BMS 1 Aufnahmepriifung 2014 Listening Comprehension 24 pts You will hear each recording twice. Part 1 6x2 =12 pts = You will hear a teacher talking about an English language school. For each question, {ill in the missing information in the numbered space. Ashford School of English Introduction Tonight you have to do a test and some 1 After that you can watch a film about the 2)... .of London. Tomorrow, before 9.00 am, check the lists in the 3)... to find your class. In the afternoon, beginners and elementary students do 4 The other students can choose between various 5) afternoon. There is a visit to a place of interest every 6) .. Part 2 6x2=12 pts = You will hear Laura, a British teenager, talking about going to school. Mark the correct letter A , B, or C for each question. 1 Laura usually gets up A after her father. B after the rest of the family. c after her mother. 2 What happens at breakfast time? A They all eat cornflakes together. B Laura or her mother makes toast. © Her father makes coffee bwd | Papiermiblestrasse 65 | 3014 Bern | Tel.031 330 19 90 | info@bwadbem.ch | www.bwdber.chBMS 1 Aufnahmepriifung 2014 3 Darrenis A Laura's boyfriend. B a younger friend. Cc a boy at the same school. 4 Ifitrains, the pupils wait A inthe TV room. B___ inside the school building. C _inaclassroom 5 Inher classes, Laura A prefers science to maths. B prefers English to maths. c prefers maths to science. 6 — Atuniversity, Laura wants to study A science. B media studies. © aforeign language bwd | Papiermibhlestrasse 65 | 3014 Born Total achieved X 2 Tel. 031 330 19 90 | info@bwdber.ch | wwrw.bwdbern.ch 124BMS 1 Aufnahmepriifung 2014 Reading Comprehension 26 pts Text 1 10 pts = Read the text. Then fill each gap with one suitable word from A, B, C, or D - mark the answer chosen underneath. ‘An unusual place to live Joanne Ussery lives on a plane. (0) IN the mid-1990s, this Boeing 727 was still (1) regularly (2) Florida and the Caribbean. Now it (3) be one of the most unusual homes in the world. She (4) . the 27-year-old plane for about $ 3,000. Then it was moved to the plot of land that she owns. At first, she had als). _.problems because people came and (6) parts of the plane. But since she has been living there, it has been fine, She has tried to use ). . part of the plane - the bathroom is the cockpit (8) . : the pilots used to sit, then there are three bedrooms and a long sitting room, complete with four emergency exit doors which can be opened on summer evenings to (9) .. in some fresh air. The kitchen is at the back of the plane. Joanne'’s only problem now is the (10) of ‘tourists’ who turn up, wanting to look around her home Oo AA X in Cc On D For 1 A driving B sailing © flying D_ moving 2 A among B by © into D_ between 3A should B ought © would D must 4 A paid B_ bought C spent D charged SeHA tilt B couple © many D few 6 A robbed B kept C stole D_ brought 7 A every B all C several D one 8 A that B which C where D there 9 A offer B give © change D let 10 A amount B size C total D_ number bwd | Papiermiblestrasse 65 | 3014 Bern | Tel.031 330 19 90 | info@bwadbem.ch | www.bwdber.chBMS 1 Aufnahmepriifung 2014 Text 2 16 pts © Read part of a magazine article by Maisie Mc Ne about her childhood in Africa. @, who is a co-author of a book When Twas seven, my family moved to Botswana, because my mother wanted us to experience a different way of life. We joined an international group of scientists ata lion research station, and for five years now we've been living in tents in the middle of nowhere. In my book, there are lots of funny stories about our lives here. For example, when | go to bed, | have to check for scorpions before | get 1n- but | don't mind that. The only thing | regret is not having walls to put posters on. There's a kitchen tent and a living room tent with a video so I can stil watch "FRIENDS" in the evenings. There are no fences around our camp, and i's dangerous to walk around after dark, so we drive - even from the lounge tent to my bedroom tent! Occasionally | think "What if an animal is lying round the comer and kills me!" but usually I'm fine. Once | tured a corner in the car (I've driven since | was nine) and there was a huge bull elephant, and | stalled the car. Luckily the elephant swerved and missed us, but not by much! Another time my brother trod on a scorpion, and he was in agony for days. And we got spiders in our tents, the size of CDs, but I'm not scared of them. And as for lions, | started working with them when I was nine, and they're just the most wonderful creatures in the world. People always ask me if | miss my friends and family in England. | do, but | keep in touch with them by email, and I love getting news from them. When | visit the UK | do notice I'm not as into fashion and make-up as my girfriends. Sometimes in Botswana | miss cold weather, but 'm glad I lve in Africa. We have such a different life but | wouldn't exchange it for anything in the world. Me and my brother have even had the chance to write a book about our life, something | never would have done at home. We don't go to school, Mum tutors us at home and we finish by 11am because the heat makes it hard to concentrate. | spend the rest of the day working with lions. Take it from me - nothing beats walking around barefoot and being outside in the sunshine. | feel very lucky the way | do. = Put these sentences in the order that the information comes in the text by numbering them in the correct order from 1-8. admits she sometimes feels afraid. mentions a special skill, usually done by adults tells us about something extraordinary she did together with her brother describes a dangerous situation she was once describes the research station's facilites. says why her family moved to Africa. 9 explains what she does before going to bed. describes her feelings about lions. bw | Papiermihlestrasse 65 | 3014 Bern | Tel. 031 330 19 90 | info@bwabern.ch | www.bwdbem.chBMS 1 Aufnahmepriifung 2014 2 bwd Now answer these multiple-choice questions (1 answer only!). Mark the letter. What is Maisie’s main reason for writing the magazine? ‘A She wants to interest people in her book. B She hopes to save lions from being killed. C She must do it as a part of her job. D She was asked to do it by her family. Why did Maisie's family move to Botswana? A Todo some research into lions. B Because they enjoyed living in tents. C Because it's such a beautiful country. D To have a new kind of lifestyle. Living in tents is ok for Maisie but she misses A fences around the tents so that animals cannot get in. B —_aproper bathroom. C _ herfriends. D walls to hang on posters. The creature which put Maisie in most danger was A anelephant B — ascorpion Cc aspider D alion What does Maisie feel about spiders? A They are not dangerous. B They don't frighten her. c Her brother shouldn't worry about them. D People should not let them come into their tents. How does Maisie feel when she visits the UK? A old-fashioned, compared with her friends B too cold to enjoy the visit C happy that she doesn't go to school there D excited at seeing her family Papiermiihlestrasse 65 | 3014 Bern | Tel. 031 33019 90 | info@bwdbem.ch | www.bwdbern.chBMS 1 Aufnahmepriifung 2014 7 What does Maisie wish for sometimes? A fashionable clothes B normal school C cold weather D news from England 8 What would be a good title for Maisie's book? A Life with the Lions B African Life C Travels around Africa D —— Myunusual family Grammar 30 pts © Put the verb in brackets into the Present simple or the Present continuous 1 Myparents (lve) .. .onif London, they have always lived there. 2 London (have). a population of 8.2 million. 3 Excuse me, (you, speak) English? 4 I (get) lungry, let's go and eat. 5 When (Nick, do, usually) his homework? 6 Whereis Linda? - Not here yet but | (see) .. her 7 now, she (come) through the gate. 8 Warning: These cakes (contain) ... .. nuts. 9 (the yellow bus, stop) here? 10 My sister (study) maths next semester. = Complete with the correct form of the Past simple and Past continuous 11 While they (walk) hhome in the storm, 12 atree (fal). .on them. 13 We (not, know) ..what to do. 14 (he, meet Joana when she 15 (be). mn au-pair in Switzerland? bwd | Papiermihlestrasse 65 |9014 Bern | Tel. 031 3301990 | info@bwdbem.ch | www.bwdbem.chBMS 1 Aufnahmepriifung 2014 2 16 17 18 19 20 a 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Complete with the correct form of the Past Simple and the Present Perfect (you, tell) your father yet? When (you, tell) him the truth? I (lose) iy keys. - (you, see) .. them anywhere? ‘Our flying teachers from England (Letvpersonen, ce an Schuln in verschiedenen Lander unterchten) (arrive)... two hours ago. They (not be )... back home for several months. Last week my brother (pass) . test. He (just, buy) ... is driving a.car of his own Underline the correct form He was born in 1999 in Lucerne / in Lucerne in 1999. The students in that class are far more active / activer than in the other class. How much /many times can this happen? - Not often, don't worry. They never can remember / can never remember our names. Where are James and Jack? - No idea, | haven't seen they / them / their / theirs. He had forgotten his ticket so / although / because he was unable to get in We really enjoy to go/ going to open-air concerts. 30 bw | Papiermihlestrasse 65 | 3014 Bern | Tel. 031 330 19 90 | info@bwabern.ch | www.bwdbem.chBMS 1 Aufnahmepriifung 2014 Writing You and your friends were on a skiing holiday in Scotland. On the very last day you had an accident and you're still in hospital in Edinburgh. Write a letter (80-100 words) to a friend of yours to tell him / her + what exactly had happened (weather / friends / skiing skills / equipment / accident) + how long you will have to stay in hospital + what life at the hospital is like to come and see you Number of words Format | Content points | Grammar Vocabulary Total Salutation | Weather tends’ | ambitious structures, suitable inkers, | Excellent range and use Tlose | skiing skits minor errors Good range and use, target reader Signature’ | equioment/ accident / | pre-ntermediate structures, numerous | satisfied Length | stay life at hospital’ | but non-impeding errors Limited range and weak attempt al visi elementary structures, lask + major eros, impeding basic mistakes, no tenses apts | Spts 5 pts 3pts bwd | Papiermiblestrasse 65 | 3014 Bern | Tel.031 330 19 90 | info@bwadbem.ch | www.bwdber.ch