Start: 10.

47 am

End: 11.45 am

General Test 4
Task 1
Your friend bought some tickets to the theatre for both of you, but you can’t go with him/her. Write
a letter to your friend. In your letter

 apologize
 explain the situation
 tell him/her what he/she can do with the extra ticket

Dear Anne,
How have you been so far? I was more than excited about the ‘Chocolate factory’ play on the next
Friday night that you was so kind to buy our tickets. I was up in the air to the ears for the whole Commented [ĐNĐK1]: it’s “up to the ears”, not “up in
week and couldn’t wait to see you. But I can’t go with you. , and I am terribly sorry about that. the air” though 😊))

Unfortunately, it is absolutely my fault that I couldn’t remember that Friday night will also be the
time that my little princess will have her performance at school. Certainly she wants me to enjoy
her show and I shall not be absent.

I am asking my sister and she said that that play is her cup of tea. So if you don’t mind, she gonna be
a good companion for you with her friendliness and great sense of humour. Give me a ring about
this, ok?

Hope you understanding and we will catch up very soon after that.
Lots of love,
Q

Task Response 7.0

Coherence and Cohesion 7.0
Lexical Resource 7.0 (almost 6.0)
This is pretty close – the whole essay is like
something between 7 and 6. It’s safer if more
colloquial language are used.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy. 7.0
Overall 7.0
Keep up your good work!
Suggested Letter of Apology (Informal):
Dear Jane,
How have you been? Still up to the ears as usual, huh? It was great to hear from you. Thanks so
much for inviting me for a movie next Saturday. It sounds great, and I’d absolutely love to come
since I’m a huge fan of musicals, but unfortunately I’ve already arranged to do something else that
day.
Do you remember my cousin Tom? He’s the one who’s been living in Singapore for the last year.
Well, he’s flying in for a visit and I promised I’d show him around. He’s going to be in town for one
day, so I really can’t get out of it.
I really want to get together, though. How about a coffee next week or the week after? I know
you’ve got a lot on your plate at the moment, but I’ll give you a call and we can sort out the details
over the phone. Maybe we can check out that new café near the library – I hear their coffee is to die
for.
About the ticket, I know this handsome guy who’s also a keen fan of Disney musical. Would you like
to come with him? Give me a ring for more details!
Hope to catch up with you soon!
Lots of love,
Task 2
Despite recent development in transportation, many people believe that cycling is the best
way to reach any destination. What are the advantages and disadvantages of cycling?
Irrespective of transport boom recently, it is believed that utilizing bicycles is are the best
transportation mean. From my points of view, cycling has both advantageous and disadvantageous
impacts in equal measure.
On an individual level, travelling by bikes can bring a wide array of physical and mental benefits.
Daily cycling is able to support our body as an exercise method and lift our moods up. Together
with this, other contributing factor of employing bicycle as a mode of transportation is cost saving.
Fuel prices no longer become concerns for bikers and it is not a big headache for them to find a
parking place during rush hours. On a societal level, the more people cycle, the more problems of
environments will be are tackled sufficiently efficiently. No gas emissions, no exhaust fumes, and Commented [ĐNĐK2]: “sufficient” means” enough”,
greenhouse effects give rise to result in a cleaner healthier earth. which does not quite make sense in this context.
Commented [ĐNĐK3]: This is better used in ‘negative’
Cycling, on the contrary, cycling also has drawback swhen people need to travel in long distance
contexts.
such as overstates or abroad.
Cycling, albeit advantageous in some aspects, have some pitfalls with regard to long distance travel.
It is impossible for people to cycle by their energy and effort in a far journey since human’s stamina
is limited. Even though some cyclists can make this happens, another shortcoming that should be
taken into consideration is time. In this case, other modes of transportation such as cars or
airplanes are set as priorities due to their convenience and timesaving.
In conclusion, although cycling can be a useful transportation which is friendly to our health and
environment, I can not say that it is convenient and much time-saving for travelers going in far
distance. Personally, I think that people should use bicycles for near destinations for their health
and ambiance’s benefits but they can employ another faster transportation for far places. Commented [ĐNĐK4]: I really cannot quite understand
this.
Task Response 7.0
This is a very well-rounded essay with a clear
position. A more easy-going examiner may
grade this a 8.0
Coherence and Cohesion 8.0
Progression runs well in the essay, and the
number of cohesive devices is effectively used.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy 7.0
Although a lot of error-free sentences are
produced, there are some very ‘dangerous’
errors that had better be avoided next time.
Lexical Resource 7.0
A good number of collocations can be spotted.
Overall 7.0 Formatted: Font: Bold
 Keep up your good work!
Formatted: Font: Cambria
Formatted: List Paragraph, Bulleted + Level: 1 +
Aligned at: 0.25" + Indent at: 0.5"