LRN ENTRY LEVEL 3 CERTIFICATE IN ESOL

INTERNATIONAL (CEF B1)

DURATION:
LEVEL B1 LISTENING 30 MINUTES
LISTENING WRITING
WRITING 2 HOURS
READING
READING AND USE
AND USE
EXAM PAPER – JANUARY 2019

INSTRUCTIONS:

• Do not open this paper until you are told to do so.

• Read the instructions before answering the questions.
• You will hear Section 1, Section 2 and Section 3 of the Listening TWICE.
• You will hear Section 3 of the Listening AGAIN in Writing, Section 1.
• Answer all the questions.
• Mark your answers on the separate Answer Sheet in pencil.
• Use a pencil HB 2.
• Do TWO Tasks in the Writing.
• Write your Tasks in the Writing Booklet in pencil.
• You must ask any questions now as you cannot speak during the Test.

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LISTENING SECTION 1 CEF B1

Listen to 9 short conversations. For questions 1-9, choose the best answer (A, B or C).
You will hear each conversation TWICE. You now have 2 minutes to read the questions.
Mark your answers on the separate Answer Sheet.

Buying towels The driving test

1. It seems that Sophie wants to buy the 6. From what Julia says, you understand
bath towels because that she
A. she can buy them at a low price. A. has been taking driving lessons for
B. she thinks they don’t have enough three years.
towels. B. believes Sam is not ready to take his
C. Mark says that they need them. driving test.
C. has had her driving licence for five
Dinner time
years now.
2. What is TRUE according to what you
A science project
hear?
A. Jessica will make Paul spaghetti. 7. It seems that
B. Paul asks Jessica to make him a A. Rose wants Bill to finish her science
sandwich. project.
C. There isn’t any pizza left for Paul. B. Bill has already finished his science
project.
An old friend
C. Rose asks Bill to recommend some
3. From what you hear, you understand online sites.
that Elena
Making plans
A. has arranged to meet an old
classmate of hers. 8. What is FALSE according to what you
B. is surprised that she dreamed of an hear?
old classmate. A. Jim and Grace will spend two days in
C. saw an old classmate outside their Oxford.
elementary school. B. Jim does not want to visit South
Park.
Playing the drums
C. South Park is a very beautiful park.
4. Thomas is unhappy because
Cleaning tennis shoes
A. his neighbours asked him not to play
the drums. 9. What does Nancy tell Leo to do?
B. has no room for his drums. A. wash his tennis shoes in cold water
C. he hasn’t been able to play his new B. let his tennis shoes dry near a heat
drums. source
C. put his tennis shoes in the washing
Looking for the right clothes
machine
5. What is FALSE according to what you
hear?
A. The man wants to buy formal clothes
for a job interview.
B. The man is sure what colour clothes
he wants.
C. The man is talking to a shop
assistant on the fifth floor.
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LISTENING SECTION 2 CEF B1

Listen to 3 longer conversations. For questions 10-15, choose the best answer
(A, B or C). You will hear each conversation TWICE. You now have 1 minute
to read the questions.
Mark your answers on the separate Answer Sheet.

Washing the dog

10. What is TRUE according to what you hear?

A. James will wash Rocky without any shampoo.
B. Rocky is not allowed to play outside.
C. Marina will try to get Rocky out from under the bed.
11. From what you hear, you understand that Rocky
A. will probably be trained to stay off furniture.
B. was kept off furniture from the very beginning.
C. is not big enough to jump on furniture.
A skiing holiday

12. Theo suggests going skiing in January because

A. Molly will not be working.
B. they can find good offers on hotels.
C. there will not be much snow on the mountain.
13. Last time Theo and Molly stayed at the Hotel Tango, they
A. had a room with a balcony.
B. were unhappy with the food there.
C. enjoyed relaxing by the lounge fireplace.
Sports day

14. From what you hear, you understand that David and Emma are
A. teachers at the same school.
B. athletes participating in a sports event.
C. the organisers of the Sports Day event.

15. What David likes the most about this year’s Sports Day is that
A. it will be held in the town centre.
B. parents can drive to the local park.
C. prizes will be given to all the participants .

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LISTENING SECTION 3 CEF B1

Listen to John’s message for his friend, Mary. For questions 16-20, choose the best
answer (A, B or C). You will hear the message TWICE. You now have 1 minute to look
at the questions.
Mark your answers on the separate Answer Sheet.

16. Mary didn’t go on the school trip because she

A. missed the bus.
B. didn’t want to go.
C. was sick.
17. What is TRUE about the bus trip to the chocolate factory?
A. The students enjoyed it.
B. It was very short but boring.
C. Nobody was happy about it.
18. What did John do in the exhibition room?
A. He listened to a guide talking about how chocolate is made.
B. He watched a film about the history of chocolate.
C. He tasted a great variety of chocolate products.
19. What is FALSE about what you hear?
A. John liked the smell in the production room.
B. The factory was built in the 19th century.
C. John’s class visited the production room with a guide.
20. What did John like the most about the factory tour?
A. the gift shop
B. the factory café
C. the production room

Now turn to Writing, Section 1, Task 1. Open your Writing Booklet and listen to the
instructions. You have 1 minute to open your Writing Booklet.

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WRITING SECTION 1 CEF B1

Task 1

Listen to John’s message for his friend, Mary, again. USE the space provided in the
Writing Booklet to take notes. You can use the information from the recording and the
notes you have taken to write an email to a friend of yours telling him/her about a school
trip to a chocolate factory.
Write your email in the Writing Booklet, Task 1.
Your notes will not be marked.

Take notes for the following information

or for anything else you wish.

how John travelled to the factory

Write your notes in
what the trip to the factory was like the Writing Booklet
what the tour around the factory included

what John liked the most about the

factory tour and why

what John bought from the gift shop

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You must do Task 1.

Write your email in the Writing Booklet. You can use the notes you have taken. You
may add any other relevant information you wish.

Write your email in 90-110 words.

Write an email to a friend of yours telling him/her about a school trip to a

chocolate factory.

In your email, tell your friend

• how you travelled to the chocolate factory

• what you did while you were travelling to the chocolate factory
• what you saw and what you did at the chocolate factory
• what you liked the most about the chocolate factory and why
• what you bought from the chocolate factory

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WRITING SECTION 2 CEF B1

Choose ONE of the following Writing Tasks. USE the points given below each Task.
You may add your own points if you wish.

Write your Task in the space provided in the Writing Booklet in 110-150 words.

Task 2
Write a letter to a friend of yours telling him/her about a concert you went to last
weekend.
In your letter, say
• where the concert took place
• which band/singer performed
• who you went with
• what you liked about the concert
• what you disliked about the concert

OR

Task 3
Write a story that begins:

‘While I was studying, one of my neighbours knocked on my door.’

Continue the story.

OR

Task 4
Write an essay about the advantages and disadvantages of outdoor playgrounds for
children.

In your essay, you should talk about the

advantages of playgrounds disadvantages of playgrounds

• offer opportunities for fun and • can only be visited in good weather
exercise in fresh air • not always safe
• a good place for children to make • adults must be present
new friends
• free entertainment

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 READING AND USE SECTION 1 CEF B1

Read the text below about The Island of Borneo and then answer the questions that
follow.
For questions 1-8, choose the best answer (A, B or C).

Mark your answers on the separate Answer Sheet.

The Island of Borneo

After Greenland and New Guinea, Borneo is the third largest island in the world. Its rainforest,
which is around 140 million years old, has got many different kinds of plant and animal
species, which makes it very popular with tourists who enjoy exploring nature.

Culture and nature lovers can go on many kinds of trips in Borneo. However, whether in a
group or alone, most travellers start their holiday by visiting the historical city of Sandakan,
on the east coast of Borneo. An easy way to explore Sandakan is to join the Heritage Path,
a two-hour walk which takes you to some of the many cultural sights inside the city. One
important sight is the Sandakan Heritage Museum. Visitors can enter it for free, but they are
not allowed to use their cameras inside the museum. The Sandakan Heritage Museum might
be small, but it exhibits a lot of informative films and photographs which were taken by the
American explorers Martin and Osa Johnson showing what life in Borneo was like in the
1920s. Another interesting stop on the walk is the attractive wooden house of the American
writer Agnes Keith, who lived in Borneo from 1934 to 1952. In 2004, her house was turned
into a museum and since then, it has become a popular tourist attraction. The Agnes Keith
Museum not only provides information about life in Borneo in the 1940s but also it tells the
story of Keith’s life, her books and her family.

The city of Sandakan is also the starting point for a lot of trips into the beautiful natural world
of Borneo. Twenty-five miles west of Sandakan is the Sepilok Orangutan Centre. Since its
opening in 1964, the centre has rescued a lot of orangutans that were orphaned or injured
because of hunting. Once they are ready to survive again in the wild, these orangutans are
let free in the jungle. However, for anyone keen on experiencing adventure in the wild, they
can go on morning and evening safaris in the forest and see leopards from up close. For
more excitement, travellers can stay at the Lupa Masa Jungle Camp in the rainforest. The
camp guests can enjoy meals prepared with fruit and vegetables from the nearby jungle and
have the chance to see wild orangutans, monkeys, pygmy elephants and crocodiles while
they are on a guided hiking tour in the forest or on a river cruise.

Visit Borneo and what a better feeling than watching all the animals you expect to see in a
zoo or on TV living in their own natural habitat!

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READING AND USE SECTION 1 CEF B1

1. According to the 1st paragraph, Borneo

A. is as large as Greenland and New Guinea.
B. is home to an ancient rainforest.
C. rarely attracts visitors.

2. It seems that the city of Sandakan

A. has recently been built near the sea.
B. is not a suitable place for independent travellers.
C. is a place that travellers to Borneo usually visit first.

3. What is TRUE according to the 2nd paragraph?

A. The Heritage Path takes people to places outside Sandakan.
B. It is difficult for visitors to explore the city of Sandakan on foot.
C. The city of Sandakan offers a lot of cultural attractions.

4. Visitors to the Sandakan Heritage Museum

A. can learn about life in Borneo in the early 20th century.
B. can take pictures of the exhibits.
C. must pay to enter.
5. What is FALSE about Agnes Keith according to the 2nd paragraph?
A. She built a museum in the city of Sandakan in 1940.
B. She spent quite a few years of her life in Borneo.
C. Visitors to her house can learn about her life.

6. From what you read in the 3rd paragraph, you understand that
A. the Sepilok Orangutan Centre is located inside Sandakan.
B. orangutans are hunted in Borneo.
C. orphaned orangutans are never returned to the wild.

7. What does the phrase ‘keen on’ in the 3rd paragraph mean?
A. fond of
B. scared of
C. jealous of

8. The guests at the Lupa Masa Jungle Camp can

A. see wild animals in a zoo.
B. have meals made with local ingredients.
C. go hiking in the jungle alone.

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 READING AND USE SECTION 2
Read the following two passages about Flaming Hot Cheetos and Potato Chips.
For questions 9-15, choose the best answer (A, B or C).
Mark your answers on the separate Answer Sheet.
Flaming Hot Cheetos
Richard Montanez, the son of a Mexican
immigrant in America, was the man who
invented Flaming Hot Cheetos in 1992.
Having difficulty in learning English, he left
high school before graduating and started
working as a cleaner at the Frito-Lay
Company.
One day, he watched a video where the
president of the company was trying to
motivate all the employees to work as if
they were the owners of the company.
Montanez did just that and his life changed
forever. He took home the plain Cheetos
that the company already produced, put hot
chilli powder on them and had his family
and friends try it. When he saw that they
loved the new taste of Cheetos, Montanez
called a high executive at the company and
told him that he had come up with an idea
for a new product. Wearing a three-dollar
tie, Montanez presented his product in a
bag he had designed himself. It didn’t take
him long to convince everybody at the
meeting that Hot Cheetos would sell well
and he soon became one of the highest
paid executives in America.
Despite probably being America’s worst
junk food, Flaming Hot Cheetos is an
extremely popular snack among children of
all ages. Most kinds of junk food are
unhealthy, but Flaming Hot Cheetos is
probably the only product that can send
children to the Emergency Room with
stomach pains. This comes as no surprise
as this snack contains high levels of salt, fat
and a lot of red chilli pepper.
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9. What is TRUE about Richard Montanez
according to the 1st paragraph?
A. He never finished his high school
education.
B. He started working after he graduated
from high school.
C. He wanted to become the owner of the
Frito-Lay Company.
10. What did Montanez do according to the
2nd paragraph?
A. He followed his family’s advice and
invented plain Cheetos.
B. He stole an executive’s idea about a
new snack.
C. He added a new flavour to a snack
made by Frito-Lay.
11. Which of the following can replace the
word ‘convince’ in the 2nd paragraph?
A. conclude
B. persuade
C. cheat
12. What is FALSE about the Flaming Hot
Cheetos snack according to the last
paragraph?
A. It can cause health problems to
children.
B. It is not as dangerous as other junk
food.
C. It is a snack that American children
love.
READING AND USE SECTION 2 CEF B1

Potato Chips

The earliest recipe for potato chips, or
crisps, as they are known in Britain, was
found in a cookbook published in 1817.
However, according to one story, George
Crum, a cook in New York, created the first
potato chips in 1853. One day, a customer
at the restaurant where Crum worked
complained that his fries were too thick
and sent them back. To teach the
customer a lesson, Crum sliced the
potatoes very thin, put a lot of salt on
them and then fried them until they were
hard and crunchy. Finally, he served them
with extra salt. To his surprise, the
customer was very satisfied. Crum’s crispy
fries became a success and Crum opened
his own restaurant where potato chips
were served on each table.
The first commercial production of potato
chips was in Ohio, in 1895. William
Tappenden made them not only for his
restaurant but also for other restaurants in
his area. In the 1920s, Herman Lay
developed a device that sliced potatoes
mechanically, which increased production.
Lay’s chips became known as he travelled
from town to town, selling potato chips
from the trunk of his car and soon his
potato chips became the first American
national brand. Since then, there have
been a lot of factories worldwide which
make potato chips in different flavours.
Although we all know that such snacks are
very unhealthy, as soon as we eat one
potato chip, we often cannot stop
until we finish the whole bag.
13. It seems that George Crum created
the first potato chips
A. because of a customer’s complaint.
B. following an old recipe.
C. to make his restaurant successful.
14. American people learnt about Lay’s
chips because he
A. owned many restaurants
throughout America.
B. built the biggest factory in America
that made chips.
C. drove to different places in
America selling them.
15. What does the writer imply about
potato chips by saying that ‘as soon
as we eat one potato chip, we
often cannot stop until we finish
the whole bag’?
A. They are not as unhealthy as we
think.
B. They can be very addictive.
C. There are usually not many chips
in a bag.

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READING AND USE SECTION 3 CEF B1

For questions 16-30, choose the best answer (A, B or C).

Mark your answers on the separate Answer Sheet.

16. Sarah reminded her brother ……… some bread on his way home.
A. buying
B. of buying
C. to buy

17. Please, don’t make any noise when you ……… home. Everybody will be asleep.
A. will come
B. are coming
C. come

18. Everybody arrived at the office late ……… the heavy traffic.
A. because of
B. though
C. since

19. She went shopping yesterday, but she didn’t spend ……… she usually does.
A. as much as
B. the most of
C. many more

20. She told the boys ……… in the garden because it was cold.
A. were not playing
B. not to play
C. she may not play

21. The teacher ……… them of cheating in the exam.

A. admitted
B. avoided
C. accused

22. I wish I ……… so much for lunch. Now I feel sick.

A. didn’t eat
B. I shouldn’t eat
C. hadn’t eaten

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23. She is very pleased with their new house and ……… her husband.
A. same
B. both are
C. so is

24. Please, ……… play the music so loudly! I am talking on the phone.
A. won’t you
B. you don’t
C. don’t

25. Who ……… to their anniversary party last Saturday?

A. have invited
B. did they invite
C. do they invite

26. He was disappointed because ……… too many errors in his essay.
A. they were
B. there were
C. these were

27. He has got a bike, but he rarely ……… it.

A. is riding
B. doesn’t ride
C. rides

28. The Concert Hall ……… by a famous architect in 1999.

A. was built
B. has built
C. had to build

29. The weather outside doesn’t look ……… . I think we’d better stay at home.
A. more better
B. too well
C. very good

30. The batteries in this flashlight are old. We need ……… them.
A. to be changed
B. to change
C. change to.

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READING AND USE SECTION 4 CEF B1

For questions 31-40, choose the best answer (A, B or C) to fill in the gaps.

Mark your answers on the separate Answer Sheet.

School life is usually full of stress and anxiety, (31) ………… prevents students from
performing well at school. However, it is well-known that regular exercise not only keeps
students fit and healthy (32) ………… also it helps them to concentrate on their studies.
So the more (33) ………… students are, the higher their grades can be. Participating
(34) ………… physical activities can also make students feel good about themselves and
help (35) ………… to build friendships. In addition, such activities promote teamwork,
which (36) ………… young people communication and social skills. Through teamwork,
students learn to respect (37) ………… and at the same time, to express their own
opinions without (38) ………… afraid. Also, when students feel (39) ………… are part of
a team, they support each other in difficult situations. Nowadays (40) ………… children
and teenagers spend a lot of their time indoors so physical education at school is more
important than ever.

31. A. what B. whose C. which

32. A. but B. if C. so

33. A. relaxed B. relaxing C. relaxes

34. A. at B. on C. in

35. A. it B. them C. you

36. A. teaching B. to teach C. teaches

37. A. others B. all other C. and another

38. A. to be B. be C. being

39. A. they B. those C. theirs

40. A. every B. most C. any

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