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Progress Test 2

B2 Progress Test 2

An objective checkpoint covering Units 5–8: health & wellbeing, environment & society, education & learning, and technology & future.

After Lesson 40 · 35–45 min · CEFR B2 — building confidence

Grammar

12 items

Vocabulary

12 items

Reading

1 text · 4 items

Listening

1 audio · 3 items

Functional language

8 items

Writing

140–170 words

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Progress Test

Grammar

Multiple choice, gap fill and sentence completion based on grammar taught so far.

1.If governments ___ more on renewables, emissions would fall faster.

2.I wish I ___ a language when I was at school.

3.The data ___ by an independent lab before publication.

4.He ___ be at the office — it's a public holiday.

5.She's the colleague ___ idea won the innovation prize.

6.By 2035, AI ___ many routine office tasks.

7.I used to find statistics intimidating, but I ___ them now.

8.Not only ___ a strong CV, but he also interviewed brilliantly.

9.The new law ___ to reduce plastic waste by 40% within five years.

10.Had she known about the traffic, she ___ earlier.

11.The results are ___ interesting that we're publishing a follow-up study.

12.Only after the trial ___ how effective the treatment really was.

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Vocabulary

Word choice, collocations and matching from the course vocabulary bank.

1.I've been feeling ___ — I think I'm coming down with something.

2.Cities need to ___ the impact of traffic on air quality.

3.The report raises ___ concerns about data privacy.

4.It took me a while to ___ to working from home full-time.

5.Smartphones have completely ___ the way we communicate.

6.A balanced diet plays a ___ role in long-term health.

7.The school takes a ___ approach to learning, with lots of project work.

8.We must ___ the trade-offs between privacy and security.

9.The government has pledged to ___ carbon emissions by 2035.

10.The findings are ___ with what earlier studies have shown.

11.New technology often has unintended ___ that emerge only years later.

12.Students who take ___ of open online courses tend to progress faster.

Progress Test

Reading

Read the short authentic text and answer the comprehension questions.

Opinion piece

Smart cities — for whom?

Walk through a so-called 'smart city' and you'll see sensors in lampposts, screens in bus shelters, and apps that promise to make every journey shorter. The pitch is seductive: data makes life easier. Yet there's a question the brochures rarely answer — easier for whom?

Most smart-city projects are designed around the daily routines of commuters and tourists. The elderly resident who doesn't own a smartphone, the cleaner who finishes at 4 a.m., the parent pushing a buggy up a broken kerb — these are the people whose lives a truly smart city would notice first. Real intelligence isn't measured by the number of devices a city installs; it's measured by who the city remembers when it switches them on.

1.The author's main argument is that smart-city projects:

2.The examples in paragraph 2 are used to:

3.According to the writer, real intelligence in a city is shown by:

4.The tone of the piece is best described as:

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Listening

Press play to hear the recording (studio voice). You may listen twice.

Short conversation — about 1 minute

1.Lena stopped using the AI tool for emails because:

2.She still uses the tool for:

3.Her overall position on the tool is:

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Functional language

Choose the most appropriate response for each everyday situation.

1.A friend asks how you are and mentions they've been stressed. You want to be supportive. You say:

2.You want to politely refuse a request to work overtime. You say:

3.Someone presents an idea in a meeting. You want to add to it constructively. You say:

4.You want to express uncertainty about a prediction. The most natural choice is:

5.You need to give feedback on a colleague's work — politely but honestly. You say:

6.You want to express strong agreement with a well-argued point. The most natural choice is:

7.A speaker makes a claim you find hard to believe. A polite way to push back is:

8.You want to close a meeting on a positive, action-oriented note. You say:

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Writing

Write a short opinion paragraph (140–170 words) on the following: 'Schools should teach students how to use AI responsibly from the age of 12.' State your view and give two supporting reasons.

Success criteria

  • Clear position in the opening sentence
  • Two distinct reasons, each developed with an example or consequence
  • Linkers for argument (firstly, in addition, however, therefore)
  • Range: modals, passives, conditionals where appropriate
  • Length within 140–170 words

0 words · target 140–170 words

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Grammar, vocabulary, reading, listening and functional language are scored automatically. Writing is marked by your teacher.

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