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Grammar, Vocabulary, and Pronunciation Reading and Writing

GRAMMAR Reading
1 1 are doing 1 1 False
2 are having 2 False
3 is staying 3 False
4 is making 4 True
5 am driving 5 False
6 False
2 1 is sleeping 7 False
2 eat 8 False
3 is writing 9 False
4 is wearing
5 works 2 1 ten dollars
2 two dollars
3 twenty-five dollars
Vocabulary 4 nice and sunny
3 1 raining 5 second-year
2 sunny 6 $600
3 cloudy
4 snowing
5 windy Writing
Student’s own answers.
4 1 having Task completion: The task is fully completed and the
2 staying answer easy to understand. (4 points)
3 enjoy Grammar: The student uses appropriate structures
4 meeting to achieve the task. Minor errors do not obscure the
5 waiting meaning. (3 points)
Vocabulary: The student uses a sufficient range of
words and phrases to communicate the message clearly.
Pronunciation (3 points)
5 1 tra|ve|ling
2 va|ca|tion
3 en|joy|ing
Listening and Speaking
4 win|dy Listening
5 u|su|a|lly
1 1 X
2 X
6 1 singer 3 ✓
2 you
4 ✓
3 snowing
5 ✓
4 walk
5 woman
2 1 B
2 A
3 B
4 A
5 A

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Speaking
Interactive communication and oral production:
The student communicates effectively with his / her
partner, asking and answering simple questions, and
where necessary initiating conversation, and responding.
The student uses appropriate strategies to complete the
task successfully. (5 points)
Grammar and Vocabulary: The student uses
a sufficient range of vocabulary and structure to
communicate clearly. Minor occasional errors do not
impede communication. (5 points)
Pronunciation: The student’s intonation, stress, and
articulation of sounds make the message clear and
comprehensible. (5 points)

3 Hotel: New Orleans Mardi Gras Hotel

Today’s weather: Hot and sunny
Breakfast: Downstairs dining room from
7:00-11:00 a.m.
Activities: French Quarter tour leaves at 2:00 p.m.

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Starter

Grammar, Vocabulary, and Pronunciation Reading and Writing

GRAMMAR Reading
1 1 is making 1 1 False
2 are doing 2 False
3 are having 3 True
4 is staying 4 False
5 am driving 5 False
6 False
2 1 eat 7 False
2 works 8 False
3 is writing 9 False
4 is wearing
5 is sleeping 2 1 nice and sunny
2 second-year
3 ten dollars
Vocabulary 4 two dollars
3 1 sunny 5 $600
2 cloudy 6 $25
3 raining
4 windy
5 snowing Writing
Student’s own answers.
4 1 having Task completion: The task is fully completed and the
2 staying answer easy to understand. (4 points)
3 enjoy Grammar: The student uses appropriate structures
4 meeting to achieve the task. Minor errors do not obscure the
5 waiting meaning. (3 points)
Vocabulary: The student uses a sufficient range of
words and phrases to communicate the message clearly.
Pronunciation (3 points)
5 1 win|dy
2 tra|ve|ling
3 u|su|a|lly
Listening and Speaking
4 va|ca|tion Listening
5 en|joy|ing
1 1 X
2 ✓
6 1 walk 3 X
2 singer
4 ✓
3 woman
5 ✓
4 you
5 snowing
2 1 B
2 A
3 B
4 A
5 A

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Speaking
Interactive communication and oral production:
The student communicates effectively with his / her
partner, asking and answering simple questions, and
where necessary initiating conversation, and responding.
The student uses appropriate strategies to complete the
task successfully. (5 points)
Grammar and Vocabulary: The student uses
a sufficient range of vocabulary and structure to
communicate clearly. Minor occasional errors do not
impede communication. (5 points)
Pronunciation: The student’s intonation, stress, and
articulation of sounds make the message clear and
comprehensible. (5 points)

4 Hotel: San Francisco Chinatown Hotel

Today’s weather: Cloudy and windy
Breakfast: Downstairs dining room from
6:30-9:00 a.m.
Activities: Chinatown tour leaves at 10:30 a.m.

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