Intermediate Progress Test Units 1 2A Listening 1 Track 1 Listen to a woman telling a story and underline the correct ans wers. 1 The woman. a) has never been embarrassed b) likes talking about herself c) prefers other people s stories 2 Her brother. a) doesn t like talking about himself b) tells funny stories c) hates people laughing at him 3 Her brother told her a story about. a) his holiday in Spain b) his ex-wife c) an embarrassing experience 4 The story happened. a) on a beach in Turkey b) about two or thee years ago c) when Bob was in a boat Bob communicated with the man. a) using only sign language b) using incorrect Turkish c) with gestures and incorrect English 6 Bob was embarrassed because. a) the man spoke in English b) he had behaved badly c) the man laughed at him Pronunciation 2 Track 2 Listen and complete the sentences. 1 I ve met him before somewhere. 2 He at home when I called. 3 They living in the same house at the time. 4 When I got there, they already left. He written over twenty best-sellers. 6 We weren t having lunch, we in the garden. 7 She met him when she was working in France. 8 you told him yet? 9 He realised he brought his keys. She speaking to him last week. 11 I been there for ages. Vocabulary and Grammar 3 Cross out the incorrect word / phrase, or the odd word out, in each group. 1 say hello / do a prize / tell a lie / go crazy 2 on my own / by chance / on a hurry / by mistake 3 in the winter / at night / on Friday night / on May 4 biopic / mentor / docudrama / disaster go in holiday / take sugar / tell jokes / get excited 6 niece / nephew / godmother / cousin 4 Complete the sentences. Use the correct form of the word in capitals. 1 Avatar was the most successful film of the year in 2009. SUCCESS 2 We re quite a small family, so we have very few. RELATE 3 The Sixth Sense is one the best thrillers I ve ever seen. PSYCHOLOGY 4 Paul can t stand being an any more, so he s starting his own business. EMPLOY Her grandparents had eight children and twenty grandchildren so she has a very large family. EXTEND 6 My favourite comedy is The Holiday with Kate Winslet and Cameron Diaz. ROMANCE Complete the interview tips with the words in the box. prepared briefly references on research show full smartly clearly making firmly 1 Before you go to the interview, it s important to be prepared. 2 Do some and don t forget to send with your CV. 3 You should dress quite and make sure you arrive time. 4 Make a good first impression by shaking hands and eye contact. It s a good idea to enthusiasm when you answer questions. 6 Don t answer questions. Speak and try to give answers.
Intermediate Progress Test Units 1 2A 6 Underline the correct alternative. 1 He hasn t heard the news already / yet. 2 Does this belong / Is this belonging to anybody in the class? I found / find it on the floor. 3 Did they visit / Have they visited London in 2007? I thought they d already / already had moved to Australia by then. 4 Who does eat / eats dinner before p.m.? In Spain, we never do / does. My grandmother s yet / just learnt to ski. Before that, she learnt / s learnt to skateboard. 6 I met / ve met her in the shopping mall when I did / was doing some shopping. 7 Choose the correct ans wers to complete the text: a), b), c) or d). Last call! 1 d you ever missed a plane? I nearly did last summer. I 2 from London to Sydney and had to change planes in Los Angeles. The plane 3 there at 6.30 in the morning and my flight to Sydney was at 9.30. 4 been to LA airport before so I walked around I was waiting. Then I had some breakfast in a coffee shop, read my book and 6 emails on my iphone. By 8.1, I 7 rather bored, so I decided to find out which gate my Sydney flight was leaving 8. I saw a screen on the wall and went to look at it. 9 my flight on the screen and saw Last call written next to it. I couldn t believe it! Then I looked at my watch and that when I d changed it from British time to LA time I d made a mistake it wasn t 8.1, it was 9.1. So I ran to the gate as fast as I could and was the last person to 11 the plane. How embarrassing! 1 a) Did b) Are c) Was d) Have 2 a) flown b) was flying c) m flying d) fly 3 a) arrives b) lands c) s landed d) landed 4 a) I d never b) I ve ever c) I never d) I m a) during b) until c) while d) by the time 6 a) checked b) listened c) written d) saw 7 a) seemed b) was feeling c) am d) d been 8 a) to b) at c) from d) in 9 a) I ve found b) I was looking c) I d found d) I found a) was realising b) remembered c) realised d) had realised 11 a) get b) get on c) take d) go on Reading 8 Match gaps 1 6 in the text with a) f) below. Elvis is alive! There is a persistent belief in the USA that music legend Elvis Presley 1 a after all. Many conspiracy theorists say that he faked his death. But why would he do that? The answer, they say, is because 2. According to them, Elvis was going to give evidence in court against a Mafia group, who wanted to kill him. They believe that the FBI put another body in Elvis s grave and then 3. They also claim that after this, he worked in Las Vegas for years performing as an Elvis impersonator. Because there were so many Elvis lookalikes, nobody could ever know who the real one was. Whatever the truth of these claims, over the last three decades there have been reports from 4 they have seen Elvis in one place or another. At the same time, two US tabloid newspapers published articles about Elvis s continuing life for a long time after his death. They provided all kinds of fake detail, in a motorbike accident to his real death in the 1990s. There was even a museum called the Elvis is Alive Museum in Missouri. It collected papers that 6, including government documents. The museum is now closed but is Elvis alive? a) did not die in August 1977 b) from reports that he broke a leg c) helped him to disappear d) proved the conspiracy theory e) his life was in danger f) thousands of people who say 9 Read the article again. Are the sentences true (T) or false (F)? 1 Conspiracy theorists claim Elvis pretended that he d died. T 2 They say the Mafia wanted to kill Elvis because he d worked for them. 3 They think the FBI helped Elvis to start a new life in Las Vegas. 4 It was easy to identify the real Elvis in Las Vegas. Thousands of people believe they ve seen Elvis alive over the last 30 years. 6 You can still visit the museum.
Intermediate Progress Test Units 1 2A Speaking Cross out the response which is not possible. 1 So then I fell off my bike! a Oh no. b That s right. c Oh dear. 2 Could I ask you something? a I see. b Of course. c Go ahead. 3 It starts at 7.30, right? a That s right. b Yes. c No problem. 4 Thanks for helping me out. a You re welcome. b Of course. c No problem. And you ll have a weekend off once a month. a Go ahead. b I see. c I understand. 6 Can I use your phone, please? a Of course. b Yes, I know. c Go ahead. 11 Match gaps 1 11 in the conversation with a) f) below. A: Did I tell you what 1 a to me when I was working in the bank last October? B: No, 2 happened? A: Well, I d just finished serving a customer and was putting things in my drawer. And the 3 knew, there were two people standing in front of my desk wearing masks! B: 4? I it! What 6 do? A: Nothing! I was too scared. I thought they were going to shoot me. B: Oh 7. What 8? A: Well, I just looked at them. I was waiting for them to say Hands up! or something. Then 9 sudden, I remembered it was Halloween. That s why they were wearing masks. They were going to a party! B: Oh, no. That s! A: Yes. 11 end, we all laughed about it. a) happened b) did you c) In the d) all of a e) really funny f) what g) no h) next thing I i) happened next j) don t believe k) Really Writing 12 Underline the correct alternative. 1 I was in the bath until / when the phone rang. 2 There was a huge storm while / during the night. 3 She called me as soon as / by the time she got my message. 4 They visited all the famous sights during / while they were in New York. By the time / While the police arrived at the house, the thieves had disappeared. 6 He didn t leave as soon as / until the children were all in bed. 13 Write a news report about one of the headlines below. Use the prompts to help if necessary. Write 0 120 words. 1 80 people homeless after floods 2 Airline employees strike demonstration 3 Film star shot outside London home 1 Introduction what happened 2 Background details 3 Quote(s) of people s opinions 4 Conclusion the current situation Total: 0
Intermediate Progress Test Units 1 2B Listening 1 Track 1 Listen to a woman telling a story and underline the correct ans wers. 1 The woman. a) has never been embarrassed b) likes talking about herself c) prefers other people s stories 2 Her brother. a) hates people laughing at him b) is a very good story teller c) likes talking about other people 3 She can remember exactly when. a) her brother went to Spain b) he separated from his ex-wife c) he went to Turkey 4 Bob s story happened. a) when he was on a boat b) when he was twenty six c) on a beach in Turkey Bob communicated with the man. a) with gestures and incorrect English b) using only sign language c) in Turkish 6 Bob felt embarrassed because. a) the man laughed at him b) the man didn t speak English c) he had behaved in a silly way Pronunciation 2 Track 2 Listen and complete the sentences. 1 I ve met him before somewhere. 2 He at home when I called. 3 They living in the same house at the time. 4 When I got there, they already left. He written over twenty best-sellers. 6 We weren t having lunch, we in the garden. 7 She met him when she was working in France. 8 you told him yet? 9 He realised he brought his keys. She speaking to him last week. 11 I been there for ages. Vocabulary and Grammar 3 Cross out the incorrect word / phrase, or the odd word out, in each group. 1 say hello / do a prize / tell a lie / go crazy 2 go on holiday / take ages / do a nothing / get excited 3 niece / pupil / nephew / cousin 4 by my own / by chance / in a hurry / by mistake in the summer / at night / in Friday night / in May 6 mentor / fantasy / adventure / biopic 4 Complete the sentences. Use the correct form of the word in capitals. 1 Avatar was the most successful film of year in 2009. SUCCESS 2 Tom s grandmother had ten children, so his family is very large. EXTEND 3 I love comedies. They always make me feel good. ROMANCE 4 My parents have no brothers or sisters, so my sister is my only living. RELATE The film The Sixth Sense, with Bruce W illis, was an excellent thriller. PSYCHOLOGY 6 Adam has a successful business with more than thirty. EMPLOY Complete the interview tips with the words in the box. prepared full s martly clearly make firmly briefly references on research show 1 Before you go to the interview, it s important to be prepared. 2 You should enthusiasm when you answer questions. 3 Don t answer questions. Speak and try to give answers. 4 Before the interview, do some and don t forget to send with your CV. It s a good idea to dress quite and make sure you arrive time. 6 If you want to make a good first impression, shake hands and eye contact with the interviewer.
Intermediate Progress Test Units 1 2B 6 Underline the correct alternative. 1 He hasn't heard the news already / yet. 2 My grandmother s learnt already / just learnt to ski. Before that, she s learnt / learnt to fly a plane. 3 When are we going / do we go home tonight? It gets / s getting late. 4 Does this belong / Is this belonging to anybody here? I found / ve found it under the desk. Have they left / Did they leave England in 2007? I thought they d yet / d already moved to Canada by then. 6 Who does go / goes to bed before 12.00p.m.? I never do / does. 7 Choose the correct ans wers to complete the text: a), b), c) or d). Last call! 1 d you ever missed a plane? I nearly 2 last summer. I was flying from London to Sydney and had to change planes in Los Angeles. The plane landed there at 6.30 3 the morning and my flight to Sydney was at 9.30. I walked around while I 4 because been to LA airport before. Then I 6 some breakfast in a coffee shop, read my book and checked emails on my iphone. By 8.1, I was feeling rather bored so I 7 to find out which gate my Sydney flight 8 from. I saw an information screen on the wall and went to look at 9.I found my flight on the screen and saw Last call written there. I couldn t believe it! I then looked at my watch and realised the time on my watch back by eight hours instead of seven! I ran to the gate and 11 the time I got there, I was the last person to get on the plane. How embarrassing! 1 a) Did b) Are c) Was d) Have 2 a) missed b) did c) had d) was 3 a) in b) at c) on d) 4 a) ve waited b) d waited c) wait d) was waiting a) I d never b) I ve ever c) I never d) I ve 6 a) ve had b) had c) was eating d) d had 7 a) d decided b) was decided c) decided d) ve decided 8 a) had left b) will leave c) leaves d) was leaving 9 a) it b) them c) the screen d) that a) it changed b) I ve changed c) I d changed d) was changing 11 a) at b) on c) from d) by Reading 8 Match gaps 1 6 in the text with a) f) below. El vis is alive! There is a persistent belief in the USA that music legend Elvis Presley 1 a after all. Many conspiracy theorists say that he faked his death. But why would he do that? The answer, they say, is because 2. According to them, Elvis was going to give evidence in court against a Mafia group, who wanted to kill him. They believe that the FBI put another body in Elvis s grave and then 3. They also claim that after this, he worked in Las Vegas for years performing as an Elvis impersonator. Because there were so many Elvis lookalikes, nobody could ever know who the real one was. Whatever the truth of these claims, over the last three decades there have been reports from 4 they have seen Elvis in one place or another. At the same time, two US tabloid newspapers published articles about Elvis s continuing life for a long time after his death. They provided all kinds of fake detail, in a motorbike accident to his real death in the 1990s. There was even a museum called the Elvis is Alive Museum in Missouri. It collected papers that they say 6, including government documents. The museum is now closed but is Elvis alive? a) did not die in August 1977 b) proved the conspiracy theory c) thousands of people who say d) from reports that he broke a leg e) his life was in danger f) helped him to disappear 9 Read the article again. Are the sentences true (T) or false (F)? 1 Conspiracy theorists claim that Elvis pretended that he d died. T 2 They say the FBI wanted to protect Elvis from the Mafia. 3 They think Elvis started a new life in Las Vegas. 4 It was easy to identify the real Elvis in Las Vegas. Thousands of people believe they ve seen Elvis alive recently. 6 You can t visit the museum any more.
Intermediate Progress Test Units 1 2B Speaking Cross out the response which is not possible. 1 So then I fell off my bike! a) Oh no. b) That s right. c) Oh dear. 2 And you ll have three weeks holiday a year. a) I see. b) Go ahead. c) I understand. 3 Can I use your phone, please? a) Go ahead. b) Of course. c) Yes, I know. 4 Could I ask you something? a) I see. b) Go ahead. c) Of course. It finishes at 8.30, right? a) That s right. b) Yes. c) No problem. 6 Thanks for telling me. a) You re welcome. b) Of course. c) No problem. 11 Match gaps 1 11 in the conversation with a) f) below. A: Do you know what 1 a to me when I was working in the bank last October? B: No, 2 happened? A: Well, I d just finished serving a customer and was putting things in my drawer. And the 3 knew, there were two people standing in front of my desk wearing masks! B: 4? I it! What 6 do? A: Nothing! I was too scared. I thought they were going to shoot me. B: Oh 7. What 8? A: Well, I just looked at them. I was waiting for them to say Hands up! or something. Then 9 sudden, I remembered it was Halloween. That s why they were wearing masks. They were going to a party! B: Oh, no. That s! A: Yes. 11 end, we all laughed about it. a) happened b) no c) what d) happened next e) don t believe f) Really g) did you h) In the i) all of a j) really funny k) next thing I Writing 12 Underline the correct alternative. 1 I was in the bath until / when the phone rang. 2 By the time / While the train came, it was more than two hours late. 3 They didn t go out as soon as / until it had stopped raining. 4 Somebody broke into their house and stole their money while / during the night. He had something to eat as soon as / by the time he got home. 6 They visited all their relatives during / while they were in Australia. 13 Write a news report about one of the headlines below. Use the prompts to help if necessary. Write 0 120 words. 1 80 people homeless after floods 2 Airline employees strike demonstration 3 Film star shot outside London home 1 Introduction what happened 2 Background details 3 Quote(s) of people s opinions 4 Conclusion the current situation Total: 0
Intermediate Tests Answer Key Progress Test Units 1 2A 1: 2b 3c 4a c 6a 2: 2 wasn t 3 weren t 4 d s 6 were 7 d 8 Have 9 hadn t wasn t 11 haven t 3: Delete: 2 on a hurry (in a hurry) 3 on May (in May) 4 mentor (the others are types of film) go in holiday (go on holiday) 6 godmother (the others are all blood relatives) 4: 2 relatives 3 psychological 4 employee extended 6 romantic : 2 research, references 3 smartly, on 4 firmly, making show 6 briefly, clearly, full 6: 2 Does this belong, found 3 Did they visit, d already 4 eats, do just, learnt 6 met, was doing 7: 2b 3d 4a c 6a 7b 8c 9d c 11b 8: 2e 3c 4f b 6d 9: 2F 3T 4F T 6F : 2a 3c 4b a 6b 11: 2f 3h 4k j 6b 7g 8i 9d e 11c 12: 2 during 3 as soon as 4 while By the time 6 until 13: (sample answer for headline 1: 130 words) More than 80 people were made homeless in the south east of Scotland yesterday when floods destroyed their homes. Heavy rain had fallen over the area around the Borders for three days. Homes and shops were flooded and many people spent the night in schools and the local community centre. The emergency services rescued at least 30 people from their homes and cars. One unhappy shop-keeper said I can t open my shop. It ll take me weeks to clean it and replace the things that are broken. We have floods every year, but nobody does anything about it. This morning, people were returning to their homes to start cleaning up. But around 30 homes were very badly damaged. It will be a long time before the owners can go back home. Progress Test Units 1 2B 1: 2b 3b 4c a 6c 2: 2 wasn t 3 weren t 4 d s 6 were 7 d 8 Have 9 hadn t wasn t 11 haven t 3: Delete: 2 do a nothing (do nothing) 3 pupil (the others are family words) 4 by my own (on my own) in Friday night (on Friday night) 6 mentor (the others are types of film) 4: 2 extended 3 romantic 4 relative psychological 6 employees : 2 show 3 briefly, clearly, full 4 research, references smartly, on 6 firmly, make 6: 2 just learnt, learnt 3 are we going, s getting 4 Does this belong, found Did they leave, d already 6 goes, do 7: 2b 3a 4d a 6b 7c 8d 9a c 11d 8: 2e 3f 4c d 6b 9: 2T 3T 4F F 6T : 2b 3c 4a c 6b 11: 2c 3k 4f e 6g 7b 8d 9i j 11h 12: 2 By the time 3 until 4 during as soon as 6 while 13: (sample answer for headline 1: 130 words) More than 80 people were made homeless in the south east of Scotland yesterday when floods destroyed their homes. Heavy rain had fallen over the area around the Borders for three days. Homes and shops were flooded and many people spent the night in schools and the local community centre. The emergency services rescued at least 30 people from their homes and cars. One unhappy shop-keeper said I can t open my shop. It ll take me weeks to clean it and replace the things that are broken. We have floods every year, but nobody does anything about it. This morning, people were returning to their homes to start cleaning up. But around 30 homes were very badly damaged. It will be a long time before the owners can go back home. (130 words)
Intermediate Tests Audio Script Track 1: Progress Test Units 1 2, Listening exercise 1 W = Woman W: What s the most embarrassing experience that ever happened to me? Uhm well I can t think of anything I can actually talk about! I mean, they were such awful experiences, I don t even want to think about them. Anyway, other people s stories are much funnier, I always think, don t you? My brother, for example he tells fantastic stories. He loves telling stories especially about himself but he s very good at it. I remember one story he told me about an embarrassing experience he had. It made me laugh so much. It was the way he told it, with all the gestures and everything. He doesn t seem to mind people laughing at him. I think he likes making people laugh maybe that s what it is. Anyway, this story he told me it happened quite a few years ago, I think five or six years at least. He was on holiday somewhere Spain, was it? No, no, Turkey. Yes, it was definitely Turkey. He was there with his ex-wife. I think it was their last holiday together before they split up. They separated five years ago. Anyway, to get back to the story, Bob that s my brother s name, by the way was walking on the beach alone one 1 PHOTOCOPIABLE 2011 Pearson Longman
Intermediate Tests Audio Script afternoon when he saw this man trying to pull a boat out of the water. Apparently, it looked quite heavy. So Bob wanted to help. He s that sort of person very sociable. He likes talking to people, and doing things for them. So he went up to this man and started using sign language you know, pointing to himself and to the boat, and miming pulling the boat out of the water. He even said Me help you, yes? in very simple, very bad English like baby talk honestly! Of course, he thought the man was local, you know, Turkish. Well this is the best part the man looked at him for a moment and said, Thanks mate, but I can manage. He was English of course! My brother felt so stupid, you can imagine making a fool of himself, and talking like Tarzan in the movies. I laughed so much, I couldn t stop. The best thing was that Bob laughed a lot, too. Great story 2 PHOTOCOPIABLE 2011 Pearson Longman
1 Intermediate Tests Audio Script Track 2: Progress Test Units 1 2, Pronunciation exercise 1 I ve met him before somewhere. I ve met him before somewhere. 2 He wasn t at home when I called. He wasn t at home when I called. 3 They weren t living in the same house at the time. They weren t living in the same house at the time. 4 When I got there, they d already left. When I got there, they d already left. He s written over twenty best-sellers. He s written over twenty best-sellers. 3 PHOTOCOPIABLE 2011 Pearson Longman
Intermediate Tests Audio Script 6 We weren t having lunch, we were in the garden. We weren t having lunch, we were in the garden. 7 She d met him when she was working in France. She d met him when she was working in France. 8 Have you told him yet? Have you told him yet? 9 He realised he hadn t brought his keys. He realised he hadn t brought his keys. She wasn t speaking to him last week. She wasn t speaking to him last week. 4 PHOTOCOPIABLE 2011 Pearson Longman
Intermediate Tests Audio Script 11 I haven t been there for ages I haven t been there for ages. PHOTOCOPIABLE 2011 Pearson Longman