Starter Progress Test 4
Grammar
1 there is/are
Complete the sentences with the correct form of there is/are.
Is there an airport near your town?
1 ______ _____a lot of people in the park.
2 ______ ______ any good beaches near here.
3 _______ ______ any tourist attractions near this hotel?
4 Is there a gallery in the town centre? – No, ______ ______.
5 ______ ______some very expensive restaurants in London.
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2 some / a lot of / any
Underline the correct words.
Is there any / some tea in our hotel room?
1 There are any / a lot of museums in Paris.
2 There are some / any towels on the bed.
3 Are there a lot of / any good markets near the hotel?
4 There aren’t some / any lakes in the mountains.
5 There are a lot of / some people in Tokyo.
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3 telling the time
Write the times.
8.15 It’s eight fifteen or quarter past eight.
1 10.30 It’s ________________ or half past ten.
2 12.00 at night. It’s ________________.
3 4.50 It’s four fifty or _________________.
4 9.25 It’s ________________ or twenty-five past nine.
5 2.45 It’s two forty-five or _________________.
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Vocabulary
4 prepositions of place
Write the prepositions.
in
__________
__________
3 __________
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__________
__________
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5 places in the city
Put the letters in the correct order to make words about places in the city.
usmume museum
1 tropira __________
2 etrhate __________
3 gleryal __________
4 eclapa __________
5 trekam __________
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6 hotels
Complete the sentences.
There’s a good programme on television.
1 It’s cold in here. Is there an extra b _ _ _ _ _ _ on the bed?
2 The water in the s _ _ _ _ _ is very hot.
3 There are two t _ _ _ _ _ on the bed. One for you and one for me.
4 Is there any cold sparkling water in the f _ _ _ _ _?
5 There’s some hot water in the k _ _ _ _ _ for a cup of coffee.
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Pronunciation
7 /θ/ (thank) and /ð/ (this)
Underline the sound you hear.
/θ/ /ð/
1 /θ/ /ð/
2 /θ/ /ð/
3 /θ/ /ð/
4 /θ/ /ð/
5 /θ/ /ð/
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8 /ə/
Underline the /ə/ sounds in these sentences.
That isn’t a gallery. It’s a museum.
1 It’s eleven o’clock.
2 Can I have a ticket to London?
3 When is the ticket office open?
4 The theatre is opposite the gallery.
5 There are seventeen rooms in the hotel.
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How to …
9 buy a train ticket
Complete the dialogue using the words in the box.
morning platform That’s single It’s next
A: Good morning.
B: Good morning. Can I have a (1) _________________ to Manchester, please?
A: (2) _________________ £14.50 please.
B: Here you are. What time is the (3) _________________train?
A: (4) _________________ at 2.20.
B: And what (5) _________________ is it on?
A: It’s on platform six.
B: Thank you.
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10 Reading
Read the article. Are the statements True (T) or False (F)?
Well, here I am in my room at my favourite hotel. There’s fresh coffee on the table and
cold water and orange juice in the fridge. This is my favourite room because it’s very
big and there’s a fantastic view of the park from the window.
I’m in Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic. This city is very interesting and very
old. There’s an international airport near the city and in half an hour you’re in the
centre of the town. There are a lot of galleries, museums, palaces and theatres in
Prague. It’s a very cultural city. The river in Prague is called the Vltava.
Near Prague there are also mountains and national parks for summer holidays when it’s
very hot in the town.
It’s cold today but there’s a really good restaurant in the hotel where you can have
typical Czech food and it’s not very expensive.
At midnight my train goes to Berlin.
The hotel room is not very good. F
1 There’s a park near the hotel. ___
2 Prague is an interesting city. ___
3 The Vltava isn’t in Prague. ___
4 Prague is very hot in the summer. ___
5 There’s an Italian restaurant in the hotel. ___
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