Progress test 11 Truth and lies 1

Progress test 11 Truth and lies 1

GRAMMAR 3 Relating a conversation

1 Reporting speech Rewrite the sentences, adding punctuation.
Circle the correct option to complete the sentences. Example: She said what are you going to do
She said, What are you going to do?
Example: I promised / told Marc to send me the letter.
1 So Im like well, Im going to take the job
1 Juan just told / said me that hes getting married.

2 He asked / promised to send me an invitation to
2 And she goes what are you going to tell your boss
the wedding.

3 Wenyi never explained / told why she couldnt
3 I went Ill tell him the truth, of course
come to the meeting.

4 She agreed / said to do some overtime at the
4 Then she says to me you cant do that
weekend.

5 I saw Ali yesterday. She promised / said that shes
5 So I said to her Im going to enjoy it
found a flat.

6 She promised / asked me to help her move at the
weekend. /5
7 Weve finally told / agreed not to sell the car.
4 Exchanging news
8 Jed explained / asked why he wants to keep it.
Match 26 with af.
9 Imran asked / said me to give him some time off.
10 He explained / told me what happened with Ana 1 Has anyone heard
2 Have you spoken
last week.
3 Who told
/10 4 Someone said
5 Did you hear
6 Thats not what I
VOCABULARY
a you that?
2 Verbs of communication
b Hussein is ill.
Complete the verbs of communication. c to Stefi lately?
Example: Would you please stop shouting at me? 1 d from Anra?
Im not deaf. e heard.
1 I think we should c about the food. f about Nahjid?
My meal was awful. /5
2 My brother and I always a about
politics. We have completely different opinions.
3 Why are you w ? I cant hear a word
youre saying.
4 Jim and Amanda are always g about
their colleagues when theyre at work.
5 Hes always b about his beautiful
wife and his great life. It makes me sick.
/5

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Progress test 11 Truth and lies 2

ACROSS CULTURES 50 Women

Men
5 Upbringing 40

Percentage
Put the words in brackets in order to complete the 30
sentences.
20
Example: I was brought up to be polite.
(up / polite / I / brought / was / be / to) 10

0
1

Baseball

Volleyball

Swimming

Gardening

Instrument

Books

Eating out

Cinema
(expected / school / was / do / I / at / always / to /
well) Fig. 1 Percentage of men and women (15 and over)
2 participating in sports and other activities in the US

Activity Baseball Volleyball Swimming Gardening

(take / job / He / to / forced / was / second / a) Men 16.2 5.0 10 26.1
3 Women 3.1 6.3 9.2 41.3

(OK / 18 / when / leave / Its / to / home / youre) Activity Playing an Reading Eating Going to the
instrument books out cinema
4
Men 7.9 41.1 25.6 41.1
Women 11.6 48.8 7.2 37.9
(unacceptable / bad language / to / Its / use)
5 Figure 1 shows almost only around just over
as far as going to the cinema is concerned
(travel / was / I / encouraged / to) in contrast to compared to in conclusion
according to when it comes to
6
Example: About 41% of women enjoy gardening,
(was / spend / She / alone / time / happy / to) in contrast to 26% of men.
/6 1
that about 25% of men eat out, in
contrast to 2 7% of women.
EXPLORE WRITING 3
3% of women play baseball,
6 Writing a factual report
4
more than 16% of men.
5
swimming, about 10% of
Complete the report about the information in the
table with expressions from the box. Use capital men and women go swimming.
letters where necessary. 6
50% of women read books, in
contrast to around 40% of men.
7
Figure 1, around 8% of men play
a musical instrument.
8
,
around 40% of men and women enjoy it.
9
, it is impossible to say if men or
women in the US are the more active.
/9

TOTAL /40

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