Elementary Mid-course Test B

Listening
1 Track 9 Listen and match speakers 13 to
pictures AC.
Speakers: 1 2 3
A window
B window
C window
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2 Track 10 Listen and complete the notes.
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Pronunciation
3 Track 11 Listen and write the words you hear
in the correct stress group.

sometimes museum

businessman
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Vocaulary and !rammar
" Add one more word #rom the o$ to each
group.
hall Korean bakers coins tube
in front of brought grapes kind
accountant hardly ever
1 stairs kitchen garage hall
2 behind above next to
3 sometimes often usually
can roll cup
! began took were
" wallet lighter comb
# politician sportsman nurse
$ %alaysian &hai 'ietnamese
( butchers chemists dry)cleaners
1* prawns lettuce crisps
11 serious friendly funny
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% Complete the sentences with a new #orm o# the
words in capitals.
1 She works as a receptionist in a hotel+
&'C'P()*+
2 %y mother and grandmother are
AC(
3 ,an you get my book- dear. / left it in
my bedroom+ ,(A)&,
She went to a very good last week+
-A)&
! 0ou can buy a lot of different things at a
+ +'.,
" 1e usually buy our fruit and vegetables at the
+ ,/P'&
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Sydney Bus Tours
Name of Tour:

City Tour
a.m or p.m:
2

Finishes at:
"

Price for two:
#
$
Leaves from: T%e
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Hotel
sofa
&'
armchair
wa
rdr
obe
bed
ss s
h
e
l
f
&'
sofa
bed
wardr
obe
plants
table
sofa
wardrobe
bed
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Elementary Mid-course Test B
0 Complete the sentences with the correct #orm
o# the 1ers in rackets.
1 2ast night we watched &' and saw a film+
3watch 4 see5
2 0esterday she the house and
to the gym+ 3clean 4 go5
3 1e going to the theatre and
dinner+ 3love 4 have5
/ often out and to the cinema
on 6riday night+ 3eat 4 go5
! 7avid up at $ and work at (+
3get 4 start5
" 8oe usually late on Sunday because he
clubbing on Saturday night+ 3sleep 4
go5
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2 .rite 3uestions and short answers in the
present or past tense.
1 you 4 born 4 in Scotland . 395
Were you born in Scotland?
No, I wasnt +
2 she 4 always 4 go to bed 4 early. 3:5


3 he 4 got 4 any brothers. 395


they 4 often 4 go 4 to the gym. 3:5


! there 4 any vegetables 4 in the fridge now. 395


" you 4 can 4 buy 4 newspapers 4 in the pharmacy.
395


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4 .rite 3uestions #or the answers.
1 1hen were you born .
/ was born in 1($!+
2 1hat time .
&hey have dinner at $+
3 1here .
%y grandparents were born in Spain+
;ow .
;es got a brother and three sisters+
! 1hen .
/ saw her last night+
" 1hat .
1e bought a new bed+
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5 /nderline the correct answer6 a76 7 or c7.
1 &heres a good in her bathroom+
a5 wardrobe b5 sofa c5 shower
2 &hey often late for work+
a5 wasnt b5 werent c5 was
3 ;e a lot in the <S=+
a5 walk b5 travelled c5 drink
/ usually work at !+3*+
a5 leave to b5 leave the c5 leave
! &hey had really interesting ,7s+
a5 any b5 some c5 the
" She to her mother three times+
a5 speak b5 called c5 spoke
# ;e always parks his car of my house+
a5 in front b5 above c5 next
$ 0ou buy a book because there isnt a
bookshop here+
a5 can b5 often c5 cant
( / dont go to work the afternoon+
a5 in b5 on c5 at
1* 1e havent got bread here+
a5 many b5 some c5 much
11 1e dont eat fish we dont like it+
a5 because b5 so c5 some
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18 Complete the second sentence using the
in#ormation in the #irst sentence.
1 &here arent any plants in my house+
/ havent got any plants in my house +
2 &hey didnt have any nice shoes in the shop+
&here +
3 1e always have lunch in a caf>+
0esterday +
;e never goes to bed early+
;e always +
! 1e havent got any butter+
&here +
" %y son works late every night+
2ast night +
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11 Complete the te$t with one word in each gap.
/ was
1
born in ?oomtown in 1($*+ / loved it when
/
2
a child+ 1e lived in a @uiet street and /
had lots
3
friends+

werent many
cars so we played games in
!
of our house+
%y dad worked in the town hall and mum
"

a swimming teacher in the sports centre+ &hey
#
drive us to school or meet us after parties
and the cinema 9 we always
$
our bikes or
walked+ Aow
(
is a very different place+
,hildren cant
1*
in the streets or ride their
bikes
11
there are too many cars and buses+
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Elementary Mid-course Test B
12 &ead the article and underline the correct
answer6 a76 7 or c7.
(eam !B *lympic heroes
&he year 2**$ was a very special one for ?ritish
sportsmen and women+ &eam B? 3Breat ?ritain5
won a total of # medals at the ?eiCing Dlympic
Bames: 1( gold- 13 silver and 1! bronEe+ &his was
?ritains best performance for one hundred years+
&he two most popular heroes of the 2**$ team were
cyclist ,hris ;oy- and swimmer Febecca =dlington+
,hris won three gold medals in ?eiCing and Febecca
won two+ ,hris was already a world champion
cyclist+ ?orn in Gdinburgh in 1(#"- he began
cycling after he saw the Steven Spielberg film E.T.
in 1($2+ ;e started winning races in 1((( and won
his first Dlympic gold medal at the =thens
Dlympics in 2**+
Febecca is a new name on the Dlympic gold
medallist list+ ?orn in 1($(- she started swimming at
the age of four and swam in her first race when she
was ten+ Dnly nine years later- she became world
famous in ?eiCing+ She broke the world record in the
$**m final- and was the first ?ritish swimmer to
win two Dlympic gold medals since 1(*$+
1hen &eam B? arrived back in ?ritain- there was a
big welcome parade in 2ondon to celebrate their
success+ &here were about 2**-*** people in the
streets+ &hen the team went to ?uckingham Halace
to meet the Iueen+ &heyre all now preparing for
2*12 9 the 2ondon Dlympic Bames+ 1ill they
repeat the successes of 2**$.
1 &eam B? was the Dlympic team from +
a5 Gngland b5 ?eiCing c5 Great ritain
2 &eam B? won medals in ?eiCing+
a5 nineteen b5 forty)seven c5 fifteen
3 ,hris ;oy won gold medals+
a5 three b5 two c5 one
,hris started cycling in +
a5 1(#" b5 1((( c5 1($2
! Febecca broke the world record in +
a5 1(*$ b5 the $** metres c5 1(((
" &he 2ondon Dlympic Bames are in +
a5 nineteen hundred and eight
b5 two thousand and twelve
c5 two hundred thousand
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13 &ead the notice and the message. (hen
complete the in#ormation in the notes.
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The Town Library
Author Jennie Blair talks
about her new book
Travels around China.
Friday 27
th
October
at 6.30pm
Seats limited please
book early. Price: 7
Helen,
Jennie Blair just called. Shes
on the train. Can you meet her
at the station at 5.30? Please
brin her to the library.
!heres some tea and biscuits
"or her in the #itchen. See you
later.
!han#s,
Janet
Name of author:

Jennie Blair
Meet at:
2

Time:
3

Tae to:
!

Ta" #e$ins:
%

Price of ticet:
&


Elementary Mid-course Test B
Communication
1" 9atch sentences 10 with responses a7#7.
1 ,ould / have the roast chicken- please. b
2 ;ow was your weekend.
3 ,an / have some batteries- please.
;ow about meeting in front of the cinema.
! 1hat time does the film start.
" /ts too small+
a5 ;ow many do you want. 1eve got packs of
three or six+
b5 0es- of course+ 1ould you like it with
vegetables.
c5 =t "+3* and $+!+
d5 DK+ =bout #+1!.
e5 1eve got it in medium+
f5 Aot bad+ =nd yours.
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1% Complete the con1ersation with the words
#rom the o$.
suit that help large it thats
small on isnt right much
A: 2ook 8ack+ &hats a nice J suit +
B: ?ut /ve got a suitK
A: 0es- but its too
2
for you+ 0ou need a
new one for 7annys wedding+
B: 0eah- youre
3
+ ;ow

is that
one.
A: / dont know+ =sk the assistant+
C: ,an /
!
you- sir.
B: 0es- how much is
"
grey suit- please.
C: /ts L!(+
B: ;ave you got
#
in medium.
C: ;old
$
- /ll check M0es- here you are+
A: &hat
(
big enough+
B: Fight+ /ts very small+ ;ave you got it in
1*
.
C: Sorry- sir+ 1eve only got it in small and
medium+
A: Dh-
11
a shame+
B: /ts DK+ 1e can look again next week+
A: 8ackK
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.riting
10 .rite the te$t again with the correct
punctuation.
my bedroom was my favourite place when i was
fifteen i loved computers music and films so there
were lots of computer games cds and dvds on the
shelves my favourite stars were Culia roberts and
annie lennox i watched one of Culias films twenty
times and listened to annies music for hours
%y bedroom was my favourite place when / was
fifteen+ /







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12 .rite your iography. /se the prompts to
help you. .rite 0848 words.
Where you were born ! li"e now, your #amily





Education,wor$





Interests, li$es, disli$es





Things you are happy about ! want to change





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