LRN LEVEL 1 CERTIFICATE IN ESOL

INTERNATIONAL (CEF B2)

Duration
LEVEL B2
Listening: 30 minutes
LISTENING
WRITING
Writing - Reading and Use: 2 hours
READING AND USE

EXAM PAPER - JUNE 2016

CANDIDATE’S INFORMATION
FIRST NAME:

FATHER’S NAME:

LAST NAME:

DATE OF BIRTH

INSTRUCTIONS:

· Do not open this paper until you are told to do so.

· Read the instructions before answering the questions.
· You will hear Section 1, Section 2 and Section 3 of the Listening TWICE.
· You will hear Section 3 of the Listening AGAIN in Writing, Section 1.
· Answer all the questions.
· Mark your answers on the separate Answer Sheet in pencil.
· Use a pencil HB 2.
· Do TWO Tasks in the Writing.
· Write your Tasks in the Writing Booklet in pencil.
· You must ask any questions now as you cannot speak during the Test.

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LISTENING SECTION 1 CEF B2

Listen to 9 short conversations. For questions 1-9, choose the best answer (A, B or C).
You will hear each conversation TWICE. You now have 2 minutes to read the questions.
Mark your answers on the separate Answer Sheet.

The angry boss Painting the house

1. Mr. Williams seems to be angry with 5. From what you hear, you understand
Susan because that,
A. she didn’t give him a good excuse. A. Natalie and Bill will paint their house
B. she didn’t turn off the oven. themselves.
C. she wasn’t on time for work again. B. Natalie will not help Bill paint their
house.
Choosing a book
C. they will get a professional to paint
2. Jill tells Philip that the house.
A. both books he has chosen seem Problem with the water heater
interesting.
B. she doesn’t like either of the books. 6. What is FALSE about what you hear?
C. he should get one of the books. A. The couple will have to pay to fix the
water heater.
TV programmes B. The water heater can be repaired for
3. What is TRUE about what you hear? free.
A. Both speakers think that television C. The couple will not have to buy a
offers good entertainment. new water heater.
B. George finds some TV programmes Getting ready to go camping
entertaining.
7. Bob asks Stacy if she
C. Liz prefers comedy shows to other
kinds of TV programmes. A. can look for his old backpack.
B. has bought him a new torch.
Looking for a new flat C. knows where his torch is.
4. Karen would prefer to live Looking for a hotel
A. close to the city centre.
8. It seems that the man
B. near the train station.
A. is excited about the hotel.
C. in an expensive flat.
B. finds the hotel too expensive.
C. agrees that the offer is good.

Talking about work

9. The woman is thinking of
A. asking for a rise.
B. leaving her job.
C. working fewer hours.

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LISTENING SECTION 2 CEF B2

Listen to 3 longer conversations. For questions 10-15, choose the best answer
(A, B or C). You will hear each conversation TWICE. You now have 1 minute to read
the questions.
Mark your answers on the separate Answer Sheet.

A new product

10.Kate first learnt about the product from

A. an advertisement on TV.
B. a promotion at the supermarket.
C. a customer at the supermarket.

11.Leo suggests
A. eating the yoghurt with fruit.
B. going to the greengrocer’s.
C. buying yoghurt that costs less.

Holiday trips

12.What is FALSE about what you hear?

A. Jim didn’t know Anna had visited Florence.
B. Anna’s hair was longer the year before.
C. Anna visited Florence with a friend of hers.

13.In the summer, Anna is planning to

A. go on a three-day trip to Italy.
B. travel around Italy alone.
C. spend two weeks in Italy with a friend.

Talking about a film

14.From what you hear, you understand that

A. neither of the speakers liked the film.
B. the actors in the film performed well.
C. both speakers enjoyed the film.

15.The speakers say that

A. the book was far better than the film.
B. the film and the book had the same plot.
C. the film received mostly bad reviews.

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LISTENING SECTION 3 CEF B2

Listen to Tracy’s message to her friend, Eva. For questions 16-20, choose the best
answer (A, B or C). You will hear the message TWICE. You now have 1 minute to look
at the questions.
Mark your answers on the separate Answer Sheet.

16.According to Tracy’s message, final exams will start

A. in less than a week.
B. on the 20th of May.
C. on the 23rd of May.

17.What is TRUE about what you hear?

A. Tracy can help Eva study for the exams.
B. Tracy thinks Eva’s favourite subject is Physics.
C. Tracy prefers studying alone.

18.The 2nd week of exams will be stressful because

A. the exam timetable isn’t known yet.
B. the subjects will be difficult.
C. there will be an exam every day.

19.Right after the last exam, Tracy will

A. go home to her parents.
B. go swimming with her classmates.
C. make plans for her own party.

20.What is FALSE about what you hear?

A. Anyone can go to the school party.
B. Tracy thinks the music at the party will be very good.
C. Tracy agrees with the head teacher’s decision.

Now turn to Writing, Section 1, Task 1. Open your Writing Booklet and listen to the
instructions. You have 1 minute to open your Writing Booklet.

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WRITING SECTION 1 CEF B2

Task 1

Listen to Tracy’s message to her friend Eva, again. USE the space provided in the
Writing Booklet to take notes. You can use the information from the recording and the
notes you have taken to write an email to a friend of yours telling him/her about the final
exams and the end-of-school celebrations.

Write your email in the Writing Booklet, Task 1.

Your notes will not be marked.

Take notes for the following

information or for anything
else you wish.

When final exams begin

Why first week of

exams is difficult

Why there is more

pressure in the second
week

What will happen after

the last exam

Details of school party

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WRITING SECTION 1 CEF B2

Task 1

You must do Task 1.

Write your email in the space provided in the Writing Booklet. You can use the notes
you have taken. You may add any other relevant information you wish. Write your email
in 100-120 words.

A friend of yours was ill and couldn’t go to school to get the timetable for
the final exams. Write an email to your friend informing him/her about
the timetable for the final exams and how you are going to celebrate the
end of the school year.

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WRITING SECTION 2 CEF B2

Choose ONE of the following Writing Tasks. USE the points given below each Task.
You may add your own points if you wish.
Write your Task in the space provided in the Writing Booklet in 120-170 words.

Task 2
Write an email to a friend of yours suggesting a film you have seen.
In your email, you must mention

· the name of the film

· what kind of film it is
· what happens in the film
· why you recommend it

OR

Task 3
Write a story that begins “While I was cycling in the park, I saw a small, white
puppy under a tree....”

Continue the story.

OR

Task 4
Most people prefer to spend their summer holidays in places which are popular
with tourists. Write an essay about the advantages and disadvantages of
spending summer holidays in popular resorts.

Support your ideas and give examples.

Advantages of popular holiday Disadvantages of popular holiday

resorts resorts
· more places to have fun · too many people
· more chances to meet people · too noisy
· more hotels to choose from · more expensive

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READING AND USE SECTION 1 CEF B2

Read the text below about School Field Trips and then answer the questions that follow.
For questions 1-8, choose the best answer (A, B or C).
Mark your answers on the separate Answer Sheet.

School Field Trips

School field trips can be a great experience for children of all ages. They can offer children
the opportunity to learn outside their regular school environment. Some of the most
popular destinations for school trips are zoos, nature centres, fire stations, hospitals,
factories and science museums.
One advantage of field trips is that they allow children to learn more about what they have
already been taught at school. For example, if they have learnt about a specific wild
animal at school, going to the zoo and having a real-world experience can add to their
knowledge and deepen their understanding. Teachers agree that when their pupils
connect the things they have been studying to an actual experience, they become more
motivated to learn about them. Also, schools cannot possibly teach students everything so
field trips provide a chance for them to learn something completely new. A school
excursion to a car factory, for instance, will teach them not only about how cars are made
but also what it is like working in such a factory, something from real life which cannot be
taught in the classroom.
The fact that students take a break from the usual classroom environment is another
benefit of school trips. Spending the day in a different learning environment is a welcome
change of routine for students which helps them enjoy school more. Finally, such
educational trips usually involve team activities: a group of students planting trees on a
mountain, for example. There is no better way to bring students closer together and teach
them to cooperate for a common cause.
However, while most teachers see the value of field trips and understand the need for
students to have a break from the school routine, they might not be enthusiastic about
going on them. One reason for this is that field trips take a lot of organising and planning
so some teachers may not want to arrange them. ………, teachers often have to be
concerned about the safety of their students when they are on field trips as some places
they visit may be dangerous.
However, despite these disadvantages, no one can deny that field trips can be both
educational and fun for children.

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READING AND USE SECTION 1 CEF B2

1. What does the word ‘regular’ in the 1st paragraph mean?

A. boring
B. tiring
C. normal

2. According to the text, which of the following statements is TRUE?

A. There is little value in visiting places like zoos on field trips.
B. Students seldom increase their knowledge from field trips.
C. Field trips can help students to understand things better.

3. What does the word ‘they’ in the 2nd paragraph refer to?
A. teachers
B. pupils
C. things

4. According to the text, which of the following statements is FALSE?

A. Field trips can help students learn about unfamiliar things.
B. Field trips give students some experience of real life.
C. School is the only place to teach students new things.

5. Which positive aspect to field trips is mentioned in the text?

A. They require students to spend more time at school.
B. They do not teach students interesting things.
C. They let students have a break from school.

6. According to the 3rd paragraph, spending a day on a field trip can

A. discourage students from working together.
B. cause harm to the environment.
C. improve relationships between students.

7. One reason teachers may not want to go on a field trip is that they
A. do not consider them valuable.
B. may worry about putting their students in danger.
C. do not want their students to miss school.

8. Which of the following words can fill the gap in the 4th paragraph?
A. As a result
B. In addition
C. Although

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READING AND USE SECTION 2 CEF B2

Read the following two passages about Shops.

For questions, 9-15, choose the best answer (A, B or C).
Mark your answers on the separate Answer sheet.

Shops

Shopping Malls

Shopping malls are popular places for all 9. What is FALSE about malls according to
ages to shop at. For one thing, they have so the text?
many shops that it is hard not to find what
A. Shoppers can’t find cheap products
you want at a price you can afford. There
there.
are also restaurants, cinemas and game
B. They include a wide variety of
arcades, all in one place, making malls great
shops.
meeting places for friends and day-out
C. They offer places for entertainment.
destinations for families. Shoppers can stop
at a food court or a café and talk about what 10.Shopping malls are places
they have just bought or discuss what they
A. which people usually go to on foot.
are going to buy. Although malls are usually
B. where parking is difficult.
too far from the city centre to walk to,
C. where people can socialise.
driving there is usually convenient as all
shopping malls have huge car parks where 11.One negative aspect of shopping malls
shoppers can park. is that they

However, despite the great shopping A. can get extremely crowded at times.
experience shopping malls offer, they have B. have a very limited range of
disadvantages as well. One major products.
disadvantage is that they can attract huge C. encourage people not to buy too
numbers of people, especially at weekends much.
or holidays, which can make shopping there
an unpleasant experience. Moreover, as
there are so many shops and such a variety
of products, shoppers may end up buying
more than they actually need.

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READING AND USE SECTION 2 CEF B2

Local Shops

Small, local shops provide advantages both 12.According to the text, small local shops
to the community and to shoppers. First of
A. provide few benefits to the
all, local shops improve the general
community.
economy of an area. Small shops are more
B. have no effect on the local economy.
likely to use the services of other local
C. are good for both the local area and
businesses so more money stays within the customers.
community. Also, as local shops depend on
the local community and its residents, they 13.What does the word ‘residents’ in the
will do more to care for the area and invest 1st paragraph mean?
money to try and improve it. A. people living in an area
Additionally, shopping there saves time. B. people owning a business
Firstly, there are no long queues to wait in C. people shopping locally
to pay for items. Also, as they are obviously 14.Shopping locally often means that
nearer, people don’t need to get there by car customers
and this not only saves time and money but
is also better for the environment. A. use their cars more.
Furthermore, owners of local shops know B. have to wait in long queues.
their customers and can create a friendlier C. save time and money.
and more personalised environment to shop 15.One advantage of local shops is that
in. However, local shops may not have a they
great variety of products so customers may
A. don’t have a great range of
not always find what they want. The prices
products.
of products also tend to be higher, which
B. offer a friendlier service.
can make people look for better deals in
C. tend to sell things at higher prices.
shopping malls.

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READING AND USE SECTION 3 CEF B2

For questions 16-30, choose the best answer (A, B or C).

Mark your answers on the separate Answer Sheet.

16.All the students are ………. about going on the school trip.
A. excites
B. excited
C. exciting

17.My sister couldn’t go out with her friends because mum ………. her clean her room.
A. asked
B. wanted
C. made

18.She can’t ride the bicycle and ………… .

A. her brother can’t, too
B. neither can her brother
C. her brother didn’t, either

19.She told her friend that she ……… for a job the week before.
A. has applied
B. had applied
C. would apply

20.If he apologised, ……………… .

A. I will forgive him.
B. I would forgive him.
C. I forgave him.

21.I think that she will be visiting us ……… the 22nd of June.
A. at
B. in
C. on

22.Dad was angry because I ………… up the phone without saying where I was.
A. hung
B. turned
C. picked

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READING AND USE SECTION 3 CEF B2

23.The steak at the restaurant tasted so ……… that I couldn’t eat it.
A. badly
B. worse
C. bad

24.It’s very cold today. You’d ……… wear a warm jacket.

A. prefer
B. better
C. like

25.I can’t find my notebook. I ……… it at school yesterday.

A. would leave
B. should leave
C. must have left

26.How long ……… since he moved?

A. was it ago
B. is it before
C. is it

27.Apart from ………… well, she is an excellent dancer.

A. singing
B. she sings
C. to sing

28.I’m happy …………… you after all this time.

A. seeing
B. to see
C. seen

29.By the time they arrived, the party …………… .

A. has finished
B. had finished
C. finished

30.She wishes she ……… fun of her friend’s hair yesterday.

A. hadn’t made
B. didn’t make
C. wouldn’t make

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READING AND USE SECTION 4 CEF B2

For questions 31-40, choose the best answer (A, B or C) to fill in the gaps.
Mark your answers on the separate Answer Sheet.

Summer Holidays

With so much school work throughout the year, every student (31) ……… forward to the
summer holidays. The summer is very important for students as they have time (32) ………
and have fun. It is a chance for them to escape from all the hard work that goes with normal
school life. It is a three-month holiday that (33) ……… them to enjoy themselves without
the constant stress (34) ……… comes with homework and studying for tests. Without
summer holidays, students wouldn’t feel refreshed enough to deal with the pressure of
another school year. However, some people argue that (35) ……… summer is a time for
children to relax, they shouldn’t have (36) ……… long summer holidays. They claim that
during the summer, children forget (37) ………. they were taught during the school year
and, as a result, their educational performance may suffer when they return (38) ………
school in September. While this might be true, other people argue that education involves
learning outside the classroom (39) ……… . In the summer holidays, students have the
opportunity to have different learning experiences and (40) ……… free to do things without
being told to do so.

31. A. waits B. looks C. expects

32. A. relaxing B. for the relaxing C. to relax

33. A. lets B. allows C. gets

34. A. unless B. that C. because

35. A. but B. as a result C. although

36. A. such B. no C. enough

37. A. that B. who C. what

38. A. at B. to C. in

39. A. as well B. neither C. either

40. A. felt B. feeling C. to feel

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 LRN LEVEL 1 CERTIFICATE IN ESOL
INTERNATIONAL (CEF B2)

LEVEL B2
SPEAKING
Duration: 14 to 16 minutes

EXAMINER’S INSTRUCTIONS
Speaking Exam Paper June 2016

Page 1
SPEAKING SECTION 1 CEF B2

Warm up Stage

Duration: 3 minutes

Examiner: Good morning / Good afternoon. My name is …………………

To Candidate A: What’s your name?

Where are you from?

To Candidate B: What’s your name?

Where are you from?

Examiner: In this part of the Test, I would like to ask you some questions about
yourselves.
The Examiner asks each Candidate one or more questions about the following topics.

· hobbies
· free time activities
· school
· hometown or neighbourhood
· future plans

No questions about their families are allowed.

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SPEAKING SECTION 2 CEF B2

Prepared Topics – Individual Talks and Interaction

Duration: 6 to 7 minutes

Examiner: In this part of the Test, each of you is going to talk for 1 minute about the topic
you have already prepared for. After you have finished your talk, I will ask you
some questions about what you have presented and then your partner can express
his/her points of view on the same topic.

The Examiner shows each candidate the list of topics and asks them which one
they have prepared to talk about.

List of prepared topics:

1. Which types of media do you like to use and why?

2. Where do you like to stay when you go on holiday and why?
3. Should parents help their children with homework? Why or why not?
4. What piece of technology could you not live without?
5. What do you do to help the environment?

Examiner to Candidate A: Which topic are you going to talk about?

Candidate A can speak for 1 minute

The Examiner asks Candidate A a question on what he/she has said.

Examiner to Candidate B: What do you think of this? or Do you agree or disagree with your
partner?
The Examiner asks both candidates a question and prompts them to engage in a conversation.
Interaction: 2 – 2.5 minutes

Examiner to Candidate B: Which topic are you going to talk about?

Candidate B can speak for 1 minute

The Examiner asks Candidate B a question on what he/she has said.

Examiner to Candidate A: What do you think of this? or Do you agree or disagree with your
partner?
The Examiner asks both candidates a question and prompts them to engage in a conversation.
Interaction: 2 – 2.5 minutes

Examiner: Thank you.

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SPEAKING SECTION 3 CEF B2

Respond to a question and Interaction

Duration: 5 to 6 minutes

Examiner: In this part of the Test, I will ask each of you to respond to a question. You may
use the ideas given below the question and/or use your own ideas to answer the
question. Your partner will be asked to comment on what you have said and
express his/her points of view as well.

The Examiner must choose a question related to what each Candidate talked about in
Part 2 of the Test.

The Examiner tells each Candidate to look at the chosen question and the points below it.
When the Candidate has finished talking about the question, the Examiner asks the other
Candidate to comment and express his/her points of view.

1. The Internet is one of the best types of media for entertainment.

· listen to music
· watch films
· play games
2. Travelling with friends is one of the best experiences we can have.
· have more fun
· share the same memories
· make our friendships stronger

3. Doing homework has more advantages than disadvantages.

· helps students review what they have done in class
· improves students’ performance in exams
· teaches students responsibility

4. Technology helps us develop our friendships.

· easier nowadays to travel and reconnect with friends
· social network sites allow daily contact with friends
· mobile phones let us share news anytime
5. Schools should teach children how to protect the environment.
· organise environmental projects
· teach students how to save energy
· encourage recycling

Examiner: Thank you. This is the end of the Test.

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ANSWER KEY CEF B2

LRN

B2 JUNE 2016

LISTENING
Section 1 Section 2 Section 3

1. C 10. A 16. C
2. B 11. B 17. A
3. B 12. B 18. C
4. A 13. C 19. B
5. A 14. A 20. A
6. A 15. A
7. C
8. B
9. B

READING AND USE

Section 1 Section 2 Section 3 Section 4

1. C 9. A 16. B 31. B
2. C 10. C 17. C 32. C
3. B 11. A 18. B 33. B
4. C 12. C 19. B 34. B
5. C 13. A 20. B 35. C
6. C 14. C 21. C 36. A
7. B 15. B 22. A 37. C
8. B 23. C 38. B
24. B 39. A
25. C 40. C
26. C
27. A
28. B
29. B
30. A