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4. WRITING

3. READING

2. LISTENING

1. SPEAKING

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First the examiner will greet you and will ask you your name. Then the examiner will give you one picture and show you that he or she has a picture which is similar but has some differences. The examiner will read you some sentences about his or her picture and you must look at your picture and explain how it is different. For example, the examiner might say ‘In my picture there’s a puppy behind the tree.’

In Part 2 you and the examiner take turns to ask and answer questions based on a pair of similar pictures and question prompts. First the examiner will ask you questions about your picture and then you must ask similar questions about the examiner’s picture.

In Part 3 the examiner will show you five pictures which tell a story. The examiner tells you about the first picture and then asks you to continue the story. The examiner might say, for example, ‘It’s David’s birthday. He’s very excited. His friends have come to his party. His mother, father and baby sister are there too.’ You must then talk about the other four pictures.

In Part 4 the examiner will ask you some questions about yourself. He might ask you, for example, about your school, your hobbies, your birthday, your family or your holidays.

In Part 1 you see a big picture which shows different people doing different things. There are seven names round the picture. You hear an adult and a child talking about the people in the picture. You have to draw a line from the name you hear to the correct person in the picture. We have done an example for you. Can you see the line from William? In the test, there are three more people you have to find.

In Part 2 you hear a conversation between two speakers. On the question paper there is a form or a page on a notepad. You have to write a word or a number in five places on the form or notepad. You do not have to spell words perfectly if they are not spelled out for you. In the conversation below, a woman is asking a man about his children’s sports club. In the test there are three more questions like these.

In Part 3 you have two sets of pictures. On the left hand page of the exam paper there are some pictures of named people or other named places or objects. On the right hand side is a set of pictures with letters but no words. You hear a conversation between two people and you have to match one of the lettered pictures to one of the named pictures. You write a letter in each box beside the named pictures.Have a look at the pictures below. What did each person in Mr Salt’s family choose to buy in the new supermarket? In the test, there are two more people to match to objects.

In Part 4 you hear five connected dialogues. There is a question about each dialogue and you have to choose which of three pictures gives the answer to the question. You must put a tick () in the box below the correct picture. In the test, you have three more questions like the ones below.

In Part 5 you see a big picture like the one on the next page. You listen to a dialogue between an adult and a child and must colour specific objects using the colour that we tell you to use. You will also have to draw and colour a simple object and to write a short word somewhere in the picture.

READING

40 minutes/50 questionsThere are seven parts in the Reading and Writing test. In the test, all the parts include at least one example. You do not have to write much but you must take care to spell all your answers correctly.

PART 1

Part 1 (10 questions)In Part 1 you look at fifteen words and ten definitions. You must find the word which matches each definition and write it beside its definition. There are no pictures to help you in this part. In the test, there are five more questions like the ones below.

PART 1

PART 2

Candidates read a dialogue in which the second speaker’s responses are missing. There is a list of possible responses for the second speaker, lettered A–H (refer to page 79 of the Sample papers volume 1). Candidates select the appropriate response in each case and write the letter in the gap. There are two responses which do not fit the dialogue.

PART 2

PART 3

Part 3 (6 questions)In Part 3 you read a text which has five gaps in it. The missing words may be nouns, adjectives or verbs. Next to the text there is a box with words in it. You choose the correct word from the box and copy it into each gap. For the last question (6), you must choose the best title for the text from a choice of three possible titles.

PART 3

PART 4

Part 4 (10 questions)In Part 4 you read a factual text which has ten gaps. The gaps are for grammar words like prepositions, pronouns, adverbs and verbs. You have a choice of three words to fill each gap and must choose the correct word and copy it into the gap.

PART 4

PART 5

Part 5 (7 questions)In Part 5 you read a story. There is a picture which illustrates the story and seven sentences about it. You must complete the sentences, using one, two, three or four words. The pictures may help you to understand the story but do not give you the answers to the questions. In the test the story is longer and there are four more questions like the ones below.

PART 5

PART 6

Part 6 (5 questions)In Part 6 you read a text from a letter or a diary. The text has five gaps. You must write a word in each gap. There is no list of words to help you. There are some pictures which will help you understand the text but they will not give you the answers to the questions. This part of the test tests your knowledge of both grammar and vocabulary.

PART 6

PART 7

Candidates write a short story based on three pictures.

PART 7