Progress review 1

Complete the crossword.

1. It's a new smartphone ________.

2. She's got 100,000 ________ on Twitter. 

3. It's only a short ________. People will forget about it soon.

4. ________ a comment on my blog.

5. How many ________ does that video have?

6. Social ________ are changing ways of communication.

7. We use electronic ________, such as tablets.

Choose the correct words.

1. Jack is in a basketball team. They generally / obviously play about once a week.

2. It generally / amazingly takes more time to get from London to Rome by car than by plane.

3. Obviously / Amazingly, some people spend over two hours on social media every day.

4. I thought this app was free, but apparently / amazingly I have to pay £3 for it.

Complete the sentences using the correct form of used to and the verb in brackets.

1. She .................. (not like) hiphop music, but she loves it now.

2. ..................... (your brother / watch) a lot of cartoons?

3. They ...............… (go) to the cinema often. Now, they watch films online.

4. I ...............…. (take) that bus, but I don't any more.

5. He …................. (not have) a laptop, but he bought one last year.

6. What time ..................... (eat) dinner when you were younger?

Listen to Lena telling her friend Ethan about their trip to Italy. Which clothes did Lena and her family bring from England and which ones did they buy in Italy? Write E for England or I for Italy.

...........… baggy hoodie

..........… black boots 

..........… black trousers 

..........… colourful hat 

.........… jeans 

.........… patterned jacket 

.........… plain white blouse 

…......... shorts 

…......... short-sleeved tops 

…......... summer dresses 

…......... tight skirt 

.........… trainers 

Choose the correct answers.

Japanese inventor Satoshi Tajiri ¹….... Pokémon, or pocket monsters, in 1995. By 1999, children ²….... their parents for Pokémon games all over the world, and the Pokémon company ³…....  thousands of games every day! Many crazes stop being popular quite quickly, but this ⁴….... with Pokémon. When the company ⁵….... its tenth anniversary, millions of people ⁶…....  Pokémon computer games, cards and toys. Today, it is one of the most successful game companies in the world.

1. a. used to create                 b. created                          c. was creating

2. a. were asking                    b. asked                             c. asking

3. a. sold                                 b. was selling                    c. used to sell

4. a. didn't happen                  b. wasn't happening          c. doesn't happen

5. a. was celebrating               b. used to celebrate          c. celebrated

6. a. still buying                       b. were still buying            c. still bought

Complete the conversation with the phrases. Then practise with your partner.

Molly: Hey, Hannah. What are you up to?

Hannah: Oh, hi, Molly. I'm looking for some jeans.

Molly: Did you find anything?

Hannah: Not really ¹….. in here, but they're expensive.

Molly: Mmm, you're right. Look – that's a really cool jacket.

Hannah: Yeah, ²……. Why don't you try it on?

Molly: ³…….

Hannah: I think ⁴…….  Go on, try it on!

Choose the correct words.

Fact file: Flared trousers

The beginnings

American sailors were the first to wear flared trousers in the 19th century. ¹....... days, trousers with a wide leg below the knee were practical for many reasons. ².......,  they were easy to roll up when cleaning the ship or to take off when they got wet.

Craze of the 1960s and 1970s

³....... when flared trousers became popular. Many singers, such ⁴....... Sonny and Cher, wore them. ⁵....... that time, young people made their own flared trousers because shops weren't selling them. ⁶....... the seventies, you could buy them in almost every shop. Hardly anyone chose a different style of trousers during this ⁷........

A comeback

There were a few times when flared trousers came back, ⁸......., throughout the 1990s and in 2015. Although fashion designers, 9....... Balmain and Gucci, presented them during fashion shows, they didn't become as popular as in the 1970s.

1.     a. In these                       b. In those                         c. On these

2.     a. Such as                       b. Like                                c. For example

3.    a. The sixties was the decade                 b. In the sixties               c. These days

4.    a. like                             b. of                                  c. as

5.    a. At                               b. When                             c. For

6.     a. On                              b. In                                  c. At

7.    a. decade                        b. times                             c. days

8.    a. example                           b. such                              c. for instance

9.    a. such                                    b. like                                c. instance

Complete the words.

1. Tone-d……... makes it difficult to play a musical instrument well.

2. We can't t………. the objects in the museum.

3. Beethoven lost his h……….. when he was thirty, and was deaf for the rest of his life.

4. You need to have near-perfect s................... to be an airline pilot.

5. We lost s…………. in our toes when we were walking in the snow.

6. Can you t………. the sugar in your tea?

Choose the correct words.

1. 'What's your favourite chewing gum flavour / fragrance?' 'I love mint and strawberry.'

2. This cake has a creamy texture / scent.

3. When we walked into the gym, we noticed a strong flavour / odour of sweat.

4. Mia opened the window and the texture / scent of garden flowers filled the room.

5. I got my first scent / perfume as a birthday present from my parents.

6. I love the odour / fragrance of spices in the kitchen.

Complete the sentences using the correct present perfect form of the verbs and for or since.

1. They ……. (not eat) ice cream ……. last summer.

2. “……. (she/have) problems with her hearing ……. long?” - “Yes, she …….”

3. He ……. (be) colour-blind ……. he was born.

4. I ……. (take) this bus every day ……. six months.

5. We ……. (not see) our cousins ……. ages.