Zuzana Geisbacherová, DAJ3, 29. 10.

2009
New Headway English Course: Pre-intermediate
7 lesson: FAMOUS COUPLES
Grammar: Present perfect simple comparing to present simple, present continuous, past simple
and past continuous (We made a lot of exercises on the differences between present perfect simple
and past simple. I think, that students on this level would recognize differences between present
perfect simple, past simple and present simple and continuous), using for and since
Vocabulary: adverbs, idiomatic expressions consist of two word joined by and. I am not going to
use the short answers in the test, because I didn´t teach short answers my student and we are going
to do it later (in another unit).
I stress in this test grammar, especially difference between Present Perfect Simple and Past Simple,
because I tested vocabulary in some pop tests.
Listening – is not part of this test. I will test it individually in pop tests.
Reading - is not part of this test. I will test it individually in pop tests.
Speaking – is not part of this test. I will not test it individually, but I give some plus points to
students during the semester, for their speaking activities.
Writing – is not part of this test. I will test it with some pop tests on vocabulary.

Task No of
Content Type Percentage items Time Marks
Grammar - recognition 60 % 39 20 ´ 39
present perfect (simple) vs. - production - 17
past simple - 15
present simple -7
present continuous
since or for
Vocabulary - gap filling 40% 15 10 ´ 15
adverbs - multiple -8
idiomatic expressions matching -7

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1. Complete the dialogue using Present Perfect, Past Simple, Present Simple and Present
continuous of the verbs in brackets.
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17 p.

2. Choose the correct form of the verb.

1. Look at the hat that woman is wearing/wears.
2. My mum won /has won some Money last week.
3. When I was little , I loved/have loved trains.
4. I have not eaten/did not eat anything for hours.
5. I was watching/watched TV when Tony phoned.
6. I usually use/am using the bath.
7. I am tired because I went /was going to bed late yesterday.
8. Sam looks frightened. What is he watching/does he watch?
9. I usually drive but today my car does not work/is not working.
10. Do you listen/Are you listening radio when you get up?
11. She plays /is playing tennis twice a week.
12. We have lived/lived here since 2003.
13. The company started/have started in 2000.
14. She has been/was my teacher since April.
15. Anna is Italian: She is coming/comes from Italy.

15 p.
3. Fill in: since or for (only one item for each gap).

John and Norma have been married 1............20 years. They have been living in New York
2..........1989. John has been working on Wall Street.3............... four years and he has made a lot of
Money 4.............he started working there. Norma hasn´t worked 5................they moved to New
York but she has been writing a book 6..................the past two years. She has had a lot of spare
time 7.............their son left home four years ago to work in France.

7 p.

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