PROGRESS REVIEW 2

VOCABULARY: Animals

1. Complete the words in the text.

Answer:

READING: The ugliest animals?

2. Choose the correct words and complete the text.

LANGUAGE FOCUS: Superlative adjectives

3. Complete the sentences with a superlative adjective.

1. This village isn’t noisy. It’s one of … (quiet) places in our country.

2. I like that Italian restaurant - they have … (big) pizzas in town!

3. The museum in our capital city is fantastic. It’s one of … (interesting) museums in the world.

4. They never go to that swimming pool. It’s … (bad) swimming pool in the area.

5. This office building is horrible. It’s … (ugly) building in the city.

6. “Do you like this park?” “Yes, it’s one of … (beautiful) parks in the country.”

7. There are a lot of rats in the world - they are one of … (common) animals.

8. We like that American actor. He is … (good) actor in Hollywood.

Answer:

1. the quietest 2. the biggest 3. the most interesting 4. the worst

5. the ugliest 6. the most beautiful

7. the most common 8. the best

VOCABULARY AND LISTENING: Amazing animals

4. Listen to the radio programme about polar bears. Write True or False.

Polar bears can … .

LANGUAGE FOCUS: can for ability - Questions with How … ?

5. Write questions and short answers with can.

1. Freddie / swim / ?

2. Anna and Kate / swim / ?

3. Freddie / speak French / ?

4. Anna and Kate / speak French / ?

5. Freddie / play basketball / ?

6. Anna and Kate / play basketball / ?

Answer:

1. Can Freddie swim? - No, he can't.

2. Can Anna and Kate swim? - Yes, they can.

3. Can Freddie speak French? - Yes, he can.

4. Can Anna and Kate speak French? - No, they can't.

5. Can Freddie play basketball? - No, he can't.

6. Can Anna and Kate play basketball? - Yes, they can.

6. Complete the questions with How and one of the words.

1. “... can a whale swim?” “Thousands of kilometres.”

2. “... is your older brother?” “One metre eighty - five.”

3. “... can a wolf run?” “Sixty kilometres an hour.”

4. “... is an ostrich?” “More than 100 kilos.”

5. “... pandas are there in the zoo?” “Two.”

6. “... are these animals?” “There are only fifty in the world now.”

Answer:

1. How far 2. How tall 3. How fast

4. How heavy 5. How many 6. How rare

SPEAKING: Asking for permission

7. Complete the dialogue with the words. There are five extra words.

Answer:

1. OK 2. afraid 3. but 4. I 5. can 6. Thanks

WRITING: Animals in danger

8. Order the words to make sentences.

1. live / pandas / the mountains / of / in / China

Pandas … .

2. 160 kilos / adult pandas / weigh / to / up / can

Adult pandas … .

3. in / panda / now / danger / is / the

The … .

4. creatures / one / it’s / rarest / the / in / of / world / the

It’s … .

5. is / problem / worst / the / human activity / like / farming

The … .

6. can / you / information / get / websites / from / as / such / Save the Panda!

You … .

Answer:

1. Pandas live in the mountains of China.

2. Adult pandas can weigh up to 160 kilos.

3. The panda is now in danger.

4. It’s one of the rarest creatures in the world.

5. The worst problem is human activity like farming.

6. You can get information from websites such as Save the Panda!

VOCABULARY: School subjects

9. Look at the photos. Complete the sentences with school subjects or school words.

Answer:

1. science 2. notebook 3. geography

4. maths 5. history 6. ICT

READING: School subjects

10. Choose the correct word.

1. Our project is about a special … school. It goes along the river.

a. private b. primary c. boat

2. That’s a … school. Students live there.

a. boarding b. private c. primary

3. The school in the photo is a very expensive … school for older students.

a. boat b. private c. primary

4. This is a … school. Young children come here every day.

a. primary b. secondary c. boarding

5. These students here are over eleven years old. It’s a … school.

a. primary b. boat c. secondary

LANGUAGE FOCUS: Present continuous: affirmative and negative

11. Write affirmative or negative sentences using the present continuous.

1. I / study / two languages ✔

2. the students / wear / school uniforms x

3. he / chat / to his best friend ✔

4. she / run / for the school bus x

5. we / have / a break from the lesson ✔

6. I / learn / a musical instrument x

Answer:

1. I'm studying two languages.

2. The students aren't wearing school uniforms.

3. He's chatting to his best friend.

4. She isn't running for the school bus.

5. We're having a break from the lesson.

6. I'm not learning a musical instrument.

VOCABULARY AND LISTENING: Verbs: Studying a language

12. Listen to Jack talking about his learning strategies and tick (✔) the correct boxes.

LANGUAGE FOCUS: Present continuous: questions

13. Order the words to make questions.

1. students / those / having / are / break / a / ?

2. words / are / we / new / these / learning / ?

3. making / Eva / some / is / notes / ?

4. you / running / why / school / to / are / ?

5. are / animals / where / going / those / ?

6. what / Robert / doing / now / is ?

Answer:

1. Are those students having a break?

2. Are we learning these new words?

3. Is Eva making some notes?

4. Why are you running to school?

5. Where are those animals going?

6. What is Robert doing now?

14. Complete the sentences using the present continuous or present simple form of the verbs.

1. My dad often … in the sea when it’s hot.

2. We’ve got an exam tomorrow, so we … now.

3. … you … history? Yes, it’s my favourite subject.

4. Tom and Dan … in our street. Their house is in the next town.

5. James is in his bedroom. … he … his homework?

6. Yasmin … to school by train every day.

7. David has got his phone in his hand. He … to the teacher at the moment.

Answer:

1. swims 2. are revising 3. Do - like 4. don’t like

5. is doing 6. goes 7. isn’t listening

SPEAKING: Asking for help when you’re studying

15. Read the dialogue and choose the best answer. Write a letter (A - D) for each answer.

Answer:

1. B 2. C 3. D 4. A

WRITING: An email about your school

16. Complete the text with the words. There are five extra words.

Answer:

1. happy 2. big 3. so 4. finish

5. break 6. compulsory 7. optional