UNIT TEST 2 ● ANSWER KEY

Writing

Can use appropriate openings and endings in simple informal emails.

Can write a basic informal email/letter of invitation with simple, key details.

Sample answer
Dear Lucy,
How are you?
Would you like to come for a picnic with us next Saturday? We are going to have the picnic in the park by the river from
about 12.30. Can you come? I hope so!
Everyone is going to bring some food. I’m going to make a pasta salad. Maybe you can bring some drinks, like lemonade
and cola? Is that OK? You need to bring enough for eight people.
Please tell me if you can come as soon as possible. I need to tell the others soon how many people are going. Then they
know how much food to bring.
I really hope you can come!
Write to me soon.
Love,
XYZ
(117 words)

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 UNIT TEST 2 ● ANSWER KEY
Writing

Marking 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 May not cover all Text organised at Content would have a Uses only very Many lexical and
the content points, phrase or sentence negative effect on the basic vocabulary grammatical errors,
or in insufficient level. intended reader due and grammar even in basic
depth and/or Control may be to lexical and/or structures, perhaps language, which
scope. sufficient for very grammatical with a lot of errors. impede
Lexical and simple tasks but not inaccuracies and/or No complex or communication of
grammatical more complex ones. poor control of compound ideas.
inaccuracies register. sentences.
Little or no linking
impede task between sentences.
achievement.
Little or no text
organisation
according to genre.
3–4 All points may have Text organised Sections of the Uses basic A number of lexical
been covered, but largely at sentence content would vocabulary, but and grammatical
some in insufficient level. Possibly probably have a largely used errors probably
depth. some simple and positive effect on the accurately. evident but not in
There may be logically-sequenced intended reader due Uses basic sufficient quantity to
evidence of paragraphs or to reasonable lexical grammar structures, greatly impede
paragraphing, but sections with linking and/or grammatical perhaps with a few communication of
this may be between sentences. accuracy and/or errors. ideas.
inappropriate. Control is sufficient sufficient control of
Probably no
to respond to simple register.
complex, but
tasks and to possibly some
complete some compound,
more complex ones. sentences.
5–6 All content points Text organised and The text would have a Uses a good range Occasional lexical
covered with sequenced simply positive effect on the of level-appropriate and grammatical
sufficient depth and but logically intended reader due vocabulary and errors probably
scope. throughout. Linking to good lexical and/or grammar structures. evident but not in
Paragraphs used between sentences grammatical accuracy Largely used sufficient quantity or
appropriately for throughout. and/or sufficient accurately. severity to impede the
the purpose and Control of language control of register. Possibly some communication of
genre of the is clearly sufficient complex and/or ideas.
writing. to respond to simple compound
and more complex sentences.
tasks.

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