Optimise A2

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GRAMMAR

1 Complete the conversation with the correct going to f orm of the verbs in brackets.

Lucy: (1) Are you going t o work (you / work) harder next year?
Matt: Yes, I am. (2) I'm going t o do (I / do) my homework every day and
(3) I'm going t o st art (I / start) learning French.
Lucy: Really?
Matt: Yes. (4) I'm not going t o be (I / not / be) late for school and (5) I'm not going t o t alk (I /
not / talk) to my friends in lessons. What about you? (6) Are you going t o do (you / do) anything
interesting?
Lucy: Yes. (7) Clara and I are going t o st art (Clara and I / start) a band. She’s a great singer.
(8) We are going t o pract ise (We / practise) every day. (9) Clara is going t o ask (Clara / ask)
Natalie to join as well. (10) We are going t o be (We / be) famous!

Score: / 10

2 Complete the conversation with one word or a contraction (e.g. I’m, won’t) in each gap.

Max: What (1) are you going to do in the summer holidays?

Fiona: I’m (2) going to go to France to learn French. I’m going (3) t o live with a family for a month and I’m
(4) not going to speak English at all.
Max: Really? T hat (5) won't be easy.
Fiona: I know, but my French (6) will get much better.
Max: T hat’s true. What about when you contact your friends in the UK? (7) Will you use English in your text
messages?
Fiona: Yes, (8) I'll write in English. Don’t worry!
Max: (9) Is your sister going to visit you?
Fiona: No, she (10) isn't . She’s going to work on a summer camp in the USA.

Score: / 10

3 Complete the sentences with the words in the box.

can (× 2) could couldn’t (× 2) have to must needn’t were yesterday

1 Could you ski when you were three years old?

2 I can/could bring a tennis racket for you – you needn't bring another one.
3 She can ride a bike now – she’s really good! When she was younger she couldn't .
4 We must / have t o study all day tomorrow – we don’t have a choice! We have t o / must work hard to pass
the exam.
5 T hey couldn't go running because it was raining yest erday .

Score: / 10

4 For gaps 1–10, choose the best answer (A, B or C).

At school, we (1) must do sport every Wednesday, but we can choose what activity we do. Last week, I tried
climbing. We (2) had t o wear special shoes to climb the wall – we (3) couldn't wear normal trainers
because they aren’t good for climbing. We (4) didn't have t o do it on our own; we could climb with a partner if we
wanted to. T he teacher said we (5) shouldn't go too fast if it was our first time because it could be dangerous and
we (6) should always think carefully about our next move. We (7) could climb the wall lots of times
if we wanted to, but we (8) had t o leave before 3 pm because we needed to get back to school. Climbing is a
lot of fun – you don’t (9) have t o be good at all sports to try it, but you (10) must have the right
safety equipment when you do it.

1 A don’t have to B has to C must

2 A could B had to C have to
3 A couldn’t B had to C can
4 A should B shouldn’t C didn’t have to
5 A shouldn’t B should C have to
6 A mustn’t B has to C should
7 A had to B could C can
8 A could B must C had to
9 A should B have to C need
10 A must B needn’t C shouldn’t

Score: / 10

5 Complete the text with the correct f orm of the verbs in brackets to make zero or f irst conditional sentences.

If you (1) look (look) up at the sky tonight, what (2) will you see (you see) ? Well, if the moon
(3) is (be) bright, or if you (4) live (live) in a city, you (5) won't see (not see) much, but if there
(6) aren't (not be) any clouds and the sky is dark, you (7) will see (see) thousands of stars. If you
(8) are (be) lucky, there (9) will be (be) some ‘shooting stars’. T hey are stars which look like they are
falling from the sky. But, if you (10) see (see) a star that is moving slowly, it probably isn’t a star at all, just a
satellite going round the world.

Score: / 10
 6 Write second conditional questions and answers using the prompts.

1 A: What / you / buy if / you have / more money?

What would you buy if you had more money?
B: If / I have / more money, / I buy / a horse.
If I had more money, I would buy a horse.
2 A: What / you wear / if / it be / rainy later?
What would you wear if it was rainy lat er?
B: If / it be / rainy later, / I / not go / out!
If it was rainy lat er, I wouldn't go out !
3 A: If / you meet / a famous person / what / you say?
If you met a famous person, what would you say?
B: If / I meet / a famous person, / I take / a selfie with them!
If I met a famous person, I would t ake a selfie wit h t hem!
4 A: If / you go / to America, / you visit / Washington?
If you went t o America, would you visit Washingt on?
B: Yes, and if / I visit / Washington, / I go / to the White House.
Y es, and if I visit ed Washingt on, I would go t o t he Whit e House.
5 A: If / your parents find / jobs in a different city, how / you feel?
If your parent s found jobs in a different cit y, how would you feel?
B: If / we move / to a different city, / I be / sad because / I miss / my friends.
If we moved t o a different cit y, I would be sad because I would miss my friends.

Score: / 10

VOCABULARY

7 Complete the words with one letter in each gap. T he f irst letter is given.

1 I can’t r e m e m b e r the Spanish word for ‘computer’. Do you know what it is?
2 In b i o l o g y yesterday, we had a lesson about how plants grow. I love all science lessons!
3 T he teacher always starts the lesson by writing the date and the topic on the b o a r d .
4 I’ve got an English–German d i c t i o n a r y and I often use it in German lessons to help me find
the right word.
5 Write with a pencil. If you make a mistake, you can use an e r a s e r .
6 Last week, we studied Pacific islands in the g e o g r a p h y lesson.
7 I don’t like studying h i s t o r y because there are too many dates and facts to remember.
8 I’m in the school football team. We p r a c t i s e three times a week.

Score: /8

8 Complete the sentences with the words in the box. You will need to use some words more than once. T here are
some extra words which you do not need to use.

about at away for from in on with

1 Jose learnt English from a book his uncle gave him.

2 Students start arriving at school about half an hour before lessons start.
3 T hat’s strange. My parents are at work, but the car is outside the house.
4 T hey always help us wit h problems.
5 You can borrow a dictionary from the English classroom, but don’t forget to bring it back.
6 We’re learning about Einstein’s theories.

Score: /6

9 Complete the text with a verb in each gap.

Dana is a very good student. She always (1) does her homework and gets good marks. She’s
(2) learning a new foreign language at school this term. She’s also (3) t aking/doing an art course at the
weekend. Her teacher told her about the course. Dana (4) drew/paint ed some amazing pictures in her art exam last
year. When she (5) leaves school, Dana wants to (6) go to university in Spain and study Spanish
and Peruvian art.

Score: /6

10 Read the descriptions and complete the words. T he f irst letter is given.

1 T his person teaches you to play a sport better. c o a c h

2 You hold this in your hand to hit a ball when you play table tennis. b a t
3 You wear this if you are playing for a team. k i t
4 You wear this to go swimming. s w i m s u i t
5 You do this when you move through water using your arms and legs. s w i m m i n g
6 T his is another word for a game of football or rugby, for example. m a t c h
7 You can do this sport to travel down a snowy mountain. s k i i n g

Score: /7

11 Complete the sentences with the correct f orm of the words f rom the box.

play run surf swim win

1 Who were the winners of the last World Cup?

2 My brother is the best football player at school.
3 T he six swimmers waited next to the pool for the race to start.
4 Did you win a prize in the competition?
5 If you want to surf , you must be good at swimming.
6 My sister is one of the runners in the marathon today!
7 How often do you play tennis?

Score: /7

12 Complete the sentences with one word in each gap.

1 Philippa wants to climb a mountain in Austria this year.

2 You have to t hrow the ball really fast in cricket, so it is difficult for the player with the bat to hit it.
3 She was really excited when she won the race. Last time she lost!
4 We could go swimming today.
5 You have to ent er the competition if you want to win!
6 T hey don’t have to play football if they don’t want to.

Score: /6

13 Complete the text with words f rom the box.

beaches forests hill islands mountains river sky snow thunderstorms

New Zealand is an amazing country. It is very hot in the north and there are beautiful (1) forest s full of trees.
T here are also amazing, sandy (2) beaches and the sea is lovely and warm. It rains a lot – sometimes we have big
(3) t hunderst orms – so there is a lot of water. T he longest (4) river is the Waikato. It is 425 kilometres
long and it’s a great place for sailing. In the sea, there are lots of small (5) islands . My favourite is Kapiti. It’s
about five kilometres away and you can go there by boat. T here’s a small (6) hill on the island. It’s only
about 500 metres high, so it’s easy to walk to the top.

T he highest (7) mount ains in New Zealand are in the south. It’s colder there and there is usually
(8) snow on the top of them. T he highest mountain is over 3,700 metres high. It’s very cold at the top, but
sometimes the (9) sky is clear and blue and there is an amazing view.

Score: /9

14 Complete the sentences with the correct f orm of the verbs in the box.

go learn live play visit

1 Do you think it is important t o learn a foreign language?

2 I’m good at playing computer games.
3 One of my friends wants t o live in Los Angeles when she leaves school.
4 T he best time t o go to the swimming pool is in the morning before school when it is quiet.
5 We learned about art by visit ing art galleries with our teacher.

Score: /5

15 Complete the text with one word in each gap. T he f irst letter is given.

T he first day was beautiful. T he sky was blue and it was (1) s unny all day. In the evening, a few (2) c louds appeared
in the sky and in the night, it started raining. T he next day was (3) r ainy as well. We went to a museum. T he rain
stopped during the night, but when we woke up, it was really (4) f oggy – we couldn’t see anything! And then it got cold
in the evening – it started to (5) s now ! T he next day, it was (6) i cy everywhere!

Score: /6