Spotlight 8 test on module 2

Complete the sentences by putting the verbs into the Present Perfect or the Present Perfect Continuous.

1. type
Joshua ___ since morning.
He ___ ten letters so far.

2. waste
Donald ___ his pocket money on computer games.
He ___ more than £100 on new games this week.

3. pack
Lisa and Tony ___ since breakfast.
They ___ four boxes so far.

4. write
Betty ___ since 9 o’clock.
She ___ seven reports up to now.

5. bake
Martha ___ bread all morning.
She ___ four loaves and she still needs to bake three more.

Underline the correct item.
1. Gary has been to/gone to/been in the baker’s to buy some bread.

2. Helena has never gone to/been in/been to Japan before so she’s very excited about the trip.

3. Alex has been in/gone to/been to Scotland for two months now and he loves it.

4. Can you take the dog for a walk, please? He’s been to/gone to/been in the house all day.

5. George has been to/been in/gone to the post office but he won’t be long. You can wait for him, if you like.

Use the time expressions to write sentences about you. Use the Present Perfect or the Present Perfect Continuous - since, for, yet, how long, already, never.

Fill in a, an or the where necessary.

Paella is 1)…… typical rich rice dish from 2)…… Valencia. Valencia is located on 3)…… east Mediterranean coast of 4)…… Spain. Paella is 5)…… dish eaten on 6)…… Sundays when the whole family is together. 7)…… name paella is the word for ‘frying pan’ in old Valencian. Paella is usually served with vegetables and meat or seafood.
It was 8)…… workers’ meal, cooked over 9)…… open fire in 10)…… fields and eaten from the pan using wooden spoons. 11)…… poor farmers of Valencia cooked rice with tomatoes, onions and snails. On special occasions they would add rabbit or duck. 12)…… rich would have chicken. By the end of 13)…… 19th century paella valenciana’ had become widely known.

P aella is still 14)…… popular dish today. Restaurants in Spain offer 15)…… wide variety of paella dishes. 16)…… traditional Paella Valenciana includes chicken, duck, rabbit and snails. Paella Andalucia includes prawns, mussels, clams, chicken or rabbit, a little pork and sometimes sausage. Paella Marinera is another popular dish in 17)…… south of Spain and is made with seafood.
So, if you ever go to 18)…… Spanish restaurant that serves paella, try it. You’ll just love it!

Write a short email to your English penfriend Tom (80-100 words). Don’t forget to write about:

• Your favourite dish

• Your favourite place to eat out