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Entry Test Role cards for speaking
Student A
You and Student B spent a month studying English. Now the month is finished, and you
are at home. Ask and answer uestions to talk about your month in a language school.
Answer Student B!s uestions about you.
Student A Student B
location
teacher
Cath, 2,
!ustralia
host family
"ohn and
#isa $
2 children
class
% students& ' "apan,
2 China, 2 (ermany
free time
Student B
You and Student A spent a month studying English. Now the month is finished, and you are
at home. Ask and answer uestions to talk about your month in a language school.
Answer Student A!s uestions about you.
Student A Student B
location
teacher
)a*e, +0,
,cotland
host family
-rs "enkins,
, $ +
dogs.
class
12 students& all from
your country.
free time
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Entry Test key and teacher/s notes
is to assess ,,/ le*el at the outset of the course0
1 1alse 2 1alse
3t allo4s you to check their understanding of the
2 True + True
pre*ious le*el of the course 5Essential English 26
' 1alse True
the pre*ious book0 1 They 4ere 4earing red clothes0
2 ,he in*ited 20 people0
3f none of your ,, ha*e completed Essential
' They 4ere unhappy because of the loud music0
English 2, this is an opportunity to determine
2 The T7 is broken0
4hether all ,, are studying at the correct le*el,
+ ,he mentions coffee and orange 8uice0
or 4hether some remedial 4ork is needed before
,he did the 4ashing up0
1 similar ' 4eak + slo4
2 early 2 horrible
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The purpose of the Essential English ' Entry Test
problems and complaints from lesson '10
and suggests items for re*ie40 3t also allo4s you to
assess the le*el of ne4 ,, in the class compared
to the members of the class 4ho ha*e completed
" The second reading task asks ,, to e9amine the
te9t in some depth0
progressing to Essential English '0
# This e9ercise re*ie4s the Past simple from
Essential English 20 3f ,, ha*e difficulty finding the
ans4ers, direct them to the (rammar Reference on
pages
112:11+ of the Essential English 2 ,tudent/s ;ook0
1 4ent sang
2 ate % 4as
' didn/t kno4 < sa4
2 had = forgot
+ played 10 didn/t take
$ This e9ercise re*ie4s grammar from throughout
Essential English 20 (i*e 2pts for each >uestion&
1pt for each correct ans4er0
1 lot of, any 2 going, ha*e got
2 much, red ones + to, by
' people, children
% This e9ercise re*ie4s ad8ecti*es from ?ord ;ank 1
of Essential English 20
& This e9ercise re*ie4s places in cities from ?ord
;ank +, and describing people from ?ord ;ank =
of Essential English 20
1 eyes ' bald + curly
2 library 2 block
' This e9ercise re*ie4s *ocabulary from throughout
Essential English 20
1 about ' in + after
2 for 2 up
( This e9ercise re*ie4s *ocabulary from throughout
Essential English 20 @ote that the ans4ers belo4
sho4 the incorrect 4ord& the 4ord that ,, should
cross out on their paper0
1 born 2 4ait
2 somebody a te9t + salary
' a skirt
) The first reading task tests global understanding of
the te9t0 This te9t uses language from throughout
Essential English 2, especially the language of
* The recording re*ie4s the language of studying
at a language school, from lesson 1! of Essential
English '0 3t also ser*es as a preparation task for
the follo4ing speaking task, 4here ,, need to
replicate a similar con*ersation0 Play the recording
t4ice0
1 daughters A children + the B,!
2 1< beach
' intermediate % 4aterCskiing
2 teacher < 4ashing
#+ 1or the speaking tasks, put ,, in pairs0 3f you ha*e
an odd number in your class, play the second role
yourself 5it is best to do this 4ith the 4eakest , in
the class, so that you can pro*ide them 4ith added
support60
(i*e ,, a minute or t4o to prepare their roles
54ithout 4riting anything do4n6 before the roleCplay
begins0
,, roleCplay the con*ersations, finding out all the
information about their partner0
-ark the con*ersation as follo4s&
D 10pts, di*ided like this&
D 'pts for correctly forming >uestions
D 'pts for correctly ans4ering the >uestions
D 2pts for pronunciation
D 2pts for keeping the con*ersation mo*ing, and
not pausing too much
## This e9ercise re*ie4s ?riting 2 from page ' of the
,tudent/s ;ook, as 4ell as the Past simple from
Bnit 20 3t also further practises the going to future
from lesson 2)0
D (i*e 10pts for the 4ritten 4ork, di*ided like this&
D 'pts for grammar and punctuation
D 2pts for spelling
D 1pt for using appropriate paragraphing
D 2pts for successfully completing the task 5in this
case, ans4ering all of ;ritney/s >uestions6
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Entry Test listening script
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-um #iam. Eou/re home.
#iam Fi -um. Ees, 3/m back.
-um ,o ho4 4as your month in -e9icoG
#iam -um, it 4as 000 fantastic.
-um 3t/s a beautiful country0 3 4ent there on holiday in 1==+0 3 lo*ed it0
#iam Eeah, 3t/s great0
-um Fo4 4as your host familyG
#iam They 4ere really friendly. There 4as Paco, the father, his 4ife, Carmen, and their three daughters&
Pilar, -acu and ,ara0
-um ?o4. 3t 4as a big family0
#iam Eeah. !nd ,ara 4as 1< like me, and 4e spent a lot of time together0 3 met all her friends0
-um That/s good0 )id they speak EnglishG
#iam Eeah, they did, but 4e spoke ,panish all the time0
-um ReallyG ,o ho4 good is your ,panishG
#iam 3/m intermediate le*el0
-um ?hat 4as your teacher likeG
#iam TiaraG ,he 4as really nice0 !nd a great teacher too0 -um !nd 4here the other students fromG
#iam 1i*e from ;ritain like me, and si9 from the B,!0
-um Hh0 !nd 4hat did you do at the 4eekendsG
#iam 3 usually 4ent 4ith ,ara and her friends to the beach.
-um Hh yes, you look *ery bro4n0
#iam !nd, -um, 3 learned 4aterCskiing.
-um ReallyG
#iam Eeah, because ,ara/s dad has got a boat0 ?e 4ent out on that0
-um #ucky you0 ?ell, you can/t go 4aterCskiing here in ;irmingham0 @o4, look, gi*e me that bag0 3/m
going to do some 4ashing0
#iam Fere you are0
-um #iam, 4hen 4as the last time you 4ashed your clothesG.
#iam Er000 about four 4eeks agoG