INTERCHANGE 1

PROGRESS CHECKS
NOTE FOR THE TEACHER:

Before working on these slides, make sure the students have done the listening exercise in the
book.

This series of Progress Check exercises is made with the purpose of guiding the students
through the topics they studied in the units. The activities are designed to internalize grammar
and vocabulary and they are helpful to prepare and succeed in the exams.

The exercises that are found in the Interchange books can also be used during the class to
practice speaking skills and reinforce certain topics that students may find difficult.

Because of the length of the activities here presented, it’s suggested to start the class with the
students who have a progress check class. Let them find the presentation through the QR
code.
UNITS
1-2
 1. SIMPLE PRESENT
UNITS 1 - 2 Complete the following questions with is, are, am, do or does.
a. Where __ Jacob? he’s at work.
b. What time ___ the pizzeria close?
c. Who __ Ronald Duck?
d. When ____ you start your dance lessons?
e. ___ I in the right classroom?
f. Who ____ the new teachers?
g. ___ you build houses?
h. ___ you Liza’s boyfriend?
i. What ___ she teach?
j. ___ Matilda and her sisters live in the countryside?

2. POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES
Complete the sentences with the possessive adjectives: my,
your, his, her, its, our, their.
a. Russell plays tennis with __ cousin, ___ name is Andrea
b. I live with ___ brother Julian but ___ parents live abroad.
c. That’s the new company, ___ principal product is wool gloves
d. Martina, John and __ daughter play music together. They
play instruments and ___ daughter sings, ____ voice is
beautiful.
UNITS 1 - 2
3. TIME EXPRESSIONS.
Respond the following questions with complete answers.

a. What days do you wake up late?

b. Until what time do you stay up during weekdays?
c. When is your birthday?
d. What part of the day do you usually relax?

4. JOBS AND PROFESSIONS

What kind of jobs can you find at the following work
fields, places and businesses? write at least 2 for each
category:

a. Art and music:

b. Travel industry:
c. Food:
d. Health:
UNITS
3-4
UNITS 3 - 4
1. COMPARISONS WITH ADJECTIVES
Compare the following cars with the adjectives
given:
A Renault Mégane VS a Porsche:
- big  the Renault car is bigger than the porshe car
- beautiful  the porshe is more beautiful than the
Mégane.
- fast  The porshe is fastter than the renault
- heavy  The renault is heavier than the porshe
- cheap  The renault is cheapper than the porshe
- expensive.  The porshe is more expensive than
the renault
Example: adjective: small
The Porsche is smaller than the Renault Mégane.
 UNITS 3 - 4
2. DEMONSTRATIVES, ONE / ONES.
Complete the following text with this, these, that, those,
one, ones.
Customer: It’s a beautiful sweater, It feels so soft!, I like it
very much. How much is ____ sweater?
Salesperson: Which ___?
Customer: This blue ____.
Salesman: This ___ is $30.
Customer: How much are ___ sunglasses over there?
Salesman: Which ___?
Customer: ____ ones on the mannequin, the grey _____
Salesman: They are $100.

Customer: ok, _____ prices are reasonable. I like ___

store.

UNITS 3 - 4
4. INVITATIONS
Think about 4 invitations to interesting activities.
Then, invite your classmates. Don’t forget to
use the form Would you like to_________?
3. OBJECT PRONOUNS
Complete the sentences with the object pronouns: me, you, him, her,
it, us, and them. some pronouns can be used several times.
1. Celine Dion is the best singer. I like _____ very much.
2. Richard and Jessica have a son. They teach ____ foreign
languages at home.
3. Angelique doesn’t understand ___ when I talk to ____.
4. I love Disney movies. I always watch _____ at the cinema.
5. My cousins and I want to know the story of our family. It’s
important for ____ to understand our origins.
6. These gifts are for Joan and Michael. Please, call _____.
7. Wow, a new episode of Batman in the Shadows. Do you want to
watch ___?
8. The new girls seem very interesting. I want to know _____.
9. Our previous math teacher lives in UK at the moment, but next
year he will come to visit ____ at the school.
10. Catherine revises her cellphone all day long. She can’t leave
____ for a moment.
UNITS
5-6
 UNITS 5 - 6
1. PRESENT CONTINUOUS AND QUANTIFIERS

a. Imagine you are at a food festival as the one in

the picture.
In eight sentences, describe different activities the
people are doing at the festival.
example:
- Some people are selling soft drinks.
- A japanese cook is preparing Teppanyaki.

b. Use the quantifiers all, most, many, some, few,

and no one, to describe this concert of the band
Paramore.
example: no one is wearing elegant clothes.

3. Make 7 questions with the present continuous

tense
UNITS 5 - 6
2. SPORTS, ADVERBS OF FREQUENCY AND
QUESTIONS WITH HOW
a. Identify 3 sports activities that you usually write
with the verbs go / do / play.
Then write a sentence with each and an adverb of
frequency
Example: do taekwondo. I sometimes do
taekwondo with my friends.
b. Make 3 questions with each form, and respond
them:
- do you ever
- how often
- how well
- how good
- how long
Example: How long do you spend watching every
day?
UNITS
7-8
UNITS 7 - 8
1. THERE IS / THERE ARE / QUANTIFIERS

a. Respond the following questions:

- Is there any traffic in your neighborhood?
- How many schools are there in your neighborhood?
- Are there any parking garages?
- How much commerce is there?

b. Write a group of 8 questions related to information

about a neighborhood or city. Then, ask them to your
classmates.

c. Study the places that cities normally have. Make a list

of at least 15 different places. Define 5 of them.
UNITS 7 - 8 2. PAST SIMPLE
a. Respond the following questions
1. Where were you yesterday noon?
2. What did you do yesterday?
3. Did your family travel last year for
Christmas?
4. How was your last weekend?

b. Make 5 questions with did, 4 with were, and 4

with was.

c. Make a sentence in Simple Past with each of the

following irregular verbs: drive, have, go, sing, see,
spend and meet.
UNITS
9 - 10
 UNITS 9 - 10
1. DESCRIBING PHYSICAL APPEARANCE

a. What do these four famous people look like?

Usain Bolt Charlize Theron b. Find 6 different people in the book Interchange
and describe them the best way possible.

c. What question do you ask when you want to

know somebody’s:
- age?
- height?
- eyes’ color?
- hair’s length?
- general appearance?
Camila Cabello Jack Black
UNITS 9 - 10
2. PRESENT PERFECT AND PAST SIMPLE

a. Make 5 questions with the form Have you

ever___? and respond them in present
perfect and past simple.
b. Make 2 questions with yet, 2 negative
statements with yet, and 2 affirmative
statements with already about your own
life.
c. Make 5 questions with how long. 3 in
present perfect, 3 with past simple.
Make sure you write for or since in your
answers
UNITS
11 - 12
UNITS 11-12 1. ADVERBS AND ADJECTIVES
(intensifiers) TO DESCRIBE CITIES
a. Use the adverbs on page 124, and
the conjunctions and adjectives on
page 125 to describe some positive
and negative features of the
following cities. Use the pictures and
your imagination to write the
sentences. Total: 8 sentences.
Tokyo Moscow b. Respond the following questions:
What’s your hometown like?
How big is it?
What’s the weather like?
Is it expensive?
What should you see there?
What can you do there?

Santa Marta Your hometown

UNITS 11-12 3. HEALTH PROBLEMS AND SUGGESTIONS

a. Respond the following questions. Use the

grammar forms from the Unit.
What should you for:
- a broken heart?
- a hangover?
- sore muscles?
- a sore throat?

b. When you go to the pharmacy, what questions do

you generally ask? (make 4 questions). What
questions do the pharmacist generally ask? (make
3 questions).

c. What products can you generally find at a

bathroom? (make a list of 10)
UNITS
13 - 14
 1. ORDERING AT A RESTAURANT, SHOWING AGREEMENT,
UNITS 13-14 AND KINDS OF FOOD.

a. Write a conversation between a customer and a waiter at

an Italian restaurant. Include at least 5 questions and 5
answers.
b. Agree on the following sentences:
1. I don’t like Chinese restaurants.
2. I’m not in the mood for ketchup today.
3. I love exotic food.
4. I can eat all kinds of food.
5. I can’t stand rude waiters.
6. I want to drink something.
7. I’m not a good cook.
8. I like all kinds of desserts.
c. Write 6 foods for each category:
- Greasy food and junk food.
- Healthy food
- Drinks
- Dessert
UNITS 13-14 2. COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE
ADJECTIVES / GEOGRAPHY.

a. Make 8 questions, 4 with the comparative

adjectives and 4 with the superlative adjectives.
Example:
- Who is the best goalkeeper of Venezuela?
- Which activity is more boring: going to the
supermarket or going the hairdresser’s?

Then, ask these questions to your classmates

b. Can you think of 8 geographic places? Use

them to make questions with HOW
Example: How high is la Balvanera church?
UNITS
15 - 16
1. GOALS, PLANS AND LEAVING
MESSAGES
UNITS 15-16
a. You want to know what goals and plans your
friends have. Write down 8 questions:
2 in Present Continuous
2 with Be Going to
4 with verb + infinitive.
example: What would you like to do Friday
night?
b. Turn the following sentences into messages
for Anne:
- Don’t bring your dog to the pool party
- Albert comes to pick her up at 8:00
- Buy a cake for Angela’s birthday
- It’s not necessary to do the homework
- Repair the bike
- Julia’s birthday is tomorrow
2. CHANGES AND GOALS UNITS 15-16
a. Make a list with 1 professional goal, 1 creative
goal and 1 recreational goal and 1 educational
goal.
Then, state 2 steps for achieve each goal.

Respond the following questions to describe

changes in your life.
1. What are 2 things you don’t do/have anymore?
2. What are 3 things you do now that you didn’t
do in the past.
3. What are 5 important things you have done in
the last 10 years.