LRN ENTRY LEVEL 3 CERTIFICATE IN ESOL

INTERNATIONAL (CEF B1)

LEVEL B1 DURATION:
LISTENING 30 MINUTES
LISTENING
WRITING WRITING
2 HOURS
READING AND USE READING
AND USE
EXAM PAPER A - JULY 2020

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 an HB2 pencil.
• Complete TWO Tasks in the Writing Section.
• 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 B1

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.

Summer shopping Kite flying

1. From what you hear, you understand 6. What is TRUE according to what you hear?
that Lisa doesn’t A. Claire will take the kids to the park
A. believe things are cheaper on the with Matthew.
Internet. B. Claire thinks the kids will enjoy flying
B. like buying clothes before she tries their kites.
them on. C. Claire will get her hair cut before
C. care about losing weight. going to the park.
Lunchtime Exam stress
2. Dave tells Fiona that he doesn’t 7. What does Mary NOT suggest Richard
A. have very much time for lunch. do?
B. need to worry about what he eats. A. stay up studying the night before an
C. want to eat salad for lunch. exam
B. do some physical activity the day
College classmates
before an exam
3. According to what you hear, Gary C. breathe deeply if he gets stressed in
A. did not receive a phone call from an exam
Sara.
B. won’t be able to go with Penny on Food likes
Saturday. 8. Nick tells Hanna that he
C. is thinking of changing his Saturday A. has never eaten Mexican food.
plans. B. doesn’t really like spicy food.
C. prefers Mexican food to Italian.
New neighbours
4. What is Jenny’s problem with her A football match
neighbours? 9. What is TRUE according to what you
A. She is annoyed because their dog hear?
barks a lot. A. Amy saw her favourite team play live.
B. She can hear their television at night. B. Amy saw the match at her house.
C. She cannot focus because their son C. Amy’s favourite team lost the match.
plays music all the time.
Customer Services
5. The woman thinks that the online
service got stuck because
A. the man was not using it correctly.
B. the man ordered the wrong mobile
phone.
C. a lot of customers were using the
service at the same time.

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LISTENING SECTION 2 CEF B1

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 favour
10. Why is Bob calling Tina?
A. He wants her advice on what shirt to wear.
B. He wants to know how to clean his shirt.
C. He wants to use her washing machine.

11. What does Tina finally say to Bob?

A. He needs to solve the problem on his own.
B. She will go to his house to help him.
C. He should call her back later.

Babysitting
12. What is TRUE according to what you hear?
A. Carol has never done babysitting before.
B. Mr Jones will go out alone on Saturday.
C. Mr Jones wants Carol to babysit longer than usual.

13. What does Carol think about what Mr Jones asks of her?
A. She is not very happy about it.
B. She doesn’t have a problem with it.
C. She is sure her parents won’t agree to it.

Class notes
14. Greg tells Jessica that
A. the class notes have not been posted online yet.
B. there will be a history test next week.
C. he has already studied the class notes.

15. From what you hear, you understand that Jessica

A. has been unable to download the class notes.
B. does not mind reading her notes on her computer.
C. wants Greg to print a copy of the class notes for her.

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LISTENING SECTION 3 CEF B1

Listen to Eve’s message for her friend, Julian. 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. What is TRUE about the music project according to what you hear?
A. It can only be about a modern singer.
B. Two students should work on it together.
C. It must be written as an essay.

17. The first part of the project can include information about the singer’s
A. hobbies.
B. musical style.
C. performances.

18. What is FALSE about the project according to what you hear?
A. Students are not allowed to just copy things they find.
B. Students must get ideas from two or more places.
C. Students cannot use the Internet for their research.

19. What does Eve think will be a little difficult?

A. talking for twenty minutes
B. reading their project notes aloud
C. learning everything by heart

20. From what you hear, you understand that Eve

A. wants Julian to do most of the work for the project.
B. would like to meet Julian and talk about the project.
C. is worried that their project will not be good.

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

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WRITING SECTION 1 CEF B1

Task 1

Listen to Eve’s message for her friend, Julian, again. USE the space provided in the
Writing Booklet to take notes. You need to 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 next
week’s music project.

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.

About the project

Write your notes in
the type of project
the Writing Booklet
the topic of the project

what to include in part one

what to include in part two

About the rules for the project

where to look for information

how to use the information

how long the speech should be

how to present the project

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WRITING SECTION 1 CEF B1

You must do Task 1.

Write your email in the Writing Booklet. You need to use the notes you have taken.
You may add any other relevant information you wish.

Write your email in 90-110 words.

Write an email to a friend of yours telling him/her about next week’s music
project.

In your email, use the notes you have taken and say
• what type of project it is
• what the project is about
• how you should divide the project
• what rules to follow for the project

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WRITING SECTION 2 CEF B1

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 110-150 words.

Task 2
Write an email to a friend of yours telling him/her about a surprise test your
teacher gave you yesterday.

In your email, say

• what the test was like

• how you did on the test
• how you felt about the test

OR

Task 3
Write a story that begins:

‘Yesterday, the weather was nice so my friend and I went to the park.’

Continue the story.

OR

Task 4
Write an essay about the advantages and disadvantages of living in an area
that gets a lot of tourists. Support your ideas.
In your essay, you should talk about the

advantages of living in a tourist disadvantages of living in a tourist

area area
• a variety of places for • a lot of noise
entertainment • higher living costs
• a better public transport system • busy streets
• more opportunities for work

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READING AND USE SECTION 1 CEF B1

Read the text below about Jacques Cousteau 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.

Jacques Cousteau

Jacques Cousteau was an explorer, filmmaker, scientist, photographer, and author of a series
of popular books. As an ocean researcher, he led hundreds of marine expeditions with his
team to study life under the sea. These expeditions made him one of the most famous
explorers of modern times.

Cousteau’s love for the sea started when he first learnt to swim at the age of 4. When he was
a teenager, he also became interested in photography. In 1933, when Cousteau was 23, he
had a serious car accident that almost killed him. To recover sooner, he went swimming in
the Mediterranean Sea. One of his friends bought him a pair of swimming goggles so that he
could see the sea floor while swimming. The beauty of the sea life excited him and he decided
to make diving an important part of his life.

In 1942, with the help of a friend, Cousteau made his first underwater film, 18 Metres Deep,
without using any breathing equipment. It was a 15-minute black and white documentary,
for which he won an award. In 1943, Cousteau and his friend, Emile Gagnan, together
invented the aqualung, whose modern name is scuba. The aqualung allowed divers to carry
air with them which they could breathe when they went under water.

In 1948, Cousteau joined an expedition in the Mediterranean Sea to look for the sunken
Roman ship, Mahdia. This expedition was very important because it was the beginning of
underwater archaeology. In 1949, Cousteau gave up his old job and started working as a
documentary filmmaker and became captain of the Calypso, a research ship. In 1953, he
wrote a book called The Silent World, which was based on the diary he had kept during his
scuba diving adventures and the results of his underwater explorations. The book met with a
lot of success and was later made into a colour film, which made diving popular.

What made Cousteau even more famous, however, was the television series The Undersea
World of Jacques Cousteau. The series, which attracted viewers from all over the world, ran
for nine seasons, from 1968 to 1975. The show focused on the amazing variety of sea life
which is found throughout the seas and oceans of the world. Through his television shows,
Cousteau tried to teach people about the importance of protecting life in the sea.

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READING AND USE SECTION 1 CEF B1

1. According to the 1st paragraph, Cousteau

A. had more than one interest.
B. was not very successful at writing books.
C. was alone on most of his sea journeys.

2. What did Jacque Cousteau learn as a teenager?

A. how to use a camera
B. how to drive a car
C. how to swim

3. What does the word ‘recover’ in the 2nd paragraph mean?

A. look after
B. practise
C. get better

4. After Cousteau had swum with swimming goggles, he

A. became interested in diving.
B. asked a friend of his to teach him how to dive.
C. had a serious accident while diving.

5. What is TRUE about Cousteau’s film 18 Metres Deep according to the 3rd paragraph?
A. He won a prize for it.
B. He made it on his own.
C. He filmed it in colour.

6. What is FALSE according to the 4th paragraph?

A. Cousteau explored the Mediterranean in the ship, Mahdia.
B. Underwater archaeology first started in 1948.
C. Cousteau made a career change in 1949.

7. Cousteau’s film The Silent World

A. provided instructions about how to dive.
B. gave him the idea to keep a diary about his dives.
C. encouraged people to take up diving.

8. From what you read in the last paragraph, you understand that The Undersea World of
Jacques Cousteau
A. focused only on the dangers found in the oceans.
B. was shown on television for more than nine years.
C. made Cousteau more popular.

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READING AND USE SECTION 2 CEF B1

Read the following two passages about Two Haunted Castles.

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

Two Haunted Castles

Chillingham Castle
Chillingham Castle was built in the late 12th 9. What is TRUE about Chillingham Castle
century and it was originally a monastery. according to the 1st paragraph?
From the 15th century until the 20th A. The Earl Grey family lived there from
century, it was the home of the Earl Grey the 12th century.
family. For centuries, people have believed B. It was in the 20th century that people
that there are ghosts in the castle. The started to think there were ghosts in it.
most famous ghost of the castle is the C. The ‘blue boy’ ghost visits only a part
‘blue boy’ who can be seen only in the Pink of the castle.
Room of the castle. However, Sir Humphry
Wakefield, an expert in antiques and 10. Which sentence below best describes
architecture, did not care about all the Chillingham Castle in 1982?
ghost stories and he bought the castle in A. It needed a lot of repairs.
1982 even though it was in a bad B. It appeared to be in good condition.
condition. Sir Humphrey spent more than C. It was already a popular tourist
ten years repairing it in order to make it attraction.
look like it originally was. Today, people
still retell the stories about ghosts in the 11. From what you read, you understand that
castle and this is one reason why visitors to Chillingham Castle
Chillingham Castle is a major tourist A. can enjoy activities in the local
attraction. countryside.
B. are not allowed to enter the castle.
The castle is near the border between
C. cannot spend the night there.
England and Scotland and just twenty
minutes drive from Britain’s east coast. 12. What does the word ‘organises’ on the
The castle is a wonderful place for a day 2nd paragraph mean?
trip. Guests can join a guided tour of the
A. carries
castle, explore the local woods for wildlife
B. arranges
or go fishing in the nearby lakes. Brave
C. shares
guests can even book a room and find out
themselves if the ghost stories are true or
not. The castle also organises a variety
of events for film or television and
different kinds of private celebrations,
concerts and dances.

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READING AND USE SECTION 2 CEF B1

Tantallon Castle
Tantallon Castle was the last great castle 13. What is TRUE about Tantallon Castle
which was built in Scotland. It was built in according to the 1st paragraph?
the 14th century on the Scottish coast east A. It was the only great castle built in
of North Berwick, with a view of the sea and Scotland.
Bass Rock, a small island which looks like a B. It is built on an island near North
white iceberg floating in the sea. The castle Berwick.
suffered a lot of damage from attacks until C. Nobody has lived there since the
the 17th century, when its owners finally 17th century.
decided to leave it and nobody lived there
ever again. 14. What is FALSE about the Tantallon
Castle according to the 2nd paragraph?
Although not much remains of the castle, it
is still a popular tourist attraction. Visitors A. Visitors need to pay to go into the
leave their cars at the car park and walk to castle.
the visitor centre, where they can buy their B. There is nothing worth seeing
entrance tickets. As they get near the beyond the castle gate.
castle, the 15-metre tall Curtain Wall can C. In the past, dinner parties used to
have such an effect on visitors that they be held there.
may feel that there is nothing else to see.
15. What does the word ‘draws’ in the last
However, once they pass through the castle
paragraph mean?
gate, they discover there is a lot to explore.
A. informs
They can climb the stairs in the central
B. increases
tower and get excellent views of what is
C. attracts
around it. They can also enter the castle’s
frightening prison and the remains of the
Great Hall where once, long ago, musicians
entertained the many dinner guests who
were invited to the castle.
What draws many tourists to the castle
nowadays is that they believe there are
ghosts in it. A picture taken in 2008 shows
a man wearing old-fashioned clothes
looking out of a window. Was this the ghost
of the castle?

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READING AND USE SECTION 3 CEF B1

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

Mark your answers on the separate Answer Sheet.

16. “Can you believe it? I ......... to England tomorrow.”

A. would fly
B. will have flown
C. am flying

17. “The waiters at this restaurant are polite and ......... .”

A. helpful
B. helped
C. helping

18. “There is ......... milk in the fridge.”

A. not
B. no
C. any

19. Some people enjoy drinking coffee in the morning while ......... prefer tea.
A. the other
B. some other
C. others

20. “It’s very windy. I don’t think we ......... go swimming today.”

A. should
B. may
C. ought

21. Many people believe that football is the ……… enjoyable game of all.
A. very
B. more
C. most

22. “Your new phone will arrive in two days.” “......... great news!”
A. These are
B. They are
C. That is

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23. “It’s two months since Peter ......... a bus driver. I wonder if he is enjoying it.”
A. has become
B. became
C. becomes

24. “Teenagers today don’t have much time for hobbies, .........?”
A. don’t they
B. are they
C. do they?

25. Children ......... more time outdoors are usually healthier and happier.
A. that are spending
B. who spend
C. whose spending

26. “This pair of shoes costs half as ......... as that pair.”

A. many
B. less
C. much

27. He ......... his job because he didn’t like it.

A. looked after
B. got off
C. gave up

28. The fog was ......... thick that we couldn’t see the road signs.
A. much
B. as
C. so

29. She has been living ......... London for two years, but she still hasn’t got used to life
there.
A. to
B. at
C. in

30. Famous actors ......... Gal Gadot and Dwayne Johnson earn a lot of money.
A. such as
B. likely
C. the same as

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READING AND USE SECTION 4 CEF B1

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.

London Zoo
London Zoo is (31) ......... of the most famous attractions in London. It opened on April
27, 1828, but for the first 20 years, the zoo just kept animals for scientific research and
only scientists (32) ......... allowed into it. It was in 1847 that the zoo (33) ......... its
doors to the public. In the beginning, there were not (34) ......... animals at the zoo, but
today, the zoo is home to more than 20,000 creatures. There are different sections in
the zoo such as the African Bird Safari, the Fruit Bat Forest, the Butterfly Paradise and
the Reptile House. The zoo used to house the oldest aquarium in the world, (35) .........
it closed in 2019. London Zoo is an exciting zoo as visitors can get close to a lot of
animals. For example, there are no cages or bars in the Rainforest Life exhibit. Following
the zoo guides, visitors can also walk right through the exhibit and (36) ......... an
incredible experience. They can even feed some monkeys which (37) ......... very
comfortable around strangers; they do not jump all over visitors and they do not take
food (38) ......... their hands, either. In the Animal Adventure exhibit, children can touch
animals (39) ......... sheep, donkeys and pigs and also enjoy (40) ......... in adventure
playgrounds.

31. A. all B. one C. every

32. A. had B. were C. could

33. A. was opening B. has opened C. opened

34. A. much B. few C. many

35. A. because B. so C. but

36. A. have B. has C. had

37. A. look B. are looking C. to look

38. A. behind B. from C. above

39. A. with B. the C. like

40. A. them B. themselves C. theirs

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 LRN ENTRY LEVEL 1 CERTIFICATE IN ESOL
INTERNATIONAL (CEF B1)

LEVEL B1
SPEAKING
Duration: 14 to 16 minutes

EXAMINER’S INSTRUCTIONS
Speaking Exam Paper A July 2020

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SPEAKING SECTION 1 CEF B1

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 B1

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 point 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. Can your friends depend on you? Why? Why not?
2. Which of your old things would you happily give away? Why?
3. Why do so many teenagers go to bed late?
4. What do you like most about the social media you use?
5. What problems could you have if you had a mountain holiday in summer?

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

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SPEAKING SECTION 3 CEF B1

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 point of view as well.

The Examiner must choose a question related to what each Candidate talked about
in Section 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 point of view.

1. There are benefits when we help other people.

• makes us feel happy
• helps us improve our relationships
• sets a good example
2. It is hard sometimes to give away old things we own.
• remind us of important moments
• connect us with a person we care about
• regret giving them away
3. Staying up late can have harmful effects on teenagers.
• feel tired the next day
• unable to concentrate
• develop unhealthy eating habits
4. Certain things about social media can be annoying.
• too many advertisements
• uninteresting posts
• a lot of game requests
5. A summer mountain holiday might be better than a beach holiday.
• cooler temperatures in the mountains
• a lot of activities to do
• less crowded

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

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ANSWER KEY JULY 18th 2020 CEF B1

LRN ENTRY LEVEL 3 CERTIFICATE IN ESOL

INTERNATIONAL (CEF B1)

LISTENING

SECTION 1 SECTION 2 SECTION 3

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

READING AND USE

SECTION 1 SECTION 2 SECTION 3 SECTION 4

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