Progress Test 2A (Units 4-6)
Progress Test 2A (Units 4-6)
Progress Test 2A (Units 4-6)
1 Listen to a talk about a famous film director. 3 Read the text and replace the underlined words
Decide if statements 1–5 are true or false. with a word/phrase from the box. There is one
word/phrase that you don’t need.
1 Coppola did a degree in film studies at a New York
university. almost everywhere country
TRUE / FALSE his birthplace it
2 Coppola’s first full-length film wasn’t very these places this great leader
successful.
The 1982 film ‘Gandhi’ is about the life of
TRUE / FALSE
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. Born in
3 Coppola has only ever made one film about war.
October 1869, he is best known around the
TRUE / FALSE
world as the man who fought for Indian
4 Coppola has never had any other interests apart
independence from Britain. The name
from directing films.
‘Mahatma’, which means ‘great soul’, was first
TRUE / FALSE
given to him in South Africa in 1914 and is now
5 Coppola’s family have strong connections with the
used 1 around the world. In India, 2 Gandhi is
film industry.
also known by the term Bapu, which means
TRUE / FALSE
‘father’.
2 points for each correct answer 10 Gandhi was born and raised in Gujarat, which is
on the coast in the west of India. He returned to
2 Listen again. Match the dates 6–10 with the 3
Gujarat after he’d studied law in London. His
events a–f. There is one event which you don’t mother had died while he was studying, but his
need. family had deliberately not told him the news as
they didn’t want 4 the news to affect his studies.
6 1960 _____ He later started making plans to free his
7 1970 _____ homeland from British control. He wanted the
8 1997 _____ people in his 5 homeland to be able to make their
9 1999 _____ own decisions. It took until 1947 for his dream
10 2011 _____ to come true.
4 Choose the correct option a–c to complete the 7 We’re _________ to get there on time. Look at this
sentences. traffic jam!
a possibly
1 It __________ all morning and I don’t think it’s
b probably
going to stop any time soon.
c unlikely
a has rained
b has been raining
8 We organized a sale to raise money for the people
c rained
__________ homes were damaged in the flood.
a that
2 We really enjoyed our holiday this year – we stayed
b whose
on a boat and travelled along a __________.
c which
a sea
b ferry
9 I’m so hungry – it’s midday and I __________
c canal
anything __________!
a didn’t eat / since
3 The __________ in Scotland is an artist’s dream!
b haven’t eaten / yet
There’s something interesting to paint everywhere
c haven’t eaten / ever
you go.
a landscape
10 As there hasn’t been any rain for two months, we
b fresh air
may be about to have a __________.
c soil
a global warming
b landslide
4 Don’t worry! I _________ you there; I know
c drought
exactly where that address is.
a take 2 points for each correct answer 20
b ’ll take
c ’m taking
You should:
tell your relative what your boss has asked you to
do
explain the reasons for this
suggest a new plan.
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SPEAKING
Student A
8 Talk to your partner about a film or TV
program/series you have both seen.
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SPEAKING
Student B
8 Talk to your partner about a film or TV
program/series you have both seen.
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