Snapshot Pre-Intermediate Test 1A

Test 1 A .
Units 1 - 2 Grammar
1 Complete the sentences with the present
simple or the present continuous form of the verbs in brackets. [5 marks] Karen is cycling today because she missed the bus. (cycle) 1 I come from Rome but I .. in Penzance for two weeks. (stay) 2 y aunt in a hotel all the time. (li!e) " #!a and $ans in #n%land at the moment. (study) & 'ur class #n%lish on )ednesday and *riday. (ha!e) + )e . to the cinema e!ery week on ,uesday e!enin%. (%o) onday(

[Total 80 marks] ! "ere are some sentences about wh#

people are doing things. $or each uestion% complete the second sentence so it means the same as the first. )e2re learnin% #n%lish. ,hat2s why we2re in Penzance. )e re in Penzance to learn #n%lish. 1 $e2s earnin% some e6tra money. ,hat2s why he2s workin% in a caf7. $e . some e6tra money . 2 I2m workin% in a surf sho4. ,hat2s why I2m li!in% in Penzance. I .. in a surf sho4. " 8he2s learnin% Italian. ,hat2s why she2s li!in% with an Italian family. 8he Italian. & I2m sa!in% money. ,hat2s why I9m brin%in% sandwiches for lunch. I . money. + I2m meetin% my friend. ,hat2s why I2m waitin% outside Penzance station. I my friend.
[5 marks]

2 Complete the dialogues using echo

uestions. - .o you li!e here/ 0 1o( I don2t. I li!e in 3ondon. - Do you? )hich 4art do you li!e in/ 1 - ,here are ei%hteen 4eo4le in my #n%lish class. 0 .. / ,here are ten in my class. 2 - 3ook5 It2s the number fourteen bus. 0 / I can2t see from here5 " - Incubus are my fa!ourite band. 0 .. / ,hey2re my fa!ourite band( too. & - I lo!e %oin% to the cinema. 0 . / 3et2s %o to%ether sometime. + - I2!e %ot four #n%lish dictionaries. 0 .. / I ha!en2t %ot one5
[5 marks]

& Complete the sentences with the

correct form of the past simple. Use the verbs in brackets. Did she meet att at the bus sto4/ (meet) 1 I .. at :."; a.m. this mornin%. (wake u4) 2 <ake on the cat = it made a terrible noise5 (ste4) " ,he bus .. three hours to %et here. (take) & I . the one o2 clock train because I was too late. (not catch) + .. they . on the train/ (slee4)
[5 marks]

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1A.
' (ut so or because in the correct place in
each sentence. so I arri!ed early
[5 marks]

/ Circle the correct word.

I went there last morning / [year] / a week. 1 )e were all late this afternoon / two hours / midday. 2 8he went to the beach two hours / afternoon / week ago. " I had a 4arty at / on / in ay. & I finished my work at / on / in midni%ht. + ,here was a disco at / on / in *riday e!enin%.

[5 marks]

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had a cu4 of coffee.

1 8he waited three hours the train was late. 2 It was !ery late we didn2t watch the !ideo. " $e tele4honed her he liked her. & I didn2t know the word I looked it u4 in my dictionary. + It was hot we went to the beach.

) Use the linkers in the bo* to complete the

paragraph. There is one e*tra word.
[5 marks]

after last

before later

finally

first

10 .atch the people with their means of

transport. There are two e*tra words.
[5 marks]

the ne6t day

I %ot u4 at ?.";. (1) of all I

bicycle motorbike

4lane boat

racin% car horse

coach bus

The next day

ate some breakfast and (2) . that I went to the beach. (") I went in the sea( I 4ut on my swimmin% costume. (&) in the afternoon I went into town to meet 3aura. I (+) .. %ot back to the hostel at :.;; 4.m.

+ocabular#
, Complete the occupations with -or, -er or -r.
[5 marks]

build er 1 re4ort & conduct 2 di!e " act + mana%e

- .atch the occupations with their definitions.

There are two e*tra words.
[5 marks]

re4orter car4enter 4lumber rece4tionist

dentist

hairdresser waiter

sales assistant

8omeone who works in a sho4 sales assistant . 1 8omeone who makes tables( bookcases and chairs from wood. 2 8omeone who cuts and colours hair " 8omeone who works in a hotel and meets the !isitors when they arri!e. & 8omeone who brin%s the food and drinks to the tables in a restaurant. + 8omeone who works with water 4i4es in kitchens and bathrooms. . PHOTOCOPIABLE
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1A Communication 1
11 Use three of the phrases to
complete the dialogue. I don9t mind. $ard luck5 Really/ 0rilliant5
[! marks]

Aes( they li!e ne6t to me. Is it/ Aou2re lucky( I li!e miles away. In $urst 8treet. It2s about fi!e minutes on foot. .o they/ -nd where do you li!e/ .o el and <im li!e near here/

#6cuse me.

- I2!e %ot to do 2; hours homework this weekend5 0 Really/ (1) .. - (2) .. 1e6t week I2m in a surfin% com4etition in @alifornia5 0 (") ...

B B B B
[5 marks]

1! Complete the dialogue.

- Where did you %o last summer/

12 (ut the dialogue in the correct

order.
[0"5 marks eac# $ marks]

0 I (1) . to 1ormandy with my family. PHOTOCOPIABLE

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- (2) .. you/ (") . did you %et there/ 0 )e (&) .. by train. - (+) . did it take/ 0 -bout se!en hours. 4enfriend b) c) a friend at home a) li!in% in '6ford his teacher b) learnin% #n%lish c) both the thin%s abo!e

b3 4ook at the statements below about 2oberto5s letter. Are the# correct6+3 or incorrect 6738 1 Roberto li!es in '6ford. 2 $e hasn2t %ot a mobile 4hone. " $e is studyin% #n%lish. & -ll the students s4eak 84anish. + $e likes the family he is stayin% with. ? ,here is one other 4erson in his bedroom. : $e went to 3ondon today. C -na likes 0uckin%ham Palace.

& & & & & & & &

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2eading
1& 2ead the letter and answer the
uestions.
[%0 marks]

9riting
1' :magine #ou are learning ;nglish in <ritain.
:n #our notebook% complete this information. D $ow did you tra!el/ D )here are you studyin%/ D )ho is in your class/ D )ho are you li!in% with/ D -re you enEoyin% your stay/

:n #our notebook% write a letter to a friend using the information and 2oberto5s letter to help #ou.

a3 Choose the correct answers. 1 )ho is Roberto the reader writin% to/ about from the te6t/ a) a new PHOTOCOPIABLE
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2 )hat will learn