NAME

CLASS
Progress Test  Files 6–10 ENGLISH FILE
Upper-intermediate
Answer Key   A

Grammar, Vocabulary, and Pronunciation VOCABULARY

GRAMMAR 4 1 kneel
2 accurate
1 1 be brought 3 evidence
2 having seen 4 wrist
3 leaving / having left 5 verdict
4 is thought 6 yawn
5 to be given 7 advert
6 to have taken 8 stalking
7 to buy
8 playing
5 1 robbery
9 not to go
2 axe
10 be sold
3 launch
4 biannual
2 1 Both 5 geologist
2 as 6 agony aunt
3 shouldn’t 7 snores
4 on 8 import
5 can’t 9 charged
6 get 10 mind
7 though
8 Despite
6 1 effects
9 as
2 volunteers
10 no
3 sooner or later
11 used
4 notice
12 pair
5 Remind
13 like
6 stolen
14 rather
7 hope
15 having / getting
8 safe and sound
9 made
3 1 to go 10 objective
2 live 11 ups and downs
3 like 12 risen
4 get my car serviced
5 the
7 1 hypochondriac
6 are
2 bouquet
7 (–)
3 lay
8 Every
4 yawning
9 None
5 encore
10 the
6 insomnia
11 can’t
7 awake
12 whatever
8 palm
13 In spite
9 acquitted
14 The
10 critic
15 visiting

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 NAME CLASS
Progress Test  Files 6–10 ENGLISH FILE
Upper-intermediate
Answer Key   A

PRONUNCIATION WRITING
8 1 co|mmen|ta|tor Student’s own answers.
2 lone|li|ness Task completion: The task is fully completed and the
answer easy to understand. (4 marks)
3 black|mail
Grammar: The student uses appropriate structures
4 me|ga|ci|ty
to achieve the task. Minor errors do not obscure the
5 or|ches|tra meaning. (3 marks)
6 com|pa|ny Vocabulary: The student uses a sufficient range of
7 sci|en|tist words and phrases to communicate the message clearly.
8 con|vince (3 marks)
9 a|sto|nished
10 eye|brows
Listening and Speaking
9 1 antisocial LISTENING
2 violin
3 jury
1 Speaker 1:  E
Speaker 2:  D
4 heart
Speaker 3:  A
5 advertisement
Speaker 4:  H
6 grow
Speaker 5:  G
7 court
8 refuse
9 tongue 2 1 keep up with other family members
10 theory 2 consulting an expert
3 pushing herself to a higher level
4 She was promised a job assisting the instructors if
she completed it.
Reading and Writing
5 focus on snowboarding at an international level
READING
1 1 B
SPEAKING
2 B
3 C Interactive communication and oral production:
4 B The student communicates effectively with his / her
5 C partner, asking and answering simple questions, and
where necessary initiating conversation, and responding.
2 1 conspicuous The student uses appropriate strategies to complete the
2 rebuff task successfully. (5 marks)
3 cramp Grammar and Vocabulary: The student uses
4 fatigue a sufficient range of vocabulary and structure to
5 prime communicate clearly. Minor occasional errors do not
impede communication. (5 marks)
Pronunciation: The student’s intonation, stress, and
articulation of sounds make the message clear and
comprehensible. (5 marks)

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 NAME CLASS
Progress Test  Files 6–10 ENGLISH FILE
Upper-intermediate
Answer Key   B

Grammar, Vocabulary, and Pronunciation VOCABULARY

GRAMMAR 4 1 hope
2 risen
1 1 can’t 3 safe and sound
2 having / getting 4 made
3 no 5 ups and downs
4 pair 6 volunteers
5 used 7 notice
6 Despite 8 remind
7 Both 9 stolen
8 get 10 now or never
9 like 11 effects
10 rather 12 objective
11 shouldn’t
12 though
5 1 awake
13 as
2 critic
14 on
3 palm
15 as
4 acquitted
5 hypochondriac
2 1 the 6 bouquet
2 visiting 7 yawning
3 the 8 encore
4 whatever 9 insomnia
5 can’t 10 lay
6 Every
7 to go
6 1 verdict
8 are
2 advert
9 In spite
3 yawn
10 The
4 stalking
11 like
5 kneel
12 (–)
6 evidence
13 None
7 accurate
14 get my car serviced
8 wrist
15 live
7 1 snores
3 1 to be given 2 biannual
2 to have taken
3 charged
3 to buy
4 mind
4 leaving / having left
5 geologist
5 be sold
6 agony aunt
6 playing
7 robbery
7 not to go
8 exports
8 be brought
9 launch
9 having seen
10 axe
10 is thought

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 NAME CLASS
Progress Test  Files 6–10 ENGLISH FILE
Upper-intermediate
Answer Key   B

PRONUNCIATION WRITING
8 1 advertisement Student’s own answers.
2 grow Task completion: The task is fully completed and the
3 court answer is easy to understand. (4 marks)
4 jury Grammar: The student uses appropriate structures
5 theory to achieve the task. Minor errors do not obscure the
6 refuse meaning. (3 marks)
7 tongue Vocabulary: The student uses a sufficient range of
8 antisocial words and phrases to communicate the message clearly.
9 violin (3 marks)
10 heart

9 1 sci|en|tist Listening and Speaking

2 eye|brows LISTENING
3 con|vince
1 Speaker 1:  G
4 a|sto|nished
Speaker 2:  D
5 co|mmen|ta|tor Speaker 3:  E
6 lone|li|ness Speaker 4:  H
7 me|ga|ci|ty Speaker 5:  B
8 or|ches|tra
9 com|pa|ny 2 1 she didn’t want to be left out by her family
10 black|mail 2 get advice from a professional
3 forcing herself to do better
4 She was offered employment with a team of local
instructors if she finished it.
Reading and Writing
5 snowboarding competitively at an international
READING level
1 1 D
2 A
SPEAKING
3 B
4 D Interactive communication and oral production:
5 C The student communicates effectively with his / her
partner, asking and answering simple questions, and
2 1 scanning where necessary initiating conversation and responding.
2 alert The student uses appropriate strategies to complete the
3 back up task successfully. (5 marks)
4 cuts and grazes Grammar and Vocabulary: The student uses
5 take into account a sufficient range of vocabulary and structure to
communicate clearly. Minor occasional errors do not
impede communication. (5 marks)
Pronunciation: The student’s intonation, stress, and
articulation of sounds make the message clear and
comprehensible. (5 marks)

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