JETSET LEVEL FIVE WRITING TEST SAMPLE PAPER TIME ALLOWED 90 MINUTES
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Do NOT open this paper until you are told to do so. Try to answer ALL the questions.
INSTRUCTIONS •
Read each question carefully
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Write your answers in the spaces provided
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Part One Here is a conversation between two friends about looking for work. Write each verb in brackets in the correct tense.
had had The last job I ____________ (have) was in a bakery.
I’ve applied for three jobs but I ____________________ (1 not had) an interview yet.
Don’t worry, something will turn up. What kind of work ____________________ (2 you apply) for so far?
Like you, I ____________________ (3 hope) to get something in catering.
Well, I ____________________ (4 interview) last week by the manager of the Clifton Hotel. He ____________________ (5 look) for restaurant staff.
Do you think you will get the job?
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Part One (continued) I doubt it! I tripped and ____________________ (6 fall) flat on my face! If only I ____________________ (7 tie) my shoelaces!
How embarrassing. If I were you I ____________________ (8 wear) different shoes next time.
I couldn’t agree more. They are advertising for bar staff at the Grand Hotel. ____________________ (9 we go) there together?
Yes, I ____________________ (10 like) that. We can give each other moral support, can’t we?
Yes, and you can check my shoelaces for me!
(10 x 1/2 marks)
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Part Two Rick is telling his girlfriend about his conversation with Dino. Fill the gaps using the underlined phrases from the conversation in Part One. The first one has been done for you.
he had applied for “Still no job I’m afraid. I met Dino yesterday and he said that ___________________ three jobs ________________ but hadn’t been given an interview yet. I told him 11
______________________________ and all about my disastrous interview at the
Clifton Hotel last week. He asked 12 ______________________________ but I said that 13 ______________________________ I told him that 14
______________________________ for bar staff at the Grand Hotel and
suggested we went there together. He agreed and said that 15
______________________________ each other moral support. So we’re going
there tomorrow. Wish me luck!”
(5 marks)
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Part Three Here are some extracts of a conversation between Steve and his friend, Bob. Write a suitable response in each numbered space.
Hi Bob. I like your jacket!
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I thought I hadn’t seen you wearing it before. Would you believe it! My doctor’s recommended I take up golf!
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No, seriously. He thinks it would do me good because I’ve not been feeling very well recently.
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What you need is a holiday. A few days relaxing by a pool – somewhere hot and sunny.
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A guy at work has a villa in Majorca that he says I can use. Shall I give him a ring?
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Part Three (continued)
I’ll ring him now. Can I borrow your phone?
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Oh no! I’ve dropped it! What an idiot!
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Thank goodness! Oh no, I don’t have his number with me.
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You can call him later, 23
Yes, I’ll do that. Meanwhile, I’ll get us a drink from the bar. What do you fancy?
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Me too. so that’s two cokes and I’m paying.
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You’re welcome.
(10 Marks)
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Part Four Rewrite these sentences so that the meaning is similar. Begin with the word(s) given. Example:
I went on the Internet at six o’clock and I’m still on it. I have
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been on the Internet since six o’clock.
Da Vinci painted that picture when he was thirty years old. That picture
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That sad film made me cry. That film
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Tom had lit the fire before we arrived. When we
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These trousers are black. I wish they were blue. I wish
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If you don’t go with him, Joe will have to go by himself. Unless
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The warm air is making me feel faint. The air
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Lucy has eaten more today than she did yesterday. Yesterday Lucy
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This factory is being built by the best builders. The best
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Unless you listen carefully you won’t understand the instructions. If
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Someone feeds the monkeys three times a day. The monkeys (10 marks)
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Part Five Write a short review of a film or TV programme you have enjoyed recently, giving reasons for your choice.
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(10 marks)
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Part Six Fill the gaps in this text with a suitable word or words. The first one has been done for you.
JOB INTERVIEWS
themselves Some people make ________________________ ill worrying about interviews, but if you prepare
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________________________. .there is no reason why the interview
shouldn’t go 37 ________________________ . Research the organisation you want to work for
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________________________ and learn all you can about it. Make
sure you have a good night’s sleep the night before – I always make 39
_______________________ a good breakfast so my stomach doesn’t rumble!
Wear your 40 ________________________ clothes and your 41
_______________________ smile. When you introduce
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________________________, speak 43 ________________________ and
remember, the 44 ________________________ your handshake, the 45
________________________ the impression you will make on the interviewer.
(10 X ½ marks)
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Part Seven Complete the following sentences in the same way as the example using the word must or mustn’t , should or shouldn’ t, could or couldn’t , would or wouldn’t , or will or won’t
Example: You can’t go abroad without your passport.
You must remember mustn’t ou ___________________________ your passport, __________________________ ? (you/remember)
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He’s very rude. ___________________________ to her like that, __________________________ ?
(he/not speak)
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You must look your best for the interview. _____________________________ your hair, _____________________________ ?
(you/wash)
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I’m on a strict diet. __________________________ me an ice-cream, _________________________ ?
(you/not buy)
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You forgot my birthday last year. ____________________________ my next birthday, ________________________ ?
(you /remember)
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Its raining very hard ___________________________ your raincoat, ___________________________ ?
(you/wear) (10 X ½ marks)
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Part Eight Choose ONE of the following and write your answer in the space provided. You may continue writing on the next page. ‘Health or Wealth. Which is more important?’ Or Write a letter to a restaurant manager complaining about a terrible experience you had in his/her restaurant .
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(10 marks)
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