NAME CLASS New

ENGLISH FILE
End-of-course Test Beginner

GRAMMAR

1 Complete the sentences with one word. 3 Complete the text with the correct form of the
verb in brackets. Use the present simple or past
Example: A Are you Simon? simple.
Today, Caroline James lives (live) in a big house in the
B Yes, I am.
countryside. She 1 ________ (have) a husband, two
1 A Where _____ Sally from? children, and a cat, and she 2 ________ (work) at home.
B She’s from Ireland. She 3 ________ (not like) her job, but the money is good.
2 A Are they French? 20 years ago, when she 4 ________ (be) a student, she
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B No, they _____. They’re Italian. ________ (not be) rich and she 6 ________ (not have) a
3 This my brother. _____ name is Paul. job. She 7 ________ (study) French at university, and she
4 Jerry _____ live here in London – he lives in 8
________ (live) with three other students in a flat in a
Edinburg h. big city. 8
5 A _____ she speak Spanish?
B She’s from Madrid, so yes – sure! Grammar total 30
6 I’m sorry, but you _____ park here.
7 A Were they late?
B No, they _____.
8 Where _____ you go yesterday?
9 Last week Sandra was ill, so she _____ go to school.
10 There _____ any people here at the moment.
11 _____ there a TV in your bedroom when you were a
child?
12 A Do you know Claire?
B Yes. I met _____ yesterday. She’s nice.
13 Do you like my new shoes? I bought _____ last
Saturday.
14 Are you going _____ travel alone?

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2 Underline the correct form.

Example: There were / ’s / was 20,000 people at the
football match.
1 I don’t / ’m not / amn’t hot.
2 Where is Sophies / Sophie’s / Sophie sister?
3 She’s tall girl / a tall girl / a girl tall.
4 A Like you / You do like / Do you like fast food?
B No, I don’t.
5 I start work usually / start usually work / usually
start work at eight o’clock.
6 Can you / You can / Do you can ski?
7 Graham told we / we told / told us that he had a
new job.
8 I like to playing / playing / play the piano.
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VOCABULARY

4 Write the missing word. 9 listen to Aa book B the radio

C music
Example: Hi – Hello, Bye – Goodbye
10 drive A a bus B a plane C a car
1 seven – seventh, twelve – ________
2 Mexico – Mexican, Italy – ________
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3 brother – sister, husband – ________
6 Complete the sentences with one word.
4 fast – slow, expensive – ________
5 easy – difficult, safe – ________ Example: Sit down, please.
6 woman – women, child – ________ 1 Go ________ page 12, please.
7 full – empty, upstairs – ________ 2 John is ________ bed.
8 teacher – school, nurse – ________ 3 March is the ________ month of the year, and April is
the fourth.
9 Monday – Tuesday, Wednesday – ________
4 Is Mary ________ work?
10 listen to CDs – ________ DVDs
5 I often ________ a newspaper on Sunday mornings.
11 inside – outside, upstairs – ________
6 I ________ to the gym with Dave yesterday.
12 cold – hot, dark – ________
7 Jack always ________ toast and orange juice for
13 spring – autumn, summer – ________ breakfast.
14 a bus – a bus station, a plane – ________ 8 What time do you go ________ bed?
15 January – February, August – ________ 9 Can you come to dinner ________ Sunday?
16 make – made, come – ________ 10 She lives ________ the second floor.
17 know – knew, take – ________ 11 I usually ________ up at about 6.30.
18 tonight – today, last night – ________ 12 Did you watch the match ________ night?

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5 Tick ( ✓) the words that go with the verb. Vocabulary total 2

Example: go 4
A. to the cinema ✓ B shopping ✓
C the radio 0
1 do. A housework B shower
C sport
2 take. A a photo B an umbrella
C an email
3 make. A chess B dinner
C mistakes
4 have. A lunch B children
C basketball
5 rent. A a house. B a friend
C a flat
6 play. A football B the piano
C a photo
7 wear. A shoes B mobiles. C jeans
8 stay. A at home B at a hotel
C a film
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End-of-course Test Beginner

PRACTICAL ENGLISH

9 Tick ( ✓) the correct response.

Example: What time is it?
AHalf past six. ✓ B Twenty minutes.
C Two pounds fifty.
1 Have a nice day
A You too. B You’re welcome.
C Yes, please.
2 What do you do?
A Fine, thanks. B I’m a doctor.
C I don’t do that.
3 I’m really sorry.
A Yes, you are. B That’s OK.
C See you soon.
4 How much is that?
A Thirty kilometres. B Thirty minutes.
C Thirty euros.
5 Thank you very much.
A You’re welcome. B Here you are.
C Please.
6 A ticket to Glasgow, please.
A Single or double? B Single or married?
C Single or return?
7 What’s the date today?
A It’s the sixth. B It’s Thursday.
C It’s the summer.
8 What do you think of it?
A It’s awful. B I don’t think.
1 C I like him.
9 Is there a bank near here?
Pronunciation total 0 A No, it isn’t here.
2 B Yes, there’s one in Hope Street.
C Yes, you can change money.
0 10 What are you going to do tomorrow?
A It depends on the weather.
B It’s next to the supermarket.
C It’s on the left.

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Grammar, Vocabulary, and Practical English total 90

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End-of-course Reading and Writing Beginner

READING

1 Read the text and tick (✓) Yes or No. 6 Did she go to university? Yes No
7 Does Emily live with her parents? Yes No
Teenagers then and now 8 Does she often go out at the weekend? Yes No
9 Is she at university at the moment? Yes No
Jill Davies is an accountant. She’s 42, she’s married, she
has two children, and she lives in a small village in the
north of England. But 25 years ago she was an 9
18-year-old teenager. It was the 1980s and she lived in
Manchester. 2 Read the text again and complete the sentences
‘I hated being a teenager,’ says Jill. ‘Now, I look back, and below with one word from the text.
I think, ‘Wow, what a fantastic time!’ but then it was Example: Today, Jill lives in a village.
terrible. I didn’t like my hair or my clothes. I thought my
dad was great, but I didn’t like my mum. She told me 1 Jill never listened to her ________.
what to do all the time but I never listened! I wanted to
be cool, but I wasn’t. I didn’t have a boyfriend and my 2 Jill often went to ________ at the weekend.
clothes were terrible. I wore short skirts and tight jeans 3 Jill’s ________ left school when they were 18.
and a lot of make-up. I listened to New Romantic pop
4 Jill started studying accountancy at ________ when
music – Duran Duran and Boy George were my
favourites – and at the weekend I went out to discos she was 22.
and didn’t come home until two or three in the morning.’ 5 Emily often watches DVDs with her ________.
‘Today, everybody goes to university when they leave 6 Emily wants to study ________ at university.
school, but when I was young, this wasn’t true. My
friends and I left school at 18, and there weren’t any jobs. 6
I worked in a shop for three years. I was 22 when I went
to college and trained to be an accountant.’ Reading total 1
WRITING
Emily Johnson is a student, and she’s going to be 18 next
week. She lives in Stockport, a town near Manchester, Answer the questions and write about your life. 5
with some friends. Her parents and her younger brother
MY LIFE
• How old are you? If you are a teenager, describe your life
live in a house nearby.
‘I like being a teenager,’ says Emily. ‘I have good friends • If you aren’t ateenager,
and a really nice boyfriend. I don’t go out very often, but describe your life when
I text my friends all the time or we chat online. On you were
weekdays, I meet my friends in a café near college, or I now. Where do you live and who with? What do you like
watch DVDs at my boyfriend’s house. Sometimes we go doing? What do you do at the weekend? What are you
to the cinema on Saturday night. I usually wear going to do next?
comfortable clothes – T-shirts and jeans. And I download
a lot of music from the Internet. I love listening to Kate 18. Where did you live and who with? What did you like
Nash and Lily Allen. They’re really cool.’ doing? What did you do at the weekend?
‘I study French at school, but I’m going to do Spanish at
university next year. I love languages and I want to work
in different countries.’

Writing total 1
Reading and Writing total 5
Example: Is Jill married? Yes ✓ No

1 Does she have any children? Yes No 3

2 Does she live in Manchester now? Yes No
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3 Was she happy when she was 18? Yes No
4 Did she like her father? Yes No
5 Did she have a boyfriend? Yes No

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End-of-course Listening and Speaking Beginner

LISTENING SPEAKING

1 Listen to Anna telling Carl about her weekend. Student A

Tick (✓) A, B, or C to complete the sentences. 1 Ask your partner these questions.
1 At the weekend, Anna usually… 1 What do you usually do on Saturday evening?
A goes to festivals
2 What did you do last Friday?
B goes to her parents’ house
3 What are you going to do next Sunday?
C stays at home
4 What do you like doing in the winter?
2 Anna went to the rock festival with…
5 Where did you go for your holidays last summer?
A her husband. B her friends
C her parents
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3 On Sunday…
A the bands were great B Anna was tired Listening and speaking total 30

C it was hot and sunny

4 Anna was at the festival from…
A Friday evening to Sunday afternoon
B Saturday morning to Sunday evening
C Saturday afternoon to Sunday morning
5 Anna saw…
A an American band B an Australian band Place Activities
C an African band home _______
a typical weekend _
at home _______
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last weekend _
_______
2 Listen to five conversations. Tick✓) A , B, or C to _
( complete the sentences.
_______
1 The man’s name is… next weekend ________
A Brian Goud. B Bryan Gould _
C Bryn Gold _______
_
2 Sam is going to get to Cardiff by… _______
A car B train C bus 4 Now ask your partner about his/her weekends.
_
3 At the party, Jo met… _______
Speaking total 1
A David’s mum B David’s dad _
Listening and Speaking total
_______ 5
C David’s girlfriend _
4 At the weekend, Rachel likes… _______
2
A going out B cooking _
C doing exercise 5
5 In the end, the man wants…
A a double room with a TV and a sea view
B single room with TV, a shower, and a view of the castle

C a double room with a shower and a nice view

Listening total 10

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