ANSWER KEY

Grammar 8
1 given
1 2 undergraduate
1 had had 3 applied
2 arrived 4 keep
3 had asked 5 sign
4 sat/had been sitting
5 had been waiting
Reading
2
1 would tell 9
2 used 1 B
3 didn’t use to do 2 C
4 used to be 3 A
5 was working 4 D
5 A
3 6 D
1 when
2 used 10
3 would 1 B
4 always 2 D
5 had 3 D
4 C
4 5 B
1 B 6 A
2 C
3 C 11
4 A 1 expression
5 B 2 desperately
3 tricky
4 complex
Vocabulary
5 Use of English
1 earn
2 long hours 12
3 qualification 1 applied
4 promotion 2 down
5 set up 3 had
4 were
6 5 for
1 stressful 6 with
2 dangerous 7 was
3 unemployed 8 would
4 flexibility 9 doing
5 personal 10 been

7
1 A
2 C
3 A
4 C
5 D

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 ANSWER KEY

Listening Speaking
13 16
1 T Students’ own answers
2 F
3 NM Marking criteria
4 F Use the marking criteria below to give a score out of 12.
5 NM 11–12 Full contribution without prompting. Basic and some
complex structures, accurate and well-organised.
14 Pronunciation mostly clear.
1 on business skills 9–10 Full contribution without prompting. Adequate
2 different challenge contribution. Basic and some complex structures,
3 buying and selling generally accurate and well-organised. Pronunciation
4 good with figures mostly clear.
5 in New York 7–8 Adequate contribution without prompting. Basic
structures, generally accurate and some organisation.
Pronunciation mostly clear.
Writing 5–6 Adequate contribution with some prompting. Basic
structures, generally accurate and some organisation.
15 Pronunciation mostly clear.
Students’ own answers 3–4 Limited contribution even with prompting. Basic
structures, often inaccurate but some organisation.
Marking criteria Pronunciation mostly clear.
Use the marking criteria below to give a score out of 12. 1–2 Very limited contribution even with prompting. Basic
11–12 All content is relevant, accurate, appropriate and structures, mostly inaccurate and little organisation.
structured without prompting. Pronunciation not always clear.
9–10 All content is relevant, mainly accurate and appropriate 0 Contribution too small or too incomprehensible to
without prompting. mark.
7–8 No more than one irrelevance, mainly accurate, rarely
inappropriate without prompting.
5–6 No more than one irrelevance, minor inaccuracies,
sometimes inappropriate without prompting.
3–4 Several irrelevancies, noticeable inaccuracies, often
inappropriate without prompting.
1–2 Many irrelevancies, mainly inaccurate, mostly
inappropriate without prompting.
0 Too little or too incomprehensible to mark.

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