Unit 1

INSTITUTO WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
ENGLISH TEST-UNIT 1
Name: Mark:
GRAMMAR
1 Underline the correct form.

1 Jake is taking / takes vitamins every day.
2 Clare buys a lot of takeaways, but I prefer / I’m preferring home-made food.
3 Do you watch / Are you watching the football match tomorrow night?
4 I don’t usually have / I’m not usually having ready-made food, but I don’t have much time to cook tonight.
5 Elaria doesn’t work / isn’t working tomorrow, so we’re meeting for lunch.
6 In the summer, we often cycle / we’re often cycling to work.
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2 Complete the sentences with shall / going to / will or the present continuous.
1 A I ________ (go) into town this afternoon. ________ (I / go) to the supermarket on my way back?
B Yes, we need bread, milk and some fruit.
A OK. I ________ (get) all that, and some eggs, too.
2 A I heard on the radio that the weather ________ (be) excellent this weekend.
B That’s good, because my parents ________ (come) to stay with me.
3 A I went to see the latest Mission Impossible film at the cinema yesterday. It’s excellent.
B Oh good. I ________ (see) it tomorrow.
A I think you ________ (love) it.
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3 Complete the sentences. Use the correct form of the verb in brackets.
1 Paolo ________ (buy) a new car next week.
2 I ________ (need) a lot of sleep at the moment so I can concentrate on my exams.
3 We hardly ever ________ (eat) together as a family.
4 Hi, Beth. Sorry, I can’t talk right now. I ________ (drive).
5 You look very serious! What ________ (think) about?
6 I know that Carlos ________ (hate) me! He never says anything nice to me.
7 I ________ (have) dinner with my younger brother at 8.00 tonight.
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VOCABULARY
4 Underline the odd word out.

1 spicy meat fresh frozen
2 duck lamb chicken beans
3 cherry cabbage pepper cucumber
4 grilled roast boiled raw
5 crab squid beef prawn
6 frozen low-fat tinned cook
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5 Write the family word(s).
1 someone with no brothers or sisters ____ _________ _________
2 your brothers and sisters ____________
3 your husband’s / wife’s brother ____________ ____ ______
4 your father’s new wife _______________
5 your sister who has only one parent the same as you __________
6 your grandfather’s / grandmother’s mother ________ _________________
7 everybody in your family ___________ __________
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6 Complete the sentences with the correct word.

1 Sergio is so ________ for his age! He seems much older than 14.
competitive sensitive mature
2 Vicky can seem like a different person on different days – she’s very ________.
sensible moody mean
3 You should think about how other people feel instead of being so ________!
spoilt independent selfish
4 I’m very ________ when I do any sports. I always want to win.
bossy competitive reliable
5 Natalia was very ________ tonight. Do you think she’s OK?
talkative self-confident quiet
6 She’s very ________. She has lots of friends and enjoys crowds and parties.
ambitious spoilt sociable
7 Juan is always trying to pay for everything. He’s very ________.
generous honest sensitive
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READING
7 Read the article and tick () A, B, or C.
Business experts disagree about the benefits of working as a family. Some say that family businesses are more
likely to succeed. Others say that family businesses do not create new ideas, and are likely to fail over time.
Here, one family explains how it works for them.
Elena – mother
I was really pleased when my father asked for some help in his restaurant. The business needs a reliable
manager and I’m good with money. Unlike the rest of the family I’m quite shy, so working in the office suits me
very well. In fact, working here really suits us all. Agustin welcomes the customers and organizes the tables.
Mariana is an imaginative chef, but perhaps a little too confident. She thinks she’s the leader, of course, but I
disagree. My father is planning to retire next year, but even when he has left the kitchen the restaurant will still
be his ‘baby’.
Vincente – grandfather
Elena is a great manager. She’s good with money and very patient, which is important when there are creative
people around. I’m the head chef and my eldest grandchild, Mariana, works with me in the kitchen. We are very
different personalities who share a love of food! I don’t like to plan meals ahead of time. I go to the market early
in the morning and see what is good. Then I go back to the kitchen and decide the menu for the day. Mariana
says I’m disorganized and that our menu is too traditional, but I say this is the best way to cook. If something is
working, why change it?
Mariana – Elena’s oldest child
I love working with my grandfather. He knows everything about the traditional food from this region of Spain. But
he isn’t very interested in new ideas. Right now, I’m developing some new meals which are low in salt and
sugar. Grandad doesn’t think that’s a very good idea, and I don’t want to upset him, so I try not to talk about it all
the time. Agustin agrees with me, though. He’s a great ‘maître d’ — he knows all about the menu, including the
wine, and he is so sociable and outgoing. It’s the perfect job for him!
Agustin – Elena’s youngest child
I was worried because my sister can be bossy, but actually we haven’t had any arguments. Mariana has big
plans for the restaurant and I know we will succeed. At the moment, our customers are mostly people from our
city. I know that because I talk a lot to them. But when Mariana changes the menu, we will have customers from
all over the region. The worst thing about this business is the long days. We work until late and I stand up for
hours and hours. Sometimes I don’t want to smile anymore!
1 Elena says that her father is the leader of the business.

A True  B False  C Doesn’t say 
2 Vincente and Mariana have important things in common.
3 After he retires, Vincente wants Mariana to decide the menu each day.
4 At the moment, the restaurant’s menu is quite modern.
5 Mariana thinks working as the ‘maître d’ suits Agustin.
6 Agustin is going to learn more about wine.
7 Agustin isn’t surprised that he works well with Mariana.
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LISTENING
8 Listen to a conversation between Tom and a photographer. Complete each sentence with
one word.
1 The photographer wants to take photos of the ________ family later.
2 Solomon argued with his ________ yesterday.
3 Tom has ________ siblings.
4 The photographer thinks baby Otis should ________ now.
5 In the evening, Tom expects that Solomon will ________ with his grandchildren.
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9 Listen to five conversations. Tick () A, B, or C.

1 James is cutting down on _________ .
A dairy products  B chocolate and biscuits  C coffee 
2 Mina _________ the meal without the seafood.
A doesn’t like  B won’t eat  C can eat 
3 Gary’s birthday is _________ .
A tomorrow  B today  C on Wednesday 
4 Abbey usually eats her evening meal _________ .
A before 6.30  B at 9.00  C around 7.30 
5 The customer _________ the pasta dish.
A has never eaten  B hates  C loves 
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INSTITUTO WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

1 Underline the correct form.

4 Underline the odd word out.

6 Complete the sentences with the correct word.

7 Read the article and tick () A, B, or C.

Mariana – Elena’s oldest child

Agustin – Elena’s youngest child

1 Elena says that her father is the leader of the business.

9 Listen to five conversations. Tick () A, B, or C.

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