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ISE III Reading & Writing exam
Overview of the ISE Reading & Writing exam
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Topic task
Collaborative task
Conversation task
Independent listening task
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Appendices
Appendix 1 Sample Reading & Writing exam paper
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Foreword
Trinitys Integrated Skills in English (ISE) exam assesses all four language skills reading, writing,
speaking and listening. In the ISE exam, all four skills are tested in an integrated way, reflecting
how skills are used in real-life situations.
This guide will:
give you a brief overview of the two modules of the ISE III exam Reading & Writing and
Speaking & Listening
offer some practical advice for preparing students for each task in the exam
provide some example activities that you can use in the classroom.
For more classroom activities to help prepare your students for ISE as well as the exam specifications
documents see www.trinitycollege.com/ISE
Please note that ISE IV has a different format see www.trinitycollege.com/ISE for details.
ISE I
ISE II
ISE III
CEFR level
A2
B1
B2
C1
Time
2 hours
2 hours
2 hours
2 hours
Task 1
Long reading
300 words
15 questions
Long reading
400 words
15 questions
Long reading
500 words
15 questions
Long reading
700 words
15 questions
Task 2
Multi-text reading
3 texts
300 words
15 questions
Multi-text reading
4 texts
400 words
15 questions
Multi-text reading
4 texts
500 words
15 questions
Multi-text reading
4 texts
700 words
15 questions
Task 3
Reading into writing Reading into writing Reading into writing Reading into writing
70100 words
100130 words
150180 words
200230 words
Task 4
Extended writing
70100 words
Extended writing
100130 words
Extended writing
150180 words
Extended writing
200230 words
Please see the next page for a glossary of reading skills and writing aims for ISE III.
Skimming
Scanning
Reading longer and more complex texts or infographics to find relevant details
Identifying relevant information and common themes and links across
multiple texts, including the finer points of detail, eg attitudes implied
Careful reading to
understand specific
facts, information
and significant points
Deducing meaning
Understand a range
of texts
Summarising
Task fulfilment
Language control
Candidate profile
A candidates who passes ISE III can understand a range of lengthy, complex texts. In task 1 and task 2,
they are assessed on their ability to read across several texts and demonstrate a range of reading skills
including skimming, scanning, reading for gist, reading for main ideas or purpose, reading for detail,
reading for specific information, inferring, summarising and evaluation, comparing and using a range
of reading skills as required.
A candidate who successfully passes ISE III can:
Reading
understand in detail lengthy, complex texts, whether or not they relate to his/her own area of
speciality, provided he/she can reread difficult sections
understand in detail a wide range of lengthy, complex texts likely to be encountered in social,
professional or academic life, identifying finer points of detail including attitudes and implied as well
as stated opinions
use contextual, grammatical and lexical cues to infer attitude, mood and intentions and anticipate
what will come next
summarise long, demanding texts
Writing
In task 3 and task 4, candidates are assessed on their ability to write according to four categories:
A candidate who successfully passes ISE III Task 4 Reading into writing and Task 3 Writing can:
express himself/herself with clarity and precision, relating to the addressee flexibly and effectively
write clear, detailed and well-structured descriptions and imaginative texts on complex subjects,
underlining the relevant salient issues, in an assured, personal, natural style appropriate to the
reader in mind
expand and support points of view at some length with subsidiary points, reasons and relevant
examples and rounding off with an appropriate conclusion.
These reading and writing profiles are based on the level Proficient User, C1, of the Council of Europes
Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR).
The candidate profile above is a simplified version for quick reference for teachers.
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Task
Text
Genre: The text is complex with information, ideas and/or opinions at detail level,
and implied writers attitude. It is the type of text that the candidate sees in their
own educational context (eg textbook, article, review, magazine, website).
Subject areas:
Independence
Roles in the family
Ambitions
Communication
Stereotypes
The school curriculum
Role models
Youth behaviour
Competitiveness
Use of the internet
Young peoples rights
Designer goods
The media
International events
Advertising
Equal opportunities
Lifestyles
Social issues
The arts
The future of the planet
The rights of the individual
Scientific developments
Economic issues
Stress management.
Text length
Number of
questions
Question
types
15 questions
Assessment
Timing
Text
Genre: The texts are complex with information, ideas and/or opinions at detail level,
and implied writers attitude. One text is a graphic representation of information
with some text (for example a diagram, drawing, map, table taken from a textbook,
article, review, newspaper article, online content). The texts are of the kind that
would be familiar to candidates through their educational context, for example the
kind of texts used in schools and colleges (eg textbook, article, review, newspaper
article, online content) and in their own language learning experience.
Subject areas:
Independence
Ambitions
Stereotypes
Role models
Competitiveness
Young peoples rights
The media
Advertising
Lifestyles
The arts
The rights of the individual
Economic issues
All four texts are on the same topic and should be thematically linked.
Text length
Number of
questions
Question
types
Assessment
Timing
A writing task in which the four texts from task 3 are used to respond to a prompt.
The response should only take information from the texts in task 3.
There is space for planning the response. The candidate should go back and check
the response when they have finished.
Task focus
Timing
Task focus
Topic
The writing prompt will be on one of the topics for ISE III:
Independence
Roles in the family
Ambitions
Communication
Stereotypes
The school curriculum
Role models
Youth behaviour
Competitiveness
Use of the internet
Young peoples rights
Designer goods
The media
International events
Advertising
Equal opportunities
Lifestyles
Social issues
The arts
The future of the planet
The rights of the individual
Scientific developments
Economic issues
Stress management.
Timing
For a sample ISE Reading & Writing paper, please see Appendix 1.
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Procedure
Preparation
Print or copy one worksheet per student.
In class
1. Explain to the class that they will be doing a reading activity today in class and that this will help
them to prepare for Reading task 1 of the ISE III exam.
2. Write the following three questions on the board and ask students to discuss them in pairs.
1. Do you have any siblings?
2. How would people typically describe the eldest child, the middle child and the youngest child of
a family?
3. Do you believe that birth order plays an important role in a childs development?
Carry out group feedback.
3. Give each student one student worksheet and ask them to carry out task A. Tell them that the eight
words or phrases in the box are in a text on birth order. Tell the students to write the correct word or
phrase next to the definition. Ask them to work alone first and tell them they can use a dictionary.
Then tell them to compare their answers with their partner. Carry out feedback as a group and
write the answers on the board. Ask one or more concept-check questions to check if students have
understood the words. Here are some examples of the concept-check questions you could ask: Can
you give an example of a household chore? If there are subtle differences between two things, is it
easy or difficult to see them?
4. Tell the class they are going to read about the impact of birth order on a childs development. Ask the
students to complete task B. Tell them to read the text quickly and choose the best summary from a
list. Ask students to compare their answers in pairs and then feedback as a group.
5. Write reading for gist and skimming on the board. Tell the students that task B asked them to read
the text for gist or general understanding without the need to concentrate on all the details. Tell the
students that this reading skill is also called skimming.
6. Ask students to read the texts again and complete task C. Ask the students to decide whether each
statement is True or False. Ask students to compare answers in pairs and then feedback as a group.
7. Write reading for detail and scanning on the board. Elicit from the students the difference between
this reading task and task B.
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Extension activity
1. Write the following two sentence starters on the whiteboard:
1. What surprised me most was
2. I dont really think this is true because
Ask students, in pairs, to discuss their opinion about what they have read and tell them to start the
discussion with one of the sentence starters. Carry out feedback as a group.
2. Tell the stronger students to write a new question about the text. Then they ask another student
this question.
Homework
Ask the students to interview someone about whether they think birth order matters. Ask the students
to report back in the next class.
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Task B
Read the text below quickly. Choose the best summary of the text from the descriptions below.
1. Middle child syndrome.
2. Birth order has a significant impact on a childs development.
3. Birth order plays only a minor part in the development of a child.
Reading text
A recent study on the impact of birth order suggests that firstborns have a higher IQ. The problem is
that studies such as this distort the bigger picture by confirming birth order stereotypes.
The study was conducted in Norway and showed that the eldest children had a slightly higher IQ on
average than their younger siblings. Nobody can explain the results of the study. It has been suggested
that the eldest children benefit from more attention before the arrival of their siblings. Another theory
is that the eldest children have more responsibility which helps them to develop their brain.
It is a good idea though to look at the study in more detail before blindly applying its results to your
own family. The subjects of the study were all male, the area was limited to Norway and IQ test results
are notoriously prone to error. Important to note is that the averages for both older and younger
children were well within the normal range so it is probably not necessary to start worrying.
It is not advisable to pay too much attention to the rather subtle impact birth order has on the
development of your child. There are simply too many contributing factors from genes to life in
the womb.
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Middle children
Popular wisdom also has it that middle children are very diplomatic and sociable. In order to stand out they
may rebel against their parents. This is often referred to as middle child syndrome. What parents could do to
prevent this is to give the middle child the responsibility that normally would be given to the eldest child.
Last children
It is commonly claimed that last-borns are spoiled and good at manipulating others to get things done for
them. The youngest may appear cute compared to their older siblings but they obviously need to be shown
limitations. Parents should give them their share of chores.
Task C
Read the text again. Are the statements true or false?
1. A Norwegian study suggests that the eldest children in a family have a higher IQ.
2. Results of IQ tests are normally highly reliable.
3. The difference in IQ between the oldest and youngest children is significant.
4. The author suggests giving the eldest child a taste of what it is to have the responsibility of an adult.
5. When middle children feel left out, they may seek attention through defiant behaviour.
6. The youngest children often know naturally what the limits of acceptable behaviour are.
Task D
Complete the sentences with one or two words from the text.
1. It is important to look at the context in which a study took place in order to decide if the results are
2. Having more
3. Birth order theories may result in
firstborn children.
or not.
may help developing the mind.
of the parents in their
4. Middle children are always caught in the middle which means they may have developed the skill to be
more
5. Youngest children are often labelled as
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Answer key
Task A
1. notorious
2. distort
3. manipulate
4. subtle
5. prone to error
6. chores
7. rebel against
8. syndrome
Task B
3. Birth order plays only a minor part in the development of a child.
Task C
1. True
2. False
3. False
4. False
5. True
6. False
Task D
1. Distorted
2. Responsibility
3. Unrealistic expectations
4. Diplomatic
5. Spoiled
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Procedure
Preparation
1. Print one student worksheet per student.
2. Prepare three pictures of different butterflies.
In class
1. Tell the class that they are going to practise reading some short texts to find specific information.
This will help them prepare for the Reading & Writing module of the ISE III exam. Tell students that in
the test, they will have 20 minutes to complete three questions.
2. Inform the students that the topic of todays lesson is butterflies. Show the class the three pictures
of the butterflies (prepared before the class). Ask them to individually think of four or five things they
know about butterflies. Give them one minute to do this. Then tell them to work in pairs and share
their information with their partner. Together they should think of six things that they know about
butterflies. Give them three minutes to share the information. Then have some open-class feedback
about what they know. You could put some key facts on the board, for example: they have wings,
they are multi-coloured, they have patterns, they grow from an egg, and butterflies lose a
shell or layer.
3. Tell the students they are going to read four short texts about butterflies to find the main information.
4. Hand out the worksheets. Ask the students to read the five statements in question 1. Then tell them
to read the four texts and decide which statement fits which text. Give the students five minutes.
Get the class to check their answers in pairs. In open-class, ask for the answers and ask the class
why they chose the answers. Write the correct answers on the board.
5. Now tell the class to look at question 2. Explain that only five of the sentences in AH are true
according to the texts. Tell them to read the sentences again and put T for true next to the
sentences they think are true. Give the students five minutes to do this. Then tell the students to
check their answers in pairs.
6. In open-class, ask for the true sentences and ask the class why they are true. Put the correct answers
on the board. Ask the class why the other sentences are not true or there is no information given.
7. Now tell the class that they are going to read and find some small details to complete the notes on
butterflies in question 3. They need to look back at the text in order to complete the notes. Tell the
students that this is an exam-type question and that they can use one to three words to complete
the notes.
8. Ask the class to read the notes in question 3. Write the first part of note a. on the board and ask the
class to look for the answer. In open-class, get the answer (a. proboscis) and write the sentence on
the board. Give the class five minutes to find the rest of the answers for these notes.
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Extension activity
You could ask fast finishers to look up five new words from the texts in their dictionaries.
Homework
Students can find out five pieces of information about moths and make sentences using the language
of description/processes to make five sentences about moths.
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Text A
Elegant and beautiful, butterflies and moths never fail to impress. Their bodies are covered
in tiny sensory hairs and their wings are made up of tiny delicate scales. It is these scales that
give the wings their extraordinary variety of colours, patterns and sometimes iridescence. All
butterflies and moths go through a four-stage life cycle: egg, caterpillar, pupa and adult. A complete
metamorphosis takes place when a pupa emerges as a winged adult. Antarctica is the only
continent where these insects are not to be found. Otherwise they are widely distributed with the
majority of the 175,000 species living in the tropics.
Text B
Butterflies live on an all-liquid diet. Adult butterflies can only feed on liquids, usually nectar. Their
mouthparts are modified to enable them to drink, but they cant chew solids. A proboscis which
functions as a drinking straw, stays curled up under the butterflys chin until it finds a source of
nectar or other liquid nutrition. It then unfurls the long, tubular structure and sips up a meal.
Text C
www.butterflies.com
Butterfly Lovers - use these links to find out more about the order Lepidoptera!
Moth or Butterfly - whats the difference?
The famous Monarch
Scientific Monarch Watch - observe the Monarchs behaviour by volunteering
The diet of the Monarch
More general facts about butterflies
Know many families and how can you recognise them?
Anatomy of a butterfly: learn the parts. Is it wise to touch a butterfly?
Further useful texts to consult if youre interested in butterflies
Swallowtails and their attraction to the butterfly weed plant
The best environment: top tips for attracting butterflies to your backyard. This includes help in
designing the garden.
Out of the sun: how to make the best use of shady parts of your yard to attract butterflies
Text D
1. Butterflies fix their eggs onto leaves with a particular kind of glue.
2. Most caterpillars dont eat meat, so they are called herbivores.
3. When a caterpillar has grown completely, it fixes its body to a tiny branch or leaf before it sheds some
of its skin. Underneath, it has a hard chrysalis.
4. The fully grown butterfly gradually emerges from the chrysalis. However, it needs to wait for some time
before its able to fly while blood enters and pumps up its wings.
5. Depending on the type of butterfly, adults are known to survive from any period between a week
and a year.
6. Extensive and lengthy migration is what Monarch butterflies are well-known for. Each year the Monarch
flies huge distances of up to and perhaps more than 4000kms. Then the female produces new eggs
and the next generation of Monarchs completes the cycle by migrating back again.
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Question 3
Look at the following notes. Complete the notes with information from the texts. Find a suitable word or
phrase in the texts above to complete the missing information in the gaps. Write your answers in the spaces.
Use between one and three words. Dont use more than three words.
a.
b.
c.
d.
Iridescence is caused by
e.
f.
Question 4
Find the language in the text that describes the features and development of butterflies and that you could
use to describe the features and development of other insects or animals. A tip: This is often passive and
there are two useful phrasal verbs.
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Answer key
Question 1
1. B
2. D
3. A
4. A
5. C
Question 2
A. T
C. T
D. T
F. T
G. T
Question 3
a. proboscis
b under the/its chin
c. into a butterfly
d. tiny scales
e. butterfly weed
f. it can fly
Question 4
Are covered / are made up of / it is these scales that give / go through / take place / are (not) to be
found / are distributed / are modified / are known for
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Procedure
Preparation
1. Print or copy one student worksheet per student.
2. Print one picture of The Grand hotel (one can be found at www.grand-uk.com)
3. Get a copy of or print a map of England.
In class
1. Tell the class that they are going to practise reading some short texts and then use these texts to write
an essay. Tell the students that this is preparation for task 3 of the ISE III Reading & Writing exam.
2. Write Holidays on the board. Now ask the class about their holidays. You can ask: where they go,
how they travel to their destination, and what kind of buildings they can stay in and what they do
when they get to their destination.
3. Write the following words on the board: package holiday, budget airline, mass tourism,
sun-bathing/getting brown, sun-tan lotion. Check that the students understand the meaning
of these words.
4. Tell the students they are going to read about an old hotel called The Grand. Show them a picture
of The Grand. Tell the class that this is in England and that you can see France from the windows
because the hotel is on the south coast and looks across the Channel. Show them Folkestone on
the map of England.
5. Give out the student worksheets. Draw the students attention to task A. Tell the class to read the
questions, then to read the paragraphs and find the answers to the questions. Get them to check
their answers in pairs and then tell you in open-class. Write the correct answers on the board.
6. Establish that there are differences between travelling in 1900 and now in terms of types of
transport, leisure activities, personal holiday habits, celebrity venues and types of accommodation.
Write the headings in the table overleaf on the board.
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Personal holiday
habits
Celebrity venues
Types of
accommodation
In 1900:
In 1900:
In 1900:
In 1900:
In 1900:
Now:
Now:
Now:
Now:
Now:
7. Ask the class to discuss the headings in pairs for 510 minutes and to write down as many ideas as
they can for each category. They could say, for example, we take package holidays, we use budget
airlines, there are no steam trains left, people like to get brown/sunbathe so they dont put up
a parasol, they watch DVDs or go to the movies, there are no silent movies anymore, royalty/
celebrities dont often take holidays in the same places we do, hotels are usually modern with a
swimming pool but not a dance floor, rooms in hotels are often small, sometimes we can stay in
camp-sites in tents.
8. Now ask the class how we talk about things that people did regularly in the past. Write used to
+ verb and would + verb. Give examples like: In 1900, they used to use steam trains and They
would go to see a silent movie show, or we can use past simple. Ask the class to look at the other
language on the worksheet (see task B) and see if they can add to the words listed.
9. Tell the class that they are going to write a 200230 word essay about How travelling and holidays
today are different to travelling and holidays in the past. They first need to plan in pairs what makes
a good essay of 200230 words. Give them five minutes to think about what makes a good essay,
then, in open-class, elicit their ideas and write up a short checklist on the board. This might include,
for example, how many words they will have in the introduction, what the introduction will say,
how many paragraphs and that each paragraph will have a main focus, and what might go in the
conclusion. Tell them that when they are writing their essay, they need to refer to the checklist.
10. Tell the students that in the exam they will have 40 minutes to plan and write the whole essay. In
class, give the learners 20 minutes to write the first half of their essay. Tell them to use their own
words and that they cannot copy lines from the paragraphs. (See task C on the worksheet.)
11. After 20 minutes, get each pair to exchange what they have written and try to find three grammatical
or spelling errors. At the end of this time, ask some learners for examples of errors and how to
correct them. Try to choose common errors. Put the errors and the corrections on the board.
Extension activity
The students who are more advanced can complete more of the essay in class.
Homework
Tell the class to use 20 minutes at home to complete the essay.
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Text A
The Grand hotel the building, erected in 1899
World first The builder, Daniel Baker, was in the forefront of innovative design; he had already
developed the use of cavity wall ties, and went one better with The Grand waterproof cavity wall
insulation. He used a steel frame one of the first to give the large clear spans to the enormous
main reception rooms, and said to be a world first infilled it with reinforced concrete. And he
used suspended ceilings for improved soundproofing.
Text B
Text D
1907 Diary
June 21st. Been accommodated in the Gentlemans Residence at The Grand for a week now. Plan soon
to relocate to France - the packet across the channel first, then steam train to Paris.
June 22nd. Last night watched the new silent moving picture show at the Royal Pavilion. Extraordinary!
June 23rd. Spent the day on the promenade above the sea. Full of ladies parading up and down with
brightly coloured parasols - keeping out of the sun, no doubt.
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travellers
ferries
to relax
package holidays
to sight-see
bargains
tour guides
sun-bathe
holidaymakers
cruise
a century ago
whereas
nowadays
while
these days
on the contrary
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Task C
Reading into writing
Use the information from the four texts and your own ideas to write a short essay. The topic of your
essay is How travelling and holidays today are different to travelling and holidays in the past.
Plan your essay before you start writing. Think about what you want to include and make some
notes to help you below.
Planning:
Now write your essay of 200230 words. Try to use your own words as far as possible dont just copy
sentences from the reading texts.
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Answer key
Task A
Question 1
The building had many new features: waterproof insulation of the walls, sound-proofing, huge, wide
rooms and big windows with no supporting column in the middle of the room, it included refrigeration,
a sprung (able to move up and down) dance floor, there was a telephone box outside, famous people
and royalty lived and stayed there.
Question 2
Walking along the top of the cliff, looking out at the sea, watching famous people or royalty, taking a
trip to France on the packet, going to the silent movies, eating excellent meals.
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Procedure
Preparation
1. Print one student worksheet per student.
2. Print one picture or two pictures of Shakespeare and Shakespeares Globe Theatre.
In class
1. Tell the class that in todays lesson, they are going to read two short texts, talk about texts they have
read and then write a short essay. This is to practise the writing part of the ISE III exam. In the exam,
they will have 40 minutes to write one essay.
2. Tell students that in todays lesson they are going to be talking about popular entertainment.
Introduce the topic by pointing to the picture of Shakespeare and asking if anyone knows who he is.
Elicit or tell the class that it is Shakespeare, who wrote many great plays, for example Romeo and
Juliet. Point to the picture of the Globe Theatre and elicit/tell the class that this was the theatre
where Shakespeares plays were performed in the early 1600s in England.
3. Write the words buildings, advertising, the cost of seats and men and women who perform
in the theatre or cinema on the board. Ask the class to think about how going to the Globe was
different from going to the theatre or cinema today. Ask students to brainstorm their answers and
put some ideas on the board. Then put the students in pairs and label each student either A or B.
Give out the student worksheet.
4. Tell the A students to read text A and tell the B students to read text B. Tell them they need to read
their texts to find out about public entertainment in the 1600s and if the ideas on the board are
right. Give the class two minutes to read their texts and five minutes to discuss in pairs about how
popular entertainment today is different to going to the theatre in Shakespeares time.
5. Get some more open-class feedback on the differences in entertainment, for example, usually
buildings have roofs and everyone who pays generally has a seat, there is not an area for poor
people, there are fire regulations for buildings and props, advertising for entertainment is usually
in the newspaper or online, both men and women take equal part in entertainment, governments
do not usually close down theatres.
6. Ask each pair to make a list of other kinds of public entertainment that they have in their country
now, for example, football matches, sports events, Formula 1 racing, music festivals. Get feedback in
open-class and write some different kinds of entertainment on the board. Make the point that there
was little choice of popular entertainment in the 1600s.
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Extension activity
The students who are more advanced can complete all of their essay in class. (There is a further essay,
item 4 on the student worksheet, which these students could also complete at home.)
Homework
Tell the class to write the answer to a new essay title: Communication between people is easier today
than it was 100 years ago. Do you agree? (See number 4 on the student worksheet).
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Text A
What became William Shakespeares famous Globe Theatre, the most famous theatre in England, was
built in 1599 alongside the River Thames, which runs through London. The Globe was built of recycled
wood from another theatre and as a large, round mainly open-air theatre, with just a small roof that
only covered the area where people sat. There were three storeys of seating and the theatre could
hold up to 3,000 people in the audience. By the bottom of the stage there was an area called the pit
and this is where poor people paid just a penny to stand and watch a performance of a play, sometimes
in the rain. Some of the stage extended out between these people in the pit so they were surrounded
by the acting.
The first Globe Theatre burnt down in 1613 when one of the props being used in a play set fire to the
theatres thatched roof. The whole theatre took less than two hours to burn down completely.
Text B
One very unusual fact about theatres at this time in England was that the theatre used to put different
coloured flags outside the theatre each time there was a performance. That way the public knew what
kind of play was going to be shown that day. There was a red flag for a history play, a white flag for a
comedy and black for a tragedy. Also, at the entrance to the Globe there was an inscription in Latin
which said The whole world is a playhouse. And apart from the flags advertising different kinds
of plays, another different feature of a theatre at this time in history was the fact that there were no
actresses at the Globe Theatre, or in fact at any other theatre in the country. The female roles in the
plays were all taken by young boys because theatres at that time were not considered appropriate
places for women to work.
In 1642 all the theatres in England were closed down by Parliament and no plays were allowed to be
put on at the Globe. This meant that people had almost no popular entertainment, as there were few
alternatives to the theatre.
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2. Language focus
Look at the following phrases. Work with your partner and decide which phrases you want to use in
your essay.
Giving opinions
In my opinion In my view As far as Im concerned From my point of view I think that
Evaluating
Its less/more likely/probable that
It is much more effective/costly/varied/comfortable than
Todayhas been improved in terms of
If sentences expressing probability, for example: If someone wants to go to a play nowadays they
will probably look online or in the newspaper to see what plays are on.
Used to and be used to + ing, for example: Poor people used to stand in the rain. Were used to
sitting in comfortable seats nowadays.
Comparing
Whereas On the other hand On the contrary
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ISE II
ISE III
CEFR level
A2
B1
B2
C1
Time
13 minutes
14 minutes
20 minutes
25 minutes
Topic task
4 minutes
4 minutes
4 minutes
8 minutes
Collaborative task
4 minutes
4 minutes
Conversation task
2 minutes
2 minutes
2 minutes
3 minutes
6 minutes
7 minutes
8 minutes
8 minutes
1 minute
2 minutes
2 minutes
The Topic task (ISE Foundation, ISE I, ISE II, ISE III)
What is the Topic task?
Before the exam, the candidate prepares a topic of his or her own choice and in the exam, and this
topic is used as a basis for a discussion.
What language skills can the candidate demonstrate in the Topic task?
The Topic task provides the candidate with the opportunity to:
talk about a topic which is of personal interest or relevance to them and which they feel confident about
have a degree of autonomy and control over this task
show they can link sentences together to talk about a subject at some length
demonstrate the language functions of the level
show that they can engage in a one-to-one, unscripted discussion with an expert speaker of English
demonstrate that they can understand and respond appropriately to examiner questions and points.
Support
ISE Foundation
ISE I
ISE II
ISE III
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The Conversation task (ISE Foundation, ISE I, ISE II, ISE III)
What is the Conversation task?
The Conversation task is a meaningful and authentic exchange of information, ideas and opinions. It
is not a formal question and answer interview. In this task, the examiner selects one subject area for
discussion with the candidate.
What are the possible subjects for discussion?
The subject areas have been carefully selected to offer a progression through the levels from the
concrete subjects at ISE Foundation to the abstract at ISE III. The list of subject areas is on page 44.
What about the interaction in the Conversation task?
The examiner will ask some questions, but at each ISE level, the candidate is expected to take more
responsibility for initiating and maintaining the conversation. The candidate is also expected to ask the
examiner questions in order to develop the interaction. These questions should arise naturally out of
the conversation.
Interactive listening
Language control
Delivery
Intensive listening
for detailed
understanding
Extensive listening
for gist, for main
ideas and for global
understanding
Deducing meaning
Inferring attitude,
intentions,
viewpoints and
implications
Identifying the
difference between
main and subsidiary
points, supporting
examples or details;
Identifying the
difference between
facts and opinions
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Candidate profile
A candidate who successfully passes ISE III can:
Speaking
express him/herself fluently and spontaneously, almost effortlessly
has a good command of a broad lexical repertoire allowing gaps to be readily overcome with
circumlocutions there is little obvious searching for expressions or avoidance strategies and only
a conceptually difficult subject hinders a natural, smooth flow of language
use language flexibly and effectively for social purposes, including emotional, allusive and joking usage
argue a formal position convincingly, responding to questions and comments and answering
complex lines of counter argument fluently, spontaneously and appropriately
give clear, detailed descriptions and presentations on complex subjects, integrating sub themes,
developing particular points and rounding off with an appropriate conclusion
give clear, detailed descriptions of complex subjects
give elaborate descriptions and narratives, integrating sub themes, developing particular points and
rounding off with an appropriate conclusion.
give a clear, well-structured presentation of a complex subject, expanding and supporting points of
view at some length with subsidiary points, reasons and relevant examples
select a suitable phrase from a readily available range of discourse functions to preface his/her
remarks appropriately in order to get the floor, or to gain time and keep the floor whilst thinking
produce clear, smoothly flowing, well-structured speech, showing controlled use of organisational
patterns, connectors and cohesive devices
qualify opinions and statements precisely in relation to degrees of, for example, certainty/
uncertainty, belief/doubt, likelihood etc
express him/herself fluently and spontaneously, almost effortlessly only a conceptually difficult
subject hinders a natural, smooth flow of language
Listening
understand enough to follow extended speech on abstract and complex topics beyond his/her own
field, though he/she may need to confirm occasional details, especially if the accent is unfamiliar
recognise a wide range of idiomatic expressions and colloquialisms, appreciating register shifts
follow extended speech even when it is not clearly structured and when relationships are only
implied and not signalled explicitly
follow most lectures, discussions and debates with relative ease
understand a wide range of recorded and broadcast audio material, including some non-standard
usage, and identify finer points of detail including implicit attitudes and relationships between speakers
understand in detail speech on abstract and complex topics of a specialist nature beyond his/
her own field, though he/she may need to confirm occasional details, especially if the accent is
unfamiliar
use contextual, grammatical and lexical cues to infer attitude, mood and intentions and anticipate
what will come next
These speaking and listening profiles are based on the level Proficient User, C1, of the Council of
Europes Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR). The rating scales and language functions
of ISE III have been linked to the CEFR level C1.
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The Topic task is an integrated speaking and listening task. The candidate
prepares a topic and delivers first a formal presentation of that topic using
visual aids and a handout for the examiner.
After the presentation, the candidate and the examiner engage in a
discussion about issues and points arising from the presentation.
Timing
The candidate is expected in this task and throughout the speaking exam
to show their ability to use the language functions of the level. These
functions are:
initiating and maintaining the conversation
developing and justifying an argument
evaluating opinions, past actions/course of events and different
statements
speculating
hypothesising
staging
summarising
negotiating meaning
indicating understanding of points made by the examine
establishing common ground
Examiner role
Collaborative task
Task type and
format
The Collaborative task is an integrated speaking and listening task. The examiner
reads a prompt which creates an information gap. The prompt may express a
dilemma or opinion. The candidate needs to ask the examiner questions to find
out more information and keep the conversation going.
Timing
4 minutes
Task focus
The candidate is expected in this task and throughout the speaking exam to show
their ability to use the language functions of the level. These functions are:
developing and justifying an argument
evaluating opinions, past actions/course of events and different statements
speculating
hypothesising
staging
summarising
negotiating meaning
indicating understanding of points made by the examiner
establishing common ground
Examiner role
The examiner reads a prompt containing an opinion or dilemma. The examiner also
has two alternative back stories which contain the background information that
the candidate is expected to find out through the course of the conversation. The
examiner is expected to respond naturally to the candidates questioning and to
encourage them to keep the conversation going. The examiner is not expected to give
away too much information in one turn, or to unnaturally restrict information.
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Conversation task
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Timing
3 minutes
Examiner role
The examiner uses the list of subject areas and their own test plans to
ask questions and elicit the target language functions of the level
Assessment
This task is assessed in conjunction with the Topic task, in four categories:
Communicative effectiveness
Interactive listening
Language control
Delivery
Independence
Ambitions
Stereotypes
Role models
Competitiveness
Young peoples rights
The media
Advertising
Lifestyles
The arts
The rights of the individual
Economic issues
Candidates listen twice to a recording. They listen once and report the gist of
what they have heard. They listen a second time and report the detail. They are
encouraged to take notes during the second listen only.
The recording is approximately 2 minutes and 45 seconds long.
8 minutes
Task focus
Candidates show that they are able to place information in a wider context.
Clearly distinguish main and subordinate points and recognise the speakers line
of argument. Inferring information and links between points of information that
are not expressed explicitly. Interpreting speakers attitude. Inferring meaning of
unfamiliar words.
Examiner role
The examiner plays the recordings and reads an instructional rubric including a
gist question and a more detailed question.
Assessment
This task is subjectively scored using a rating scale, which means that the
examiner decides the score. The examiner considers how many facts are reported
correctly and whether the candidate answered immediately or was hesitant.
Assessment
This task is subjectively scored using a rating scale, which means that the
examiner decides the score. The examiner considers how many facts are
reported correctly, and also considers whether the candidate answered
immediately or was hesitant.
For text of a sample ISE Speaking & Listening exam, please see Appendix 2. You can also view sample
exams on the Trinity website at www.trinitycollege.com/ISE
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Procedure
Preparation
1. Print or copy a student worksheet for each student.
2. Consider whether the topics in step 2 are culturally appropriate, and substitute them with others
where necessary.
3. Write the topics in step 2 below on the board before the start of the lesson, if possible.
In class
1. Tell students that the first part of the ISE III speaking exam is a four minute formal topic
presentation. Explain that the presentation must be discursive in nature; that is to say it must
include reasoning and argument, and not be purely factual.
2. Write the following potential topics on the board (substitute any that are not culturally appropriate
with topics of your choice):
1a. Recent developments in medical research
1b. The use of animals in medical research
2a. Christmas traditions
2b. The true meaning of Christmas
3a. My favourite TV show: X Factor
3b. The effect of TV talent shows on the music business
4a. The history of rap music
4b. Misogyny in rap music
5a. My favourite film: A Clockwork Orange
5b. Violence in films
3. Ask students to discuss in pairs which one in each pair is more appropriate and why.
Answer: The bs are more appropriate in each case as they have the potential to be discursive
whereas the as are likely to be purely factual.
4. Tell students they are going to plan a presentation on the first topic, The use of animals in medical
research in pairs. Give each student a student worksheet. Give them 15 minutes to carry out task 1
in pairs.
5. Elicit answers from the class and write on the board.
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Extension activity
Students who finish their plans more quickly can continue with task 2 on the worksheet by adding
more cohesive devices to each section.
Homework
In the next lesson, students should practise their presentations in front of a partner. After the
presentation, the partner can ask questions as the examiner will in the real exam.
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Indicate that there is another side to this argument, with some idea of the points likely to be
made for the view(s) which are opposite to your own
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In addition
Thirdly
Furthermore
Ill begin by talking about
Secondly
On the other hand
To sum up
Ive chosen to talk about
In my opinion
In conclusion
Nonetheless
Firstly
In this presentation Im going to talk about
Personally, I believe that
Introduction
Indicate that there is another side to this argument, with some idea of the points likely to be
made for the view(s) which are opposite to your own
Introduction
Indicate that there is another side to this argument, with some idea of the points likely to be
made for the view(s) which are opposite to your own
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Preparation
Print or copy one student worksheet per student.
In class
1. Go into class and say the following controversial statement I think the internet is a total waste of
time and let students react, mentally noting what they say in response, receiving a response from
everyone (depending on the size of the class). This could take up to five minutes.
2. Now tell the students that in todays lesson they will be focusing on the Collaborative task in the
Speaking & Listening exam at ISE III level.
3. Ask students, in pairs or in groups of three, to ask each other if they know what they are supposed
to do in the Collaborative task, and what the language functions and requirements of ISE III are. Give
the students two to five minutes depending on their prior knowledge.
4. Ask students to report back, and then see how their answers compare with the reality. Give out one
student worksheet per student and direct the students to look at the ISE III language functions.
Alternatively, they could be projected onto the board It might be a good idea to point out that giving
advice is NOT a requirement at this level (it is for ISE II).
5. Now write the following functions as headings on the board with space for students to write under
each heading:
a) Defending/justifying an argument
b) Challenging arguments and opinions
c) Expressing beliefs
d) Summarising ideas and arguments
6. Depending on the size of the class, assign one of these headings to each group of students (could
be in pairs, or groups of three or four), and ask the students to think of expressions that fulfil the
function they have been given. Give the students five minutes to do this. Monitor and answer any
questions. Please note that there is a considerable degree of overlap and some expressions could fit
different functions.
7. Get one student from each group or pair to write their expressions on the board under the
appropriate heading. When they have all done this, invite students to comment on whether the
expressions fit the appropriate function or if they could apply to other functions too.
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Extension activity
Students can write more expressions and phrases that map to the functions listed on the student
worksheet. This could be continued for homework.
if time, students can consider the following prompt: Some people have stated that climate change has
been totally exaggerated. I think I tend to agree with this point of view. They then think of arguments
for and against this viewpoint.
Homework
Students could look at the Trinity website at the Interactive phase/Collaborative task for ISE III/GESE
Grade 11. They can make a note of useful expressions or strategies used by the candidate or examiner
to share with the class before they next practise the Collaborative task.
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Expressing beliefs
I strongly believe
I am a firm believer in
What are your thoughts regarding
What are your beliefs on
You seem very definite on that point
Summarising/paraphrasing information
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Procedure
Preparation
1. Print or copy one student worksheet per student.
2. Find images online or in a book of different pieces of art and print them out. Ensure you have one
set of pictures for every two students.
In class
1. Explain to the class that they will be doing an activity today in class that will help them to practise
for the Conversation task of the ISE III exam.
2. Tell the students that the topic of todays lesson is art. Write the following three questions on the
board and tell students to discuss the questions in pairs:
What makes something art?
Do you like art?
What are the most popular art forms in your country?
Monitor and assist if necessary. Carry out feedback as a group.
3. Write the following 10 art forms on the board: photography, computer games, painting, dance,
comic books, architecture, web design, music, literature, fashion design. Ask students to
discuss the meaning of the words in pairs. Carry out feedback as a group.
4. Give each student a copy of the worksheet and ask them to complete task A. Tell the students to
rank the art forms from 1 to 10 with 1 meaning the art form is really art and 10 meaning this is not
art at all. When students have finished, ask them to compare their top 10 in pairs and discuss the
differences. Carry out group feedback and elicit why something may/may not be a form of art.
5. Put students in pairs and tell each pair to choose one art form. Tell them to carry out task B. Ask the
students to write down three arguments on a piece of paper as to why the art form of their choice is
or is not art. Monitor and correct errors.
6. Tell students to pass their paper to the pair sitting on their right hand side and ask them to add one
argument for or against. Repeat this until each pair has added a comment on at least two different
art forms. Ask the students to return the papers back to the correct students.
7. Elicit from the students phrases used to express opinions, and phrases to express agreement and
disagreement and write them on the board. Ask students to look at the sentence starters in the
table under task C and tell them to add three more from the ones they have discussed. Drill the
sentence starters chorally and individually.
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Extension activity
Find images online or in a book of different pieces of art covering a wide range of genres. Suggestions:
Mona Lisa (L Da Vinci), The Persistence of Memory (S Dali), traditional Chinese painting, cave painting,
Fountain (M Duchamp), Guernica (P Picasso), The Night Watch (Rembrandt), Number 31 (J Pollock),
Campbells Soup Can (A Warhol), etc. Give each pair a set of pictures. Ask students to discuss, in pairs,
whether these are pieces of art or not.
Homework
Ask students to find a famous piece of art online or in a book and bring a printout or photocopy of
it to class. Ask the students to report back in the next class whether the piece of art they found is,
according to them, art or not.
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Art forms
Rank #
photography
computer games
painting
dance
comic books
architecture
web design
music
literature
fashion design
Task B
Work with a partner. Choose one art form. Write down three reasons why the art form can be
considered art and three reasons why it is not art.
Arguments for
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Arguments against
Task C
Work with a partner. Student A plays the role of the examiner, student B is the candidate. Use the
question and the sentence starters below in your discussion.
Student A: Examiner
Lets talk about art. Do you think is / are a real form of art?
Student B: Candidate
I dont think
In my opinion,
Generally, I think is
considered art but in my
humble opinion
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Procedure
Preparation
1. Find a news report in English of two to three minutes.
2. Print or copy one worksheet per student
3. If its not possible to play the audio from the internet, pre-record the recording.
In class
1. Tell the students they are going to spend this lesson developing their summarising and notetaking skills in preparation for the ISE III listening task 1. This task involves students listening to
spoken English in the form of, for example, lectures, complex discussions, debates, podcasts, radio
programmes or documentaries, and then answering some questions, first for the gist, and then for
more detail using summarising techniques.
2. Ask the students what is meant by the term gist. Write some of their ideas on the board. For
example, explain that gist is the main focus of the discussion, the main idea.
3. Ask the students what they understand by a summary. Write some of their ideas on the board.
Explain that a summary is selecting the main points from all the information given, and then putting
them all together in a logical order.
4. Explain to the students that for the ISE III listening task, they will be given a worksheet with a
number of main points they have to listen out for (usually between five and seven), which will help
them to make notes during the listening. Inform the students that in todays lesson, they will also
practise this part of the test. Write What is a summary? in large letters on the board. Ask the
following questions in open-class (correct answers are in brackets):
5. Warm-up discussion: Write the following on the board in large letters Summarise the talk in five
sentences. Explain that they will practice the skill of summarising today. Put the students into pairs
and give out one worksheet per student, asking them to discuss all of the questions in task 1. Give
the students approximately five to eight minutes to complete this task.
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A new challenge
Growing concerns over
New efforts to
New techniques to help
What does the speaker hope the outcome will be?
13. Listen to some pairs giving their summaries orally (the number will depend on class sizes etc but
shouldnt last more than 15 minutes). Give feedback and encourage other students to also give
feedback by asking them to score each pair from 110 as they hear it. Ask the students why the
summary with the highest mark scored so highly.
Extension activity
The more advanced students can practise retelling the talk which should involve giving as much
information about the talk as possible.
Homework
Ask students to find another talk about something related to their homework that week and do the
same exercise.
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Student worksheet:
How to write a summary using note-taking skills
Task 1 Summarising
Discuss the following questions in pairs
1.
2.
Which of the following might be included in a summary? Circle YES or NO next to each point:
Essential information YES / NO
Minor information YES / NO
Background information YES / NO
The main idea and why it is relevant
YES / NO
Long explanations YES / NO
Data YES / NO
Direct quotes YES / NO
A conclusion YES / NO
Your own views YES / NO
The views of people in the dialogue
3.
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YES / NO
Task 2 Listening
1. Listen to the recording for the first time and answer the following question:
What is the gist of what the speaker is talking about?
2. Now listen to the recording a second time and make notes on the key points.
Task 3
Make a summary of the key points made during the talk.
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Third, this exercise I call savoring, and this is a beautiful exercise. Its about enjoying mundane sounds.
This, for example, is my tumble dryer. Its a waltz. One, two, three. One, two, three. One, two, three. I love
it. Or just try this one on for size (the sound of a coffee grinder) Wow! So mundane sounds can be really
interesting if you pay attention. I call that the hidden choir. Its around us all the time.
The next exercise is probably the most important of all of these, if you just take one thing away. This
is listening positions the idea that you can move your listening position to whats appropriate to
what youre listening to. This is playing with those filters. Do you remember, I gave you those filters at
the beginning. Its starting to play with them as levers, to get conscious about them and to move to
different places. These are just some of the listening positions, or scales of listening positions, that you
can use. There are many. Have fun with that. Its very exciting.
And finally, an acronym. You can use this in listening, in communication. If youre in any one of those
roles and I think that probably is everybody who's listening to this talk the acronym is RASA, which
is the Sanskrit word for juice or essence. And RASA stands for Receive, which means pay attention to
the person; Appreciate, making little noises like hmm, oh, okay; Summarize, the word so is very
important in communication; and Ask, ask questions afterward.
Now sound is my passion, its my life. I wrote a whole book about it. So I live to listen. Thats too much
to ask from most people. But I believe that every human being needs to listen consciously in order to
live fully connected in space and in time to the physical world around us, connected in understanding
to each other, not to mention spiritually connected, because every spiritual path I know of has listening
and contemplation at its heart.
Thats why we need to teach listening in our schools as a skill. Why is it not taught? Its crazy. And if we
can teach listening in our schools, we can take our listening off that slippery slope to that dangerous,
scary world that I talked about and move it to a place where everybody is consciously listening all the
time or at least capable of doing it.
Now I don't know how to do that, but this is TED, and I think the TED community is capable of anything.
So I invite you to connect with me, connect with each other, take this mission out and lets get listening
taught in schools, and transform the world in one generation to a conscious listening world a world of
connection, a world of understanding and a world of peace.
Thank you for listening to me today.
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Appendices
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ISE III
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SAM
SE III
asks.
ISE III
SAMPLE
Paragraph 1
2. Paragraph 2
3. Paragraph 3
4. Paragraph 4
5. Paragraph 5
7.
B The writer is now convinced that he should help to make people aware
of the issue.
8.
9.
D Languages are always dying out and new ones are born.
10.
E Some languages are lost along with the people because of natural disasters.
F A researcher who returned to study a new language found there were
no speakers left.
G The writer used to think that language death was not a problem.
H Its thought that 3,000 languages will disappear in a century.
of languages is
without commitment
down.
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ISE III
SAMPLE
We rely on
pollination by
honeybees and other
species of bee for around
one third of the food we grow.
The waggledance
communicates the distance and
location of nectar to other bees.
Text B
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SAM
SE III
asks.
ISE III
SAMPLE
Text C
Starting out
After studying a few books, I bought my first hive a new one (its best to avoid second-hand ones
because of risk of disease) and a small colony of workers with a queen. I found a second-hand veil and
jacket, and a cheap smoker for calming down the bees before opening the hive the smoke makes them
think they need to evacuate the hive, so they quickly eat as much honey as they can, which makes them
sleepy and slow. A local farmer was happy to have the hive on his land as long as it was away from his
horses, as for some reason bees dont like them.
I got stung a lot more than I expected at first, until an experienced beekeeper watched me open the hive,
and advised me to keep my movements much more calm and gentle. Oh, and to zip up my veil all the way
I learned that lesson the hard way!
Questions 2125 (one mark per question)
Choose the five statements from AH below that are TRUE according to the information given
in the texts above. Write the letters of the TRUE statements on the lines below (in any order).
21.
22.
23.
24.
25.
A There is an old tradition that you should share news of the family with the bees.
B Research studies have shown that bees only sting people during the daytime.
C A certain proportion of the beehive colony will not survive from one year
to another.
D The spread of CCD risks causing a major problem for the UKs farm and
food production.
E The smell that the bee colony produces is determined by the specific
flowers which they visit.
F More research is needed to confirm whether the varroa mite is the main
cause of CCD.
G Anecdotal and scientific evidence suggest bees can recognise human
facial features.
H CCD means that beehives now have to be moved around the country
for pollination.
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ISE III
SAMPLE
Summary notes
How to keep bees
Essential equipment needed:
a beehive, ideally a: (26.)
one
getting advice from experienced beekeepers keeping up-to-date with the latest research
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SAM
SE III
asks.
ISE III
SAMPLE
Now write your article of 200230 words on the lines below. Try to use your own words as far as
possible dont just copy sentences from the reading texts.
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SAMPLE
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ISE III
SAM
SE III
asks.
ISE III
SAMPLE
When you have finished your article, spend 23 minutes reading through what you have written.
Make sure you have answered the task completely. Remember to check how you made use of the
reading texts, as well as the language and organisation of your writing.
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SAMPLE
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SAM
SE III
asks.
ISE III
SAMPLE
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SAMPLE
When you have finished your essay, spend 23 minutes reading through what you have written.
Make sure you have answered the task completely and remember to check the language and
organisation of your writing.
End of exam
Copyright 2015 Trinity College London
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Notes
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Extra notes
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Audio script
In my recent book, I discuss the subject of routine and the effects it has on our lives. Actually, my
original idea was to look at the working methods of successful creative people like writers and artists
to see if there were any helpful lessons to be drawn. The more people I examined, the clearer it became
that there was one thing the vast majority of them had in common: they had a regular working routine
and stuck to it strictly, even obsessively. Their habits and routines often ended up being more like
rituals. To take one example, the composer Beethoven apparently used to start each day with a cup of
strong coffee made with exactly sixty coffee beans, which he insisted on counting out personally. And
thats by no means the oddest ritual I discovered.
Obviously we dont all have to behave like that, but it does appear that routine is something most of
us need. Most humans function better when they have some kind of structure to their lives. In fact,
without routines for day-to-day activities, nothing much would get done. Transport wouldnt run on
time, schools and workplaces would be in a permanent state of chaos, and so on.
So, society as a whole seems to favour, or even require, people with regular lifestyles. But theres a
growing body of research suggesting that too much routine is bad for personal well-being, and its this
aspect that much of the book is concerned with. Breaking up your routine and doing something new, it
appears, increases your happiness. Its not just a case of getting bored: routine also increases our sense
of time passing by too quickly. When nothing new is happening, were not so conscious of events and
simply dont notice the days and weeks slipping away.
Theres also an interesting connection between time and memory, or more exactly two kinds of
connection. Firstly, a lot of what people accept as naturally increasing forgetfulness as they get older
is actually more to do with their lives becoming predictable. Its not so much that they forget things
that have happened but that they didnt really notice them in the first place because theyd become
so automatic. The other thing that strikes a chord with me as I get older is the explanation for why
childhood memories seem so vivid. When youre young, everything is new and your brain is working
overtime to take everything in, so your impressions of events are much more memorable. What we
need to do is to try and recapture that sense of newness by disrupting routines and actively seeking
out new experiences.
Answer key
Gist: Routine is beneficial to some extent. But it is important to break routine and try new things for
happiness and memory (any broadly similar formulation acceptable).
Successful people known to have routine, for example, Beethoven
Not always healthy though can become like a ritual
Some routine is vital transport, schools etc
Also, people seem to need some routine to give structure to lives
Society needs people to have routine
BUT doing new things is important for happiness/well-being it means time doesnt seem to pass
so quickly
Also, newness important for forming and maintaining memory memory loss in older age can be
due to predictability
Conclusion? Speaker appears to conclude that a degree of routine is important for individuals and
society as a whole but that it is very important to avoid becoming too predictable
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Language requirements
Grammar
w A high degree of grammatical accuracy, errors are rare and difficult to identify
w A broad range of complex structures, used flexibly and effectively in combination and
contrast, including:
Mixed conditionals
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Task fulfilment
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Score
Language control
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Task fulfilment
Language control
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Communicative
effectiveness
Task fulfilment
Appropriacy of
contributions/turn-taking
Repair strategies
Interactive listening
Language control
Delivery
Comprehension and
relevant response
Level of understanding
Speech rate of examiner
interventions
Speed and accuracy
of response
Range
Accuracy/precision
Effects of inaccuracies
Intelligibility
Lexical stress/intonation
Fluency
Effects on the listener
Understands interventions
including those that are
complex in grammar
or ideas
Interprets examiner aims
and attitude accurately,
following the line of
argument
Responses are immediate
and always to the point
Clearly intelligible
Uses focal stress and
intonation very effectively
Effortlessly speaks very
promptly and fluently
Requires no careful
listening
Clearly intelligible
Uses focal stress and
intonation effectively
Speaks promptly and
fluently
Requires no careful
listening
Understands most
interventions on a first
hearing
Interprets examiner
aims and attitude by
making links with earlier
information
Prompt responses to
the examiner showing
relatively quick
understanding
Clearly intelligible
Uses focal stress and
intonation appropriately
Generally speaks promptly
and fluently
Requires no careful
listening
Appears to understand
interventions but does
not always respond
appropriately
Occasionally digresses
from the examiners aims
Occasional hesitation in
order to make sense of
examiner input
Uses a range of
grammatical structures/
lexis that is not always
adequate to deal with
topics at this level
Does not show an adequate
level of grammatical
accuracy and lexical
precision at this level
Some or many errors
may occur
No performance to assess (candidate does not speak, or does not speak in English). Also use if no topic is prepared.
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Identifies and reports all important points and supporting details rapidly and accurately
with confidence
Shows complete understanding of main points, including relevance to message as a whole
Identifies speakers attitude and line of argument
Evaluates speakers arguments in a sophisticated way
Identifies and reports most main points and supporting details rapidly and accurately
Shows good understanding of main points, including relevance to message as a whole
Recognises speakers attitude and line of argument
Evaluates speakers arguments
Constraints
This is primarily a test of listening; the spoken response should be treated as evidence of whether
the message has been comprehended.
Examiners should be guided by the grading criteria and by the following general questions:
How good is the candidates understanding of the content of the input?
How good is the candidates understanding of the speakers viewpoint?
How much of the message has NOT been responded to?
Examiners should avoid judgements based on pronunciation, grammatical accuracy and
spoken fluency.
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