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Contents:

Part 1: Preparation – vocabulary

Part 2: Top tips

�Level 3.1

�Term 3 Academic Year 2021-2022

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Part 1: Preparation – Vocabulary

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university

a place where students study subjects at a high level

Girl, Mohamed Hassan, 2018, Pixabay

Online, Mudassar Iqbal, 2018, Pixabay

Liverpool, user_id:3499480, 2016, Pixabay

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word	class	definition	sentence
university	noun	a place where students study subjects at a high level	My older brother is studying maths and science at university.

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company

a business like an office or a shop

Brand, Mohamed Hassan, 2017, Pixabay

Icon, Gerd Altman, 2017, Pixabay

Building, efes, 2015, Pixabay

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word	class	definition	sentence
company	noun	a business like an office or a shop	There are some big companies in Dubai, like Starbucks and Amazon.

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office

the room or building where people work

Russia, ID 12019, 2013, Pixabay

Architecture, Gunter, 2019, Pixabay

Remote, RoadLight, 2020, Pixabay

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word	class	definition	sentence
office	noun	the room or building where people work	I go to the office and work for eight hours every day.

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waiter / waitress

a man or woman who works in a restaurant, bringing food to people

Cartoon character, Mohamed Hassan, 2017, Pixabay

Food, Rick Bella, 2019, Pixabay

Waiter, Mohamed Hassan, 2020, Pixabay

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word	class	definition	sentence
waiter/waitress	noun	a man or woman who works in a restaurant, bringing food to people	The restaurant was busy, but the waiter brought our food quickly.

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manager

someone who tells others what to do in a shop, office or team of people

Man, Michael Schuller, 2021, Pixabay

Manager, Clker-Free-Vector-Images, 2014, Pixabay

Leader, Daniel Mena, 2017, Pixabay

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word	class	definition	sentence
manager	noun	someone who tells others what to do in a shop, office or team of people	The manager watched everyone to make sure they could do the job well.

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special

something that is unusual, important or different

Apple, Gerd Altmann, 2016, Pixabay

Present, Clker-Free-Vector-Images, 2014, Pixabay

Wedding cake, Thomas Grau, 2017, Pixabay

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word	class	definition	sentence
special	adjective	something that is unusual, important or different	We made a special cake when my sister graduated from school.

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dream

thinking about something that you want to happen

Maldives, Fonthip Ward, 2014, Pixabay

Red Carpet, Mohamed Hassan, 2018, Pixabay

Money, Open Clipart-Vectors, 2015,Pixabay

Toddler, mmorris76, 2018, Pixabay

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word	class	definition	sentence
dream	verb	thinking about something that you want to happen	I dreamed of being a famous actor.

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astronaut

someone who travels into space

Astronaut, WikiImages, 2013, Pixabay

Spacewalks, Open Clipart-Vectors, 2013, Pixabay

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word	class	definition	sentence
astronaut	noun	someone who travels into space	You must work very hard and study a long time to be an astronaut.

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fact

something that you know is true, real or has happened

Reality, Alexa, 2017, Pixabay

Question mark, Gerd Altmann, 2017, Pixabay

Information, Gerd Altmann, 2017, Pixabay

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word	class	definition	sentence
fact	noun	something that you know is true, real or has happened	The facts about Burj Khalifa are that it is in Dubai, and it is the tallest building in the world.

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instrument

something that is used for doing an activity

Thermometer, Open Clipart Vectors, 2013, Pixabay

Doctor, Paul Ang, 2017, Pixabay

Piano, cocoparisienne, 2014, Pixabay

Violins, Pexels, 2016, Pixabay

Guitar, OpenClipart-Vectors, 2013, Pixabay

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word	class	definition	sentence
instrument	noun	something that is used for doing an activity	He could play the guitar, the piano and some other musical instruments.

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Basketball, Taoyuetong, 2020, Pixabay

practise

do something again and again to get better at it

Training, Gerd Altmann, 2017, Pixabay

Piano, Vlad Vasnetsov, 2019, Pixabay

Skateboarding, Josh Rowe, 2016, Pixabay

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word	class	definition	sentence
practise	verb	do something again and again to get better at it	If you want to play the piano well, you must practise every day.

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scientist

someone who studies science or who works with plants, animals and rocks

Laboratory, Tatiana, 2018, Pixabay

Scientist, Mohamed Hassan, 2021, Pixabay

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word	class	definition	sentence
scientist	noun	someone who studies science or who works with plants, animals and rocks	Scientists are important because they make new medicines and machines.

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police officer

someone who helps people, keeps people safe and stops bad people

Blue light, Ricarda Molck, 2017, Pixabay

Playmobil, Tommy pixel, 2015, Pixabay

Police car, Clker-Free-Vector-Images, 2014, Pixabay

Policeman, Clker-Free-Vector-Images, 2014, Pixabay

Police, Didier 2022, Pixabay

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word	class	definition	sentence
police officer	noun	someone who helps people, keeps people safe and stops bad people	The police officer told people to drive carefully.

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prefer

to like doing something more than other things

Rainbow, April Bryant, 2016, Pixabay

Children, Vidmir Raic, 2014, Pixabay

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Child, PublicDomainPictures, 2014, Pixabay

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word	class	definition	sentence
prefer	verb	to like doing something more than other things	My brother likes watching movies, but I prefer reading books.

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suit

a jacket and trousers worn in the office, or special clothes for a job

Man, Awais Mughal, 2018, Pixabay

Isolated, Rinto F Rozi, 2017, Pixabay

Diver, Mostafa Elturkey, 2020, Pixabay

Space, ID12019, 2013, Pixabay

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word	class	definition	sentence
suit	noun	a jacket and trousers worn in the office or special clothes for a special job	The special diving suit kept him warm when he was in the water.

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Part 2: Top tips

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Top tips

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��The End of Term Exam is made up of three sections.

�Part 1

Part 1 of the Reading Summative Assessment is a narrative text. The purpose of a narrative text is to entertain rather than inform. It can be a literary text, involving a story written from either a first- or third-person perspective. This text type is characterised by informal language, direct speech, characters and plot.

8 multiple-choice questions

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5. When do the family have breakfast?
A before they go for a walk
B after they finish their walk
C during their morning walk

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�Outcomes

Assessments written using a narrative text ask students about information from the events, description and characters in the text. The outcomes in part 1 are detailed in the individual assessment planners for their respective level and include the following:

Overall meaning – questions around overall meaning ask students for information from the entire text. They could ask about an alternative title for the text, for example, as this means the student needs to have comprehended the whole text in order to answer correctly.

Specific information – questions that ask students for the information of a few words in the text. Students need to demonstrate that they can accurately pinpoint the required information in the text. These questions often involve facts and might begin with ‘what,’ ‘when’ or ‘where.’

Details – questions that require the information from a whole sentence or clause to answer. They are often focused around the reasons for something or results of something and might begin with ‘why’ or ‘how.’

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�Part 2

Part 2 of the Reading Assessment is an informative text. This text type’s purpose is to impart information and it has a lot of facts. The language used can be informal (blog posts, for example, can be informative texts) or formal (newspaper articles or academic journals can also be informative texts). Informative texts can be written from a first-person perspective (blog posts and reports, for example) or can be formal and impersonal (articles).

8 multiple-choice questions

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5. What is the best way down the mountain?
A hiking
B helicopter
C toboggan

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�Outcomes

Assessments written using an informative text ask students about factual information. The outcomes in part 2 are detailed in the individual assessment planners and include the following:

Specific information

Details

Connections

Main points – questions that ask students to comprehend the information from an entire paragraph or section of the text. In an informative, factual text, this could be from the topic sentence of a well-constructed paragraph. Examples of main points questions could be, ‘What is the topic of paragraph three?’ or, ‘In paragraph 4, what does Salim say about future jobs?’

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�Part 3

Part 3 of the assessment is a MAZE. This is a short informative text with nine gaps in the sentences that assess students’ proficiency in level-specific grammar, functional language and lexis. This assessment type is called a MAZE because it is a textual maze. Students need to be able to make the right 'turns' within a short text by selecting the correct word or words to complete sentences. It requires students to make connections between different parts of a text and apply their skills and knowledge in an integrated, authentic way.

This is a MAZE 1 (text / texting / texts). It has gaps that students 2 (have to / don’t have to / might) fill by choosing the correct 3 (grammer / grammar / gramar), functional language or vocabulary point. It is an efficient method of testing students 4 (due to / but / because) it allows testing of multiple different elements of language in a single 5 (assessement / assessment / assessment). It is also quite cognitively 6 (demanding / demand / demanded) as students may need the context of sentences around the one with the gap 7 (in respect of / in order to / in connection with) answer correctly.

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