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Grammar, Vocabulary, and Pronunciation A

GRAMMAR

1 Complete the dialogue by putting the verbs in parentheses into the present
perfect or the past simple.
A Have you been (you / be) to London before?
B No, I 1 ______haven´t____. This is my first visit. What about you?
A I 2 ___come_______ (come) here last summer to study English.
B Did you 3 _go_________ (go) to Buckingham Palace?
B Yes, it’s beautiful. Do you know, I 4__have met________ (meet) Prince William about
10 years ago.
A Wow! I 5 _haven´t met_________ (not / meet) anyone famous.
B It 6 ___was_______ (be) when he went to Budapest with his father. We all
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_____were_____ (wait) outside the town hall to see them. It was great.
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2 Read the answers and make questions.

Example: My favorite actor is Leonardo di Caprio.
Who’s your favorite actor?

1 They usually start work at 9:30.

What time to they start work?______________________________________
2 We’re studying because we have a test on Friday.
_Why are you studying?_______________________________________
3 I’ve been to Asia but not to Africa.
Have you been to Africa and Asia ________________________________________
4 She bought her bag in a department store in Hong Kong.
_Where did you bought the bag? _______________________________________
5 I go to the movies twice a month.
How many time do you go to the movies a month?
________________________________________
6 She can speak four languages.
_How many language can she speak?_______________________________________
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3 Use the words to write positive (+) and negative (–) sentences and questions
(?) with the present perfect.
Example: Andrea / act / in two Hollywood films (+)
Andrea has acted in two Hollywood films.

1 your cousins / be / to Colombia before (?)

Have your cousins been to Colombia before?______________________________
2 Joaquin / hear / Elena sing before (–)
_Joaquin hasn´t heard Elena sing before__________________________
3 anyone / find / my keys (?)
Has anyone found my keys?______________________________
4 We / download / any new apps recently (–)
We haven´t downloaded any new apps recently______________________________

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5 Carlos / fall / in love again (+)
Carlos has fallen in love again______________________________

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6 She / read / this book / twice (+)
She has read this book twice______________________________
7 you / ever / eat / Japanese food (?)
Have you ever eaten Japanese food?______________________________
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Grammar total 20
VOCABULARY

4 Write the past participle of the verbs.

Example: break broken
1 do _done _________
2 see _seen_________
3 give _given_________
4 sing _sung_________
5 meet _met_________
6 buy _bought_________
7 take _taken_________
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5 Complete the sentences using the past participle of the verbs in the box.

break spend make have write leave

wear forget

Example: Can you read this email for me? I’ve broken my glasses.

1 I don’t think he likes the sweater I gave him. He hasn’t _worn_________ it.
2 The house is empty. Everyone has __left________ to go to work.
3 Sorry, I’ve __forgotten________ your name. What is it again?
4 I’ve _made _________ a cake. Would you like some?
5 She’s _written_________ a new book. I read it last week.
6 Have you ever _had_________ lunch at Chez Michel?
7 He’s _spent_________ all his money.
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6 Find the word that does not belong.

Example: daughter sister-in-law uncle mother
1 stressed bored beautiful tired
2 bathroom study wardrobe kitchen
3 ceiling lamp sofa cupboard
4 theater hospital pharmacy doctor
5 journalist newspaper magazine book
6 builder garage architect accountant
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Vocabulary total 20

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PRONUNCIATION

7 Underline the stressed syllable.

Example: for|go|tten
1 con|ti|nent
2 re|cent|ly
3 sound|track
4 ex|pe|ri|ence
5 e|pi|sode
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8 Match the words with the same sound.

fallen given spent spoken done lost

Example: got lost

1 bought __spoke________
2 sung __done________
3 friend __given________
4 written ___spent_______
5 download __fallen________
5
Pronunciation total 10
Grammar, Vocabulary, and Pronunciation total 50

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Reading and Writing A
READING

1 Read the interview and check () A, B, or C.

Interview with Aleksandr Ivanov

Last weekend our journalist met Olympic skier Aleksandr Ivanov to ask him about his life and
work.

Experience
I’m from St. Petersburg in the north-west of Russia but I’m living in Alberta, Canada at the
moment because it’s where some of the greatest skiing teachers are. My wife and three
children are still at home, but I’m going to go back to Russia in two months. I learned to ski
when I was four years old, and that’s normal for Russian children because it always snows a
lot in winter. I was lucky because a famous skier, Oleg Semenov, knew my father and
together they helped me to get better and better until I could ski at the highest level. Because
I travel a lot, I’ve learned a lot of languages – English, German and French. I think French is
the easiest.

Lifestyle and tastes

I work hard. I get up at 5 a.m., go to the gym for two hours, then go out in the snow for 5 or 6
hours every day. I eat healthily, and I haven’t drunk any alcohol for many years. At home
inRussia, I have dinner with my family in the evening. I often cook the meal because I find it
helps me relax. Sometimes we go out to the theater, but most evenings I prefer to relax at
home and listen to classical music or watch a movie on TV. I also play the piano – my wife
says badly – and I enjoy taking photos. There are some of my photos in one of the art
galleries in St Petersburg.

Places
I have fallen in love with Canada. The Nordic Center where I train is in Canmore, Alberta,
and the mountains here are amazing. I’m going to come back next year. Another favorite
place is Geneva in Switzerland. Of course, I’ve been there to ski, but I’ve also visited in
summer when it is very sunny and warm. It’s an interesting city but it isn’t cheap, so you
can’t go out every night. There’s a lot to see, and last year I had a nice surprise when I found
a beautiful Russian church. I feel very comfortable in Geneva.

Example: Aleksandr Ivanov has two children.

A True  B False  C Doesn’t say 
1 Aleksandr’s family lives in St. Petersburg.
A True  B False  C Doesn’t say 
2 Russian children learn to ski when they are young.
A True  B False  C Doesn’t say 
3 He says speaking French is difficult.
A True  B False  C Doesn’t say 
4 He usually goes to bed late.
A True  B False  C Doesn’t say 
5 He never goes out in the evening.
A True  B False  C Doesn’t say 

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6 He’s good at taking photos.

A True  B False  C Doesn’t say 
7 He went to Switzerland last year.
A True  B False  C Doesn’t say 
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2 Read the text again and answer the questions.

1 When did Aleksandr start skiing?
_He learned to ski when he was four years old
__________________________________________
2 Who taught him to ski so well?
Who help him was Oleg Semenov
__________________________________________
3 What time does he get up in the morning?
He get up at 5am ___________________________________________
4 Why does he often cook dinner?
Because he find it helps you
relax___________________________________________
5 What kind of music does he like?
He like classical music ___________________________________________
6 Does he play the piano well?
No, he don´t___________________________________________
7 What does he like about Canmore?
_He like the mountain __________________________________________
8 Why doesn’t he go out every night in Geneva?
_Because he also relax at home __________________________________________
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Reading total 15

WRITING

Describe your life. Choose two or more ideas from the list. (75–100 words)
1 Your tastes (music, books, movies, etc.)
2 Your lifestyle (daily activities, ways to relax, etc.)
3 Your home (house, rooms, pets, etc.)
4 Your abilities (languages, musical instruments, etc.)
5 Your favorite places (in your town, for vacation, etc.)
6 Your work experiences (first job, worst job, etc.)

My tastes:
I like to listen to music classical, pop, rock and
romantic music. I also like romantic movies and
scient fiction.

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I get up at 6 a.m I take a shower and I go to the

school, in the afternoon I do homework and I visit
to my grandmother. The things than relax me are
listen to music, I cooking disserts, I knit scarves
and go to the park to talk.

My house is small it has two bedrooms, it a

kitchen, it a bathroom, it a garden and it a garage. I
have a pet your name is Tobby.

I am very good student and I also make many

crafts and delicious disserts.

My favorite place are the mountain because is very

beautiful listening the birds sing,

Writing total 10
Reading and Writing total 25

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Listening and Speaking A
LISTENING

1 Listen to a radio interview. Check () A or B.

1 Rafaella hasn’t been to Texas before.
A True  B False 
2 She’s Mexican.
A True  B False 
3 Her grandparents were happy about the concert.
A True  B False 
4 She has been in Austin for three months.
A True  B False 
5 The film ‘Angels’ is about a soccer team.
A True  B False 
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2 Listen to five conversations. Check () A or B.

1 Jill __B___ Gabe’s favorite movies.
A has seen  B hasn’t seen 
2 Emilio __B___.
A hasn’t met anybody new recently  B met someone new on Saturday 
3 Harry is going to the _B____ restaurant tonight.
A Indian  B Italian 
4 Nigel has been to __A___.
A Bogota  B Cartagena 
5 Jude has talked to a famous _B____.
A scientist  B movie star 
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Listening total 10

SPEAKING

1 Answer your partner’s questions.

Now ask your partner these questions.
1 What was the title of the last book you read?
2 Did you enjoy it?
3 Have you read any books in English or any other foreign languages?
4 Have you ever written a story? When?
5 Would you like to be a famous writer? Why? Why not?

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2 Your partner has information about an American TV star. Make questions

and ask your partner.
• What / name?
• Where / live?
• What / favorite place?
• Who / favorite actor?
• Pets?
• What / hope to do?

3 Read the information about an actor in an American TV series and answer

your partner’s questions.

Jim Parsons
Show – The Big Bang Theory
Studied Theater – University of Houston, Texas
Early influence – Johnny Carson
Musical instrument – piano
Hopes – to play The Joker in a future “Batman” movie

Speaking total 15
Listening and Speaking total 25

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