7-12 t TEST 2 – answer key
Listening section
A
1 False 2 False 3 True 4 True
B
1 job interview 2 7th
3 go straight 4 across from
C
1 b 2 a 3 c 4 a
D
1 True 2 False 3 False 4 True
E
1 tomorrow 2 visit plants
3 won’t 4 ride
F
1 a 2 b 3 a 4 c
Language and Vocabulary section
A
1 I’m calling to confirm my reservation.
2 What time is good for you?
3 Are you with me so far?
4 There’s a copy machine in the corner.
5 First we order the product from the factory.
6 Exports increased sharply from 2005 to 2008.
7 We’ll definitely send the invoice today.
8 The company is planning to open a new office.
B
a 4 b 8 c 5 d 2
e 6 f 3 g 1 h 7
C
1 b 2 c 3 a 4 d 5 b
6 c 7 b 8 d 9 c 10 d
D
1 help 2 appointment 3 Come
4 down 5 corner 6 facilities
7 Then 8 Finally 9 confirm
10 after
E
1 e 2 h 3 b 4 g
5 f 6 a 7 d 8 c
F
1 Excuse me. How do I get to the Purchasing
department?
2 The elevators are down the hall, next to the lounge.
3 The final step is to launch the web page.
4 Let me check my understanding. You said the
meeting starts at 8:00.
5 I’m going to be leaving for Rio de Janeiro next
Tuesday.
6 Aztec Coffee will probably hire more staff next
year.
7 Would you like to try some Indian food?
Speaking section (25 points)
See table below
1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5Communication / Unable to
communicate
concepts or ideas successfully / Unable to
communicate most ideas and concepts without great difficulty / Able to
communicate some ideas and concepts with some difficulty / Communicates most ideas and concepts with minimal difficulty; has slight difficulty with complex ideas and concepts / Consistently
communicates all
ideas and concepts
without difficulty
Fluency / Unable to respond; or gives only one-word, or very short responses / Often unable to respond, or responds with frequent pauses and hesitation; often unable to produce specific words or structures / Able to respond
with some pauses and hesitation;
sometimes unable to produce specific words or structures / Responds to most
tasks with minimal
pauses or hesitation;
has slight difficulty
producing complex
words or structures / Consistently
responds without
pauses or hesitation
Accuracy / Uses incorrect
grammatical
structures and
syntax in most
responses; difficult to understand / Often uses incorrect grammatical
structures and
syntax; errors
interfere with
communication / Uses incorrect
grammatical
structures in some
tasks; some errors
interfere with
communication / Rarely uses incorrect
grammatical
structures and
syntax; minor errors
do not interfere with
communication / Consistently uses
correct grammatical
structures and
syntax
Language / Unable to use target vocabulary and structures from the unit / Often unable to use
target vocabulary
and structures from
the unit / Able to use target
vocabulary and
structures from the
unit in some tasks;
has some difficulty
producing the
correct language / Uses target language
and vocabulary from
the unit in most
tasks; rarely has
difficulty producing
the correct language / Consistently uses
target vocabulary
and structures from the unit
Interaction / Unable to
understand or
interact with
teacher/partner, does not ask for repetition or clarification / Often unable to understand or interact with teacher/partner,
does not ask for
repetition or clarification / Able to understand
and interact with a
partner with some
difficulty; rarely
asks for repetition or
clarification / Understands
and interacts
appropriately with
teacher/partner in
most tasks; asks
for repetition or
clarification when
needed / Consistently
understands
and interacts
appropriately with
teacher/partner;
asks for repetition or clarification when needed