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KEYNOTE INTERMEDIATE MID-COURSE TEST | (Units 1–6)

Answer key

To score each test as a percentage, take the get less expensive stuff in a noodle bar –
student’s total mark (e.g. 60), divide by 80 and there’s a good noodle café round the corner
multiply by 100 = 75%. from where I live, where you get great snacks.
I love trying new foods and although I may not
VOCABULARY try Japanese pickles again – vinegar’s too
1 strong for me – I can’t wait to have more
1 Collaboration 2 volunteers 3 trainee sashimi – I never thought raw fish could taste
4 assistant 5 payment 6 openness so good! I’m planning to go to a new place,
7 recommendations 8 satisfaction where their speciality is what they call sea
9 accessible 10 researcher vegetables– that’s stuff like seaweed, I think.
2 Speaker 2
11 B 12 C 13 B 14 D 15 A 16 C As a travel agent based in an agency, I’ve
17 D 18 A 19 D 20 B definitely seen changes in the way holiday
bookings are made and the kinds of holiday
GRAMMAR people want to go on. Coming into an office
3 such as ours to get an agent to book a holiday
21 was 22 any / much 23 most 24 many for you is becoming much less common –
25 few 26 a 27 got 28 lot 29 often / though certain people still prefer to trust a
usually / always 30 than professional than do it themselves online
4 because we’ve got the experience. I’ve been
31 is cheaper 32 a little 33 was giving to a lot of the resorts myself, so I’ve got first-
34 the most 35 to avoid 36 hadn’t / had not hand knowledge of what to expect and I can
ever / had never 37 that speaking 38 Some / share that knowledge with them. Booking
A few 39 you doing 30 more features than through an agency isn’t necessarily cheaper,
READING though – there are definitely bargains to be
found on travel websites and you can trust
5 them with your money. Traditionally, people in
41 B 42 G 43 I 44 A 45 K 46 F 47 C the UK just wanted a beach holiday – they’re
48 J 49 H 50 D much more adventurous these days, though!
LISTENING I’m not saying they all want to try to climb
Mount Everest or anything, but bookings for
6
tours that incorporate sightseeing along with
51 B 52 A 53 B 54 B 55 A 56 A 57 B
cultural experiences in cities are definitely
58 A 59 B 60 C
increasing. That’s great!
Transcript
Speaker 3
Track1_Keynote_Int_Midcourse_test It would be nice to be able to say that use of
public transport is rising. Unfortunately, where
Speaker 1 I live, that isn’t the case. The main issue isn’t
I live in a large city where it’s easy to spot high fares, but the fact that too many people
emerging trends in eating. I do look online for live in areas that aren’t served well by buses or
places I haven’t tried, and now and then a trains. The transport that there is is punctual
friend will recommend something. I most often and comfortable, so it really ought to be made
get my inspiration from what I see around me more widespread.
as I’m walking through the city, though. Moving onto international travel now, we’ve
Japanese cooking is definitely a growing area certainly seen the number of budget airlines
here – everywhere you go, there’ll be a shrinking. With the rising costs of fuel and
Japanese dish on the menu, no matter what taxes, routes are being cut and airlines can no
kind of establishment it is. Plus, there are lots longer afford to offer the low prices that
of new Japanese eating places. Traditionally, consumers have become used to. It may still
they were sit-down restaurants where you’d seem like you’re getting a bargain when you
treat yourself to a delicious – and often book a flight online – but then there are lots of
expensive – dinner, though now you can grab add-ons, like charges for your luggage or
a hot or cold dish as you go from a fast-food having to pay extra if you want to be sure
joint – they’re appearing everywhere. You can you’re sitting next to your travel companion.

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That annoys passengers who thought they As they are speaking, monitor their English
were getting a good deal. and award marks up to ten according to the
criteria in the table below. Give two marks if
Speaker 4
the student meets each criterion well, one
The number of people working a traditional
mark if their performance is satisfactory, and
nine-to-five day at the office is decreasing.
no marks if they do not meet the criterion at all.
People can easily work from home with access
to the internet, email and all the rest of it, and Did the student ...? Marks
while managers who do this may still work the complete the task, i.e. describe
same number of hours, start and finish times their photos fully and answer
can be more flexible. This doesn’t mean that the questions?
the office as a physical place isn’t still speak intelligibly?
important. This is where talking to clients or know when to listen to their
interviewing candidates for jobs takes place partner and when to speak?
and it’s unlikely to be replaced any time soon. use correct grammar and
In addition, work premises have become nicer vocabulary most of the time?
places to be than they were even ten years use language presented in the
ago. Companies are keen to look after their units for talking about
workforce and there’s been a rise in things like communication and
‘break out’ rooms where people can go to chat achievements?
about ideas. There was a lot of talk at one time Total out of 10
about providing quiet rooms where people
could sleep, but they weren’t considered WRITING
appropriate by many organizations – such a 8
shame! Many buildings now have their own Use the following table to award ten marks.
gyms and serve better food in their restaurants Give two marks if the student’s writing meets
– though that isn’t yet the case where I work! each criterion well, one mark if their writing is
Speaker 5 satisfactory, and no marks if they do not meet
As a doctor, I see more and more patients the criterion at all.
who’ve researched what they think is their Did the text ... Marks
health problem online. A lot of them apologize address the point about saving
for doing this – perhaps they think it shows a money?
lack of respect for my judgement. Honestly, I address the point about buying
think it’s generally not a bad thing. It helps cheaper goods?
people to become more open and it provides a include the writer’s own idea?
starting point for our conversation. That’s all it
include accurate use of
should be, though – too many people frighten
vocabulary?
themselves by what they read. Knowledge
include accurate use of
about diseases is improving, but it isn’t such a
grammatical structures?
good idea to try to treat yourself without advice
from a medical professional. It’s getting more Total out of 10
common for people to buy vitamins or herbal
medicines in so-called health food shops, but
the ingredients in these aren’t regulated, so
you don’t know how much of the active
ingredient – the one that’s going to make you
better – each pack contains. Always speak to
a doctor when something’s wrong.
SPEAKING
7
Put students in pairs. Give them one minute to
look at their photos and think about what they
want to say. They then work in pairs describing
and comparing their photos. When they have
finished, they look at all of the photos together
and discuss the questions.

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