1-6, match the activities in the materials (on the following page) with their main aims listed a-g

progress /pro’gres/ verb [I] 1 to improve or develop skills, knowledge etc.: My 
Spanish never really progressed beyond the stage of being able to order food at the 
bar. > Compare regress. 2 to continue gradually: As the war progressed more and more 
countries became involved. We started off talking about the weather and gradually the 
conversation progressed to politics. 
Adapted from: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary, Cambridge University Press, 2008 
Extracts 
A 
|U| 
B 
Technological progress has been so rapid over the last few years. 
C 
I'm not making much progress with my Spanish. 
D 
FORMAL 
E 
/progres/ 
F 
> Compare regress 
G 
We started off talking about the weather and gradually the conversation progressed to politics 
 
Teacher's comments 
48 
This is a very useful verb + noun collocation for my students. 
49 
This is a good example for showing which preposition often follows the verb progress 
50 
My students must be aware of this point about register. 
51 
I must remember to draw attention to the change of stress when it's a different part of 
speech. 
52 
I should ask my students to follow up this cross-reference. 
53 
This gives my students some information about what kind of noun progress is from a 
grammatical point of view. 

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For questions 54-59 match the exercises from a supplementary book on pronunciation (on the 
following page) with their purposes listed A-G. 
Mark the correct letter (A-G) on your answer sheet. 
There is one extra option which you do not need to use. 
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