ANSWER KEY

Grammar 8
1 A
1 2 C
1 are you doing 3 C
2 am/’m waiting 4 A
3 saw 5 B
4 was standing
5 don’t/do not understand
Use of English
2
1 was running, ran 9
2 which, who 1 do some
3 who, that/which 2 is doing
4 teacher, a teacher 3 (very) few people
5 where, when 4 made some
5 having a bath
3 6 where
1 an 7 a few
2 many 8 is getting
3 few 9 the man who
4 a 10 are looking
5 the

4 Reading
1 the
2 some 10
3 were 1 B
4 A 2 F
5 are 3 A
4 D
5 C
Vocabulary
11
5 1 T
1 incorrect 2 F
2 protection 3 F
3 burglaries 4 T
4 retirement 5 F
5 vandalism 6 T
7 NM
6
1 came 12
2 worked 1 express themselves well, put their thoughts into words
3 look clearly, use a lot of vocabulary, find the best words to
4 found express ideas
5 took 2 use slang, use the same words again and again
3 to train students in speaking skills for the future/to help
7 them get jobs
1 C 4 how to give talks, how to summarise information, how to
2 B find different ways to explain things
3 C
4 A
5 B

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 ANSWER KEY

Listening Speaking
13 16
1 B Sample answer
2 C A: Hello. How can I help you?
3 A B: I’d like some information about the gym please.
4 D A: Of course. The gym has lots of equipment and it also has a
5 B swimming pool.
6 C B: Sorry?
A: There’s a swimming pool where you can swim.
14 B: Are there any tennis courts?
1 crime series A: No there aren’t.
2 scientific evidence B: What other activities are there?
3 hair A: We have spinning classes in the mornings and we have
4 human body aerobics in the afternoon.
B: Good. And what time does the gym open?
A: It opens at seven o’clock in the morning and it closes at
eleven o’clock at night.
Writing B: OK. How much does it cost to join the gym?
A: It’s twenty pounds a month. There’s a special price of ten
15 pounds for students.
Sample answer B: Thank you very much.
Hi Francesca,
How are you? I went to a fantastic music festival last weekend. Marking criteria
It was called ‘Le Cool Festival’ and it was near Brussels. I went Use the marking criteria below to give a score out of 12.
with my mum and dad and my little brother. We were there for 11–12 Full contribution without prompting. Basic and some
three days and we slept in our tent. complex structures, accurate and well-organised.
There were different types of music, but I really liked the jazz Pronunciation mostly clear.
bands. The best band was a jazz band from New Orleans in 9–10 Adequate contribution without prompting. Basic and
the United States. The music was really happy and everyone some complex structures, generally accurate and well-
was dancing. There were some famous musicians, but I can’t organised. Pronunciation mostly clear.
remember their names! Lots of other things were happening 7–8 Adequate contribution without prompting. Basic
too. For example, there were strange inventions that you could structures, generally accurate and some organisation.
play with and some games for children. Pronunciation mostly clear.
I really enjoyed it because there was always something to do. I 5–6 Adequate contribution with some prompting. Basic
also liked spending the time with my family. structures, generally accurate and some organisation.
Write soon! Pronunciation mostly clear.
Love Davina 3–4 Limited contribution even with prompting. Basic
structures, often inaccurate but some organisation.
Marking criteria Pronunciation mostly clear.
Use the marking criteria below to give a score out of 12. 1–2 Very limited contribution even with prompting. Basic
11–12 All content is relevant, accurate, appropriate and structures, mostly inaccurate and little organisation.
structured. Pronunciation not always clear.
9–10 All content is relevant, mainly accurate and 0 Contribution too small or too incomprehensible to
appropriate. mark.
7–8 No more than one irrelevance, mainly accurate, rarely
inappropriate.
5–6 No more than one irrelevance, minor inaccuracies,
sometimes inappropriate.
3–4 Several irrelevancies, noticeable inaccuracies, often
inappropriate.
1–2 Many irrelevancies, mainly inaccurate, mostly
inappropriate.
0 Too little or too incomprehensible to mark.

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