Integrated Skills in English

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The Controlled Written examination
Wednesday 13 April 2011

10.0010.45am

Your full name:

(BLOCK CAPITALS)

Candidate registration number:

Centre:
Time allowed: 45 minutes
Instructions to candidates
1. Write your name, candidate number and centre number on the front of this examination paper.
2. You must not open this examination paper until instructed to do so.
3. This examination paper contains two tasks. You must complete both tasks.
4. Use blue or black pen, not pencil.
5. Write your answers on the examination paper.
6. Do all rough work on the examination paper. Cross through any work you do not want marked.
7. You must not use a dictionary in this examination.
8. You must not use correction fluid on the examination paper.

Information for candidates

The tasks in this examination have equal weighting.
You are advised to spend about 25 minutes on Task 1 and about 20 minutes on Task 2.
Examiners use only
Task 1
Task fulfilment

Accuracy and range

Task fulfilment

Accuracy and range

Task 2

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Time allowed: 45 minutes
This examination paper contains two tasks. Complete both tasks.

Task 1 Reading into writing task

You and your family are on holiday in Africa. Read the text below and then, in your own words,
write an email (approximately 75 words) to your best friend saying:
i) what you did on days 14
ii) what you are going to do tomorrow and
iii) what you liked most.

Victoria Falls
The Victoria Falls is a waterfall in southern Africa on
the Zambezi River between the countries of Zambia and
Zimbabwe. The falls are some of the largest in the world.
Near the Falls is a National Park, with amazing wildlife and
the Safari Lodge a new and elegant hotel very near the Falls.

Your itinerary
Day 1
Fly to Livingstone airport and transfer to Safari Lodge.
Days 23
Go on a river cruise and see the Falls. Take a 30-minute
helicopter flight over the river.
Days 47
Visit Chobe National Park to see wildlife such as elephants,
lions and tigers. Sleep in the National Park camp and enjoy
barbeque dinners.
Day 8
Fly home.

(Sources: Adapted from www.VJV.com,

Images: www.esplanadetravel.com, www.langabi.name, www.afrizim.com)

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Use your own words as far as possible. No marks for answers copied from the reading texts.
This examination paper contains two tasks. Complete both tasks.

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Task 2 Writing task

Write a diary entry (approximately 75 words) for a day when you cooked a new dish for the first
time saying:
i) what you cooked
ii) what ingredients you used and
iii) what your family liked about it.

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