Placement test (Language Hub Beginner to Advanced)

Emily: What do you do at the weekends, Yara?

Yara: My sister and I ----- going to the cinema.

Manager: Where’s Mr Davidson?

Assistant: Oh, he’s ---- London today.

Amirah: Do you like cats?

Chris: No, but there ---- lots of other animals I like.

Andrew: Where _____ Alicia come from?

Martin: I think she’s from the United States.

Teacher: Tell me something about your parents, Lucas.

Student: My mother and father ____ both very tall.

Ayla: That’s a nice table, Sophie! Is it new?

Sophie: Oh no, it’s my _____ old dining table

Emma: What do you do after school?

Chloe: I see my friends. Do you visit people, too?

Emma: No, I ____ go out.

Katie: Is Charlotte at school today?

Laura: No, she ______ . She’s not well today

Alex: I’d like to make a cake. _____eggs have we got?

Andrea: Three, I think. Let me check.

Ifrah: Which bus goes to the hospital?

Antonia:____ the 236. It stops outside.

Father: Are we ready to go?

Daughter: No, Mum can’t find ______ hat.

Shop Assistant: Can I help you?

Customer: Yes, I’d like to buy _____ trousers.

Mother: Where’s that fish I bought? It was on the table.

Daughter: Oh no! The cat _____ it.

Amanda: I like your new sofa.

Fahima: Thanks. It’s ____ comfortable than the other one we had.

Alicia: I’m going to the supermarket. Do you want anything?

Peter: Could you get ____ milk, please?

Karina: When do you want to play football?

Aniqa: I ____ to play tomorrow, because I don’t need to go to work.

Manisha: What did you do at the weekend?

Nicola: I ____ tennis with my friend on Saturday

Wife: Have we got any cheese in the fridge?

Husband: No, we haven’t. I’m____ buy some this afternoon.

Laura: Where _____ you last Tuesday? I tried to phone you.

Beatriz: Oh, I was visiting my grandmother. I didn’t have my phone with me.

Miriam: Are you coming to my party on Tuesday?

Brian: I’m really sorry, but I ____ to take my daughter to the airport.

Saif: Why do you like running?

Isabella: Because it’s ______ way to keep fit.

Anna: Have you lived here a long time?

Stefan: Yes, over 40 years. I know _____ of people in this town.

Josef: Why didn’t you come to the cinema last week?

Chloe: I wanted to but I couldn’t. I _____ studying for that test we had on Monday.

Anna: That bird’s on the garden table again. I think it’s hungry.

Juliana: Yes, look! It ____ eat the bread we put there.

Sophie: How long ____ married?

Ying Yue: Two years. I met my husband when I was working in New York.

David: Have you ____ that new film yet?

Susanna: No, I haven’t. We could go on Thursday if you like?

Shop Assistant: Excuse me, please. Could I get past?

Customer: Oh, I’m sorry. I’m getting in the way, ____ I?

Wife: Advertising is a big business for musicians.

Husband: Yes, musicians _____ a lot of money for writing short pieces of music.

Son: Mum, I’d really like a guitar. Can I have one?

Mother: OK, but if we buy one you ______ have to practise playing it.

Juliana: Do you like Brazilian coffee?

Miriodere: No I don’t, because it’s _____ strong.

Matthew: Would you like anything from the shop?

Alicia: Yes, I’d like one of ______ celebrity magazines, please.

Daughter: Mum, my computer is broken again. I really need a new one.

Mother: I_____ buy one if we had the money, but it’s not possible right now.

Mother: _____ you packed your suitcase yet? We’re leaving early tomorrow morning.

Son: I’ll do it later. It won’t take long.

Lucas: Do you play the piano, Natasha?

Natasha: Well, I _____ play when I was younger, but I’m not sure I remember now.

Martina: What did the doctor say about your stomach pains?

Padma: He asked me what I ____ for the last two days.

Daughter: Everyone has arrived apart from Pamela.

Mother: Don’t worry, she phoned me this morning and said she _____ be a bit late.

Vincent: Did you see the weather forecast? It’s going to be extremely hot this weekend.

Pauline: I know, I can’t believe it! It ______ since Monday.

Ameena: What colour are you going to paint the living room?

Charlotte: I________ probably choose something bright, like yellow.

Victor: I’d love to go back in history to see how people lived hundreds of years ago. Simon: Me too! If I ______ choose, I’d probably travel to ancient Rome.

Stephen: The concert was fantastic yesterday. You _____ have come.

Yuuto: I know. I wanted to, but I had to work late.

Katie: Would you like to go sightseeing or to the beach this afternoon?

Matthew: I don’t mind, I’ll let you decide.

Katie: OK, let’s go sightseeing, ______ we?

Amanda: It said on the news that the president also owns all the national newspapers.

Andrew: That ____ be right! I don’t think that’s true.

Assistant: That meeting was really difficult. What would you have done if you _____ in my position?

Manager: Oh, I think you managed it very well.

Natalia: My new smartphone doesn’t seem to work.

Katie: Oh dear! Perhaps you should take it ____ and ask for a refund.

Chris: I wish I could be with our cousins …

Alison: Me too! By this time tomorrow they ______ on a Greek beach while we’re revising for our history test.

Son: Are you OK, Mum? You don’t seem very relaxed.

Mother: I just wish I ____ an aisle seat so that I could get up and walk around more easily.

Nicola: I love this picture, but won’t it cost a fortune?

Victor: No, it’s just a copy. The original, ______ is a portrait of the artist’s friend, sold for €4 million!

Laura: I can’t believe how talented this artist was.

Emily: I know, it’s amazing. _____ he was almost 90 when he did them, his paintings are beautiful.

Andrea: I want to buy some new shoes for the winter.

Shan: Well, I _____ looking for a new pair of boots for weeks, but I can’t find anything I like.

Client: I don’t have much money – just enough to ______ .

Accountant: Well, let me suggest a way of helping you save more.

Pablo: In April next year I _____ here for ten years exactly.

Alison: Wow! It really doesn’t seem that long.

Student: Is it true that it took Bell and Watson ages to invent the telephone? Teacher: Yes. When they finally succeeded, they ____ on it for about 30 years.

Rachel: This would be a lovely place to sit on a dry day.

Natasha: Yes, I know. I just wish the rain ____ .

Student: What’s today’s lesson going to be about?

Teacher: Today we’re going to learn about a tribe _____ descendants live in Lima, the capital of Peru.

Daughter: Joanna has been really supportive. I’m so lucky to have her as a friend. Mother: Yes. Just think – if you hadn’t sat next to her in class at school, you ---- so close now.

David: Did you see the headline this evening?

Nicola: Yes – the Prime Minister was ____ to resign today.

Student: I’m concerned about the chemical test results I’ve just had from the river. Professor: It ____ be a good idea to check the acid levels as well then.

Aamir: They’ve just announced that our train has been delayed.

Laura: That’s annoying. We ____ have rushed to get here after all.

Liam: So, your Dad’s got a laptop!

Cian: Yes, I bought it for him last year – until then he _____ a typewriter!

Isabella: The flight is fully booked, so I won’t be able to go to Barbados next week. Safia: If you _____ the ticket sooner, you’d have found a seat.

Receptionist: You___ taken a taxi to the hotel since you arrived so late.

Customer: It was OK, actually. There was a direct bus service from the airport.

Sophie: Have they finished interviewing for the manager’s position yet?

Rafi: No, but they ____ all the candidates by next Friday.

Athlete: _____ hard I try, I can’t run any faster. Coach: You’ve improved a lot. I wouldn’t worry about it. A Though B Whereas C However D Considering

Laura: That’s a really beautiful painting. The colours are so vivid.

Jeremy: Yes, it’s amazing to think it was lost for years and _____.

Charlotte: I saw the photos from the film festival. Was that you with the actor from The Hobbit?

Niall: Yes, it was! _____ did I imagine I would ever actually meet him.

Pauline: I hear you got soaked on the golf course this morning.

Chris: Yes. I wish I ___ listened to the weather forecast.

Laura: How was the meeting?

Ricardo: It finished late because Victor didn’t arrive until 5 pm. He told me he _____been given the wrong directions.

Andrew: I picked up some of that cat food you wanted.

Pedro: Oh good. Once ___ to these new cat biscuits, they won’t want to go back to the other stuff.

Antonia: Has your son done well in his exams?

Phillip: Yes. Only once _____ he wasn’t sufficiently prepared, but he can take that one again

Son: I had a bit of a stomach ache this morning.

Mother: Oh dear! Well, I did say you ____ eaten that chicken last night.