ERICN CMBRIDGE ENGLISH Level 1 - Stage 2 Stage Test based on English in Mind Starters
Name: Class: Date: 1. GRMMR Match a word from column with a phrase from column B. B 0 Eat money at the bank. 1 Buy new words every day. 2 Change stamps at the post office. 3 Listen a train from the station. 4 Study to your teacher. 5 Catch 0 a delicious pizza in our café. 1
B Complete the sentences with the correct form of has got or have got. ve got We two cats and three rabbits at home. 1 David a DVD player because he doesn t like watching films. 2 We a really nice French teacher. 3 Laura any brothers or sisters? 4 I lots of DVDs because I love films. 5 No, I your English dictionary. 2
C nswer the questions using the words in brackets. Why haven t your parents got a car? Because they don t like driving. (Because / they / not / like driving.) 1 Why do you like Brad Pitt? (Because / he / got / blue eyes) 2 Why are you so happy? (Because / I / got / new computer) 3 Why does Claudia like English? (Because / she / got / great teacher) 4 Why doesn t Helen eat chocolate? (Because / she / not like it) 5 Why don t you watch DVDs? (Because / we / not got / DVD player) 3
D Complete the sentences with a, an or some. some I d like bread, please. 1 I d like orange. 2 Would you like cheese with your bread? 3 We d like rice with the beef. 4 Would you like banana for dessert? 5 I d like lettuce, please. 4
E Underline the correct answer. Mmm. chips are delicious! a) That b) This c) These 1 Is your dictionary? a) this b) these c) those 2 I don t like shoes in the window. a) this b) those c) that 3 I like music. What s the name of the band? a) this b) these c) those 4 Who s man over there with Sandra? a) this b) those c) that 5 Excuse me, bread is very old. a) those b) that c) this 5
F Write complete sentences using the words given. Paul / be / never / late Paul is never late. 1 John / not / usually / play tennis on Saturdays. 2 Sarah / hardly ever / go out in the evening. 3 We / not / often / go on holiday in July. 4 Mum / be / often / tired after work. 5 Tina / sometimes / work / at the weekend. 6
2. VOCBULRY Look at the pictures. Write the television programmes. soap operas documentaries sports programmes game shows chat shows cartoons sports programmes 7
B Underline the odd-one-out in each group. a) apples b) bananas c) potatoes 1 a) chicken b) lamb c) salmon 2 a) milk b) onions c) cheese 3 a) strawberries b) lettuce c) cucumber 4 a) orange b) mushroom c) cherry 5 a) salt b) sugar c) beef 8
3. EVERYDY ENGLISH Underline the correct answer. 0 : Would you like some stew? B: Yes, please. / Oh, right. 1 : I don t want any bread thanks. B: Yes, please. / Oh, right. OK then. 2 : We haven t got any vegetarian pizzas. B: No, thanks. / Don t worry. 3 : Do you want some more juice? B: No, thanks. / Yes, please. I m not thirsty. 4 : Mark doesn t want to go for a pizza. B: Oh, right. / Yes, please. 5 : Do you want to go to the cinema tonight? B: Don t worry. / Yes, please. 9
B Match the sentences in column with the sentences in column B. B 0 I haven t got a pen. No thanks. I d like a banana, please 1 Would you like an apple? Yes, please and some sugar. 2 I don t want any dessert. No thanks, I don t eat fish. 3 Would you like some milk in your tea. Oh, right. Would you like some fruit? 4 Sorry, I haven t got much time. 0 Don t worry. Here s a pencil. 5 Would you like some sushi? Don t worry. Mark isn t busy. He can help me. 10
C Put these words in the correct order. I / OK. / map. / found / the OK. I found the map. 1 I / is / coming. / he/ Really? / can t / believe 2 We / Oh / no! / going / to / are / late/ sure. / for / be 3 we? / are /Where / Wait / minute. /a 4 is./ guy / that / who / no / idea / have / I 5 Mark, / Well, / actually / are / you / wrong. 11
D Fill in the gaps. Use the words in the box. Each word/phrase may be used more than once. Oh, right Yes, please Don t worry No thanks You re joking Great : I am going to get some dinner. You would like some too? Yes, please B:. That would be lovely. 1. :. I don t go out on weekends but you can go ahead. B: Fine, but you are missing out. 2. : Susan, re you ready? It s getting late. B:. Sorry Gill. OK, I am ready now. 3. : I think I am going to fail my exam. B:, I am sure you will do just fine. 4. :! Movie? I don t think the cinema would be open at this hour. B: It s only 11. I am sure they have late night shows. 5. : I don t think there is a workshop nearby. B:! Now we stranded here! 12
4. REDING Julia is from Bulgaria. Read about her life. Then read the sentences on the next page. Write T (true) or F (false). Julia is fifteen years old and she lives in Stara Zagora in Bulgaria. She s got a brother who is seventeen and they live with their parents and their grandmother in a small flat in the centre of the town. She goes to a language school and studies English for four hours every day. She also studies all the other subjects like Maths and Geography but her favourite subject is English. Every evening after school, she does her homework and then she listens to music. She hardly ever watches television because she doesn t like the Bulgarian programmes. She enjoys English comedies and merican films and she sometimes watches sports programmes because she plays tennis. Julia s mother works in an office and her father works in a factory. They are very busy and they don t have much free time but at the weekends they usually visit friends and family. Julia and her cousin Magda go to the cinema every Saturday evening and on Sundays they study together because they re in the same class at school. Julia likes Stara Zagora because there are a lot of places to visit and she s got a lot of friends there. When she finishes school, she wants to go to university and study English because she wants to be an English teacher. 13
Julia is Bulgarian. T 1 Julia is a teenager. 2 Four people live in the flat. 3 Julia loves English. 4 Julia does her homework at school. 5 Julia never watches television. 6 She watches programmes in English. 7 Her parents work in a factory. 8 Julia and Magda are together every day. 9 Julia and Magda go to the cinema once a week. 10 Stara Zagora is an interesting town. /10 marks 14
5. LISTENING You will hear Paul and Ellie talking about their families. Listen to Paul and complete the sentences with one word. Bath Paul lives in. 1 Karen is Paul s. 2 They have two and one daughter. 3 Karen is a and works at their children s school. 4 Paul s also live in Bath. 5 Katie plays. Now listen to Ellie. Write T (true) or F (false). Ellie has two brothers. F 1 Ellie s ustralian. 2 Her Dad is English. 3 Her brother is a student. 4 Her sister is at school. 5 Her Mum works in a museum. /10 marks 15
6. WRITING Read this email from Max about television programmes. Reply to the email. Tell him/her about the TV programmes you like. Use Max s email to help you. Hi Paul Do you watch television at home? What kind of programmes do you watch in your country? I have a television in my bedroom but I don t watch it often. I have a lot of homework so I don t usually watch television after school. My favourite programmes are documentaries because I love animals. I never watch the news because I get angry! nd I never watch comedies or soaps because I think they re stupid. t the weekends I sometimes watch sports programmes because I like football. Max 16
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 GRMMR B C D VOCBULRY B C EVERYDY ENGLISH B REDING B LISTENING WRITING SPEKING /10 marks /10 marks /10 marks /10 marks /10 marks Total /100 marks 18