Progress Tests

Instructions

The Progress Tests (p238p261) are designed to be used

after students have completed each unit of the Students
Book. Each Progress Test checks students knowledge
of the key language areas taught in the unit. The final
exercise of each Progress Test also tests students
knowledge of language taught in previous units. It is
helpful for students to have done the Review section at
the end of each unit before doing a Progress Test. You can
also encourage students to revise for the test by reviewing
the relevant Language Summary in the back of the
Students Book and by doing exercises for that unit on the
CD-ROM and in the Workbook. Note that Progress Tests
6 and 12 also contain a listening section.
Allow students 40 minutes for Progress Tests 15 and
711, and 50 minutes for Progress Tests 6 and 12. You
may wish to adjust this time depending on your class.
Photocopy one copy of the test for each student. Students
should do the tests on their own. You can either check
the answers with the whole class at the end of the test
or collect in the tests and correct them yourself. Keep a
record of the test scores to help you monitor individual
students progress and for report writing at the end of
the course.
Progress Tests can also be given as homework for general
revision.

Listening tests
There is a listening section in Progress Tests 6 and 12
only. The corresponding recording scripts ( CD2 21 and
CD3 34) are in the Answer Key for the tests. Focus on
one section of the recording at a time. Allow students
time to read through the questions for that section in the
Progress Test before you start. Play that section of the
recording without stopping and allow students to answer
the questions. Then play that section of the recording
again without stopping. Repeat this procedure for the
other section.

Answer Key and Recording Scripts

PROGRESS TESTS:
Instructions/Answer Key

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Progress Test p238

1 2 in 3 up 4 at 5 rusty 6 few 7 by 8 in 9 have

10 word
2 2 fees3 essay 4 graduate5 tutor6 lecture
7student loan8 undergraduate9 postgraduate
10 scholarship11 seminar12 assignment
13 lecturer14 professor15 Masters (degree)
3 2 helping 3 study 4 making 5 taking 6 get 7 to buy
8 choose 9 to help 10 to drive 11 to like 12 to learn
13 doing 14 to tell 15 stay 16 talking

4 2 ve never been 3 want 4 were advised

5 ve been studying 6 re usually given 7 started

8 know 9 was reading 10 think 11 is getting
12 works 13 s having 14 ve learned 15 were
16 told 17 started 18 d never spoken
5 2 did 3 didnt 4 didnt 5 Were 6 was 7 do 8 s/has
9 hasnt 10 has 11 was 12 havent 13 have 14 are
15 m 16 dont 17 did 18 did 19 didnt 20 dont 21 do
6 2 come 3 s he like 4 what way 5 what exactly
6 sort of 7 s it going 8 for 9 with 10 as 11 else
12 for
7 3 refused to speak 4 5 ended up eating
6 7 the film had already finished. 8
9 plan to visit 10 11 but mine did.
12 Hes been riding 13 are you studying
14 I really like 15 16 Lee regrets studying

Progress Test p240

1 2 She seldom walks from her flat to the city centre.

3 Once in a while Jan goes to visit her sister. / Jan goes
to visit her sister once in a while.4 Every so often I
read the newspaper. / I read the newspaper every so
often.5 Most weeks he goes to the gym. / He goes
to the gym most weeks.6 Most of the time we have
a healthy diet. / We have a healthy diet most of the
time.7 Tom rarely stays at work after 5.30.8 Every
now and again Alice sends me an email. / Alice sends
me an email every now and again.9 More often than
not I do some work at the weekend. / I do some work
at the weekend more often than not.
2 2 for 3 of 4 in 5 with 6 of 7 about 8 by 9 of 10 by
11 about 12 by 13 of
3 (2 marks each) 2 responsibility3 preferable
4 conclusion5 originally6 criticism7 weakness
8 convincing9 really10 recognisable11 realistically
12 convinced
4 2 went 3 used to play/d play 4 is always complaining/
always complains 5 used to have 6 will play/play
7 use to 8 tried 9 used to like/liked 10 ll have
11 wanted 12 will park/are always parking 13 use to
5 (2 marks each) 2 wasnt used to 3 ll/d/could (ever)
get used to 4 re (slowly) getting used to 5 didnt use
to 6 Are (you) used to/Have (you) got used to 7 did
(you) use to 8 used to 9 s/is used to 10 hasnt got used
to/isnt used to 11 m used to/ve got used to/ve been
used to 12 get used to
6 2 a good point 3 you mean 4 be right there 5 argue
with that 6 see the point of 7 you think so 8 got a
point there 9 still not convinced 10 your point
11 wouldnt say 12 suppose thats true
7 3 to get used to 4 5 He needs
6 we saw 7 8 remember meeting
9 10 stopped playing 11 since we met,
hasnt it? 12 bilingual in 13 14 I picked up
15 but I didnt.

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Progress Test p242

1 2 robbery 3 rob 4 burglar 5 burgle 6 kidnapping

7 kidnapper 8 theft 9 steal 10 mugging 11 shoplifter

12 shoplift 13 bribery 14 vandal 15 vandalise
16 arsonist
2 2 with 3 sentenced 4 commit 5 fined 6 evidence
7 acquitted 8 court 9 guilty; sent 10 of 11 for

3 2 on3 to; for4 in5 with6 to; about7 to; for8 on

9 against10 to11 after; for12 about13 of
4 (2 marks each) 2 had; would (you) go3 was/were
able to; d/would go4 didnt have; would (you) do
5 would buy; had6 were; would (you) steal 7 found;
would keep
5 (2 marks each) 2 d/had seen; d/would have called
3 wouldnt have been; hadnt broken down
4 would (you) have got; hadnt lent 5 might have
been; d/had taken 6 d/had known; wouldnt have
told
6 (2 marks each) 2 If I didnt enjoy working for this
company, Id look for another job. 3 Imagine your
friends needed somewhere to stay, would you give
them a room? 4 If we hadnt phoned, my parents
would have been worried. 5 What would you have
done if the police hadnt arrived? 6 I wouldnt go
there again even if somebody offered me a free
flight. 7 Wed have got there on time if we hadnt got
stuck in traffic.
7 2 wouldnt mind 3 Would it help if 4 be wonderful if
you could 5 would you like me to 6 be a great help
7 Why dont I 8 can manage 9 if you like 10 you
dont mind 11 What if I 12 for offering
8 3 4 Did you hear 5 so judgemental 6
7 aware of 8 more responsibly!
9 Hes been travelling 10 remember to buy 11
12 The thief stole 13 14 sick of working
15 16 I didnt use to

Progress Test p244

5 2 decided 3 was driving 4 saw 5 stopped 6 got out

7 d/had been running 8 didnt/couldnt remember
9 d/had been lying (d/had lain) 10 d/had broken
11 helped 12 took 13 stayed 14 wanted 15 d/had
been waiting 16 told 17 had had 18 (d/had) saved
6 2 which 3 who/that 4 which 5 - /that/which
6 which/that 7 who 8 whose 9 where 10 whose
7 2 fantastic news 3 bet 4 kidding 5 honest 6 believe
7 on earth 8 be joking 9 wonder 10 I can imagine

it

8 3 a day when 4 5 based on 6 If hed/he

had taken 7 were charged with 8 9
10 got used to working 11
12 famous for

Progress Test p246

1 2 unsuitable3 affectionate4 outrageous5 lucrative

6 eager7 rewarding8 enthusiastic9 impressed
10 faithful11 harmless12 rare 13 addictive 14 fierce
15 weird 16 exotic 17 destructive
2 (2 marks each) 2 go ahead; catch up3 fit in4 talked
into 5 pass by 6 put out
3 2a) 3b) 4a) 5a) 6a) 7b) 8a) 9b) 10a) 11b)
4 (2 marks each) 2 slightly 3 nowhere 4 nearly 5 less
6 deal 7 fewer 8 bit 9 twice 10 better 11 more and
more 12 any
5 2 m meeting3 ll invite4 isnt going to pass5 ll
be living6 ll carry7 wont be eating8 ll definitely
finish9 will win10 ll be swimming 11 re going to
move
6 2 better 3 think 4 should 5 right 6 what 7 trying
8 meant 9 enough 10 how 11 argument 12 favour
13 point 14 never 15 thought 16 just 17 right
18 again 19 not 20 saying
7 3 if he had seen 4 whose parents 5
6 a very immoral way 7 8 couldnt work
out 9 while I was watching TV.10 in spite
of the weather.11 but I do.12 13 due to illness

1 (2 marks each) 2 run over 3 work out 4 knocked

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PROGRESS TESTS:
Answer Key

(me) out; come round 5 gone off 6 turned out 7 take

off 8 ran away 9 making (it) up
2 2 blurb3 plot4 chick lit5 browse6 contents page
7 paperback8 flick through9 bestseller 10 literary
genre
3 2 even though 3 apart from 4 instead of 5 as
6 whereas 7 However 8 despite 9 due to
4 (2 marks each) 2 Im over the moon. 3 Im scared
stiff. 4 Im starving. 5 Im going out of my mind.
6 Im speechless. 7 It costs a fortune. 8 It weighs a
ton. 9 It takes forever. 10 Its a nightmare. 11 Its
killing me.

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Progress Test p248

CD2

21 See p232 for Listening Test instructions.

1
a a

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Answer Key

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What did you give Jamie for his birthday?

b Well, um, hes been asking for a pet for ages.
We were going to get him a dog, but he said
that he really wanted a snake. The feeding
would have been a bit of a problem, though
you know, live mice and so on. Anyway,
um, my husband loves cats and theyre, um,
theyre easy for kids to look after, so in the
end thats what we got him.
a Hi, Joanne. Welcome back! Did you enjoy
London?
b Yeah, it was great. The English are very nice,
but theyre, um, theyre a bit different from
people here.
a
In what way?
b Well, er, they talk about the weather all the
time which isnt surprising, I suppose, as it
changes every day. And theyre, um, theyre
always saying please and thank you,
which I thought was very polite to begin
with, but I, um, I got sick of it after a while.
a Ive heard that nobody talks to strangers on
the tube or anything.
b Yeah, thats right, but I didnt mind that. It
was nice to be left alone, actually.
a From where Im standing Ive got a fabulous
view of green hills, while just in front of
me is one of the largest collections of tulips
Ive ever seen and its all the work of local
resident, Jean Granger. You must be very
pleased, Jean.
b Yes, I am, actually. When we, er, when we
moved into the house three years ago, all we
had was, um, a lawn and a couple of rose
bushes. We love flowers, but its, er, its been
a lot of hard work.
a I can imagine. But its a magnificent display,
better than any Ive seen in a public park
this year.
b Thank you.
Hi Jenny, its Philippa. Um, you know wed arranged
to go shopping in town this weekend? Well, Im not
sure thats such a good idea. Itll be difficult to park
on a Saturday and, um, and the shops will be really
crowded. As the weathers going to be so good,
maybe itd be nicer if we went for a walk by the river
instead. Anyway, let me know what you think. Im in
a meeting till three, but give me a call any time after
that. Bye.
a
So hows the course going, Nick?
b Great, actually, Im really enjoying it. At
the beginning I wondered if wed spend
the whole time writing scripts and looking
through a camera, but in fact we dont


well, not yet anyway. We also have lectures

on things like the history of the cinema,

studying different periods and cultures, that
sort of thing. Its really interesting, actually.
Thats good.

Hello everyone and thank you all for coming. Ive

spent the last two years studying a group of bottlenose
dolphins off the east coast of Scotland. These dolphins
live in an area of water called the Moray Firth, which
is the most northerly part of the world where dolphins
are known to live all year round. Whats interesting is
that if you compare them to bottlenose dolphins that
live further south in, say, the Mediterranean, theyre
clearly bigger and fatter, probably because they need
to survive in a much colder climate. Researchers who
study the Moray Firth dolphins have also noticed
another distinguishing feature, which is that they
appear to have more injuries to their skin. Up until
now, people thought this was because the dolphins
live in difficult conditions in the water. However, some
environmentalists now wonder whether the problems
may be the effect of pollution in the sea and theyre
hoping to investigate this further.
Studying dolphins is difficult, as they spend so much
time under water, and so my team have spent a lot of
time analysing the different sounds that the dolphins
make. The most common sounds are clicks which
dolphins use for location, that is, they make these
noises and then listen for echoes to come back from
the seabed, boats, the fish they hunt or indeed other
dolphins. So how do dolphins actually listen to these
sounds? Well, they use a bone in the lower part of their
mouth to receive the signals, which are then sent to the
brain a very clever adaptation.
Dolphins also make a range of sounds in order to
communicate with each other. Researchers have noticed
recently that each dolphin produces its own sound,
which is known as a signature whistle. I like to think
of it as being similar to a person calling out his or
her name. Interestingly, they also copy the signature
whistle of other dolphins, although why they do this is
not really understood. The dolphin also uses a special
call when it finds a group of fish to feed on. Again, the
reason for this call is unclear. Some researchers have
suggested this sound may be used to confuse the fish,
while others think that the first dolphin is calling for
help in surrounding the fish before they start feeding.
Another interesting thing we have discovered recently is
that
1 (2 marks each) a 2 b 1 c 1 d 2 e 3
2 (2 marks each) 1T 2F These dolphins are clearly
bigger and fatter than bottlenose dolphins in the
Mediterranean. 3T 4T 5F They listen to these
sounds by using a bone in the lower part of the
mouth. 6T 7F Researchers dont agree why dolphins
make all the different sounds.
3 (2 marks each) 2 takes (me) seriously3 take (my
parents) for granted4 taking responsibility5 takes
sides6 taken any notice7 s taking advantage

4 (2 marks each) 2 Laid-back 3 Bad-tempered

4 Absent-minded 5 Strong-willed 6 Open-minded

7 Self-conscious 8 Easy-going 9 Big-headed
10 Narrow-minded 11 Level-headed 12 Self-assured
5 (2 marks each) 2 feeling 3 to pass 4 talking
5 cleaning 6 to change 7 travelling 8 make out
9 ll/will win 10 Finding 11 will promote
6 (2 marks each) 2 Im really up against it at the
moment. 3 I was wondering if I could see you for a
moment. 4 Im rather pushed for time at the moment.
5 Im afraid Im a bit tied up just now.
6 Sorry to bother you, but have you got a minute?
7 3 4 stopped working
5 If I hadnt missed 6 7 twice as big as
8 9 well be walking
10 everyone had gone home. 11
12 went off 13 convicted of 14

Progress Test p250

1 2 realise3 trust4 envy5 suspect6 recognise

7 involve8 respect9 deserve10 doubt
2 2 industrial 3 capitalism 4 industry 5 producer
6 environmental 7 pollution 8 industrial 9 developers

Progress Test p252

1 2 on 3 for 4 in 5 into 6 off 7 in 8 on 9 in 10 of

2 (2 marks each) 2 ripped off 3 comes to
4
6
9

ll/will pay (you) back 5 taken (25%) off

came into 7 to save up 8 gone down
to pay off 10 taking out

Progress Test p254

1 2 costume3 cast4 soundtrack5 remake6 critic

7 sequel8 subtitled9 special effects10 review
2 2 scary3 overrated4 predictable5 gripping
6 believable7 hilarious 8 moving
3 2 mind 3 case 4 state 5 point 6 handle 7 sense
8 mind 9 handle 10 state 11 sense 12 case
4 (2 marks each) 2 The missing child hasnt been
found. 3 He should be nominated for an Oscar.
4 Id like my achievements to be remembered.
5 He cant stand being laughed at. 6 The awards will
be presented on Saturday. 7 The match had to be
cancelled because of rain. 8 The tiger escaped when
it was being taken to the zoo. 9 I used to be given
sweets (by my mum) if I was good. 10 He dreams of
being given a role in a film. 11 He was the first British
skier to be awarded a medal. 12 The cup final is being
shown live on TV.
5 2 to be released 3 was marked 4 added 5 became
6 was controlled 7 have been achieved 8 expanded
9 are made/are being made 10 is needed 11 be found
12 was invented 13 predicted 14 decreased 15 went
16 have been attracted 17 s/is hoped 18 continue
6 2 such 3 so many 4 so 5 as 6 so much 7 like 8 as
9 so
7 2 fancy 3 a try 4 easy 5 like 6 mind 7 about
8 feel up to 9 other time 10 up to 11 a miss 12 feel
13 bothered 14 the same 15 dont mind 16 up to
8 3 4 Ill pay you back 5 6 I wish he wouldnt
(didnt) leave 7 Its time we tried 8 Ive ever
seen 9 10 If only I was/were 11 have you
had 12 13 in credit.

PROGRESS TESTS:
Answer Key

3 2 political3 a capitalist4 capitalist5 an economist

6 economical7 development8 developing
9 investment10 an industrialist11 industrial
12 productive13 manufacturing
14 an environmentalist15 environmental
16 pollution
4 2 overqualified3 misunderstood4 non-smoker
5 ex-colleagues6 underrated7 anti-government
8 multinational9 redecorated10 self-defence
11 preview 12 postgraduate
5 2 voicemail3 ring4 landline5 network/company
6 cut7 top8 run
6 (2 marks each) 2 does (that box) contain
3 dont know 4 Are (you) thinking 5 s/is having
6 doesnt seem 7 smell 8 Do/Dont (you) wish
9 Do (you) think 10 m/am seeing 11 was listening
7 2 ve visited 3 have known 4 s been playing
5 s found 6 returned 7 ve been sorting out
8 has become 9 s read
8 2 reception3 breaking up4 phone5 delay6 ring
7 losing8 line9 speak up10 catch 11 die
9 3 is very economical. 4 deserves to earn 5
6 bound to get 7 8 9 spent ages
searching 10 11 What will you be doing
12 Im used to 13 14 taking advantage of
you.

3 2 loan3 mortgage4 savings account5 interest rate

6 deposit7 credit rating8 overdrawn
4 2 precise 3 offended 4 vary 5 straightforward 6 odd
7 additional 8 pursue 9 dilemma 10 complicated
11 figure out 12 observe 13 particularly
5 2 was/were 3 didnt have to 4 would tidy 5 ll get/
gets 6 ll have/have 7 werent studying 8 had
9 to leave 10 did 11 wouldnt play/didnt play
6 (2 marks each) 2 hadnt eaten 3 booked 4 had
checked 5 d/would/could have helped 6 had sold
7 hadnt watched 8 hadnt increased 9 d/had spent
10 drunk
7 2 for 3 realise 4 matter 5 no idea 6 that 7 didnt
mean to 8 forget 9 shouldnt have 10 alright
11 afraid 12 mind 13 cant believe 14 worry 15 sorry
about 16 some reason 17 no need
8 3 I forgot to cancel 4 5
6 economic development 7 8 Ive broken
9 How long have you been 10 11 Talking about
the weather 12 have you visited?

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Progress Test p256

1 (2 marks each) 2 decorated 3 replaced 4 s/is putting

up 5 services 6 putting in 7 be dry-cleaned

2 (2 marks each) 2 breakdown3 daydream
4 high-powered 5 downhearted 6 self-obsessed
7 widespread 8 good-humoured 9 attention span
3 2 prejudiced3 abusive4 disciplined5 unruly
6 threatened7 objective8 biased9 reasonable
10 resentful
4 (2 marks each) 2 got to help 3 get/have done
4 had done 5 got/had repaired 6 getting/having
put in 7 get/have fixed 8 get/have replaced
9 getting/having decorated 10 getting to do
11 doing/going to do 12 getting to come
5 2 both of 3 are 4 anything 5 either 6 house 7 are
8 gets 9 both of 10 Every 11 all of 12 is 13 anything
14 loves 15 Neither of 16 All of the
6 (2 marks each) 2 The thing that worries me about
him is that he works too hard. 3 What I admire about
him is his enthusiasm for everything. 4 One thing that
amazes me about him is that he can find the time.
5 What annoys me about my brother is that he never
answers my emails. 6 The thing I dont like about him
is that he doesnt listen properly. 7 One thing I love
about you is your sense of humour.
7 3 4 enjoys being looked after 5 6 invest
some money in 7 8 shouldnt have told
9 such as the Oscars. 10 had to be cancelled
11 12 I wish I didnt have to 13 If only Id/I
had gone 14 work as a nurse 15 read the
review 16

11

Progress Test p258

1 2 for 3 on 4 down 5 into 6 on 7 with 8 of 9 from

10

on 11 out

PROGRESS TESTS:
Answer Key

2 (2 marks each) 2 was made redundant 3 branches

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4 working freelance 5 to set up 6 went bankrupt

7 making a loss 8 to make a profit 9 to expand
10 took over 11 run/re running a chain
3 (2 marks each) 2 He denied breaking Erins mobile
phone. 3 Fiona suggested visiting the art gallery.
4 The doctor advised Mr Lee to do more exercise.
5 She apologised for being late for class. 6 Alan
offered to give Jo a lift to the station. 7 I warned
Tina not to go into the park after dark. 8 He

admitted that hed/he had stolen his cousins laptop./

He admitted stealing his cousins laptop. 9 Frank
accused Molly of lying to him. 10 Richard reminded
Kath to get some milk. 11 Harry threatened to call
the police if it happened/happens again.
4 2 logo 3 campaign 4 publicity 5 leaflet 6 launching
7 advertising 8 slogans
5 2 ll/will have completed 3 ll/will have retired
4 wont be working 5 ll/will be travelling 6 wont
have finished 7 will be lying 8 ll/will have arrived

6 2 where John had put the scissors. 3 him to

pick her up after work./ (him) if/whether he could

pick her up after work. 4 (that) Val had already
borrowed 50 off him. 5 to take my suit to the
dry cleaners./ if/whether she could take my suit to
the dry cleaners. 6 when he was leaving.
7 (that) he had to be home by ten oclock.
8 what shed/she had been doing all morning.
9 if/whether they were going to stay in a hotel.
10 (that) he wasnt going to call them until
Sunday. 11 to fix her computer./ if/whether
hed/he would fix her computer.
7 2 about 3 Id rather 4 I wonder if 5 worth a try
6 we could do 7 such 8 what youre saying
9 should avoid 10 know 11 makes sense
12 sounds like 13 right in thinking 14 go over
8 3 in the middle of 4
5 the best headmistress/head teacher
6 loves soap operas. 7
8 to get someone to help you? 9 either of
10 get my car serviced 11
12 needs to be changed/needs changing. 13
14 about this house is its 15

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CD3

Progress Test p260

34 See p232 for Listening Test instructions.

Speaker 1
When youve been studying hard in college all week its,
um, its nice to do something different at the weekend.
My friends think Im a bit odd, but I often just spend
a day in the flat doing boring things like, you know,
cleaning and washing. Strangely, this makes me feel
much more relaxed at the end of the weekend than I
would if Id been, um, sitting watching TV or reading
the Sunday papers.
Speaker 2
I suppose I should do a few of the household things like
the washing and tidying up, but I prefer to spend time
outside doing jobs like mowing the lawn and cutting
the hedge, that kind of thing. It sounds like hard work,
but its, er, actually, er, very relaxing. I need to get my
bathroom redecorated, but I keep, er, you know, putting
it off as Im no good at DIY. One day, perhaps.
Speaker3
Im very busy during the week, what with working
and looking after the family, so, um, in the evenings
I just tend to fall asleep in front of the TV. Saturdays
are always very busy, and I usually, um, I, I usually go
and watch my boys playing football in the afternoon.
Sunday is my day, and you might think Id have a lie-in
and read the papers. Actually, doing a bit of decorating
is my favourite way of relaxing. Its quite creative in its
way and I, um, I, I like making things look good.

Speaker 4
Weekends are my chance to switch off from work. I
often get up early on Saturday and, you know, do some
of the household jobs and get the shopping done. I, um,
I hate doing that kind of thing, so it gets it out of the
way. On Saturday evenings I usually invite some people
round, and I enjoy experimenting with new ideas in the
kitchen thats how I relax, mainly. Id like to grow my
own fruit and vegetables, but I havent got a very big
garden.
Speaker 5
Its great having a weekend at home, particularly in
the summer when I can, um, you know, just sit in the
garden and do absolutely nothing. I used to be a keen
tennis player, but now I dont even follow the sport on
TV any more. My favourite way of spending Sunday
morning is to, um, lie on the sofa with a big pile of
papers and find some interesting articles to read while
my partner prepares lunch for the family.

a
b

a
b

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3
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PROGRESS TESTS:
Answer Key

Hello and welcome to the programme. My special

guest today is sports therapist Karen Thomas.
bHello.
a Karen, theres some recent research which has shown
an alarming increase in the rate of sports injuries.
Why are so many people, especially people over 30,
taking up exercise these days?
b Well, um, of course, a lot of people in that age group
are not new to exercise. Theyve been doing sport
since childhood, and a lot of them, um, play for local
teams and sports clubs. But many others are having
a go for the first time because they, er, they want to
keep their weight down and just generally keep fitter
possibly because theyve got older relatives with
serious health problems and, you know, they want to
avoid getting those problems themselves.
a And whos likely to get more sports injuries people
who are new to exercise or people whove been
training for many years?
b Youre, um, youre expecting me to say the ones
whove just started, arent you? But actually, people
who are used to exercising are actually more
likely to have problems because they dont always
remember that you have to look after your body.
Its, um, its just a case of being sensible. Theres no
need to, um, hire a personal trainer or buy a lot of
expensive equipment or anything like that.
a The injuries that you see in the course of your
professional life how do people get them?
b Oh, all kinds of ways. For instance, quite a few ankle
and knee injuries result from running. Im not saying
dont go running, but you shouldnt er, its not a
good idea to run without doing a warm-up or some
strengthening exercises first.
a So should, um, should we be worried about the
increase in sports injuries?
b Well, we cant ignore it but remember, most of the
people I see have aches and pains and back problems
because they never take any exercise. So we do need
to take a balanced view about this.

What about having the right footwear? How

important is that?
Mmm, very. Dont just, you know, rush out to the
nearest high-street shop and get the first fashionable
pair of trainers you see. Try to find a specialist shop
where the staff are well-trained and professional,
and know which shoe will be best for people with
particular needs. And you dont have to get the most
expensive pair in the shop either. Many, er, mid-price
trainers are just as good.
My last question, Karen what sort of exercise do
you recommend for someone like me whos never
really done anything sporty since school?
Well, um, I would say, whether you live in the
country or the city, you cant beat getting out on
the footpaths. Not jogging, not for a beginner just
getting those legs moving. Stepping out at a good
pace for thirty minutes three times a week will, um,
will do you more good than any number of hours
sweating it out in the gym, in my opinion.
Right, Id better get exercising then! Thank you very
much for coming in today, Karen.
My pleasure.
(2 marks each) 1f) 2c) 3b) 4d) 5a)
(2 marks each) 1c) 2b) 3b) 4c) 5b) 6a)
2 fancy 3 quid 4 pop into 5 chill out 6 stressed out
7 trendy 8 mess up 9 mate 10 chuck out 11 loo
12 guy 13 pretty 14 bug 15 hassle
(2 marks each) 2 out (of the) blue
3 middle (of) nowhere 4 far (cry) from
5 keep (an) eye 6 slept (like a) log
7 recharge (my) batteries 8 piece (of) cake
9 pulling (your) leg 10 food (for) thought
11 break (the) ice
2 tons of 3 give or take 4 around 5 or so 6 tiny
7 -ish 8 vast 9 roughly / around 10 far longer
11 -odd / or so
(2 marks each) 2 might have crashed
3 cant have happened 4 must be
5 might have tried 6 must have fallen
7 must have been trying 8 might be giving
9 may have sent
(2 marks each) 2 neednt have gone/didnt need to go
3 wouldnt have bought 4 should have done
5 could have stayed
3 warned me not to talk 4 Ill have finished
5 6 having our kitchen redesigned 7
8 No one wants 9 10 denied stealing
11 I dont want either of 12 was accused of

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