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b) Fill in:
with
,
for
,
about
,
from
.
1
Steven Spielberg has a reputation . . . . . . . making
good films.
2
Ralph Fiennes is most famous . . . . . . . his role in
The English Patient
.
3
In the film the hero died . . . . . . . his wounds.
4
Tom was very confident . . . . . . . winning the race.
5
Paul is obsessed . . . . . . . football. He talks about
nothing else.
3
They got a lift from their friends who had come
along to see them . . . . . . . .
4
They managed to check . . . . . . . quickly.
5
They boarded the plane just before it took . . . . . . . .
5
Complete the sentences using the words in
bold. Use two to five words.
1
We had never been to Florence before.
first
It . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . we had ever been
to Florence.
2
Ryan started playing rugby five years ago.
been
Ryan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . rugby for five
years.
3
Although he had trained for the race for weeks,
he didn’t win.
despite
He didn’t win the race . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . for weeks.
4
She waited until everyone had arrived before she
told them her news.
tell
She . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . news until
everyone had arrived.
5
The film didn’t interest me at all.
find
I didn’t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . at all.
Now I can ...
... in English
•
talk about free‒time activities
•
talk and write about a sporting event
•
talk about journeys and means of transport
•
express interest and preferences, likes/dislikes,
opinions, attitude
•
write a film review
•
write a story
•
write descriptions of people, places and objects
•
talk about energy resources
•
write about saving energy at home
Progress Check 1
1
Fill in:
finish
,
injured
,
hard
,
seating
,
postponed
,
dashed
,
opponent
,
catch
,
tragic
,
supporting
.
1
To get into the Olympics, you must train
. . . . . . . . . . . . .
2
I really liked the actor who played the . . . . . . . . . . . .
role.
3
The performance was . . . . . . . . . . . . until next
Monday.
4
This stadium has a(n) . . . . . . . . . . . . capacity of
50,000.
5
He . . . . . . . . . . . . to the finishing line to take
second place.
6
John can’t play this week, he’s . . . . . . . . . . . . .
7
My . . . . . . . . . . . . in this tennis match is also my
cousin.
8
He managed to . . . . . . . . . . . the race in third place.
9
I have to leave now if I want to . . . . . . . . . . the bus.
10
I don’t like films that have a(n) . . . . . . . . . . ending.
2
Put the verbs in brackets in the correct tense.
1
A: What . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(you/do)
this time last
weekend?
B: We . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(travel)
to York.
2
A: Who’s she? Why . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(she/look)
at us?
B: I . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(not/notice)
her looking at us.
3
A: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(you/meet)
Ann at the party
last night?
B: No, she . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(leave)
before I arrived.
4
A: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(you/do)
anything tonight.
B: Yes, I . . . . . . . . .
(go)
to the cinema with Steve.
5
A: Why . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(you/be)
late yesterday?
B: I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(wait)
at the bus stop
for over forty minutes before the bus arrived.
3
Join the sentences. Use relatives.
1
Rachel is my best friend. She is an actress.
2
Cumbria is a county. It is in the northwest of
England.
3
Lyn’s sister is a famous model. Lyn is my neighbour.
4
Ian’s going to Rome. He will visit the Colosseum
there.
5
I want to learn to play snooker. It is a difficult game.
4
a) Fill in:
off
,
down
or
in
.
1
Their car broke . . . . . . . on the way to the airport.
2
If they had set . . . . . . . earlier, they wouldn’t have
been late for their flight.
Points: ___
(
5X4 20
)
My score: ___
(
100
)
Points: ___
(
5X2 10
)
Points: ___
(
5X2 10
)
Points: ___
(
10X2 20
)
Points: ___
(
10X2 20
)
Points: ___
(
5X4 20
)
