PROGRESS REVIEW 1

1. Complete the crossword.

1. It’s a new smartphone __________.

2. She’s got 100,000 _________ on Twitter.

3. It’s only a short _________ People will forget about it soon.

4. _________ a comment on my blog.

5. How many _________ does that video have?

6. Social ____________ are changing ways of communication.

7. We use electronic __________ such as tablets.

Answer:

1. app

2. followers

3. craze

4. post

5. views

6. media

7. gadgets

2. Choose the correct words.

1. Jack is in a basketball team. They generally / obviously play about once a week.

2. It generally / amazingly takes more time to get from London to Rome by car than by plane.

3. Obviously / Amazingly, some people spend over two hours on social media every day.

4. I thought this app was free, but apparently / amazingly I have to pay £3 for it.

Answer:

1. obviously

2. generally

3. Amazingly

4. apparently

3. Complete the sentences using the correct form of used to and the verb in brackets.

1. She _______ (not like) hip hop music, but she loves it now.

2. ________ (your brother / watch) a lot of cartoons?

3. They _______ (go) to the cinema often. Now, they watch films online.

4. I ______ (take) that bus, but I don’t any more.

5. He _______ (not have) a laptop, but he bought one last year.

6. What time _______ (eat) dinner when you were younger?

Answer:

1. didn’t use to like

2. Did your brother use to watch

3. used to go

4. used to take

5. didn’t use to have

6. did you use to eat

4. Listen to Lena telling her friend Ethan about their trip to Italy. Which clothes did Lena and her family bring from England and which ones did they buy in Italy? Write E for England or I for Italy.

Answer:

…………………………………………………………………………………….

5. Choose the correct answers.

Japanese inventor Satoshi Tajiri (1) ________ Pokémon, or pocket monsters, in 1995. By 1999, children (2) _______ their parents for Pokémon games all over the world, and the Pokémon company (3) _________ thousands of games every day! Many crazes stop being popular quite quickly, but this (4) _________ with Pokémon. When the company (5) ______ its tenth anniversary, millions of people (6) _______ Pokémon computer games, cards and toys. Today, it is one of the most successful game companies in the world.

Answer:

1. b

2. a

3. b

4. a

5. c

6. b

6. Complete the conversation with the phrases. Then practise with your partner.

Molly: Hey, Hannah. What are you up to?

Hannah: Oh, hi, Molly. I’m looking for some jeans.

Molly: Did you find anything?

Hannah: Not really (1) ______ in here, but they’re expensive.

Molly: Mmm, you’re right. Look - that’s a really cool jacket.

Hannah: Yeah, (2) _______. Why don’t you try it on?

Molly: (3) ________.

Hannah: I think (4) _________. Go on, try it on!

Answer:

1. There are some nice clothes

2. it looks really good

3. It isn’t really my style

4. it really suits you

7. Choose the correct words.

Fact file: Flared trousers

The beginnings

American sailors were the first to wear flared trousers in the 19" century. (1) ________ days, trousers with a wide leg below the knee were practical for many reasons. (2) ________, they were easy to roll up when cleaning the ship or to take off when they got wet.

Craze of the 1960s and 1970s

(3) ______ when flared trousers became popular. Many singers, such (4) ________ Sonny and Cher, wore them. (5) _______ that time, young people made their own flared trousers because shops weren't selling them. (6) _______ the seventies, you could buy them in almost every shop. Hardly anyone chose a different style of trousers during this (7) _______.

A comeback

There were a few times when flared trousers came back, (8) _______, throughout the 1990s and in 2015. Although fashion designers, (9) ______ Balmain and Gucci, presented them during fashion shows, they didn’t become as popular as in the 1970s.

Answer:

1. b

2. c

3. a

4. c

5. a

6. b

7. a

8. c

9. b

8. Complete the words.

1. Tone-d________ makes it difficult to play a musical instrument well.

2. We can’t t_______ the objects in the museum.

3. Beethoven lost his h_______ when he was thirty, and was deaf for the rest of his life.

4. You need to have near-perfect s______ to be an airline pilot.

5. We lost s_______ in our toes when we were walking in the snow.

6. Can you t______ the sugar in your tea?

Answer:

1. deafness

2. touch

3. hearing

4. sight

5. sensation

6. taste

9. Choose the correct words

1. “What's your favourite chewing gum flavour / fragrance?” “I love mint and strawberry.”

2. This cake has a creamy texture / scent.

3. When we walked into the gym, we noticed a strong flavour / odour of sweat.

4. Mia opened the window and the texture / scent of garden flowers filled the room.

5. I got my first scent / perfume as a birthday present from my parents.

6. I love the odour / fragrance of flowers in nature.

Answer:

1. flavour

2. texture

3. odour

4. scent

5. perfume

6. fragrance

10. Complete the sentences using the correct present perfect form of the verbs and for or since.

1. They ______ (not eat) ice cream _______ last summer.

2. ‘________ (she / have) problems with her hearing ______ long?’ – ‘Yes, she _______.’

3. He ______ (be) colour-blind ________ he was born.

4. I _______ (take) this bus every day _______ six months.

5. We ______ (not see) our cousins _____ ages.

Answer:

1. haven’t eaten; since

2. Has she had; for; has

3. ’s been; since

4. ’ve taken; for

5. haven’t seen; for

11. Listen to a radio programme about people’s experiences at birthday parties. Match Grace’s and James’s experiences 1 - 10 to adjectives a – j.

Answer:

………………………………………………………………………………..

12. Complete the dialogues with the present perfect or past simple form of the verbs in brackets.

Ruth: Have you ever broken (you / ever / break) something really expensive?

Oscar: Yes, I (1) ______. It (2) ________ (be) three or four years ago. I (3) _______ (drop) my dad’s laptop. He (4) ________ (not let) me use his tablet or smartphone since it (5) ________ (happen)!

Alex: (6) ________ (you / ever / meet) a celebrity?

Sara: No, I (7) _______ but my uncle (8) _______. He (9) _______ (go) to school with Keira Knightley, the actress. But she (10) ________ (not be) famous then, of course. They (11) _______ (be) only six years old!

Alex: (12) _________ (he / see) her since she (13) _______ (become) famous?

Sara: No, he (14) ________.

Answer:

1. have

2. was

3. dropped

4. has not let

5. happened

6. Have you ever met

7. haven’t

8. has

9. went

10. wasn’t

11. were

12. Has he seen

13. became

14. hasn’t

13. Choose the correct words. Then practise with your partner.

Zach: Hey, Dan. Have you seen this horror film, Zombies Attack?

Dan: I’ve never seen a horror film.

Zach: You've never seen a horror film? Seriously? I think you (1) 'll / are / have enjoy this. I've (2) hear / hearing / heard it’s good.

Dan: It doesn’t sound much (3) great / fun / interesting to me. I don't like scary films. Can we have dinner first?

Zach: OK. What do you (4) want / fancy / try eating?

Dan: Why not (5) try / want / fancy something different? What about some Indian food?

Zach: (6) Can’t / Will / Are we have pizza? I've never had Indian food.

Dan: Really? It’s delicious.

Answer:

1. 'll

2. heard

3. fun

4. fancy

5. try

6. Can’t

14. Read the advert and complete the text with the words.

St Nicholas Market

My favourite place in Bristol is St Nicholas Market. It’s (1) ____ amazing markets in Britain, and you can almost feel its long history. It’s definitely worth (2) ______. When you enter, you see hundreds of colourful products, from vintage clothes and jewellery to local arts and crafts. You can smell (3) _____ street food like Indian curry or Algerian falafel. I love walking between the stalls, watching people and seeing what they buy. It’s (4) ______ experience. But what makes this place really special is an (5) ______ wonderful glass roof over the stalls.

If you ever come to Bristol, don’t forget (6) _____ by at St Nicholas Market and have lunch. Take time to look for souvenirs (or up at the sky) with a cup of (7) _____ good coffee in your hand. We’re looking forward (8) ______ you here.

Answer:

1. one of the most

2. visiting

3. really delicious

4. quite an

5. absolutely

6. to stop

7. very

8. to seeing