Diagnostic test: Level B2

Answer key
SECTION 1 SECTION 2
LISTENING (10 marks) USE OF ENGLISH (10 marks)
A A
1B 2B 3C 4A 5A 6B 1C 2B 3C 4B 5C

B B
7B 8E 9A 10 C 6B 7C 8A 9C 10 C
Not used: D
WRITING (10 marks)
READING (10 marks) See the Writing task mark scheme below
A
1D 2A 3D 4B

B
5B 6A 7C 8C 9B 10 A

Writing task mark scheme

SKILL COMPETENCE MARK
Grammar and • Struggles to make correct vocabulary choices and simple 0
vocabulary grammatical forms correctly thus interfering with meaning.
• Uses a range of everyday vocabulary mostly appropriately and 1
shows a fair command of common grammatical forms.
• Uses a good range of vocabulary including some less common 2
lexis and shows fair command of common grammatical forms.
• Uses a good range of topic-specific vocabulary and shows good 3
command of a range of grammatical forms.
• Uses a broad range of appropriate vocabulary and a wide range
4
of grammatical forms with good control.
Organisation • Struggles to organise their writing or connect sentences 0
appropriately.
• Text is generally clear and well organised and uses some level- 1
appropriate linking devices.
• Text is clear and well organised and uses a range of level- 2
appropriate linking words.
• Text is clear and well organised, coherent as a whole, and uses a
flexible range of linking words and organisational devices 3
effectively.
Task • Struggles to complete the task in a meaningful way. 0
achievement • Covers only some of the specified points, and/or covers all of 1
them, but not adequately.
• Covers all the points in an adequate way and attempts to
employ an appropriate tone and follows conventions of the type 2
of writing.
• Covers all the points in the task effectively within the
conventions of the type of writing and uses an appropriately 3
formal or informal tone.
Total marks: 10

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SECTION 3
SPEAKING (10 marks)
See the Speaking task mark scheme below
Speaking task mark scheme
SKILL COMPETENCE MARK
Grammar • Shows little command of simple grammatical forms. 0
• Shows good command of simple grammatical forms. 1
• Shows good command of a range of simple grammatical
2
forms and attempts some more complex structures
• Shows good command of a range of simple grammatical
3
forms and some more complex structures.

Vocabulary • Struggles to use vocabulary appropriate to the topic. 0

• Uses a range of appropriate vocabulary to talk generally 1
about the topic.
• Uses a good range of appropriate vocabulary to talk 2
generally about the topic.
• Uses a good range of appropriate vocabulary, including 3
some more specific lexis, to share their ideas more
accurately about the topic.

Interactive • Struggles to maintain exchanges. 0

communication • Manages to respond appropriately and maintain 1
exchanges.
• Manages to initiate, maintain and develop the interaction, 2
and respond appropriately.
• Talks fairly fluently and develops the interaction, with 3
some occasional hesitations.
• Talks fluently and produces extended interactions, linking
ideas. Employs skills to develop and maintain the 4
interaction, with little or no hesitation.
Total marks: 10

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Audioscript
A
Host Today’s guest is celebrity chef and food blogger Bill Stevens, whom many of you will know
from his cookery programmes on TV and his award-winning restaurants in London ... and of
course, as the author of the best-selling cookbook Main Menus, which he’s come to chat
about today.
Bill Thank you, hello!
Host But before we get on to that, Bill, can you tell us a bit about how you got to where you are
today? I mean, was a career in cookery something you'd always planned on?
Bill No, I actually did a degree in history, thinking I might teach, and then did an accountancy
course, much to my mother’s and father’s delight, because they both had a background in
banking and finance. But then I set up my own vegetarian restaurant, which didn’t go down
so well with them! However, they forgave me when journalists started to give me great
reviews in the papers, and I started building up a good reputation as a chef.
Host So, the public loved it, didn’t they?
Bill Yes, they did! There were other vegetarian restaurants in the area, but ours was the best –
and not so much because the food was unique, but because of the overall feel of the place,
you know, everyone sat at long tables next to strangers, and it was all very informal. And I
cooked nice, kind of homely meals that even meat eaters would enjoy, because we got all
sorts of people, not just vegetarians or vegans.
Host Now, at that time, you were a vegetarian yourself, weren’t you?
Bill Yes, I was.
Host Why did you become one? Were you rebelling against your parents?
Bill Gosh, no! I went vegetarian when I was 16, but I wasn’t trying to be different or anything. I
only became a vegetarian after a summer job in a chicken packing factory. Well, as you can
probably imagine, after working there, just seeing meat in a supermarket made me feel ill.
And actually, I still think there are issues with the way some of our farm animals are treated
and raised.
Host Right. But you aren’t a vegetarian now, are you?
Bill No, not anymore.
Host Why’s that?
Bill It … I guess it just wasn’t exciting enough, you know? At my newest restaurant, we serve all
sorts of food, and I sometimes eat meat if it comes from a reliable farm. So, we serve both
meat and vegan food, which is an organisational challenge, but it’s fun to have a wide
menu and be able to surprise people with something they wouldn’t expect. We also do
Chinese stuff. I just enjoy doing new things, I think.
Host That sounds great! But talking of menus, let’s go back to your latest project, Main Menus,
which I’m sure lots of our listeners will be very keen to find out about …

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B
Text 1
When you think about it, back in the 1850s, this railway line was an astonishing achievement, with the
huge tunnels they had to build and these enormous stone bridges across the valleys … all of it done
entirely by hand. And it was right at heart of Britain’s economy, bringing coal from the mines to the
great industrial cities of the North of England. I know it crosses lots of beautiful countryside and
nowadays it’s a big tourist attraction, which I suppose is better than nothing, but it’s not quite the
wonder of the world that it once was.

Text 2
When the Channel Tunnel was originally given the go-ahead, there was some annoyance that it would
involve putting your car onto a train rather than driving straight through, and I think I shared that
feeling until I actually tried it. The process is really very simple: you drive on the train in England, stay
in your car for 30 minutes and drive off in France. It’s actually rather boring, which is a bit sad when
you think that it’s in fact one of the greatest engineering achievements in history.

Text 3
I’ve travelled lots on Indian railways, ranging from the very basic to the other end of the scale.
My favourite memory though will always be my first trip on the Mandovi Express, from Mumbai to
Madgaon. I was afraid the 12-hour trip would be a bit of a nightmare, but what transformed it was
the extraordinary quality of the catering, which is probably the best on the whole network. On top of
that, there were the sparkling waters of the Arabian Sea on one side, coconut trees on the other, and
a warm gentle breeze from beginning to end.

Text 4
I recently went from Venice to Budapest on the Orient Express, perhaps the most famous train in the
world. The original Orient Express began taking passengers from Paris to Istanbul in 1883, and was,
at the time, not just the fastest method of travelling, but also the most luxurious. The owners of the
modern Orient Express have built a train that is almost exactly the same, just as beautiful, with
comfortable sleeping cabins, an elegant piano bar and a top-class restaurant. Although it’s incredibly
slow by modern standards, it really does feel like travelling back in time, with the focus on the
journey, not the destination – if you know what I mean.

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