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. $ %ind your /trengths and Wea0nesses %n order to evaluate your strengths and weaknesses in grammar and vocabulary knowledge& it
Graar 1uestion with correct answer in "old
What is it testing2
1. 3e is single. 3e never ########. arried marries marrying
Tenses 7ast simple& present simple. %t
2. % ######## use to swim much& but now % have my own pool& % swim every day. don
5sed to :n area of grammar used to talk about past habits G states. !his uestion is testing the form.
'. %n those days& my father ######## never eat dinner after / o
Would : modal verb that can also be used to talk about past habits. W hy is Fused to< impossible?
). % had a shower& ######## % went to bed. during then until
Lin0ers Fduring< is a preposition& Fthen< is an adverb and Funtil< is either a preposition or a conHunction.
$. 3ow much ######## the train to Dantiago cost? is does do
1uestion %ors !his uestion is testing whether you understand which auxiliary to use in uestions.
+. 3e ######## in Cairo. living lives live
Tenses 7resent simple vs. present continuous. ;nly Flives< is formally correct. 3ow would it be in present continuous?
. ######## you like to go out this evening? Will Would Can
1uestion %ors !his uestion is testing whether you know how to form a uestion with Fwould like<
/. 3e ######## finished cooking when we arrived. has have had
Tenses 7ast perfect simple vs. present perfect simple. Why is present perfect impossible?
0. !he film starts ######## half past four. at on in
Prepositions o( Tie We always use Fat< with clock times. -o you know when we use Fon< and Fin
1*. % wish it ######## the time of year when % could go on holiday. will be is were
Wish Iotice how we need to use past tense after Fwish< Fwere< is the subHunctive form". !he same is true about Fif only<.
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Level: B1 to B2 understanding of how to link clauses in sentences. Iote the structure be J right 9 wrong for J noun" to J verb".
12. % ######## to work when % saw Dteve. was going went going
Tenses 7ast continuous vs. past simple. !hese are part of an area of grammar sometimes called Fnarrative tenses<.
1'. !hat man
Adver" position in sentences !here are specific rules as to where we can and can
1). 8xcuse me& %
Polite 'e8uests !he example uses Fcould<. -o you know other ways of making polite reuests?
1$. William ######## in Douth :merica now. is living will live was living
Tenses 7resent continuous vs. Fwill< future and past continuous.
1+. We could cook dinner. ########& we could buy some take away food. !herefore On the other hand :lthough
Lin0ers F!herefore< and F;n the other hand< are discourse markers& a type of adverb. :lthough is always a conHunction. -o you know the difference?
1. ,ou ######## to do your homework by tomorrow. should must have
E#pressing O"ligation !his is testing an area that includes both Ftrue modal verbs< and the Fsemi(modal< Fhave to<. Why are the others wrong?
1/. We ######## have caught the early train& as the football match was delayed. mustn
*eedn4t have 9 past participle+ Iotice how some modals can be used in the past to express criticism or make deductions. 5oogle Fpast modals of deduction< for more information.
10. Dhe reads every day ######## she isn
Con;unctions !his is testing the meaning of the ' conHunctions. 3ow would you change the sentence to use Fand< or Fbecause
2*. : % enHoy working on challenging proHects at work. B Do ######## %L am do can
/o do 3 < *either do 3 !his is a specific area of spoken grammar that is often tested in the exam. 3ow would you negate the answer?
21. 5o to the end of the street and turn ######## right. 9-+ on to
Giving irections !his is testing collocation 9 dependent prepositions within the functional area of Fgiving directions<.
22. !he children ######## playing football for two hours before it started raining. have been has been had "een
Tenses 7ast perfect continuous& the right answer& is being contrasted with present perfect continuous. What is the other verb tense used in the sentence?
2'. !here were ######## than fifty people in the audience last night. (ewer few lesser
Coparatives < 1uanti(iers Iote that in >alaysia& Flesser< is sometimes used in this context& but this is considered wrong in standard A 8nglish.
2). % Hust heard they are ######## get married in une.
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Level: B1 to B2 ;ften Hust called Fgoing to<& it
2$. %f you were a better cook& you ######## need to eat out all the time. won
Conditionals 9)nd vs7 &st+ !he correct answer is a second conditional. Why can
!oca"ulary Mor the vocabulary& write Fstrong<& F;A< or Fweak< in the self evaluation column& depending on how you did in the test Answers
Choices
What is it testing2
!oca"ulary & study N read receive N get start N begin talk N speak pick N choose
go plan read choose end
begin listen run speak get
!er" /ynonys !esting knowledge of verb meaning. Iotice that the first answer is a very Fweak< synonym& but it
!oca"ulary ) cover K wrap improve 9 change K adHust state 9 make public K announce get somewhere K arrive put something together K assemble
attend approach admit arrange accept
assemble arrive announce adHust wrap
!er" /ynonys !esting knowledge of verb meaning. Iotice how sometimes 2 verbs are given on the left to ensure only one match is possible from the choices.
!oca"ulary , >ore and more people go abroad for their holidays these days. -rivers need to remain alert when in charge of a car. !he city has many ancient and interesting buildings. Dhe
awkward ancient ahead adeuate articulate alert accurate abroad adult aggressive
!oca"ulary . timetable N schedule reward N priOe ueue N line phase N stage error N mistake
line command mess schedule stage
Hoint priOe fright dock mistake
*oun /ynonys !esting knowledge of noun meaning.
!oca"ulary > aerobics J classes agriculture J minister aisle J seat apron J strings atom J bomb
bomb scissors classes salesman minister
audition rod strings seep seat
Collocation !esting knowledge of adHective K noun collocations& and also of general noun knowledge. %f you know what an apron is& only one word goes with it logicallyL
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Collocations !esting knowledge of adHectives and adverbs. >ost of the correct answers are Fright< because they collocate with a verb before the adHective or a noun after it.
*ote !he exact choice of vocabulary exercises varies between exams. Dome can also test adHective synonyms.
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> $ My Learning Plan Between now and the exam& you can improve your mark in the grammar and vocabulary paper significantly by improving on your current weaknesses. Complete the table below& choosing 1* areas of grammar or vocabulary you want to study most. 7ut the most important ones at the top of the table. :dd the study completion date in the last column to help you to plan your time effectively e.g. by 2* th -ec." *u"er
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? $ @ow to (ind what you need online Iow that you know what you want to study and when& here are some tips for finding the right materials online. Mor each area of grammar& use 5oogle to find what you need. 8xample searches are given below &+ Graar Learning Dearch for the name of the grammar notice the use of inverted commas"& and the words Fgrammar rules<.
!his will bring up websites that explain the basic rules )+ Graar Practice Dearch for the name of the grammar notice the use of Fvs<" and the word Fexercises< or Factivities<.
!his will bring up websites that have practice exercises& such as gap f ills& matching exercises& etc. Check the answers are available before you begin ,+ !oca"ulary =uilding Dearch for the name of the vocabulary area you want to strengthen and the word Flist<.
!his will bring up useful lists that you can download or copy and print off. ,ou can use these lists for learning& testing yourself or testing colleagues. ,ou can stick them on the walls in your house e.g. in the kitchen 9 bathroom 9 above your bedL" to help you learn& tooL .+ !oca"ulary Practice Dearch for the name of the vocabulary area you want to strengthen and the word Fexercises<.
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Trainer /uppleents Answer ey Graar 1. married 2. didn
/. had 0. at 1*. were 11. for 12. was going 1'. Mrankly& % wouldn
1). Could 1$. is living 1+. ;n the other hand 1. have 1/. needn
21. (" 22. !he children had been 2'. fewer 2). going to 2$. wouldn
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study N read poor uestion" receive N get start N begin talk N speak pick N choose
cover K wrap improve or change K adHust state 9 make public K announce get somewhere K arrive put something together K assemble
!oca"ulary , >ore and more people go abroad for their holidays these days. -rivers need to remain alert when in charge of a car. !he city has many ancient and interesting buildings. Dhe
!oca"ulary >
timetable N schedule reward N priOe ueue N line phase N stage error N mistake
aerobics J classes agriculture J minister aisle J seat apron J strings atom J bomb
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Aptis Practice Test $ Online Test !his is the online practice test a past paper"& copied from the :ptis website in ;ct 2*1'. %t can be used with teachers who are having difficulty accessing the online exam
http99www.britishcouncil.org9aptis(practice(tests9:ptis5rammar6ocab7ractice9 Graar 1. 3e is single. 3e never ########. married marries marrying 2. % ######## use to swim much& but now % have my own pool& % swim every day. don
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21.5o to the end of the street and turn ######## right. (" on to 22.!he children ######## playing football for two hours before it started raining. have been has been had been 2'.!here were ######## than fifty people in the audience last night. fewer few lesser
2).% Hust heard they are ######## get married in une. going to going go to 2$.%f you were a better cook& you ######## need to eat out all the time. won
!oca"ulary & Delect a word from the list that has the most similar meaning to the word on the left. 8xample big N large study N ######## receive N ######## start N ######## talk N ######## pick N ########
!oca"ulary ) Complete each definition using a word from the drop down list. !o cover with paper or material is to ######## !o improve or change is to ######## !o state or make public is to ######## !o get somewhere is to ######## !o put something together is to ########
!oca"ulary , Complete each sentence using a word from the drop down list. >ore and more people go ######## for their holidays these days. -rivers need to remain ######## when in charge of a car. !he city has many ######## and interesting buildings. Dhe
!oca"ulary . Delect a word from the list that has the most similar meaning to the word on the left. 8xample big N large timetable N ######## reward N ######## ueue N ######## phase N ######## error N ########
!oca"ulary >
go begin plan listen read run choose speak end get attend assemble approach arrive admit announce arrange adHust accept wrap
awkward ancient ahead adeuate articulate alert accurate abroad adult aggressive
line Hoint command priOe mess fright schedule bomb dock audition stage scissors mistake rod classes strings salesman seep minister seat
Delect a word from the list that is most often used with the word on the left. 8xample big J house aerobics J ######## agriculture J ######## aisle J ######## apron J ######## atom J ########
