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Starter test Progress test 1

1 1 go on holiday ​2  stay at home ​3  play ice hockey ​4 clean 1 1 dish ​2  painting ​3  ice skating ​4  mural ​5  sculpture ​
the river ​5  wear costumes 6 brick
2 1 went ​2  bought ​3  took ​4  grown ​5  saw 2 1 paragliding ​2  background ​3  dishonest ​4  talented ​
3 1 was riding; fell ​2  were having; came ​3  was watching; rang ​ 5 disgusting ​6  tidy ​7  original
4 were waiting; ran ​5  was paying; dropped ​6 was looking; 1
saw ​7  were riding; stopped p
4 1 travel ​2  ’m helping ​3  doesn’t ​4  Is ​5  learning ​6 speak ​ 2 3
b a c k g r o u n d
7 isn’t having
r i
Unit 1 test 4 5
t a l e n t e d s
1 1 polite ​2  untidy ​3  art gallery ​4  mural ​5  sculpture ​
6 landscape ​7  portrait ​8  smoke g i h
2 1 ’ll ​2  are going to have ​3  ’re arriving ​4  isn’t going to ​ l s o
5 won’t be ​6  Are ​7  ’ll 6
3 1 ’s not coming ​2  Will … be ​3  won’t say ​4  ’re visiting ​ t i d y g n
5 won’t visit ​6  won’t go ​7  won’t get ​8  are … meeting d u e
Unit 2 test i s s
1 1 wildlife ​2  caving ​3  baseball ​4  rock climbing ​5  skiing ​ n t t
6 rugby
g i
2 1 dishonest ​2  inexperienced ​3  insensitive ​4  dislike ​ 7
5 incorrect ​6  obey o r i g i n a l
3 1 buy ​2  ’ll have ​3  don’t start ​4  won’t be ​5  ask ​6  ’ll help g
4 1 If you did more exercise, you’d be healthier. ✓
2 We’d help you look for a present if we had the time. ✓ 3 1 insensitive ​2  dislike ​3  impolite ​4  impossible ​5  untidy ​
3 If you went caving, you’d be scared of the dark. ✓ 6 disobey ​7  incorrect ​8  inexperienced ​9  unpopular ​
4 The world would be a better place if everyone recycled 10 unfriendly ​11  unhelpful
their rubbish. ✓ 4 1 ’m going to make ​2  ’ll finish ​3  ’s going to be ​4  ’ll help ​
5 She wouldn’t feel so unhappy if she had more friends. ✓ 5 ’m going to go ​6  ’ll buy ​7  ’ll turn on
6 If you wanted to try paragliding, what would your mum 5 1 If we find the tent, we’ll go camping. ​2  If I go on the
and dad say? ✓ school trip, I’ll try rock climbing. ​3  If you break that
window, Mr Simms will be furious. ​4  If they don’t have the
Unit 3 test right equipment, they won’t go caving. ​5  If the portrait
1 1 snack ​2  furious ​3  adventurous ​4  dessert ​5  delicious ​ doesn’t look like me, I won’t buy it. ​6  If we found the tent,
6 bright ​7  deserted ​8  famous we’d go camping. ​7  If I went on the school trip, I’d try rock
2 1 before ​2  since ​3  yet ​4  just ​5  for ​6  already ​7  just ​8  yet climbing. ​8  If you broke that window, Mr Simms would
3 1 Did … enjoy ​2  was ​3  haven’t been ​4  Did … go ​5  invited ​ be furious. ​9  If they didn’t have the right equipment, they
6 ’s seen ​7  didn’t want wouldn’t go caving. ​10  If the portrait didn’t look like me, I
wouldn’t buy it.
6 1 Have ... finished ​2  didn’t see ​3  haven’t started ​4  didn’t
make ​5  ’ve forgotten / forgot ​6  Did ... enjoy

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Skills test 1 Skills test 1 Fluency Time!

1 1 Picture 3 1 1 a ​2  a ​3  b ​4  a ​5  b ​6  b
Audio script C 01 Audio script C 03
I’m really pleased that people can recognize the scene that 1 Girl: Hi, Phil. Are you doing anything special on Saturday?
I’ve painted. In the foreground, there’s a low stone wall and Phil: No, not really.
some trees to the left. There’s an old farm building on the right. 2 Girl: Hello, Susan. Are you doing anything special this
It looks as if it’s about to fall down. There are usually a lot of weekend?
sheep and cows in the field, but I only decided to put a few in, Susan: Yes. We’re going to a theme park on Sunday.
as I’m not very good at painting them. They look more like Girl: Lucky you!
dogs and horses! Because I painted my picture in autumn, 3 Girl: Are you doing anything special on Sunday, Mike?
there weren’t many flowers around, but there are lots now. Mike: I’m going to the cinema with my family.
If I paint the same scene again in the future, I’ll add more Girl: Great!
flowers. Away in the distance are some hills. We don’t have 4 Boy: Hi, Joe. Are you doing anything special tomorrow?
any mountains near us, though. The landscape isn’t dramatic, Joe: No, not really.
but it’s pretty and I love it. 5 Girl: Are you doing anything special today, Rita?
2 1 No [it was cool spending a week with his friends] ​ Rita: Yes, I’m going to visit my grandparents.
2 rock climbing and paragliding ​3  No [the higher the Girl: That sounds nice.
better] ​4  No [it’s harder than it looks] ​5  Like a bird ​ 6 Boy: Hi, Simon. Are you doing anything special on
6 a few hours [an afternoon] ​7  No [you go really fast, and Saturday?
have to pay attention] ​8  No [he didn’t go anywhere near Simon: Yes, I’m going to play basketball with some friends.
the water] Boy: Can I come too?
Audio script C 02 Simon: Sure.
Jack: What did you like best about the activity centre, 2 1 special ​2  going ​3  can’t ​4  Why ​5  love ​6  sure
Charlie? Audio script C 04
Charlie: Well, it was really cool spending a week with all my 1 Are you and Tara doing anything special on Sunday?
friends. But I missed my mum and dad, of course. 2 We’re going bowling tomorrow.
Jack: And did you take part in many activities? 3 Sorry, I can’t.
Charlie: Yes, lots. I didn’t try everything, but on the first day 4 Why don’t you and Rob come too?
I tried the rock-climbing and the paragliding, which 5 Thanks. I’d love to.
I absolutely loved. 6 I’m not sure. Mum wants me to tidy my room.
Jack: So you aren’t afraid of heights, then? 3 1 Why don’t you come to the cinema with us? ​2  Why don’t
Charlie: No, the higher the better. I enjoyed the rock- you come to the theatre with us? ​3  I’m not sure. Mum
climbing because you have to work as a team. wants me to walk the dog.  ​4  Why don’t you come to the
It’s a lot harder than it looks. The paragliding was swimming pool with us? ​5  Why don’t you come to the
amazing – just like being a bird! park with us? ​6  Why don’t you come to the art gallery
Jack: What else did you do ? with us?
Charlie: I spent an afternoon mountain biking. You get to 4 1 I’m not sure. Mum wants me to make a cake. ​2  I’m not
go really fast, and you need to pay attention to sure. Mum wants me to tidy my room. ​3  I’m not sure. Mum
where you’re going. I fell off twice! wants me to walk the dog. ​4  I’m not sure. Mum wants me
Jack: What about water sports? Did you do any to do my homework. ​5  I’m not sure. Mum wants me to
snorkelling? cook lunch. ​6  I’m not sure. Mum wants me to help in the
Charlie: No. I didn’t go anywhere near the water. It looked garden.
so cold!
3 1 deserted ​2  wildlife ​3  adventurous ​4  poisonous ​5  staring ​ Unit 4 test
6 splash ​7  untidy ​8  hazardous 1 1 hot-air balloon ​2  private ​3  motorbike ​4  yacht ​
4 Possible answers: ​1  A bird is flying in the sky. ​ 5 look after ​6  barge ​7  local ​8  look forward
2 A boy is throwing stones in the lake. ​ 2 1 ’ve been talking; for ​2  ’ve been waiting; for ​
3 A boy is swimming. ​4  A boy has fallen off his bike. ​ 3 ’s been doing; since ​4  ’s been building; since ​
5 There’s a statue of a man on a horse. ​6  Some children 5 have been looking forward; for ​6  ’s been making; since ​
are playing baseball. ​7  There’s a boy fishing. ​8  Some 7 ’ve been learning; for ​8  ’ve been going; since
children are having a snack. ​9  A boy is rowing on the lake. 3 1 Has Grandma been writing letters? – e ​2  Has Steve been
5 1 You’re wearing a nice dress. ​2  She created a delicious sleeping? – d ​3  Has Karen been picking flowers? – b ​
meal. ​3  Some mushrooms can be dangerous. ​4  The singer 4 Have Charlie and Phil been playing in the mud? – g ​
became famous very quickly. ​5  People came to watch 5 Have they been caving? – f ​6  Has he been running for
the cookery demonstration. ​6  We’ve brought the wrong the bus? – a  7 Have we been making dinner? – c
equipment. ​7  Their bedrooms are always very untidy. ​
8 He shouldn’t go caving because he’s inexperienced. ​
9 We’re going to celebrate my birthday next Saturday.
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Unit 5 test Skills test 2

1 1 achievement ​2  invention ​3  experiment ​4  hollow ​ 1 1 F ​2  F ​3  DK ​4  DK ​5  T ​6  F ​7  T ​8  T ​9  F
5 rotate ​6  equipment ​7  machine ​8  agreement Audio script C 05
2 1 Ice cream was invented by the Chinese. ​2  Omelettes are Jane: What’s the most exciting journey you’ve ever been on?
made with eggs. ​3  Too much food is thrown away these Pete: It was definitely the ride in the hot-air balloon.
days. ​4  Dolphins aren’t kept in cages. ​5  Rome wasn’t built Jane: That sounds fantastic!
in a day. ​6  New treatments are discovered all the time Pete: It was. There were about eight or nine of us altogether.
by scientists. ​7  Three thousand years ago, English wasn’t That was more than I was expecting. But it didn’t matter
spoken in Britain. ​8  Letters aren’t delivered to your door in because we all had a great view.
every country. Jane: Was it mainly children?
3 1 Fences aren’t being painted. ​2  A boat is being sailed. ​ Pete: No, there were all sorts of ages – even a boy and his
3 Flowers are being picked. ​4  An aeroplane isn’t being grandad!
flown. ​5  A ball is being kicked. ​6  Photos are being taken. ​ Jane: So how did it feel when you left the ground?
7 A picnic is being eaten. Pete: It felt strange. You don’t realize that you’re moving
at first, but then you’re up and away over the trees.
Unit 6 test Suddenly, you can’t hear the traffic any more, and you
1 1 surf ​2  right ​3  market ​4  log off ​5  attach ​6  create ​ feel as if you’re in a world of your own.
7 download ​8  nail Jane: So what did you see?
2 1 ’ll be driven ​2  ’ll be introduced ​3  will be taken ​ Pete: We flew over my house and our school, and saw the
4 will be asked ​5  won’t be required ​6  ’ll be given ​ team having football practice.
7 will be added Jane: Did they see you?
3 1 Water has been poured on the floor. (✓) ​2  A pencil case Pete: Well, they saw the balloon, but not me. It’s amazing
has been dropped (on the floor). (✓) ​3  The flowers have how everyone waves when you’re in a balloon.
been taken out (of the room). (✗) ​4  The CD player’s been Jane: You’re doing it again next month, aren’t you?
disconnected. (✓) ​5  The table has been moved. (✓) ​ Pete: Yes, I can’t wait. I’m really looking forward to it.
6 The door has been opened. (✓) ​7  The plant has been 2 machine  ​✓ devices  ​✓ design  ​✓ equipment  ​✓ 
put on the shelf. (✗) ​8  A chair has been pushed over. (✓) cameras  ​✓ calculator  ​✓ desk ✓
Audio script C 06
Progress test 2 The Torwell Museum has a wide range of machines and
1 1 ideal ​2  submarine ​3  lorry ​4  log on ​5  sharp ​6  balance devices that show the best in international design over the
2 1 barge ​2  private ​3  helicopter ​4  upload ​5  ideal ​ years. Of course, most of these items have been replaced
6 discover ​7  coach ​8  achievement with more advanced technology. But if you look, you’ll see
3 1 cartridge ​2  experiment ​3  disconnect ​4  motorbike ​ that the ideas behind the older machines are very similar to
5 design ​6  machine ​7  movement ​8  download ​9  reservoir the modern equipment we have today. There are all sorts of
4 1 He’s been climbing the cliff. ​2  She’s been writing a letter things, from early washing machines to printers and cameras.
to her Aunt May. ​3  They haven’t been talking about the You’ll be amazed by the size of these objects. For example,
tennis match. ​4  He hasn’t been cleaning the car. ​5  We’ve a calculator in the museum that is the size of half a desk is
been painting the fence. ​6  They’ve been swimming in the now the same size as a credit card. And you won’t forget the
lake. early computers in a hurry. In the Torwell Museum there’s one
5 1 is being given ​2  is made ​3  are taken ​4  is being asked ​ dating from thirty years ago. That’s not a very long time, but
5 is being collected ​6  is collected ​7  are ... being told ​8  are when it was originally installed in the office, the floor had to
invited ​9  aren’t expected be rebuilt and made stronger. Now, a computer the size of
6 1 has been collected ​2  has … been counted ​3  have … your hand would be much more powerful.
been chosen ​4  will be sent ​5  will be presented ​6  have 3 1 ✓ ​2  ✗ ​3  ✓ ​4  ✓ ​5  ✗ ​6  ✗ ​7  ✓ ​8  ✓ ​9  ✓
been asked ​7  will be invited ​8  will be made 4 1 b ​2  e ​3  g ​4  i ​5  c ​6  d ​7  a ​8  h ​9  f
5 1 make an arrangement ​2  travels deep under the sea ​
3 disconnect a machine ​4  goes wrong ​5  attach a file ​
6 have done well ​7  breathe under water
6 Possible answers: ​1  A man is walking along the beach.
It is very hot. ​2  He sits under the palm tree. He is glad to
be away from the sun. ​3  Something falls on his head. He
looks up. ​4  A monkey is throwing coconuts at him.

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Skills test 2 Fluency Time! Unit 8 test

1 a 4 ​b  6 ​c  2 ​d  5 ​e  3 ​f  1 1 1 strange ​2  comfortable ​3  sketch ​4  artefact ​5  evidence ​
Audio script C 07 6 site ​7  fascinating
 1 Boy: Is it OK if I borrow your dictionary? I want to look up 2 1 had forgotten ​2  had spent ​3  had run ​4  had had ​
this word. I’ve left mine at home. 5 had been ​6  had built ​7  had invited
Girl: No, sorry. I haven’t got it with me 3 1 had … started ​2  hadn’t parked ​3  Had … seen ​
2 Girl 1: I’ve left my pencil case at home. Is it OK if I borrow 4 hadn’t worked ​5  hadn’t come ​6  Had … bought ​
this pen? 7 hadn’t looked ​8  hadn’t found ​9  hadn’t looked
Girl 2: Sure! I’ve got lots of pens.
3 Boy: Hi, Emma. Could I borrow your mobile phone? I Unit 9 test
want to tell my mum I’m going to be late. 1 1 matches ​2  sail ​3  needle and thread ​4  flour ​5  storm ​
Emma: Sure! Here it is. 6 flower ​7  first aid kit ​8  survivor
4 Girl: Hi, Lisa. Do you mind if I borrow your scarf? 2 1 had remembered ​2  wouldn’t have been ​3  hadn’t got
Lisa: Sure! It’s cold today, isn’t it? up ​4  would have had ​5  hadn’t been ​6  would have
5 Girl 1: Is it OK if I borrow your calculator. I can’t do this realized ​7  had taken ​8  wouldn’t have got ​9  had arrived ​
maths question. 10 wouldn’t have walked
Girl 2: No, sorry. I’m using it at the moment. 3 1 might ​2  ought to ​3  shouldn’t ​4  don’t have to ​5  mustn’t ​
6 Boy: Mike, is it OK if I borrow your bike? 6 must
Mike: Yes, OK. But can you bring it back this afternoon?
Boy 1: Yes, of course. Thanks. Progress test 3
2 1 e ​2  c ​3  a ​4  b ​5  f ​6  d 1 1 compass ​2  shipwreck ​3  sketch ​4  journalist ​5  binoculars ​
Audio script C 08 6 iceberg
1 Boy: Can you show me how to do this exercise? 2 1 survivor ​2  artefacts ​3  mysterious ​4  comfortable ​
Girl: Sure! 5 whistle ​6  supplies ​7  storm ​8  rope
2 Girl: Is it OK if I borrow your book? 3 1 underneath ​2  climate ​3  explorer ​4  shipwreck ​5  east ​
Boy: No, sorry. 6 novelist ​7  search ​8  treasure ​9  historian
3 Girl: Do you mind if I close the door? 1 2 3 4
Teacher: No, that’s fine. u c 5 e a s t
4 Girl: Can you show me how to use the remote control? 6
n o v e l i s t x h
Dad: Yes, OK.
5 Boy: Do you mind if I go home? I don’t feel well. d i p i
Teacher: No, of course not. e m l p
6 Girl: Could I do my homework tomorrow? 7
Teacher: No, I’m sorry.
r s e a r c h o w
3 2 Can you show me how to cook this recipe? ​ n t r r
3 Can you show me how to look for some information? ​ 8
e t r e a s u r e e
4 Can you show me how to play this computer game? ​
5 Can you show me how to do my history homework? ​ a r c
6 Can you show me how to download this music? t k
4 1 Could I leave early, please? I’ve got a stomach ache. 9
2 I’ve got a dentist’s appointment. h i s t o r i a n
3 I’ve got a headache. 4 1 That’s the school which Grandma went to. ​
4 I’ve got a doctor’s appointment. 2 This is the ship which belonged to the King of Spain. ​
5 I’ve got an earache. 3 That’s the explorer who came to our school last week. ​
6 I’ve got a hospital appointment. 4 Are those the artefacts which our teacher was telling us
about? ​5  Is this the penknife which you lost last week? ​
Unit 7 test
6 That’s the novelist who writes detective stories.
1 1 map – f ​2  iceberg – h ​3  binoculars – a ​4  explorer – g ​ 5 1 ’d ... gone ​2  ’d told ​3  hadn’t put ​4  hadn’t eaten ​5  ’d left ​
5 novelist – d ​6  shipwreck – c ​7  compass – b ​ 6 hadn’t brought ​7  ’d been ​8  hadn’t seen ​9  ’d waited
8 treasure – e 6 1 If it hadn’t rained, we wouldn’t have got wet. ​
2 1 who ​2  which ​3  who ​4  which ​5  which ​6  which ​7  who ​ 2 If the rope hadn’t broken, we’d have climbed the rocks. ​
8 which 3 If the Titanic hadn’t hit the iceberg, people wouldn’t have
3 1 that ​2  which ​3  that ​4  who ​5  that ​6  that ​7  who drowned. ​4  If the detective had found a clue, he would
have solved the crime. ​5  If you’d gone to the site, you
would have seen the artefacts. ​6  If the hotel had been
nice, we would have stayed there. ​7  If I’d had a needle,
I could have mended the clothes. ​8  If they had eaten
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Skills test 3 Skills test 3 Fluency Time!

1 1 the weather ​2  clothes ​3  map ​4  signs ​5  Close ​ 1 1 d ​2  b ​3  c ​4  e ​5  a ​6  f
6 Don’t walk ​7  Don’t pick ​8  litter Audio script C 11
Audio script C 09 1 Boy 1: We’re lost. What shall we do? I know! I think we
When you take a walk in the countryside, there are some should walk along that path.
basic rules you should follow. First of all, if you’re planning to 2 Girl 1: I’m not so sure. We don’t know where it goes. We
go a long way, or want to explore the hills, you should check could try phoning our parents.
the weather before you leave the house. In the countryside, 3 Boy 2: That’s a good idea. But there’s no phone signal.
the weather can change very quickly, and it can be very What can we do? I know! I think we should make
dangerous if you get cold and wet, especially if you’re wearing two groups. One group should stay here. The other
the wrong sort of clothes. Also, take water and a good map. group should walk along the path and get help.
Once you’re in the countryside, make sure you follow any 4 Girl 2: That won’t work. We could make a camp fire. It will
signs. If you have to open a gate to get into a field, make sure keep us warm. And that’s important.
you close it again. Keep your dog, if you have one, near you 5 Boy 3: Well, I think we should shout for help.
at all times, and don’t let it run near any sheep. Don’t walk 6 Girl 3: That won’t work. No one will hear us. I think we
on the plants, or pick the flowers, and always take your litter should have something to eat and drink. I’m
home. Think of it as walking in someone else’s garden. The hungry and thirsty. I’m sure someone will find us
countryside is for us all to enjoy. soon.
2 1 T ​2  F ​3  DK ​4  F ​5  DK ​6  T ​7  F ​8  T Everyone: Good idea!
Audio script C 10 2 [5] I’m not so sure. That’s too dangerous.
We went on a school trip to the coast last week. It was great. [3] That won’t work. We haven’t got our phones.
We went to a lovely old fishing village called Robin Hood’s [6] I know! We could walk to Grandma’s house and wait
Bay, in the north of England. They don’t do much fishing there there.
any more, but it’s still a fascinating place. The houses are very [1] Oh, no. I haven’t got my keys. What shall we do?
traditional, and they’re connected by very narrow streets. Our [4] We could try climbing through the window.
teacher, Mr Grayson, took us for a walk along the beach. There [2] We could try ringing Mum and Dad.
were lots of rocks, and interesting things to look at in the rock Audio script C 12
pools. Mr Grayson told us where there was the wreck of a ship. 1 Mike: Oh, no. I haven’t got my keys. What shall we do?
Obviously, we didn’t see it ourselves, as it was underwater. 2 Joe: We could try ringing Mum and Dad.
Ryan Casey asked if there were any icebergs nearby, but Mr 3 Mike: That won’t work. We haven’t got our phones.
Grayson just laughed. 4 Joe: We could try climbing through the window.
3 1 Yes ​2 No ​3 No ​4 Yes ​5 Yes ​6 Yes ​7 No ​8 Yes 5 Mike: I’m not so sure. That’s too dangerous.
4 1 finished ​2  fantastic ​3  exciting ​4  sail ​5  adventures ​6  dig ​ 6 Joe: I know! We could walk to Grandma’s house and wait
7 discover ​8  characters there.
5 Possible answers: ​1  Some children are drinking lemonade. ​ 3 Children’s own answers.
2 Some children are writing postcards. ​3  A boy is eating 4 Children’s own answers.
an ice cream. ​4  A dog is jumping up at the boy. ​5  The
Unit 10 test
teacher is pouring water into his water bottle. ​6  A girl has
cut her finger. ​7  A woman is putting a plaster on a girl’s 1 1 disappear ​2  multilingual ​3  century ​4  population ​
finger. ​8  Two people are walking on the beach. 5 fluent ​6  predict ​7  nursery ​8  discovery
6 Children’s own answers. 2 1 he was learning ​2  she was ​3  they had tried ​
4 they weren’t going ​5  she’d buy ​6  he couldn’t wait
3 1 are behaving themselves ​2  is teaching herself ​
3 is singing to himself ​4  ’s washing itself

Unit 11 test
1 1 diamonds ​2  glow ​3  telescope ​4  bumpy ​5  space shuttle ​
6 astronaut
2 1 was ​2  had lived ​3  had moved ​4  knew ​5  took ​6  did ​
7 were ​8  could
3 1 not to eat ​2  to pass ​3  to take ​4  not to forget ​5  to pick
up ​6  not to sit down ​7  to open ​8  to clean ​9  not to go

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Unit 12 test Skills test 4

1 1 spicy ​2  rhino ​3  peaceful ​4  busy ​5  board game ​6  dull ​ 1 1 a ​2  b ​3 b ​ 4 a ​5  a ​ 6 a
7 honest ​8  basic ​9  scary Audio script C 13
2 1 I wish I could swim. ​2  I wish we lived in a hotter country. ​ When we arrived at the hotel, we were shocked. It was terrible.
3 I wish I had some new clothes. ​4  I wish we were on the The hotel was really small and old. It was between two really
beach. ​5  I wish I took better photos. ​6  I wish this film tall office blocks, not next to the park, as we’d read in the
wasn’t so scary. advert.
3 1 didn’t you ​2  can’t he ​3  was it ​4  didn’t we ​5  do they ​ At the reception desk, we discovered that the receptionist
6 does it ​7  can I ​8  have you didn’t speak English at all. That was OK, or so we thought, as
Martin had learnt a few phrases of the language ... but the
Progress test 4 receptionist didn’t understand that, either. We had to wait ten
1 1 astronaut ​2  bakery ​3  telescope ​4  rickshaw ​5  board minutes for the manager to come and help us.
game ​6  diamonds We had to take our own bags up to our rooms. This was
2 1 flavour ​2  century ​3  altogether ​4  mother tongue ​ particularly difficult for Grandad, who has a bad back. Dad
5 official language ​6  space shuttle ​7  solar system ​ told him to leave his suitcase at reception; Dad came back
8 constellation ​9  precious ​10  snug later to get it himself.
3 1 busy ​2  shooting star ​3  surface ​4  population ​5  dialect ​ We were even more worried when we saw the rooms. We were
6 continent ​7  comet ​8  bilingual expecting them to be small, but the one that Tommy and I
4 1  He said he was coming back on the eight o’clock train. ​ were staying in only had a tiny window that was too high to
2 She said she had never met his sister. ​3  She said she see out of.
could make lunch. ​4  He said he would go and collect Chris In Mum and Dad’s room the radiator was hanging off the wall
from the station. ​5  He said they hadn’t predicted that it and, as if all this wasn’t terrible enough, the wardrobe door
would rain all week. ​6  She said Tim played tennis with her was broken. Breakfast the next morning was terrible! Our table
brother every Saturday. was dirty and two of the chairs were broken. There were no
5 1 Mrs Fielding told Billy to clean the board. ​2  Leo asked clean spoons or knives. The coffee was cold and there was no
Joe where Frankie lived. ​3  Lucy asked Sandra how far milk. What a holiday!
away the Moon was. ​4  Tim asked Ryan if he could read 2 1 B ​2  A ​3  F ​4  D ​5  C ​6  E
his comic. ​5  Mia asked Ryan if he could pass her the 3 1 bakery ​2  cookery ​3  flour ​4  grey ​5  bumpy ​6  delivery ​
comic. ​6  Max’s dad asked Max what he’d done with his 7 robbery ​8  machinery
telescope. ​7  Holly asked her mum if she could take them 4 1 asked his dad when they could go ​2  asked Joe why he
to the circus. ​8  Martin told Tommy not to be late. wanted to go ​3  said they always went ​4  said he’d never
6 1 haven’t you ​2  did you ​3  did you ​4  is it ​5  weren’t they ​ been ​5  said if they went to another country, they’d have
6 weren’t they ​7  isn’t it ​8  don’t you to speak ​6  said that was what made it ​7  said he / Joe
might not like ​8  said he was sure he would like ​
9 told him not to keep talking about it ​
10 asked him / Joe to pass him
5 1 would win the lottery ​2  how surprised they’d be ​3  what
I can see ​4  feel completely free ​5  astronauts for tea ​6  a
motorway to me ​7  good marks in Geography ​8  wait
another century
6 Possible answers:
How often do you go on holiday? – I go on holiday twice a
year.
Do you usually stay in a hotel? – No, we usually go
camping.
Do you like camping? – Yes, I do.
Does your family go abroad on holiday? – Yes, we often go
to France.
Have you ever ordered a meal in French? – No, I haven’t.
What do you usually do on holiday? – I go to the beach
and swim.
What’s the most exciting thing that’s happened to you on
holiday? – I saw some dolphins.

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Course tests Audio scripts and Answer key
Speaking  Part 1

Skills test 4 Fluency Time!

1 1 b ​2  a ​3  c ​4  b ​5  a ​6  a
Audio script C 14
1 Mike: Where would you most like to go on holiday, Polly?
Polly: Hmm. I’ve always wanted to go hiking in India. I’ve
never been anywhere exciting.
2 Polly: What about you, Mike? What’s your dream holiday?
Mike: I’d like to swim with dolphins. I’ve never seen a dolphin
and I think it would be fantastic.
Polly: Wow. That sounds wonderful.
3 Mike: OK. Where would you go if you could go anywhere in
the world?
Polly: South America. I’ve always wanted to go to Brazil. I’d
like to visit the rainforest.
4 Polly: What about you?
Mike: I’d like to go to Mount Everest. One day I’m going to
climb it.
Polly: Oh, I wouldn’t like that.
5 Polly: Oh, hi, Phil. What’s your dream holiday?
Phil: My dream holiday? Um … I’d like to go on a surfing
holiday in Hawaii.
Polly: Surfing! That sounds fun.
Phil: Yes, cool. The waves in Hawaii are enormous!
6 Polly: And where would you go if you could go anywhere?
Phil: I think I’d like to go to the desert. I could ride across it
on a camel.
Polly: If only we were millionaires …
2 1 T ​2  F ​3  T ​4  F ​5  F ​6  F
Audio script C 15
Daisy: What’s your dream holiday, Rita?
Rita: Hmm. I’d love to go to shopping in New York. I’d love
to be rich and famous and then I’d visit New York
every winter. What about you? Where would you most
like to go on holiday, Daisy?
Daisy: I’d like to go to Africa on a safari. I’d like to see all the
wild animals, but the animals I’d like to see most are
the elephants and lions.
Rita: Oh, wow!
Daisy: Yes, I’ve always wanted to go to Africa. Where would
you go if you could go anywhere in the world?
Rita: I’d like to go to Canada. I love the snow. And I’d like to
go skiing. I think Canada has some of the best skiing
in the world.
Daisy: That sounds exciting. But it also sounds expensive!
Rita: Yes, you’re right! If only I was a millionaire.
3 1 I’d like to visit Japan.
2 I’d like to visit Russia.
3 I’d like to visit New Zealand.
4 I’d like to visit Greece.
5 I’d like to visit Mexico.
6 I’d like to visit Egypt.
4 1 I’d like to visit Rio de Janeiro.
2 I’d like to visit Paris.
3 I’d like to visit Machu Pichu.
4 I’d like to visit Rome.
5 I’d like to visit the Great Wall of China.
6 I’d like to visit the Nazca lines.

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