UNIT TEST 4 ● ANSWER KEY

Writing

Can write straightforward, detailed descriptions on a range of familiar topics.

Sample answer

I was walking through the village when suddenly I heard a scream.

I turned round and I saw a man cycling past a young woman. She was walking along with her child. As the man passed the woman, he
suddenly took her bag and cycled away very fast! I ran after the cyclist. But he tried to go too fast round the corner – and he fell off!

After that, I took the woman’s bag, gave it back to her, and called the police and an ambulance for the cyclist! In the end, he was fine,
but the woman and I were really shocked. The police said I’d done a great job!

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 UNIT TEST 4 ● ANSWER KEY
Writing

Mark scheme
The task is worth 30 marks. Award up to 6 marks for each section of the mark scheme, according to the descriptions below.

Marks Task achievement Written production Written interaction Range Accuracy

and coherence
1–2 Completes only one No clear paragraph Text is difficult to Uses only very Lots of errors even
or two aspects of structure followed. understand. Errors basic vocabulary in basic language,
the task. May not Very little linking of impede and grammar, with which impede
use the correct sentences. communication. a lot of errors. communication.
genre and only
covers one or two
of the points
specified in the
task.
3–4 Completes the A paragraph Text is generally Uses simple Generally accurate,
majority of the task. structure followed. easy to understand. vocabulary and but with some
Uses the correct Some paragraphs Some errors may basic grammar errors, especially in
genre and covers may only have one impede structures more advanced
the majority, but not or two sentences. communication. accurately. Uses language.
all, of the points Some linking some more
specified in the between sentences. advanced
task. vocabulary,
including some
vocabulary for
describing past
events. Uses some
more advanced
grammar structures
with errors.
5–6 Completes all parts Divided into clear Text is very clear Uses a wide range A few mistakes in
of the task fully, paragraphs, and and easy to of vocabulary more advanced
including the correct each paragraph has understand. appropriately, language
genre and all the a clear function. A including structures, but
points specified in variety of linking vocabulary for generally very
the task. words used to link describing past accurate.
sentences. events. Uses a wide
range of grammar
structures
accurately and
appropriately.

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