1 Match sentence endings a–f to six of the sentence starters 1–12.
I was really surprised he failed the exam because
I asked them to turn the music down because
He didn’t post the letter because
He didn’t post the letter, even though
We were running out of petrol, so
We ran out of petrol, so
When she told us she was thinking of becoming a model,
I think she got upset because
By the time we got there, the show had already started, so
When we got there, the show was just starting, so
I met my girlfriend while
I met my girlfriend and then
… we had to look for a garage.
… he’d studied a lot.
… we went to a friend’s for dinner.
… we didn’t really miss much.
… I’d reminded him at least three times.
… we were laughing at her.
2 Complete the stories by putting the verbs in the brackets into the correct tense.
1 This embarrassing thing 1 (happen) to me last week. I 2 (go) to the cinema with my best friend and her new boyfriend, who I 3 (never/meet) before. Anyway, we 4 (watch) a horror movie and my friend and I usually reach for each other’s hands when a scary part comes on. At one point, I 5 (try) to grab my friend’s hand – but I 6 (grab) her boyfriend’s instead! I felt awful about it!
2 It was really stupid. I 7 (walk) along the road, and I 8 (see) a man arguing with a woman on the other side of the road, and I 9 (stare) at them, not looking where 10 (go) and I 11 (walk) straight into a box which someone 12 (left) in the street. I 13 (fall over) and I 14 (hit) my head really hard. The man and the woman 15 (stop) arguing and 16 (start) laughing at me. I felt like such an idiot!
Glossary
run out of: if you run out of something, you use it and so you have no more of it
get upset: if you get upset, you get angry or sad
grab: if you grab something, you take it in a quick, sudden way
stare: if you stare at something, you look for a long time at it
Учебник, с. 8–13, 121
Итоговый тест по модулю 1
Задания юнита с автоматической проверкой. Можно проверять по одному или все сразу кнопкой внизу.
1 Complete the questions with the correct words.
A:Where from?B:Poland.
A:What do?B:I work in an office.
A:What studying?B:Law.
A: married?B:Not exactly. I live with my partner, but we’re not married.
A: studied here before?B:Yeah, I was here last term, actually.
A:How long studying English?B:Ages. Probably ten years on and off.
A:What do when you’re not working / studying?B:Oh, I’m really into surfing so I do that whenever I can. Apart from that, I like listening to music, shopping – that kind of thing.
A: any brothers or sisters?B:Yeah, I’ve got one sister.
A:How long study here?B:Probably till next June.
A:What do last weekend?B:Nothing special. I went out shopping on Saturday, but that’s all really.
2 Choose the correct words (Listening 1.1).
Hi. . Sit down. Take a seat.
It’s maybe 500 from Moscow.
You haven’t got a very accent.
How long are you going to here?
How old are you, if you don’t me asking?
I’m going to put you in the class.
3 Match the questions 1–6 with the two possible follow-up questions a–f.
What are you studying? →
Have you studied here before? →
What do you do when you’re not studying? →
Have you got any brothers or sisters? →
What did you do at the weekend? →
What do you do? →
Whose class were you in? / Where did you learn your English?
What year are you in? / What does that involve?
Older or younger? / What do they do?
Where do you work? / Do you enjoy it?
Did you get anything nice? / Do you do that often?
How long have you been doing that? / What kind of music are you into?
4 Decide if these sentences about the article on p. 10 are true or false.
UK students never have to study a foreign language.
Most British people only speak English.
Edward Jones’ students never try to speak a foreign language.
Britain could do more business abroad.
The Government accepted there was a problem with their policy.
Learning languages earlier is definitely more effective.
The European Commission supports early teaching.
There aren’t many opportunities for older people to learn.
5 Match the words from the article with their meanings. Выберите значение для каждого слова.
top head teacher —
motivation —
the point —
Relying on —
evidence —
environment —
continuity —
progress at different speeds —
deal with —
more available —
6 Complete Brian Willis’ story by putting the verbs in the correct tense.
I remember one mistake I made when I 1 (teach) in Argentina. I 2 (do) a bit of Spanish before, but not much. In my first class, I 3 (explain) to the students that I was a language learner too, so I knew how they felt. I 4 (tell) them – in Spanish – “Don’t get embarrassed!” The students 5 (look) surprised and 6 (say) “Embarazada?” “Yes,” I said, “because if you’re embarrassed, you can’t talk” and 7 (act) being embarrassed. Several students laughed and we 8 (continue) the class. I later found out I 9 (use) the wrong word and I 10 (actually say) “Don’t get pregnant!” I felt stupid, but it 11 (not stop) me talking and learning. I just never made the same mistake again!
7 Match the tense 1–3 with the usage a–c.
The past continuous
The past perfect
The past simple
emphasises an action that happened before another past action, time or event
shows an action was unfinished when another past action happened.
shows completed actions that follow one after the other.
8 Complete the sentences with the past continuous form of the verbs in the box.
buildchatcrylook fordrivedohavesort out
I didn’t sleep very well last night. The baby all night.
A:My brother lived in Copenhagen for four years.B:What he there?A:He’s a civil engineer and they a metro line there.
Sorry, I’m late. I to a friend and I forgot the time.
Sorry. I a coffee over the road.
Sorry I’m late. I a problem at work.
Sorry I’m late. I a parking space. I round in circles for about half an hour.
9 Put the words in the correct order to form questions people might ask when writing to pen friends for the first time. Нажимайте на слова по порядку; повторное нажатие возвращает слово.