Name ____________________________

Class ____________________________

American English File Starter - Test 1-2

GRAMMAR

1 Complete the sentences. Use contractions where possible.

Example: I ’m a student.
1 Hi. I __________ Stephanie Webb.
2 I __________ a teacher. I’m a student.
3 You __________ in room number three.
4 Oh, good! You __________ in my class!
5 Oh, no! I __________ late!
5

2 Underline the correct word.

Example: Are he / they Peruvian?
1 Are we / it in room 21?
2 A Do you and Mick live on State Street?
B Yes, I / we do.
3 They are from Brazil. It’s / They’re Brazilian.
4 A Are you Japanese?
B No, we isn’t / aren’t.
5 You / They aren’t American. Sam is from England, and Carla is from Spain.
5

3 Complete the questions.

Example: How old are they?
1 ___________ your phone number?
2 _________ you students?
3 A ___________ is John?
B He’s my friend.
4 _________ are you from?
5 A What’s your ___________?
B It’s 263 King Street.
5

Grammar total 1
5
Name ____________________________
Class ____________________________

American English File Starter - Test 1-2

VOCABULARY

1 Write the words.

Example: 80 eighty

1 37 __________________
2 61 __________________
3 48 __________________
4 72 __________________
5 50 __________________
5

2 Check (√) the correct word to complete the answer.

1 A What’s your email?
B It’s ___________.
A srpb@homemail.com B It’s 555-6289.
2 What’s your phone number?
A Three. B 862-555-8001.
3 A What’s your address?
B It’s ___________.
A 89 Franklin Street B Room 28
4 What’s your ZIP code?
A (847) 555- 2000 B 12866
5 A What’s your cell phone number?
B It’s _________.
A (649) 555-2228 B 1998@x40.mobile
5

Vocabulary total 1
0

PRACTICAL ENGLISH

6 Complete the dialogues with the words and phrases.

Excuse me

page

How do you spell your first name

How do you spell that

How do you say

Could you please repeat that

Name ____________________________
Class ____________________________

American English File Starter - Test 1-2

Example: A How do you say “libro” in English?
B Book.
1 A ____________, are you Paul Sutton?
B Yes, I am.
2 A How do you spell hotel?
B H-O-T-E-L.
A ______________________?
B H-O-T-E-L.
3 A ______________________?
B M-I-C-H-A-E-L.
4 A My last name’s Smith.
B ______________________?
A S-M-I-T-H.
5 Please open your book to _______ 3.
Practical English total 1
0

Grammar, Vocabulary and Practical English total 3

5

READING

1 Read the message and match the words in the box to the descriptions.

Hi, friends. We’re in a new house now! The house is great. We are fine.

Our home phone number is the same. It’s (512) 555- 2740.

New cell phone numbers:

Jan: (512) 555 – 5592.

Greg: (512) 555 – 4661.

My new email address: jan234@qmail.com

Email for Greg: gregisnice@prq.org

Our new address:

Jan and Greg Nelson

40 Grand Street

Dallas, TX 75203

Please call or write!

Jan and Greg

Name ____________________________
Class ____________________________

American English File Starter - Test 1-2

Address Jan’s cell phone

Greg’s cell phone Jan’s email

Greg’s email Last name

Home phone ZIP code

Example: gregisnice@prq.org Greg’s email

1 40 Grand Street, Dallas, TX, 75203 ________
2 Nelson ________
3 Jan234@qmail.com ________
4 (512) 555-4661 ________
5 (512) 555-5592 ________
6 (512) 555-2740 ________
7 75203 ________
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2 Read the text again and complete the answers to the questions.
Example: A Where are Jan and Greg?
B They’re in a new house.
1 What street are they on?
They’re on ________.
2 What is the name of the city?
It’s ________.
3 What is the home phone number?
It’s ________.
4 How are Jan and Greg?
They’re ________.
5 What is Greg’s email address?
It’s ___________.
6 What is Jan’s email address?
It’s _________________.
7 What is Greg’s cell phone number?
It’s ______________.
8 What is Jan’s cell phone number?
It’s ________.
8

Reading total 1
5
Name ____________________________
Class ____________________________

American English File Starter - Test 1-2

WRITING

1 Answer the questions about yourself.

1 What’s your cell phone number?
________________________
2 What’s your email address?
________________________
3 How old are you?
________________________
4 What’s your address?
________________________
5 Where are you from?
________________________
1
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2 Now answer the questions about a woman friend or family member.

1 What’s her name?
________________________
2 Where is she from?
________________________
3 How old is she?
________________________
4 Is she married?
_________________________
5 Where is she now?
_________________________

1
0
Writing total 2
0
Reading and Writing total 3
5

LISTENING

1 Listen to Dan and Jenny talking to the receptionist. Check () the correct
information.

Name: 1 A Dan Hughes B Dan Howes

Country: 2 A Canada B the United States

Name: 3 A Jenny Kerr B Jenny Carr

Name ____________________________
Class ____________________________

American English File Starter - Test 1-2

City: 4 A Chicago B New York
Room: 5 A six B seven

2 Listen to five conversations. Check () the correct answer.

1 Her name is…
A Rachel Wells B Rachel Walls
2 Paul is in room…
A three B four
3 Anna is from…
A Brazil B Spain
4 Carla is from…
A Seattle B Chicago
5 Go to page…
A eight B ten
5

Listening total 1
0

SPEAKING

1 Ask your partner these questions.

1 What’s your first name?
2 How do you spell it?
3 What’s your last name?
4 How do you spell it?
5 Where are you from?

2 Now answer your partner’s questions.

3 Read the information about a famous person and answer your partner’s
questions.

Justin Timberlake United States

4 Your partner has information about a different person. Ask your partner these
questions.
What / her first name?
What / her last name?
How / spell it?
Where / she from?
Speaking total 2
0
Name ____________________________
Class ____________________________

American English File Starter - Test 1-2

Listening and Speaking total 3
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