REVIEW 1: Assessing your progress

SECTION 1: Test yourself

In this section you can check your knowledge of the grammar, vocabulary and
pronunciation from Units 1-5. Here are some ways you can use the test material.

Use the questions to revise, referring back to Units 1-5 while doing the test.
Use the questions as a quiz. Work with one or more study partners and discuss the
questions together.
Test yourself without looking back at Units 1-5. Check the relevant units again to
revise your weak areas.
GRAMMAR 1
Each of these items contains one error. Correct the errors.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.

I have spoken to him yesterday and he agreed with the proposal.

We stop rarely at Rotterdam for bunkering.
You better hadnt use that lathe. Its faulty.
Where is the inspector which was on board this morning?
They postponed to leave the port due to severe storms.
We had some free time so I suggested watch a video.
Due engine problems, the flight was delayed.
Do you ever watch motor racing on television? Yes, seldom, actually. About
twice a week.
9. Those safety boots are belonging to me.
10. You must to wear protective eye gear when welding.
11. Have you still met the new joiners? Yes, I had dinner with them yesterday.
12. What are your plans for this weekend? My friend will arrive tonight and were
going on a camping trip.
13. Before paint, prepare the surface well.
14. They are the ratings come from Estonia.
15. You dont have to run on wet decks because you could slip and fall.
GRAMMAR 2
Read this text and circle the correct tense.
Three hundred passengers are stranded on board a luxury cruise ship at sea after it was
abandoned by the crew. Twenty-two members of the crew have decided/decided to
mutiny at 8 oclock yesterday morning while most of the passengers had/were having
breakfast. It was/is not until an hour after the scheduled departure time that the
passengers realized/were realizing that they were alone on board.
In a declaration to the press, the crew said/were saying that they will not return/should
not return to the ship until wages are paid. It appears/has appeared that the crew did
not receive the wages they expected/have expected from the shipping company three
months ago. A company manager has told/told reporters this morning that he is

conducts/is conducting an enquiry into the matter, adding that the problem was an
oversight which he hopes can be resolved quickly.
In the meantime, civil authorities have offered to arrange transfer by boat and overnight
accommodation for passengers who want/are wanting to leave the vessel today. In
anticipation of complaints from passengers, the tour company has said/was saying that it
provides/will provide free return flights if matter is not resolved by tomorrow.
Although many passengers are complaining/complain about the situation a few are
prepared to be patient. One man declared, I dont mind/am not minding the delay
because Im sure the crew will return/are returning this evening I am having/have time
to relax and I am still enjoying/still enjoy being on board.
VOCABULARY
Read the clues and complete the crossword with vocabulary from Units 1-5.

Across
1.A passenger must show his.before getting on a plane. (8,4)
3The Bosun warned the ratings that they work faster to get the job done on time.
(3,6)
5.You look tired. Youto rest.(5)
7.Japanese people usually..when they greet each other. (3)
8.The ..are the people who attend to passengers on a plane. (5,4)
10. To find out when a train departs, you should look at the ..(9)
12.Move the ..to go forwards or backwards when driving.(4,5)
14.Rarely.(6)
15Ive spent two hours trying to repair the pump but I..havent fixed it yet.(5)
16. An expression which may not be understood by simply knowing the individual words
in it.(5)
Down
1. Check the atmosphereentering a void space.(6)
2. To drive around corners, turn thewheel(5)
4. The result of an action.(6)
6 .Sure of oneself, not shy.(9)
7. A sudden good idea for solving a problem.(9)
9. Consequently.(2,1,6)
11.Is Tim still here? No, youve missed him. Hes..gone home. (6)
13 Because of. (3,2)
PRONUNCIATION 2
Say these words. What is the word stress pattern? Mark the stress pattern above the
words.
phenomenon

scientists

climate

occurred

consequently

temperature

unusual

droughts

flooding

atmospheric

species shortages

hemispheres

impacts

effects

damage

Listen to the cassette and check your answers.

REVIEW 1 ANSWER-KEY
1. I spoke to him yesterday and he agreed with the proposal.
(We dont use the Present Perfect with specific time markers such as yesterday. See
Unit 5 Exercise 5a)
2. We rarely stop at Rotterdam for bunkering.
(Single adverbs are usually placed before the main verb. See Unit 1 Exercise 3c.)
3. Youd better not use that lathe. Its faulty.
(The word order for this language item is subject+had+better(+not). See Unit 4
Exercise 4b)
4. Where is the inspector who/that was on board this morning?
( Use who or that for people and which or that for things in defining relative clauses.
See Unit 3 Exercise 3a
5. They postponed leaving the port due to severe storms.
(Postpone can be followed by a verb+-ing or a noun, but not an infinitive. See Unit 4
Exercise 6b)
6.We had some free time so I suggested watching a video.
(Suggest can be followed by y a verb+-ing, a noun or a that clause, but not an
infinitive. See Unit 4 Exercise 6b)
7.Due to engine problems, the flight was delayed.
(Due to means because of. See Unit 5 Exercise 2b)
8. Do you ever watch motor racing on teevision? Yes, frequently/quite often/often,
actually. About twice a week.
(Seldom means rarely, not twice a week. See Unit 1 Exercise 3c.)
9. Those safety boots belong to me.
(Belong is not usually used in the continuous form because it describes a state, not an
action. See Unit 1 Exercise 3c)
10. You must wear protective eye gear when welding.
(Must is followed by the infinitive without to. See Unit 4 Exercise 4b)
11.Have you met the new joiners yet? Yes, I ha dinner with them yesterday.
(Still means up to and including now and is most often used in negative sentences.
Yet means until now and is usually used in questions and negative sentences. See
Unit 5 Exercise 5b)
12.What are your plans for this weekend? My friend is arriving tonight and were
going on a camping trip.
(Use the Present Continuous to talk about a scheduled future event. See Unit
2Exercise 5b)
13. Before painting/Before you paint, prepare the surface well.
(Before is often followed by a verb ending in-ing. See Unit 4 Exercise 3).
14. They are the ratings who come from Estonia.

(We cannot leave who out of a defining relative clause when it is the subject of the
verb. see unit 3 exercise 4a.)
16. You shouldnt/oughtnt to run on wet decks because you could slip and fall.
(Use should(not) or ought(not) to for giving advice; dont have to means it is not
necessary. See Unit 4 Exercise 4b.)