THINK LEVEL 1 SKILLS TESTS ANSWER KEY

UNITS 1&2 UNITS 7&8

1 1
1H 2A 3G 4C 5D 6F 7E 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10

2 2
1 homework 2 football 3 people 4 Sunday 1F 2F 3F 4 DS 5T 6F 7T 8 DS
5 brain 6 instrument 7 clothes 8 collects/likes
3
3 1A 2B 3B 4A 5A 6B 7B
1A 2A 3C 4A 5B 6B 7A
4
4 1 21/twenty-one 2 brother 3 leg 4 15/fifteen
1T 2F 3F 4T 5F 6F 7T 8F 5 diving 6 stomach 7 fish 8 snowboard

UNITS 3&4 UNITS 9&10

1 1
1j 2f 3b 4h 5c 6a 7e 1T 2K 3T 4K 5T 6K 7K

2 2
1F 2 DS 3T 4T 5 DS 6F 7T 1T 2F 3 DS 4F 5 DS 6T 7 DS 8 T

3 3
Are you OK? Ben 1B 2A 3B 4A 5B 6B 7B
Do you want anything to drink? Ben
I want to go somewhere on the weekend. Ben and Ben’s sister 4
I want to meet someone soon. Ben’s mother 1 5/five 2 grandmother 3 burger 4 football
Look after the pet. Ben’s mother 5 tennis 6 rainy 7 house 8 7/seven
Clean the house. Ben’s mother
I want your laptop. Bens’ sister UNITS 11&12
4
1 nice 2 Saturday 3 7 / seven 4 30 / thirty
1
2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
5 sister 6 can 7 grandparents 8 bathroom
2
UNITS 5&6 1F 2T 3 DS 4F 5T 6F 7T 8 DS

3
1
B1 A2 G3 C4 H5 D6 F7 E8
1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10
4
2
1A 2C 3B 4A 5A 6B 7C 8A
1T 2F 3F 4T 5F 6T 7F 8T

3
1B 2A 3F 4C 5H 6D 7G 8E

4
1A 2B 3A 4C 5B 6C 7B 8B

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 WRITING AND SPEAKING ASSESSMENT SCALES

The following Assessment Scales are taken from the Cambridge English Language Assessment Handbook for Cambridge English: Key for
Schools. They are a useful tool for assessing your students’ performance in the Speaking and Writing sections of the Think Skills Tests.

SPEAKING
Marking
The Speaking section of each Test should be marked out of a total of 20.

Students should be awarded a maximum of five points for each of the following four criteria:
• Grammar and Vocabulary • Pronunciation • Interactive Communication • Global Achievement
A2 Grammar and Vocabulary Pronunciation Interactive Communication Global
Achievement
5 • Shows a good degree of control of simple • Is mostly intelligible, and has • Maintains simple exchanges. • Completes
grammatical forms. some control of phonological • Requires very little prompting and support. all aspects of
• Uses a range of appropriate vocabulary when features at both utterance the task with
talking about everyday situations. and word levels. further detail.

4 Performance shares features of Bands 3 and 5.

3 • Shows sufficient control of simple grammatical • Is mostly intelligible, • Maintains simple exchanges, despite some • Completes
forms. despite limited control of difficulty. most aspects of
• Uses appropriate vocabulary to talk about phonological features. • Requires prompting and support. the task.
everyday situations.
2 Performance shares features of Bands 1 and 3.
1 • Shows only limited control of a few grammatical • Has very limited control of • Has considerable difficulty maintaining • Completes only
forms. phonological features and is simple exchanges. some aspects
• Uses a vocabulary of isolated words and phrases. often unintelligible. • Requires additional prompting and support. of the task.

0 Performance below Band 1.

WRITING
Marking
The Writing section of each Test should be marked out of a total of 20.

Students should be awarded a maximum of five points for each of the following four criteria:
• Content • Communicative Achievement • Organisation • Language
A2 Content Communicative Organisation Language
Achievement
5 • All content is relevant to • The target reader’s attention • The text is well-organised and • A good range of everyday and some less
the task with appropriate is held throughout. coherent, with a variety of linking common lexis (a difficult decision to make; take
expansion. • The format is consistently words (but; and; so) and cohesive photos) is used appropriately.
• The target reader is fully appropriate to the task. devices (However; although; • A range of simple grammatical forms is used with
informed. Anyway). a good degree of control.
4 Performance shares features of Bands 3 and 5.
3 • Most content is relevant • The format is generally • The text is coherent and connected • Everyday vocabulary is used appropriately.
to the task. appropriate for the task. with basic linking words and a • There are some errors with spelling but these do
• Straightforward ideas are limited number of cohesive devices. not impede the meaning.
communicated in generally • There are some punctuation • Simple grammatical forms are used with
appropriate ways. errors but they do not affect reasonable control, although there are some
comprehension. minor errors.
2 Performance shares features of Bands 1 and 3.
1 • The task has been • The format isn’t appropriate • The text is not coherent in parts • Errors impede meaning at times.
misinterpreted and only for the task. with a limited use of linking words. • There is a lack of control, particularly with verb
some content is relevant • The target reader can follow • Sentences are short with little use forms.
to the task. only with difficulty if at all. of referencing pronouns. • There are frequent slips with spelling.
0 Performance below Band 1.

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 AUDIOSCRIPTS
SKILLS TEST 1 & 2 SKILLS TEST 3 & 4
Track 01 Track 02
Assistant Hi, can I help you? We’ve got some nice shirts Ben Mum, hi!
today, and shoes, too. Mum Oh, hi Ben.
Teen boy Very nice, but I’m looking for a new jacket. Ben How are you, Mum, are you OK?
Assistant Well, we’ve got a lot over here. Would you Mum Yes, I’m fine thanks. Why?
like to look at them? Ben Oh, nothing. Can I get you anything? Some
Teen boy Hmm. How much are they? coffee or a nice
Assistant These black ones are £50, the blue ones are cup of tea?
£45, and these grey ones are only £40. Mum I’ve got a cup of tea now, can’t you see it?
Teen boy Not bad. But … they’re not very interesting. Ben Oh yes.
Have you got any other ones? It’s for my
Mum Ben, why are you being nice to me? Do you
hobby.
want something?
Assistant What hobby’s that?
Ben Do I want something? Why do you say that?
Teen boy I play guitar in a band. It’s called The Dream Mum Because you’re not usually so nice.
Boys. Do you know it?
Ben Actually, well, there is something … Can I go out
Assistant I’m sorry, no. on Saturday?
Teen boy Well, all my friends in the band look cool. Mum Why?
They always wear cool, expensive clothes, you
Ben It’s just a party.
know, made by famous people. I want to look
the same. Mum Oh yes, it’s Patrick’s birthday, isn’t it? I know all
about that. It’s at 7 o’clock on Saturday. About
Assistant Well, come over here, please. Do you like
30 people are going to be there. A small party!
these jackets?
Ben You know about it?
Teen boy They look fantastic!
Mum Your sister asked me, too. She would like to go.
Assistant What colour jacket do you want?
Ben Oh.
Teen boy Have you got any in bright colours?
Mum But it’s OK. I’m going to say ‘yes’. Of course you
Assistant Of course. What size do you take? I don’t can go. You can take your sister.
think you take large.
Ben Great! Thanks, Mum!
Teen boy I don’t know. Maybe small?
Mum But there’s one thing I want to ask you.
Assistant No, I think you take medium. … Right, we
Ben What?
have this yellow one, and this one is green,
and this orange one. Mum Can I go out all day tomorrow? I need to visit
your grandmother and grandfather.
Teen boy Wow! I love that one! Can I try it on, please?
Ben Sure, of course you can.
Assistant This green one? Of course. The changing
rooms are over there. Mum But I would like you to look after the dog.
Ben Yes, OK.
Teen boy Great.
Mum And, I’d like you to clean the kitchen and the
Teen boy I love it! I’ll take it. How much is it?
bathroom. They’re very dirty.
Assistant The price is on the label. There ...
Ben What?
Teen boy This is the price?! It’s … it’s very expensive! Mum And can your sister borrow your laptop. Hers is
Assistant Well, it is a designer jacket. broken.
Teen boy I see. Erm, I think I’ll take one of those grey Ben My laptop? But, I …
jackets over there … Mum Do you want to go to that party?
Ben Yes. OK, Mum.
Mum Thanks, Ben! You’re a great son! And brother!

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 SKILLS TEST 5 & 6 I was running, something happened. My leg
really hurt. My parents told me to stop running.
Track 03
But I didn’t want to. On the day of the race, I was
Girl I read a really cool story last night, online. It was there, and really excited. I was OK for the first
about two people, and how they met. hour. I was doing really well. But, after about
Boy And? What happened? 15 kilometres, I had a really bad pain in my leg.
Girl So, there was a man called John. He was After that, I ran really slowly and then I walked.
homeless. He didn’t have anywhere to live. Finally, I walked to the finish, but my time was
He had a lot of bad experiences, so he lost his terrible, and my leg was hurting so much. I was so
home. So, he started living on the streets. He upset. You should always listen to your body!
sold a magazine for homeless people, you know, Ben Yes! You should!
to make a little bit of money. Anna How about you, Ben? How do you feel about
Boy Yeah, I know. doing something, but failing?
Girl And from that money, he sometimes had enough Ben Well, I think it’s important to try things, but not
to get a bed in a really cheap hotel. But anyway, to worry about winning or losing. I went diving
one day, a woman called Annie was in the city. last summer.
Boy Was she homeless, too? Anna Wow!
Girl No, she wasn’t. But John asked her to buy his Ben Well, I tried to go diving. I went on a course.
magazine, and Annie stopped walking, looked It was quite expensive. They took us out on a
at him and said, ‘I don’t have money to buy a boat. It was only a kilometre out to sea, but …
magazine.’ And then, she started crying. I felt scared.
Boy Really, why? Anna Scared?
Girl Well, Annie said, ‘I’m sorry, but I haven’t got any Ben Yes. I didn’t feel safe. I said I had a bad stomach.
money at the moment. Actually, I haven’t got All the other people went in the water, but
enough money to pay my electricity bill.’ And I stayed in the boat. I was sitting there while
John saw that Annie was really sad. She didn’t everyone else was swimming. They saw lots of
have a job at that time, and she didn’t have amazing fish under the water. But I didn’t see
money to pay her bills. So, John looked in his anything. Even now, I feel really bad about it.
pocket. He only had one or two pounds, but Anna OK, but you shouldn’t feel bad.
he said, ‘Please take it. I know it’s not much, but
that’s everything I’ve got.’ Ben Yes, but it’s important to try – even if it’s
difficult. Anyway, diving isn’t for me. I want to
Boy Really? try snowboarding next!
Girl Yes. He wanted her to be cheerful. He didn’t
want her to live in a cold, dark flat. Well, that’s
when their friendship started. Annie came back
SKILLS TEST 9 & 10
and met John a lot over the next year. And they Track 05
always talked, and they started to really like Lizzie Hey, Paul, what are you doing tomorrow after
each other. school?
Boy Wow. Paul I don’t know. Why?
Girl And then, last month, their friendship became Lizzie Can you help me with something?
love. They decided to get married! Paul Sure. I’d love to.
Boy Yeah? Lizzie I’ve got a lot of homework from my teacher.
Girl John said, ‘One year ago, I had nothing. Now, There’s History, which is easy. And Maths, but
I feel like I’ve got everything I need!’ that’s difficult.
Paul Maths? Oh, I just remembered what I’m doing
SKILLS TEST 7 & 8 tomorrow. I’m going to be at the shopping mall.
Track 04 Lizzie Why? Are you going shopping? I can come, too.
Ben How do you feel about losing at sport, Anna? Paul No, it’s … It’s my grandmother’s birthday.
Anna Losing? Well, I’m not competitive – I don’t usually Lizzie Really?
do sport where I have to lose anything. But last Paul Umm, yes, and I’m taking her to the burger bar
year, I tried to run a half marathon. That’s more at five o’clock.
than 21 kilometres! I really practised a lot. I went
Lizzie To the burger bar?
running nearly every day with my brother for
months – when it was cold, or raining or snowing! Paul Umm, yes. She loves burgers. They’re her
But one week before the half marathon, while favourite.

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 Lizzie I see. Well, what about after that? Maybe at Man Have you ever eaten English food?
seven? There’s a nice café in the mall. We can Valeria Yes. I’ve eaten some strange things around the
meet there easily. world. Once, I ate snake in China – and fried
Paul I’m sorry, I can’t. I’m busy. I’m … I’m playing spider in Cambodia! That was really unusual!
football at eight. But the strangest thing is in the ‘traditional
Lizzie What? I thought tennis was your favourite English breakfast’. I don’t know what it was,
sport! exactly. There were some beans in tomato sauce.
But also something called ‘black pudding’. It
Paul Umm, yes, tennis is better, but football’s good, wasn’t a pudding, like a cake. It was black and,
too. maybe made of blood? I’ll never forget it!
Lizzie But it’s going to be rainy tomorrow evening. Man Have you tried English tea?
And cold!
Valeria Sure. English people have it all the time. It’s
Paul Really? I thought it’s going to be warm and dry better than English coffee, which I don’t like. It
… No problem! I love weather like that … was good, but they put milk in it. That’s really
Lizzie And how can you play after eating a burger? strange for me.
Paul The burger is going to give me a lot of energy. Man Have you travelled to many places in England?
Lizzie Is it? Well, how can you play so late in the Valeria Yes, I have. I used buses and trains a lot. In
evening? London, if you take a taxi, the drivers always
Paul I like it. It’s the best part of the day for me. talk to you. But on buses, or the underground,
people never talk to each other. On trains,
Lizzie Look Paul, is any of this true? It all sounds very people often use their phones to call other
strange to me. people and say ‘I’m on the train!’
Paul Sorry, Lizzie. No, I am free tomorrow. It’s just Man What’s the best place you’ve been to in
… I’m not good at maths. I really really hate England?
it. I have maths homework, too. I have to do it
tonight. Valeria Well, England is special – it’s small, but there are
lots of different things to see. There are great new
Lizzie OK, well, we can help each other! I can come to museums, and you shouldn’t miss Stonehenge
your house tonight. – some people think it’s 5,000 years old. That’s
Paul Well .. .maybe that’s a good idea. amazing. I took a train to the Lake District and
Lizzie I can help you with your homework, and you Yorkshire. The people were so nice – completely
can help me with mine. different to London – not so busy.

Paul Yes, all right then. What time? How about

seven? ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
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Track 06 omissions are brought to our notice, we will be happy to
include the appropriate acknowledgements on reprinting
Man Where’s the best or most unusual place you’ve
and in the next update to the digital edition, as applicable.
ever been to, Valeria?
The publishers are grateful to the following for permission
Valeria Well … My favourite was Japan. I liked China,
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too. But the most unusual was England.
Man Why? Writing and Speaking assessment scales reproduced with
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bump into an English person in the street, they
will say ‘sorry’. Why? And they always talk L = Left, R = Right,
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