TODAY 1 – Juniors 1

KEY --- First Test 2022 Total: 100 marks

 Listening task
- Go over the instructions together with students.
- Make sure they understand what they have to do.
- Allow some time for them to read the task before carrying out the activity.
- Go over the example together with them.
- Read the script twice.

Script:
Hi there! My name is Elizabeth but my friends call me Liz. I’m fifteen years old. My house is in
San Francisco, California, but I’m not from the USA. I’m from the UK. San Francisco is cool! It’s
a popular city. My address is 27 Park Street. We have a house but it isn’t big, it’s small. My
family is small too, they are my parents and Eddie. Eddie is my brother. He is twelve years old.
I’m very happy because my birthday is on Sunday. What presents can I get? I love music. My
favourite band is Coldplay, and my brother’s favourite band is Maroon 5.
On Thursdays I go to a music club and on Fridays I go to a sports club with my good friend
Rory. My clubs are fantastic!

1. TRUE 4. FALSE 7. TRUE

2. FALSE 5. FALSE 8. FALSE
3. FALSE 6. FALSE 9. TRUE

……………………………………………………………………...…………………………. 18 marks
 Reading comprehension
Task A
1. different 3. three 5. those
2. big 4. her
……………………………………………………………………...…………………………. 10 marks
Task B
1. FALSE 3. FALSE 5. TRUE
2. FALSE 4. TRUE
……………………………………………………………………...…………………………. 10 marks

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 Short writing task
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Mark Criteria
4
All ideas are relevant and clearly expressed.
Competent
Only minor spelling mistakes and occasional grammatical mistakes
completion of task

3
Most ideas are relevant and clear.
Task completed
Few errors which do not hinder communication.
adequately

2.5
Pass Mark
Main ideas are clear. One of the key points is omitted.
Reasonable
More errors in target structures. Limited range of lexis.
completion of task

2 Answer is not completely addressed to the rubric, or main bullet

Not quite clear points have been omitted.
enough Very limited range of structures and lexis.

1
Very weak piece of
Irrelevant ideas. Serious errors impede message to be understood.
writing

……………………………………………………………………...…………………………. 4 marks
 Use of English
Task A
1. a. we 3. a. our 5. b. aren’t
2. b. Anna’s 4. c. a
……………………………………………………………………...…………………………. 10 marks
Task B
1.They’re my cousins 3. She’s Renata
2.Yes, and that’s my aunt 4. Yes, she’s from Rome
……………………………………………………………………...…………………………. 8 marks
 Vocabulary
Task A
1. seventeen 3. funny 5. student
2. grandmother 4. diary
……………………………………………………………………...…………………………. 10 marks
Task B
1. capital 3. the USA 5. an only
2. umbrella 4. parents
……………………………………………………………………...…………………………. 10 marks

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 Writing task
Option A: Student’s book page 21
Option B: Student’s book page 23

Accuracy of structures Range of structures

Organisation
Juniors 1 Relevance of content
& Cohesion & lexis & lexis

Most ideas are clear The development of

and relevant. ideas is easy to follow. Target structures and
Bracket 5 lexis of the level might
(18-20) There is an attempt to contain few errors which Some variety, within the
use grammatical devices do not impede
All bullet points are target language of the
Competent such as pronouns and communication of
included. level, in the structures
completion of articles and also simple message and vocabulary used
task cohesive devices of the
level such as and, but,
then.

The development of
ideas is easy to follow,
Most ideas are clear though few of them
Bracket 4 and relevant might be disconnected
Target structures and
from the rest or in the
(15-17) lexis of the level contain
wrong order.
few errors most of which Limited range of
Almost all bullet points do not impede structures and
There is an attempt to
are included. communication of vocabulary
Task use grammatical devices
message
completed such as pronouns and
adequately articles and also simple
cohesive devices of the
level such as and, but,
then.

Bracket 3

(12-14) Main ideas are clear Ideas are mostly clear

even if simple, and expressed at Structures and lexis of
although content might sentence level. the level might be
be irrelevant at times inaccurate at times, but
Pass Mark main message is Basic repertoire of
Reasonable understood without an structures and
One of the key points There is an attempt to
completion of effort on the part of the words/phrases
might have been use pronouns and
task reader
omitted articles to connect ideas
and/or avoid repetition

Bracket 2 Very limited range of

Answer is not The development of structures and
(7-11) completely addressed ideas is difficult to follow Errors make it difficult to vocabulary
to the rubric, or main understand what the
bullet points have been Mostly wrong or no use writer wants to say
Not quite omitted of cohesive devices
clear enough

Bracket 1

(1-6) Off topic answers No clear development of Very limited range of

ideas Serious errors impede structures and
message to be vocabulary
No bullet point understood
Very weak
piece of included
writing

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