2012-2013 ELEMENTARY CAT AND ECA EXAM TASK TYPES The Elementary exams will make use of the task types exemplified below. READING. TASK: Read the text below. Choose A, B, C, or D to complete the text. Choose only one answer. Tom gets up seven o clock every morning.. He gets dressed. At seven thirty he has tea and toast. He leaves home at eight o clock. A B C D He puts on his clothes. He likes breakfast. He has a shower. He drinks milk. TASK: Read and complete the conversations. Choose A, B, C, or D. Choose only one answer. Mike: What s your name? Nora:. A. I m Nora. B. Yes, I am. C. She s Nora. D. No, she isn t. TASK: Read and complete the conversation with words/phrases from the box. Do not add to/ change/ leave out any of the words/phrases. Use each word/phrase only once. There are two extra words/phrases. what s surname how meet why city A: Hello. My name s Lisa. (1) What s your name? B: My name s Bill. A: And what s your (2)? B: Anderson. A: (3) do you spell that? B: A-N-D-E-R-S-O-N. A: Nice to (4) you.
TASK: Complete the conversation between Peter and Adele. Write the correct letter (A-E) in the blanks (1-3). There are two extra sentences. Peter : Adele : Hello. I m Peter. (1) E A I m from England. What about you? Peter : Where are you from, Adele? B See you later. Adele : (2) C I m 27. Peter : Germany. How old are you? D I enjoy learning German. Adele : (3) E Hi. I m Adele. TASK: Read the texts below. Then read the sentences (1-2). Choose A, B, or C. Choose only one answer. Tom Adam Tom likes summer best because he Adam likes summer best. He enjoys enjoys swimming a lot. He lives going to the beach with his friends and near the sea, so he goes swimming sunbathing. They enjoy waterskiing a lot very often. He also likes water... sports.... 1 Tom enjoys swimming. A. True B. False C. No information 2 Adam goes swimming with his family. A. True B. False C. No information
TASK: Read the text below and answer the questions by giving short answers. Do not give any extra or irrelevant information. Do not write outside of the box. Sarah is a 30-year-old woman. She is a teacher. She lives in a small house with her two friends, Linda and Rose. They work in government offices. Sarah and her friends work hard but in their free time they like going out.. 1. How old is Sarah? Sarah is 30 years old. TASK: Read the headings and information below. Match the information (1-3) with the best headings (A-C). Write the correct letter (A-C) in the blanks (1-3). There is one extra heading. A Wear the Best Sunglasses B Comfortable Sports Shoes for Women C Great Sports Shoes for Men 1 A The best sports eyewear in the world. The perfect combination of fashion and function. You can find great pricing on the entire collection. You can also find free shipping. Order your new eyewear with confidence! 2 Light leather men s sports footwear. They are comfortable and stylish. You can wear them in all seasons. Available in men s US sizes 7, 12, 13, 14. Order now!
LISTENING. TASK: Listen and tick ( ) the word you hear from each group. You will hear each word twice. You will now hear an example: hair, hair. You heard hair, so tick hair. Group 1: _ hair hour four Group 2: go _ _ no do TASK: Listen and circle the sentences you hear. You will hear each sentence twice. Choose A, B, C, or D. Choose only one answer. You will now hear an example: We re Turkish, We re Turkish. You heard B, so B is circled in the example. A. You re Turkish. B. We re Turkish. C. She s Turkish. D. He s Turkish. TASK: Listen and write the words you hear. You will hear each word twice. Spelling must be correct. You will now hear an example. family, family. You heard the word family, so family is written in the example. family TASK: Listen to the sentences twice and choose the best response to each sentence. Choose A, B, C, or D. Choose only one answer. You will hear How many DVDs do you have?, How many DVDs do you have. The best response is I have fifteen, so you will circle A. A. I have fifteen. B. Yes, I have. C. I don t have much. D. No, please.
TASK: Listen to the short conversations and choose the best answer to complete the sentences. You will hear each conversation twice. Choose A, B, C, or D. Choose only one answer. You will now hear an example: M: Hello! How much is a room for two people? F: 50 for the standard, and 100 for the suite. M: Hmm. I want the standard one, please. F: Sure. For how many nights? In this conversation, the people are in a hotel, so B is circled in the example. The people are in a A. café B. hotel C. cinema D. theater TASK: Listen to Sam talking about the languages his friends speak. Match the people (1-2) with the languages they speak (A-C). There is one extra language. You will listen to the conversation twice. 1 B John A French 2 Tony B Spanish C Turkish TASK: Listen to the conversation and complete the questions (1-4) with a word or number(s). You will listen to the conversation twice. Mary Rick Age 46 (1) Job work in a (2) teacher Salary (3) a month (4) a month
WRITING. TASK: Complete the words. Spelling must be correct. Your father s sister is your _a u n t_. TASK: Read the sentences below. There is more than one mistake in each sentence. Rewrite the sentences with correct capitalization and punctuation. Do not add to/ change/ leave out any of the words. She likes Apples She likes apples. TASK: Match the phrases on the left (1-2) with the phrases on the right (A-D). There are two extra phrases on the right. 1 B She enjoys A twice a week. 2 He never has breakfast B swimming. C at home. D sometimes. TASK: Put the words in order and write correct sentences/questions. Do not add to/ change/ leave out any of the words. Spelling, capitalization and punctuation must be correct. are / young / very / and / Mike / Jack Mike and Jack are very young. TASK: Complete the sentences about your life. Spelling and punctuation must be correct. 1 My name s.. 2 I m from
TASK: Write different sentences about Lisa using the information in the table. Spelling, capitalization and punctuation must be correct. Name Lisa Surname Alberti Married yes Children a daughter 1 Her name is Lisa. TASK: Write five sentences about your best friend. Spelling, capitalization and punctuation must be correct. 1 _Liz is my best friend. 2 TASK: Lisa is your friend. She sent this postcard to you. Here is a postcard of my hometown. Please send me a postcard from your hometown. Where is your hometown? What do people do there in summers? Lisa Write a postcard to Lisa about your hometown. Write about 75 words. Do NOT write less than 60 words. You can use the space below to plan your writing. Your notes will NOT be marked. *************************************************************************************************
TASK: Look at the picture below and describe Ayse s daily routine. Write two different sentences about her routine. Use the linkers and, because at the beginning of each line. Spelling, punctuation and capitalization must be correct. 1. and 2. because
LANGUAGE. TASK: Read the responses and complete the questions below. Spelling, punctuation and capitalization must be correct. A: _What does_ Adam do? B: He s a computer programmer. TASK: Read the sentences below. Choose A, B, C, or D to complete the sentences. Choose only one answer. There is a concert January. A. in B. on C. at D. from TASK: Read the text below. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs in parantheses. Spelling and punctuation must be correct. Tom is a university student. He (1) studies (study) Biology. Last year, he (2) (go) to Italy... TASK: Read the text. Fill in the blanks with the correct words from the box below. Use each word only once. There are two extra words. am an my are a I m Cindy. I m (1) a university student. I live with (2) family near London. I have two sisters. Their names (3) Kate and Ellen.
TASK: Read the sentences below and circle the correct answer. Rebecca doesn t / don t / do want a blouse. TASK: Read the sentences below. Circle the correct answer. My desk is in the garden / office. TASK: Circle the word that is different. 1 key shoe coat 2 office library fruit TASK: Match the adjectives (1-2) with the nouns (A-C). There is one extra noun. 1 easy A A exercises 2 cheap B weather C restaurants TASK: Read the sentences. Circle A, B, C, or D to complete the sentences. It is a very bus. A. slow B. friendly C. sunny D. happy