ‘Where’s Richard?’ ‘He ________________ next to Jane.’ (stand)

4. Tom _________________ at his desk. (not sit)

5. ‘What ____________ Sue ________________?’ (eat) ‘A tuna sandwich.’

6. What _________________ you ________________?’ (do) ‘I ___________ my shoes.’ (clean)

7. I can’t phone my wife. The telephone __________________. (not work)

Total 7

Exercise 3. Present Simple and Present Continuous.

Put the verb into the correct tense: the Present Simple or the Present Continuous.

Example: ‘Be quiet! I’m watching (watch) this film!’

1. We usually ______________ (take) the bus to town, but today we ________________ (go) by car.

2. ‘Where _________ you usually ____________ (go) on Friday evenings?’ ‘To a disco.’

3. ‘It’s 11.30. Why ________ you ____________ (work) so late?’ “Because I ___________ (have) a lot of homework.’

4. ‘Where ____________ your parents _______________?’ (live) ‘In a small village near Oxford.’ ‘___________ they _______________ (like) living in the country?’ ‘Yes, they do.’

5. ‘What ____________ you usually _____________ (have) for breakfast?’ ‘Toast. But today I _______________ (have) some fruit because there isn’t any bread.’

6. ‘The telephone ________________ (ring). Can you answer it?’ ‘OK.’

Total 10

Exercise 4. Possessive pronouns.

Write the sentences using a possessive pronoun.

Example: It’s my pen. It’s mine.

They’re her socks. They’re hers.

1. It’s your newspaper. __________________________________________________________________

2. They’re his books. ___________________________________________________________________

3. It’s her T-shirt. ______________________________________________________________________

4. They’re our videos. ___________________________________________________________________

5. This is their house. ____________________________________________________________________

Total 5.

Exercise 5. GOING TO

Make positive sentences, negative sentences, and questions using going to.

Example: she / pilot he / not / bus driver.

She’s going to be a pilot. He isn’t going to be a bus driver.

you / hairdresser?

Are you going to be a hairdresser?

1. they / architects ____________________________________________

2. he / not / ballet dancer _______________________________________

3. you / pilot? ________________________________________________

4. I / not / policeman __________________________________________

5. we / athletes _______________________________________________

6. she / not / chef _____________________________________________

7. he / vet? __________________________________________________

8. I / actress _________________________________________________

9. he / not / travel agent ________________________________________

10. you / English teacher? ________________________________________

Total 10

Exercise 6. Infinitive of purpose.

Rewrite these sentences using the infinitive of purpose.

Example: I went to Holland because I wanted to see the tulips. I went to Holland to see the tulips.

1. I’m going to Moscow because I want to see the Kremlin. ______________________________________

2. Paul is going to London because he wants to buy some clothes. _______________________________________________________________

3. Roger went to India because he wanted to visit the Taj Mahal. _______________________________________________________________

4. Tracey often goes to the disco because she wants to dance. _______________________________________________________________

5. Tim is going to America because he wants to see the Niagara Falls. _______________________________________________________________

6. Frank is learning French because he wants to get a better job. _______________________________________________________________

7. Peter is saving money because he wants to buy a car. _________________________________________

8. Henry went to Japan because he wanted to visit Kyoto. ________________________________________

9. Chris went to the newsagent’s because he wanted to buy a newspaper. _______________________________________________________________

10. Brian and Jane are going to Paris because they want to climb the Eiffel Tower.

Total 10.

Exercise 7. Adverbs.

Write the adverbs next to the adjectives.

Example: quick quickly

1. slow ____________ 5. hard ___________

2. early ____________ 6. sudden _________

3. careful __________ 7. fast ____________

4. good ___________ 8. bad ____________

Total 8

Exercise 8. Question words.

Complete the questions with a word from the box.

Example: ‘ How tall is your sister?’ ‘1 m 52.’

Where Which Why How Who What When

1. ‘ __________ often do you go to the cinema?’ ‘About once a month.’

2. ‘ _________ time does the programme start?’ ‘At nine o’clock.’

3. ‘ _________ did you close the window?’ ‘Because I’m cold.’

4. ‘ _________ colour is Angela’s new car?’ ‘Red.’

5. ‘ _________ did you go to town with?’ ‘Jim and Lucy.’

6. ‘ _________ newspaper do you want – the Italian one or the English one?’ ‘The English one.’

7. ‘ _________ is Edinburgh?’ ‘It’s in Scotland.’

8. ‘ _________ are you going to clean your room?” ‘When this film has finished.’

9. ‘ _________ is your favourite season?’ ‘I like summer best.’

Total 9

Exercise 9. Past Simple and Present Perfect.

Write the Past Simple and the Past Participle of these verbs.

Example: stay stayed stayed

sing sang sung

1. eat __________ ___________ 5. do ___________ ___________

2. win __________ ___________ 6. cook ___________ ___________

3. live __________ ___________ 7. go ___________ ___________

4. have __________ ___________ 8. drive ___________ ___________

Total 8

Exercise 10. Present Perfect and Past Simple

Choose the correct sentence.

1. A. I went to London last week.

b. I have been to London last week.

2. A. Have you ever been to France?

b. Did you ever go to France?

3. A. Kate has finished her homework two hours ago.

b. Kate finished her homework two hours ago.

4. A. Did he go to the dentist last week or the week before?

b. Has he been to the dentist last week or the week before?

5. A. I haven’t seen that film yet.

b. I didn’t see that film yet.

6. A. I’ve just bought my plane ticket to Paris – here it is!

b. I just bought my plane ticket to Paris – here it is!

7. A. Jim and Cathy won £ 1,000 last month.

b. Jim and Cathy have won £ 1,000 last month.

Total 7

VOCABULARY

Exercise 11. Word groups.

Put these words into correct columns.

blue T-shirt foggy green jumper

tie sunny brown cloudy snowing

pink suit skirt yellow windy

Colours	Clothes	Weather