Past simple
Yesterday Elena finished work at five. Then she bought some medicine at the pharmacy.
Choose the correct summary.
Complete A2 before advancing
A2 End-of-Level Diagnostic
Use this after all A2 lessons to identify anything the learner missed and confirm whether they are ready to begin B1.
Benchmark goal
The learner should connect sentences to handle routine problems, describe experiences, and explain simple plans. The final result combines controlled language with receptive and productive evidence.
Advance when ready
- Distinguishes past events, experiences, and future plans.
- Understands connected practical messages and short texts.
- Speaks and writes in a sequence with reasons and useful detail.
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A B1 starting point should be supported by both language control and independent communication.
1. Connect time, choice, and consequence
Past continuous and past simple
You were making dinner. During that activity, the apartment suddenly became dark.
Which sentence shows the background activity and the interrupting event?
Going to for plans
The tickets are booked and the appointment is in the team calendar for next Wednesday.
How does the team describe its plan?
Will for an immediate offer
Your coworker is struggling with a heavy box. You decide to help at that moment.
What do you say?
Comparatives
The city route takes 25 minutes. The highway route takes 40 minutes.
Choose the accurate comparison.
Present perfect for experience
Answer: “Yes, I have. I traveled alone for the first time last year.”
Which question asks about the life experience?
Present perfect with yet
You are still waiting on the platform. The train was expected ten minutes ago.
What do you tell a friend?
Obligation
Border rule: Every traveler must present a valid passport.
How do you explain the rule to a friend?
Quantifiers
Only two night buses leave the city center after 12:00.
Choose the sentence that matches the schedule.
First conditional
The plan depends on tomorrow’s weather: walk if it is dry; use public transportation if it is wet.
Which sentence explains the wet-weather plan?
Adverbs of manner
You can hear the caller, but some words are unclear because the internet connection is poor.
What is the useful request?
Verb plus -ing
Choose the natural sentence about an activity you like.
2. Read for sequence, purpose, and change
Read a travel problem
Daniel left home early for an important interview. He waited for the number 14 bus for twenty minutes, but it never arrived. He called a taxi and reached the office five minutes before the interview started.
What solved Daniel’s problem?
Read a course update
Course message
Tomorrow’s technology class will meet in Room 305 instead of the computer lab. Please bring a laptop or tablet. We’re going to practice creating a short presentation. If you do not have a device, email me tonight.
Which summary includes both important changes?
Read about feelings and change
Mina started a new job six weeks ago. At first, she felt nervous because the software was unfamiliar and the office was much larger than her old workplace. Her colleagues answered her questions patiently, and she has already completed her first project. Now she feels more confident.
What is the main change in Mina’s experience?
3. Listen and solve practical problems
Listen: a station announcement
Play the announcement. What has changed?
Listen: a medical appointment
Play the message. What should Nina do?
Give directions
A visitor is at the station. The library is two blocks ahead and one block to the left, beside the bank.
Choose the clearest first part of the directions.
Technology and phrasal verbs
The presentation is over. The projector is still running, and nobody needs it now.
What instruction is appropriate?
Buy a ticket
You are traveling to Brighton this morning and coming home tonight.
What do you say at the ticket counter?
4. Teacher-scored connected communication
Speaking task · 5 points
Travel problem role play: The learner missed a train while traveling to an important appointment. Ask what happened, what they did next, and what they are going to do now. Then offer an alternative and ask the learner to respond.
Award one point for each ability demonstrated independently or after one light prompt.
Writing task · 5 points
Write an email about a recent learning or travel experience. Explain what happened, describe one problem and its solution, say what you have learned, and give one future plan. Aim for 80–110 words.
Award one point for each observable quality.
Complete the sections, then check the assessment.