Please stick your Candidate label here

For Office Use:

Anglia Examination Syndicate (England)

Certificate for International Teachers of
English
Young Learners
Paper A May 2006
Time allowed – Three hours.
Candidates should answer ALL questions.
Write your answers in PEN in the spaces provided.
You may use correcting fluid if necessary.
Ask for extra paper if you need it.

CHICHESTER COLLEGE, WESTGATE FIELDS, CHICHESTER, WEST SUSSEX, PO19 1SB, ENGLAND

© Anglia Examination Syndicate Ltd. Reg in England Co No. 2046325

These materials may not be altered or reproduced, stored in any retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any
means, electronic, electrical, chemical, optical, photocopying, recording or otherwise without the prior permission of the
copyright owner

For Examiner’s Use Only

Section one Section two Section three Section four Section five Section six TOTAL
 For
Examiner’s
Use Only

Part One (20 marks) Grammatical awareness.

Match the underlined phrases with one of the grammatical terms given and then
provide a sentence with a different example of the structure, underlined as
below.
There is one example. There are five grammatical terms you will not need.

Phrase Grammatical Your own example

term
E.g. They were watching TV when the P We were sitting in the park
phone rang. when it started to rain.
1 Leave it alone, please.

2 He doesn’t have very good time at

school.
3 She has just baked a cake.

4 That is the most beautiful picture

that I have ever seen.

5 His handwriting changed totally.

6 Did you write this story yourself?

7 I find the work easier than I used

to.
8 She is the teacher who gives a lot
of homework.

9 He dribbled the ball towards the

goal.
10 They’re playing dinosaurs in the
living room at the moment.

conjunction A preposition of direction I

imperative B adverb of degree J
comparative C past simple K
adverb of manner D present continuous L
past perfect E preposition of place M
reflexive pronoun F relative pronoun N
superlative of long adjective G present simple O
present perfect H past continuous P
__
-2- 20
 For
Examiner’s
Use Only

Part Two (20 marks) Functional awareness.

Match the utterances with one of the functions given below and then provide a
sentence with a different example of the function.
There is one example. There are three functions you will not need.

Utterence Function Your own example

e.g. I think you are quite right about E I agree with you completely.
this.
1 Did you say you wanted the steak
rare or well done?
2 Hi. How are you?

3 I want you all to face the front and

look at me.
4 I wish I hadn’t been so rude to her
at the meeting.
5 I promised to lock up the office so
I’ve got to stay until 6 this evening.
6 I’m sorry, I’m afraid I don’t think
you’re correct in what you say.
7 If she doesn’t get the pay rise she
wants, I don’t think she’ll stay.
8 I’m sorry I didn’t say hello
yesterday; I didn’t recognise you.
9 How about stopping at a pizzeria on
the way home?
10 I was so sorry to hear about your
recent illness.

Expressing obligation A expressing preference H

Apologising B giving advice I
Describing C expressing regret J
Making a suggestion D speculating K
agreeing E commanding attention L
expressing sympathy F disagreeing M
asking for clarification G greeting N

__
-3- 20
 For
Examiner’s
Use Only

Part Three. (15 marks) The language of young learners: adaptation and
accommodation

Rewrite the following passage in no more than 75 words to make it suitable for
reading by young learners. At the end of the passage, state what age and what
level you assume these young learners to be.

The Moon

The moon is a natural satellite of the earth. It spins on its axis with one side,
the ‘face’, turned permanently towards Earth. We can see that side clearly
from Earth, even with the naked eye, and with telescopes its geological
features can easily be made out in great detail. We can only see the dark side
by sending space probes and astronauts. Although the moon is the closest
object to Earth in space, it is still an average of 384,400km away, and it takes
three days to get there by rocket. In the mid-twentieth century, between
1969 and 1972, American astronauts went to the moon six times on Apollo
missions. The moon’s composition is rocky, with a surface heavily scarred by
meteorite impacts from millions of years ago that have formed craters up to
240km across.

___________________________________

My passage is for young learners aged ______________________

at _____________________level.
__
-4- 15
 For
Examiner’s
Use Only

Part Four (15 marks) The language of young learners: error correction

Look at the essay below by a young learner. Correct the errors in it using
symbols of your own choosing. Give praise where it is due. Provide a key to your
symbols, and any comments you want to make about the essay at the bottom of
the page.

A Big Surprise

I was very lucky as a child because my parents organised excellent parties. I usually
invited ten or twelve friends to my party. Severals days before I would give out
invitations. I remember the room looked really beatiful. In the dining room we had put
out the best plates, glasses and tableclothes. The children arrived sometimes in the
afternoon bringing presents for me. Before the birthday we played playstation,
football and basketball. Then we eatten pizza, sandwiches, and drunk tea and coka-
cola. My parents bringing cake with my age and cadles on the top. I blow out cadles
and my friends sang “Happy Birthday”. Those were the days.

Key and comment

-5- __
15
 For
Examiner’s
Use Only

Part Five Classroom Language (10 marks)

Choose the best word to fill the gap in the sentence.

1. “Who’d like to start us ______________ this morning?”

A out B up C off D in

2. “Just ____________ on without me for a few moments, please.”

A continue B carry C study D write

3. “We’re going to learn this difficult sentence parrot- ____________ .”

A fashion B way C repetition D method

4. “I want you all to ____________ down and tell me what happened.”

A turn B smooth C calm D straighten

5. “Get into twos because we’re going to do some _____________ -work.”

A pair B double C exchange D together

6. Thinking of everything you can about a topic is called brain-____________ .

A working B washing C waving D storming

7. “Don’t push – one person at a _________ , please”

A moment B time C go D turn

8. Reading and listening are usually categorised as _____________ skills.

A interactive B productive C kinaesthetic D receptive

9. “I’m sorry sir, I _____________ my homework at home.”

A left B forgot C missed D let

10. Now, all of you should ___________ an effort to learn these words for
tomorrow.
A give B have C make D do
__
-6- 10
 For
Examiner’s
Use Only

Part Six Essay (20 marks)

Using your experience of young learners, write an essay of between 200 and 250

words on one of the following topics

either How can a teacher help young learners to increase their vocabulary?

or Compare at least two ways of helping young learners to improve their

listening skills.

__
-7- 20
 For
Examiner’s
Use Only

-8-
-9-