LanguageCert

Preliminary A1
Entry Level 1
International ESOL (Listening, Reading, Writing)
Practice Paper 2

Candidate’s name (block letters please)

Centre no Date

Time allowed:

- Listening about 20 minutes

- Reading and Writing 1 hour and 20 minutes

Instructions to Candidates

- An Answer Sheet will be provided.

- All answers must be transferred to the Answer Sheet.

- Please use a soft pencil (2B, HB).

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Listening Part 1
You will hear some sentences. You will hear each sentence twice. Choose the correct answers.

1.

a) b) c)

2.

a) b) c)

3.

a) b) c)

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4.

a) b) c)

5.

a) b) c)

6.

a) b) c)

7.

a) b) c)

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Listening Part 2
You will hear some sentences. You will hear each sentence twice. Choose the best reply to each
sentence.

1. a) It’s tomorrow.
b) It’s Tuesday.
c) It’s the first.

2. a) Don’t worry.
b) She’s happy.
c) Well done.

3. a) Show me.
b) That’s right.
c) Of course.

4. a) That’s lovely.
b) I’m here now.
c) Here you are.

5. a) Hello.
b) Thanks.
c) Sorry.

6. a) That’s great.
b) Show me.
c) It’s a foot.

7. a) No drinking.
b) No thanks.
c) No sorry.

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Listening Part 3
You will hear some short conversations. You will hear each conversation twice. Choose the
correct answer for each conversation.

Conversation 1
The speakers are talking about

a) hobbies.
b) films.
c) friends.

Conversation 2
The man is going to his

a) doctor.
b) office.
c) lesson.

Conversation 3
The man is a

a) cook.
b) driver.
c) waiter.

Conversation 4
The speakers are in a

a) hotel.
b) shop.
c) station.

Conversation 5
Mum tells Joe to come to the kitchen to

a) help.
b) clean.
c) cook.

Conversation 6
The woman is

a) sorry.
b) surprised.
c) unhappy.

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Listening Part 4
You will hear a conversation. You will hear the conversation twice. Choose the correct answers.

Information

Woman’s name: Coates Goates Koates

Age: 17-20 21-25 26-30

Number of
0 1 2
children:

Day of visit: Tuesday Wednesday Thursday

Time: 10 o’clock 12 o’clock 2 o’clock

Doctor: Brown Smith Jones

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Reading Part 1
Read the texts. Choose the correct answer to complete each text.

1.
MENU
Cold drinks

Cola 90p
…………… 90p
Lemonade 1.20p
Water 1.20p

a) Juice
b) Cake
c) Biscuits

2.
WRITERS
IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER

Atkins J.
...................
Bowles C.
Brady S.
Carter L.

a) Smith R.
b) Cooper T.
c) Beale F.

3.
Dear Anna,

I live with my parents and

my brother in a small house.
My brother’s name is Karl.
…………….. is eight years old.
Please tell me about your
family.

Mata

a) He
b) It
c) We

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4.
Jack

Please phone Mehmet.

He’s at his grandparents’ house.
…………………………………………
He has some good news for you.

a) He loves them too.

b) Their number is 24568.
c) Mehmet is at home.

5.
New Sports Club

You can enjoy all these sports:

swimming, football, tennis, …………… and golf.

a) books
b) basketball
c) television

6.
Mary’s shop

We sell lovely women’s clothes – dresses, blouses, …………… etc.

Open 9-5 Monday to Saturday

a) papers
b) plates
c) skirts

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Reading Part 2
Read the text. Choose the correct words to complete each sentence. There is one extra word or
phrase you will not need.

Hi Ingrid

Our English class starts at 7 o’ clock. It is in (1)_______. We’ve got (2)_______. There are fifteen

students (3)_______. Can you bring your (4)_______ ? Meet me at half past six in (5)_______.

Roland

A English dictionary

B English lesson

C in the class

D Room 7

E the car park

F a new teacher

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Reading Part 3
Read the four texts. Which text gives you the answer to each question? Choose the correct text
(A-D) for each question.

A B
OAKFORD SCHOOL
END OF YEAR PARTY
Class Teacher Room

For: All students in Class 4 Class 1 Mr Bill Perry 16

19 December Class 2 Miss Judy Bowen 2

7.30-9pm Class 3 Mrs Anita Chow 8
Cafeteria
Class 4 Mrs Wendie Pellow 20

Class 5 Mr Anwad Singh 14

C D

FOOD FOR THE PARTY

To: Annita
Subject: Party crisps
cake
My class is having a party on biscuits
Wednesday. cheese
Can you help me with the food? cola
We can go to the MEGA Supermarket. orange juice
Give me a ring. fruit

From Mary Remember! Get some flowers

and a ‘Thank you’ card for
our teacher.

Which text tells you:

1. where you can buy food?

2. the name of Class 4’s teacher?

3. the date of the party?

4. what people can eat at the party?

5. where the party is?

6. who goes shopping?

7. what the teacher gets as a present?

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Reading Part 4
Read the notices. Match each statement to the notice with the same meaning. Choose the
correct notice (A-I) for each question.

A) B) C)

D) E) F)

G) H) I)

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1. Sometimes you can’t drive here.

2. You can’t travel on Sunday.

3. Pay here.

4. Put papers and bottles in here.

5. No expensive things here.

6. We’re not closed.

7. This shop is for animals.

8. Do not drive now.

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Writing Part 1
Write four sentences about your family. Write about 30 words.

1.

2.

3.

4.

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Writing Part 2
Write a letter to your friend. Tell him/her about:

• your park
• the shops near you.

Write between 20 – 30 words.

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