cif uto re iF ifthe following s appropriate: you think? agree? ps to not?) of the Marks and results Reading and Use of English Candidates record their answers on a separate answer sheet. One mark is given for each correct answer in Parts 1, 2, 3 and 7, For Part 4, candidates are awarded a mark of 2, | or 0 for each question according to the accuracy of their response. Correct spelling is required in Parts 23 and 4. Two marks are given for each correct answer in Parts 5 and 6. Candidates will receive separate scores for Reading and for Use of English. The total marks gandidates achieve for each section are converted into a score on the Cambridge English Seale- These are equally weighted when calculating the overal I score on the scale (an average of the individual scores for the four skills and Use of English). Writing: Examiners look at four aspects of your writing: Content, Communicative Achievement, Organisation and Language, * Content focuses on how well you have what you were asked to do. * Communicative Achievement focuses on how appropriate the writing is for the letter or story and whether you have used the appropriate register, * Organisation focuses on the way you put the piece of writing together, in other words if itis logical and ordered, and the punctuation is correct. * Language focuses on your vocabulary and grammar: This includes the r well as how accurate itis. For each of the subscales, the examiner gives a maximum of 5 marks, Examiners use the following assessment scale: fulfilled the task, in other words if you have done ange of language as 107MO Marks ard results ma FE ‘Communicative | oa | coment Ae rpms oon : crore Ttestcconcasomet | Tornoetiansel [Ueno || tattyinformea, ciel to hold te caisive devies and | Uses ange of simple and comp Minorinelevances | Uses she conventions ofthe commniative ask to ld the target reader's tention ightward ies. nla omissions may be present. Target sender i ‘whole in —— 1 pat tw generally go0d sabi. Oceasional cers may be presen bur de nor impede communica ‘Uses a range of everyday vocab sehead nd | appropriately with oceasional ober, ssn inappropriate use of less comme Sater of Tinking words | lex eave device, | Uses 2 range of simple and som ‘of conti: Toa itevaneesand [Uses the conventions of | Texis comes wad) Uses eve |_| erent ta he | irsSteralyappeepeate | Tnking words and present Tnset |] S Straightforward ideas. | reader is minimally ieee Performance below Band 1. fe ra Target readers noe | forme Length of responses ‘Make sure you write the correct numb: not have an adequate range of lang required, Responses which are too lon; effect on the reader. Varieties of English You are expected to use a particular v areas such as spelling, and not for exa to an America’ 1 spelling of the same word et of words. Responses which are too short me mand may not provide all the information tha ig may contain irrelevant content and have an ariety of English with some degree of consister imple switch from using a British spelling of 2allay wa eX ple and complex dr conta od may’be present Marks and results Sample A (Test 5, Question 2 - Article) Mary young people wish to have their own pets That-they can rake care and can be frends and folow them everynhere. However having pets also have an advantages and disadvantages. The main advantage of having pots fit could befriends with you whenever you fee down orn. wl play with you aid folow everywhere you go. Also by having pets t-could make you take mare responsibilty to take care of the pets which mean you wil give them a food on time, wash they body every weeks and set-up thelr bed every right that make you pay more attention and give more responsiblity on everything. However the min dicacvantages of having pets isit could cost a lot of money to spent on it because you have __—_—— ‘topay for their food, water, shatter cloths, and medical care Also by having pets in the house whlch there ceay onal was many people live in. The fur or hair from the pets could com out ar fall down which could make the Early ‘ties como meters aleraictoit-an by having alot of animals fara the house 6 not. a very goad for human heath Le gd same Finally, wheather you going to have a pet or not you should be look at the advantages and eal foe with a disadvantages carefuly nero. 7 pee Scales | Mark | Commentary : ee ae pcabulary geal All content is relevant to the task and the target reader would tite occasionally Content 5 _ | be fully informed. The writer discusses the advantages and alexis tial forms wih f cont = noticeable, he deveined so short may mation that is d have a negative of consistency in elling of a word disadvantages of having pets, giving detailed examples for each, ‘The article has been written in a suitable style, with a Communicative clear introduction and conclusion, The body of the article Achievement communicates straightforward ideas, supported by examples, which would hold the attention of the reader, The article is well organised and coherent, with good use of 4 | Paragraphs to introduce the topic and focus on and develop each aspect in turn. There is a variety of linking words and cohesive devices used to connect ideas both within and across sentences. Organisation ‘There is a range of everyday and topic-specific vocabulary which is used appropriately, despite some spelling errors. There is a range of simple grammatical forms used with a good degree of control, but errors occur when more complex structures are attempted. Errors are noticeable, particularly in the third paragraph, but they do not impede communication, Language 2 109| Marks and results sample B (Test 8, Question 4 ~ Story) oe et am therefore news very ecto, ut this webs first trip on too wry, which made he porto dy 09? i akin backpack, Nick tof fr this new adver snd veloxing time in the quit of wailing boat before sailing, 50.after [hick naa been owen was sum ar i ‘That morning the weather \ putting some food 2nd I ore cnme nape recon oka est ard aha | Hed i apes hat anor ofan he stopped oe 8 oak He was staring ab chenever-endlng | eo coat for any ein en sae Me ae erange nace a some Waves snaked he | boat | He started to worry, “shouldn't have gone out all along! Nick aid loudly, and thought ofall the worst Hinge Het ave lppenc a stark astra torade ao tearsotjay streamed down Mis ing surprise thatthe laughed. ppened was such an ama rowers he But then what h i ar of dolphins were sei cube Mark | Commentary All ehe content is relevant and Marmed The story follows om _ there i clear development row “The story uses the features of a narrave effectively to | re cate straightforward ideas. The wie? the scene specch and SPrnrly and makes good use of descriptions direct sete narrative tenses #0 develop the Reoryline and hold the target would be fully 1 logically from the prompt and. ards a conclusion. the target reader ‘Communicative a Achievement _ | reader's attention. _ _ _ “The story is well organised and coherent ‘and makes use of a Organisation 4 _| variety of cohesive devices to introduce ‘and connect events at |__| sentence and ps sraph level _ “There isa good range of vocabulary, including s Jess comm ‘ocean; tears of j THe ems tbe quiet ofthe seas neverending coed doom his face) which is used aPprOPTT Sead the action. Good! comet is shown PLE range 0 Grammatical forms. There are minimal efors ‘and these clo not a — ere ly to descrit Language 5Marks and results Sample C (Test 6, Question 2 - Email) sveryexcited. ng, So, after the quiet of er-ending ss ahaked the worst things Dear Barney, Thanks very much for your letter. in really interested in your project because there are lots of people with rude behaviour Wellin my country the majority of people are very rude wit other To my iat’ wrong. We lve the Biggest ‘county in the world and certain behaviour is rude, Iwantall people were polite with each other: In my view to be polit is realy important now, but sometimes you should show people their placoe in this world My classmates sametines do that and dn thvk that it's rude behaviour My parent’ ends think that: rude behaviour is todo something ia bad way. For example, you areina fiends house, won put your lege onthe table Rule behaviour is aso to tell how terrible wes food. {have thought that all people shouldbe polite at preset time Well hats for now Kind regards, S| Mice d be fully ompt and Seales ‘Mark | Commentary oe : 7 All content is relevant and the target reader would be fully the scene Content 5 | informed. The main topic of behaviour is discussed in general ech and terms, with some examples and a personal opinion expressed, pid the target use of a events at “Tess common ns tears of joy ly to describe era range of hese do not al ‘The conventions of informal emails are used to communicate Communicative |_| straightforward ideas. The tone of the email is friendly and Achievement suitable opening and closing comments are used to have a positive effect on the reader. ‘The email is generally well organised and coherent, making use of linking words and a limited number of cohesive devices. More Organisation | 2 | use of cohesive devices, such as referencing pronouns, would help the overall cohesiveness of the email by connecting ideas in longer sentences and across paragraphs ‘The email uses everyday vocabulary appropriately, with some overuse of key lexis (rude behaviour: polite). There is a range of Language 2 | simple grammatical forms used with a good degree of control. Errors occur when more complex structures are attempted, but they do not impede communication. Wwiano iu ill Marks and results Sample D (Test 6, Question 3 ~ Article) IF loud travelback to the past, lwould travel to the decadates of the 70s. When people used to make dis dancing, J ould keto travel to that past time because one dy |acked my aranctather what he used todo in his ye ages. 60 he started teling me some things, but-sometting catiched my attention; He told me that was ma done by people at that time was to dance disco at the disco. After him teling this to me, told him to shor how it was danced and he aid nowadays Jamin an academy of dance earning how to dance deco, that's why lwanted to travel to that wart to learn ana feel people dancing and isco is now my favourite type of dancing All content is relevant and the target reader would be fully | Content 5 | informed about the writer's choice of past time and the reason: - this choice. “The conventions of article writing have been used to communi straightforward ideas. A clear opening comment and personal examples hold the target reader's attention from the start. Communicative } 5 Achievement “The article is well organised and coherent, and makes use of a 4 | variety of linking words and some cohesive devices to connect ideas at sentence and paragraph level. i ‘There is a range of everyday vocabulary used appropriately, | with some attempt at less common lexis (decadates: catched m Language 3 | attention). There is a range of simple and some more complex structures generally used with a good degree of control. Errors not impede communication,Marks and results Sample E (Test 7, Question 1 ~ Essay) {to make dsco's todo i hs young thatwas most Aim to show me wel to that time. be fully | the reasons for It is common knowedge that demands on the teenagers, nowadays, are getting higher and higher Inorder to beable to face the demands and challenges of the medern life. Maving independence to make thelr own choices has become ofpermanent importance, Firstly toonagers shouldbe abl to choose howe they wich to have fur ~ the concerts they want to.go ta fs thay woul ike to watch, music they wish to listen to and leisure activities they feel most comfortable doin. \When the decision comes from the teenagers and not imposed, this s much more enjayable and pleacamt. Furthermore, not ony isitimportant to allow the teenagers to have their own money, but itis also essential to give them the chance to choose their own career Having thelr ow money and taking care of their own finances teaches the teenagers to be more responsible towards their purchases and possessions, then becoming adults far more aware of the inportance of saving money and not overspending, Monecver, teenagers should be given the chance to decide the profession they long to follow so as to have dedicated, hard-working and happy professions Being more independent doesn't mean not having parents’ guidance or not following any rules. However means being given the opportunity ~ and responsibilty - to make their own choices and even mistakes, which is uital to face, the world outside their household o communi id personal start. cate kes use of a sto connect opriately, s: catched my sre complex ntrol. Errors do Scales [Mark [Commentary Lc All the content is relevant and the target reader would be Content 5 | fully informed. The two points in the question are developed appropriately and a third aspect, the choice of career, is included. ‘The conventions of essay writing are used effectively to present and develop straightforward and more complex ideas, for example S| in the third paragraph where the writer combines the Second and third points. The balance of general and more specific comments holds the target reader’s attention throughout. Communicative Achievement ‘The essay is well organised and coherent and uses a variety of cohesive devices and organisational patterns within and | across sentences and paragraphs. The essay makes good use of [Organisation | 5} organisational features, such as parallelism, to build up a sequence of ideas, and the overall structure is well planned, moving from 2 general opening statement to specific details and ending with a strong conclusion. Thete is a range of vocabulary, including less common lexis, which is used appropriately, with generally good use of collocation Language 5 | (common knowledge; demands on teenagers; decision ... imposed; profession they long to follow). Good control is demonstrated over a range of grammatical forms and errors are minimal. 13I eee eget ae area uo Marks and results Sample F (Test 7, Question 4 ~ Story) ay who did't have me ol om The room was large furniture pi look out the window. I ly. the trees were covered in green leafes, Suddenly boy who was walking by ise he didn't knewe the boy atl, he wa 1d than to go down an anew friend, Greg Luke had two big windows an 13 awarm day of friends. Luke opened the door a ew his stuf on owas confused be it would be nice to wave bac | exactly. After only fi days of ving o best fiend, they got [Scales | Mark | Commentary _ | “All content is relevant to the task. The story continues from the | prompt and includes informacion about a friend. The story imp Content 4 | Enore Wasa decision’ to wave back and go down into the street put this point isnot developed, and so the target reader isnot fi informed, The story uses the conventions of natrative writing £0 Communicative) 3 | communicate straightforward ideas There is a clear, but simple Actievemens narrative development which holds the target reader’ artention “The story is generally well organised and coherent, making use a | of linking words and some cohesive devices. Paragraphing, and ea 3 | greater use of referencing words co avoid repetition, would hel ‘with the overall cohesiveness of the story. There isa range of everyday vocabulary and some less comme! | lexis (spotted: a complet stranger; remained best friends) used generally appropriately, There is a range of simple and some m Complex grammatical forms used with a good degree of contre There are errors, for example with countable/uncountable fort Language but they do not impede communication. |Marks and results Sample G (Test 8, Question 1 ~ Essay) didn't have much sand some old awarm day of s house, spotted was a complet rad Luke did 90 and Greg grew up es from the e story implies co the street, \der is not fully wo , but simple, 1°s attention making use aphing, and a would help less common jends) used snd some more ce of control. untable forms, ‘Anas ey day oot ate ntor Wndo aiding ous aes ar awa AGE eee ie orci ee sare cae While chatting to friends, we learn how to get-on with people. This skil could be useful in the future forex injob interview. mple Some people would etl disagree and say there was more important thing toe Ia my pinion every person needs some time to relax and hit back Chatting is a good way for that, much better than playing Computer games However: if you find and English speaking friend you could practice new language while chatting. That way it wit benefit you both, Alfin al, think that: chatting to friends is as importart.as studying, while chatting you stillearn new skits hich willbe necessary in your Future. Scales Mark | Commentary All content js relevant and the target reader would be fully Content 5. | informed. The two points given in the question are covered appropriately and a third point, learning a language, is included, | ‘The conventions of essay writing are used effectively to present 4g. | and develop straightforward ideas. General statements are supported by personal opinions and the target reader is addressed directly to hold their attention throu Communicative Achievement The essay is well organised and coherent, with a variety of linking words and cohesive devices. Referencing is used to connect ideas Organisation | 4 | within and across sentences and paragraphs. Although paragraphs tend to be short, they have been used to present each new point clearly. There is a range of everyday vocabulary used appropriately. Good control is shown over a range of simple and some more complex grammatical forms. There are repeated errors with singularfplural forms, but these are minimal and do not impede communication. Language 4 iisMarks and results ‘Sample H (Test 8, Question 2 ~ Article) “ical toa Femous person toy party! woud ite lx Turner from the Artic Monkey.) would vite hh to ty farowel party before | go back hone would choose i because heh 2 beautiful voice and most of ine songs are realy ace Ive never been abe to have art actual comereation with someone Famous eo have a otaf questions Iwo ike to.aok hit Ofcourse would als ie tithe sang someting, would also Rein to sing a cong with my best friend Ghaciance she als ies Artic Menkeys music but she has so beautiful voice compared £0 ited tot wold sow iy fvoit places Asuncion ality sore eye ead rman ee te olay ie wold make fes0 uch ese ad anit woddbe another tik welder forever of my exchange yearn Paraguay Seales ‘Mark | Commentary : a ‘All content is relevant to the task and the target reader is fully, informed about who the writer ‘would invite and what they would ask the guest to do. Content The wxt follows the conventions of article writing in a style which Communicative Aeitable for an online magazine. The comments have been fully Achievement JJeveloped with enthusiasm and emotion, effectively holding the target reader’s attention throughout. “The article is well organised and coherent, and a variety of cohesive devices have been used to generally good effect. Topic Organisation 4 | Sentences are used to introduce ideas, which are subsequently developed in longer sentences. “There is a range of everyday vocabulary used appropriately. A ce 4g | sange of simple and some more ‘complex grammatical structures is teed with control, Thete are only occasional errors, which do nor impede communication,|would vite ‘ice and most of pus 0) have a st friend fe from home. IF would remember Jer is fully at they would na style which ave been fully ‘holding the iety of fect. Topic psequently opriately. A cal structures is , which do not Marks and results Listening One mark is given for each correct answer. The total mark is converted into a score on the Cambridge English Scale for the paper. In Part 2, minor spelling errors are allowed, provided that the candidate's intention is clear, For security reasons, several versions of the Listening paper are used at each administration of the examination. Before grading, the performance of the candidates in each of the versions is compared and marks adjusted to compensate for any imbalance in levels of difficulty Speaking ‘Throughout the test candidates are assessed on their own individual performance and not in relation to the other candidate. They are assessed on their language skills, not on their personality, intelligence or knowledge of the world. Candidates must, however, be prepared to develop the conversation and respond to the tasks in an appropriate way. Candidates are awarded marks by two examiners: the assessor and the interlocutor. The assessor awards marks by applying performance descriptors from the Analytical Assessment scales for thé following criteria: Grammar and Vocabulary ‘This refers to the accurate use of grammatical forms and appropriate use of vocabulary. It also includes the range of language. Discourse Management ‘This refers to the extent, relevance and coherence of each candidate's contributions. Candidates should be able to construct clear stretches of speech which are easy to follow. The length of their contributions should be appropriate to the task, and what they say should be related to the topic and the conversation in general Pronunciation This refers to the intelligibility of contributions at word and sentence levels. Candidates should be able to produce utterances that can easily be understood, and which show control of intonation, stress and individual sounds. Interactive Communication This refers to the ability to use language to achieve meaningful communication, Candidates should be able to initiate and respond appropriately according to the task and conversation, and also to use interactive strategies to maintain and develop the communication whilst negotiating towards an outcome. 17Marks aid results | 1 Uses a range of relevant and there isa placed. ‘the interaetion and | to give and exchange ideas. articulated clearly. ‘ouevome. io of contcol of simple which are extended and has some control of | appropriately. | 118,Marks and results ‘The interlocutor awards a mark for overall performance using a Global Achievement scale, a ; - es and responds: | B2 | Global Achievement | i Performance shares features of Bans 1 and 3. popriately. Performance below Band TT ntains and develops 9 Perfe below Band 1 ela Assessment for Cambridge English: First for Schools is based on performance across all parts rv wi very ele of the test, and is achieved by applying the relevant descriptors in the assessment scales. po. fates and responds onna eps the iteration me with very Tile rpg and support 119