LanguageCert

Access A2
Entry Level 2
International ESOL (Listening, Reading, Writing)
Practice Paper 6

Candidate’s name (block letters please)

Centre no Date

Time allowed:

- Listening about 20 minutes

- Reading and Writing 1 hour and 20 minutes

Instructions to Candidates

- An Answer Sheet will be provided.

- All answers must be transferred to the Answer Sheet.

- Please use a soft pencil (2B, HB).

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Listening Part 1
You will hear some sentences. You will hear each sentence twice. Choose the correct answers.

1.
a) b) c)

2.
a) b) c)

3.
a) b) c)

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4.
a) b) c)

5.

a) b) c)

6.

a) b) c)

7.
a) b) c)

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Listening Part 2
You will hear some sentences. You will hear each sentence twice. Choose the best reply to each
sentence.

1. a) Yes, it’s yours!

b) Yes, you can!
c) Yes, I love it!

2. a) It’s at Mark’s.
b) It’s tomorrow.
c) It’s really good.

3. a) You can do it for me.

b) I can explain it to you.
c) He can’t understand you.

4. a) Yes, of course.
b) Yes, that’s it.
c) Yes, he is.

5. a) Congratulations.
b) No problem.
c) Thank you.

6. a) I’m not sure.

b) I think he did.
c) I said goodbye.

7. a) He can look later.

b) He’s tall and slim.
c) He really likes it.

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Listening Part 3
You will hear some short conversations. You will hear each conversation twice. Choose the
correct answer for each conversation.

Conversation 1

The man wants the woman to

a) work late today.

b) tell him the time.
c) have dinner early.

Conversation 2

The woman thinks the curtains at home are

a) the wrong colour red.

b) a bit boring.
c) quite old now.

Conversation 3

What’s the boy doing?

a) Watching television.
b) Studying for a test.
c) Sleeping in bed.

Conversation 4

The speakers are

a) brother and sister.

b) manager and worker.
c) customer and shop assistant.

Conversation 5

The woman thought the cartoon was

a) interesting.
b) fantastic.
c) funny.

Conversation 6

The speakers are in

a) their own office.

b) the man’s kitchen.
c) a new restaurant.

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Listening Part 4
You will hear someone talking. You will hear the person twice. Complete the information. Write
short answers of one to three words.

Message pad
1. Type of cake:

…………………………………………………………………

2. Spelling of name on cake:

…………………………………………………………………

3. Daughter’s age:

…………………………………………………………………

4. Colour of cake:

…………………………………………………………………

5. Day to collect cake:

…………………………………………………………………

6. Telephone number:

…………………………………………………………………

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Reading Part 1
Read the texts. Choose the correct answer to complete each text.

1. Mum,

I left my school bag in the ______. It’s next to the

cooker. Can you bring it to school for me?

a) bedroom
b) kitchen
c) bathroom

2.
The weather is going to be sunny today …………
tomorrow there is going to be some rain in the
afternoon.

a) but
b) so
c) because

3.
Sammy,

Thank you so much for the puzzle you gave me. It’s
really _____ so my mum is helping me to finish it.

a) small
b) full
c) hard

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4.
Student 5-a-side Football Team
in alphabetical order

Ahmed
Davies
________
Dillen
Stephens

a) Dawe
b) Daniel
c) Douglas

5.

Buy your ticket before entering the museum.

______ join the first available tour.

a) Since
b) When
c) Then

6.
TODAY’S MAIN COURSES

Hamburgers £5.50
Fish and chips £7.90
______________ £5.25
Spaghetti £3.50

a) Oranges
b) Pizza
c) Tea

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Reading Part 2
Read the text. Choose the correct words to complete each sentence. There is one extra word or
phrase you will not need.

Hi Simon, thanks for your letter. How are you?

We’re going to buy a new house soon. Downstairs, it has (1) _______ Upstairs, there (2) _______ In

the garden, we’re going to (3) _______ My mum says we can swim there (4) _______ She’s also going

to buy a large, wooden table (5) _______ I hope (6) ______ My mum says you can visit us, along with

your family, in the summer.

Mike

A it’s going to be sunny this year.

B when it’s warm outside.

C I didn’t like the bathroom.

D so we can have dinner.

E a lovely, new kitchen.

F build a swimming pool.

G are two bedrooms.

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Reading Part 3
Read the four texts. Which text gives you the answer to each question? Choose the correct text
(A-D) for each question.

A B

Animal Farm Hi Manny,

Come and learn about different We visited an animal farm with our school. I
animals from all over the world. was sad because I wanted to see animals from
Price: £14 America but there weren’t any. They sell lunch
Special prices for groups there but it wasn’t very good either and it cost
Open: 9-5 seven days a week a lot!
Restaurant open: 12-2 Carl

C D
Animal Farm Shop
We are trying to buy new animals The animal farm on Dunst Street is small. Our
from other countries to add to our writer visited the farm. She said it doesn’t
farm. Help us get more money by have a large variety of animals but school
visiting our shop. You can buy toys children can have fun there. There are also
and books about all the animals we cheaper tickets for groups.
have.

Closed on Mondays.

Which text tells you:

1. who can enjoy themselves at the farm?

2. how much tickets cost?

3. where the farm is?

4. why the farm is selling things?

5. what time the farm closes?

6. why someone didn’t like the farm?

7. that the farm wants to get bigger?

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Reading Part 4
Read the text and the questions. Choose the correct answer for each question.

Jesse Jones
Jesse Jones was born on 5 November 1960, in Michigan, USA. His dad, Joe, played the guitar and his
mum, Anna, stayed at home.

Jesse was well-known as a dancer and song writer, but today he’s most famous for his singing. He
started singing with his four older brothers in a group called The Jones , but they had a sister too. She
joined them later. In 1978, Jesse decided to sing on his own and made many albums, including Dance,
My Life and Fever. The first was also his best-selling album.

Jesse earned a lot of money from his music and advertisements on television, but he also gave a lot
to people with problems. In 1984, the president of the United States thanked him for this. Jesse also
acted in several movies. One of these was ‘Captain J’. In it, he sings to a sad queen who wants war.
His song makes her happy and then she is not bad anymore. After that, the world is safe again. The
film came out in America in 1986 and in Tokyo in 1987.

Jesse had two children, a boy and a girl, with his wife, Lisa. His son is also called Jesse. He was born in
1991 and Jane was born one year later. Jesse built a zoo, a train and a lake with boats in the garden
of his house. The children loved these but now they are grown up and only the lake is left.

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1. What is Jesse best-known for now?

a) Dancing.
b) Singing.
c) Writing.

2. How many sons were there in the Jones family?

a) Five.
b) Six.
c) Four.

3. Jesse’s most popular album was

a) My Life.
b) Fever.
c) Dance.

4. What did the president of the USA do?

a) Asked Jesse to sing a song for him.

b) Thanked Jesse for helping other people.
c) Invited Jesse to go on television with him.

5. In the film Captain J, Jesse

a) goes to Tokyo.
b) sings a sad song.
c) saves the world.

6. What is Jesse’s daughter’s name?

a) Jane.
b) Lisa.
c) Marie.

7. What does Jesse’s home still have?

a) A zoo.
b) A train.
c) A lake.

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Writing Part 1
Read the letter from your friend, Harry. Write a letter to him. Do not write an address.
Write between 30 and 50 words.

Welcome back! Where did you go on your trip?

What was the most interesting thing you did? Should I go
there too? I can’t wait to see you.
Harry

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Writing Part 2
You want to study at a summer school. Write a letter to the college secretary.

Say:
• which dates you prefer
• what you want to study
• where you prefer to stay.

Do not write an address. Write between 30 and 50 words.

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