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GB1+_Progress Test_U123

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name

Class

Date

(U1) Complete the sentences with the correct adjectives. There is one space for each letter.

She’s a very __t_____ person. She likes to be around lots of people and make new friends.

(a)

(U1) Complete the sentences with the correct adjectives. There is one space for each letter.

My friend Leah is very _____f __. She’s always smiling and happy no matter what happens.

(a)

(U1) Complete the sentences with the correct adjectives. There is one space for each letter.

James always has a lot to say. He’s a very ___k_____ person.

(a)

(U1) Choose the correct alternative.

Tidy people are usually/usually are also well-organised.

are usually

usually are

(U1) Choose the correct alternative.

People with lots of brothers and sisters rarely are/are rarely shy.

rarely are

are rarely

(U1) Choose the best answers to complete the dialogue.

Jenny: Hi Ben, (1)____ on your own?

Ben: Yes, come and join me!

are you sitting

do you sit

are we sat

(U1) Choose the best answers to complete the dialogue.

Jenny: Yeah, it’s a cheese salad. I (3)_____ meat.

Ben: There’s a new girl in our class. She’s vegetarian, too.

eat

don’t eat

’m eating

(U1) Choose the best answers to complete the dialogue.

Jenny: Oh yeah, she looks friendly. (5) ____ football? We need another player for the match after school.

Ben: No idea! Ask her. She’s probably keen to make friends.

Does she play

Is she playing

She plays

Listen and choose the correct sentences

(More than 1 answer. Full points are awarded only if all correct answers are selected)

We judge a person’s personality in just a few seconds.

Hairstyles are a way we express ourselves

Sporty people spend more time on their hair

People who wear unusual clothes are usuallyshy

We think that people who wear blue clothes are relaxed and sociable

10.

Read the article and the personality profiles (1–5). Match the people in the text to the friends they would choose from the personality profiles.

The importance of friendship What makes a best friend? We all know that friendship is one of the most important things affecting our well-being and happiness, and it can even reduce stress. Being with people who make us feel good about ourselves and are interested in what we have to say makes us feel more confident. But what is the definition of a true best friend?

We’d like to hear from you! What qualities do you look for in a friend and how do you form good friendships? Do you choose friends who have similar personalities to you? Let us know!

Replies:

Susan: I need to know that my friends are loyal and that they will always be there for me in good times and bad. I prefer to have a small group of really close friends. I know my best friend, Tania, will always support me. She’s the first person I go to when I’m feeling down. I can tell her anything! She always offers lots of suggestions and does her best to help.

Josh: Generous people are often happier with their lives, and are likely to have more close friends. But being generous doesn’t just mean that you buy your friends a coffee or lunch from time to time, or let them wear your favourite clothes for a party. It really means giving up your time for them, to help them fix their bicycle or go and see them when they’re ill. This is what I look for in my friends – someone who really cares about me.

Lily: It’s important to me that my friends are cheerful and optimistic. I don’t like being with people who are negative and always see the glass half empty! Spending time with happy friends, who don’t complain about things, helps me see the world in a positive light.

Reuben: I like friends who are reliable. They do what they say they are going to do, and arrive when they say they are going to arrive! It’s very annoying when you make plans and your friends forget all about them or arrive really late. It shows that they don’t respect you or value your time.

Dan: My best friends tend to be very easy-going like me. They want to have fun and be adventurous, but at the same time, they don’t worry too much. You can’t let your worries and fears stop you from doing stuff. Then life passes you by and you don’t get to do all the things that you dream of doing! ‘Just go with the flow.’ That’s what I always say, and my friends agree with me.

Jo: I’m a really relaxed person. I never worry much about things. You need to enjoy every day. I like trying new things and always say yes when my friends suggest doing something.

Dan

Alfie: People describe me as having a sunny personality. I never really feel sad about things. I always look on the bright side of life. Things aren’t always perfect, but there’s no point in being so serious about it all.

Lily

Lisanne: My close friends are very important to me. I don’t have a lot of friends, so I always have time for the friends I have. I’m a good listener and I don’t mind hearing people’s problems.

Susan

Jim: People describe me as being kind and giving. I often get messages from friends asking me to help them with something, as they know I don’t mind. I like being there for other people – it makes me feel good.

Josh

Alison: I’m a very organised person. I always use a diary, as well as the calendar on my phone. I like to know what I’m doing a week in advance. I hate forgetting things and get very impatient with friends who are late.

Reuben

11.

Write the name of the transport in the picture.

(a)

12.

(U2) Choose the best answers to complete the mini-dialogues.

Amy: Will you check the timetable on your phone? We need to ________ a train at around 7 am.

Dan: Sure. I’ll see what times they leave.

return

catch

miss

13.

(U2) Choose the best answers to complete the mini-dialogues.

Tom: I left my umbrella on the train last week.

Jon: Why don’t you go to the ________ and see if they have it there?

lost property office

waiting room

service station

14.

(U2) Are the sentences correct? Choose the correct sentences.

(Full points are awarded only if all correct answers are selected)

I lost my ticket on the train

It was rained when they started the bike ride

The train didn’t went to the airport

She was running to catch her train, so she couldn’t stop to talk

Was the train arrive on time?

15.

(U2) Complete the adverts with the correct words.

Holiday accommodation

Situated in the very centre of a small Yorkshire village,

the Farmhouse __d ___ _________ offers free wi-fi and parking, and a full English breakfast.

(a)

16.

(U2) Complete the mini-dialogues with the correct past simple or past perfect form of the verbs given.

Ana: As we arrived at the campsite, I realised we (a) there before. (stay)

Ben: How funny that you hadn’t remembered.

17.

(U2) Complete the mini-dialogues with the correct past simple or past perfect form of the verbs given.

Lea: I saw your brother in the café last week. He’s so nice.

Zoe: Was it the first time you (a) him? (meet)

18.

(U2) Complete the mini-dialogues with the correct past simple or past perfect form of the verbs given.

Bob: We missed the train, so we had to wait an hour for the next one.

Zac: That was silly. Why (a) sooner? (you / not leave)

19.

Read the magazine article and choose the correct sentences

(More than 1 answers. Full points are awarded only if all correct answers are selected)

Subway in the sky

The most spectacular transport system in the world.

Visiting La Paz, Bolivia, was very challenging for tourists in the past. They either used to have to walk everywhere or risk their lives using small minibuses, which looked like they were going to break down at any moment. The city is surrounded by hills and mountains so transport along the ground took a long time. As one of the highest cities in the world, its districts range from 3,170 metres to 3,600 metres above sea level. Because of this, most tourists used to stay in the city centre.

But now tourists can get around the city on its amazing cable car system, the teleférico, which opened in 2014. It’s the highest cable car system in the world, operating 4,000 metres above sea level. Instead of a subway or underground, the neighbourhoods in La Paz are now linked by cable car lines. The system consists of eight lines: red, yellow, green, blue, orange, white, sky blue and purple. It runs on electricity and it is silent and quick.

A single ticket costs just three bolivianos – around 30 cents, and it can get you to most of the main tourist sites, with the most spectacular views of the city on the way. For example, you can get on the red line in the city centre where it starts, and in 20 minutes it will take you all the way to El Alto, the end of the line. There, you can get off and enjoy amazing views of the snowy mountains or experience local Bolivian life at the largest open-air market in the world. From the end of the line, a short ten-minute taxi ride will get you to La Paz’s international airport.

The operators are proud that the cable car is the most popular tourist attraction in the city. And it doesn’t just transport tourists, it gets children to school and people to work in half or a third of the time it used to take them. It’s also cheaper than other types of transport. Local people are delighted. ‘I used to travel for three or four hours to go shopping’, says Mónica Pérez, a secondary school teacher. Now, the journey is much quicker.

Mercedes Blanco, a student, is equally happy and says her stress levels are much lower. ‘Before, I had to take three buses to get to college. The road was noisy and polluted. It’s much better now’, she says. The journey is actually relaxing, floating above the city looking down on small office buildings, football fields and rivers. It’s a quiet and calm start to the day.

Using the minibuses to get around the city was quite dangerous

The city of La Paz is more than 4,000 metres above sea level.

You can get from one end of one cable car line to the other in 20 minutes

You can take a cable car from the centre of La Paz directly to the airport.

Local people and tourists use the teleférico

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