Progress Test Files 1--5 English File Intermediate Answer Key 💯

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Grammar (1 point each)

Vocabulary (1 point each) 11. outgoing 12. receipt 13. waste 14. improve 15. reliable 16. lend 17. salary 18. embarrassed 19. enough 20. furiously Searching for the answer key is easy

Pronunciation (1 point each) 21. A (stress on 2nd syllable – others 1st) 22. B (silent ‘k’ – others have /tʃ/ sound) 23. C (vowel sound /ʌ/ – others /əʊ/)

Reading (2 points each) 24. False 25. True 26. Does not say 27. True 28. False

Listening (2 points each) 29. B 30. A 31. C 32. B Vocabulary (1 point each) 11

Total score: /60

Grading suggestion (typical school scale):

1. a) drive Explanation: Use Present Simple for habits/routines ("usually"). 2. a) did you go Explanation: "Last summer" indicates finished past time, requiring Past Simple. 3. b) will pass Explanation: Use "will" for predictions based on opinion or belief (often with "I think", "I'm sure"). 4. b) am seeing Explanation: Use Present Continuous for fixed future arrangements (appointments). 5. have never been Explanation: Experience up to now requires Present Perfect. 6. has just gone Explanation: "Just" + Present Perfect for very recent actions; "gone" means she is there now. 7. wrote Explanation: Finished past time period / dead person = Past Simple. 8. have known Explanation: "For ten years" indicates duration from past until now = Present Perfect. 9. an Explanation: Engineer starts with a vowel sound. 10. an Explanation: International starts with a vowel sound. 11. a Explanation: "A lot of" is a fixed expression. 12. – (no article) Explanation: Plural/uncountable nouns (free time) generally don't take an article in this context. 13. a Explanation: Singular countable noun mentioned for the first time. 14. worst Explanation: Superlative of 'bad' is irregular: bad → worse → worst. 15. better Explanation: Comparative of 'good' is irregular: good → better. 16. most expensive Explanation: Superlative of long adjectives (3+ syllables) uses "most". 17. This bridge was built in 1995. Explanation: Past Simple Passive (was/were + past participle). 18. My bicycle has been stolen. Explanation: Present Perfect Passive (have/has been + past participle). Searching for the answer key is easy

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Most students skip pronunciation. Don’t. File 5 introduces the schwa sound /ə/ (the most common sound in English). If you missed stress patterns, say the word aloud 5 times with exaggerated stress.