Progress Test 2

Vocabulary
1) Complete the expressions with verbs from the box.
give have send decorate go eat wear

1. …………….. to the cinema.
   b. ………………….. a present.
   c. ……………………… special food.
   d. ………………… a costume.
   e. ……………………. a party.
   f. …………………… a card.
   g. ……………………. the house.
   2) Complete the celebrations and special days with the correct vowels.
   a. V_l _n t_ n_ ‘s D _ у
   b. _ _s t_ r S_ _n d_ y
   c. H _ ll _w __ ‘ _n
   d. N _ w Y __ r ’s _ v_
   e. B_ n f _ r_ N _ ght
   Grammar
   3) Complete the sentences with the present continuous form of the verb in brackets.
   a. We …………. (have) a party.
   b. I ………… (take) a photo.
   c. John ……….. (play) the piano at a concert this evening.
   d. A lot of people ………… (dance).
   e. Everyone …………. (have) fun.
   f. We ………….. (celebrate) Halloween tonight.
   4) Rewrite the sentences in the negative.
   a. She’s wearing a new dress.
   b. We’re eating pizzas.
   c. They’re speaking English.
   d. I’m doing a grammar exercise.
   5) Circle the correct alternatives.
   a. What’s your mum doing?
   She cooks /’s cooking dinner.
   b. What are you doing?
   I watch /’m watching TV.
   c. What do you usually do after school?
   I do /’m doing my homework.
   d. What does your brother do on Saturday?
   He goes /’s going out with his friends.
   6) Complete the phone conversation with the present simple or present continuous
   form of the verbs in brackets.
   Tom: Hi, Lucy. What are you doing?
   Lucy: I (a) ……….. (do) my homework. What about you?
   Tom: I (b) ………… (watch) Tv. What (c) ………….. (you/do) tomorrow?

Lucy: Tomorrow? I (d) ……….. (go) to the gym. I always (e) ………… (go) to the gym on
Saturdays.
Tom: Really? I usually (f) ……….. (play) football with my friends.

Reading

7) Match the text and the festival. One is extra.

Christmas, Hallowe'en, Mother's Day, St.Valentine's Day, Guy Foxes Night, New Year's Day, Easter.

1. On this day people visit their mothers and give them flowers and small presents. Husbands and children help with the meals and washing up.

2. On this day people usually visit their friends. They try to be the first person to wish good luck to their friends in the new year. There is a lot of dancing and eating. At midnight everybody joins hands and sings a special song.

3. On this day people send cards to their friends, parents and relatives. People put trees in their rooms and decorate them with toys and coloured lights. On this day children get up early in the morning. They want to see a stocking full of small presents on their beds. A traditional dinner on this holiday is roast turkey, roast potatoes and pudding.

4. People send special cards to people they love. They shouldn't write their names on the cards. The person who gets the card must guess who sent it.

5. At this holiday schools close for two weeks. People give each other chocolate eggs. Sometimes parents hide eggs in the house or in the garden and children look for them.

6. On this day they say ghosts and witches come out. Children make lanterns out of pumpkins. Some people have parties and dress as witches and ghosts. It is celebrated on the 31^st of October. Children walk from house to house and ask "Trick or treat?"

Writing

8)Write about your plans for the next week using the present continuous.

• Monday ____

• Tuesday____

• Wednesday_____

• Thursday_____

• Friday______