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Progress test 14 – A matter of opinion 1

Progress test 14 – A matter of opinion 1

Grammar 5 It ’ll / ’d be much easier for you to save money if you


didn’t buy so many new clothes every month.
1   Unreal conditionals 1
6 I’m sure Marianne will / would come to your party if
Use the prompts to write sentences with unreal
you invited her.
conditionals. (6 marks)
Example: The room / look bigger / if we / paint / it a
lighter colour. VOCABULARY
Answer: T
 he room would look bigger if we painted it a 3   Expressing opinions
lighter colour.
Write the words to complete the expressions in the
1 Tom’s free tomorrow. I’m sure he / help you / if you / sentences. (7 marks)
ask / him. Example: I t k i ’s a great restaurant!
Answer: think, it’s

1 A lot of people I know are scared of flying but I
2 If you / can / visit any country, / where / you go?
f d i really exciting.


2 It’s true that salaries are higher in this area. T
3 If you / plan / your work more carefully, / you
t g i , it’s also more expensive to live here.
probably / not make / so many mistakes.

3 The idea that there’s too much sport on TV is

ridiculous. A a y, nobody is
4 If sea levels / rise / just a few centimetres, there / be
forced to watch it.
/ floods in many parts of the world.

4 We r y f l that as the company is

so successful we should all get a pay rise.
5 What / you / choose to eat if I / offer / to cook you
anything you wanted?
5 Everybody k s t t climate change is a

big problem at the moment.

6 If we all / share / a room it / be / much cheaper.
6 Sport keeps people fit and it stops them getting

bored. And a r t g i ,

it doesn’t have to cost very much.
2   Unreal conditionals 2
7 How can anyone believe that smoking isn’t bad
Circle the correct option to complete the sentences.
(6 marks) for your health? f c e it’s bad for your
health!
Example: If we don’t hurry up we ’ll / ’d miss the flight.

1 We’ll finish much more quickly if we all work / 4   Responding to opinions


worked together as a team. Put the words in order to complete the responses.
2 The traffic is usually bad in the mornings so it will / (5 marks)
would probably be better if we leave after lunch. Example: A Shopping online is great!
3 The world would be a much happier place if people B what you’re buying. / you don’t / yes, but /
  to see / have the chance
stop / stopped worrying so much about money.
Answer: Yes, but you don’t have the chance to see
4 If you eat / ate all your dinner I’ll let you have some what you’re buying.
ice cream for dessert.

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Progress test 14 – A matter of opinion 2

1 A Children spend far too much time playing 5 I wonder what happen if all the computers in the
computer games these days. world suddenly stopped working!
B but a lot of / sorry, / really educational. / are
actually / computer games
6 If it’s the only time you’re free, then 10 is fine, but if
2 A It’s obvious that kids with intelligent parents are not, it be better for me to meet a bit later.
going to do well at school.
B they still have to / do / not really. / well, / the work.
7 Free tickets for the match? That be fantastic!
3 A I never read newspapers. They’re all full of lies.
B you’re talking about. / I think it / just / which 8 When I was a child it often snow so much that we
newspapers / a second. / depends couldn’t go out for a week!


4 A So basically you think it’s a good idea for schools
to teach children about food and health? EXPLORE SPEAKING
B can argue / I don’t think / yes, exactly. / with that.
6   Agreeing and disagreeing
/ anyone
Complete B’s responses, using one word from box A
and one word from box B. (8 marks)
5 A Car parks have to be expensive because if they
Example: A That was a fantastic speech.
weren’t they would always be full.
B I’m not sure about that. She didn’t really
B they could / OK, that’s / a bit cheaper! / make say anything new.
them / a good point. / but I still think
A B
might  I’m  good  guess  wrong  point 
thought  I about  not

1 A Violent sports like boxing leave a bad impression


KEYWORD would
on young people. Don’t you agree?
5   Uses of would B I haven’t it a lot, but I
Rewrite the sentences, adding would in the correct suppose they do, really.
place. (8 marks) 2 A It’s amazing how much house prices have
Example: I like a room, please. For tonight. increased in the last few years.
Answer: I would like a room, please. For tonight. B Well, I be but I think
1 You mind turning the radio down a bit, please? they actually fell last year.
3 A That restaurant we went to yesterday was really
2 Let’s get some Chinese food. Or you prefer Indian? expensive, wasn’t it?
B the prices were a bit
3 During the school holidays my friends and I always high, especially as the food wasn’t particularly good.
go away on a camping trip. 4 A Children don’t play sport these days because they
spend too much time on the Internet.
B That’s a , but I think
4 It be possible for you to give me a lift to the station? they learn a lot from the Internet as well.

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