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Stop and check 2  Units 5–8 Pre-Intermediate FOURTH EDITION

Verb patterns 6 ‘Why have you got your old clothes on?’
Complete the text with the infinitive or -ing form of the verbs ‘Because I ________ (paint) the bathroom.’
in brackets.
1 point for each correct answer  5
John Frantz is an American student but he wants
(1) to come (come) and live in London. He’s planning
(2) ______ (rent) a flat near the centre. He’d like (3) ______
Questions with like and how
(share) it with someone with similar interests. He enjoys Put the words in the correct order to make questions. Then
(4) ______ (go) running and he’s good at (5) ______ match the questions (1–6) with the answers (a–f).
(play) most sports. He wouldn’t like (6) ______ (live) with 1 what’s / car / like / new / Anne’s / ?
a smoker and hates (7) ______ (tidy) up for other people. What's Anne's new car like? e

He’s thinking of (8) ______ (look) for an empty flat
2 does / music / she / what / like / ?
through an Internet agency and he hopes (9) ______
(find) the right flatmate online, too. ____________________________
3 she / like / what’s / ?
1 point for each correct answer  8 ____________________________
4 she / does / what / like / look / ?
Future forms
____________________________
1 Choose the correct verb form. Tick (✓) if both forms
are correct. 5 does / what / like / doing / she / ?
____________________________
1 We’re having / have pasta for dinner this evening.
6 she / how / is / ?
2 Are you doing / Will you do anything special this
weekend? ____________________________

3 I’m visiting / going to visit my aunt this evening.

4 My cousins from Australia will come / are coming a Horse riding.
to stay next month. b Very well.
5 There’s someone at the door. I’ll get / I’m getting it. c Pretty, with dark hair.
6 We’re not buying / going to buy a new car this year. d Pop and rock.
e Red, and very fast.
1 point for each correct answer  5
f Very nice.
2 Complete the sentences with the correct form of going 1 point for each correct answer  10
to or will.
1 ‘What would you like to drink?’
‘I ’ll have (have) a Coke, please.’
2 ‘Why have you got so much food?’
‘Because I ________ (cook) a meal for ten people.’
3 ‘Someone told me you’ve got a place at university.’
‘That’s right. I ________ (study) psychology.’
4 ‘My car isn’t working.’
‘Ask Joe to look at it. He ________ (help) you.’
5 ‘I passed my driving test!’
‘That’s great! I ________ (buy) some champagne
to celebrate!’

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Stop and check 2  Continued Pre-Intermediate FOURTH EDITION

Comparative and superlative adjectives Present Perfect or Past Simple?

1 Write the comparative and superlative forms of the 1 Complete the sentences with the Present Perfect or Past
adjectives. Simple form of the verbs in brackets.
1 old older oldest 1 We last went (go) to the theatre six months ago.
2 noisy ________ ________ 2 J.K. Rowling __________ (write) a lot of books.
3 hot ________ ________ She__________ (write) her first in 1997.
4 interesting ________ ________ 3 __________ you ever __________ (try) sushi?
5 bad ________ ________ 4 I __________ never __________ (go) to Russia.
5 When __________ you __________ (break) your leg?
1 point for each correct answer  8 6 I __________ (live) in London for eight years and I
don’t want to move.
2 Write comparative or superlative sentences.
7 We __________ (meet) Charlotte and Dave three years
1 My new phone / small / my old one. ago. How long __________ you __________ (know)
My new phone is smaller than my old one. them?
2 It’s / funny / programme on TV.
1 point for each correct answer  8
It’s the funniest programme on TV.
3 It’s / good / song on the CD. 2 Complete the sentences with ever, never, for, or since.
________________________________________ 1 She’s never taken a driving test.
4 Yesterday was / long / day of the year. 2 He’s worked there __________ many years,
________________________________________ __________ 1998, I believe.
5 Today’s exam was / difficult / yesterday’s. 3 I have __________ read that book.
________________________________________ 4 We’ve lived in York __________ two years. Have you
6 Indian food / spicy / English food. __________ been there?
________________________________________ 5 I’ve known him __________ we went to school
7 My father speaks / bad French / my mother. together, but I’ve __________ met his parents.
________________________________________ 6 How are you? I haven’t seen you __________ ages.
8 He’s / talented / player in the team. 1 point for each correct answer  8
________________________________________
3 Complete the questions with the Present Perfect or Past
1 point for each correct answer  6 Simple form of the verbs in the box.

Past Simple and past participle book  break cost drink go live make

Write the Past Simple and past participle of these verbs.

1 My new car broke down last Saturday.
1 make made made
2 How long _______ you ________ in your town?
2 drink ___________ ___________
3 ________ you ever ________ Irish whiskey?
3 see ___________ ___________
4 When _______ she ________ the holiday?
4 eat ___________ ___________
5 How many films _______ he _______?
5 break ___________ ___________
6 Where _________ you _________ for a picnic?
6 write ___________ ___________
7 How much _______ the champagne _______?
1 point for each correct answer  10
1 point for each correct answer  6

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Stop and check 2  Continued Pre-Intermediate FOURTH EDITION

have to/don’t have to; should/must Antonyms

Rewrite the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in Write the opposites of the adjectives.
brackets.
1 easy ≠ difficult
1 When you go to France, it isn’t necessary to get a visa. 2 noisy ≠ __________
(have to)
3 clever ≠ __________
When you go to France, you don’t have to get a visa .
4 exciting ≠ __________
2 I think it’s a good idea for us to move house. (should)
5 polite ≠ ___________
I think we ___________________________ .
6 clean ≠ ___________
3 I’ve done the washing-up, so it isn’t necessary for you
to do it. (have to) 1 point for each correct answer  5
I’ve done the washing-up, so you _________________ .
4 It’s necessary for everyone to report to reception. Word endings
(must) Complete the sentences with the correct form of the nouns
Everyone ___________________________ . in the box: adjective or verb.
5 It isn’t a good idea for him to give up his course. invitation responsibility behaviour explanation
(should) ambition critic
He ___________________________ .
6 It isn’t necessary for my son to wear a school uniform. 1 Did you invite Sarah to the party?
(have to) 2 The children didn’t ___________ very well at the
My son ___________________________ . party.
7 It’s necessary for me to commute to work every day. 3 Don’t be so ___________ . You’re always complaining
(have to) about people.
I ___________________________ . 4 She’s very ___________ . She wants to have her own
business by the time she’s 20.
1 point for each correct answer  6
5 You should ___________ why you were so late.
6 In his job, he’s ___________ for managing the sales
Phrasal verbs
team.
Match 1–6 with a–f to make sentences with phrasal verbs.
1 e I’m looking for a up in the dictionary. 1 point for each correct answer  5
2 Do you get on b on these trousers.
Odd one out
3 I’d like to try c well with your sister?
4 I’ll look it d out of petrol. Choose the word that is different.

5 We look e a new job. 1 make-up sunglasses cap shorts

6 Oh no! We’ve run f after Jenny’s dog while 2 ring suit earrings watch
she’s away. 3 tie sandals trainers boots
4 pyjamas T-shirt skirt jeans
1 point for each correct answer  5
5 tights aftershave blouse jacket
6 sunglasses bikini shorts jumper

1 point for each correct answer  5

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Stop and check 2  Continued Pre-Intermediate FOURTH EDITION

TRANSLATE
Translate the sentences into your language. Translate the
ideas, not word by word.
1 ‘Do you think she will apologize?’ ‘I doubt it.’
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
2 ‘Are they going to get married?’ ‘Perhaps.’
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3 ‘Is it going to be warm at the weekend?’ ‘I don’t
think so.’
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4 ‘What shall we do tonight?’ ‘How about seeing a film?’
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5 ‘Where is the film on?’ ‘It’s at the Odeon.’
__________________________________________
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6 ‘We had a lovely time, didn’t we?’ ‘We did. It was very
relaxing.’
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7 ‘That was a terrible football match, wasn’t it?’ ‘Awful!
Waste of money!’
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8 ‘I’ve got a fever and my body aches.’ ‘You’ve got flu.’
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__________________________________________
9 ‘I start sneezing when I’m near animals.’ ‘You’ve got an
allergy.’
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10 ‘What seems to be the problem?’ ‘I haven’t felt well
for days.’
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