Handout

Here are 20 extracts from commentaries for First candidates.

Were they quoted as examples of:

A good degree of control of a range of simple grammatical forms?

Attempts some complex grammatical forms (with some success)?

GREY

Put an S for Simple or a C for Complex or G for Grey by each quote.

Master

SIMPLE ??? GREY COMPLEX ???

 Talking outside is very  If there was a library, it

comfortable – that’s why I could be better
chose this place Attempt at COMPLEX
COMPLEX

 I went to Paris to see my  They are enjoying the time

friends because it’s summer
SIMPLE - infinitive of SIMPLE - ‘because’ is a
purpose coordinating conjunction

 Maybe the season is winter  There is a group of girls

SIMPLE who are trying to study
SIMPLE GREY
 You can speak more It’s a job which requires
fluently because you share professional skills
the same ideas GREY COMPLEX
GREY COMPLEX

 In the first picture the  I’m like a huge fan of

woman could be impressed literature so I enjoy
by the picture learning
Attempt at COMPLEX SIMPLE - ‘so’ is a
coordinating conjunction

 I live in a little village near  I shouldn’t have done that

Lausanne COMPLEX
SIMPLE

 I think the first one is  It depends on my mood, I

difficult because it requires think I would change my
a technical language and hair
so * previous knowledge SIMPLE GREY
COMPLEX *ellipsis

 Being a policeman is also  I don’t think it’s good to do

dangerous something that lasts all
SIMPLE GREY year long
GREY COMPLEX

 When you graduate from  I think the lady is

university, you aren’t a contemplating something
student anymore amazingly technical
GREY COMPLEX GREY – a reduced relative
clause ‘…something which
is amazingly…’, but top
vocab
 It’s hard to say, but it  It’s hard to say what he’s
depends on the situation doing
SIMPLE GREY GREY COMPLEX
Mixed up version to be done online

SIMPLE ??? GREY COMPLEX ???

 Talking outside is very  If there was a library, it

comfortable – that’s why I could be better
chose this place

 I went to Paris to see my  They are enjoying the time

friends because it’s summer

 Maybe the season is winter  There is a group of girls

who are trying to study

 You can speak more It’s a job which requires

fluently because you share professional skills
the same ideas

 In the first picture the  I’m like a huge fan of

woman could be impressed literature so I enjoy
by the picture learning
 I live in a little village near  I shouldn’t have done that
Lausanne

 I think the first one is  It depends on my mood, I

difficult because it requires think I would change my
a technical language and hair
so previous knowledge

 Being a policeman is also  I don’t think it’s good to do

dangerous something that lasts all
year long

 When you graduate from  I think the lady is

university, you aren’t a contemplating something
student anymore amazingly technical

 It’s hard to say, but it  It’s hard to say what he’s

depends on the situation doing
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Handout 2

Here are 20 extracts from commentaries for First candidates.

Were they quoted as examples of:

A good degree of control of a range of simple grammatical forms?

Attempts some complex grammatical forms (with some success)?

Grey
Cut up

SIMPLE ??? GREY COMPLEX ???

 There is a group of girls  If there as a library, it could

who are trying to study be better

 I went to Paris to see my  You can speak more fluently

friends because you share the same
ideas

 Maybe the season is  Talking outside is very

winter comfortable – that’s why I
chose this place

 They are enjoying the  It’s a job which requires

time because it’s summer professional skills

 I’m like a huge fan of  In the first picture the woman

literature so I enjoy could be impressed by the
learning picture
 I live in a little village near  I shouldn’t have done that
Lausanne

 It depends on my mood, I  I think the first one is difficult

think I would change my because it requires a
hair technical language and so
previous knowledge

 Being a policeman is also  I don’ think it’s good to do

dangerous something that lasts all year
long

 I think the lady is  When you graduate from

contemplating something university, you aren’t a
amazingly technical student anymore

 It’s hard to say, but it  It’s hard to say what he’s

depends on the situation doing