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UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE ESOL EXAMINATIONS

English for Speakers of Other Languages

DELTA MODULE ONE D031/1

Understanding language, methodology and resourcesfor teaching 

PAPER 1 

Wednesday 6 JUNE 2012 Morning 1 hour 30 minutes 

 Additional materials:

 Answer booklet

                                                                            

                                                       

Time 1 hour 30 minutes

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES 

Do not open this booklet until you are told to do so.

Write your name, centre number and candidate number in the spaces provided on youranswer booklet and on any separate answer paper used.

Complete all tasks.

Write your answer in the separate answer booklet. Use a pen.

You may write on the question paper, but you must write your answer in pen in the answerbooklet. You will have no extra time for this, so you must finish in one hour and thirty minutes.

 At the end of the test, hand in both the question paper and the answer booklet.

INFORMATION FOR CANDIDATES 

This paper consists of five tasks.

Suggested timings are indicated for each task.

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For examples of  Task One and Task Two please refer to earlier past papers also available on thiswebsite.

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Task Three (15 minutes)

The extract for this task is a writing activity for intermediate (CEFR level B1) learners.

Identify a total of five key language features learners at this level would need in order to completethe activity successfully. Provide an example specific to this activity to support each choice.

Phrases for beginning and ending a story are provided in the extract. Do not write about phrases forbeginning and ending a story in your answer.

Write your answer in your answer booklet.

The extract is taken from New Headway Intermediate Students’ Book, Liz and John Soars, OxfordUniversity Press, 2003, page 107.

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Task Four (30 minutes)

The text for this task is reproduced on the opposite page.

a The text is a celebrity interview in a popular magazine. Identify five features of the text that arecharacteristic of its genre. Give one example of each feature you identify.

Do not include more than one feature of layout.

b Look at the extracts from the text.

i. Comment on the question forms in bold.ii. Comment on the features of connected speech in the phrases in bold.

  Do you enjoy cooking? (line 5)

  it’s all showbiz isn’t it? (line 8)

  What food reminds you of your childhood? (lines 59-60)

c Comment on the form and use of the phrases in bold as they are used in the text.

  It’s a bit artistic (line 6) 

  I’m a pretty good dessert guy (line 25)

  It’s really kinda weird (lines 28-29)

d Look at the three relative clauses in bold in the following sentences from the text. Comment onthe use of the relative pronoun and the relative clause in each case.

There are desserts that my mum used to make that take me back, like tapioca pudding, whichis yummy. (lines 61-64)

The first thing I think when I have guests is “What can I fix them?” (lines 74-76)

Write your answers in your answer booklet.

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Text is based on Jimmy Osmond, Somerfield Magazine, Feb 09, PSP Rare Publishing, p73.

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Task Five (25 minutes) 

The text (245 words) for this task is reproduced on the opposite page. It was written by a learner in anupper-intermediate (CEFR level B2) class in response to the following task:

Write an essay for the class magazine describing a person you particularly admire.Say why you particularly admire them. 

a  Identify three key strengths and three key weaknesses of the text. Provide an example of eachstrength and each weakness.

Your answer should focus on some or all of the areas listed below:

  Organisation

  Accuracy of grammar

  Accuracy and range of lexis

  Punctuation

  Task achievement

b  Which one of the weaknesses identified above would you choose to prioritise to help this learner?Give three reasons for your choice.

Write your answers in your answer booklet.

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