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
achievement
Spoken
production and
fluency
Spoken
interaction
Range
Accuracy
0-1
Describes
some aspects
of the photos
but doesn’t
really mention
what he/she
would do
about these
problems.
Doesn’t fully
answer the
task question.
Hesitates a lot
and does not
seem confident.
Is not easy to
understand.
Does not
engage with
the listener.
Uses only very
basic vocabulary
and grammar,
with a lot of
errors.
Lots of errors even in
basic language, which
impede
communication.
1.5
Describes the
photos and
mentions
what he/she
would do
about similar
problems.
Gives an
opinion and
answers the
task question.
Speaks with some
confidence and is
comprehensible.
Some hesitation,
but not enough to
impede
communication.
Engages with
the listener
to some
extent, and
makes an
effort to
communicate
effectively.
Uses simple
vocabulary and
basic grammar
structures
accurately. Uses
some more
advanced
vocabulary and
grammar
structures with
errors.
Generally accurate,
but with some errors,
especially in more
advanced language.
2
Describes the
photos in
detail and
talks about
what he/she
would do
about these
problems.
Uses the
photos to
speculate and
give opinions.
Answers the
task question
in detail.
Speaks with
fluency, with very
little hesitation. Is
clear and
comprehensible.
Uses some
intonation to add
emphasis.
Engages fully
with the
listener,
using
gestures to
help express
meaning.
Uses a wide
range of
vocabulary
appropriately,
and uses a wide
range of
grammar
structures
accurately and
appropriately.
A few mistakes in
more advanced
language structures,
but generally very
accurate.
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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
answers to the
questions. Doesn’t
develop ideas and
doesn’t express
opinions.
Hesitates a lot and
does not seem
confident. Is not
easy to understand.
n/a
Uses only very basic
vocabulary and
grammar, with a lot of
errors.
Lots of errors
even in basic
language, which
impede
communication.
1.5
Gives clear answers to
the questions, and
develops some ideas
with examples. Gives
opinions.
Speaks with some
confidence and is
comprehensible.
Some hesitation,
but not enough to
impede
communication.
n/a
Uses simple
vocabulary and basic
grammar structures
accurately. Uses some
more advanced
vocabulary and
grammar structures
with errors.
Generally
accurate, but
with some
errors,
especially in
more advanced
language.
2
Gives very full answers
to the questions,
developing ideas,
expanding through
examples and
expressing a range of
opinions.
Speaks with fluency, n/a
with very little
hesitation. Is clear
and
comprehensible.
Uses some
intonation to add
emphasis.
Uses a wide range of
vocabulary
appropriately, and
uses a wide range of
grammar structures
accurately and
appropriately.
A few mistakes
in more
advanced
language
structures, but
generally very
accurate.
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