GDAŃSK UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY TEST IN ENGLISH AT LEVEL B1 OF THE COMMON EUROPEAN FRAMEWORK / INTERMEDIATE LEVEL /

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1 GDAŃSK UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY TEST IN ENGLISH AT LEVEL B1 OF THE COMMON EUROPEAN FRAMEWORK / INTERMEDIATE LEVEL / Paper 1 Reading 45 minutes max. 20 points Part 1 Three-option multiple choice Max. 5 points 1 point for each correct choice. Five very short texts: signs, messages, labels etc Part 2 True / False. Max.10 points- 1 point for each correct answer. Ten items with an adapted- authentic long text. Part 3 Four-option multiple choice. Max.5 points -1 point for each correct choice. Five items with an adapted-authentic long text. Paper 2 Listening 30 minutes max. 20 points Part 1 Seven three option multiple-choice items. Max. 14 points 2 points for each correct choice. Part 2 True / False Max.6 points 1 point for each correct choice. Paper 3 Grammar and Vocabulary 45 minutes max. 20 points Part 1- Three option multiple-choice cloze Max.10 points 1 point for each correct choice Part 2 Sentence transformations Max.10 points 1 point for the correct answer, ½ point for the correct answer with a minor spelling mistake. Paper 4 Writing 45 minutes- max. 20 points Part 1 A short piece of writing of words max. 5 points Students are prompted to write a short message in the form of a note, etc. They are told who they are writing to and why, and should include all the content points. Part 2 A longer piece of continuous writing about 100 words max.15 p. Students are presented with a choice of two questions e.g. a letter of application, a story. Paper 5 SPEAKING max. 20 points minutes per one candidate This paper contains 3 parts. The standard format is one student and two examiners. One examiner acts as both assessor and interlocutor and manages the interaction by asking questions and setting up the tasks. The other acts as an assessor and does not join in the conversation. Part 1- Introduction - max. 5 points The student is asked questions about present circumstances, past experiences and future plans.

2 Part 2 Simulated situations max. 5 points. Using functional language e.g. at the railway station, at the travel agent s, job interview etc.. Part 3 General conversation max.5 points The interlocutor sets up the topic. The student talks about his likes / dislikes, preferences, habits, future job etc. e.g Where would you like to work in future?. Overall impression max. 5 points PREPARING FOR THE TEST To pass the test a student should know the material covered in the following books: - Intermediate Language Practice Michael Vince, Heinemann ELT - Straightforward Intermediate P. Kerr & C. Jones, Macmillan - English File Intermediate C. Oxenden, C. Latham-Koenig, OUP It is also advisable to do some tests, e.g. - PET -sample papers from the Internet - Published PET Sample Papers

3 Paper 1 - READING POLITECHNIKA GDAŃSKA STUDIUM JĘZYKÓW OBCYCH Egzamin pisemny z języka angielskiego B1 / Sample papers / Part 1 What do these notices say? Choose the correct answer A, B, or C. 1. Never leave luggage unattended A. You must stay with your luggage all the time. B. Do not let anyone else look after your luggage. C. Remember your luggage when you leave. 2. Friday s Disco There aren t any tickets left. Anyone who ordered a ticket and hasn t given me the money should do so before tomorrow. Mick Black A. Tickets for the disco can be collected after tomorrow. B. It is possible to reserve a disco ticket if you do so by tomorrow. C. Reserved tickets for the disco must be paid for today. 3. Wait for lift doors to close before pressing the button A. Press the button after the doors close. B. Press the button while the doors are closing. C. Press the button to close the lift doors. 4. DRY CLEAN ONLY Warm iron The above label on your jacket means: A. Use a washing-machine to clean your jacket. B. Clean your jacket by washing it in warm water. C. Clean your jacket without water. 5. Message: Jane, your German class is on Friday evening this week instead of Thursday, starting 15 minutes earlier than usual. Jane s German class A. will not be in the evening this week. B. will be a day later than normal. C. will no longer be on Thursday.

4 Part two Look at the sentences below. Read the text to decide if they are true ( T ) or false ( F ). 1. King Arthur was born in Cornwall. 2. Stories about Arthur began in the fifth or sixth century. 3. Merlin became king when he was fifteen. 4. Arthur pulled a sword out of a rock. 5. He sat with his soldiers at a round table. 6. His soldiers behaved well. 7. Arthur went to Rome to become emperor. 8. He threw his sword into the lake. 9. He returned to England and fought Mordred. 10.The legend of King Arthur has remained equally popular throughout centuries. KING ARTHUR King Arthur is an important figure in the mythology of Great Britain where he appears as the ideal of kingship both in war and peace. The legends of King Arthur began to appear in the twelfth century, and it is possible that they are based on a Celtic leader in the fifth century or sixth century who defended his country against Saxon invasion. King Arthur was the son of Pendragon, and was born in Tintagel in Cornwall. He was brought up by Merlin, an old Celtic magician, and became king of Britain when he was fifteen. He proved his right to be a king when he managed to pull a sword from a rock. He had to fight many lords, and when, with Merlin s help, he defeated them, he received the magic sword Excalibur from the Lady of the Lake. He married Guinevere and lived in a castle at Camelot. His knights sat at a round table so that they were all equal nobody was sitting at the head of the table. Many of the stories in the legends are about the adventures of the knights, among them Lancelot, Perceval, Gawain, and Galahad. They spent their time hunting wild pigs, having feasts, and singing ballads. They often had to kill dragons and giants. At all times they behaved very correctly, with respect and honour. Arthur went to Rome to fight the emperor, Lucius, and he left his kingdom in the hands of his nephew, Mordred. As he was entering Rome, Arthur learned that Mordred had taken control of the kingdom and had captured Guinevere. He came back to England and defeated his nephew, but in the battle was seriuosly wounded. Arthur told Sir Belvedere, the last surviving knight, to throw Excalibur into the water of a lake. He did this, and the sword was caught by a hand which came out of the water and then took the sword below the surface. Arthur was then taken to the Isle of Avalon to get better. We do not know what happened later but it is believed that Arthur did not die, but lives on and will return when his country needs him. The legend of King Arthur has remained popular into the 21 st century.though Arthurian literature became less popular after the end of the Middle Ages, it experienced a revival during the 19 th century, especially after the publication of Alfred Lord Tennyson s Idylls of the King. The subsequent period saw the creation of hundreds of books, poems and films about King Arthur. Part three Read the text and questions below. For each question, mark the correct letter A, B or C. Bath is a city in South West England most famous for its baths fed by three hot springs. These springs are the only naturally occurring hot springs in the United Kingdom. The waters from the springs were believed to be a cure for many illnesses.

5 Bath contains many fine examples of Georgian architecture and is a World Heritage Site. Oh, you re so lucky living in Bath, it s such a wonderful, lovely, historic place, people say enthusiastically, and all you can think of is the awful parking, the crowds of tourists, the expensive shops, and the terrible traffic. Luckily I don t live in Bath but nearly ten miles away in a village called Limpley Stoke in the Avon Valley. It seems to be normal in the countryside these days for professional people who work in the town to prefer to live in the villages; this makes the housing so expensive that the villagers and agricultural workers have to live in the cheaper accommodation in town, with the result that the farmers commute out to the farm and everyone else commutes in. Certainly, there is nobody in the village who could be called an old-style villager. The people nearest to me include a pilot, an accountant, a British rail manager, a retired teacher - not a single farm worker among them. But I don t think there is anything wrong with that it s just that the nature of villages is changing and there is still strong sense of community here. A lot of this sense of community comes from the Post Office, which is a centre for all the gossip and information. I find out what is going on while I am there, pretending to control my two-year-old son. He enjoys anything he can touch at the lowest level of the shop, which consists mainly of cards saying Congratulations on your 18 th Birthday and a collecting tin for the Save The Children charity, which he always picks up and tries to run away with. Working at home, I tend to wander round the village at times when other people are at the office, which has given me a reputation for being incredibly lazy or unbelievably rich, but I still don t get enough time to look after the garden we bought. As nobody has worked in the garden for two years we need to hire a full-time gardener this year.. 1. What is the author s attitude to Bath? A. He feels fortunate to live there. B. It is a wonderful place to live in. C. It has far too many disadvantages. 2. The people who live in the village A.don t like the old style villagers. B. are mostly professionals who work in the town. C. tend to work on the farms. 3. It would appear from the text that the Post Office A. is a place where villagers can talk to each other. B. sells a wide range of cards. C. is where most of the charity work is organized. 4. The author has a reputation for being lazy as he A. likes to walk around the village. B. seems to be free when people are working. C. spends a lot of time shopping with his son. 5. The author feels that living in the village A. has a number of disadvantages. B. is something that everyone would enjoy. C. is better than living in Bath.

6 Paper 2 - GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY Part one Read the text below and choose the correct word for each space - A, B or C. THE STATUE OF LIBERTY The Statue of Liberty is one of the most famous monuments in the world and is a universal symbol of freedom and democracy. It / 1 /.. to the United States by France over one hundred years ago to celebrate the friendship between France and the USA. The Statue was created by French artist Frederic Auguste Bartholdi a hundred years after / 2 /. American Revolution. It was built in Paris between 1874 and 1884, and part of it / 3 / by Alexandre Gustave Eiffel / 4 /.. designed the Eiffel Tower. It was opened by President Cleveland of America / 5 /. October 28, Hundreds of other Statues of Liberty / 6 /.. worldwide. During the1950 s and 60 s, the Boy Scouts of America worked / 7 / to donate replicas of Lady Liberty to small towns across America. There is a sister statue in Paris and several others in France, they exist in Austria, Germany, Italy, Japan, China and Vietnam. Thousands of tourists / 8 / the statue every year. Ferries leave for the island every half hour. Prices / 9 /.. admission to the Statue. If you / 10 /... the last ferry you won t have time to go to the top of the Statue. 1 A. has been given B. gave C. was given 2 A. an B. the C. 3 A. was designed B. designed C. has been designed 4 A. whom B. who C. which 5 A. on B. in C. at 6 A. was erected B. erected C. have been erected 7 A. hardly B. hard C. harder 8 A. visit B. visits C. have visited 9 A. including B. include C. are included 10 A. will catch B. caught C. catch Part two For each question, complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first. Use no more than three words. Example: 0. We had not been on a canal boat for two years. It was two years we had been on a canal boat. Answer : since 1. Why don t you go for a walk? If I were you, for a walk. 2. Do you find skiing interesting? Are you skiing? 3. There isn t any milk in the fridge. There is. in the fridge.

7 4. When he was younger Tom played tennis but now he doesn t. Tom.. tennis when he was younger. 5. What s the time? Could you tell me what I have to wash my hair. My hair. 7. Tom ran a lot faster than Martin did. Martin didn t run.. Tom did. 8. It s against the law to drop litter in the street. You.. drop litter in the street. 9. Near the hotel is a small pub. There.... pub near the hotel. 10.It s forbbiden to leave your car here. You your car here. Paper 3 WRITING Part one You have received an invitation to a colleague s birthday party. Write a short reply stating if you can or cannot come. Show your gratitude or include your apologies. ( words ) Part two Write an answer to one of the following questions. - You would like to study in England. You have found an advertisement of a technical university. You would like to know something more about the courses, accommodation and tuition fees. Write a letter of application. ( about 100 words ) or - Write about the most important technical invention of the 20 th century. Give reasons and examples of usage. ( about 100 words ) Paper 4 SPEAKING Part one Introduce yourself, say something about your interests. Part two You are at a railway station. You would like to learn how to get from town A to town B and get a ticket there. Part three Why do you study English? ( a conversation )

8 KEY Intermediate B Sample papers Paper 1 READING 45 minutes max.20 p. Part 1 max. 5 p. ( 0 1 p.) 1.A 2.C 3.A 4.C 5.B Part 2- King Arthur- max.10p. ( 0-1p ) 1.T 2.F 3.F 4.T 5.T 6.T 7.F 8.F 9.T 10.F Part 3 Living in Bath max. 5p. ( 0-1p. ) 1.C 2.B 3.A 4.B 5.C Paper 2 - GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY 45 minutes max. 20 p. Part 1 The Statue of Liberty max.10p. ( 0-1p.) 1.C, 2.B, 3.A, 4.B, 5.A, 6.C, 7.B, 8.A, 9.B, 10.C Part 2 Sentence Transformations max. 10p. ( 0 ½ - 1 p.) 1.I would go 2. interested in 3. no milk 4. used to play 5. the time is 6. needs washing 7. as fast as 8. mustn t 9. is a small 10. can t leave