REVIEW TEST 1 ● ANSWER KEY
Writing
Can write straightforward, detailed descriptions on a range of familiar topics.
Can clearly signal chronological sequence in narrative text.
Sample answer
Hi John,
I’d like to tell you how I met my best friend Sam. It was three years ago, during the summer holidays, and I was at the tennis club near my home. I was having my first tennis lesson, and I wasn’t doing very well! I’d decided to take up tennis because I wanted a sport to play in the summer. Joe was having a lesson on the court next to me. I could see that he was a very good player.
Joe was tall and well-built, with dark curly hair. He looked very easy-going and I could see that he had a good sense of humour because he was laughing a lot. I liked him because he was sporty, like me, and he looked friendly.
After my lesson he invited me to have a game of tennis with him. He won, of course, but we laughed a lot and got on very well. Since then we’ve been playing tennis together regularly, and we’re now best friends.
Write soon,
Paul
(171 words)
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
Content
Task achievement
Organisation and structure
Range
Accuracy
1-2
Content is difficult to understand. Ideas are basic and not developed, and no opinions are expressed.
Completes only one or two aspects of the task. May not use the correct genre and only covers one or two of the points specified in the task.
Paragraph structure provided not followed.
Uses only very basic vocabulary and grammar, with a lot of errors.
Lots of errors even in basic language, which impede communication.
3-4
Content is comprehensible. Ideas are fairly simple but well expressed. Some ideas are developed by giving reasons or examples. Some details are added, and some opinions are expressed.
Completes the majority of the task. Uses the correct genre and covers the majority, but not all, of the points specified in the task.
Paragraph structure provided partially followed. Some paragraphs may only have one or two sentences.
Uses simple vocabulary and basic grammar structures accurately. Uses some more advanced vocabulary, including some vocabulary for describing people. Uses some more advanced grammar structures with errors, and uses some narrative tenses accurately.
Generally accurate, but with some errors, especially in more advanced language.
5-6
Content is comprehensible and interesting. Ideas are developed with reasons, examples etc. Details are added and opinions expressed, giving the text a lively feel.
Completes all parts of the task fully, including the correct genre and all the points specified in the task.
Divided into three paragraphs, following the structure provided. Each paragraph has a clear purpose.
Uses a wide range of vocabulary appropriately, including vocabulary for describing people. Uses a wide range of grammar structures accurately and appropriately, including a range of narrative tenses.
A few mistakes in more advanced language structures, but generally very accurate.
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