Progress test 5 – Images
Progress test 5 – Images
GRAMMAR
1   Describing objects – past participle clauses 1
Complete the sentences with the past participle
form of a verb from the box.
take  hide  grow  film  make  publish
Example: I really enjoyed looking at the photos taken
on your trek to Nepal.
1 David Beckham’s autobiography,
a few years ago, was an instant hit.
2 We always spend our holidays in a small village
away deep in a valley.
3 The vegetables in my own garden are far
more delicious than those from the supermarket.
4 My house is full of furniture of oak.
5 The Blair Witch Project, in black and white
on a tiny budget, made a lot of money at the box
office.
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2   Describing objects – past participle clauses 2
Write D (defining) or N (non-defining) next to each
sentence.
Example: I don’t like many of the buildings designed by
today’s architects. D
1 Goods manufactured in China can be cheaper than
those made in many other countries.
2 Shakespeare’s plays, written in the sixteenth and
seventeenth centuries, are still performed all over
the world.
3 I love any clothes created by Giorgio Armani.
4 My neighbour’s car, imported from Germany, is a
little red sports car.
5 It’s not very ecological to buy flowers flown over
from other countries.
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3   Choosing something for a room
Circle the correct words.
Example: I think pale walls would make the room
be / feel a lot bigger, don’t you?
1 A bright sofa would go / look nice in the living room.
2 That picture’s the good / wrong shape for that frame.
3 No! Those chairs wouldn’t put / go in the bedroom.
They’re awful.
4 Well, I think the house is really nice and bright /
good now.
5 To be honest, I wouldn’t / can’t really see that old
desk in the study.
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4   Discussing design
Replace the underlined words with an adjective
from the box. You don’t need all the words.
purposeful  attractive  straightforward  novel
long-lasting  low-key  green  consequent
Example: Packaging has to be aesthetic in order to
attract buyers.
attractive
1 It’s important to buy products that are concerned
with the environment.
2 I must say that’s an innovative little gadget.
3 My hiking boots have proved to be very durable.
4 The sign of good design is that it’s unobtrusive.
5 The simplest designs are the most honest.
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5   Getting a consensus 3 There are a lot of bands I enjoy listening to,

U2 and Coldplay.
Complete the sentences with a suitable preposition.
4 I think I was seen a clown when I was at
Example: What are your thoughts on this new design?
school because I was always fooling around.
1 I’m not sure that having all the meetings on one day 5 In my family, I would say I’m most my
would work me. mother.
2 I’m delighted to say that everyone is /5
favour of going ahead with the proposal.
3 So, are we all agreed this course of action?
EXPLORE SPEAKING
4 Having looked at these three designs, I regret to say
8   Expressing disagreement; making concessions
that these two are  .
and counter-arguments
5 After a long discussion, we’ve decided to go
Tick (✓) the more appropriate response, a or b.
your original idea.
/5 Example: A I’m afraid to say that your work on this
project has been pretty careless recently.
B a) Are you serious?
PRONUNCIATION b) I take your point, but I have been under
a lot of pressure recently. ✓
6   Groups of words 1
Divide the sentences into groups of words. 1 A Can you do your washing up – I can’t see the sink!
B a) Oh come on!
Example: // A Swatch watch called The Jelly Fish // is
one of the most collectible watches // in the b) I have to admit that I share your opinion.
world. // 2 A Don’t you think the living room could do with
some new furniture?
1 I don’t like many of the clothes designed by top
B a) I’d go along with you there, so what do you
designers.
have in mind?
2 My friend’s favourite possession, imported from
b) I take your point, but the money isn’t really
Italy, is a blue sports car.
there, is it?
3 Goods made in the UK are often more expensive
3 A I honestly believe that we won’t win the contract if
than those made overseas.
we don’t change this design.
4 Jane Austen’s books, written in the early nineteenth
B a) Are you joking? It’s brilliant.
century, are still widely read today.
b) I have to disagree with you there, as there has
5 It’s not very green to buy vegetables imported from
been a lot of positive feedback.
other countries.
4 A Could you just listen to what John has to say?
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B a) It’s true that he has a point, but what can we do
about it?
KEYWORD as b) How can you say that?
7   as compared with like 5 A I think we need to take on more staff to help with
Complete the sentences with as, such as or like. the extra workload.
B a) Are you serious?
Example: I used to work as a waiter during my
university holidays just to earn some extra b) I take your point, but can we really afford it?
money. /5
1 Do you really think I look Julia Roberts?!
TOTAL /40
2 We used wooden boxes furniture when we
were students.
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