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Pearson Test of English General Practice Test 1: Written Test Level 1 Elementary July 2011 © Pearson Education Ltd 2011. All rights reserved, no part of this publication may be reproduced without the prior permission of Pearson Education Ltd. Please check the table below for the total time given to complete the written test at this level and score points available for each section. Please use the accompanying audio files for sections 1-3. Answer keys and transcripts are provided at the back of this document. Sections Skills Score Level Level Level Level Level Level points A1 1 2 3 4 5 1 Listening 10 1 1 1 2 2 2 hour hour hour hours hours hours 15 35 35 30 55 2 Listening 10 mins mins mins mins mins and Writing 3 Listening 10 4 Reading 5 5 Reading 5 6 Reading 8 7 Reading 7 8 Writing 10 9 Writing 10 The written test is scored out of 75 points in total at all levels. Please see the Guide to PTE General at this level for further information. Please note: The design of the practice tests is not identical to actual PTE General tests. SECTION1 Leave blank Youhave10secondstoreadeachquestion.Listenandputacrossinthe boxnexttothecorrectanswer,asintheexample.Youhave10secondsto choosethecorrectoption. Example:Whatactivityisshedescribing? A X B C 1. Whereisthepetshop? A B C Turn over | 3 2. Whichpersonisthespeaker? Leave blank A B C 3. Whereistheconcertticket? A B C 4. Whichdogisthegirldescribing? A B C 4 5.Wherearethespeakers? Leave blank A B C 6.Whatistheticketfor? A B C 7.WhatisnexttotheRegal? A B C Turn over | 5 8. Whoisthespeaker? Leave blank A B C 9. WhichpersonisDannyZola? A B C 10. Wheredoesthespeakerwork? A B C (10marks) 6 SECTION2 Leave blank Youwillheararecordingaboutzoos.Listentothewholerecordingonce. Thenyouwillheartherecordingagainwithpausesforyoutowritedown whatyouhear. Makesureyouspellthewordscorrectly. 11. (10marks) Turn over | 7 SECTION3 Leave blank Youwillheararecordedmessage.First,readthenotesbelowthenlisten andcompletethenoteswithinformationfromtherecordedmessage.You willheartherecordingtwice. Example.Callfrom: John 12 Callingabout: 13 Placeofevent: 14 Dateofevent: 15 Price: 16 Callback: 8 SECTION3CONTINUED Leave blank Youwillhearapublicannouncement.First,readthenotesbelow thenlistenandcompletethenoteswithinformationfromthepublic announcement.Youwillheartherecordingtwice. Example.Messagefor: allvisitors 17 Treetopsclosingtime: 18 Freeforchildren: 19 Costofbus: 20 Locationofrestaurant: 21 Cheapestmeal: (10marks) Thatistheendofthelisteningsectionofthetest.Nowgoontotheothersectionsofthetest. 9 Turn over | SECTION4 Leave blank Readeachtextandputacross(X)bythemissingwordor phrase,asintheexample. Example. TwisterClub(Manchester’sNo1MusicClub) “TheRingsofSaturn” A Nextevent Saturday24May B Comingsoon 8.00pm Tickets£18.00(InformationOffice)£20.00onthedoor C X Doorsopen 22. A touch Don’t theanimals! B feed Itisnotgoodforthem. Thezookeepersgivethemwhatthey C hurt needtostayhealthy. 23. A Ticketsales WoodburyPopFestival B Ticketholders Queueheretobuytickets. gostraightonto C Musicfans theentrance(200metresonleft). 10