Self-Check Unit Test · 7
Answer on a separate sheet of paper. Then check your answers. Follow the examples.

Grammar
Present Simple & Continuous (20 points
1Put the verbs in brackets in the right tense.
What (you do) every day?
What do you do every day?
1‘What (he do) next weekend?’
‘(He travel) to Paris.’
2‘How often (you see) your friends?’
‘(We go out) every week.’
3‘What (you studying) now?’
‘(I prepare) an English exam.’
4‘(He watch) TV right now?’
‘No, (he play) computer games.’
5‘How (you get) to work tomorrow?’
‘(I catch) a train.’
2Write the negatives.
I like football.
I don’t like football.

1He’s leaving at six o’clock tomorrow.
2We listen to the radio in the morning.
3I’m writing negatives at the moment.
4My brother’s having a party next week.
5I do sport twice a week.
3Make questions about underlined words.
I like football. = What do you like?
Adverbs of frequency (10 points
4Write sentences using the prompts and the adverbs in brackets.
I / read books ( usually)
I usually read books.
1He / go to school (every day)
2She / travel (three times a year)
3We / study English (hardly ever)
4I / give money to charity (once a year)
5They / visit friends (sometimes)6Americans / travel by plane (very often)
7I / check my e-mail (twice a day)
8We / do exercise (never)
9You / have a shower in the morning / ? (normally)
10I / use a computer (during the week)

Vocabulary
Numbers, years & dates (5 points)
1Write the numbers, dates and years.
1st = first
12nd
255%
3Monday, January 29th, 1897
489%
5Saturday, December 23rd, 2004
678%
756
812th
944
10Tuesday, March 15th, 1567
Activities (5 points)
2Match the words in the columns. More than one answer may be possible. Choose the most common answer.
1 - a
1play a) football
2leave b) school / work
3start / finish c) home
4write d) breakfast / dinner …
5get e) it easy
6move f) e-mails
7take g) the alarm clock
8drive h) to work
9have i) to another country
10arrive j) (un)dressed
11turn off k) the house
Making arrangements (5 points)
3Complete the dialogue with sentences from the box.
Right, OK. Why not? I love your newspaper. I read it every day.
No problem. See you then. Bye.
Hello, is that John Smith?
Well, mid-evening is normally good for me.
One other thing. My daughter bought your CD yesterday. Can I have your autograph for her?
Hello, I’m Mark Johnson from Framework newspaper. I hope I’m notdisturbing you.
Yes, Thursday is fine.
Sorry, I can’t. I’m having a meeting with my agent.
Well, John, we’d like to interview you about your new CD.
Erm, no, sorry. I’m going to the dentist on Tuesday.
Hello?

John: Hello?
Mark: …
John: Yes, speaking.
Mark: …
John: No, not at all. How can I help you?
Mark: …
John: …
Mark: Great! So what’s a good time for you, John?
John: …
Mark: Right, OK. So, how about Tuesday evening at about 7 o’clock?
John: …
Mark: What about the day after?
John: …
Mark: So, what about Thursday then?
John: …
Mark: …
John: Sure, no problem.
Mark: Great. Thanks a lot. See you Thursday, John.
John: …
Error analysis (5 points
Find and correct the mistakes.
He play plays football every day.
1I go away next weekend.
2Does he go usually to the cinema?
3I normally have for lunch fish and chips.
4What does your sister do at this moment?
5I don’t never do sports.

Total Points: ________ / 50

Answer Key
Grammar
1 1 ‘What is he doing next weekend?’ ‘He’s travelling to Paris.’
2 ‘How often do you see your friends?’ ‘We go out every week
3 ‘What are you studying now?’ ‘I’m preparing an English exam.’
4 ‘Is he watching TV right now?’ ‘No, he’s playing computer games.’
5‘How are you getting to work tomorrow?’ ‘I’m caching a train.’
2 1 He’s not / isn’t leaving at six o’clock tomorrow.
2 We don’t listen to the radio in the morning.
3 I’m not writing negatives at the moment.
4 My brother’s not / isn’t having a party next week.
5 I don’t do sport twice a week.
3 1 What time is he leaving tomorrow?
2 When do you listen to the radio?
3 What are you doing at the moment?
4 Who’s having a party next week?
5 How often do you do sport?
4 1 Does he go to school every day?
2 She travels three times a year.
3 We hardly ever study English.
4 I give money to charity once a year.
5 They sometimes visit friends.
6 Americans very often travel by plane.
7 I check my e-mail twice a day.
8 We never do exercise.
9 Do you normally have a shower in the morning?
10 I use a computer during the week.
Vocabulary
1 1 second
2 fifty-five per cent
3 Monday the twenty-ninth of January / January the twenty-ninth, eighteen ninety-seven
4 eighty-nine per cent
5 Saturday the twenty-third of December / December the twenty-third, two thousand and four
6 seventy-eight per cent
7 fifty-six
8 twelfth
9 forty-four
10 Tuesday the fifteenth of March / March the fifteenth, fifteen sixty-seven2 2-c / k, 3-b, 4-f, 5-c / f / h / j, 6-i, 7-e, 8-c / h, 9-d, 10-c, 11-g
3 John: Hello?
Mark: Hello, is that John Smith?
John: Yes, speaking.
Mark: Hello, I’m Mark Johnson from Framework newspaper. I hope I’m not disturbing you.
John: No, not at all. How can I help you?
Mark: Well, John, we’d like to interview you about your new CD.
John: Right, OK. Why not? I love your newspaper. I read it every day.
Mark: Great! So what’s a good time for you, John?
John: Well, mid evening is normally good for me.
Mark: Right, OK. So, how about Tuesday evening at about 7 o’clock?
John: Erm, no, sorry. I’m going to the dentist on Tuesday.
Mark: What about the day after?
John: Sorry, I can’t. I’m having a meeting with my agent.
Mark: So, what about Thursday then?
John: Yes, Thursday is fine.
Mark: One other thing. My daughter bought your CD yesterday. Can I have your autograph for her?
John: Sure, no problem.
Mark: Great. Thanks a lot. See you Thursday, John.
John: No problem. See you then. Bye.
Error analysis
1 I’m going away next weekend.
2 Does he usually go to the cinema?
3 I normally have fish and chips for lunch.
4 What is your sister doing at this moment?
5 I never do sports. / I don’t ever do sports.