a1 practice paper 1 city & guilds new 2009

© The City and Guilds of London Institute 2009 C1

International ESOL English for Speakers of Other Languages Preliminary Level – A1 Practice Paper 1 8984-71-071 (EL-IESOL 1)

City & Guilds new 2009 Practice Paper

Candidate’s name (block letters please)

Centre no Date

Time allowed: 2 hours

- Listening

- Reading

- Writing

Instructions to Candidates - Answer all the questions.

- All your answers must be written in ink not pencil. For examiner’s use only

Parts

L1

L2

L3

L4

Total

R1

R2

R3

R4

Total

W1

W2

W3

W4

Candidate’s score

RESULTS: LISTENING READING WRITING

OVERALL RESULT:

This paper must be returned with the candidate’s work, otherwise the entry will be void and no result will be issued.

8984-71-071 (EL-IESOL 1) - 2 - Practice Paper 1

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Listening Part 1 You will hear seven sentences twice. Match what you hear with one of the answers. Look at the example. If you hear ‘It’s a dress, It’s a dress ’, the answer is (a). Put a circle round the letter of the correct answer.

1.

a)

b) c) d)

2.

a) b) c) d)

3.

a)

b)

c)

d)

4.

a) b) c) d)

Example:

a) b) c) d)

£25 £29 £5 £9


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5.

a) b) c) d)

6.

a) b) c) d)

7.

a) b) c) d)

BLINT PLINT BRINT PRINT


C4

Listening Part 2 You will hear seven sentences twice. Choose the best reply to each sentence. Look at the example. If you hear ‘Where’s my pen?, Where’s my pen?’, the best reply is (a). Put a circle round the letter of the best reply.

1. a) I’m fine. b) Yes, please. c) I’m Pete. d) Oh, goodbye. 2. a) It’s ten o’clock. b) In ten minutes. c) It’s the tenth. d) In number ten. 3. a) Where is it? b) Yes, it is. c) Yes, please. d) Is it here? 4. a) Me too. b) No, thanks. c) That’s right. d) I’m sorry. 5. a) How silly. b) Good for you. c) How lovely. d) That’s OK. 6. a) Well! b) Sorry! c) When? d) Why?

7. a) Not at all. b) Yes, of course. c) That’s right. d) No, thanks.

Example: a) There it is. b) It’s mine. c) Thanks. d) That’s OK.


C5

Listening Part 3 You will hear five short conversations. Listen to the conversations and choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Put a circle round the letter of the correct answer. You will hear each conversation twice. First, look at the sentences for Conversation One. Conversation 1

Ben is

a) with the man. b) at the party. c) with the woman. d) in his house.

Conversation 2 The man

a) wins a prize. b) buys a present. c) helps the woman. d) gives a lesson.

Conversation 3 The woman feels

a) happy. b) upset. c) hungry. d) surprised.

Conversation 4 The speakers are

a) brother and sister. b) assistant and customer. c) husband and wife. d) teacher and student.

Conversation 5 The man is

a) eating her food. b) driving her car. c) sitting on her chair. d) standing on her foot.


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Listening Part 4 Listen to the phone conversation. Tick ( ) one box on each line of the form. First, look at the form. The first one is done for you. You will hear the conversation twice.

Rose Hotel Booking Form

Day Mon Tue Wed Thurs

Start Time 5pm 6pm 7pm 8pm

Number of people 0-10 11-20 21-40 41+

Main course Fish Meat Pasta Salads

Dessert Fruit Cheese Ice-cream Cake

Music Pop Rock Classical None

Finish 10-11 11-12 12-1 1-2


C7

Reading Part 1 Read the text and choose the correct word(s) A – G to complete each sentence. Write the correct letter in each box. There are two extra words or phrases you will not need. An example is done for you.

A difficult

B teacher

C very nice

D in my road

E a man

F there

G lessons

There is a very good sports centre D . I go to yoga

classes . 1. I really like my . 2. She is . 3.

Yoga isn’t . 4.


C8

Reading Part 2 Read the five texts. Choose a, b, c or d to complete each text. Circle the letter of the correct answer. First, look at the example. Example:

a) Spain b) 24 c) 12/10/1989 d) Monday

1.

a) some water b) a teabag c) them d) one

2.

a) Merry b) Good c) Happy d) Lovely

Visa Form First name: Pedro Surname: Garcia Date of birth: ……….. Nationality: Spanish

Birthday

Best wishes from Lauren

Making a cup of tea

Boil some water. Put in a cup. Pour the

water on the teabag. Wait. Take out the teabag. Enjoy with milk or

lemon.


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3. a) Thursday b) Sunday c) Tuesday d) Saturday 4. a) you b) we c) parents d) they 5.

a) Tennis b) History c) English d) Games

WATERMAN’S BOOKS

Sports section

• Golf

• Football

• Badminton

•

• Basketball

Give my love to your parents. How are ? I would like to meet them again. They are very nice.

Monday 21 May 9.30 Doctor 2.45 Meet Jo

…………… 22 May 11.30 Hairdresser’s 20.00 Cinema


C10

Reading Part 3 Read the four short texts. There are six questions about the texts. Which text A, B, C, or D gives you the answer to each question? The first one is done for you. A Monday 30th

B

C D

Which text gives you: 1. the name of Joy’s friend? A

2. Joy’s old address?

3. Joy’s new address?

4. some information about the flat?

5. the date of Joy’s move?

6. some directions to the flat?

24th April Dear Sirs Please note my new address from today. Please do not send any post to me at the old address. Yours faithfully Joy Hwang

Dear Katey My new flat is lovely. It has two bedrooms. Please come and see it. The train station is opposite my road. Get off at Soton West. Joy

Please send all post to:

Joy Hwang 14 Station Row Soton

Dear Sirs You do not have my correct address on your database. I do not live at 5 Gold Street, Soton, any more.


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Reading Part 4 Read the text about four television programmes. Match the information in the factsheet with the programmes. Tick ( ) the correct box in each row. The first one is done for you.

Factsheet

Who’s Next? Animal Magic Life Goes On Barney and Bubbles

Has a winner

Is colourful

Is for all ages

Is sometimes sad

Is on TV seven nights

Shows many countries

Makes you laugh

Today’s programmes

• Who’s Next? is a quiz show. There are ten people in the first programme tonight. One person wins £10,000 at the end. You can watch the programme every night this week.

• Animal Magic is a programme about animals all over the world.

The photography is wonderful. The colours are amazing. The animals are very interesting.

• Life Goes On is tonight’s film. It’s an unhappy story about a family in Ireland.

The family often have a difficult time. They don’t have much money. Sometimes they have problems.

• Barney and Bubbles is a very enjoyable cartoon. The artists on this programme

are very clever and funny. Children and adults both like it. Families can watch this programme together.


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Writing Part 1 Complete this form.

Brenton Library Full name: Date of birth: Hobby/Interest: Job/Profession: Email address:


C13

Writing Part 2 Write this message again. Put in the missing capital letters and full stops.

i live in london it is a very interesting city


C14

Writing Part 3 Write four sentences about your weekends. Write between 20 and 40 words.


C15

Writing Part 4 Write a letter to a new friend. Tell your friend about yourself and your family. Write between 15 and 25 words. Dear …

End of Examination

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