Materials for assessing

English for Speakers of Other

Languages (ESOL)
 Task 1

Listen to the tape and answer the questions. Tick one box.
Part 1
1 What can you buy at Peter Smith’s?

2 What is next to the shop?

3 Who can get lower prices at Peter Smith’s?

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 Task 1

Part 2
1 What time of day is it?

2 What sport is in the news?

3 What does the new factory make?

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 Task 1

Part 3
1 What is the weather like in the South West?

2 What do you need in London today?

3 What is the weather like in the North today?

TOTAL

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 Task 4

Read these and answer the questions.

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 Task 4

1 What is for sale?

2 What can Bill help with?

3 What has been lost?

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 Task 4

4 Does Stan collect these? Tick yes or no for each one.

a. b.

yes no yes no

c. d.

yes no yes no

e. f.

yes no yes no

TOTAL

6 Rt/E1.1b Rw/E1.1a
 Task 5

1 Fill in this form.

Name __________________________________________________________________

Address ________________________________________________________________

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Telephone number ______________________________________________

TOTAL

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 Task 6

Look at these words. Write the words in the correct order to

make a sentence. The first one has been done for you.

Example: on He Monday went

He went on Monday.

1 not It big was

It .

2 coffee hot is My

My .

3 down They here went

They .

4 tea She not made has

She .

TOTAL

8 Ws/E1.1
 Task 7

1 Write a paragraph about yourself.

Here are some ideas about what to write:
• Where are you from? How is it different from England?
• What do you like to do?
• Why are you coming to English classes?
• Why do you want to learn English?

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TOTAL

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