GRAMMAR

1 Write the time.

Example: 2:45 It’s quarter to three.

1 8:20 ___________________________.

2 12:15 ___________________________.

3 6:30 ___________________________.

4 10:50 ___________________________.

5 9:00 ___________________________.

2 Complete the sentence with a preposition.

Example: My new job starts on Wednesday.

1 The office closes __________ the evening.

2 Her party is __________ Friday.

3 I often play chess __________ the weekend.

4 I often have pasta __________ lunchtime.

5 It’s very warm __________ August.

6 Her birthday is __________ September 12th.

7 The class starts __________ two o’clock.

3 Choose the correct phrase.

Example: Do you like foodChinese /Chinese food?

1 It’s a book fantastic / fantastic book.

2 That’s a cheap cell phone / cell phone cheap.

3 Gooften I / I often go to the market.

4 He has anold car / a car old.

5 I likemusicAmerican /Americanmusic.

6 They aren’t always / are always not on time.

7 I always have /Always I have breakfast.

8 She never drinks / drinks never tea.

VOCABULARY

4 Complete the sequence. Write the correct word.

Example: August, September, October,November.

1 February, March, April, _______________.

2 eighteenth, nineteenth, twentieth, _______________.

3 seventh, eighth, ninth, _______________.

4 May, June, July, _______________.

5 fall, winter, spring, _______________.

6 second, third, fourth, _______________.

5 Write the opposite adjective.

cheap rich difficult dry fulllow safe short young

Example: easy difficult

1 poor __________

2 empty __________

3 tall __________

4 expensive __________

5 dangerous __________

6 wet __________

7 old __________

8 high __________

1

NAME DATE

File Test 3

American English File 1 © Oxford University Press 2008Photocopiable

AmericanEnglish File 1

5

8

6

7

8

20Grammar totalwww.langua

gecent

re.ir

nese /Chinese foodnese foodng??

ntastic bookboo .

phonep // cell phone cheapcell phone cheap.

ften gogo to the market.to the market

ld car / a car oldar ol .

usicAmericaneri /AmericanmuAme

ey aren’t alwaysalways // are always noe al

I always haveys have //Always I haveAlway b

8 Shee never drinksnever drinks // drinks

_.

_____________.______.

_______.

____.

__________.__________.

_______________.____________.

pposite adjective.te adjectivenrich difficultdifficultcenfficult dry fulldrycesafe short youngshort young

Example: easymple: easy difficultdiffcff1 poor _____1 poor

2 empty _empty

3 tall3 tall

4 expensiv4 expens

5 dan

6uauauauauaua7

6 Complete the sentence. Choose the correct word.

Example: We take the dog for a walk _____ a day.

A two ■■ B times ■■ C twice ■■✓

1 She _____ work at four thirty.

A goes ■■ B does ■■ C finishes ■■2 I _____ to the gym in the evenings.

A have ■■ B go ■■ C take ■■3 I _____ a bath every evening.

A do ■■ B wake ■■ C take ■■4 He _____ dinner every evening.

A does ■■ B goes ■■ C has ■■5 Jack usually _____ for eight hours a night.

A does ■■ B has ■■ C sleeps ■■6 I often _____ up early on Saturdays.

A start ■■ B wake ■■ C go ■■

PRONUNCIATION

7 Which is the stressed syllable? Choose the correctanswer.

Example: A November ■■ B November ■✓C November ■■

1 A twentieth ■■ B twentieth ■ C twentieth ■2 A September ■■ B September ■ C September■■3 A difficult ■ B difficult ■ C difficult ■■4 A February ■ B February ■ C February ■■5 A thirtieth ■ B thirtieth ■ C thirtieth ■■

8 Write the word with the same sound.

low clean third white they job

Example: easy clean

1 other __________

2 shopping __________

3 birthday __________

4 home __________

5 high __________

2

NAME DATE

File Test 3

American English File 1 © Oxford University Press 2008Photocopiable

AmericanEnglish File 1

5

5

6

50Grammar, Vocabulary, and Pronunciation total

10Pronunciation total

20Vocabulary total

www.langua

gecen

the correctrre

Novem gberer ■■gu■✓✓■■■✓■

wenti

aeth ■■an■ C twentiethC twentiethg■■g■

B SeptemB Septemlaberber ■■an■ C SeptembSeptemb

B diffidiff lacult ult ■■lan■ C difficultC d

ry ■

wB Februebru

w laary ary ■■a■

entre.i

r

C Fe

tieth ■■w■ B thirtiBw leth eth ■laC

_

____

cenr, Vocabulary, anntntnt

READING

1 Read the text. Choose the correct answer.

Example: Lila gets up at _____.

A 7:00 ■ B 6:30 ■✓ C 6:00 ■

1 Lila has breakfast _____.

A on the bus ■ B at school ■ C at home ■■2 Lila _____ to work.

A runs ■ B walks ■ C rides a bike ■■3 Lila _____ goes home by bus.

A always ■ B never ■■ C usually ■■4 Lila sometimes _____.

A goes out during the week ■■ B eats meat ■■C smokes ■■

5 Tim goes to work _____.

A by car ■■ B by bus ■■ C by train ■■

6 Tim often has lunch _____.

A in his office ■■ B at home ■■C in a fast-food restaurant ■■

7 Tim often eats with _____ .

A his parents ■■ B journalists ■■ C students ■8 Tim _____ exercises.

A often ■■ B hardly ever ■ C never ■

2 Read the text again and write Lila or Tim.

Example: Lila is a teacher.

1 __________ often eats vegetables.

2 __________ often exercises.

3 __________ usually eats a burger for lunch.

4 __________ doesn’t go to bed late.

5 __________ goes out on the weekend.

6 __________ always has breakfast.

7 __________ has an unhealthy lifestyle.

WRITING

Write a paragraph about your typical Monday. Write75–100 words answering these questions:

• What do you do in the morning?

• What do you do in the afternoon?

• What do you do in the evening?

• What do you usually do?

• What do you sometimes do?

• What do you never do?

My typical Monday

I get up at _____ .

3

NAME DATE

File Test 3

American English File 1 © Oxford University Press 2008Photocopiable

AmericanEnglish File 1

15Reading total

25Reading and Writing total

10Writing total

8

7

How people liveAs part of our weekly series, we asked Lila Rivera and TimGreenwood to tell us about their lives.

Lila is a hardworking teacher in Miami. She gets up at sixthirty every morning and has breakfast. Then she makessandwiches to take for lunch and gets ready for work. Lilausually walks to work because she thinks it’s important toexercise every day. She sometimes walks home in theevening, but she usually takes the bus. Lila has dinner atseven o’clock and goes to bed early. She doesn’t go outduring the week, but she often goes out with friends onthe weekend. Lila eats five portions of fruit and vegetablesevery day and fish twice a week. She eats meatsometimes, but she doesn’t smoke. For more exercise,Lila goes to the gym three times a week. She’s veryhealthy and is hardly ever sick.

Tim lives by the ocean in Palm Beach. He’s a journalist for a local newspaper. He usually gets up at eight o’clock,takes a quick shower, and then he drives to work. Timdoesn’t have time for breakfast, but he sometimes has asandwich in the middle of the morning. At lunchtime, heusually has a burger. He buys it from the fast-foodrestaurant across the street and eats at his desk. Timworks long hours and often stays late in the evening. Onthose days, he goes to a restaurant with people fromwork. They usually have a big dinner. Tim doesn’t eat fruit,and he doesn’t like vegetables. He plays football once amonth, but he isn’t very healthy.

p at _____.p at _____.

■ lB 6:30 B 6:30 ■■lan■✓✓■■■✓■ C 6:00 C 6 ■nreakfast _____.st _____.

the bus s ■■w l■ B at school cho ■a

la _____ to work.__ to work.

A runs s ■■ww■ B walks B walks ■w C

3 Lila _____ goes home by a _____ goes ho

A always A always ■■w■ B nev

4 Lila sometimes __4 Lila some

A goes out duA

C smokesC s

5 Tim go5

A

C students dents ■■ir■

■ C never never ■e iand write write LilaLi or or TimT .

a teacher.her.

____ often eats vegetables.ften eats vegetable

_______ often exercises.___ often exercises.

__________ usually eats a burg____ usually eats

4 __________ doesn’t go to b_________ does

5 __________ goes out o5 __________ goe

6 __________ alway6 _________

7 __________ h7 _____

WRIT

W

e.

ngua

ngua

ngua

nguag. O

e fromesn’t eat fruit,

football once a