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Information garding prices rave timetables, and ater Fral informacion given nthe work scorer st the time offre peat bur the publishers do not guarantee che accuracy of soc information thereafterContents Introduction 4 Test Reading and Use of English 8 ‘writing 20 Listening 22 Speaking 28 Test 2 Reading and Use of English 30 Writing 42 Listening 44 Speaking 50 Test’3 Reading and Use of English 52 writing 64 Listening 66 Speaking 72 Test 4 Reading and Use of English 74 writing 86 stoning 88 Speaking 94 Test Framesorthe Speaking test 95 Test2 Frames for the Speaking test 98 Test3 Frames forthe Speaking test 101 Test 4 Frames forthe Speaking test 104 Marks and results 107 Test Key andtranseript 120 Test2 Key andtanseript 132 Test3 Key andirenscript 144 Test 4 Key andtranscript 155 ‘Sample answer sheets 167 Thanks and acknowledgements 175 Visual materials for the Speaking test colour sectionIntroduction ‘This collection of four complete practice tests comprises papers from the Cambridge English: First (FCE) examinations students can practise these tests on their own or with the help ofa teacher. ‘The Cambridge English: Fist examination is part ofa suite of general English examinations produced by Cambridge English Language Assessment. This suite consists of five examinations that have similar characterises but are designed fr differen levels of English language ability. ‘Within the five levels, Cambridge English: First is at Level B2 in the Council of Europe's Common European Framework of Reference for Languages: Learning, teaching, assessment, It has also been aceredited by Ofqual the statutory regulatory authority in England, at Level {in te National Qualifications Framework. The Cambridge English: First examination is widely recognised in ‘commerce and industry, and in individual university faculties and other educational institutions. Examination Council of Europe UK National | Framework Level Qualifications Framework Level Cambridge English: Proficiency Centfcate of Proficiency in a 3 English (CPE) ‘Cambridge English: Advanced Cerificate in Advanced English a 2 (CAE) ‘Cambridge English: Preliminary a ea Preliminary English Test (PET) ‘Cambridge English: Key a2 Key English Test (KET) Entry 2 Further information ‘The information contained in this practice book is designed to be an overview of the exam, For a full description of all of the above exams, including information about task types, testing focus and preparation, please see the relevant handbooks which can be obtained from ‘Cambridge English Language Assessment at the address below or from the website at: swww.CambridgeEnglish.org Cambridge English Language Assessment ‘Telephone: +44 1223 553997 THiills Road. Fax: +44 1223 553621 Cambridge CB1 2EU ilpdesk@cambridgeenglish.org United Kingdom 4The structure of Cambridge English: First - an overview ‘The Cambridge English: First examination consists of four papers. Reading and Use of English 1 hour 15 minutes ‘This paper consists of seven parts, with §2 questions. For Parts 1 to 4, the test contains texts with accompanying grammar and vocabulary tasks, and separate items with a grammar and vocabulary focus. For Parts 5 co 7, the test contains a range of texts and accompanying reading ‘comprehension tasks. Writing 1 hour 20 minutes ‘This paper consists of two parts which carry equal matks. Ia Part 1, which is compulsory, candidates have to write an essay of between 140 and 190 words, giving their opinion in response to a task. In Part 2, there are three casks from which candidates choose one to vite about. The range of tasks from which questions may be drawn includes an article, an email! Jeter, a report and a review. In this part, candidates have to write between 140 and 190 words, Listening 40 minutes (approximately) This paper consists of four parts. Each pact contains a recorded text or texts and some 4uestions, including multiple-choice, sentence completion and muleiple-matching questions, Each texe is heard twice. There is a total of 30 questions. Speaking 14 minutes This paper consists of four parts. The standard test format is two candidates and two examiners. One examiner takes part in the conversation while the other examiner listens Both examiners give marks. Candidates will be given photographs and other visual and waitten material to look at and talle about. Sometimes candidates will talk with the other candidate, sometimes with the examiner, and sometimes with both. Grading ‘The overall Cambridge English: First grade is based on the total score gained in all four papers. All candidates receive a Statement of Results which includes a profile of their performance in each of the four skills and Use of English. Certificates are given to candidates who pass the examination with grade A, B or C. Candidates who achieve grade A receive the Cambridge English: First certificate stating that they demonstrated ability at Level C1. Candidates whose performance is below Level B2, but falls within Level Bi, receive a Cambridge English certificate stating that they have demonstrated ability at Level B1, Candidates whose performance falls below Level Bl do not receive a certificate. For further information on grading and results, go to the website (see page 4).Test 1Test 1 READING AND USE OF ENGLISH (1 hour 15 minutes) Part 1 For questions 1-8, read the text below and decide which answer (A, B,C or D) best fis each gap. “There is an example atthe beginning (0). “Merk your answers on the separate answer sheet. Example: 0 Ahave Bdo Coget D take _ 2 Why we need to play Human beings are not the only creatures that like to (0) fun. Many animals play, as do some birds, However, no other creatures spend so much time enjoying themselves as human beings do. Indeed, we (1) ccs Onto OU Senge of fun Fight into adulthood. ‘So why do human beings spend so much time playing? One reason is that we have time for leisure; animals have very litle time to play ae most of thelr life Is spent sleeping and (2)... 00d. ‘So,is play ust an opportuity for uso (8)... in enjoyable activities or does have a mere Important (8) asus? According to scientists, (6)... ftom being fun, play has several vey real (6)... {or us ~ ithelps our physical, intelectual and social development. It also helps 0 (7) vv U8 fF ‘what we have not yet experienced, With very (8)... Fisk, we Gan act out what we would do in Unexpected, or even dangerous, situations.hold searching engage motive excluding assets plan briet oop looking combine purpose except pros Prepare short seeking contribute intention apart services practise narrow Reading and Use of English stey gaining involve away benefits provide titeTest 1 Part2 For questions 916, road the text below and think of the word which best fits each gap. Use only ‘one word in each gap, There san example at the beginning (0). \Wrte your answers IN CAPITAL LETTERS on the separate answer sheet, cxampte: [0] [3]e]e[WI LO A bicycle you can fold up Folding bicycles have (0) ....... around for quite some time now. However, an amazing new Japanese version (0) ....be folded with a swiiness and efficiency never seen before. This bike is designed (10)... that ts possible to fold it up quickly. Once folded, you pull the bike along (11) eo 86. ‘This remarkable bike has a hal-folding frame with a hinge inthe mile. And, although the basic idea 1s (12) ....u- Original, it inventor has created an especially clover variation, combining compactness (18) .......onvenience with smart design. Feecentiy, folding bicycles (14).......Become very populer in Japan, particuarly in congested urban areas lke Tokyo, a city (18)... every square centimetre of space is in great demand, Japanese cyslsts need to be able to store thelr bikes in tiny areas at home or the office, And (16)... they should want to take ther bicycle onthe underground, a folding model sa big advantage.Reading and Use of English Part 3 For questions 17-24, read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end af some of the lines to form a word tha fits in the gap in the same line. There is an example at the beginning (0) rite your answors IN CAPITAL LETTERS on the separate answer sheet ©) EEEEEPEEECOO Example: Tea Tea Is an (0)... popular drink with many people tis estimated that the consumption of te in England alone exceeds 165 milion cups daily Despite this, the drink was virtually (17) in England until about 400 years ago. The first (18) to toa in England comes in & diary writen in 1660. However, its (18) really took off after the (20)... of King Chattes I! to Catherine of Braganza. It was her great love of oa that made it (21) IR was believed that tea was good for people as it seemed to be capable ‘of reviving the spirits and curing certain minor (22) Ithas even been suggested by some historians that it played a significant part in the Industrial Revolution. Tea, they say increased the number of hours that (23)... Ould Workin factories asthe caffeine in tea made them more (24)... and consequently able to work longer hours. EXTREME KNOW REFER POPULAR MARRY FASHION ue LABOUR ENERGY uTest 1 Part 4 For questions 25-30, complete the second sentence so that it hes a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. De nat change the word given. You must use between two and five words, including the word given. Here is an example (0. Example: 0 Avery friendly taxi diver drove us into town. DRIVEN We a very fondly tax driver “The gap can be filed by the words ‘ware criven into town by, 80 you writ: Example: | 0 | WEREDRIVENINTO TOWN BY ite only the missing words IN CAPITAL LETTERS on the separate answer sheet 25 They didnt sell many programmes atthe match. FEW Very. atthe match last Saturday. 28 We got to work late because we decided to drive rather than take the tain INSTEAD We got to work late because we decided to dive anne the tain, 27 Last Friday was the frst time my car ever broke down, even though itis very old NEVER Until iat Friday, my car... down, even though itis very old.Reading and Use of English 28 ‘All your complaints will be investigated by my staff tomorrow; sald the bank manager. LooK ‘The bank manager promised that his staf all our complaints the next day. 29 Last year the heavy rain caused the postponement ofthe tennis tournament. BECAUSE ‘Last year the tennis tournament so heavily, 80 Jack does not want to work for his uncle any longer. CARRY John does not want forhis unc. 13Test 1 Part 5 You are going to read a magazine article about @ famous pianist and the young student who became his pupil. For questions 31-36, choose the answer (A, B, C or D) which you think fis best according to the text. ‘Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet, A musician and his pupil Paul Willams interviews tho famous pianist Arad Brendel ‘Over six decades the pianist Allred Brendel gradually built-up and maintained 2. dominant position in the world of classical music. He was En intellectual, sometimes austere, figure who explored and recorded the mainstream European franks for the piano. He wrote and played a great ‘deal, ut taught very litle. Those who knew him best glimpsed a playful side to his character, but that was seldom on eigplay In his concerts. It was ‘disciplined, neverending eyele of study, travel 1d performance, ‘And then, four oF five years ago, a young boy, kit Armstrong, appeared backstage atone of Brenda's concerts and asked for lessons. lita, Brenclel didn't take the suggestion very seriously. He had had very few pupils and he saw no Feason to start flow. He quotes from another famous pianist? ‘You don't employ a mountain guide to teach a child how to walk But there was Something that struck him about the young boy then about 14, He listened to him play. Brendel ‘explained, "He played remarkably well and by heart. Then he Brought me a CD of alittle recital hhe had given where he played so beautifully that thought to myself, “Ihave to make time for him.” le was a performance that really led you from the first to the last note. It's very rare to find Any musician with this kind of overview and the necessary subtlety” ‘As Brendel is bowing out of the public eve, so Kit 4s nudging his way into it ~ restrained by Brendel, fever nervous about the young, my buralig val carly. Kit now 19; sa restless, impatient presence ‘away from the lessons — always learning new Tanguages aking himself off to study maths, writing ‘computer code-or playing tennis. All under the ‘watehlul eye of his ever present mother. On top of all this he composes. ‘This was very important Brendel says. if you want to learn tread music properly it Is helped by the faet that you try to tree something yourselt. Then I noiced thai Kit hada phenomenal memory and that he was a phenomenal sight reader. But more than thls fs his fblity to listen to his own playing, his sensitivity (0 Sound and hie ability to listen to me when I try to ‘explain something, He not only usually understands ‘what mean, but he ean do it And when Utell him ‘one thing in apiece, he wil do it everywhere in the plece where It eomesin later” ‘Brendel catches himsel and looks at me severely. ‘NowI don't want to raise any expectations. Tm very cross il some newspapers try to do ths, There was fone artiele which named him as the future great Dlanist of the 21" century, { mean, really, it’s the worst thing. One doesn't fay that ln a newspaper. nd it has dane a great deal of harm. As usual, with gilted young players, he can play certain things amazingly well, while others need more time and experience It would be harmful faerie was there expecting the greatest perfection.” iis touching to see the mellowness of Brendel ln his postperlorming years. He explains ‘When | ‘as very young I didn't have the urge tobe famous In five yeare time, but [had the idea would ike to have done certain things by the age of 50. And ‘when { was 50,1 thought that I had done most of those things, but there was still some leeway for more, $0 1 went on. Although | de not have the blnyscal power t9 play now in my head, there are ways things going on all sorts of pleees that ve never played, I don't play now bat its a very nice tine 50at 32 33 Reading and Use of English ‘What isthe writer emphasising In the first paragraph? ‘A. the wide range of music that Brende! has played B the total dedication of Brendel to his art © the reluctance of Brendel to take on pupils D_ the light-hearted nature of Brendets character Brendel uses the quotation about the mountain guide to lustate that A itis not always easy to teach people the basics. B itis unwise to try to teach new skils bofore people are ready. © people can learn now skils without help from others. itis unnecessary for an expert to teach people the basics. What made Brendel frst decide to accept Kit as @ pupil? ‘A He seamed so young and serious. B_ He was so determined and persistent, © He could play without the music. D_ He hed an extraordinary talent Which of Kits musical abies does Brendel admire the most? He is able to write music himselt, He is able to understand and respond to advice. He can play a placa of music the fist time he sees i He is able o remember all the music he has ever played, voo> ‘Why does the writer use the phrase ‘catches himeelt in line 507 A He realises he has said too much to a journalist He doesnt enjoy giving interviews to journalists. © He wants to be careful he doasnt upset any music crits. D_ He resents the way that he has often been misquoted. What is Brendel doing in the final paragraph? ‘A. justitying his lack of ambition when he was young B expressing regret at the loss of his physical strength © describing his present state of mind D_ explaining which pieces he prefers to play nowTest 1 Part 6 You are going to read a newspaper article about a blind runner. Six sentences have been removed ‘rom the article. Choose from the sentences A~G the one which fits each gap (37-—42).—here is one extra sentence which you do not need to use. ‘Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet. Blind Runner Paul Hardy reports on a blind runner called Simon Wheatcroft who enjoys taking part in marathon and ultra-marathon races, running distances between 42 km and 160 km. Running marathons, @ race of 42 km, has become Increasingly popular. This distance poses extreme physical and mental challenges for anyone, but for Simon Wheateroft there is another hurdle: he has ‘been blind since he was 18 years od For the past wo years Simon, now 29, has been vermin his laity te compen marathons ttenmaratons by ating with ravers ho act as his guides, and also, rather uniquely, by teaching hime orn slo ct on he eres got bored exerting Indoors so thought goat running outside’ he explain BT] Then e got bored gan and wanted oy ang onshe sos Weeks of gradual exploration followed, walking & it tok him slong ttle {sed pavements alongside a busy maln road. He also recruited technology to help bit form bis ‘mental map ofthe area using a smartphone ap, To provide feedback through Headphones about his pace and dletence, This infermation could then be ‘rorerefrenced with his knowledge of the route tnd any obstacles "Now, having covered hundreds of km alone on the route, Simon has been able, gradualy, to phase out the app. When I fist started {had to really concentrate to an unbelievable level to know where my feet were falling. Now It has become quite automated” GSH [ —_) t aid rake a few mistakes early on ~ ike Fanning Into 6 ‘posts, But you only run intoa post once before you ‘think “Right. Pm going to remember where that Is next time", he laughs. Joining Son fora traning session is striking how natural and (id is movement s:he takes shorter, shallower, more gentle steps than most runners, sing hs feet to feel his way. His landmarks are ‘minute changes in gradient and sight variations in therunning surface [ADE] ——_]'Thaveto believe this route ls going to stay consistent, and there won't be things ike roadwork: signs oF big rocks,’ he says (TJ 1 try to concentrate of the millons ‘of footsteps that go right and think positively he ‘explains. When i comes to racing in ultradistance ‘events, Simon has to use guides to run sections of ‘the course with him; after al, t would be almost Impossible to memorise a 150 kn stretch of countryside by heart. However, te physical and practical advantages of training in the fresh ar, fn his wen terms, are vast and have boosted his ‘confidence in hs running ability as well as providing Inspiration to others. ‘But for Simon the real thrill and motivation for {taining come from simply being able to compete fon equal terms. "Tean't hide the fact, ''m blind,’ he says, ‘but atthe same time | would rather compete with everybody else znd not be pat Into a special group. Being visually impaired doesn't ‘mean you can't run,Reading and Use of English ‘These provide the familiarity and Itgjves him a great opportunity torur with consistency essential for the blind runner, everyone. B. Thelr support gave him extra confidence That's not to say the learning curve has regarding his changing surroundings been without incident © Simon believes the felings of liberation @_Asaresultof this stow experimentatien, he land independence he gets from running ‘was able to memorise a set fveslometre solo far outweigh any anxiety over such course. dangers. 1D He began by training on football pitches Dbohind his house, running between the goalposts 7Test 1 Part 7 You are going to read an article in which four graduates discuss going to university. For questions ‘43-82, choose from the graduates (AD). The graduates may be chosen more than once, Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet. Which graduate ‘says people should be allowed to consider a range of options apart {rom university? says that some people are expected to make important decisions before they are ready? intially rejected something she was told? ‘was unaware of the alternatives to university? says thatthe type of leaming at university is diferent from that at other institutions? {elt when she was a student that she might nat be doing the right course? says that some people discover that what is studied at university is not useful in the workplace? ‘was uncertain about her reasons for going to university? | says graduates have an advantage when applying for jobs? ‘was expected to go to university despite being a fey average student at school? 18Reading and Use of English Why go to university? Four graduates talk about their experiences. Wh ye aie myo doer ine taeitememiiceten Ta ng wa eae ate he ten tla ie | Ee Cth, ae ae Sra c [ery ‘There is a lot of pressure on teenagers to know exactly what they want to do with thei lives. As a highachleving student at school, the alternatives to university didn't really appeal to ‘me. $I took up a place at a good university but ended up studying something wasn't sue | was Interested in. Some people know what they want to do from a young age, and for those peopl, going to university straight out of school may be a great idea. However, many of us are very lunsure of our future ambitions aged 18, and should therefore be given as many choces as possible, rather than being pushed into adegree course. Many of my friends went to university straight from school, o Bley I don't really remember making the decision to go to university, Everyone always assumed 1 ‘would, even though I was never the most gifted academically. Someone asked me during my second year why I had gone, and I remember not being able to answer the question. Maybe it was the way I was raised? Maybe it was the schoo! [ went to? But university was the next step. [had a great time there, I must say, It's 50 much more than the place you go to get a degree. You learn so many ilfe ekils that T would urge anyone to give the idea some thought. Since graduation I've had a string of Jobs. University Is an excellent decision for some, and may provide the right qualifications to start a career But for otters, going straight Into ajob is just as appropriate. .Test 1 WRITING (1 hour 20 minutes) Part ‘You must answer this question. Write your answer in 140-190 words in an appropriate style on the ‘separate answer sheet. 11 Inyour English class you have been talking about life in the past. Now, your English teacher has asked you to write an essay. rite an essay using all the notes and give reasons for your point of view. | \Write your essay. You must use grammatically correct sentences with accurate speling and Punctuation ina style appropriate forthe situation 20Writing Part 2 Write an answer to one of the questions 2~4 in this par. Wile your answer in 140180 words in an ‘appropriate style on the separate answer sheet. Put the question number in the box at the top of the answer sheet 2 You recently saw this notice on an English-language website called TV Gold: Reviews wanted! ATY documentary Ilearnt alot from. Have you seen an interesting TV’ documentary recendy that yu learnt aloe from? Wele ut a ‘review of the documentary You should explain whae che documencary was abou. tall u what you learnt from ic and sy whether other people would find t interesting t20. ‘The best reviews will be posted on the website next month, ite your review, 3 You see this announcement on an English-language travel website A day in the city! Wie are looking for articles about how visitor coulé have a great timo ina cy in your county in just one cay. & $ White us an arbi isting us whet a visor can do, what they can 68 and Now they can trav arcund ‘The best aftoes vill bs posted oh our website, ite your article. 4 Your English teacher has asked you to write @ report on a parttime or holiday job that you have done. The report will appear in he collage English-language magazine Inyour report, you should + describe the job + explain what you learnt from it + say whether you would recommend other students to doit \Wite your report. 21Test 1 LISTENING (approximately 40 minutes) Part t ‘You will hear people talking in eight different situations. For questions 1-8, choose the best answer (A, Bor) 1 You hear a woman talking on her mobile phone about a missing piece of furniture. How does she feo!” A nrtated with the removals company B unsure what's happened © anxious to find it quickly 2 You hear two students talking about their current course topic. What do they agroe about? ‘A. how boring itis B how dificutitis © how relevantitis, 3 You hear two business people talking about a contract. How does the man feel now? [A frustrated because ofthe time wasted B surprised about the cancellation ofthe contract © sympathetic towards the other company’s problems 4 Youhearan artist teling a friend about an ar prize he's just won. ‘What she doing? A expressing surprise B admitting that he's excited © explaining wy he thinks he was chosen 2Listening ‘You overhear a women taking to friend on her mobile phone. Why is she phoning? A toexplain a delay B tochange some plans © tomake an arrangement ‘You hear a guitarist talking about his profession. ‘What isthe purpose of his tak? ‘A. towarn about the challenges of becoming a musician B togive step-by-step guidance on seting up a band © toemphasise the importance of having loyal fans ‘You hear a woman taking toa sales assistant ‘Why canit she have a refund for her trainers? A. The receipt is wrong. B She's notin the right shop. © The trainers are no longer new. You hear a woman talking about a radio chat show. What does she lke about the show? ‘A. The presenter makes her laugh. B Information is given in an interesting way. © Guests reveal quite alot about themselves. 23Test 1 Part 2 ‘complete the sentences with a word or short phrase. ‘You will hear @ photographer called lan Gerrard talking about his career. For questions 9-18, | | lan Gerrard ~ Photographer ‘The subject that lan studied at university was {an did a presentation on as part of his final year, nee eetents eee[ in the USA for a year atte leaving theme for his photographs, lan says that Je the season when he takes the best photographs. ‘When lan came back to Britain, he travelled around by taking photographs. lan says he was surprised by how few photographers specialise in shots of lars book will be available In bookshops in next year. ‘The ttle of lars book fa the theme for his next tour 24Lidening Part3 ‘You will hear five short extracts in which people are talking about the benefits of learning another language. For questions 18-23, ciicose wich benefit (A-H) each speaker has experienced, Use the letters only once. There are three extra letters which you do not need to use, A Ithas boosted my intellectual ablites. B_Ithas improved my chances in education, Speaker 1 18 © Ithas made me sensitive 1o global issues. Speaker 2 20 | _ thas allowed me to gin taster promotion Speakers a E _Ithas made getting around in other countries easier. Speaker 4 F thas allowod me to help other people. Speaker 5 G Ithas advanced my awareness of the way language works. H__ Ithas helped me make fiends,Test 1 Part 4 ‘You will hear an interview with a woman called Patricia Jones, who is a naturalist. Fr questions 24-80, choose the best answer (A, B or C). | 26 Looking back at her work, Patricia fools A. surprised that her projects stl tract volunteers 'B_ proud ofthe wide influence shes had. © pleased by how she's regarded in Africa 25. How does Patricia spend her time nowadays? A. persuading people to aller thelr behaviour B advising governments on conservation © studying wide in ts natural habitat 26 How doss Patricia fel about 200s? A. They all ought o be closed down B_ They should have an educational purpose. © They tit have a roe to play in conservation. 27 Inher new book, Patricia hopes to give ‘A. encouragement to young soentists. B advice on helping endangered animals. © guidance o other environmentalist. 28 Patricia believes that children should spend time in the natural world because {A itis the only way to find out about it Bits escontial for thei development. © itis chance to change their view of animais29 30 Listening “The organisation called in Touch encourages young people to Abe tolerant of each other. B actively work for change. © talk about theirprobiems. What does Patricia pariculaty want to do next? ‘A tohelp girs who wantto be scientists B toot sciensts tobe more responsible © tochange peopl attudes to scienceTest 1 SPEAKING (14 minutes) ‘You take the Speaking test wth another candidate (possibly two candidates), referred lo here as your partner. There are two examiners, One will speak to you and your partner and the other wil be listening, Both examiners wil award marks, Part 4 (2 minutes) ‘The examiner asks you and your partner questions about yourselves. You may be asked about things ke ‘your home town; ‘your interests ‘your career plans, etc. Part 2 (a one-minute ‘long turn for each candidate, plus a 30-second response from the second candidate) “The exerniner gives you two photographs and asks you to talk about them for one mite. The ‘examinar then asks your partner a question about your photogrephs and your partner responds. brie. ‘Then the examiner gives your partner two different photographs. Your partner talks about these photographs for one minute. Ths time the examiner asks you a question about your partner's photographs and you respond brie. Part 3 (4 minutes) “The examiner asks you and your partner to talk together. You may be asked to solve a problem or tty to come to @ decision about something. For example, you might be asked to decide the best \Way to use some rooms in @ language school. The examiner gives you some text to help you but does nat join in the conversation, Part 4 (4 minutes) “The examiner asks some further questions, which leads to @ more general discussion of what you have talked about in Part 3, You may comment on your pariners answers if you wish.Test 2Test 2 READING AND USE OF ENGLISH (1 hour 15 minutes) Part 4 For questions 1-8, read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fis each gap. ‘There is an example at the beginning (0). Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet. Example: 0 A predictable B steady —€ respectable main Te Sie Home and abroad [Attora shor time living in a foreign country | noticed conversations with locals assumec a (0) pattern. There were standard answers tothe usual questions. Most questions caused ile (1) = itwas rather ke dancing, where both partners know how to avoid (2)........@n eachother’ toes. But ;When are you going home?’ was a question (8)... to answer, whenever | (4)... my ie and the direction it seemed to be (6)... In the last ten years, | had lived in a dozen countries. ‘And | had travelled through dozens more; usually in (8)... ofa purpose ora person; occasionally to see the attractions. ‘This kind of travels not (7)... wandering, but isthe extensive exploration of a wide 8)... of cultures. However, it doesrt allow you to put down roots. At the back of your mind, though, is the Idea of home, the place you came from. 30puzzle touching worked considered making ook aimless iference trouble moving competed thought fining search unreasonable ‘arrangement obstacle walking stretched reflected seeking sight unreliable variety Reading and Use of English D barrier D_ stepping D_ struggled D_ bolleved D taking D-inguiry D_ indefinite D. order 31Test 2 Part2 For questions ®—16, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each gap. Use only ‘one word in each gap. There is an example at the beginning (0). ‘Write your answers IN CAPITAL LETTERS on the separate answer sheet, example: [0] [0] COLLIE An Irish cookery school in the last few years, a number of cookery schools have been set (0)... in Ireland to promote Irish cooking, (9)... Sueh school is run by Kathleen Doyle not (10) .... from the centre cf Dublin, “| opened the schoo! twelve years ago’ says Kathieen. The school was by no means en overnight ‘success; | found (1) .....Recessary to work-hard to build up a reputation. One of my advantages: ‘was that Fd had problems with my own cooking, "ve made (12)... mistake that its possibie to make, but (19) .......0f this, know what people do wrong from first-hand experience: ‘Just (14) ...n: mast cookery schools in Ireland, Kathleen intially copied the classical dishes of France and italy and other countries (18)... ave a reputation for excellent food. Now though, things are changing! says Kathleen. We get excellent produce from Irish farms and, (18) ..n.« @ result, were encouraging students to create unique lish dishes:Reading and Use of English Part 3 For questions 17-24, read the text below. Use the word given in capitals atthe end of some of the lines to form a word that fis in the gap in the same line. There is an example al the beginning (0) \Wrlte your answers IN CAPITAL LETTERS on the separate answer sheet. example: [0] [e]om]>[=[ 7] [7 ]9]*] 6] 11] im Running speed Elite (0) .....fike the Jamaican Usain Bolt have regularly been clocked running atnearly 45 kiometres perhout. Such speed would have seemed (7) not so long ago. Scientists now suggest that humans can ‘move (18)... faster than even that, perhaps as fast as 65 kilometres por hour. For years, it was assumed that simple muscle power determined human speed, but recent research suggests otherwise. The most important (19) factor appears to be how quickly the muscles can contract ‘and thus (20)... the time a runner's foot is in contact with the ground, |s our athletic ability inherited”? Researcher Alun Willams has (21) |wenty-three inherited factors that influence sporting performance, such 48 the (22) .....use of oxygen, and strength. As world population rises, pradicts Wills, the (23) (of there being someone with the right ‘genes for these twonty-thre (24)... Increase noticeably and thus faster runners are likely to emerge in future. COMPETE BELIEVE CONSIDER uur NiMun IDENTITY EFFICIENCY POSSIBLE CHARACTER 3Test 2 Part 4 For questions 25-30, complete the second sentence 60 that it has a similar meaning tothe fst sentence, using the word given. De not change the word given. You must use between two and five words, including the word given. Here is an example (0). Example: 0 Avery tiendly taxi driver drove us into town | DRIVEN We fa very tional taxi driver. ‘The gap can be filled by the words ‘were driven into town by; so you write: Example: | 0 | WERE DRIVEN INTO TOWN BY ‘Write only the missing words IN CAPITAL LETTERS on the separate answer sheet 25 Flobert had never been to Turkey on business befor. FIRST t Robert had ever been to Turkey on business. 26 twas impossible for me to know which road to follow. Nor 1 known which road to follow. 27 So farthis year the cost of petrol has not increased. INCREASE, So farthis year there on i the Cost of patrol. MReading and Use of English 28 cannot get all my clothes in the suitcase. BIG The suitcase {ake all my clothes. 29° The waiter carried the tray very carefully so that he wouldnt spill any of the drinks. AVOID ‘The waiter carried the tray very carefully 80 ‘any ofthe drinks. 80 | wasrit able to get to the airport on time because ofthe bad weather PREVENTED The bad weather tothe airport on time. 35Test 2 Parts ‘You are going to read an article about an island off the west coast of Scotland. For questions 31-38, ‘choose the answer (A, B, Cor D) which you think fits best according tothe text, Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet, The Isle of Muck Jim Richardson visits the Scottish island of Muck. Lawrence MacEwen crouches down on his Scottish island, the isle of Muck. And so do 1. An ‘Atlantic gale threatens to lift and blow us both fut like October leaves, over the steep cll at our feet and across the bay 120m below. dropping tus in the surrounding ocean, Then MacEwen's sheepdog, Te, ereeps up and ins blond, bearded ‘owner strokes him with gentle hands, The hovllag wind, rage as. it might, can't make this man ‘uncomfortable here, on his Island, where he looks “and is ~ perfectly at home. Macken is giving me a visual tour of is nelghbourhood, Nodding to the north, he yells, "That island fs Eigg. The one to the west of {is the Isle of Rum. It gets twice es much rain 35 ‘we do: I wateh heavy clouds dump rain on its hhuge mountains, ‘lust beyond Rum is the island of Soay.’ "I have sheep to move.’ MacEwen abruptly announces when rain drifts towards us, We start ‘down the slopes. As we stride along, he brings me Up to speed on island detalls: oleante Muck 3 km Tong and half as wide its geese eat vast amounts of ‘ass; and the MacEwens have been living here for 3,000 years. Herding the sheep interrupts the flow of information. Te, the sheepdog, is citling a flock ‘of sheep = and not doing it well. "Away to me, Tle “Away 10 me! meaning the dog should cree to the ght. He doests he goes straight up the middle of the lock, creating confusion. Tie’ MacEsven's voice ‘rips disappointment. ‘That will ever do. The dog Tooke ashamed, "The ale of Micka largely @ MacEwen entorprice. Laverence runs the farm with bis wife, Jenny; son Colin, newly married, manages the island cottages; and daughter Mary runs the island hotel, Port Mor, ‘rth her husband, Toby. Mary and Toby love the Fact that their two boys can wander the island on their own and sail dinghles on summer days. ‘They 36 {go out ofthe door and come back only when they're FRangry. But island lfe has its compromises. For ‘one, electricity is only avallable part of the time IMy first evening, { wait anxiously Tor the lights (0 {um on. The nest moraing I ind Mary setting out breakfast by torehlight. But [cope wh it ~ along with na mobile phone service. "There Is mobile reception on the hill’ Mary tells me, ‘Most visitors ty for a couple of days, then just putthe phone in the érawer”'S0 Ido too. Everything on Muck seems delightfully Improbable. ‘The boat today. brings over the post and three musielans, who hop off carrying Instruments. Their concert in the island's tearoom roves a smash hit, with the islanders present tapping thelr boots in time to the musle. That night, sitting by a glowing fre as It mins outside, Uavwrence MacBwven tells me how he net his wife, denny "Her father saw a small farm on the isle of Sony advertised in the newspaper, and. bought ff without even looking at it He'd never been to Scotland. Jenny was sent to manage t” Did Jenny Jnow anything about running farm? She had good ‘yping sls” go to bed with rain and awake to more rain. But | eat well, virtually every bit of food coming from the tiny iland. Mary sends me down to fisherman ‘Sandy Mathers for fresh Bish. Terry it pack through ‘the village and deliver It to Mary at the kitchen floor. By 7 pm, our fish is on the table, delicious beyond reckoning. Also beyond reckoning: my ferry fade the following morning to my next sland. Over the proceding two month, many of the sehedlod ferries had been cancelled because f high seas. If iy ferry dida’t come, Il be stuek on Muck for two more days, Which, nov, phone oF ne Phone, Was tne 75 ‘what I secretly longed for.a 33 34 35 Reading and Use of English Why does the writer describe MacEwen stroking his dog? ‘A to emphasise how bad MacEwen thought the weather was that day B to show the dog was as frightenad by the storm as MacEwan was © to explain why MacEwen had risked going fo the dangerous clifs D_ to demonstrate how relaxed MacEwen was despite the bad weather According to the writer, the sheepdog's behaviour suggests that ‘A. It never obeys MacEwen. B itis afraid of MacEwen, itis aware it should have done beter. D_ itusually responds to loud commands. ‘What is suggested about island lif in the fourth paragraph? ‘A. People living there would like more visitors fo help the economy. People come tothe island in search of employment. © People are t00 busy todo all the things they'd lke to, D People donit mind putting up with some inconveniences. ‘What attitude is expressed by the waiter inthe fth paragraph? He is amused that people on the island share their feelings so openly, B He likes the way s0 many surprising things can happen on the istand, © He approves of the way the islanders all socialise together. D__He finds it strange that island farms are advertised in national newspapers > What does ‘Which’ refer to in line 757 A the wrter’s fery vido B the nextisiend © having to stay on the island Da mobile phone From the text as a whole, we find out the island of Muck A. is 2 safe place for children to lve. B has the highest level of rainfall in Ure area, Chas an economy based solely on sheep. _ is dependent on the outside world for lis food,Test 2 Parté ‘You are going to read a newspaper article about the Holywood sign in the United States of America. ‘Six sentences have been removed from the article, Choose from the sentences A-H ths one which fits each gap (87-42). There Is one extra sentence which you do not need to use. Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet. The sign on a hill Pea Delt) At the top ofa hl called Mount Lee in Los Angeles ‘on the west coast ofthe USA is very famous sign, recognisable to people around the world. My Job Is to look after this sign. tt says Holf00d and that’s of courte the place where films have been made for over a hundred years, The frst lm was made there In 1907 and by 1912, atleast 15independent studios could be found making fms around town, The fl industry continued to row and the ame Hollywood, which bythe 192s represented not ist acy but alo an industry anda style. was made ‘fica when the Hollywoodkand’ sgn was erected In L923 twas only supposed to lat about a year [ar] Jour wesn always Rstarted outasa ‘massive bllboard advertising an upscale suburban development called Hollywoodland. In the 1940s, TV started to become popular and seme Hollyaened flim shige closed, ut then TV ‘companles moved in and took them over. AL ths point, the city of Los Angeles decided to renovate the sign, The letters spelling land’ were removed and the rest was repaired. Modern Hollywood was, born, The letters in the sign weren't straight and still aren't, 38 | —__] They follow the shape of Mount Lee and this e part of their fame. 38 | am responsible for maintaining and protecting the sign [E80] —— ] Whe I fiat araved in 1989, security was prety Tow-tech ~ we pet up a fence round the sign to stop trespassers messing wh But people ust jumped over the fence. The back of the sign vas black with graft - there was barbed wire across, bt they sil got trough Sof decided {o improve the eflectivenest ofthe se-url. Now we have motlondletectors and cameras. Everything goes via the internet to a dedicated survellance team watching various structures around the ety But they can get a ‘loser look on one of my regolar tours Wsalso important to protect the sign’simage as i's ‘used in loads of adverts and news pisces. There's ‘a simple rule about how the sign ean be used. However, it mostly comes down to he look, To take a different example, if you used ‘Hollywood inthe name of your company it would “depend what the word looked like, waether it was just spelled out or whether the image of the sign tel was used. People call up with the most ridiculous ideas, They want to light the sign, plat it pink, or cover it in something to promote their product. You'll get really enthuslastic marketing executive call up, terribly excited because they think thay're the first person to think ofthis or that dea. 42] __] ‘That's because we don't like to change the image and we hope It will have the same significance for generations to come.Reading and Use of English Even so, people stil ry to climb over the barrier, mostly innocent tourists surprised ‘that you can't walk ight up to the sign, ‘They mostly get turned down, one of them ever fell down | would have toputit back up at exactly the same ange Wie used to have real problems ‘Things have changed alot since then, W's sil there, ofcourse, and isa symbol of the entertainment world, ithe purpose is commercial —to promote something ~ payment has to be made. 39Test 2 Part 7 ‘You are going to read an article in which four athletes tlk about what they eat. For questions 43-82, ‘choose from the athletes (A-D). The athletes may be chosen more than once. Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet, Which athlete enjoys cooking but finds the planning dificult? =] thas to carry food with him when training? doesnt find it easy to eat before an event? uses cooking as a way to relax? Ee sometimes allows himsetf certain food as a reward? has seen a change in the dit of sports people? fonce made the wrong decision about the food he ate? (ey says that people are unaware of what he actually eats? says knowing what and when to eat is critical? pastes ares et wth ena 0 | 40Reading and Use of English Sports diets Four athletes talk about what they eat. Ee "he mcg on ny oe tiny ered ete ered er ore etl om te a aentemets fn can teeter Tilapia es Ga aeems ri cermeemes sconces Everyone says: ‘As a runner you must be on ‘really striet diet. Do you only eat salad? Are you alloved chocolate? But that’s really not ihe case. I've got salad and vegetables in my shopping trolley but there's always some ‘chocolate in there, too. }do most ofthe cooking at home. On the morning of a competition, | {get so nervous I feel really sick [have to force Inyself to have something so Til have enough energy to perform well. Sometimes I get those days where | don't want to be so disciplined. ‘You think: ‘Tye trained really hard, | deserve have « plana Its OK to have a Mile welapse every now and then but lean't doit every day or Pd be rolling round the track? c fae For a gymnast, a kilo can make all the diffeence. But if you don't eat enough you'll be a bit shaky and weak. IPs all about eating the right amount, at the right time ~ two hours before ‘you do anything. Breaklast is rut and i'm a bit Peckish, wholewheat toast and butter I get to ‘raining for 12 pm, then break after three hours for lunch ~ more fruit, a cheese and tomato ‘sandwich. Pm backin the gym from 5 pm to8 pm, ‘then Igo to my Mum's for steak and vege'ables ‘oF chicken and salad, | don't tend to mi carbs ‘with meat late at night. 'm not the best cock, but [thinkit's fun to do. | now how to make chicken from my mums recipe, It just takes me a bit longer to get organised. It's definitely possible to eat delicious food and be a professional swimmer. Ive always loved food so I'm not going to be obsessive because you can get what you need and still enjoy ‘every bite. 'm not realy one for endless protein shakes and energy drinks. Before a training session I'd rather have a banana. That's not to say I'm perfect. At the world championships | {got my feeding strategy wrong and I patd for it For my sport it’s what you eat two days before the competition that makes the difference. You hhave to ‘carb load’ ~ eat piles of rice or pasta ~ ‘and I didn’t. I was leading for a long way but I ‘ended up 11%. My biggest indulgence Is pastry. ‘And Ilove baking. [train for 38 hours a week so in my time off Ineed to rest, and spending time Inthe kitchen is perfect, Swimming is my biggest passion but baking comes a close second, aTest 2 WRITING (1 hour 20 minutes) Part 1 ‘You must answer this question. Write your answer in 140190 words in an appropriate style on the ‘separate answer sheet. 1 Inyour English class you have been talking about relationships. Now, your English teacher has asked you to write an essay. ‘Write an essay using all the notes and give reasons for your point of view. ‘L who you can enjoy yourself with 2. who will help you when you have problems 3. ...your own idea) \rite your essay. You must use grammatically correct sentences with accurate spelling and punctuation in a style appropriate forthe situation. 2Writing Part 2 ‘Write an answer to one of the questions 2-4 in this part. Write your answer in 140-190 words in an appropriate style on the separate answer sheet. Put the question number in the box atthe top of the answer sheet. 2 You recently saw this notice on an Englisi-language website called Book Worl. Reviews wanted! Have you read a thriller recent) that you think other readers would enjoy? Weite usa review of the book. You should inlude information on + what if about + why 2 exciting + who you would recommend zo, “The bese reviews will bs posted on the wabelte next merch ‘Write your review. 3. Yousee this announcement on an English-language website, ‘Write your article. ‘anricuis WANTED The most interesting weekend of my life ‘write us an afticle about the most interesting weakend of your fe. Explain wnat happeried and here, end why was so interesting ‘The best arcs wil be posied on cur webste 4 You have received this email om your English-speaking friend, Kim. Tt really Kind of you to let me stay at your at while youre on holiday, Please could you et me «now how fo get the keys? And could you aso tell me anything else | need to know about the Nat anc wether there's anywhere near that I can buy food? ‘Thanks, Kim rite your ema 4B | | | |Test2 LISTENING (approximately 40 minutes) Part 1 ‘You will hear people talking in eight diferent situations, For questions 1-8, choose the best answer (A, Bor), 1. You hear a man talking about how his business became successful ‘Where dic his additional funding come trom? A the local bank B a family trend © bisown savings 2 Youheara woman talking about a journey. How did she travel? A byboat B by train © bycoach 3. You overhear a man talking to his wie on the phone, What ishe talking about? A buying acar B booking sholidey © moving abroad 4 You hear two students talking about their course. \What does the woman think about the course? A itis quite diffout. B itis worth doing. © tis becoming more interesting 44Listening You hear a woman talking about roller derby, @ hobby which involves speed racing on skates, Whats she doing? ‘A. explaining whet made her decide to take it up appreciating her friends attude to the sport © describing how she feels when she's taking part ‘You hear part ofa radio programme. ‘What isthe woman talking about? A anew shop B a newexhibition © anewleisure centre You overhear two students discussing a reading project they did with young children ‘What do thoy agree about i? A The venue was perfect. The material was well received. © The number of participants was surprising. You hear an actor talking about the character she plays in a TV drama series. How does she feel about the character? A. Sheis envious of her fe-syt. She sympathises with her current problems. © She admires her inteligence. 45Test 2 Part 2 ‘You will hear a woman called Gina Purvis, who isa pilot for a commercial aitine, talking about her job. For questions 8-18, complete the sentences with a word or short phrase. Sky high Gina disliked her first job as a pas. “The line ht Gin work ornate on seat Ei hours of fying experience from their captains. Gina says that because her husband is a Bai mis tolerant of her job, ‘The Notices o Plot provides information about any [| that are experiencing problems, Gina cay nat he has extra she wil ned more fuel ‘or her fight Gina explains that many pilots she works with did a degree in [ia at onneriy Gina says that all the must be within reach of the two pilots in the cockpit. ‘Tho pilote look at a to chook it anyone io tending at the cockpit entrance. Gina gets information from a i7)| about any small problems cn the plane, Gina says what she realy appreciates is @ fight. 46Listening Part 3 You will hear five short extracts in which students are talking about @ trp they have taken, For questions 19-23, choose from the list (A~H) what each student says about their ri. Use the ltters only once. There are three extra letters which you do not need to use. ‘A Someone | met while | was there is coring to visit me soon, B | plan to do things a lite alferently on my next vist Speaker 1 © eat more about some finds while was wth thm, Speckor2 | erjoyed mys thanks o one parsons forts sSpeekors E My experince was diferent when | sured oa plas. speaker 4 2 F Some peope there ofered to take mo ona tour ‘Speaker 5 ea) G | didnt take to the city at frst. HH Iwent back to a place | had never expected to see again. a7Test 2 Part 4 ‘You will hear an interview with a musician called Jarrolé Harding, who's talking about his career. For ‘questions 24-80, choose the best answer (A, B or C) 24 How did Jarrod’ interest in music begin? A. He wentto one of is father's concerts, B_He was given lessons by an orchestra violinist, © Hewatched musicians practising 25. Jarrold played in his fist concert ‘A together with his mother. B_ when he was away on holiday with his parents, © tomake his father happy. 26 Whatimpressed Jarrold about his mother's musical ability? ‘A. Shenever made any mistakes. B_ She could memorise musi very quickly. © She could adapt piano music for his itn, 27 What does Jartold say about his interest in conducting? [A Itbogan at an eary age. BItwas encouraged by his father © Itinereased when he heard famous musicians 28 How did Jerrold feel when he was at collage? ‘A relieved to find he drt have to wrk too hard B pleased at how well he played compared o everyone olse © glad he could cope with things that some students struggled with 4829 What cid Jarrols do after leaving college? ‘A. Ho trod to devote alls timo to conducting. B_ He was introduced to a good conducting teacher. © He had lessons with a famous conductor 80 Jarrod thinks that being both a violinist and a conductor ‘A. has given him opportunitss o develop as a musician. Bas allowed him more freedom to play where he wants © has earned him the respect of other professionals. Listening 49Test 2 SPEAKING (14 minutes) You take the Speaking test with another candidate (possibly two candidates), referred o here as, ‘your partner. There are two examiners. One will speak to you and your partner and the other will be listening. Both examiners will award marks. Part 4 (2 minutes) “The examiner asks you and your partner questions about yourselves. You may be asked about things ike ‘your home town, ‘your interests, your career plans, etc. Part 2 (a one-minute ‘ong turn’ for each candidate, plus a 30-second response from the second candidate) “The examiner gives you two photographs and asks you to talk about them for one minute. The examiner then asks your partner a question about your photographs and your partner responds briaty “Then the examiner gives your partner two diferent photographs. Your partner talks about these photographs for one minute. Ths time the examiner asks you a question about your partner's photographs and you respond brie, Part 3 (4 minutes) “The examiner asks you and your pariner fo talk together. You may be asked to solve a problem or tty to come to a decision about something, For example, you might be asked fo decide the best way to use some rooms in a language school. The examiner gives you some text to help you but ‘does not join in the conversation, Part 4 (4 minutes) “The examiner asks some further questions, which leads to a more general discussion of what you have talked about in Part 3. You may comment on your partner's answers if you wishTest 3Test 3 READING AND USE OF ENGLISH (1 hour 15 minutes) Part 1 For questions 1-8, read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fis each gap. ‘Thore is an example at the beginning (0). Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet. Example: © A inviting B attracting © involving appealing Ses New words for a dictionary ‘The editors of a new online dictionary are (0)... the public to submit words that they would like to se0 in the dictionary. People are already sending in words, some of which they have (1) themsatves — these will almost certainly not (2) ......in the dictionary! \Wnen a new word is submited, ecitors check newspapers, radio, television and social networks to £986 HOW (8) wn. the word le used. They also (4)... whether the word is likely to remain in use for more than one or two years, The evidence they collect will help them decide wnether or not to puttin he dictionary. Editors wil (6)... feedback on any words submited by the public. Even words not accepted wil (6) -.-..10be monitored over the following year. Editors need to be (7)... of new words which emerge from areas such as popular culture and technology, 60 that their dictionary is @ genuine (8) ses Of the current language. 32setout include totaly consider state keep familar rma made up show widely regard tel rest copy brought out consist fully prove provide last alert reflection Reading and Use of English ‘come up appear vastly rate inform continue experience imitation 53Test 3 Part 2 For questions 9-16, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each gap. Use only ‘one word in each gap. There is an example at the beginning (0). ‘Write your answers IN CAPITAL LETTERS on the separate answer sheet. [1] Animal communication ho ‘sometimes said that animals use language. Certainly some animal species heve developed amazingly sophisticated ways of communicating with (9) ...... another BButthere are huge differences between the ways animals communicate and the ways human beings do. When animals make a sound, such (10)... bar oF call its in reaction to (11) is happening around them. An alarm call mens they are frightened, A hunger eall means they want food, Animals, though, cannot make a cell meaning‘! was scared yesterday’ or‘Illbe hungry tomorrow: Only human baings are capable (12) .....doing this. Zoologists have had some success in teaching human language to animals. (13) some famous experiments, chimpanzees have (14)... faught to use their hands to give information ona range of things. Some animals have even managed to put signs together in (15)... to make simple sentences. However, geting them to do this takes a huge (16)... of training.Reading and Use of English Part 3 For questions 17-24, read the text below. Use the word given in capitals atthe end of some of the lines to form a word that fits in the gap in the same line. There is an example atthe beginnirg (0) Write your answers IN CAPITAL LETTERS on the separate answer sheet. exampte: [0] [e] [2] ]5[ 7 Ol Cycling Ihave been a keen (0)... for about rine years. When tegen cycling, CYCLE Hound the fat roads easy but the ils almost (17)... Surprisingly, POSSIBLE ow ifs the opposite, A long flat ride can be both dull and (18) vu EXHAUST ‘as you never experience that fantastic feeling of freedom when speeding ‘downhill. Years ago, going uphill le me (19) ......Now Ihave learned BREATH to take hills slowly and steadily, When I set off, 'm full of energy and the first hundred metres are (20)........, the next couple of kilometres a biting, but onthe wholethe MARVEL. exparionce is very 21)... ENJoy (Cycling is (22) any other forms of exercise Ihave tried; tls never LIKE. chore but always a (23) .......The physical benefits are obvious but PLEASE the mental benefits are (24) important; when you are traveling EQUAL calmly at a sensible speed, you breathe fresh alr, have time to think and can relax, 55Test 3 Part4 For questions 25-80, complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaninc tothe first sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use betwean two and five words, including the word given. Here is an example (0) Example: 0 Avery frienaly taxi driver drove us into town DRIVEN We a very tional taxi driver “The gap can be filled by the words were driven into town by, so you wet: Example: | 0 | WEREDRIVENINTO TOWN BY ‘Write only the missing words IN CAPITAL LETTERS on the separate answer sheet. 25. My brother doesn’ play tennis now as well as he used to. BETTER My brother used to does nove. 26 Clothing companies are seling an increasing number of goods on the internet. BOUGHT An inereasing number of goods Clothing companieson the internet 27 ‘Well done for scoring twice, Mark; sad the coach. PRAISED Mars - for scoring twice, 5628 29 30 Reading and Use of En You are welcome to contact me if you need more information, ‘ToucH Please feel free ‘me if you nead more information. ‘Tickets forthe concert cannot be bought before 12th May. SALE Tickets forthe concert will not 12th May, | didnt buy the camera because it was £0 expensive. BEEN would have bought the camera 50 expensive. 7Test 3 Part 5 ‘You are going to road part of an autobiography in which a gardener talks about his childhood and his love of plants and the countryside. For questions 31-96, choose the answer (A, B, Gor D) which you think fits best aocording tothe tex. Merk your answers on the separate answer sheet. Green fingers Itnever occurred to me when I was lite that gardens were anything less than glamorous places. Grandad!'s garden was on the bank ofa river and slaped gently down towards the water. You couldit reach the Fiver but you could hear the sound of the water and the birds that sang in the trees above. imagined that all gardens were hike this ~ a place of escape, peace and solitude. Grandat’s plot was nothing out of the ordinary when t came to features, He had nothing as grand as a greenhouse, unlike some of his ‘eighbours. Not that they hadl proper ‘bought’ greenhouses. Theirs were made from old window frames. Patehes of plastic would be tacked In place where a carelessly wllded spade had smashed a pane of glass. ‘At home, his con, my father, could be quiet and withdrawn. | wouldn't want to make him sound humourles. He wasn’. Silly things would amuse him. He had phrases that he liked to use, ‘t's mmateral to me’ being one of them, don't mind” would have done just as well but he liked the word immaterial’. [realise that, deep dove, he wes probably dleappointed that he hadnt made more of hs Ife. He let school without {Qualifications and became apprenticed toa plumber. Plumbing was not something he was passionate about, Teoras just what he dd, He was never particularly ambitious, though there was a moment whes he and Mum {ought of emigrating to Canada, but iteame to nothing. Where he came into his own was around the house. Head an ‘eye forthe job. Be it bookshelves or a cupboard what he could achieve was astenishing ‘My parents moved house only once in ther entire married Ife. But my mother made up for this lack of, daring when it came to furniture. You woul just get used tothe shape of one chair when another appeared, bat the most dramatic change ofall was the arrival of a plano. [always wanted to like it butt did its best {intimidate me. The only thing did like about It were the two brass eandlestcks that jutec out from the front. "They're too posh’, my mother sald and they disappeared one day while Iwas at school. There was never any mention of my being ellowed to pay i, instead lessons wore booked for my sister. When | asked ‘iy mother in later life why | wasn't given the opportunity, her reply was brief:"You'd never have practised ‘Oi the three options, moors, woods or river the river was the one that usually got my vote. Ona stretch ofthe river Iwas allowed to disappear with my Imagination into another world. With a fishing net over my Shoulder I could set off in sandals that were last year's model, with the fronts cutout to accommodate toes that were now right to the end. walk along the river bank ooking for a suitable spot where {could take pil the painfl sandals and leave them with my picnic while | ventured out, tentatively, peering through the "water for any sh that I could scoop up with the net and take home, After the first cisastrows attempts to keep them allve in the back yard, they were tipped back into the water. T wanted to leave school as soon as possible but that seemed an unlikely prospect unt one day my father announced, “They've gt a vacancy for an apprentice gardener inthe Parks Deper uri 1 aglt ‘you might be interested’ In one brie! moment Dad had gone against his better judgement. He might still have preferred if became a carpenter. But Ike to feel that somewhere inside him was a feeling that things might just turnout fr the best fT stuckat It Maybe 'm deceiving myself, but | prefer to believe that in his hear, although he hated gardening himsel, he'd watched me doing it for long enough and noticed ‘iy unfailing passion forall things that grev and flowered and fralted. 583 33 36 Reading and Use of English When the writer describes his grandad’s garden, he is ‘A. proud that his granddad was such a good gardener. B_ embarrassed that the garden was not as good as others nearby. © indignant that items in the garden were often damaged. D_ positive about the time he spent in the garden ‘What isthe writer's atitude to his father in the second paragraph? ‘A. regretful that hs father had not achieved more B._iritated that his father used words he didnt understand © sympathetic to the reasons why his father behaved as he did D__ofateful that his father had not taken the family to Canada What does the writer mean by the phrase ‘came into his own in line 14? ‘A. was able to do something by himself B_was able to show how talented he was (© was able to continue his day job D__ was able to forget his failures. ‘What was the writer's fst reaction tothe plano? A surprise when it suddenly appeared B pleasure at seeing iin the living room © anger that only his sister would have piano lessons pride that his mother had listened to his advice “The writer's description of his fishing trips iustrate ‘A. how much free time he was given. B how beautiful the river was. © how good a fisherman he was. D_ how carefree his childhood was. ‘What isthe main idea of the last paragraph? ‘A. His father did not want his son to be a gardener. B_ His tainer was tred of alsagroeing witn nis son. © His father had been impressed by his son's love of gardening. D_ His father had boen trying to find a job his son would enjoy. 38Test 3 Parté ‘You are going to read an article about the experience of running while listening to music. Six senlences have been removed from the article, Choose ftom the sentences A~G the one which fits teach gap (37-42), There is one extra sentence which you do not need to use. ‘Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet. Does music make you run faster? Runner Adharanand Finn took part in an unusual race in order to test the theory that music can make you run faster. An expert on the effects of music on exereise, Dr Costas Karageorghie, claims tha listening to music ‘while running can boost performance by upto 15%, ‘Topi this theory tothe test, took part ina special Rock ' Roll half marathon, which had groups of ‘musicians playing at various points alongthe route. As Hine up at the start sith almost 4000 other runners a singer sang an ieptring song for ust sney explain why got off toa god start. tony came ‘hth inthe en, though, eventhough just spent Si months training hard, EZ | However. it turns out that al the training may have flected my response to the muse; according to the researc, the benefits of listening to musle decreas wih the level of Intesty ofthe running “Lite athletes,’ says Karageorghis, tend to focus Jnwardly when they are running” According (0 him, most other runners look for stimulus and distraction from what is going on around them “Judging by your time,’ he says, you are one of the former’ Its true. Apart from the song atthe start ‘when T was standing stil | ean barely remember the musie played along the course. The ist act I assed, a fol group, made me smile, and at one point I found myself running in time to the beat of some hard rock | Tean't say they helped my performance very much. But vhat did ‘other runners make ofthe music? 60 ‘Adam Bull sul rung marathons withno mse and Iie crowed support. [EST ——] Wa the upbeat brands, you find yourself runing Yo the eat which helps. I also brings ost people to cheer you on Rosle Bralord was alto a conver "A we ran past ‘ne band and they started paying These Boots Were de or Wing, everybody suddenly went ate “The only person | found who was less than happy with the music was Lols Lloyd. ‘There wasn't nough off, and found # was lod eneugh 0 Tran with an MP3 player’ she said [a0] arageorghe sot surprised when te him, "There ae many advantages to using you oven payer, Tather than relying on the music of the course, he says." gves you a constant stimulus, rather than just an oecasional ane, and youcan tallor the playlist to your taste One runner told me there was a direst correlation between the quality of the music an the course and how much it helped. But quality of course Is subjective. remember feeling annoyed as ran past fone band playing Keep On Running [BAT] Of course, the muste was not only there to help runners brea thee personal bess (although sadly itwas unable to help me beat mine), bt to provide ‘sense of occasion, draw outthe crowds and create acernivalatmorphere 427] |PsIleft people ete beginning to relax after the run, listening to an excellent rock band. twas a fing way to end the day.Reading and Use of English {need my musical the time. | think they knew why I found the muse bere so distracting, enjoyed that fora few moments, but both of them came and went in a fash. Along with some spring sunshine, certainly achieved that, Someone else, though, may have found ituphiting, Twas, infact, taking my running eretty seriously at that time ‘The music here has been great for my performance. 6Test3 Part 7 ‘You are going to read four reviews of a science documentary series on TV. For quesions 43-52, choose from the reviews (A-D). The reviews may be chosen more than once. ‘Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet. In which review does it say that ‘en effort was made to connect a number of unrelated issues? the topies covered are well chosen? viewers are shown how science can aocasionally do better than nature? ‘the series deals with something people have hoped to achieve for a while? the setles unfortunately didnt epend a lot of ime explaining the topics covered? Viewers are clearly informed? its good that viewers are nat required to consider all aspects of the subject carefully? the series was worth making despite the topic not appearing very interesting at frst? viewers may not always find the series comfortable to watch? the series achioves its aims by astonishing its viewers?Reading and Use of English Reviews of TV science documentary series Paul Hansen looks at the latest science programmes. Fortunately for me and nonscientists everywhere, the makers of Science for Ail are there (o plug the gaps In our knowledge. The series is rather like a knowledgeable parent who doesn't mind being pestered by wide-eyed and curious children: It takes the time to explaln all those fascinating mysteries of nature in fan entertaining and understandable way. The last series opened my eyes to all manner of interesting facts and demystifed some of the problems faced by modern physies. And the new series shows no lack of inspiration for subjects to tackle: everything from the existence of life ‘on other planets to the odd properties of human memory are rightly considered sultablesubjects. So, while its a shame that factual programmes fare getting increasingly scarce these days, its ‘8 comfort that Science for All shows no signs ‘of dipping in quality or disappearing from public view. [> ee fet oe ars oa lees ie eloee seein oat Sateen enece ne ie Rr cree Gamera ea cana cota c Fo = ‘The second series of Stars and Planets Is an attempt to take advantage of the success of the first, which unexpectedly galned a substantial general audience. Like its predecessor, this is big ‘on amazing photography and fabulous graphics, most of which are much less successful at communicating the immensity of the Ideas Involved than one human being talking to you directly. This the the scope is even wider, astronomically speaking. What we are being Introduced to here are ambitious Ideas about time and space, and the presenter succeeds rather better than you might expect. It helps that he doesn’t go too deep, as once you start ‘thinking about It this Is tricky stull to get your head around. The point of such programmes Is less to explain every detail than to arouse fa generalised sense of amazement that might lead to further thinking, and Stars and Plonets is, certainly good at that, This_grouné-breaking science documentary series follows a group ol experts as they artempt to bulld a complete artificial human from robotte body parts. The project sees scientiss use the latest technology from the world's most renowned research centres and manufacturers. tis the realisation of a longeld dream to create a human from manufactured parts, using everything from blonle arms and mechanical hearts, eye implants and. microchip. brains. ‘The serles explores to what extent modern technology Is capable of replacing body parts ~ or even improving thete abilities. The presenter, very appropriately, has an artifical hand himselt. This ambitious series gives us a guided tour of the wonders of modem technology. ‘Though It can be a slightly upsetting journey at times, it engages the audience in a revolution that is changing the face of medicine. 63Test 3 WRITING (1 hour 20 minutes) Part 4 ‘You must answer this question. Write your answer in 140190 words in an appropriate style on the ‘separate answer sheet. 41 Inyour English class you have been talking about work. Now, your English teacherhas asked ‘you to write an essay. |Wte an essay using all the notes and give reasons for your point of view. fears Sen {your own idea) ‘Write your eseay. You must use grammatical cotrect sentences with accurate speling and punctuation ina style appropriate forthe situation.Writing Part 2 Write an answer to one of the questions 2-4 in this part. Write your answer in 140-190 words in an appropriate style on the separate answer sheet. Put the question number in the box at the top of the answer shoot, 2. Your college would like to start an English-language film club where people can go to wa’ch films in English and discuss them. Your English teacher has asked you to write @ report gving your suggestions about ‘+ what type of fms should be shown + how offen the fim club should meet ‘+ how the fm club should be advertised, ‘Write your report. 3. You see this announcement on an English-language website. ‘Anrietes WanTeD What does happiness mean to you? Tous about he ids of things that make you fel hay, and why? | Wt us en article answering t “The best atlas willbe posted on our website ‘Write your article, 4 You have seen this advertisement in your local English language newspaper. Round the world erip ~ Travall Competition Do you tke adventure? Would you lke a cance totrevel? “We nsec one more person t join a smell group on @ ip ercund the wor. ‘write te Mrs Hopkins, the organizer ofthe tp. teling her. + why you would le 10 go onthe tp + what sls you have which would be usefl on the tip + what previous expensnes you have of traveling (any) \Write your letter of application, 65Test 3 LISTENING (approximately 40 minutes) Part 1 ‘You will hear people talking In eight diferent situations, For questions 1-8, choose the best answer (A, Bor), 1. Youhear a young actor talking ahout a colleague. What does he say about her? A. She makes acting seem easy, B_ She speaks very slowly. © She gives him good advice. 2 You hear two friends talking about a colleague. ‘What do they agree about? A how ambitious he is B how well-patd he is © how stressed he is, 3. Youhearan author talking about his new book. What points he making about it? A Ituillbe widely read. B Ittook a ong time to write. © Itis better than his fist book, 4 You hear two friends talking about something they saw on TV. What did they see? Aan advertisement B a comedy series © adocumentary 66Listening You hear an office manager talking about her work, How does she feel about it? ‘A. confident that she can doit well B intrested in her new project, © satisfied with her staff ‘You overhear two friends taking ina restaurant, ‘What do they agree about? ‘A. how reasonable the price is B_howspicy the foods © how varied the menu is ‘You hear a woman talking about her neighbours holiday photographs. Whats she doing? A. complaining about having to look at them admiring her neighbours’ photography skills © suggesting how they could be improved You hear two fiends talking about a concert they ve just been to. ‘What did they find disappointing about it? ‘A. the poor sound quality B. the seats they had booked © the lack of airconditioning 7Test 3 Part 2 ‘You will hear a man called Henry Lee giving a talk about the first time he went skydiving. For {questions 9-18, complete the sentences with a word or short phrase, My first jump Henry had to ationd a talk about before his ump, Henry says that 41 | was the most important piece of equipment he was given. Henry was surprised thatthe plane the club used didet have any Henry’ instrucior had jumped a total of Henry hed brought some int. the past. {| with him to wear during the jump. Henry sald he felt totally when the plane deor was opened. Fe | 0 coscrze te wining ver he Henry uses the word t could see below him, Henry compares his landing to that of landing or the ground Henry was pleased to be given a 18 | after his jump. 68Part3 You will hear five short extracts in which students are talking about the experience of living and studying away from home. For questions 19-23, chooss from the list (AH) what each student says. Use the letiers only once. There are three extra letters which you do not need to use. A | was much younger than the other people lived with ''m stil closest to the people I grow up with | ound that joining a sports club helped me make friends, | didrit share many intrests with my classmates. Iwas easier making friends at a small college. Iwas hard geting out to make friends at first. ''m stil touch with the people Hlved with at fist. Iwas good living with people who had similar interests. Speaker 1 ‘Speaker 2 Speaker 3 Speaker 4 ‘Speaker 5 19 a 2 23 9Test 3 Part 4 You will heer an interview with a student athlete called Chelsea Matthaws, who plays soccer for her ‘collage. For questions 24-30, choose the best answer (A, B of C) 24 What impact does playing soccer have on Chelsea's ile? [A She needs private tition trom her teachers. She doesri tke partin some other student activities. © She rnevor gets to travel to other countries. 25 Chelsea had to start planning to be a student athlete at 16 because [A there wore many requirements that had to be met. B there were few colleges that offred the course she wanted. there was alt of competition for places in good colleges. 26 Chelsea is happy to return to college a month early because A. she is pleased at the prospect of starting competitions. B she feels relieved to get back into a routine. © she realises that raining Is necessary. 27 When Chelsea and her team-mates fish traing, they ‘A. can take a break by going o the movies. Bare oo tired o do very much except sleep © relax with other sports teams 28 Chelsea says if she and her team-mates miss too many classes A. they may get poor grades and have to leave the team, B their professors will complain to the head of faculty. © the other students are understanding about the reason for theit absence. 7”Listening 29 What problem cid Chelsea herself have in keaping up with her studies? A. She was away sick for some of her classes. B She had to study one subject under dificult concltions. © She was expected to commit herself to extra training for away games. 30 In conclusion, what does Chelsea say about being a student athlete? ‘A Ithas taught her the importance of aiming high B_Ithas helped her decide what her future career should be. © Ithas changed her perception ofthe value of friendship 7Test 3 SPEAKING (14 minutes) ‘You take the Speaking test with another candidate (possibly two candidates), referredto here as your partner. There are two examiners, One will speak to you and your partner and the other will be listening, Both examiners will award marks. Part 1 (2 minutes) ‘The examiner asks you and your partner questions about yourselves. You may be asksd about ‘things tke ‘your home town, 'your interests, your career plans, et. Part 2 (@ one-minute ‘long turn’ for each candidate, plus a 80-second response from the second candidate) The examiner glves you two photographs and asks you to talk about them for one mite. The ‘examiner then asks your partner a question about your photographs and your partner responds bray Then the examiner gives your partner two diferent photographs. Your partner talks about these photographs for one minute. This time the examiner asks you a question about your partner's photographs and you respond brie, Part 8 (4 minutes) ‘The examiner asks you and your partner to talk together. You may be asked to solve a problem or tty to come to @ decision about something. For example, you might be asked to decide the best way to use some rooms in 2 language school. The examiner gives you some text to help you but {does not join in the conversation, Part 4 (4 minutes) ‘The examiner asks some further questions, which leds to @ more general discussion of what you have talked about in Part 3. You may comment on your partner's answers if you wish,Test 4Test 4 READING AND USE OF ENGLISH (1 hour 15 minutes) Part 1 For questions 1-8, read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap. ‘There is an example at the beginning (0). ‘Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet, Examph © Aheart Bikey Cbotiom focus Memory ‘Memory is at the (0) ...-«. of our sense of personal identity. If we did not have memo, we would not be (1) «1... Of OUF Falationships with other people and would have no (2) ....that we had had any past at ell. And without memory we would have no knowledge on which t0 (8)... OUF present and future Memory (4)... of hree processes: registration, retention and recall. Registration heppens when we consciously notice something. Retention is the next (6) ......, when we keep something we have noticed in our minds for a certain period of time. Finally, recall occurs when we actively think about some of these things that are (8)... in our minds. Every day we are subjected to a vast (7)... of information. If we remembered every (8) thing we had ever seen or heard, life would be impossible, Consequently our brains have learnt to register only what is of importance. 7> bp > > > tamiiar base contains action seated level exact aware suggestion depend involves division stocked ‘amount single Ca ° informed boliet eo includes set stored extent one D Reading and Use of English acquainted idea make consists stage sited umber Isolated 75Test 4 Part2 For questions 9-16, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each gap. Use only ‘one word in each gap, There is an example at the beginning (0). \Write your answers IN CAPITAL LETTERS on the separate answer sheet. allele. LILI toa sweets factory ‘Today | am visiting a sweets factory, @ bullding squeezed (0) ...... a raliway line and a canal. (9) --scu: watch, trucks filed with sugar erive at the factory where this family-owned company has bbaen making sweets for some 80 years. Being ina factory (10)... this one is exactly (11)... children dream of. | am staring at huge vats of sticky liquid (12)... eventually ends up as mouth-watering sweets. Every now (13) then | see a factory worker in a white coat put a sweet into her mouth. ‘Ailsa Kely, granddaughter ofthe company owner, remembers visting the factory as (14)... Child with her grandfather. ‘He would take me onto the factory flor and introduce me; she says. He told me, "You may work here some day" And indeed, she hes, continuously, (15)... 1999, The sense of familys (16)... of the reasons employees are remarkably loyal to the company.Reading and Use of Exglish Part 3 For questions 17-24, read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of some of the lings to form a word that fits in the gap in the same line. There is an example at the beginning (0, \Write your answers IN CAPITAL LETTERS on the separate answer sheet. example: [6] [TE 3 mn] Job interviews Most people feel rather (0)... when they goforan interview foranew NERVE Job. This isnot surprising as geting ob one wants important, People being interviewed expect the interviewers 10 88 (17) vu: Matching OBJECT an applicant against a job (18)... However, what offen happens in DESCRIBE reality is that the interviewers make (19)... that are ile more than DECIDE reactions to the (20)... ofthe applicant. PERSON Evon skiled interviewers may, without realising it, (21)... favour CONSCIOUS people who make them fo6l at (22) ...u-- Wilh this in mind, i you go EASY for an interview you should ty to make a good impression from the start by presenting the interviewers wih the very best version of yourself, ‘emphasising the (28)... of skils you have. You must appear very VARY posite and 26 (24) «nn» 28 possible. It i for you fo convince the ENTHUSIASM interviewers that you are definitely he most suitable person forthe job.Test 4 Part 4 For questions 25-20, complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning tothe first sentence, using the word given, Do not change the word given. You must use between two and five words, including the word given. Here is an example (0). Example: 0A very trienaly taxi driver drove us into town, DRIVEN We a very trendy taxi driver. “The gap can be filled by the words ‘were driven into town by; 80 you write: © | WERE DRIVEN INTO TOWN BY Example: |Write only the missing words IN CAPITAL LETTERS on the separate answer sheet, 25 ‘Do youknow the cost ofthe rips?" asked Pamela. much Pamela asked if knew. ne WO. 26 During the quiz, | could not think ofthe correct answer tothe winning question, come During the quiz, I was not the correct answer to the winning question, 27 | promised that | would think carefully about the ob offer, GIVE | promised the job offer 8Reading and Use of English 28 The group continued to walk despite rain starting to fall EVEN “The group carried co started to rain 29 Almost all the tickets for next Saturday's concert have been sold HARDLY There are for next Saturday's concert. 30 Doyyou think tis likely that Peter will get the job he has applied for? CHANCE Do you think that Peter has the job he has applied for? 9ine 22 Test 4 Part 5 ‘You are going to read an article about the video games industry. For questions 1-36, choose the ‘angwer (A, B, C or D) which you think fits best according tothe text, Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet. A career in the video games industry? ‘Reporter Lauran Cope finds out about working inthe video games industry. Initially populated by computer scientists and the selfiaught, the video game design industry used not to offer many routes into its midst. Often, Deshaps unfirs, viewed as just a hobby for young enthusiasts, the video games industry is now belng {alien seriously. Surprised? Industry experts aren't T's not easy though. Video game spins that rapidly follow any new movie require dozens of team members and months of incredible ski, perseverance and’ iniieacies. As with almost very industry, fs tricky to get into ~ but It is ‘expanding. Jim Donelly, a spokesman for an online games magazine says: ‘t's certainly very dificult to ‘ake much headway within big companies, or to Influence any of the really big mainstream games. But the truth, the industry needs game designers more than ever. Not just director-evel people who forchestrate an entire game, but the lower level people who design systems and individual set leces. So, how can you get Into such a competitive industry?” Although many” companies prefer people” to have a degree in computer science, Jim disagrees. "There i only one route: make james, The tools are there, You won't get a Job If {You haver"t made something, and you won't get anywhere Independently if you are not making Stull: Game design Is less a job than it is a way of life, Like any creative endeavour it must be done to be real” Another industry expert, John Feld, sees other options. ‘There's alot tobe sald for “just {oing it, but is really more complteated than that ‘There ares of people who want to work In games but few who measure up to the requirements of the Industry these days; even fewer who have the creative talent, technical knowhow, vision and ‘entrepreneurial ability to really contribute {othe ever-changing face ofan evolving medium.” 80 Canyoudoitonyour own? Perhaps, butit's prety tricky says John. "However, a good postgraduate course in games can help, plus provile a year or {wo of toplevel support and guldance. Most games esigners start thelr careers as programmers, oF artists, progressing thelr way up the ladder. They fare interested in all forms of entertaiament media, plus have a heathy appetite for all areas of the nts and contemporary ealture. They may or may hot have spent a few years in the working world postgraduation, but have realised that games Is fing to be thelr "thing". They are not merely fans, but are fascinated by the future possiblities of Games, and are aware ofthe Increasing breadth and ddversity of the form. And finally comections ean help. This is often overlooked, But In order to get ‘ahead in games as in many other areas ~you need Tonetwork ‘The childish stereotype of the adolescent boy ‘glued to is games console has long been replaced by the more accurate perception of a grown-up medim, grabbing or attention. Families (equenty fet Invoived on interactive consoles. Smart phones Introduce a wealth of new games through apps, as ‘well social media, ohn belleves theres plenty of room for expansion. Games have become pervasive playthings for increasingly large audlences. They fre also a great way to learn things and 1 see this aeady big area as an expanding areay of possibilities and opportunities. tine 54at 33 34 35 26 Reading and Use of English ‘What is the writer's main point about the video games industry in the frst paragraph? A tis reasonable to consider making living inthis fied Young pooples contributions to it should be appreciated. © Ioffers @ relatively limited number of career options. D_ Specialists in this area have failed to value its potential, What does Jim tell us about the video games industry? ‘A. Itcan be hard to decide which idea wil prove successful, B Many designers are required to take charge of each large project © tis worth recognising the value of having a long-term strategy. 1D There is room for people with diferent degrees of responsibility, What does ‘that refer to inline 327 A. getting a degree in computer science B_ making games © being independent D_ seeing other options: \What opinion does John express inthe thd paragraph? Its a mistake to believe thatthe jobs people do in the industry are easy Many people lack the qualities needed to do effective work inthe industry. The industry could benefit from people whe have a strong desire to work init. The industry is changing too rapidly for people to keep up with it. pomp \Wnat does ‘overlooked! mean inline 547 not considered understood not used required com> Inthe final paragraph, we are told that video games have not been effectively exploited as learning too's. young people are being offered inure Ue yates Wo pay. people used to misunderstand the true nature of video games. other technologies have forced the games industry to compete, coup 81Test 4 Part 6 You are going to read part of the autabiography of David Coulthard, who is a retred Formula One racing driver. Skx sentences have been removed from the autobiography. Choose from the sentences A-G the one which fits each gap (37-42). There is one extra sentence which you do not need to use, Merk your answers on the separate answer sheet. Grand Prix driver ma great believerin success, in achieving whatever goal you set on a particular day. so whether | was practising on the track or working out in the gyn, always put my heart and soul into i When was learn ny trade, racing om arts ax 2 teenager, would ook after fy helmet and ace fultcoe Brerpthing hd tobe perfect tas Sabot preparton.A 8 pogesstoForma Ford acing stage belore ormula One, and ‘ren get the car up nthe garage and posh the cnderside unt wes gleaming HA] but sade the ott, jokingly. that ever rofeover a 2 race, my car would have the sinest underside tensor, Ie may be thatthe environment of Formula One fueled this obsession with neatness and cleanness tesa profession based on precision and exaciness 1 you walk around a team factory i looks like sclence laboratory. ‘A Formula One factory couldn't be forthe? fom that i like something from another pane. Everything is aireraft standard and quality. And 60 it should be. If some megaich potential sponsor walks Into a drty factory to Bind people lounging around, that doesn't make a great impression. If they walk in and everyone's working hard and thee ntaaparke tanya tater ater a) Polishing my helmet was a specific ritual had, The racehelmet san Important and prized possession, ‘When you're stating out, you only have one helmet for several years and it can be a pricey plece of kat, EAOEL——]By the time you get to Formula One, youre geting through probably a dozen oF more expensive ones a year. Normally never have dreamed of wearing someone else's, but I did have «problem with the font of my helmet some years ago at the Monaco Grand Prix, and just couldn't see propery n the end I used one belonging to Nelson Piquet Hevery indy etme eepthehetatertherace Hed ished second in the Brasln Grand Prt th satnene soit a unig plete thoy to vere wearng the sme ele an shit ‘Sceond in ifernt ace: Fur yer ter Neo Seid he wanted to swap another hele with me ‘This wos beore he'd ennounced he was Tet 0 my immediate thought was, vats with ths ett clleton thing? [oi=]-—] There mit te something in iS gave ita Fle! ad he fnvemea squed oe of his Helmets are treasured and is quite rare for me to give race ones to anyone only gave my rend Richard one recently although we've known each other since we were five. Sometimes I's easy to forget obvious things We should be the other way round[certainly took good care of mine as a result ‘You take for granted those you're closest toand you make an elfort with people you hardly know. But it was only natural for me to be so Particular about cleanliness before racing, ‘Think of « motor mechani, and you think ff oll and dirt, filthy overalls, grubby Singers. Reading and Use of English Some people sald this was ridiculous because it wasn't as if anyone was ever soingto see i Perhaps I should be doing it a¢ wel, ‘That's why all the teams try and compete hard with each other on presentation, 83Test 4 Part? You are going to read an article about four women who have recently worked as volunteers. For ‘questions 43-52, choose from the women (A-D). The women may be chosen more than once. Meck your answers on the separate answer sheet. Which volunteer {ound that there was a wide choice of opportunities? ‘was very aware of all aspects of natural life around her? ‘was warned of « possible denger? «ld not achieve her ambition quite as she had expected? ‘thought that she had gained as much as she had given? ‘was shown sympathy by someone on her project? says her family had influenced her choice of work? says she amazed herself by what she achieved? [2] appreciated the fexiblity of her boss? describes the dificuies posed by the environment she wes in? 84ee For many years [had fantasised about spending December on a white, tropical beach on a remote Island, Ifinally found my slice of paradise in the Seychelles when my dream came true last year, though not exactly in the way I had envisaged. Thad been feeling burnt out from work and ‘wanted to escape winter and learn new skill Volunteer projects seemed a good option. [Narrowing my search criteria to marine research helped cut down the thousands of options out there and I eventually joined a coral protection project to help determine the long-term Impact Of rising sea temperatures on the ecosystem. ‘Within 24 hours of our group's arrival, we lived and breathed coral, not just under water but also in the camp ~ with $2 coral types to master land up to three research dives a day. If there ‘was a downside, t was the seemingly endless chores in the camp, but I didn’t mind. But the experience Was, overall, incredible. I stretched ‘myself beyond my wildest imagination. aes aoe rats iptemetng cane a Saeed erie taeey ence ee ears meee canons eater ieee eee gehen cantante Seca aeeeereets Salas haperemak steer a eras nea Reading and Use of English Volunteers Alter months of study, 1 wanted to get away. for a bit. My dad is an artist and often does paintings of tropical birds. Pd always wanted to find out mare about them, From the internet ound that a farm which breeds parrots was looking for volunteers. I arrived in the middle ‘ofa panie situation ~ a storm had knocked the electricity out, and the generator, needed for keeping the egies warm, was nearly out of petrol ‘Alter visiting several garages we found some and dashed back just in time. I really enjoyed iny stay. Some hosts lay down strict rules on the amount of work expected but luckily mine, Darryl, preferred to set out projects. which he wanted my help with. Most of the time | did basie maintenance jobs and fed the birds. “They can break coconuts with thelr beaks and they'll take your finger off so be careful, Darryl advised, So, I chopped bananas and then used a Tong fork to pass the frlt into the birds without ishing my Singers, During my stay in Guatemala, I volunteered to ‘work on a plantation, One day, my supervisor, René inspected my scratched hands and asked gently if needed gloves. | gathered my strength ‘and told him that gloves might Indeed help. Then grasped my knife and resumed my attack on the Invading roots that were constantly threatening to.drag the raglle new cacao plantation backinto therainforest. Inthe sticky red earth, everything grows ~ the trouble is that it Is rarely what you planted. Walking through the plantation, Rete liad to polut Out to we the Weasured ‘cash crops of coffee, cacao and macedamias ‘To my eye, they were indistinguishabe from the surrounding jungle. Every day 1 caught glimpses ofittle waterfalls and vividy coloured Butterflies between towering bamboo. The air was alwways heavy with the sound of insects. It ‘was a great experience. 85Test 4 WRITING (1 hour 20 minutes) Part | ‘You must answer this question. Wie your answer in 140-180 words in an appropriate syle on the separate answer sheet, | 1 Inyour English class you have been talking about animals and the environment. Now, your English teacher has asked you to write an essay. | \Wite an essay using all the notes and give reasons for your point of view. 1. the kindof animate which rein danger | 2. treason forprotcing these animale +3... (yourown idea) | | Write your essay. You must use grammatically correct sentences with accurate speling and punctuation in style appropriate forthe situation 86Writing Part2 \White an answer to one of the questions 2~4 in this part. Write your answer in 140~190 words in an appropriate styio on the separate answer sheet, Put the question number in the box atthe top of, the answer sheet. 2 You see this announcement on an English-language website, ‘Anvicles WANTED What are the most important things f Te ach feftoteans ‘The best atices wil be posted on our website Write your article, 3. You recently saw this notice on an English-language website called Music Liv. Reviews Wanted! | A concert I’ve been to ‘Write usa review ofa concert you've been to. It could be a pop rock or classical concert, or ane “witha diferent type of music Include information on the music, the place and the atmosphere eee ‘The bese reviewe will be posted on the website next month. ‘Write your review. 4 A.group of English students is coming to your college. Your English teacher has asked you to \write @ report on one local tourist atraction. In your report you should: © describe the attraction + sey whet you can do there + explain why you think students would enjoy visting it Write your report. 87Test 4 LISTENING (approximately 40 minutes) Part 1 ‘You will hear people talking in eight ctferent situations. For questions 1-8, choose the best answer (A,B or), 1. You hear a eportsperson talking about her sporting career. What is she going to do in the future? A. change her career B become a sports writor © ‘train forthe next event 2 You hear two friends talking about a laboratory experiment. How dio they both feet now? A anxious about the procedures they used B_ annoyed about having to repeatit © disappointed with the results 3 You overhear student cating his university department. ‘Why is he phoning? A. tomake a complaint B to find out about a course: © tobook an appointment 4 You hear two friends taking about a website, ‘The man thinks thatthe website is A helpful B interesting, © casy touse, 88See eee eee eee eeeeeee eee eee eee 5 Youhear aman talking about his decision to become a singer. His mother was unhappy about it because she dida't A like his kind of music want him to leave education, © think t would suit him, 6 Youoverhear a man calling a TV shop. Why is he calling? A. tocancel an order B toarrange a delivery © tomake a purchase 7 Youhear two trinds talking about a meal What do they agree about it? ‘A. Itwas expensive for the amount of food they got. B_ Some of the foods they were served ddr go well together. © The dishes they were given weren't cooked properly. 8 Younear a college lecturer talking to a student. ‘What is he doing? ‘A. giving encouragement B offering to help © suggesting improvements Listening 89| | Test 4 Part 2 ‘You will hear a girl called Kyra talking about the badminton club she belongs to. For questions 8-18, complete the sentences with a word or short phrase. Badminton club had been Kjrats Before she took up badminton, favourite sport People interested in joining the club are invited to what's called 2 Club committee members can be identified by the colour oftheir session | at sessions. ‘Members of the badminton club pay a membership fee of le jeach year. Now badminton club members can use the| ‘at Sportsworld witout paying, When new members join the club, a| 7 |is aver to them esattee git “Thore is coaching forthe club’ Jon a Monday evening. Mombore oan fook at the olubis to san which ‘The olub’s annual ‘New bacininton club members will be offered a Ee Courts are free at Sportsworld i its most popular social event. atthe Sporisworld ca. 90 }Part3 You wil hear five short extracts in which people are talking about why their businesses became successful. For questions 18-23, choose from the list (A-H) what each speaker says. Use the Jettars only once, There are three extra lets which you do not need to use. ‘A don't need to employ anyone. B I decided to change the way | promoted the business, Speaker 1 © 100k a business course. ‘Speaker 2 D Iwas able to get financial backing. Speaker 3 E _[ bolieva in looking atter my employees. Speaker 4 F | believe my business offers a unique service to customers. a Speaker 5 | @__Tearnt a lot from other business people. 1H | made changes because of customer feedback. 1Test 4 Part 4 ‘You will hear a radlo interview with a man called Tony Lite, who makes wildlife films and works for wildlife conservation organisation called The Nature Trust. For questions 24-30, choose the best newer (A, B or C). 24 Tony thinks thatthe hardest challenge he faces is A. (o publicise what The Nature Trust does. B to expand the range of people volunteering. © tointerest local groups in a variety of activities. 25. What does Tony think about the use of plastic? A He knows it willbe dificult to change people's atitudes tot. B. He worries tha there is no way of preventing plastic waste. © Hebetievesit causes the biggest problem to wide. 26 Tony hopes that his new website Nature Talk wil help peopie learn A. bout diferent animal habitats how to watoh animals inthe wild which animais are endangered 27 Tony says the achiavernent that he Is most proud ois ‘A. helping to make a popular fm B doing a scientite study. working on an award-winning project. 28 What disadvantage does Tony mention about having @ career as @ cameraman? A tis often badly pa. BB Itcan be hard to find enough work. © Mtusually invves long hours. 92Listening 29 Tony advises young naturalists that itis essential tohave A suitable walking boots. B the latest photography equipment © 00d binoculars. 30 What would Tony like to do inthe future? ‘A. tohelp save the tiger and polar bear B to publicise the dangers facing a variety of species © to produce more flms for TV about animals 93Test 4 SPEAKING (14 minutes) ‘You take the Speaking test with another candidate (possibly two candidates), referred ‘0 here as ‘your partner, There are two examiners, One will speak to you and your partner and the other will be listening, Both examiners wil award marks. Part 4 (2 minutes) The examiner asks you and your partner questions about yourselves. You may be asked about things ike ‘your home town; ‘your interests, your career plans, etc. Part 2 (a one-minute ‘long turn’ for each candidate, plus a 30-second response from the second candidate) “The examiner gives you two photographs and asks you to talk about them for one minste. The ‘examiner then asks your partner a question about your photographs and your partner responds riety. ‘Then the examiner gives your partner two different photographs. Your partner talks about these photographs for one minute. This time the examiner asks you a question about your partner's photographs and you respond briely. Part 3 (4 minutes) “The examiner asks you and your partner to talk together. You may be asked to solve aproblem or try to come to @ decision about something. For example, you might be asked to decide the best \Way to use some rooms in a language school. The examiner gives you some text to help you but {does not join in the corwersation. Part 4 (4 minutes) “The examiner asks some further questions, which leads to a more general discussion of what you have talked about in Part 3. You may comment on your partner's answers if you wish 94Frames for the Speaking test Test 1 ‘Note: In the examination, chere will be both an assessor and an interlocutor in the room. ‘The visual material for Test 1 appears on pages Cl and C2 (Part 2), and C3 (Part 3). Part 1 2 minutes (3 minutes for groups of three) Interlocutor: Good morningfafternoon/evening. My name is and this is my colleague ... ‘And your names are? Can Thave your mark sheets, please? Thank you. ‘+ Where are you from, (Candidate A)? And you, (Candidate B)? First, we'd like to know something about you. Select one or more questions from any of the following categories, as appropriate. Family and friends ‘© Who are you most like in your family? (In what ways are you similar?) + Do you go on holiday with your family? (Why? / Why not?) ‘+ Have you done anything interesting with your friends recently? (What did you do with them?) ‘Tell me about a really good friend of yours. (Do you share the same interests?) Your interests «Is there a sport or hobby you enjoy doing? (What do you do?) (Why do you like it?) ‘If you could learn a new skill, what would you choose to do? (Why?) ‘© Do you like reading? (What do you read?) (Why do you like it?) + Have you seen a good film recently? (Tell me about it.) Future plans * Have you got any plans for this weekend? (What are you going to do?) + Are you going to go on holiday this year? (Where are you ‘going to go?) « Is there anything you'd like to study in the furure? (Why?) * Which country would you most like to visit in the future? (Do you think you'll go there one day?) (Why? / Why nor?)Frames for the Speaking test Part 2 4 minutes (6 minutes for groups of three) Football games, Travelling Interlocutor: Candidate A: Interlocutor: Candidate B: Interlocutor: Candidate B Interlocutor: ‘Candidave A: Interlocator: 96 In this part of the test, I'm going to give each of you two photographs. I'd like you to talk about your photographs on your own for about a minute, and also to answer 2 question about your partner's photographs. (Candidate A), its your turn first. Here are your photographs. “They show people enjoying different football games. Indicate the pictures on page Cl to the candidates. 1rd like you to compare the photographs, and say what you think the people are enjoying about these football games. Allright? [1 minute.) ‘Thank you. (Candidate B), do you enjoy watching football games? (Why? / Why not?) [Approximately 30 seconds.) ‘Thank you. "Now, (Candidate B), here are your photographs. They show people travelling in different ways. Indicate the pictures on page C2 to the candidates. Td like you ro compare the photographs, and say what might be ‘good or bad for the people about travelling in these ways. All right? [1 minute. ‘Thank you, (Candidate A), do you prefer travelling by car or train? (why?) [Approsimacely 30 secomds,) ‘Thank you. |PRE EEE EEE EEE EEE EEE Frames for the Speaking test Parts Sand 4 7 minutes (9 minutes for groups of three) Part 3 ‘The best way to buy Interlocutor: Now, 'd like you 10 talk about someching together for about two minutes (3 minutes for groups of three). fd like you to imagine that a teacher has asked her students to discuss whether it's better to buy things in shops or online. Here are some ideas the students have had and a question for you to discuss First you have some time to look at the task. Indicate the text on page C3 to the candidates, Allow 15 seconds. Now, talk to each other about whether you think it's better to buy things in shops or online. Candidates: [2 minutes (3 minutes for groups of three}.) Interlocutor: Thank you, Now you have about a minute to decide which (of these things is most important to think about when you're i buying something expensive. Candidates: [1 minute (for pairs and groups of three}.) Interlocutor: ‘Thank you. Part 4 Interlocutor: Use the following questions, in order, as appropriate: i + Some people say there will be no need for shops in the future because we'll buy everything online. Select any of the following + Do you think ies true that we buy alot | prompts, as appropriate: ‘of things we don'e really need these days? | : (Why? 7 Why noe?) | + whae do you think? * Do you agree? '* Do you think that out of rowa shopping |» And you? ‘centres are a good idea? Is ie better to go shopping with friends or alone? Some people say that shopping is a leisure activity nowadays, ‘What do you think? Do you think chat advertising encourages people to spend t00 ‘much money? (Why? / Why not?) ‘Thank you. That is the end of the test. 97 aFrames forthe Speaking test Test 2 [Note: In the examination, there will be both an assessor and an interlocutor in the room. ‘The visual material for Test 2 appears on pages C4 and CS (Part 2), and C6 (Part3). Part 1 2.minutes (3 minutes for groups of three) Inteclocutor: 98 Good morningfafternoon/evening. My name is .....e1- and this is my colleague... And your names are? Can I have your mark sheets, please? Thank you. ‘© Where are you from, (Candidate AJ? ® And you, (Candidate B)? First, we'd like to know something about you. Select one or more questions from any of the following categories, as appropriate. Family and friends ‘© Who are you most like in your family? (In what ways are you similar?) * Do you go on holiday with your family? (Why? / Why not?) ‘ Have you done anything interesting with your friends recenily? (What did you do with them?) * Tell me about a really good friend of yours. (Do you share the same interests?) ‘Your interests + Is there a sport or hobby you enjoy doing? (What do you do?) (Why do you like 2) * Ifyou could learn a new skill, what would you choose to do? (Why?) + Do you like reading? (What do you read?) (Why do you like i?) ‘+ Have you seen a good fm recently? (Tell me about it) Future plans * Have you gor any plans for this weekend? (What are you ‘going to do?) «Are you going to go on holiday this year? (Where are you going to 20?) + Is there anything you'd like to study in the furure? (Why?) © Which country would you most like to visit in the furure? (Do you think you'll go there one day?) (Why? J Why not?) | | | |fa Candidace A: Interlocutor: Candidate B Interlocutor: Candidate Bs Interlocutor: Candidate A: Interlocutor: Frames for the Speaking test Part 2. 4 minutes (6 minutes for groups of three) ‘Taking photographs Different jobs Interlocutor: In this part ofthe test, 'm going to give each of you two photographs. I'd like you to talk about your photographs on your own for about a minute, and also to answer a question about your partner's photographs. (Candidate A), i¢s your tuen first. Here are your photographs. ‘They show people taking photographs in these situations. Indicate the pictures on page C4 to the candidates. T'd like you to compare the photographs, and say why you think the people are taking photographs in these situations. All right? [1 minute.) ‘Thank you. (Candidate B}, Do you like taking photographs when you go on holiday? ... (Why? / Why not?) [Approximately 30 seconds. ‘Thank you. ‘Now, (Candidate B), here are your photographs. They show people doing different jobs. Indicate the pictures on page CS to the candidates. ’d like you ro compare the photographs, and say what might be difficult for the people about doing these jobs. Allright? [1 minute.) ‘Thank you. (Candidate A), Which of these jobs would you prefer to do? (Why?) [Approximately 30 seconds.) ‘Thank you. 99Frames for the Speaking test Parts 3 and 4 7 minutes (9 minutes for groups of three) Part 3 ‘Television Interlocutor: Now, P'é like you to talk about something together for about ‘two minutes (3 minutes for groups of three). {Fd like you to imagine that some students are doing a project about the influence of television on young people's lives. Here are some ideas they have had for the project and a question for you to discuss, First you have some time to look at the task. Indicate the text on page C6 to the candidates, Allow 15 seconds. Now, talk to each other about whether you think television has 2 good or a bad influence on young people's lives. Candidates: [2 minutes (3 minutes for groups of tree).} Tnterlocutor: Thank you. Now you have about a minute ro decide what is the best thing about television. Candidaces: [1 minute for pairs and groups of three).) Interlocutor: ‘Thank you. Part 4 Interlocutor: Use the following questions, in order, as appropriate: + Is watching TV the best way for people to spend their free sime? (Why? / Why noe? Weegee Select any of the following ‘+ What kind of TV programmes do you like | prompts, s appropriate: Pa * What do you think? ' Some people have more than one television | + Do you agree? in their home. Do you think this is good | « And you? idea? (Why / Why not?) + Do you think children generally watch too much television in (candidate's country)? (Why ! Why nor?) « Is television the hest way of following the news in the world? (Why? / Why noe?) + Do you think watching TV is a good way to learn a language? (Why / Why not?) Thank you. That isthe end of the test. 100 |Frames forthe Speaking test Test 3 \Note: In the examination, chere will be both an assessor and an interlocutor in the room. ‘The visual material for Test 3 appears on pages C7 and C8 (Part 2}, and C9 (Part 3). Part 1 2 minutes (3 minutes for groups of three) and Interlocutor: Good morningiafternoon/evening. My name is. this is my colleague... And your names are? Can I have your mark sheets, please? Thank you. * Where are you from, (Candidate A)? * And you, (Candidate B)? First we'd like to know something about you. Select one or more questions from any of the following categories, as appropriate. Family and friends # Who are you most lke in your family? (In what ways ae you simila2) ‘+ Do you go on holiday with your family? (Why? / Why not2) + Have you done anything interesting with your fiends recent? (What did you do with them?) + Tell me about a really ood friend of yours. (Do you share the same interests?) Your interests «Is there a sport or hobby you enjoy doing? (What do you do?) {Why do you like it?) + Ifyou could learn 2 new skill, what would you choose to do? (Why?) + Do you like reading? (What do you read?) (Why do you like it?) ‘+ Have you seen a good film recently? (Tell me about it.) Future plans ‘* Have you got any plans for this weekend? (What are you going to do?) * Are you going to go on holiday this year? (Where are you going t0 Bo?) « Is there anything you'd like to stady in the future? (Why?) * Which country would you most like to visie in the future? {Do you think you'll go there one day?) (Why? / Why nor?) 101Frames for the Speaking test Part 2 4 minutes (6 minutes for groups of three) In the evening Family time Interlocutor: Candidate Ar Candidate B: Interlocutor: Candidate B: Inteelocutor: Candidate As Inteclocutor: 102 In this part of the test, 'm going to give each of you two photographs. I'd like you to talk about your photographs on your ovin for about a minute, and also to answer 2 question about your partner’s photographs. (Candidate A), i's your turn first. Here are your photographs. They show people doing different things in the evening, Indicate the pictures om page C7 to the candidates. Pd like you to compare the photographs, and say what the people are enjoying about doing these things in the evening Allright? [1 minute} Thank you. (Candidate B), which of these things would you prefer to do in the evening? .... (Why?) [Approximately 30 seconds,] ‘Thank you. ‘Now, (Candidate B), here aze your photographs. They show families doing different things together in their free time, Indicate the pictures on page C8 to the candidates. Td like you to compare the photographs, and say winy the families Ihave decided to do these chings together in their free time, Allright? I mainte.) ‘Thank you. (Candidate A), which of these things would you prefer to do ‘with your family? ....(Why?) JApproximatety 30 seconds.j ‘Thank you. |Oe eee eee eee reread eee eee eee eee eee eee eee eeeeees eee eee Parts 3 and 4 Part 3 Improving life Interlocutor: Candidates: Interlocutor: Candidates: Interlocutor: Part 4 Interlocutor: Frames for the Speaking test 7 minutes (9 minutes for groups of three) Now, I'd like you to talk about something together for about ‘two minuces (3 minutes for groups of three). Here are some ways that governments could improve life for people living in cities and a question for you to discuss. First you have some time to look atthe task. Indicate the text om page C9 to the candidates. Allow 15 seconds. ‘Now, talk ro each other about whether these are good ways to improve life for people living in cities, [2 minutes (3 minutes for groups of three).) Thank you. Now you have about a minute to decide which of these things would have the greatest long-term benef for people living in cities. [1 minute (for pairs and groups of three).} Thank you. Use the following questions, in order, as appropriate: ‘© Whar's good abour living in cities in (candidate's country)? Aichi the bes cy or peop + Which is the best city for peaple to visit in [Select any ofthe folowing (candidates couneey)? (Why?) ae a pene '* If you could choose to visit a city you've ae ees never been t, which one would you + What do you think? choose? (Why?) * Do you agree? + Would you prefer to live ina modem city | * And you? ‘ora city with lots of history? (Why?) ‘* Are there advantages to living in a small town rather than in a big city? © Do you think itis beter for children to grow up in the city or in the countryside? (Why?) ‘Thank you. That is the end of the test, 103Frames for the Speaking test Test 4 [Note: In the examination, there will be both an assessor and an interlocutor in the room. “The visual material for ‘Test 4 appears on pages C10 and C11 (Part 2),and C12 (Part 3). Part 1 2 minutes (3 minutes for groups of three) Interlocutor: 104 and Good momingltternoonevening, My nae is this is my colleague... ‘And your names are? Can Thave your mark sheets, please? Thank you. ‘Where are you from, (Candidate AJ? * And you, (Candidate B)? First we'd like to know something about you. Select one or more questions from any of the following categories, as appropriate. Family and friends ©" Who are you most like in your family? (In what ways are you similar?) * Do you go on holiday with your family? (Why? / Why not?) ‘* Have you done anything interesting with your friends recently? (What did you do with them?) * Tell me about a really good friend of yours. (Do you share the same interests?) Your interests «Is there a sport or hobby you enjoy doing? (What do you do?) (Why do you like it?) * Ifyou could learn a new skill, what would you choose to do? (Why?) * Do you like reading? (What do you read?) (Why do you like it?) * Have you seen a good film recently? (Tell me about it.) Future plans ‘* Have you got any plans for this weekend? (What are you ening ra da} ‘* Are you going co go on holiday this year? (Where are you zoing to g0?) « Is there anything you'd like to study in the future? (Why?) © Which country would you most like to visie in the future? (Do you think you'll go there one day?) (Why? / Why nor?) |Frames forthe Speaking test Part 2 4 minutes (6 minutes for groups of three) In the city A special day Interlocutor: Candidate A: Interlocutor: sndidace Bs Interlocutor: Candidate B: Interlocutor: In this par ofthe test, 'm going to give each of you two photographs. I'd like you total about your photographs on your own for about a minute, and also to answer a question About your partner's photographs. (Candidate A), its your tuen frst. Here are your photogeaphs. ‘They show people spending time in different places in a city. Indicate the pictures on page C10 to the candidates. Td like you to compare the photographs, and say why the people hhave chosen to spend time in these different places inthe city Allright? [1 minute.) Thank you. (Candidate B), do you enjoy spending time in a city? (Why? / Why nov?) [Approximately 30 seconds.) Thank you. ‘Now, (Candidate B), here are your photographs. They show people who are having a special da. Indicate the pictures on page C11 to the candidates. {fd like you to compare the photographs, and say what the people might enjoy about their special day. Allright? [1 minute.) ‘Thank you. (Candidate A), do you enjoy celebrating with friends? (Why? / Why not?) [Approximately 30 seconds.) ‘Thank you. 105Frames for the Speaking test Parts 3 and 4 7 minutes (9 minutes for groups of three) Part 3 Important things in life ert Interlocutor; Now, 1'd like you to talk about something together for about ‘two minutes (3 minutes for groups of three). Here are some things that many people think are important in their lives and a question for you to discuss. First you have some time to look at the task. | Indicate the text on page C12 to the candidates. Allow 15 seconds, Now, talk to each other about why people think these things are important in their lives. Candidates: [2 minutes (3 minutes for groups of hree).) Interlocutor: Thank you, Now you have about a minute to decide which two | things become more important as people get older. Candidates: [1 minute (for paits and groups of three). Interlocutor: Thank you. | Part 4 | Interlocutor: Use the following questions, in order, as appropriate: Tse ee | ene j ‘Many people say life’s too busy these days. | Select any of the following | ty de mee sy mearatetonae® | | 1 cedar, | Wiatdoyon sink? oo + Doyou +» Is it important to enjoy a job or do you x think it’s enough to be paid well? (Why?) hres eper re ena onan See waa one ‘Thank you, That is the end of the test, 106Marks and results Reading and Use of English Candidates record their answers on a separate answer sheet. One mark is given for each corect answer in Parts 1,2, 3 and 7. For Part 4, candidates are awarded a mark of 2, 1 o 0 for each question according tothe accuracy oftheir response. Correct spelling is required in Parts 2,3 and 4, Two marks are given for each coreect answer in Parts $ and 6. The final scoze is then ‘weighted to 40 marks forthe whole Reading and Use of English paper. Writing Examiners look at four aspects of your writing: Content, Communicative Achievement, Organisation and Language. + Content focuses on how well you have fulfilled the task, in other words if you have done what you were asked to do, + Communicative Achievement focuses on how appropriate the writing i forthe leter ot story and whether you have used the appropriate register. * Organisation focuses on the way you put the piece of writing together, in other words i itis logical and ordered, and the punctuation is correct. * Language focuses on your vocabulary and grammar. This includes the range of language as well as how accurate itis. For each of the subscales, the examiner gives a maximum of 5 marks. Examiners use the following assessment scale: All conten is Uses the Text is wel ‘Uses a range of relevant tothe task, | conventions ofthe | organised and vocabulary, including “Target reader is fully | communicative | coherent, using _| less common lexi informed. taskeffecively | a variey of, appropriately, ‘cohesive devices and organisational petteus to generally ood effect. to hold the target reader’ attention sand commmuakite Straightforward and ‘complex ideas, as appropriate Uses a range of simple and complex sgeammatcal forns with Eontrol and lesb. Occasional erors ay be presen but donot impede communication. Performance shares features of Bands 3 and S. 107Marks and results i ee eee | ieee |e eee ‘may be present. Sees coherent using & appropriately with Temeraicien, (ORAS | Stet anfeitne Jocussammon a emt Uses a range of simple and some complex ‘grammatical forms wich ‘good degree of contro. Errors do noc impede Performance shares featires of Bands t and 3. Tirelevances and | Uses the conventions | Text isconnected | Uses everyday vocabulary imisinterpretation of | of the eommonicative| and coherent, generally aprroprates, task may be present. | ras in using basic linking while occasicnally ‘Tange reader is | @PP7 words and limited. | overusing cain lexis. tocommunicate | numberof cohesive rminimally informed, Uses simple grammatical feeaieferiat cee | enna forms with a good degree of control ‘While errors are noticeable, meaning can ssl he deternined ‘Contear is eotaly irrelevant. “Targer reader is not informed Performance below Band 1 Length of responses Make sure you write the correct number of words. Responses which ate too short may not have an adequate range of language and may not provide all the information that is required. Responses which are too long may contain irslevant content and have a negative effect on the reader. Varieties of English ‘You are expected to use a particular variety of English with some degree of consistency in areas such as spelling, and not for example switch from using a British spelling of 2 word to an American spelling of the same word. 108Marks and results Writing sample answers and examiner's comments. ‘The following pieces of writing have been selected from students’ answers. The samples relate to tasks in Tests 1-4. Explanatory notes have been added to show how the bands have been arrived at. ‘Sample A (Test 1, Question 1 ~ Essay) ‘agro ies better today tan I was TOO years ago because ofthe development of technology and Improvement. of erent condicions Iwill ito three parts to support my agreement. rst, n terms oF health because ofthe development on medicine and research about diferent diseases and virus, now people could contro som lseases,Futharmors, doctors put their emphasize on researching tow tocure sons cancers. Therefore, people could le longer than before. inaction, people got sick wouldbe easier than before to se the doctor and cure the sickness. Second, nowadays, there are varetyofentertahmmant than before espactaly the help of computers and Item. For exanple, pple coud surf onthe nee to play games, downlaad must, or natch mevies. Moreover because of nw technology in firing people could just go tothe cinemas and enjoy the fancy ‘movies with great sounds an pictures even tree cigital movies. aly, transportation nowadays is more comenient than before Before le took more time to travel ramone place to another places. However it became easier because ofthe mention of pines, high ap trans sre ndorgrounds, People travel by planes from countries to countries ar ej alferent.cutures and scenery. Inconclusion ites better tay n terms of health entertainment and transportation, ‘Content 5 | Alleontentis relevant co the task and the target reader is fully informed. ‘The two points inthe question are diseussed and a third idea is added whichis aboue transport. ‘Communicative | 3 | The conventions of essay writing are used to communicate Achievement straightforward ideas. The main points are explained and developed in an appropriate tone which holds the target reader’ tention. ‘Organisation |The exe is well organised and coherent and makes use ofa variety suitable cohesive devices to develop the main points and connect the ideas ‘throughout che rex. The paragraphing works well as each one deals with a separate idea, Tanga [here is «range of vocabulary hich is used wll fn term of eal cue ae Some cece onthe mcr the isenton off ana ange of Spe and some complex grammatical forms is used with a good degre of Control Theee are some errors with ess common lex but these do not impede communication 109Marks and results Sample B (Test 1, Question 2 ~ Review) ‘recently saw an amazing documentary which sailed “Surprise” That sounds quite strange but tis great documentary is about animale [ris named “SURPRISE” because can you fitout things that you donrealy ‘expect and 20 you willbe suprised For instance youcan fr out why elephants can amp or why have got ‘bras stripes. Tere are alse another useful informations, tings such as fod, sleeping, how lng do they leave and so on. ‘However ny opinion the best are informations which you don expect. ach documentary is about afferent anima because ¢depens an people what they woul ike to see becouse ‘here ost phone numbers during the documentary. so people can phone ard say what animal they are inceresting This documentary is good choice fer ll generations, because they can just relax during tt and develop their shi about animals, Other advantage i that there aren's rer vilence or burglars, Theres nk beautiful coureryside, an interesting places and cute ants (could recommend this documentary to al peopl. Iris Worth. eee ee ‘Content ‘All conten is relevant tothe ask and the target reader would be fully Jnformed. We leon about the subject of the documentary, animals, and ‘whar was learned from i Communicative | 3 | The conventions ofthe commanicative task are used to communicate Achievement straightforward ideas. The ceview describes the topic of the decumentary {nd recommends who would find i interesting using an apprepriate Fegster which holds the reader's attention ‘Organisation 3 [he texts generally well organised and coherent. The docomentary is| introduced and the details ofthe programme are developed logically, tsing ¢ variety of linking words and cohesive devices to connect the ideas through the text. Language 2 | There isa range of everyday vocabulary which is used approgriaely, espite« number of spelling mistakes. There isa range of simale jgrammatical forms used with a good degree of contol, but errors occur Uihcn more complex srucraree are attempeed. Errors ate noviceahle, ht they do nor impede communication, 110 |‘Marks and results ‘Sample C (Test 2, Question 3 ~ Article) | hike was a year ago. Mey fiends, open air nud and hole weekend spent istenng tole concert. Woadstock ewasagreat experience for us Wee been thee al alone, slegping in common tent, ming food ‘or each other Nobody really ered about the time ar schoo I could be the only one chancoina etna Me andy friends took part in mud-ight, cok some amazing photos (even of us with the leader of eur favourite and) andjom one of the best parts ofa concerts cal ‘pogo’ This nasa two-day event, andl willever forget that moment when thelador ota band throw a guitar ick Into the croud and. eaught tle nas dark, anda tte at used but totaly best thing from that ay When ast band ended the shom we natched the freworks cispay and started to pack our tings, Bur hare weren't only good moments. mean: coming home, and leaving this place behind nas the worst thing eer ‘Content 5 | Allcontent is relevant tothe task and the eargee reader would be Fuly informed. A weekend at a music festival is described and there are cetails about what happened ther. ‘Communicative | 5 | The conventions of writing an article are used effectively o communicate Achievement both straightforward and some more complex ideas, fr example the fnal sentence. The cone is engaging, suitable fora wide audience and the arget reader’ attention would be held throughout. ‘Organisation 4 | The text is well organised and coherent and the evens are described in sequential order, which is an appropriate organisational pattern for this article. The frst ewo paragraphs show some good features of interns! Cchesion, which ie in contrast to the final two paragraphs which are at ‘sentence level Tanguage 4 | There isa ange of vocabulary used appropriately, including some less common lexis which is specific to the topic. There is 2 range of simple and some more complex grammatical forms used with control. Erors occur ‘generally when more ambitious language is attempted, or with speling, utMarks and results Sample D (Test 2, Question 4 — Email) ‘eto Kim, ‘vb my pleasure toot. you staying at my place Youknow im here for everything you may need. andr cme back From holiday. won't need ic aryay Toget the keys ask to Manuel my next door neighbour Sasked him to keep the kays before lef, sochey were somewhere sate Hee a goad ard relabe friend. The blue key ls forthe man entrance of the balling andthe lothorone's forthe fas. especialy careful with the heating because doesn't work propery ard sometinss It tums tocer heat ‘the place Just don pul che saver tao much mare or ass over the middle. Tey fed you can go ta the grocery shop which two Bleck frm the at, gong south. Tere youmay find whatever youteed andif you say you now me and are veg i my place now sure they il reat you very Wel ‘rye need someting pease calle Seeyau Content 5 | Allcomen i relevane othe ask andthe rarget reader would be fll informed, The reader would know where the keys are, what problems 10 Took out for and where ro go shopping, Comanunicariwe | 5 | The conventions of weting an informal email are used effectively. There is Achievement a friendly, natural tone used throughout straightforward advice is given And suggestions are clearly made, which would make the stay inthe flat ‘Organisation 5 |The sexes well organised and coherent, dealing with each point in the {question in un and explaining each one clearly. The text uses varity ‘of cohesive devices to link the ideas across paragraphs and senences land there are some organisational patterns used to generally good effect, for example the parallel opening phrases of the second and fourth paragraphs. Language 4 | There isa range of suitable, natural vocabulary used approprisely. There is range of simple and complex grammatical forms used with control And although there are afew errors, (let you staying), these donoc impedeMarks and results ‘Sample E (Test 3, Question 3 ~ Article) Happiness Iojuet common word but a word 60 often sadn cur daly He Appears in every book or move and ormary of us stays the mein factor to have a valuable ifn fac cis the feeling that everbody ties to.get ‘ave been hiking it mary tines o far and even if 0 often hada chance to get Shrough and to krow what it realy means, stl odes away litle bc whle taking the risk to describe tin words, ‘The stateof md while bang happy sone oF the most wonderful moments in my feand even naturally comes itselin the most unexpected moments, it reins torule neath any otter need eis ike a task to dove, but sometines i just lke afresh wind never tamed I'sa source ofuman's beauty, becauss pooys who fel ic are able to gle tothe werld more Happiness to me ls the poesbilty tobe arcund the peopl care about Its hicden in ladscapes from the Shows a good dewee of contra of simple |rammatia forms, od attempts some comple grammatical forms = Uses ange of appropiate ‘oeabulary to give and exchange Vews fon a range of familie tops + Predces extended stretches of language espe some hesation. © Conenibtions ae relevant and hee is ee) litle epetiton. + Usesa ange of cahesve devices. + Is inl * tonaton is geneclly appropriate, Sensence ad word sues is generally sre generally srtcuated ley Tats and esponds sppropritely Maines and davelopsche lncersction and negotiate owands fn outcome with very Tie supooe. Porrmance shares features of Bande 1 and 3. 7 Shows good degree |» Prodaces responses | © [sostlyintligible, | » Iniites nd responds ffcontalafsimple |” whichare extended |" and hassome contol | _ appropetely frammarical forms, | beyond shore phrases, | of phonological Keep ths interaction 1 Uae ange eat hesiation features at book sping wih very of approprate + Contributions are biterance and word | ‘le promprang and ‘oeabalay when os relevant, levels suppor. calkng about espite some veryday sinations, | repetition, + Uses base cohesive sevice Peformance below Band IMarke and results ‘The interlocutor awards a mark for overall performance using a Global Achievement scale * Handles communication on a ange of familiar topics, with very ise hesitation © Uses accurate and appropiate linguistic evources to cxprest deat and produce extended discourse hae is generally coherent Performance shares fates of Bands 3 and 5. “> Handles communication n familiar opis, despite some hesitation. {+ Organises euended discourse but cozasionlly produces uterances tha lack coherence, and some inaccuracies and inappropriate usage occu, Verformance shares fates of Bards Land 3. ‘Handles communication in everyday stuasons, despite besitaton. * Canserucs longer trance but sot able ose comple language excepe in wellxehearsed Performance below Band 1. Assessment for Cambridge English: First is based on performance across all pars ofthe test, and is achieved by applying the relevant descriptors inthe assessment scales. 19Test 1 Key Reading and Use of English (1 hour 15 minutes) Part 1 1A 2C 3A 4B SC 6D 7B 8D Part 2 Dcanlmay 10 s0 11 with 12 notihardly/scarcely 13 and 15 where 16 if Part3 17 unknown 18 reference 19 popularity 20 marriage 21 fashionable 22 illnesses 23 labourers 24 energetic Part 4 25 FEW programmes I were sold 26 INSTEAD of | taking/eatching/getting 27 hadI'd NEVER | broken, 28 would | LOOK intofat 29. wasigot postponed | BECAUSE it rained 30 to CARRY on | working Part 5 BIB 32D 33D 34B 35A 36 Part 6 37D -38G 39 F AOA AIC OE Part 7 BC 44C 45A 46B 474 48C 49B 50D Writing (1 hour 20 minutes) Candidate responses are marked using the assessment scale on pages 107-108, 120 14 Fave s1B 32D aeTest 1 Key Listening (approximately 40 minutes Part 1 1B 2B 3C 4B SC 6A 7B 8B Part 2 9 geography 10 (street) markets 11 magazine 12 horses 43 wincer 14 motor(-)bike 45 fishing 16 March 17 Images 48 farming, Part 3 IE 2H 2B 2G 23D Part 4 24B 258A WC 27A 2WB 2B 30C Transcript This is the Cambridge English: Frst, Test One. am going to give you the instructions for tis test. I shall introduce each part of the test and give you time to look at the questions. At the start of each piece you will hear this sound: tone You will bear each piece twice. Remember, while you are listening, site your answers on the question paper. You will have five minutes atthe end of the test to copy your answers onto the separate answer sheet. There will now be a pause. Please ask any questions now, because you must not speak during the test. tpause] Now open your question paper and look at art One. [pause] 14Test 1 Key PART 1 Question 1 Question 2 Woman: Man: ‘Woman: Man: Woman: Man: Woman: You will hear people talking in eight different situations. For questions 1 t0 8, choose the best answer (A, B or One. You hear a woman talking on ber mobile phone about a missing viece of furniture [pause] tone | 900, it wasn't in the van. But never mind, Il call the removals company. I's OK. I'm sure ibe fine, just wonder what they've done with it.I mean it isnt something you can easily ose, is it? You'd think someone would've noticed almost straightaway. rm sure itl turn up vary soon. So dont get too upset ‘about it~ it's just rather odd. And considering all the things that could have {gone wrong, | think we've been fairy lucky really, don't you? {pause} [The cecording is repeated.) [pause] Two. You hear two students talking about their current course topic. Ipause) | think the lectures are realy fascinating, dorit you? ‘Only if youre interested in thal period of history. Youd think the lecture would have moved on to the next period by now. I's much more interesting But we needed extra time on it because its such a complex are Yeah, | cant make head nor tal of it! We need to get to grips with it though or we wort be able to manage what's coming next Butis it realy useful anyway? (Oh, come on. Let's gota coffee. pause] tone [The recording is repeated.) [pause]Question 3 Man: Woman: Man! Woman: Man: Question 4 Woman: Man: Woman: Man: Woman: Test 1 Key Three, You hear two business people talking about a contract. {pause] Have you heard thatthe contract's been cancelled? No, had no idea! You must be really annoyed afterall he work you put into it Ina | was, yes. spent three weeks puttng it altogether and the company \were really postive about it But then I found out that they‘ in some fnenciat aiffcuty sof realy unfortunate for them. We've worked with them for year itwas a huge contact, wasnt i. What are you going to do now’? Well, weve just had avery big order from one of our trusted clients so thats taken any pressure of, {pause} {The recording is repeated {pause] Four, You hear an artist telling a friend abous ars art prize he's just won, [pause] ‘You must be thrilled efter the announcement that you've won such @ famous art prizel Wel, to be honest, I'm not quite sure how I feel yet! Fd always wondered about, the idea of an art prize —1 mean, its not exactly a competition, so it seems strange. And you never quite knaw what the judges are looking for when they pick a winner. Really? Well, yes. But actualy, when | was on my own inthe studio, | felt much more positive about it and even started dreaming about how my career would change now — nat to mention what Il do with the money! Wel, good luck! [pause] [The recording is repeated. [pause] 123Test 1 Key Question 5 Question 6 Question 7 124 Five. You overhear a svoman talking to a friend on ber mobile phone. {pause} | don't mind when you come over, as long as it ist too late ~ six thirty would be fine and give us time to have & really good chat. Is that OK? | have to get up early on Thursday morning, because | have to get the earlier fight. 'd booked ‘myself on a ten o'clock one, but that’s been cancelled. There's anotier one in the afternoon, but fd miss the mesting if took that one. ifs a bit ofa nuisance, but there you go. Anyway, ifllbe great to see you! [pause] [The recording is repeated. [pause] Sir. You hear « guitarist talking about bis profession [pause] tone People ask me haw to set up a band, but that's @ matter of luck, there's no simple answer. Find people who want its badly as you do, who cen also be your best fiends. | want to say something about the dificutty of learning to be ‘a musician. It takes thousands of hours of practice, you have to be blessed with talent, you have to have day jobs until you finally make it, but il you have @ passion for something, and you work hard enough, youl get there. Youll soon find out which are the venues with the most enthusiastic fans. [pause] tone [The recording is repeated. [pause] Seven. You bear a woman talking to a sales assistant. [pause]Assistant: Woman: Assistant: Woman: Assistant: Question 8 Test 1 Key Hello, can | help you? Yos, | bought these trainers from your company online, and I rally like therm ‘and everything, but they're abit tight, | was wondering if you could give me a refund, Sorry, 'm afraid we cart do that. \Why not? Its obvious | haverit worn them and I've stil got the receipt. fsit because | bought them online? Aren't you legally required to give a refund? No, ifs not that. These trainers dont come from here. Look at the receipt Its {got the wrong name on. Try next door. [pause] [The recording is repeated. pause] Eight You bear a woman talking about a radio cbat shou, [pause] tone ove listening to The Clare Nolan show on Friday at eight o'clock. She has ‘great quests and they often have a good time together on the show. Clare has ‘away of getting people to say things which come across as very funny. She doesn't come across as a celebrity, but more a normal person who is clever ‘and tells us things we don' know in an enthusiastic and useful manner. She's {good at doing that at the same time as making her guests fee! invelved. So ‘many presenters nowadays seem to use their shows just to show off thet own talents, but not Clare Nolan. [pause] tone [The recording is repeated.] [pause] That is the end of Part One, [Now turn to Part Tina [pause] 125Test 1 Key PART 2 126 You will bear a photographer called Ian Gerrard talking about bis career. For questions 9 t0 18, complete the sentences with a word or short phrase. You now have forty-five seconds to look at Part Two. [pause] tone Good evening, everyone. My name's lan Gerrard and I'm a photographer. I'm hereto tall ou a bit about my career so far, and also about my new book. ‘often get asked if | studied photography at university and people ae sometimes surprised that | did. I wanted to, But my parents would let ‘me, 30 had to choose something else. | loved history but my marks weren't ‘very good, but | was keen on geography 100, so that is what | did in the end. [actually think its made me a better photographer, and has given my work & broarder context. (On my degree course, in my final year, we studied all aspects of the development of cities and we had to do a presentation. We could do what we ‘wanted and it was relly interesting the topics people chose. | chose street markets for mine but a friend did his on the growth of urban transport networks, (On graduation, | went to the USA. | knew | wanted to work as a phctographer, 0 I'd sent pictures to news organisations and advertising agencies, hoping | might gt something in a brochure, or even a newspaper! in fact, was a magazine that noticed my ptures, and I worked frit for @ year. Heart @ huge amount, but what! relly wanted to do was see the USA for ‘myselt.| needed a theme, something realy American ~ maybe pholographing diners oF shopping malls around the country. Then | remembered al those ‘westems Id seen and | just knew it had to be horses ~ Id found wrat | wanted to focus ont It was an amezing six months ~| started off in the baking heat of summer on the feast coast, and finished my journey up in the mountains. | get the most striking ‘shots in the winter ight, though | do love the warmth in summer pkotos.. ‘Anyway, I came back to Britain atthe beginning of spring and published my US ‘photos in a small book. | earned just enough to finance my next trip ~ round the UK. I elt it was time | explored my own country. fd done a lato criving in the USA and I wanted a change from the car, so went by motorbike instead. love train travel, but | wanted to get to more remote areas. | wanted to explore the relationship between people and place. interestingly, inthe last few decades, many photographers from the UK havertt dane much ‘on fishing communities here, so that's what I did. They've tended to focus on family Ife in inner city communities instead.Test 1 Key ‘The resulting photos I'm putting together for my new book. One thing I've learnt Is that It takes ages to produce a book ~ almost as long, in fact, as it took mo to travel around Britain and then develop all the photos I'd taken. | started my journey in August, and finished last month, in November. My book wor!t be in the shops until March, though there's an exhibition of my pictures touring the UK from January. Is funny, | really wanted to call my book Visions, but apparently there's already ‘one called that, so my publishers suggested the tte In Focus, which ! thought was horrible. in the end we setled for Images, which is OK. Now I'm planning my next our. I wasrit sure which theme to choose this ime. "intaly thought" look at lakes and mountains but then | saw a tractor in a field and | knew I'd do farming. I've decided to use a special camera to cieate very large photos, which I'm hoping o exhibit next year. Wel if you have any questions... [lade] {pause} Now you will hear Part Tio again. tone [pause] [The recording is repeated. [pause] That is the end of Part Two. Now turn to Part Three. [pause] 127Test 1 Key PART 3 128 You will hear five short extracts in which people are talking about the benefits of learning another language. For questions 19 10 23, cheose which benefit (A to H) each speaker has experienced. Use the letters only once. There are three extra letters which you do not need t0 use. You now have thirty seconds to look at Part Three. [pause] Speaker 1 | know people from all around the world, because my job Involves looking for tlobel solutions to environmental problems. | get to go abroad a lot and I do think speaking or reading the language of a country has been a huge help when I've visited. OF course, Ive friends who've been all over withost speaking tnnother language, and they've been able to make themselves understood. But "ve usually found that when I'm somewhere | can speak the languege, | worry less about the practical aspects of a journey and focus on enjoying what's ‘going on around me. And that’s what it’s all about really [pause] Speaker 2 Basically, i's pretty obvious: the better you can speak a language ~ or the more languages you know ~ the graatar the number of people you can communicate with, In my case, 've formed close ties with a number of people fron other ‘countries. That's usually because we all appreciate the time and effort weve spent getting to know a diferent language and culture, 'm lucky bezause languages were well taught at my school. wasnt actually considered to be particulary clever, but | was given a good start as far as other languages are ‘concerned. 'm very grateful for that [pause] Speaker 3 People often think | must be superinteligent to be doing the course I'm doing but dont think thats the case. Im hoping to have a career in global finance, ‘and the big advantage when | was applying for this college was the fact that Teould epeak eoveral languages, That really helped me gat in and fva met people from all ver the world here. When I was e child, my parents travelledTest 1 Key ‘round a great deal. Luckily, was a sociable child, so in every new country we lived in, | leamt the language quite quickly. {pause} Speaker 4 I you've ever traveled to a country where people speak a diferent language from your own, then yout! know that you can't just learn a list of words If you ‘want to make yourself understood. The same idea is ollen expressed differently in other languages. So its actually taught me a lot about my mother tongue. ‘When you speak a foreign language, you have to actively think about what ‘you want to say and how you want to say it. find it helps if | think about the ‘grammar in my native language first - something I'd never really thought about bojore. I certainly didnt when | was at school, {pause} Speaker 5 It's other people who have helped me leam languages, by letting me struggle (on in their native tongue even when they knew mine far beter! So | havea. lot of kind and patient people to thank. | could never concentrate in language classes at school, bt then | realised how important languagas are these days. Ate all, in our globalised world, knowing more than your own language extremely useful. | wouldnt already be at the level | am now professionally in my career i| didnt speak a few languages reasonably well. I's good to know all the travelling | did after leaving school wasnt wasted! {pause} Now you will hear Part Three again. {The recording is repeated. {pause] ‘That is the end of Part Three. [Now turn to Part Four. [pause] 129Test 1 Key PART 4 Interviewer: Patricia: Interviewer Patricia Interviewer: Patricia Interviewer: Patricia: Interviewer: Patricia Interviewer: Patricia: You will hear an interview with a woman called Patricia Jones, who is a naturalist. For questions 24 to 30, choose the best answer (A, B or C). You now have one minute to look at Part Four [pause] Patricia, this year marks the twentisth anniversary ofthe start of your elephant project in Africa. What are your feelings? ‘Well i's extraordinary to me to think that twenty years have passed, that fm sill working on the same projects and that hundreds of students wito have ‘volunteered with us have now got university teaching positions all ver the world, That's probably had an impact on thousands of people by now, not ust the foreign visitors coming to Africa, but locals as well How do you spend your time nowadays? Well, to begin with, my work was just concerned with learning about the behaviour of elephants in Arica. But then | realised that survival ofthe species {depends on the actions of governments, big multinationals and ordinary people. So now | tend to focus more on geting people to realise the effect ‘their actions have on wildlife and natural habitats. | try to demonstrate thet by making a small change in the choices they make, for example in the products they buy, people can have a big effect on the wider world, Do you think zoos have a part to play in conservation? Weil, there are some old-fashioned 200s where the animals are keptin small cages forthe entertainment ofthe pubic. The animals arent able to express their ‘natural behaviour and those z00s should definitely be shut down immediaioy. The best thing is for an animal to lve In is natural environment, but we have this, Idealied view of freedom where their ves will be wonderful. The realty is that in so many places there are hunters. Sometimes we have to step in and offer a species protection, and that's where the new type of z00s come in. In your new book, entitled Animals and Their Habitats, whet message are you hoping to convey? The natural word is in real crisie, but there are extraordinary people all around the planet who are absolutely determined that endangered animal species or plants or ecosystems should be helped to restore themselves. | hore itl be inspiring for young biologists and botanists al the outset of thoir careers 10 read about these people who have taken on these huge challenges. Have children, do you think, lost that sense of connection to the na‘ural works? ‘Yes: We shad he enenuiraging them to get back in touch with nature either by taking them into a natural environment or by bringing nature tothe chil ‘You know, research has shown that contact with the natural world is actualy crucial for psychological growth. So many children have such lite cpportunity ‘o experiance nature and only do so second-hand from a TV screen. \What does your organisation called in Touch aim to do? ‘Weis all youth dtiven, so its young people discussing the problems they see ‘around them and then between them choosing three projects to workon that ‘hey fee! would make things better. One project is about people, one is aboutInterviewer: Patricia: Interviewer: Test 1 Key trimals, and one is about the environment. So, in any group of young people, you {got those passionate about animals, you get some who want to do community Service for people and you have some who want to help the local environment Do you think you sill have a role to play? Judging from the number of girs who write and say they want to follow in ‘my footsteps, | think | do! But what I'd really lke to dois stop people blaming science for everything. Many people think that its scientists who are damaging the environment. | want people to see that they themselves are responsible t0 and that they can also be part ofthe solution by being conscious about the choices they make in their everyday lives. That's what | want to achieve. ‘Many thanks Patricia... fade} [pause] Now you will bear Part Four again. [The recording is repeated.] [pause] That is the end of Part Four. There will now be a pause of five minutes for you to copy your answers ‘onto the separate answer sheet. Be sure to follow the numbering of all the questions. I shall remind you when there is one minute left, so that you are sure to finish in time. [Teacher, pause the recording here for five minutes. Remind students when they have one minute left.) ‘That is the end of the test. Please stop now. Your supervisor will now collect all the question papers and answer sheets. 131Test 2 Key Reading and Use of English (1 hour 15 minutes) Part 1 1B 2D 3D 4A SD 6B 7A 8C Part 2 9 One 10 far 11 it 12 everyfeach 13 because 14 like 15 whichfthat 16 as Part 3 17 unbelievable 18 considerably 19 limiting 20 minimise/minimize 21 identified 22 efficient. 23 possibility 24 characteristics. Part 4 25 was | the FIRST time (that) 26 could NOT | have 27 has heen | no INCREASE OR has not/hasn’t been any/an INCREASE 28 is notisn't BIG enough to 29 (that) he would/could AVOID | spilling OR as to AVOID | spilling 30 PREVENTED me (from) / my | geeting Part S 31D «32C 33D 34B 3SC 6A Part 6 37F 38C 39D «0A 4G 42 B Part 7 43C 4A 45B 46D 47B 48A 49D SOB SIC S2A Writing (1 hour 20 minutes) ‘Candlidate responses are marked using the assessment scale on pages 107-108. 132.Test2 Key Listening {approximately 40 minutes) Part 1 1B 2C 3A 4B $C 6B 7B 8C Part 2 9 teacher 10 3,000/threethousand 11 travel writer 12 airports 13 passengers 14 science 15 controls 16 monitor 17 report. 18 night Part 3 9D 2B UG BWC BE Part 4 24C 25B 2B 27A 28C 2B 30A Transcript This is the Cambridge English: First, Test Two. 1 avs going to give you the instructions for this tet. I eball introduce ecch part of the test and give you time to look atthe questions. At the stat of ‘each piece you will hear this sound: You will bear each piece twice Remember, while you are listening, write your answers on the question paper You will have five minutes at the end of the test to copy your answers ‘onto the separate answer sheet. There will now be a pause. Please ask amy questions now, because you must sot speak during the test. {pausel [Now open your question paper ad look at Part One. {pausel 133Test 2 Key PART 1 Question 1 Question 2 You will hear people talking in eight different situations. For questions 1 to 8, choose the best answer (A, B or C). One. You hear a man talking about how bis business became successful [pause] tone | started this business with a really small budget | tried to run it realy ‘economically, using the money I'd saved over the years and | chose to sell my products in quality stores forthe first year before approaching the ‘supermarkets. Then my business suddenly took off and | knew if wanted to ‘continue to grow, I really needed to meke a series of TV advertisoments and that required more money than | personally had. Someone my mother knew ‘offered to help me out, which was really lucky because I'd triad applying to the bank for @ loan but the interest rates ware too high. {pause} {The recording is repeated. [pause] Two. You hear a woman talking about a journey. [pause] Well | thought it was pretty uncomfortabe, relly. We had to be on toard halt ‘an hour before we set off ~ I've no idea why ~ and then cldnt stop at a service station for four hours, Four hours, can you imagine? We couldnt evan get up to stretch our legs. We were just stuck in our seats, and when we did sventually stop, it was a rush to find @ snack and a drink before we had to geton again. Bult it was cheap, and the new bridge means you donit have to take those awful ferries, whichis definitely a bonust [pause] [The recording is repeated. [pause| / | | Question 3 Question 4 Man: Woman: Man: Woman: Man: Woman: Question 5 Test 2 Key Three. You overbear a man talking to his wife on the phone. {pause] Ibe great, youll see! We wont just be stuck in one place, wellbe abe to go ‘on day tips wherever we want, and s90 al sors of interesting sights. We wont be rushing o catch the bus to work every morning ~ we'll actually have time to st down and have breakiast together ~ it seems a shame that we only have time to do things lke that when woe away on holiday. Fancy having to leave the country to have a relaxed breskiast! | know i's expensive, but | defintely thin tbe worth And when you pass, youl get the benef too! fause] {The recording is repeated.] {pause] Four, You hear two stadents talking about their couse. Ipause] That was @ good lecture, wasnt it? Yeah, not bad — I just wish the course was a bit more challenging sometimes. Do you? I find it quite hard enough already, actually! Wel, atthe beginning of term, | thought it was going to be great, you knew, and looking into i all in more depth would be fascinating ... but now I'm not so sure, So do you think you might do something else instead next year? No, "definitely carry on ~ | am learning and | need the qualification, even if it's just s0 I can go on to do something a bit more relevant later on! [pause] [The recording is repeated) [pause] Five, You hear a woman talking about roller derby, a hobby which involves speed racing on skates. {pauseTest 2 Key Question 6 Question 7 My rller derby skates are the most expensive footwear Ive ever o¥ned. I's a tough, physical game, and think tht’ been the most astonishing thing for riends to understand, whem tell them which sport Ive taken up They/re aivays amazed when thoy 88 me too, as our team races against another one around track at incredible speed. Is tring ~ a gteal way of justleaving ail my worries behind for afew hours. But of course body protection tke a big helmet and knee pads aro essential, so | admit | must be pretty unracognisable Ike that ~ especially since in my daly ie I look so ordinary! [pause] (The recording is repeated. [pause] Six, You hear part of a radio programme. [pause] rm sure it be popular, especially wth sporty types. There's alot” swimming ‘gear on alsplay i's fascinating to see how differant types of swimwear can affect a swimmers performance. it actually made me want to get out there land do something active mysel! You can book tickets online, and its open seven days a week. And of course once you'r in the building, there are all the permanent collections to look at too, if you want fo. So whether youre like me ‘and a bit of a couch potato, orf and into exercise already, go and rave a look! pause] one [The recording is repeated.) [pause] Seven, You overhear two students discussing a reading project they did with young children. [pause] toneQuestion 8 Test2 Key ‘So did you ke working with th litle kids, reading with them and everything? “The books we chose for them from our library went down a storm, didnt they? Especially the bits we read out loud. Yeah, though | wondered i the really litle ones could hear property i's such ‘big space. It was good fun, though Like when we started giving away the gilts weld brought them. It's pity the weather wasnt good ~ we should've been out in the sunshine, “That room's meant to hold the whole school ~ about six hundred kids Well, atleast we got cut to play football with them in the break [pause] [The recording is repeated.) [pause] Eight. You hear ant actor talking about the character she plays in a TV drama series. [pause] Wall, | enjoy playing her because she's so complex. She can be really sharp- tongued and gives brillant ono-iners. I wish | could do that! She's a clever lady ‘but | wouldnt want fo spend my time jeting all over the world ike she doss.1 think its really important to understand the cheracler you're playing, you know, to try and get Inside the characters head, so I've invented a whole backstory for her. 'm sure that at some point inthe future shell have a romance. Then you'd see a diferent side to her, Ipause} tone [The recording is repeated. [pause] That is the end of Part One. Now turn t0 Part Tivo. pause} 137Test 2 Key PART 2 138 You will hear an interview with a woman called Gina Purvis, who isa pilot for a commercial airline, For questions 9 to18, consplete the sentences with a sword or short phrase. You now have forty-five seconds to look at Part Two. [pause] tone Hello everyone. My name's Gina Purvis and | work 2s a pilot for a commercial airline. 'm going to tell you about my career. When I wes about ten, | dreamt of being @ flight attendant. Then the dream moved on to being a vet and working with animals, which actually I'd have hated because | hate seeing enimals inpain n fact, ftar schoo! | went to train as & teacher and after | qualified | worked for a fow years, but not with any great enthusiasm I must say. So how did I get started with tying? \Woll, my mum bought me some fying lessons for a birthday present and | loved i from the start. I've been a commercial plot for tan years now, and captain for the last five. The airine | work for demands that pilots have a ‘minimum of three hundred flying hours experience initly, and to be eligible 10 become a captain, is three thousand hours. {At the moment, 'm flying people to their holiday destinations around the Mediterranean. Some people ask me if my work interferes with my arivate life and friends outside work can struggle to understand wary 'm not avaliable on Friday or Saturday nights. It realy helps thet 'm married to a travel witer, who understands the alr industry. Other pilots, whose partners are bank managers ‘and things like tha, find it hard, And we dont have any children soit all works, somehow. Now, before | take of, | have to consult the ‘Notices to Pilots, as theyre called. ‘That gives me naws of airports having any problems. For example, one of the runways at London Gatwick is having work done at the moment. I zlso have to {do some calculations to work out the weight of the plane, plus crates of cargo and the number of passengers. Then I put that with the route into a computer, plus the alternatives in case we get dverted, and the computer comes up with how much fuel well need, But, offen atthe last minute, we get natiication of ‘some mare passengers so that requires a further calculation and more fuel F'm often asked if| have a dagree in maths as | need to do so many calculations, but | havent. Like me, most of my colleagues have studied science at university. You do need to have @ good head for figures, hough. often think it would have been good to study people management, 00.Test 2 Key “The interior ofthe cockpit, where | and my co-pilot sit, is quite small and cramped. There's a practical reason for that ~ we noed to be able to reach the controls, just in case one of us falls il, But there's space fo put our jaccets inthe cupboard at the back. Everything we need is more or less reachable without having to stand up. I canit realy move around during the fight. We used to have to get up to open ‘the door ifone of the cabin crew wanted to come in but now we can do that electronically. And we can see on a monitor who's atthe door tothe cocksit or the cabin behing, Before | take of, | just need to check if there are any small defects on the plano. | receive a report of anything | need to be aware of, in which case | cal for assistance, Itcan be just a litle thing lke a broken ioe chiller in the front ‘cabin and, if there are no real problems then wete ready for the people to ‘come on board. lve visited some wonderful places. What | ke best, though, Is fying at night. I the skies are clear, you can have stars above you and the lights of ciles below you. And then there's the moonlight on the mountains, It's magical 0, ifyou have any questions... fade] [pause] Now you will bear Part Two again {The recording is repeated.] [pause] That is the end of Par Two. [Now turn to Part Thre. [pause] 139Test 2 Key PART 3 140 You will hear five short extracts in which students are talking abut a trip they have taken. For questions 19 to 23, choose from the list (A to H) what each student says about their trip. Use the letters only once. There are three extra letters which you do not need t0 use. You now have thirty seconds to ook a Prt Thre. [pause] tone Speaker 1 My tour ofthe Highlands was just fantastic, and a great way to start off my year studying in Scotland. | swam in a freezing lake ~ stopped at tha ruins of a medieval castle and chalted with the tour guide all the way home on the bus. He was 2 great character, realy friendly, and took his responsibilities seriously. Heart alot, and without him, | wouldn't have had half as much fun. There's litle doubt in my mind that I'l be returning there someday — they were some of the most beautiful places I've seen in my life, [pause] Speaker 2 It was the frst time Id set foot in mainland Europe, and in reality it was my fist experience of rel travel. | wasrit execily propared forthe big city for example | walked half a day to one of the main sights because | hadrit thought of using public rangpor. That's why its one place I genuinely want to go back to but ext time with friends and Id take in some sights ! may have missed. The trip ddoas have one up on many of the other cities and countries that Iva visited since, as it was the frst time Fd realised how amazing travelling can be. [pause] Speaker 3 ‘To be honest, I was a bit disappointed when | arrived inthe cy, partly because atthe time it reminded me of every other major European city 'd seen, and partly because | was sharing a room in a youth hostel with five gils | didnt know who talked and laughed until the early hours. Looking back on itnow, I realise | judged the city a bit too harshly. | actually had a great time riding the doublo-decker tour bus around during the day, and eating at its local restaurants in the evening, | also met some interesting people, and! might go back and stay with one of them, [pause]Test 2 Key Speaker 4 My trip to London was spent with two buddles from high school; one who was studying in Holland, and one who was actually studying in London. it may not ‘seem all that significant, but f youd asked any of the three of us when we ‘were back in high school what we'd be doing in the future, | seriously doust any of us would've said meeting up in London while studying abroad. | think you see another side of your frends if you travel together, and we all feel even Closer to each ather than before. 'm sure well all go back one day. {pause} Speaker 5 | went tothe capital twice, and the second time was with my family when they came over to visit towards the end of my second torm. it was great, because ‘my family paid for ma to do everything that | was f00 poor to do the first time ‘round, But more Important, | was happy to be able to enjoy my travels wth the people that mean the most to me. My parents had never been to the capital before, so were happy to visit ll the main sights during the day and wander ‘around soaking up the atmosphere in the evenings. pause} Now you will hear Part Three again. tone [The recording is repeated. pause} ‘That is the end of Part Three. Now turn to Part Four pause] uiTest 2 Key PART 4 142 Interviewer: Jarrols Interviewer Jarl Interviewer: Jarrold Interviewer: Jarrold Interviewer: Jarald Interviewer: Jarrald Interviewer: You will hear an interview with a musician called Jarrold Harding who's talking about his career. For questions 24 to 30, choose the best answer (4, Bor C). You now have one minute t0 look at Part Four. {pausel We are very pleased to welcome the violinist and conductor Jarrole Harding, ‘who has come to tell us about how he began his career as a musican, Hello. ‘Well frst of al, Jarrod, how did your interest in music begin? My father was a violinist in an orchestra, and from an early age | would go with him when they were rehearsing for concerts. | would sit withthe vicinists, and listen. | learned a lot, and everyone was very kind to me.I actually composed my first place of music for the violin when I was six years old, My father treasured it) ‘And when did you start playing in public? ‘When I was around eight years old, my father started playing in @ small ‘orchestra ata holiday resort in the summer. All he family want with him — it ‘was on the coast, and that way we had a break we couldn't have aforded otherwise. | sometimes went along to performances, and | played in my first ‘concert there at the age of eleven, just for fun. My mother also played the plano in @ hotel in the evenings. So your mother was a musician, 100? Tall us about her. Sure. She was an amazing pianist! She knew all the music she played by heart = everything! And that wes after playing it through just a couple of tines to get it Fight. leamed that from her, and that’s what I do on the violin, too — because | dnt have to read the notes, I can concentrate on my playing and avoid errors. {And what made you interested in conducting? From the very start, conductors fascinated me a great deal! | dreamt of becoming one from the fist ime I saw an orchestra. When I listened to recordings at home, | would conduct ther! But my father insisted that | become a violinist, and he also taught me. So that's what I di, but! never gave up my old dream. You studied music at one ofthe best colleges. Did you enjoy it? | could do the violin playing anyway, of course, which my father had taught me, But then, 60 could everyone else. And, naturally, I perfected my tecinique at collage and broadened the range of music| played. But some of tha others found the discipline and commitment required of us too demanding But because of my upbringing, | was used to that. ‘So what happened when you left college?Interviewer: Jarrod: Interviewer: arrale Tesi 2 Key Wall just when | was about to start a career as a violinist, | started learning to be a conductor too! Even after college, | needed to carry on improving, so | was having private lessone with a professional violinist. And hs wife ~ alijough rot @ professional musician ~ taught me conducting technique. She insisted that | took lessons from a teacher she knew who had many well-known ‘conductors as students. He himself wasn't @ well-known conductor, but es an Instructor he was the best, and very enthusiastic. Since then, you've become well known as both a violinist and a conductor. Has Itbeen difficult to have both these careers? (On the contrary ~ I've leamed so much from the conductors I've played with 18 a violin soloist, Even when one plays the same violin piece often, it's sti ‘always different every time, One can therefore learn a great deal, especially as, Te had the good fortune to practically always play under the best conductors in the world, And | haven't only learned from seeing and hearing them, but ve always taken the time to consul them, to discuss the smallest details with ‘them, and to continuously improve myselt. ‘Well, unfortunately welve run out of time — but thank you very much, its been & great pleasure speaking to you. And the very best of luck inthe future! ‘Thank you! {pause} Now you will hear Part Four again. [The recording is repeated.| [pause] That is the end of Part Fou: There will now be a pause of five minutes for you to copy your answers onto the separate ansiver sheet. Be sure to follow the numbering of ali the questions. I shall remind you when there is one minute left, so that you are sure to finish in time, [Teacher, pause the recording here for five minutes. Remind students when they have one minute left] ‘That is the end of the est, Please stop now. Your supervisor will now collect all the question papers and answer sheets. 143Test 3 Key Reading and Use of English (1 hour 15 minuces) Part 1 1B 2D 3B 4A 5C 6D 7B 8C Part 2 Done 10as A what 12 of 13 In 14 been 15 order. 18 amount Part 3 17 impossible 18 exhausting 19 breathless 20 marvellous 21 enjoyable 22 unlike 23 pleasure 24 equally Part 4 25 play BETTER tennis | than he OR play tennis BETTER | than he 26 is/are | (being) BOUGHT from OR can | be BOUGHT from 27 was PRAISED | by the coach 28 to get lin TOUCH with 29 go on SALE untilfbeforeltill OR be on/for SALE | untilbeforetil 30 if lic had nowhadn’'t BEEN Part 5 31D «32C «33B MA 35D 36 Part 6 37F 38C 39G «40A ME 42D Part 7 BB 4A 45D 46D 47B 483A 49C SOB SID S2C Writing (1 hour 20 minutes) Candidate responses are marked using the assessment scale on pages 107-108. 144Pree Test3 Key Listening (approximately 40 minutes) Part 1 1A 2A 3B 4A SA 6A 7B 8B Part 2 9 May 10 safety 11 helmet 12 seats 13 700/seven hundred 14 gleves 15 calm 16 silver 17 feather 18 T-shirt Part 3 9H WE 2F 2C 2G Part 4 24B 25A 2%C 27B 2A 2B 30A Transcript This is the Cambridge English: First, Test Three. Tam going to give you the instructions for this test. | shall introduce each part of the test and give you time 10 look at the questions. At the start of ‘each piece you will bear tis sound: You will hear each piece twice Remember, while you are listening, write your answers on the question paper. You will have five minutes at the end of the test to copy your answers onto the separate answer sheet. There will now be a pause. Please ask amy questions now, because you must not speak during the test. {pause} Now open your question paper and look at Part One. {pause} PART 1 You will hear people talking in eight different situations. For questions 1 to 8, choose the best answer (A, B or C). Question 1 One, You bear a young actor talking about a colleague. [pause] tone ‘Just watching her work is very useful. 've only been acting for about a year so Ive got so much to learn. When you meet someone who's as famous as she is, there's always a bit of nerves. She's an intaligent acior and everything she does 145Test 3 Key Question 2 Woman: Woman: Man Woman: Question 3 146 ‘s0ams 0 effortlass. As I've got such a smal part in the drama, I getto stand ‘around a lot during the soenes anit means | can waich and learn fiom her. She's very composed when she's acing; she takes her ime to say her lines, [pause] [The recording is repeated.] ipause] Two. You hear two friends talking about a colleague. [pause] | dorit know how he does ithe gets into the office before everyone else in the morning, and he's also always the last to leave. He must be exhausted all the time! He seems prety fit, though — and whenever I see him at the weekends, he looks rolaxed and happy. Maybe he just likes getting everything dore before he ‘goes home, ‘Yeah, maybe youre right... but he earns just the same as we do, and that's rot much. It's not too bad, though, is t? And | think hell be promoted before any of the rest of us are ~ he's obviously very keen! ‘There's no denying that! [pause} [The recording is repeated. [pause} Three You bear an author talking about his new book. [pause] tone “Thanks for inviting me to come on the programme and talk about ry new book. | thought the book might never happen when I was siting at my desk day after day. | wished the words would simply flow out lke they did when | was writing my other books. Sometimes | wondered if Td ever get Itinished. Cf course, | know i's unlkely to be become a best-seller, but hope that my loyal readers will enjay i. They'll recognise some of the characters om my first novel, older and wiser ~ at least in some cases! {pause}Question 4 Man: Woman: Man: Woman: Man: Woman: Question Test 3 Key [The recording is repeated.) [pause] Four, You hear two friends talking about something they saw on TV. [pause] Its funny cealy, but | just cnt gett. Everyone was talking about, but just thought was sil ‘You mesn you wanted more information? Exactly! moan whats the point of something like that? It et even mako mo laugh Oh come on, you have o adit it was prety funny! Wol I didn tink so. And it was annoying tho way everybody whistled the tune all he time, Why on earth would hat make me buy something? | tink you's too serous sometimes. Iwas just a bit of fun. you want to ne aut more then ook onthe internat, {pause} {The recording is repeated. pause] Five You hear an office manager talking about her work. {pause} ‘You know how itis... a8 Soon as you've finished one project, you have to get started on something else, and ifs often something completely diferent. dont find that a problem though, and | enjoy the fact that | can get it done effectively afterall, ve been in this job fora long time so! think I can say | know what ''m doing! | wish that was true of the people I'm working with =| reckon i ‘lcrrt Keep chectang, they'd never get on win things! Inaugh | guess '™m not feeling very motivated about this project either. [pause] tone [The recording is repeated.| [pause] 47Test 3 Key Question 6 Man: Woman: Man! Woman: Man’ Woman: Man: Woman: Question 7 Question 8 148 Six. You overhear two friends talking in a restaurant. pause] Hmm Delicious soup! You think s0? It's a bit hot, isnt It? ‘What do you mean, hot? Too many spices, or the temperature? Itburned my mouth Well, you should have had something else. There was plenty to choose from. ‘There may have been for you, but dort forget I'm a vegetarian — thare wasrtt much there for me. But at least we haven't paid a fortune for it. Um, | couldnt even make it at hame for that price. But | sill think we should go somewhere else next time {pause} [The recording is repeated.) [pause] Seven: You hear a woman talking about her neighbours’ holiday photographs, [pause] tone ‘They always invite us round for dinner after they've been on holiday, and show us al the photos they've taken. Idi ike the dinner much, but of sourse | friends really quickly because she's really into sports and joined loads of cubs. But ve always been quite shy, so I dint do that, Fortunately, the college ‘accommodation office found me a room in @ residence and | got frienaly with the other girs living there. | don't know haw Fd have got on ata big university, but here everyone knows each other ~ so you get to know people you weuldt normally have that much in common with — i's nice. {pause} Speaker 3 In my first few weeks here, | came down with a heavy cold thet meant | couldn't {90 out much. Id been put in a student residence with a bunch of younger guys ‘who were all studying theatre — so as & scientist | had nothing in eommor with them — they werent even nto football So | really needed to get to know my Classmates better ~ yet there | was stuck in my room coughing and sneezing. | spent a lot of time chatting to fiends back home on the intarnet. Anyway, in & big college like this, you eventually have to make friends —so it all sorted itself ut in the end, [pause] asiTest 3 Key 152 Speaker 4 | was put in a student residence at fst with people | didn't get along with that ‘well. mean, we didn fal out or anything, but | didnt hang out with them either. | dort know what '¢ have done if| hadn't signed up for volleyball training with the college team, I's a whole lot easier making friends with people who share your interests than with people who shave your kitchen! The only downside for me in that fst term was that | spent too much time on court and net enough in ‘the library! | don’ regret it, but had to rake up for lost time latar on! [pause] Speaker 5 ‘The people | hung out with in the first iow weeks didn't become close friends actualy, We were just people who happened to be thrown togetherin the Same residence, but it was good to have someone to chat to when got in ‘rom lectures. We sill play tennis occasionally and | get invited to their parties, but I soon moved out to go live with some guys on my course. That was a big ‘mistake actually With friends at schoo, it was great to study together in the evenings ~ but! soon found thatthe last thing | wanted to talk about when I got back from lectures was economics! [pause] Now you will hear Part Three again. [The recording is repeated. [pause] That is the end of Part Three. Now turn to Part Four [pause]PART 4 Interviewer: Chelsea: Interviewer: Chelsea: Interviewer: Chelsea: Interviewer: Chelsea: Interviewer: Chelsea: Interviewer: ‘Chelsea: Interviewer: Tes: 3 Key You will bear an interview with a student arblete called Chelsea Matthews, who plays soccer for her college. For questions 24 10 30, choose the best answer (A, B or C). You now have ome minute to look at Part Four pause} tone {'m taking to student athote, Chelsea Matthews. Chelsea, what impact does playing soccer have on your life? For the past two years, Ive played soccer for my college. And we train cextromely hard aimast every day during the year. We can only keep up by

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