Test 1 Key Paper 1 Reading (1 hour Part 1 1D 2C 3A 48 SD 6A 7B 8C Part 2 9F WC NG BA BH ME 5B Part 3 16 B BD 1I9C we uD mE BC WA 2B 27A 28D 29B 30 Paper 2 Writing (1 howr 20 minutes Task-specific Mark Schemes Part 1 Question 1 Content The lerter mas include all the poines in the notes: 1) make positive comment abou Science Festival andlor visit 2) say which tall is preferred and why (accept no preference with reason) 3) ask Chris something else about che festivalvsit 4) explain why writer is unable to stay longer Organisation and cobes Clear organisation of ideas, with suitable paragraphing, linking formulae as appropriate to the task nd opening and closing Range Language relating to the functions abow Vocabulary relating to task Apbropriacy of register and format ‘Consistent register and format appropriate to the situation and target reader, observing grammar and spelling conventions. Target reader Would be informed, 116 Test 1 Key Question 2 Content Article should explain how the writer makes friends and give opinion as to whether friends need to agree on everything Organisation and cohesion (Clear organisation of ideas, with suitable paragraphing and linking Range Language of explaining, describing and giving opinion. Appropriacy of register and format Consistent register suitable tothe situation and target reader Target reader ‘Would be informed. Question 3 Content Story should continue from prompt sentence Organisation and cohesion Storyline should be clear Paragraphing could be minimal Ra Narrative tenses, Vocabulary appropriate to the chosen capi of story Appropriacy of register and format ‘Consistent register appropriate to the story Target reader Would be able o follow the storyline Question 4 Content Review should give reader a clear impression of a thriller and say why people would enjoy Organisation and cobesion Clear organisation of ideas, with suitable parageaphing and linking, Range Language of describing, explaining and giving opinion Appropriacy of register and format Consistent register suitable tothe situation and target reader Target reader ‘Would be informed. 7Test 1 Key Question Sa Content Essay should explain who the Phantom of the Opera was and give information about past Organisation and cohesion (Clear organisation of ideas, with suitable paragraphing and linking. Range Language of describing, explaining and expressing opinion. Vocabulary relating to story and characters, Appropriacy of register and form Consistent register suitable to the situation and rarget reader Target reader Would be informed, Question Sb Content Article should deseribe Miss Havisham and explain why she is strange Organisation and cobesion Clear organisation of ideas, with suitable paragraphing and linking. Range Language of describing, explaining and expressing opinion, ‘Vocabulary relating to story and characters. Appropriacy of register and format Consistent register suitable to che situation and target reader. Target reader ‘Would be informed. Paper 3. Use of English (45 minutes) Part 1 ee De Gn eA ep en 0c 10 2B Part 2 13 When! Whenever/As 14 only 15 which 16 be 17 long 18 whether /if 19 is 20 take 21 from 22 any 23 might/ may /could 24 other Part 3 25 popularity 26 occupations 27 extraordinarily 28 photographers 29 scenery 30 powerful 31 spectacular 32 encouraged 33 suitable 34 energetic 18 Test 1 Key Part 4 35 n'dnot high lenough (for me) _ 36 warmer than |ic used to 37 alot | difference between 38 long as there isn't / i no 39 wish (that} I had? gone/been 40 such a | success / successful one 441 result of the train('s)being/running/acriving 42 was found | guilty of Paper 4 Listening (approximately 40 minutes) Part 1 1B 2c 3€ 4C SA 6C 7C 8B Part 2 9 weekend 10 water taxi 11. (noisy) car park / parking(-Jlot 12 (evening) market 13 motorbike/ motor eycle. 14° mountains 15 colours 16 diving 17 simple (and) fresh 18 marmalade Part 3 9D WA UF RE 2C Part 4 2A 25 GER 2G 25a 8G GOA Transcript This s she Cambridge First Certificate in English Listening Test. Test One. Lam going to give you the instructions for this test. shall introduce each part ofthe test and give you time to look at the questions. At the start of each piece you will bear this sound: 1 will bear each piece vice emember, while you are listening, write your a paper. You will have five minutes atthe end of ‘onto the separate answer sheet. svers on the question ees 10 copy your anstwers ‘There will now be a pause. rot speak during the test Please ask any questions now, because you must Lpause Note open your question paper and look at Part One n9EE ______E_____ EO Test 1 Key PART 1 Question 1 Question 2 Man: Woman: Man Woman: 10 ations. For questions Ito You will bear people talking in eight 8, choase the best answer, A, Bor C One You hear @ woman talking on Why was she at the rock festiva A to surprise her friends to spend tine with her son C to keep an eye om ber som Lpausel ‘You might well ask what a mother of three was doing in a mud-crenched feld with just het fourteen-yoar-old son, a sleeping bag and fity-ive thousand rock fans, My friends certainly id, Basically, we had decided to gel id of tho family holiday and do things individually, on a one-to-one basis with each of our boys be with them and give them los of attention. Family holidays are all vary Wolf you get on, but my three sons seam to have spent most ofthe last few Yeats fighting each other, which is not exactly the right mosphere for a nice, ‘elaxing break 1e radio about a trip 10. rock fest Question 3 [pause] [The recording is repeated.) [pause] Two, You overbear a man and a wownan talking about the woman's first week in a new job, What does she say about it? A It was frightening B Teas boring. C lewas tving Question 4 [pause] You've just finished your frst week nursing, haven't you? What was it ike? Not quite what | expected. | knew it would be hard work and it would leave ‘me with litle energy fr other things but | was surprised how interesting it was and there is so much to learn. What were the patients ke? ‘They seemed tobe al right. thought d have problems inthe fst fow days = you heat quite scary stores about people getting things wrong, patients ‘complaining, ough bosses. But in fact, when you're working so hard, you ‘don’t worry about things lke that, you just get on with the job. [pause] Test 1 Key [The recording is repeated.) Ipause Three. On the radio, you hear a review of a new travel book Whar is the reviewer's opinion of the book? A Its generally rather disappointing B Itisa surprisingly detailed account C Terelies 100 heavy on written descriptions [pause] Having broadcast an intrviow with Martin Eaves atthe end of last year, \we knew what to expect fom this book and we've been eagerly awaiting its release. Now we've got cur hands on a copy, and Ithasn't disappointed Intrigued by tales ofthe Vazimba people ~ a mysterious tibe in Madagascar, "Martin packs his bags and sets off to search out the tuth. Madagascan -Joumey's fascinating mix of historical detail, adventure and humour. My nly reservation concerns the illustrations. The map is sketchy to say the east and, much as I enjoyed the descripive passages, a few more photos to help ma visualise the place would have been welcome. [The recording is repeated] [pause] Four You hear a journalist talking about an athlete called Helen Wright What isthe journalist's main point? A Helen lacks the will to win, B Helen bas always show a natural talent. C Helen is beginning to take running more seriously. pause] ‘Speak to most athletes and they tell you how they ran before they could walk and how, by the third year of secondary school, there was no ane anywhere near them when they were crossing the finishing lina. But Helen never bothered much with running at primary schoo), and only joined a running club to keop a friend company, and she wasn't the fastest then, Helen did't win anything last year elther, bu she sn complaining as she came away with bronze medal inthe regional champlonships. She's certainly putting her athletics higher up her list of prot these days, aTest 1 Key Question 5 Man: Woman: Man: Woman: Man: Woman: Question 6 Ipsusel [The recording is repeated.) [pause] Five You overhear a man and a womas talking about holidays. How did the woman fel about her holiday ara cruise ship A She regretted that the stops had been so short B She thought the accommodation was inadequate. © She found the other passengers uninteresting. \Where did you go on holiday last year? \We did a cruise around the Mediterranean. | went on one once, but I didn’t feel comfortable. The cabins were so smal. | felt was trapped. Well, we ha lots of opportunities to go ashore to explore, although | Would've preferred it if we'd had longer in port for more sightseeing ‘That's the bit enjoyed most, being able to get away from tho other passengers, ‘Actualy, that wasn't a problem, 'd expected them to be older than mo but ‘at wasn't the case, Inause] [The recording is repeated.) [pause] Six You turn on the radio and bear a man talking about modern life, What poin i the man making about life roday? A People are lucky to be given a number of choices 1B Peaple need to concentrate on improving thers lifes € People often fed life can get to0 complicated. [pause] Lot me give you an example of what seems to be happening more and more these days. Suppose you learn of two jabs, one with modest pay but good ‘career prospects and anothor offering high salary but fewer prospects. You ‘make your decision, only to be lucky enough to be offered a third job in an fice near the sea. Suddenly, you are given the opportunity to improve the fenvironment you lve and workin, $0 asa result you are let feeling confused {and wondering how bast 10 get that perfect job and lifestyle. Question 7 Question 8 Woman: Man: Woman: Test 1 Key [pause] [The recording is repeated] [pause] Seven. You beara writer talking on the radio What is she explaining? A why she writes abous the B how her style of writing bas chang C where her inspiration comes from [pause] Ever since | was a litle gi in India, vo been prompted by events and my ‘mations to pick up the pen. Back then, l wrote poems, shor stories and songs. have a very vivid imagination. As fr back as Ioan remember, | wrote In nla, when I wrote stories, my teacher used to read them out to the class. But even then, | dda’ se this as ereaiva, as no ane used that term, | just flt ‘tha, since my teacher took the time to read my stories aut to the class, they ‘must have been OK. [pause] [The recording is repeated] [pause] Fight. You overhear a conversation between two teachers, What are they planning? A an educational trip B a sports event C a musical event pause We've loft It bit late this year - we must get on with sorting out the details Yes, There's & lotto do— get the players up to fess, invite the parents, print the list of competitors. So, we need to sat a date. There's a school trip ant, there, around that time? We must make sure we don't clash witn tat No, that's sorted. They'e off to Scotland the last week of March. So, as long ‘as we avoid the school's music week atthe beginning ofthe month, we're all Tight ~ the kids ehould al be free to take part. [pause] BsTest 1 Key PART 2 Intorviower: Jeremy [The recording is repeated] [pause That is the end of Part One Noww turn t0 Part Two. [pause] Ona travel programme, you will bear a man, Jeremy Clark, reporting from Mapé, tropical island where people go on Boiday. For questions 9 to 18, complete the sentences. You now bave forty-five seconds to look at Part Ti. Lnause] (Our reporter, Jeremy Clerk, has boon on the move again. We caught up with im under the palm trees on the tropical stand called Mapé. He's sent us this report It you'e thinking of having the holiday of lifetime then | recommend coming here. To appreciate it fully, you need a week ora fortnight, preferably a month, BBut even after only a weekend, | cant see myself ever wanting to gohome, It Feally Is beautiful. Mapé has no airport though, and international fights arrive ‘on alarger island nearby. You then take what's known as a water taxi to get to apd. That adds about another hour onto your jourey time, and if there are Solays, ican be even longer. Tere is a helicopter service, but i's expensive fand £0 Isn't included inthe price of most holidays tothe isand, . My hotel, The Palm Beach, is as good as its name. Step outside and you're fon the beach. Take a few more steps and you're in the water. What more ould anyone wish for? Wel, i Is perfection you're after then | suppose you ‘could ask forthe car park to be moved a bt further away from the other side bf the hotel! you've got a room on that sida it can be a bit noisy at times. ‘Another good thing about the position ofthe hotels that you can easily dive ito Port Map, the main town, if ou want a change. We're not talking bright city lights and discos here lust a small town with a limited number of hops, but ithas a great evening market, which is the highlight of any vst — {ull of people, very cheap things to buy and lots going on ~ more like a street theatre in some ways. ‘The scenery and the diving are spectacular. hired @ motorbike one day ‘and drove around, Cars and jeeps are also available. For some reason, however, everyone tends to dive down the middle of the road whichever way theyre going, 80 you never know what you might meet coming round a ‘Comer very bad for the nerves, And atthe northem end ofthe iskand, unlke ‘ny end, there are mountain, which are lovely, but some very frightening twisty roads tll you, Iwas glad to get back tothe peace and quiet of my beach, PART 3 Test 1 Key ‘And talking about the beach, you know when you look at a holiday brochure and ee pictures of kylie looking places and you think nothing can really be as good as that? Well et me tl you, itis! There are palm trees at the back for a bit of shade when it all gets too hot, but watch out for faling ‘coconuts! And then there's the white sand and an absolutely clear blue sea, ‘And if you're interested in wife, you can see all sorts of seabirds ofall Shapes and sizes. And the fish are really spectacular. I've never seen such inoredible colourst You don't even need # mask or anything - you can just stand thare in the shallow water and watch them at your foot, “There are no water sports at the hots, but ifyou walk round the headland to the next bay, you'l find diving or windsurfing are on offer. There's not a huge variety, because water-sking and power boats are both prohibited on the island, and the conalions are not right for sailing, ‘And finaly, the food inthe hotel restaurant: simple, fresh and, as far as | can see, most of i lal, rom the island. We have lots of saafood and frat, Don't ask me what i iS - most of it is new to me. I thought my local supermarket in London sold a wide variety of stuff, ut I's nothing compared to whal you get here. I's true that some things like chocolate and ice cream are rather expensive here, but the only thing you can't get for some reason is marmalade. Anyway, I'm not complaining, unlike some people. The couple on the next table to mine haven't got used tothe laid-back way of doing things here. t's true thatthe waiters inthe restaurant are quite slow, but who cares, what's the hury? Give these holidaymakers a few more days In paradise, and 1'm sure they'l calm down ~ i’ that sor of place. [pause] Now you will hear Part Two again [The recording is repeated. ] pause] ‘That is the end of Part Two. Now turn to Part Three. [pause] You will hear five different people talking about their work in art design. For questions 19 10 23, choose from thelist A to F what each speaker says. Use the letters only once. There i one extra letter which ddo not need to use You now have thirty seconds to look at Part Three. [pause] RsTest 1 Key 16 Speaker 1 [As a child | used to watch my mother adjust her hatin the miror~ that's ‘when {became fascinated with hats, I could always make things easily ‘even then, and now Hove working the materials with my hands when I'm ‘designing, rather than using machines. The details ofthe stye are everything ‘Athough | have fiteen people working in the studio, | personally design every hat, after conaulting with the customer, because i's my touch they are paying for. Sometimes when I'm with one of the big designers, | think, ‘Am | realy here, sharing ideas with someone | used to read about In magazines?” [pause] Speaker 2 [My work comes from my personal experionces, things that | see. Because | workin photography, there'll often be three months! preparation between having an idea and the end result. Some gallery owners don't appreciate how longi takes to perfect a photographic exhibition ~so that it creates just the Fight effect. Now I'm being offered some great opportunities and my reaction is to say yes to everything I'm offered. Bul | mustn't be unrealistic and overdo it otherwise my work won't be the same quality. There are so many new ‘designers around, | can't afford to have a bad day. They'd be quick to step in iftaiat [pause] Speaker 8 | spent years doing ceramics, then I met a sculptor who took me on. He never ppaid me, but | learnt so much ~ I went on from there. When | had a sculpture ‘accepted for an exhibition, | realised thal sculpting could eam me a living. "Now | sel about fifteen sculptures a year, mainly through personal contacts You never stop leering, I'm always looking for new textures and shapes. | tried working with marble this year, It took me over three months to complete the place, soit wasn't very cost effective. But the end result was amazing, considering 'd never tackled anything lke that before [pause] Speaker 4 ve always been fascinated by shoes, ever since I saw them being made by hand as a child. Then I meta shoe designer at art college and it al fell Into placa | feel t's important for shoes to be not only beautiful but also ‘comfortable, You have to think ofthe purpose of the design, the ifestye of the weazer~ that's way it takes so long to complete. When cents come to ime and say they can't walkin shoes they bought from the top dasigners, know | can do better! There are so many new materials now, but you can't beat @ good-quality leather, and the cut makes al the diference. [pause] PART 4 Interviewee Test 1 Key Speaker 5 Ive always had a git for art, and so | trained as an At teacher, Later! moved totaly and I've been running painting holidays for fifteen years I's a tral \working with other people's creativity. Many of the people have never painted before - they're not going to do a masterpiece in their frst go, but there's so ‘much talent around. 'm amazed atthe kind of work they go on to produce, | sill accept commissions, but it takes me a long ime to produce a good painting, 'm not really conscious ofthe practicalities of being a commercial artist, ust love painting [pause Now you will hear Part Three again. [The recording i repeated] [pause That is the end of Part Three Now tur to Part Four Louse] You will hear a radio interview with a woman called Ivana Thomas, whose father wrote natural history articles for newspapers and magazines. For ‘questions 24 t0 30, choose the best answer, A, B or C. You now have one minute to look at Part Four, [pause] {Good morning, lana. Welcome, We all know the articles you wie in our dally Rewspapers, but most of us dont realise that you'r doing the same job as, your fatner di, ‘Yes, my fathor wrote about natural history every week for forty years in a national newspaper. Half a century ago, the newspaper decided thet a regular ‘aie on natural history might appeal to its readers and it came at just the Fight time for my father. had just been born, his third child, and he needed to increase his income. He already wrote the occasional article for another London newspaper, but a new wooly article in a widely read daly newspaper was very welcome. But he algo had a full-time job, didn't he? ‘Yes, he cid his writing in the evenings. During the day, he worked at the Natural History Museum doing research into the actopus. Only looking at one kind of sea creature was a very narrow fel and he spent haurs peering down ‘a microscope ina laboratory to study the tiniest detalls. though he would ever have chosen to do anything else, it was, na way, ustating for him ‘because there was so much more to natural history. a7ISO UUE SES ER SE TES EEE SEE SEEE SET SETESETESEETSCTCETESE TEES SOT SET SOTE SOT SE TESST EEETEEST CEST TOT TOT EETEIOTECOEE SEES EOEE SEES TEES ESSE TOES TOES TOES TEES TIES TOES ECESE©ES EMESIS EOTE TET ETESETESETES TIES TSTe HTT ElIEaTSriseriteriseriserisstlsstiistite Text I Ke Interviewer: Ivana Interviewer Interviewer: Ivan Inteeviawer Ivana 1s And in his spare time? He continued to reac widely about all the natural creatures and plants which Interested him, so the articles realy became part of his hobby. He used to ‘come home from the museum and! then start wring them. It was sometimes ilificut fr him to find a subject because, at that time, ww lived on the ‘outskirts of London, which wasnt realy full f wildlife. So atthe weekends, the whole family used to go on long bus rides to places lke lakes and woods tolook at plants and other valde. Why didn’t you move to the couniyside? | have wondered that, but | suppose it would have been inconvenient in other ways. My father alvays said thatthe most familar animals and birds were often the most exciting, f you took the ime to sit and watch them, So he'd fencourage us to take ur sketchbooks, but never our cameras. He never told Us to search for things which were are or special to draw, but fo enjoy what ‘vas there infront of us. lean stil remember neary all the bieds and animals whose names learnt without ever having writen them down, and 've stl got ‘some of the sketches I did \We know what career you've gone ito, but what about your brothers? You have two, don’t you? ‘Yes, Ido. Wel hen you grow up witha parent who is so devoted to a ‘carser, the children usually ether follow sult or do something completely aifferent. Although we all did well at schoo! ina range of subjects, both my brothers ended up working with wife. They've never hed other ambitions In ife, At the age of sb, | did briefy want to be a ballet dancer, but then was given a book about butterflies and immediately gave up the idea. | don't remember being put under pressure to follow our father ~ it ust seemed the ‘obvious thing to do... we cit really question it. ‘And your fathar continued wing for tho rest of his ie, eldn't he? He wrote over two thousand nature atiles forthe newepaper over forty Years, as far as | know never missing a week. As he bacame less active ‘and could no longer go out looking for subjects, he started to select particular laters from readers asking him things, and wrote about them Instead, ‘And what was your father realy ike? What are your memories of him? ‘Wherever he was, he always found something to interest him; he could never walk past something without having a look. He hacl great enthusiasm about his subject and through his writing he was able to communicate to others his fascination with the natural world. And he was never really aware of how ‘successful he was - how many people read his articles and knew his name. He was ust doing what he loved. He would stil have done It even i nobody had paid him to, ‘ad we wish you al the best, following in his footsteps. Thank you, [pause] 1 Key Now you will bear [The recording is repeated. ] {pause is tbe end of Part Four ‘There will now be pause of five minutes for you to copy your anstwers ‘onto the separate answer sheet. Be sure to follow the numbering of al the ‘questions. shall remind you when there i ome minute left, ¢0 that you Sure to finish in time [Teacher, pause the eecording here for five minutes. Remind your students when they have one minute let That is the end of the test. Please stop now. Your supervisor will now collect all the question papers and answer sheets 129