PET Handbook, Sample Papers (Paper 1, Reading and Writing)

1 Page 13 UCLES 2004 100/2031/7[Turn over Entry Level Certificate in English (ESOL) - Entry 3 CandidateCentre NumberNumberCandidate NameUNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE ESOL EXAMINATIONSE nglish for Speakers of Other LanguagesPRELIMINARY ENGLISH TESTPAPER 1 Reading and WritingSAMPLE paper 11 hour 30 minutesAdditional materials: Answer sheets Soft clean eraser Soft pencil (type B or HB is recommended)TIME1 hour 30 minutesINSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATESW rite your name, Centre number and candidate number in the spaces at the top of this these details on your answer sheets if they are not already all your answers clearly on the separate answer sheets. Use a may use the question paper for any rough work, but you must write your answers in pencil on theanswer sheets. You will have no extra time for this, so you must finish in one and a half the end of the examination, you should hand in both the question paper and the answer FOR CANDIDATESREADINGQ uestions 1-35 carry one 1-5 carry one 2 (Question 6) carries five 3 (Question 7 or 8) carries fifteen question paper consists of 14 printed pages and 2 blank AND WRITING Sample paper 1 Page 14[Turn Over2 ReadingPart 1 Questions 1-5 Look at the text in each does it say?]]

2 Mark the correct letter A, B, or C on your answer :0 AYou must stay with your luggage at all not let someone else look after your luggage when you :0A B C1 ATickets for the disco can be collected is possible to reserve a disco ticket if youdo so by tickets for the disco must be paidfor the button after the doors the button while the doors are the button to close the lift doors. Saturday's DiscoThere aren't any tickets who ordered a ticketand hasn't given me themoney should do so beforetomorrow. Jos Martin[Turn Over33 What does Fatima want Pablo to do?Areturn the scarf he borrowedBlend her a scarfClook for the borrowed scarf4 Missa's Spanish classAwill not be in the evening this be a day later than no longer be on can use this medicine up to one monthafter opening bottle contains enough medicine for bottles of medicine must bethrown away within one I leave a scarf in your house?The problem is it s not mine Iborrowed it and I must give - your Spanish classis on Friday evening thisweek instead of Thursday,starting 15 minutes earlierthan usual.]

3 MessageMissa your Spanish classis on Friday evening thisweek instead of Thursday,starting 15 minutes earlierthan 15[Turn Over4 Part 2 Questions 6-10 The people below are all looking for a book to the opposite page there are eight book which book would be the most suitable for the following questions 6-10, mark the correct letter (A-H) on your answer enjoys Reading crime stories which are carefully written sothat they hold his interest right to the end. He enjoys trying toguess who the criminal really is while he s is a history teacher in London. She enjoys readingabout the history of people in other parts of the world and howevents changed their likes Reading true stories which people have written aboutthemselves. She's particularly interested in people who havehad unusual or difficult is a computer salesman who spends a lot of timetravelling abroad on planes. He enjoys detective stories whichhe can read easily as he gets interrupted a doesn t have much free time so he reads short storieswhich he can finish quickly.]

4 He likes Reading stories aboutordinary people and the things that happen to them in today'sworld.[Turn Over5 Recommended New BooksALondon AliveThis author of many famous novelshas now turned to writing shortstories with great success. Thestories tell of Londoners dailylives and happen in eighteendifferent places for example, onestory takes place at a table in a caf ,another in the back of a taxi andanother in a s Great DaysJoseph Burnham is one of Britain sbest-loved painters these days, but Iwas interested to read that duringhis lifetime it was not always historian Peter Harvey looks athow Burnham s work attractedinterest at first but then became Missing PhotographAnother story about the well-known policeman, InspectorManning. It is written in the samesimple but successful way as theother Manning stories I found it abit disappointing as I guessed whothe criminal was halfway through!DGone WestA serious look at one of the least-known regions of the United author describes the emptyvillages which thousands left whenthey were persuaded by the railwaycompanies to go West in search ofnew lives.]

5 The author manages toprovide many interesting detailsabout their LetterThe murder of a television starappears to be the work of thieveswho are quickly caught. But theyescape from prison and a younglawyer says she knows who the realcriminals are. Written withintelligence, this story is so fast-moving that it demands the reader scomplete me tell you ..The twenty stories in this collectiondescribe the lives of differentpeople who were born in London in1825. Each story tells the lifehistory of a different they are not true, theygave me a real feeling for what lifeused to be like for the Last JourneyJohn Reynolds final trip to theAfrican Congo two years agounfortunately ended in his the first time since then, wehear about where he went and whathappened to him from journalistTim Holden, who has followedReynolds at Last!Matthew Hunt, who spent half hislife in jail for a crime he did not do,has written the moving story of hislengthy fight to be set free. Nowout of prison, he has taken theadvice of a judge to describe hisexperiences in a 16[Turn Over6 Part 3 Questions 11-20 Look at the sentences below about a journey to the Arctic on board a the text on the opposite page to decide if each sentence is correct or it is correct, mark A on your answer it is not correct, mark B on your answer trip is for people who like peace and different activities are organised on voyage begins in ship follows a fixed are different types of serve themselves in the dining can be seen in the morning near Troms.]

6 18 There are some examples of traditional buildings in Troms .19 The ship stays overnight in Troms .20 Bear Island used to be a busy fishing centre.[Turn Over7 Exploring the ArcticThe Arctic is one of the few places in the worlduntouched by pollution where you can see nature at itswildest and most beautiful. Join our ship the NorthernStar from 2 to 18 July, for a 17-day voyage to theArctic. During the voyage you are able to relax and getaway from it all. There are no parties or film-shows toattend, quizzes to enter, or entertainers to , we do have specialists on board who arewilling to answer any of your questions about theArctic and who will talk about the animals and birdsthat you see on the setting off from Scotland, we go north along the coast of Norway to Bear the way you'll see thousands of seabirds and wonderful scenery, with rivers of iceand huge cliffs. You will have the chance to see reindeer, polar bears, and other Arcticanimals.]

7 Although we have a timetable, experience has shown that we may have tochange our direction a little, depending on the weather and on which animals Northern Star is a very special ship and our past voyages have been very cabins all have the same excellent facilities, which include a private bathroom andrefrigerator. Our chefs are happy to prepare any food for people on special just what you want to eat from the wide variety available from the dining roombuffet. There is a library, shop, clinic and plenty of space for relaxation. If you needsome exercise, why not go jogging every morning around the decks, or do someswimming in the indoor include economy class air travel and 16 nights on board the Northern Star, allmeals and excursions and all 1 Board the Northern 2 7We sail slowly north along the coast of Norway, stopping at places 8 Troms . You need to get up at sunrise to see the whales as we sailtowards Troms . Visit Troms to see the Arctic Museum, thecathedral and the beautiful old wooden houses.

8 In the evening wesail away along the west coast to Bird Island, which is excellent 9 10 Bear Island. We arrive here in the early evening and stay Island once had an active fishing industry, but today little ofthis remains. We will explore the island, looking out for 11 16 Spitsbergen. A place of mountains and rivers ofice, it is home to a large variety of 17 Leave the ship in Spitsbergen and fly to Londonfrom Troms .Page 17[Turn Over8 Part 4 Questions 21-25 Read the text and questions each question, mark the correct letter A, B, C or D on your answer HarriottI ve always been a bit of an entertainer and played the funny man. I was a part-time comedian foryears, so I learned how to stand in front of audiences. It made me sure of myself. I like being likedand I love making everyone ve lived in London all my life and have just moved to a larger house with my wife Clare and ourtwo children, Jimmy and Madeleine. We spend a lot of time just singing and dancing around thehouse.]

9 I grew up with music because my dad is the pianist, Chester Harriott who s still playing,by the way. My working day is divided between television and writing cook books, though TVtakes most of my time. I spend about five days a fortnight working on the cooking programmes Iappear in. I eat all sorts of things at home but I only buy quality food. When I m cooking, Iexperiment with whatever is in the fridge it s good practice for my TV m a football fan and enjoy going to matches, but I m a home-loving person really. I don t likegoing to the pub but we do go out to eat about twice a month. There s nothing better than a nightat home playing with the children. I rarely go to bed before midnight. Late evening is when freshthoughts on cooking usually come to me, so I often write or plan my programmes then. When Ieventually get to bed, I have no trouble sleeping!21 What is the writer s main purpose in writing the text?

10 Ato describe how he livesBto say what makes him laughCto talk about his cooking ideasDto explain how he started in TV22 What would a reader learn about Ainsley from the text?AHe is a very good likes to plan the family is nervous about performing on enjoys spending time with his family.[Turn Over923 What does the writer say about himself?AHe loves going out and meeting is very similar to his enjoys being should go to bed does he say about his working life?AHe would like to appear less on gets his best ideas at certain prefers being a should practise cooking of the following is the best description of the writer?AThe popular TV comedian whoenjoys cooking, watchingfootball, and having a busysocial TV cook who lovesmaking people laugh,watching football and, aboveall, having a happy family singing TV cook who likesmaking jokes, playing with hischildren, and having an cook and comedian whotakes great care about the wayhe cooks his food and enjoyslistening to music more 18[Turn Over10 Part 5 Questions 26-35 Read the text below and choose the correct word for each each question, mark the correct letter A, B, C or D on your answer :0 AeveryoneBsomeoneCbothDeachAnswer:0A B C DDeep SleepDeep sleep is important for (0).]]