Answer Key

Review (Units 1–3): Writing

Sample answer
Hi Sam
I think your idea of an English conversation club is a great idea – I’d really like to be part of it.
Maybe the first session could be all about us. We could say who we are, talk about the things we like and don’t like and
that kind of thing.
I think it’s better to meet at the café. I don’t want you to be busy making drinks and food at your house. I want you to talk
with everyone else!
I can text some of my friends and put a post online about the club if you want – that will be a good way of getting lots of
members.
See you soon
Mark

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Writing criteria
25 score points in total. Responses are scored according to how well students perform against the following criteria:

Speaking score rubric for B1 (5 = B1+; 3=B1; 1= A2)

Marks Content Task Organisation Range Accuracy

achievement and structure
0 Award 0 marks only if there is no written response to assess or if what is written is
unintelligible or is an obviously rehearsed response bearing little or no relation to the task.
1 Two or three Lexical and Little or no text Uses only very Many lexical
content points grammatical organisation basic and
may be omitted inaccuracies according to vocabulary and grammatical
completely, or impede task genre. grammar errors, even in
covered in achievement, Text organised structures with a basic language,
insufficient severely at largely at lot of errors which severely
depth and/or times. phrase level, evident. impede
scope. Control may be perhaps with No complex or communication
Content would sufficient for some complete compound of ideas.
have a negative very simple sentences sentences.
effect on the tasks but not evident. Little or
intended reader more complex no linking
due to lexical ones. Stretches between
and/or of text may be phrases or
grammatical unintelligible or sentences.
inaccuracies require a lot of
and/or poor effort by the
control of reader to
register. decode.
2 May omit one or Lexical and Little text Uses only very Frequent lexical
two content grammatical organisation basic and
points, or cover inaccuracies according to vocabulary and grammatical
them in impede task genre. grammar errors, even in
insufficient achievement. Text organised structures for basic language,
depth. Control may be partly at phrase the level, may impede the
Content would sufficient for level but with perhaps with a effective
probably have a very simple some sentence- lot of errors. communication
negative effect tasks but level language No complex but of ideas.
on the intended generally not too. Occasional maybe one or
reader due to more complex linking between two compound
lexical and/or ones. sentences. sentences.
grammatical
inaccuracies
and/or poor
control of
register.
3 All points may Control is Text organised Writing limited A number of
have been sufficient to largely at to fairly basic lexical and
covered, but respond to all sentence level. vocabulary, grammatical
some in simple tasks Some simple largely used errors probably
insufficient and to complete and logically- accurately. evident but not
depth. some more sequenced Uses basic in sufficient
Sections of the complex ones. sections with grammar quantity to
content would The majority of linking between structures, greatly impede

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 probably have a the response sentences. perhaps with a communication
positive effect would achieve There may be few errors. of ideas.
on the intended its intended evidence of Possibly no
reader. purpose. paragraphing, complex, but
but this may not compound
always be sentences used.
inappropriate.
4 All content Control of Text organised Uses a good Occasional
points covered language is and sequenced range of level- lexical and
with sufficient clearly sufficient simply but appropriate grammatical
depth and to respond to logically vocabulary and errors probably
scope. simple and throughout. grammar evident but not
The text would more complex Linking between structures. in sufficient
largely have a tasks. sentences Largely used quantity or
positive effect There is throughout. accurately. severity to
on the intended demonstrable Paragraphs Possibly some impede the
reader due to achievement of used complex and/or communication
good lexical all parts of the appropriately for compound of ideas.
and/or task. the purpose and sentences.
grammatical genre of the
accuracy and/or writing
sufficient control throughout most
of register. of the text.
5 All content Control of Text organised Uses an Very occasional
points covered language is and sequenced excellent range lexical and
with exemplary clearly sufficient logically and of level- grammatical
depth and to respond to effectively appropriate errors do not
scope. simple and throughout. vocabulary and impede the
The text would more complex Linking between grammar communication
have a positive tasks. sentences structures with of ideas in any
effect on the There is throughout. excellent way.
intended reader demonstrable Paragraphs accuracy,
throughout due achievement of used including some
to good lexical all parts of the appropriately for complex and
and/or task, and the purpose and compound
grammatical perhaps even genre of the sentences. May
accuracy and/or evidence of writing even use lexis
sufficient control writing beyond throughout the and structure
of register. the demands of text. that is beyond
the task. the level.

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