ENGLISH LANGUAGE TESTSkill: LISTENING Limited time: 30 minutes Candidate's Name: ……… Candidate N o ……….. You will hear the information twice.FINCHESTER ZOO Closing time in summer: Meetin
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Skill: LISTENING Limited time: 30 minutes
Candidate's Name: ……… Candidate N o ……….
Examiner 1: ……….……… Examiner 2: ……… …
PART 1
Question 1 – 5
You will hear five short conversations.
You will hear each conversation twice.
There is one question for each conversation.
For question 1 – 5, put a tick (√) under the right answer.
Example: How many people were at the meeting?
1 How much is the car?
2 What’s Elena going to take to the party?
3 Where will Susan buy her eggs?
LISTENING
A2
Exam Code
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4 What time does the film begin?
5 How will the man travel to London?
PART 2
Question 6 – 10
Listen to Sarah talking to a friend about a sports centre.
What is the problem with the different things at the sports centre?
For each question 6-10, write a letter A-H next to each thing.
You will hear the conversation twice.
Example:
6 swimming pool
9 football club
10 tennis lessons
D expensive
F late
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18 H
19 H
20 H
PART 3
Question 11-15
Listen to Philip talking to a friend about his photography course.
For questions 11-15, circle A, B or C You will hear the conversation twice.
Example:
0 Where does Philip do the photography classes?
A City College B Park College C South College
11 What time do the photography classes begin?
A 5.15 p.m B 6.00 p.m C 6.45 p.m
12 How much does Philip pay for the photography course?
13 Philip’s happy with the course because he’s ……
A learning about famous photographers
B using a new camera
C getting better at photography
14 Philip thinks it’s easy to take photographs of ……
A trees B animals C children
15 After the course, Philip will ……
A buy a new camera
B get a job in photography
C make photography his hobby
PART 4
Question 16-20
You will hear a man asking for information about the Westwood English School Listen and complete questions 16 – 20 You will hear the conversation twice.
WESTWOOD ENGLISH SCHOOL Evening classes on: Thursday
Next course starts on:
Speaking class with:
Cost for 12 classes:
Address:
School is next to the:
PART 5
Question 21 - 25
You will hear some information about Finchester Zoo.
G
H small
noisy
Miss ………… ………
£ ……….
……….… Fitzroy Square
…
………
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FINCHESTER ZOO
Closing time in summer:
Meeting place for tour:
At 2 p.m., see:
Zoo shop sells:
Child’s ticket costs:
You now have 8 minutes to write your answers on the answer sheet.
ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEST
Skill: READING Limited time: 40 minutes
Candidate's Name: ……… Candidate N o ………
Examiner 1: ……….……… Examiner 2: ……… …
PART 1
Questions 1 – 5.
Complete the five conversations For questions 1 - 5, mark A, B or C on your answer sheet
1 How did you get to the party?
A B C
I caught a bus
It was great thanks
On Wednesday I think
2 2 Yuri phoned me yesterday from Japan
A B C
Who’s calling?
How is she?
Can I leave a message?
READING
……… p.m 21
…… ……… 22
……… eat their food 23
books and ………… …… 24
£ …….……… 25
A2
Exam Code
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A B C
I can’t find one
She didn’t answer
She hasn’t bought one yet
1 4 I’m going clothes shopping tomorrow
A B C
Are they in the town centre?
How long is it?
What do you need to get?
2 5 The library’s closed already
A B C
It’s a pity you can’t
I can wait until tomorrow
Can I borrow it?
PART 2
Questions 6 - 15
Read the sentences about a girl who plays tennis
Choose the best word (A, B or C) for each space
For question 6 to 15, mark A, B or C on your answer sheet.
6 Sharon lives with her parents in a flat ………… London
7 Sharon has played tennis since she was a little girl and is now ………… good
A nearly B possibly C quite
8 Sharon ………… at her tennis club four times a week
9 Sharon is the ………… tennis player in the club
10 Sharon ………… lots of competitions and often plays well in them
11 Last week, Sharon ………… the first prize in her school’s tennis tournament
12 It’s Sharon’s birthday soon and she has ………… her parents for a new racket
13 When Sharon loses a match, she always feels very …………
A upset B difficult C worst
14 Sharon’s friend has just started playing tennis and Sharon is helping her to …………
15 Sharon ………… to be the best English tennis player in the future
A thinks B considers C hopes
PART 3
Questions 16 – 23.
Which notice (L) says this (16 - 23)? For questions 16 - 23, mark the correct letter
A-L on the answer sheet.
16 It’s not safe to do these things H A
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something else
B
18 There are two ways to get
information about this
C
19 The zoo’s staff cannot make a call
here
D
20 This activity is for a small group of
people
E
21 It is not possible to see these animals
22 This place isn’t for adults or
teenagers
G
2 23 For this price, you can get close to
some animals
3
H
I
J
K
PART 4
Questions 24 – 30.
Read the article about George Weekes, and then answer the questions
Write the answers to questions 24 – 30 in your answer sheet.
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25 Was George Weekes born in Jamaica?
26 Why do tourists never visit the place where George Weekes live?
27 What can we learn about the people who live in this part of the city?
28 What are sold in George Weekes’s wife favorite shop?
29 According to the passage, who have influence on George Weekes’s works?
30 What can be seen along the river where George Weekes goes for a run?
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ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEST
Skill: WRITING Limited time: 35 minutes
Candidate's Name: ……… Candidate N o ……….
Examiner 1: ……….……… Examiner 2: ……… …
PART 1
Questions 1 – 5 (10p)
Use the prompts to make the appropriate sentences.
Write your sentences on your answer sheet.
1 How / you / go / school / yesterday?
2 She / hope / become / scientist / future
3 He / so / busy / do / homework / that / not / go out
4 If / you / see / Mary / tell / phone / me
WRITING
A2
Exam Code
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PART 2
Question 6 (5p)
You have just started a new summer job Write a note to your English friend, Pat
Say:
- What your new job is
- Which days you work
- Why you like it
Write 25 – 35 words.
Write the note on your answer sheet DO NOT sign your name at the end of the note
PART 3
Question 7 (10p)
This is a part of a letter you receive from Jenny, an English friend
Now write a letter in about 55 – 65 words to your friend.
Write your letter on your answer sheet DO NOT sign your name at the end of the letter
ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEST
Skill: LISTENING Limited time: 30 minutes
KEY
PART 1 (5p)
Question 1 – 5
I’ve found out that my laptop is the most valuable thing
of mine What is your most important item? How long
have you owned it? What do you use it for?
A2
Exam Code
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Question 6 – 10
PART 3 (5p)
Question 11-15
PART 4 (5p)
Question 16-20
16 September
17 Jarvis
18 78 / seventy-eight
19 223
20 bookshop / book shop
PART 5 (5p)
Question 21-25
21 9.30 / 21.30 / nine thirty / half past nine
22 (the) entrance
23 (the) lions
24 games
25 4.65 / four (pounds) sixty-five (pence)
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Skill: READING Limited time: 40 minutes
KEY
PART 1 (5p)
Questions 1 – 5
PART 2 (5p)
Questions 6 – 15
11 C 12 B 13 A 14 B 15 C
A2
Exam Code
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Questions 16-23
16 H 17 K 18 G 19 J 20 B
21 D 22 F 23 C
PART 4 (7p)
Questions 24-30
24 He writes poems and books
25 No, he wasn’t
26 Because this part of the city has problems
27 They come from many countries
28 Beautiful Indian dresses
29 His friends who are under 17
30 Flowers and animals (even cows)
ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEST
Skill: WRITING Limited time: 35 minutes
KEY
PART 1
Question 1 – 5 (10p)
1 How did you go to school yesterday?
2 She hopes to become a scientist in the future
3 He is/was so busy doing the homework that he doesn’t/didn’t go out
4 If you see Mary, tell here to phone me
5 Sam is the most intelligent student in his/the class
PART 2
Question 6 (5p)
The three pieces of information that must be communicated are:
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ii Which days you work
iii Why you like it
MARKING CRITERIA:
Mark Descriptions
4-5 - All three parts of the message are clearly communicated
- Appropriate format of a note consisting of 25-35 words
- Simple but mostly correct grammatical structures
- Some spelling mistakes which do not impede comprehension
- Sufficient range of lexis at A2 level to complete the task
2-3 - Two parts of the message are clearly communicated but one part is
unattempted
- Appropriate format of a note consisting of 25-35 words
- Simple, correctly used grammatical structures but there are still systematic basic mistakes
- Frequent spelling mistakes but do not impede comprehension
- Narrow but adequate range of lexis at A2 level to complete the task
1 - Only one part of the message is communicated
- Very simple grammatical structures with many mistakes
- Very poor spelling that impedes comprehension
- Very narrow lexical range with too many errors that impede meaning
0 - Task unattempted or the content is irrelevant to the task
- Not enough language to make an assessment (under 10 words)
- Little or no evidence of grammatical knowledge of simple structures, or under 10 words
- No relevant lexis organized into sentences, or under 10 words
PART 3
Question 7 (10p)
The three pieces of information that must be communicated are:
i What your most important item is
ii How long you have owned it
iii What you use it for
MARKING CRITERIA:
Mark Descriptions
8-10 - All three parts of the message are clearly communicated
- Appropriate format of a letter consisting of 55-65 words
- Simple but mostly correct grammatical structures
- Some spelling mistakes which do not impede comprehension
- Sufficient range of lexis at A2 level to complete the task
5-7 - Two parts of the message are clearly communicated but one part is
unattempted
- Appropriate format of a note consisting of 55-65 words
- Simple, correctly used grammatical structures but there are still systematic basic mistakes
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- Narrow but adequate range of lexis at A2 level to complete the task
2-4 - Only one part of the message is communicated
- Very simple grammatical structures with many mistakes
- Very poor spelling that impedes comprehension
- Very narrow lexical range with too many errors that impede meaning
0-1 - Task unattempted or the content is irrelevant to the task
- Not enough language to make an assessment (under 10 words)
- Little or no evidence of grammatical knowledge of simple structures, or under 10 words
- No relevant lexis organized into sentences, or under 10 words