UNIT TEST 5 ● ANSWER KEY

Writing

Can write about everyday things (e.g. people, places, job, study) in linked sentences.
Can use appropriate openings and endings in simple informal emails.

Sample answer

Hi Olivia,
Guess what! I live in a different city now and I go to a new school.
The school is OK. It’s bigger than the old one and there are more pupils. I like the teachers. They are very
friendly and helpful. There are lots of classrooms, corridors, science labs and a nice library.
My favourite subject is Chemistry. The teacher is very good at explaining things. At the old school I was
confused but now I understand everything.
Most of the rules are the same. We have to go to classes on time and must always do our homework. We
don’t have to wear a uniform here.
When can you come and visit me? I hope you can come soon – I miss you!
Write soon.
Love
XYZ

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 UNIT TEST 5 ● 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 May not cover all Text organised at Content would Uses only very Many lexical and
the content phrase or have a negative basic vocabulary grammatical errors,
points, or in sentence level. effect on the and grammar even in basic
insufficient Control may be intended reader structures, language, which
depth and/or sufficient for very due to lexical perhaps with a impede
scope. simple tasks but and/or lot of errors. communication of
Lexical and not more grammatical No complex or ideas.
grammatical complex ones. inaccuracies compound
inaccuracies and/or poor sentences.
Little or no linking
impede task control of register.
between
achievement. sentences.
Little or no text
organisation
according to
genre.
3–4 All points may Text organised Sections of the Uses basic A number of lexical
have been largely at content would vocabulary, but and grammatical
covered, but sentence level. probably have a largely used errors probably
some in Possibly some positive effect on accurately. evident but not in
insufficient simple and the intended Uses basic sufficient quantity
depth. logically- reader due to grammar to greatly impede
There may be sequenced reasonable lexical structures, communication of
evidence of paragraphs or and/or perhaps with a ideas.
paragraphing, sections with grammatical few errors.
but this may be linking between accuracy and/or
Probably no
inappropriate. sentences. sufficient control of
complex, but
Control is register.
possibly some
sufficient to compound,
respond to simple sentences.
tasks and to
complete some
more complex
ones.
5–6 All content Text organised The text would Uses a good Occasional lexical
points covered and sequenced have a positive range of level- and grammatical
with sufficient simply but effect on the appropriate errors probably
depth and scope. logically intended reader vocabulary and evident but not in
Paragraphs used throughout. due to good lexical grammar sufficient quantity
appropriately for Linking between and/or structures. or severity to
the purpose and sentences grammatical Largely used impede the
genre of the throughout. accuracy and/or accurately. communication of
writing. Control of sufficient control of Possibly some ideas.
language is register. complex and/or
clearly sufficient compound
to respond to sentences.
simple and more
complex tasks.

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