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Anglia ESOL International Examinations

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Certificate for International Teachers of English

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2014
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CANDIDATE INSTRUCTIONS:
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• Time allowed – Three hours

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• Stick your candidate label in the box above.

• Candidate must answer ALL questions.
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• Write your answers in PEN in the spaces provided.

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For Examiner’s Use Only

Section 1 [20] Section 2 [20] Section 3 [15] Section 4 [15] Section 5 [10] Section 6 [20]
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Part One (20 marks) Grammatical awareness.

Match the underlined phrases with one of the grammatical terms given and then
provide a sentence with a different example of the structure, underlined, as
below. There is one example. There are five grammatical terms you will not need.

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That is the most ridiculous comment Joshua is by far the brightest child in
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I’ve ever heard. the class.

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She has gone back to live in

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The classrooms are being
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By the end of this week, she’ll have
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earned over £800.
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Under no circumstances should you

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open the door.
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She has an extremely bubbly

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personality.
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Several ancient artefacts have been

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uncovered near the coast.
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If you hadn’t helped me with the

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work, I’d still be doing it.
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Step out of the vehicle and put your

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hands where I can see them.
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Had she not found those old letters,

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He took to university life like a duck

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Grammatical terms.

comparative A metaphor I

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defining relative clause B mixed conditional J

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non-defining relative clause C present continuous passive K

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future perfect D present perfect passive L

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imperative E second conditional M

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inversion F simile N

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interrogative G superlative O

inversion H
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third conditional P
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Part Two (20 marks) Functional awareness.

Match the utterances with one of the functions given below and then provide a
sentence with a different example of the function.
There are 3 functions you will not need.

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Utterance Function Your own example

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Yes, I’m totally with you on I see what you mean
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that point. B completely.

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Are you free for dinner on
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Friday?
Actually, the actress Ava

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Sinatra, not Howard Hughes.
As far as I’m concerned, it
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I’m so sorry to hear your sad

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news.
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You enter the code here to

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turn off the alarm.
I’m afraid I’ve dropped your
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The service here is appalling. I
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I’m so grateful for everything

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you’ve done.

Could I have a Caesar salad,

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advising A expressing sympathy H

agreeing B giving an opinion I

apologising C inviting J

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complaining D meeting and greeting K

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congratulating E ordering L

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correcting F persuading M

explaining G thanking N

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Part Three (15 marks) Language variety.

Here is a newspaper article. In the table below, identify FIVE items of vocabulary
that you think an intermediate learner may have difficulty with and suggest a
paraphrase for each of them. Then write FIVE comprehension questions about the
article which would show you that the learner understands what has happened
and indicate the answers you would like to receive.

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Australian Wakes Up Speaking Chinese

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Two years ago 22 year-old Ben brain. This is extremely rare, with
McMahon woke from a coma. He had only five cases reported in the past

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been lying unconscious in hospital for decade, four of them in the past five
over a week, following a car crash, years. After a period of

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which almost claimed his life. unconsciousness, the patient speaks

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Doctors at the hospital in Melbourne, in a language they weren’t able to
where Ben was taken following the speak prior to the incident, often
accident, told his parents it would be
a "miracle if he survived." Thankfully,
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forgetting their mother tongue. This
is temporary for most, although some
he did but he woke up a different speak the language for an extended
person. The young Australian period of time. In Ben’s case it took
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remembers waking and seeing a him several days to start to regain his
nurse who looked Asian standing by English-speaking abilities, and several
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his bed. He said, 'Excuse me nurse, I months to perfect them, but the
feel really sore here.' What was so Mandarin was there to stay.
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unusual, however, was that he said it

in fluent Mandarin. He then asked the Ben decided to use his new language
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nurse for some paper and pen and skills to his advantage. He conducted
tours of Melbourne for Chinese
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scrawled on it in Mandarin: 'I love my

mum and dad, I will recover.' He tourists, and hosted a Mandarin TV
now says, ‘Most of it’s hazy, but show called ‘Au My Ga,’ which helped
Chinese expats better understand
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when I woke up I thought I was in

China. It was surreal. I just started Australian culture. Now fully
speaking Chinese.’ recovered, Ben lives in Shanghai,
hosting TV shows and studying
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Growing up, Ben studied Chinese, commerce at university. His

and even visited Beijing, but could Mandarin-speaking friends say he is
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never speak the language fluently the best non-native speaker they
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until after the coma. It appears that have ever heard.

Ben was suffering from what is known
as Foreign Language Syndrome, which
occurs after a serious trauma to the

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Item of Vocabulary Paraphrase

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Comprehension questions and answers

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Part Four (15 marks) Error correction

Look at the essay below. Correct the errors in it using symbols of your own
choosing. Consider also the structure and content of the essay. Give praise
where it is due. Provide a key to your symbols, and any comments you want to
make about the essay on the next page.

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Describe the best way to travel. (200-250 words)

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All the countries are beautiful to visit but the best way to travel is to the New

York in America. When I visited this city I felt so excited because was my dream

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to go to New York when I was younger. It is fantastic place.

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First of all I believe that the New York is one of dream for everyone. When you go
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there you can see the scrapers. It is the first thing when you near the New York.
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Secondly in New York has a lot of casinos. It is big and fabulous. Also if you like
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the basketball you can see the best games and the best team in the world is the
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American National Basketball team. It is a wonderful place. Moreover, in the New

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York you can go to the best restaurant in the world. Finally the weather in New
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York is not very hot and not very cold and you can swim at the beach.
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New York is a wonderful place for everyone to travel. When I will have the chance
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I will go back.
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Key and comment

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Part Five (10 marks) Collocation and classroom language

Choose the best word to fill the gap in the sentence.

1. Informal language really isn’t appropriate in this ___________.

A meaning B context C content D implication

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2. Reading and listening are both _________ skills.

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A productive B elective C alternative D receptive

3. V.I.P. stands _________ ‘very important person’.

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4. You can get the general idea of the passage by ______________ the text.

A skimming B skipping C
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5. ‘Hard’ can be an _________ for both ‘soft’ and ‘difficult’.

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A antonym B acronym C abbreviation D alteration

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6. Don’t take it literally. It’s just a __________ of speech.

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A turn B phrase C figure D model

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7. The words ‘pair’ and ‘pear’ are ____________.

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A homonyms B synonyms C diphthongs D homophones

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8. The class should be given time to _____________ on their learning.

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A reflex B retain C reflect D regard

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9. The ____________ for this essay is Friday. Make you do it before then.

A deadline B borderline C outline D underline

10. For the spelling test the teacher will give you a ____________ out of 30.

A percentage B mark C note D grade

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Part Six (20 marks) Essay

Using your experience as a teacher of English, write an essay of between 300
and 350 words on one of the following topics:

Either What do you consider to be ‘progressive’ and ‘traditional’ teaching

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methods. Which do you think is more effective?

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or How important is it to use technology in the classroom?

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