REVIEW TEST 4 ● ANSWER KEY
Speaking
Teacher’s notes
Task 1
Both students are looking at six photos.
Prompt: Look at the photos of problems that people have. Talk about what the problem is in each photo and
discuss what you would do if you had each of these problems.
Supplementary questions
(Use these questions for further practice if necessary.)
Prompt: Now discuss these questions.
1 Have you ever complained about anything? (If yes) What did you complain about? What did you say? What
happened after you complained? (If no) What would you say if you needed to complain about something?
What happens if you complain about something?
2 How do you normally travel around your area? What’s the public transport like? What do you do when it’s
crowded?
3 Do you live in a noisy area or a quiet area? Is that good or bad? Why?
Task 2
Prompt: Student A: Look at the photo and describe it to your partner. What do you think are the good points
about buying food in this way? And what are the bad points?
Prompt: Student B: Look at the photo and describe it to your partner. What do you think are the good points
about buying food in this way? And what are the bad points?
Further discussion questions
(Use these questions to open up the discussion.)
Prompt: Now discuss these questions.
1 What’s the best way to buy things, do you think – on the Internet, or in a shop? Why? Does it depend what
you want to buy?
2 How often do you go shopping in your town? What sort of things do you like buying?
3 Do you ever buy things that you don’t really need, or you know that you can’t really afford? What sort of
things?
Sample answers and mark schemes
Task 1
Can make a complaint.
Student A and B dialogue
A Right, let’s have a look at the photos, shall we? Every morning I go to school by bus, and it’s often really
crowded, so I know that’s annoying.
B Yeah, and that person listening to loud music – sometimes it’s so loud, you can even hear it through their
headphones, and I can’t listen to my music! And some people have really long conversations on their phones,
don’t they?
A That’s right – I can’t read my book then – I can’t concentrate. And what about these things that you might
buy? The broken mobile phone, for instance?
B Well, I’d definitely complain about that. I’d return it and get a refund. And if something was wrong with any
clothes I had bought, I’d complain about them too.
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REVIEW TEST 4 ● ANSWER KEY
Speaking
A I know. Often clothes are reduced, but they’re not really a bargain when they have a hole in them! So finally
– what about the food? Have you ever complained about bad food?
B Yes – my friends and I had some awful burgers once, in a café near my home. They weren’t cooked! We told
the owner and he gave us our money back. We’ve never been there again!
The task is worth 10 marks. Award up to 2 marks for each section of the mark scheme, according to the
descriptions below.
Marks Task Spoken Spoken Range Accuracy
achievement production and interaction
fluency
0-1 Describes Hesitates a lot Does not Uses only very Lots of errors even in
some aspects and does not engage with basic vocabulary basic language, which
of the photos seem confident. the listener. and grammar, impede
but doesn’t Is not easy to with a lot of communication.
really mention understand.
what he/she errors.
would do
about these
problems.
Doesn’t fully
answer the
task question.
1.5 Describes the Speaks with some Engages with Uses simple Generally accurate,
photos and confidence and is the listener vocabulary and but with some errors,
mentions comprehensible. to some basic grammar especially in more
what he/she Some hesitation, extent, and structures advanced language.
would do but not enough to makes an
about similar impede effort to accurately. Uses
problems. communication. communicate some more
Gives an effectively. advanced
opinion and vocabulary and
answers the grammar
task question. structures with
errors.
2 Describes the Speaks with Engages fully Uses a wide A few mistakes in
photos in fluency, with very with the range of more advanced
detail and little hesitation. Is listener, vocabulary language structures,
talks about clear and using appropriately, but generally very
what he/she comprehensible. gestures to
would do Uses some help express and uses a wide accurate.
about these intonation to add meaning. range of
problems. emphasis. grammar
Uses the structures
photos to accurately and
speculate and appropriately.
give opinions.
Answers the
task question
in detail.
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REVIEW TEST 4 ● ANSWER KEY
Speaking
Task 2
Can briefly give reasons for explanations for opinions, plans and actions.
Student A
Well, my photo is of someone shopping in a supermarket. In the picture you can see a supermarket trolley but
you can’t see the person pushing it, only their hands. It looks like a woman. The trolley is full of food, with lots
of fruit on top. I can see grapes and bananas. Under the fruit, I think, there are some boxes and tins of food. I
can see shelves behind the trolley with cleaning products, so I think this person is in the aisles. They haven’t
finished shopping yet. The good points about supermarket shopping are that it’s quick and easy, and you can
get anything you need there. It’s often cheaper than a local shop too. But the bad point is that it’s really
crowded at the weekends, and you often need a car to get there. The really big ones are usually out of town.
Student B
Let’s see – my photo shows an outdoor market. Someone is handing a basket of vegetables to a customer,
some cucumbers and tomatoes. All the food is displayed in baskets. There are apples, lemons and some eggs.
Everything looks very fresh and delicious. There are no plasic bags or containers in the picture so I think this
market is very ecological. The person selling the food looks very happy – I guess they are happy to sell their
food, perhaps that’s the person that’s grown the vegetables. It’s a sunny day too, and it looks as if it’s
somewhere in the countryside, so it all looks very nice. The good points about buying food like this is that it’s
very fresh and healthy, and you don’t have lots of packaging like you do in a supermarket. But the bad points
are that you have to travel to a special market, and I think it’s very expensive to buy food here too.
The task is worth 10 marks. Award up to 2 marks for each section of the mark scheme, according to the
descriptions below.
Marks Task achievement Spoken production Spoken Range Accuracy
and fluency interaction
0-1 Gives only short Hesitates a lot and n/a Uses only very basic Lots of errors
answers to the does not seem vocabulary and even in basic
questions. Doesn’t confident. Is not grammar, with a lot of language, which
develop ideas and easy to understand. errors. impede
doesn’t express
communication.
opinions.
1.5 Gives clear answers to Speaks with some n/a Uses simple Generally
the questions, and confidence and is vocabulary and basic accurate, but
develops some ideas comprehensible. grammar structures with some
with examples. Gives Some hesitation, accurately. Uses some errors,
opinions. but not enough to
impede more advanced especially in
communication. vocabulary and more advanced
grammar structures language.
with errors.
2 Gives very full answers Speaks with fluency, n/a Uses a wide range of A few mistakes
to the questions, with very little vocabulary in more
developing ideas, hesitation. Is clear appropriately, and advanced
expanding through and uses a wide range of language
examples and comprehensible.
grammar structures structures, but
expressing a range of Uses some
opinions. intonation to add accurately and generally very
emphasis. appropriately. accurate.
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