Integrated Skills in English

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The Controlled Written examination
Wednesday 20 May 2009

10.0010.45am

Your full name:

(BLOCK CAPITALS)

Candidate registration number:

Centre:
Time allowed: 45 minutes
Instructions to candidates
1. Write your name, candidate number and centre number on the front of this examination paper.
2. You must not open this examination paper until instructed to do so.
3. This examination paper contains two tasks. You must complete both tasks.
4. Use blue or black pen, not pencil.
5. Write your answers on the examination paper.
6. Do all rough work on the examination paper. Cross through any work you do not want marked.
7. You must not use a dictionary in this examination.
8. You must not use correction fluid on the examination paper.

Information for candidates

The tasks in this examination have equal weighting.
You are advised to spend about 25 minutes on Task 1 and about 20 minutes on Task 2.
Examiners use only
Task 1
Task fulfilment

Accuracy and range

Task fulfilment

Accuracy and range

Task 2

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Time allowed: 45 minutes
This examination paper contains two tasks. Complete both tasks.

Task 1 Reading into writing task

Last week you received a letter from your American friend. She is going to visit you next month.
Read her letter and then, in your own words, write a reply (approximately 75 words) to your friend:
i) answering her questions and
ii) asking what time she is going to arrive.

Friday 15 May 2009

Dear friend,
How are you? Im fine thank you.
Im very happy that Im going to see you soon, but Ive got some
questions for you:

What are we going to see and do when I visit you?

What is your favourite place in your area?
What is the weather going to be like next month?

I'm going to arrive at your house on Saturday 20 June.

See you soon!
Best wishes
Marianne
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Use your own words as far as possible. No marks for answers copied from the reading texts.
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Task 2 Writing task

Write your diary (approximately 75 words) for a day when you met a good friend for the first time.
Say:
i) where you met
ii) what he/she looked like and
iii) what you did together.

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