UNIT TEST 8 ● ANSWER KEY

Writing

Can write about experiences, feelings and reactions in a simple connected text.

Sample answer

Thanks for sharing your opinion. In fact, I totally agree with you. Our local park has lost all its beauty
recently. Something definitely needs to be done to restore its charm.
The park is dirty and vandalised, and people no longer want to spend their free time there. To make things
even worse, I’ll tell you what I saw yesterday. Someone had pulled up all the flowers in the gardens, and
broken some chairs at the café. There was paint on the café door too. I felt really sad and disappointed
when I saw it. I don’t understand how anyone could do this.
The police don’t know who the vandals are yet. But I think they should ask them to fix the chairs and put
some more flowers in the gardens. Hopefully, that will mean they won’t do it again, and they will
understand that other people really love the park. I believe authorities should take care of this before it’s
too late.

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 UNIT TEST 8 ● 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 Written Written Range Accuracy

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

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