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NAME CLASS American
CEFR MAPPING NEW HEADWAY Elementary, FOURTH EDITION
Stop and check 3  Units 9–12 THIRD EDITION

Correct the mistakes 2 Look at the information about The Star Hotel. Write
five more sentences, comparing the three hotels. Use
Each sentence has a mistake. Find it and correct it.
the superlative form of the adjectives in 1.
1 Where you live?  Where do you live?
2 I am oldest student in my class. The Star
3 The room is empty. Everybody is here. Number of stars ★★★★★
4 Who is the most rich person in your country? Number of rooms 145
Price $250–300
5 My brother is more old than me.
How many minutes to
6 I’m go home now because it’s late. the ocean? 1 minute
7 I’m wear my old clothes because I’m going to clean How many minutes to
the car. downtown? 35 minutes
8 Last night I went to a café for to meet my friends. Old or new? New – 2002
9 We’re going have a test next week.
10 What you going to do this evening? 1 The Star is the best.
11 I think is going to rain. 2 ________________________________________
12 Anybody left a message for you earlier today. 3 ________________________________________
13 I’ve wrote to her three times and she hasn’t answered 4 ________________________________________
yet. 5 ________________________________________
1 4 She hasn’t never been to New York. 6 ________________________________________
15 Did you ever been to Brazil?
2 points for each correct answer  10
16 How many times you been to Los Angeles?

1 point for each correct answer  15 Simple Present and Present Continuous
Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs
Comparatives and superlatives in brackets.
1 Look at the information about the two hotels. Write 1 I often watch (watch) TV in the evenings, but tonight
five sentences about the hotels using the comparative I ’m going (go) to the movies.
forms of the adjectives in the box. 2 Pierre ______ (run) three miles a day, but he
__________ (not run) now because he’s in class.
good big expensive close far modern
3 Alice and Peter __________ (look) for a new house.
They ___________ (not like) living in the city.
The Strand The Ritz 4 I always ______ (wear) nice clothes for work. Today
Number of stars ★★★ ★★★★ I ______ (wear) a blue jacket and skirt.
Number of rooms 102 55 5 “Why ______ you ______ (go) to bed? It’s only 10:00.”
Price $100–140 $150–200 “I always ______ (go) to bed early.”
How many minutes to
the ocean? 10 minutes 15 minutes 6 Jane ______ (work) in a bank, but today she’s at home.
How many minutes to She ______ (write) some emails.
downtown? 20 minutes 8 minutes 7 Max ______ (work) from home today, but he usually
Old or new? New – 1990 Old – 1870 ______ (go) into the office.

1 The Ritz is better than the Strand. 1 point for each correct answer  12
2 ________________________________________
3 ________________________________________
4 ________________________________________
5 ________________________________________
6 ________________________________________

2 points for each correct answer  10

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Headway
NAME CLASS American
CEFR MAPPING NEW HEADWAY Elementary, FOURTH EDITION
Stop and check 3  Continued THIRD EDITION

something, nothing, etc. Simple Past and Present Perfect

Underline the correct word. 1 Underline the correct tense.
1 I’m bored. There’s nothing/nobody on TV tonight. 1 I saw/have seen Jill yesterday.
2 There’s somebody/anybody at the door for you. 2 I met/have met my boyfriend ten years ago.
3 The streets were empty. Nobody/Everybody was at 3 My sister did never go/has never been to Chile.
home. 4 I’m sorry. I didn’t finish/haven’t finished my work
4 I’ve looked everywhere/anywhere for my keys, but I yet.
can’t find them. 5 I ate/have eaten a lot of candy when I was a child.
5 I’m tired. Let’s find something/somewhere to sit down. 6 They climbed/have climbed Everest in 2008.
6 Is there anywhere/anything I can leave my luggage? 7 What time did your plane land/has your plane
7 I do all the housework, and you don’t do everything/ landed?
anything! 8 I’m not hungry. We’ve just had/just had lunch.
9 Have you ever eaten/Did you ever eat Ethiopian food?
1 point for each correct answer  6
1 point for each correct answer  8
going to
Complete the sentences. Use going to and a verb from box 2 Write the words in parentheses in the correct place in
A and a place from box B with in, at, or on. the sentence.
1 I left school. (last year)  I left school last year.
A 2 Have you done the shopping? (yet)
do buy try meet read have be
3 Have you lived abroad? (ever)
4 I’ve been to a hospital. (never)
B 5 We went to Canada. (two years ago)
my bedroom meetings bed vacation the airport
6 I haven’t seen the new James Bond movie. (yet)
Jenny’s house  my way home
7 They got married. (in 2007).
8 We’ve missed the train. (just)
1 I ’m going to do to do my homework in my bedroom .
2 I __________ something for dinner __________ 1 point for each correct answer  7
because my refrigerator is empty.
3 We __________ mom and dad __________ because Vocabulary
their plane lands early in the morning.
Put the words in the correct column. There are five words
4 She __________ her party __________ because it’s for each list.
bigger than her apartment.
5 I __________ my emails __________ today because tall dry sidewalk handsome round-trip ticket stormy
I’m really tired. lake platform blond cool hill airport hair foggy 
flight temperature office building farm pretty customs
6 He __________ scuba diving when he’s __________ in
Egypt.
7 I __________ busy __________ all morning, so please City and Describing The Travel and
take a message if anyone calls. small town people weather transportation

1 point for each correct answer  12

1 point for each correct answer  20

Total 100

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Headway
NAME CLASS American
CEFR MAPPING NEW HEADWAY Elementary, FOURTH EDITION
Stop and check 3  Continued THIRD EDITION

Translate
Translate the sentences into your language. Translate the
ideas, not word by word.
1 You’re older than me, but Tim is the oldest in the
class.
__________________________________________
2 I usually wear jeans, but today I’m wearing a suit.
__________________________________________
3 I didn’t buy anything from the farmer’s market.
__________________________________________
4 There’s nowhere to sit.
__________________________________________
5 We’re going to have a party.
__________________________________________
6 I went into the city to buy some books.
__________________________________________
7 Can you tell me how to get to the train station?
__________________________________________
8 Go along Oak Street and turn left at the library.
__________________________________________
9 Here’s your boarding pass. Have a good trip.
__________________________________________
10 “What should we do?” “Let’s go to the beach.”
__________________________________________

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