Progress check test
Lexis: Let’s celebrate
Grammar: Present Simple and Present Continuous
(max – 50 points)
1. Translate into English.
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отправлять открытку
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смотреть фейерверки
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есть особенную (специальную еду)
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устраивать вечеринку
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носить костюм
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ходить в церковь
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дарить подарок
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украшать дом
2. Open the brackets using the Present ContinuousTense.
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My mother ___ in a supermarket at the moment. (work)
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Paul ___ a large tray of drinks. (carry)
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___ you ___ a good time? (have)
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I ___ the water. (drink)
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He ___ Thanksgiving dinner. (eat)
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___ he ___ to me? (listen)
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My brothers ___ the cards at the post office. (send)
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She ___ at the moment. (not dance)
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I ___on the mobile now . (not talk)
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We ___ to the cinema this weekend. (go)
3. Choose the correct alternative.
4. Open the brackets using the Present Simple or Present Continuous Tenses.
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What __ they ___ today? (celebrate)
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In the first picture Sarah __ the room. (decorate)
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Sonia ___ fashion. (love)
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He __ always very shy. (to be)
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John ___ right now. (sing)
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___ you ___ grammar exercises every day? (do)
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Every summer we ___ a school trip. (have)
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The bus ___ at the moment. (come)
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My sister __ four languages. (not speak)
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My sister ___ now. (not speak)
5. Fill in the gaps with the correct word.
Pancakes, Christmas, special, Bonfire Night, Twelfth Night, pagan, delicious, pumpkin, celebrate, Thanksgiving Day, harvest festival, roast, fancy |
Lots of people all over the world ___(1) different holidays. As for my British friend, he likes celebrating ___(2) on the 5th of November, ___(3) in January, ___(4) on the 4th Thursday of November, ____(5) on the 25th of December and ____(6) in the end of September. He loves ___(7) dress parties, ___(8) pies, ___(9) turkeys and ___(10) food.
Not long ago I watched a film about Russian holiday called Maslenitsa.
What’s ___(11) about Maslenitsa? It’s a ___(12)holiday. People wear special clothes and eat lots of ____(13).
6. Read the text and decide if the sentences are true or false (T/F).
1. Not many British people celebrate Christmas.
2. Only 10% of British people think that Easter is a special time.
3. Some American holidays are becoming more popular in Britain.
4. Less than 40% of British people buy their partner a present for Valentine’s Day.
5. Not many British people buy fireworks for Bonfire Night.