NAME... ENGLISH LANGUAGE EXAMINATIONS LAAS LANGUAGE ATTAINMENT ASSESSMENT SYSTEM Level A1 Certificate Recognised by ICC MAY 2015 INSTRUCTIONS Do not open this booklet until the exam starts. The order of the exam papers is: PART A Listening, PART B Reading & Usage, PART C Writing. Time allowed for all three parts: 90 minutes
[Type text] LAAS MAY 2015 A1 LISTENING PAGE 1 Α LISTENING (25 points) Time: approximately 20 minutes As you listen to the recording, mark your answers in this booklet. Answer all the questions. Give only one answer for each question. After the end of the recording, you will have 3 minutes to transfer your answers onto your Answer Sheet. Mark them in 2H or HB pencil. LISTENING EXERCISE 1: Numbers 1 to 8 PEOPLE AT WORK A B C D E F Write the letter of a picture, A to F, in each of the spaces, 1 to 8. You will use some letters more than once. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
[Type text] LAAS MAY 2015 A1 LISTENING PAGE 2 LISTENING EXERCISE 2: Numbers 9 to 15 PHONE CALL: Dad and Sally Choose the correct words or picture to answer each question, 9 to 15. Mark its letter, A, B or C, in the space beside each number. 9. Who is at home when Sally answers the phone? A. Sally and the dog B. Sally and her brother C. Only Sally 10. Why can t Bobby come to the phone? A. He s riding his bike. B. He s painting his bike. C. He s painting a picture. 11. Where is Sally s mum? A. At Sally s school B. At a party C. At home 12. What time will Mum come home? A. B. C. 2:00 3:00 5:00 13. Where is Dad right now? A. At his office B. At the supermarket C. In his car 14. What does Dad have to buy at the supermarket? A. B. C. 15. How does Dad feel about the shopping list? A. He s happy because it s short. B. The list is long and he s unhappy. C. He likes long shopping lists more than short ones.
[Type text] LAAS MAY 2015 A1 READING & USAGE PAGE 3 B READING & USAGE (50 points) You are advised to spend about 40 minutes on this part of the test. You may mark your answers on this booklet while you are working on them. Answer all the questions. Give only one answer for each question. READING & USAGE EXERCISE 1: Numbers 16 to 25 Read the texts. Then do the exercises on page 4. Ways to Travel City bikes City bikes are a great way to go round a town or city. They look like the bikes cyclists use for races, but they're cheaper and don t go as fast. They're light, so you can easily pick them up and put them on the train to go into town. Then, you can ride around, do some shopping or visit friends. You can put a basket on a city bike to carry bags and small boxes. There s only one seat, which is called a 'saddle'. You get good exercise on a bicycle, so riding one is very good for you. But be careful around cars! Motorbikes Children can't ride motorbikes, but some adults like riding them. Motorbikes go faster than bikes. In fact, most motorbikes can go as fast as cars on city streets. But on big roads between cities, cars go a lot faster and that can be dangerous for people on motorbikes. Also, long rides can make you tired. So, it s best to use a motorbike for short journeys in town to go shopping or to get to work. Most motorbikes have a second seat behind the driver, so two people can ride together. Segways Have you ever seen a Segway? It's a fun way to travel around standing up! Segway's have two wheels. You stand between the wheels and hold a T-shaped bar. The bottom of the Segway is heavy so it won t fall over, but it s only big enough for one person. They make Segways in the USA, but now you can see them all over Europe and Asia. Segways are popular with people on holiday. They use them to look round a city so their feet don t get tired. If you re in Athens or another holiday area this summer, you may see people riding Segways!
[Type text] LAAS MAY 2015 A1 READING & USAGE PAGE 4 Choose the correct letter to match each sentence, 16 to 19. Mark its letter, A to C, on your Answer Sheet. You will use one letter more than once. 16. You can't sit down when you ride this. 17. If you ride this every day, your legs will become very strong. 18. This is great when you need to travel quickly with someone else. 19. You can't ride this if you're still a child. A. City bike B. Motorbike C. Segway Choose the correct word or phrase to complete each sentence, 20 to 25. Mark its letter, A, B or C, on your Answer Sheet. 20. City bikes are racing bikes. A. more expensive than B. not as expensive as C. the same price as 21. City bikes are. A. not usually dark colours B. not very heavy C. heavy 22. City bikes have 'saddles' but don't. A. racing bikes B. motorbikes C. Segways 23. On big roads outside of towns, motorbikes are usually cars. A. as fast as B. slower than C. faster than 24. The writer says that motorbikes are not so good for. A. long trips B. short trips C. adults 25. They make the Segway in a factory in. A. China B. America C. Europe
[Type text] LAAS MAY 2015 A1 READING & USAGE PAGE 5 READING & USAGE EXERCISE 2: Numbers 26 to 30 Choose the correct word to fill each gap. Mark its letter, A to F, on your Answer Sheet. You will use only five of the letters. MY VILLAGE IS VERY SMALL It s easy to go round my village. It s very small. There are only two (26), Higher Road and Smith Avenue. Walter Smith (27) the first house in the village and he gave the street his name. His grandson (28) there now. The post office is on the (29) of Higher Road and Smith Avenue in the centre of the village. The greengrocer s is next to the post office. A. corner B. lives C. streets D. factories E. built F. school The (30) is across the street. We borrow books from its library because we don t have a bookshop. I told you it s a very small village! READING & USAGE EXERCISE 3: Numbers 31 to 35 Choose the correct word or phrase to fill each gap in the text. Mark its letter, A, B or C, on your Answer Sheet. TWO FRIENDS, TWO FAVOURITE TEAMS Every day after lessons, Jim and his friend, Harry, play football at (31) school. Then they go home (32) homework. If there s a football match on TV in the (33), they always watch it. The next day at school, they talk (34) the teams and players. Jim likes Real Madrid, a team from Spain, but Harry thinks Arsenal, from the UK, is the (35) team in the world. They never agree! 31. A. there B. their C. they re 32. A. to do B. do C. are doing 33. A. tonight B. midnight C. evening 34. A. for B. because C. about 35. A. best B. better C. good
[Type text] LAAS MAY 2015 A1 READING & USAGE PAGE 6 READING & USAGE EXERCISE 4: Numbers 36 to 40 THINGS FOR SCHOOL Here are some pictures of things we sometimes use at school. Choose a picture to match each statement about the things. Mark its letter, A to D, on your Answer Sheet. You will use one letter more than once. A B C D 36. Chris has a lovely mobile phone, but his teachers don't usually let him use it in class. 37. Mary writes short stories on her computer and then sends them to her teacher. 38. Mary s dad went to school 30 years ago. He wrote poems in a notebook with a blue cover. 39. Rules for the test: Students may not leave the room and they may not call their friends. 40. Write your answers in pencil. Thank you! READING & USAGE EXERCISE 5: Numbers 41 to 45 Lyn s room is dirty but she doesn t want to clean it. Match one of Lyn s answers with each thing her mum says. Mark its letter, A to G, on your Answer Sheet. You will use only five of the letters. Example: Mum: You need to clean your room. Lyn: (EX) The answer is A. Oh, Mum, I did it yesterday! Mum: You need to clean your room. Lyn: (EX) Mum: Well, look at it! Clothes on the floor and Lyn: (41) Mum: What s that on your desk? Is that bread? Lyn: (42) Mum: And why are all those books on the floor? Lyn: (43) Mum: Good. And, are those pens under your bed? Lyn: (44) Mum: So, where do you need to put them? Lyn: (45) Mum: Thank you! Can you finish it before dinner? A. Oh, Mum, I did it yesterday! B. Yes, it's a sandwich I was eating last night. C. Maybe. I was drawing a picture. D. No, I ve never done that, Mum. E. Those are my pyjamas. F. In my pencil case. Sorry, Mum! G. I was reading them. I ll put them back in the bookcase.
[Type text] LAAS MAY 2015 A1 WRITING TOPICS PAGE 7 C WRITING (25 points) You are advised to spend about 30 minutes on this part of the test. You may use a blank sheet of paper as a draft. Write your task in the space provided on the back of your Answer Sheet in pencil or pen. You have ONE writing task to do. Choose either Topic A or Topic B. Write your task in about 70 words on your Answer Sheet. EITHER THIS TOPIC TOPIC A: Look at this picture of Nel and her family. In about 70 words, describe the picture and say what is happening in it. Use the words under the picture. Add any other words you wish. Begin like this: Nel s family are taking a short trip.... Nel-family-take-short trip go-ride-bicycles-in-country father-put-bicycles-on-car each person-have-bicycle brother-look out-window watch-father Nel-hold-picnic basket be heavy-want-put-car Mum-lock-door bring-jacket-everyone leave-in five minute have-great time
[Type text] LAAS MAY 2015 A1 WRITING TOPICS PAGE 8 OR THIS TOPIC TOPIC B: Look at the pictures of Mike and his dogs. In about 70 words, write what happened. Use the words below each picture. Add any other words you wish. Begin like this: Mike had a big dog named Sox. Mike-have-big dog-sox be-friend-often play-together one day-be-beach-find-dog she-be-lost-thin-hungry take-home-feed be-white-call-snowy Mike-call-all-friend try-find-home-for Snowy finally-decide-keep-snowy every day-take-dog-walk play-together Sox-Snowy-love-Mike!
1 [A1 LISTENING TEST 15A] Scripts 1 PEOPLE AT WORK 2 PHONE CALL: Dad and Sally ANNC LAAS Listening Test, May 2015. Copyright, Panhellenic Federation of Foreign Language Centre Owners, Athens, Greece. [intro music] ANNC Hello, students. This is your A1 Listening test. Before we start, please make sure that your name and code number are on the front of your Test Booklet. [5 sec]
2 [A1-1 PEOPLE AT WORK] ANNC Now, open your Test Booklet. As you listen, write your answers in this Test Booklet. At the end of the test, you will have time to mark your answers on the computerised Answer Sheet. [20 sec] Now, let's go on. Look at Listening Exercise ONE. You can see six pictures of people at work. Each picture has a letter. You will hear EIGHT questions about the pictures and you will use the letters to match each picture to a question. You will use some letters more than once. Now, take a short time to look at Listening Exercise ONE in your Test Booklet. ANNC Good. Now, when you hear each question, write the letter of the correct picture in the spaces, 1 to 8, at the bottom of the page. You will hear this exercise just once, but you will hear each question twice. Are you ready? Number 1. Miss Jones teaches maths in a big school. Which picture shows Miss Jones? Miss Jones teaches maths in a big school. Which picture shows Miss Jones? Just write the letter of the picture in space number one. Number 2. Stanley is a gardener. He cuts grass and grows flowers to make the garden look beautiful. Where can you see Stanley? Stanley is a gardener. He cuts grass and grows flowers to make the garden look beautiful. Where can you see Stanley? Number 3. Mary works in a hospital. She s a nurse and she helps people when they re ill. Which picture shows Mary? Mary works in a hospital. She s a nurse and she helps people when they re ill. Which picture shows Mary? Number 4. If you want to go to New York for a week, you ll have to go by plane. A ship is too slow. Where can you see a pilot on his way to New York? If you want to go to New York for a week, you ll have to go by plane. A ship is too slow. Where can you see a pilot on his way to New York?
3 Number 5. Bryan is a baker. He starts his work at 3 in the morning, so the bread is hot and fresh at 7:30. Which picture shows Bryan at work? Bryan is a baker. He starts his work at 3 in the morning, so the bread is hot and fresh at 7:30. Which picture shows Bryan at work? Number 6. If you have a headache, you can go to the chemist and buy some aspirin. Which picture shows a chemist? If you have a headache, you can go to the chemist and buy some aspirin. Which picture shows a chemist? Number 7. Harry s uncle is a pilot. Every day, he flies a plane full of people from Paris to London and back again. Where can you see Harry s uncle? Harry s uncle is a pilot. Every day, he flies a plane full of people from Paris to London and back again. Where can you see Harry s uncle? Number 8. Five of the people in the pictures work inside. One of them does not. Which picture shows someone at work outside? Five of the people in the pictures work inside. One of them does not. Which picture shows someone at work outside? That's the end of the first exercise. Take a short time to finish your answers. [10 sec] [no repeat]
4 [A1-2 PHONE CALL: Dad and Sally] 284 wds adult male teenage female (13ish) ANNC ANNC In this exercise, you will hear a phone call between Sally and her dad. Before you listen, take a short time to look at the questions for Listening Exercise TWO in your Test Booklet. [20 sec] ANNC Good. You will hear a phone call. Dad is calling home, and Sally answers the phone. As you listen to the conversation, choose the correct words or picture to answer each question, 9 to 15. Write its letter, A, B or C, in the space beside each number. [phone ring, pick up] Now, here is the conversation. Are you ready? Hello? Sally, hi! It s Dad. Oh, hi, Dad. You re home early, aren t you? Yes. Bobby and I both are. They let us come home early today. Well, let me talk to your brother, then. Mm, I don t think Bobby can come to the phone. He s outside, in the garden. He s painting his bicycle. Remember? You let him buy the paint last Saturday. Oh, that s right. Well, is Mum there? Sorry. She s at my school. She and Jack s mum are helping the teachers get ready for the school party. The party s next week and they have a lot of work to do. Oh, yes. I forgot. What time will she be back? Did she say? No, she wasn t sure. But she won t be late. She went there at 3 and she may stay for about 2 hours. So, she ll be home at about 5, I think. Yes. Well, I m at the office but I m going to leave in a few minutes and I can stop at the supermarket on my way home. Do you think we need anything? Yes, Mum left a note. Wait
5 It s not a long list, is it? The last time, I filled two bags full of groceries and it took almost hour. Um, here it is. And, no, it s not long. Mum only wants two things, a loaf of bread and half a kilo of cheese. Oh. That s it? No, milk? Don t we need any milk? No, no milk. Just the bread and the cheese. I think we re having cheese sandwiches for supper. Well, that s easy. Good! I really don t like shopping! Okay, I ll see you in about half an hour, then. Okay. Bye, Dad! Bye, Sally! [phone hang up] ANNC Now take a short time to look at your answers. Then you will hear the phone call again. [15 sec] ANNC Now, here is the conversation again. Are you ready? [repeat, include phone sounds, Hello?... to... Bye, Sally! ] ANNC That's the end of the second exercise. Take a short time to finish your answers. [15 sec] ANNC That's the end of the listening test. You now have a short time to mark your answers on the computerized Answer Sheet. Mark them in pencil. Thank you. [exit music]
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