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Anglia ESOL International Examinations

Elementary Level (A2)

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Paper AA116

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 Time allowed – TWO hours.
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 Make sure you have the correct candidate label in the box
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Elementary (A2) AA116

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Section W1 (20 marks)

Write a composition of 80–120 words on ONE of the following topics:

1. The best holiday I have ever had.

2. A lucky day.
3. My pet.
4. My favourite place.

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Section R1 (12 marks)

Read the passages about Alba and Bree and answer the questions. For each question
choose either A(Alba) or B(Bree). You need to choose each person more than once.

My name is Alba. I’m 43 years old and I’m a teacher. My school

is in the village where we live. My husband and I have three
children - two girls and a boy. We love travelling. Next month

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we’re going to Greece again. We love it there. We’re going to

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have sailing lessons. We have never been sailing before. Next
winter we’re going skiing in France. We always stay in the

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Alba (A) same hotel.

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My name is Bree and I’m 29. My husband Ken and I live in a big

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city. We don’t have any children yet. I am a businesswoman
and I love my job. I often travel for my work. Sometimes this
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makes me feel tired. However, it is always interesting to go to
new places. Next month I’m going to work in America for three
weeks. I’m excited because I have never been to America
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Which person, A(Alba) or B(Bree),...

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is younger? example B
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has a son? 2

travels a lot with her job? 3

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is going on holiday next month? 4

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is planning to learn a new sport? 5

is going to a country for the first time? 6

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Section R2 (13 marks)

Read the passage and answer all the questions.

Harrods
Harrods is one of the most famous department stores in the world. It was just a small
shop when Charles Harrod opened it in south London in 1834. It moved to
Knightsbridge in 1849 and is still there now.

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The shop grew quickly. Today there are over 330 departments on seven different

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floors. The shop has 32 cafés and restaurants. The most popular department is the
Toy Kingdom. It sells some very big and expensive toys. The largest is a toy giraffe
which costs £3,299. The most expensive is a £10,000 car for children. About 100,000

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customers visit the store every day. This number goes up to 300,000 in the winter
before Christmas! Staff from over 50 countries work there.

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Many people used to visit Harrods to see the wonderful pet shop. Until 1976, it sold
lions, elephants and other exotic animals. In 1967, a future president of the USA
bought an elephant. From 1976 to 2014, the pet shop sold cats, dogs and other pets,
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but it is now closed.

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There are 12,000 light bulbs on the outside of the store. This began with its
Christmas lights in 1959, when they used 1,100 bulbs for decoration. Now the lights
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are on all year but the best time to see them is at night and on winter afternoons.
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For questions 1–3 please answer in complete sentences (2 marks each)

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1. When did Harrods open in Knightsbridge, London?

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2. How many floors are there in the department store?

3. What is the most expensive toy in Harrods?

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For questions 4–8 tick () the box. (1 mark each)

4. There are 32 places to eat in Harrods.

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5. A US president bought a lion in Harrods.

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True False

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6. The Harrods lights are only there at Christmas.

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7. On a normal day in summer, how many people visit Harrods?

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A about 10,000
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8. In 1976 the Harrods pet shop

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A closed down.
B opened for the first time.
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C stopped selling wild animals.

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A B C
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Write the words in the box (1 mark each)

9. Find the word in the passage which means the OPPOSITE of:
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terrible (paragraph 3)
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10. Find the word in the passage which means the SAME as:

started (paragraph 4)
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Section R3 (20 marks)

Choose the correct answer and write it on the line.

Example:
The children have played this game before.
A to play B played C play D playing

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1. If you ____________________ the tickets, I will give you the money tomorrow.
A to buy B bought C buy D were buying

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2. Tim ____________________ the wall when his friend arrived.

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A paints B was painting C has painted D is painting

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3. Please speak ____________________ so everyone understands you.

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A slow B too slow C slowest D slowly

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I ____________________ clean my car tomorrow.
A must B ought C have D need
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5. Is the pasta hot ____________________ for you?

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A too B more C enough D most

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6. I need to put ____________________ my glasses to read that letter.

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A on B in C at D off
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7. They went to Spain last year, ____________________

A haven’t they? B didn’t they? C don’t they? D aren’t they?
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8. He has never ____________________ that television programme.

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A see B saw C seen D seeing

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9. Mark is the man ____________________ went to America.

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A which B what C whose D who

10. He used to ____________________ in my street before he moved to London.

A lived B live C living D has lived
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Section W2 (10 marks)

Answer the following questions. Give a full answer in the past tense, using the word(s)
given.

Example:
Who did you spend the day with? (my friend)

I spent the day with my friend.

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1. Where did you go yesterday? (to the cinema)

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2. How much did you pay for your ticket? (£6.50)

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3. What did you see? (the new Star Wars film)

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5. What time did you leave the cinema? (at 6 o’clock)

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Section W3 (10 marks)

You have just got a new bike for your birthday. Write a message to your friend and
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tell him/her about the bike. Write about 40 words. Do not write an address.
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Section R4 (5 marks)
Choose the correct word and write it on the line. You can use a word more than once.
There is one word you do not need.

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Example:
He went on holiday to Italy.

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1. The last train leaves _________________ midnight.

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2. We went to New York _________________ 2012.

3. They travelled to Paris _________________ plane.

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4. I’m going to meet Tom _________________ the morning.

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5. She is going _________________ the market on Saturday.
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Section W4 (10 marks)
Put the words in order and make a correct sentence.
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Tuesday / every / shopping / afternoon / He / goes

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He goes shopping every Tuesday afternoon.

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1. door / should / lock / You / the

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2. visit / aunt / I’m / to / going / my

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3. used / Kate / a / drive / car / to / red

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4. homework / for / was / Tony / difficult / The / too

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5. borrowed / me / has / any / from / money / Jim / never

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