Intermediate Cert GE - OT / 1 - rewrite, Feb 2010, Alex Stringer	

Comparison: old and rewritten tests

Old test	New test	
section	content	marks	pages	section	content	marks	pages	
1	perfect tenses	10	54/55	1	perfect tenses - updated	10	54/55	
2	word building	8			[removed]			
3	quantifiers	8	80	2	quantifiers - updated	8	80	
4	collocations	6		3	collocations - updated	8	56, 82	
5	relative clauses	8	76/77	4	relative clauses	8	76/77	
6	linking words	6	92	5	linking words 	6	92	
7	verb forms	12	88/89	6	verb forms - updated	12	88/89	
8	emphasis	6	68	7	emphasis - updated	8	68	
9	articles	8	66/67	8	articles - updated	10	66/67	
10	vocabulary	8		9	vocabulary - updated	10	see teacher's reference	
	Total marks	80			Total marks	80		

Summary of changes

section	content		marks	pages	
1	perfect tenses	Most examples rewritten 	10	54/55	
2	quantifiers	All rewritten	8	80	
3	collocations	Shortened to 8 examples, one mark each	8	56, 82	
4	relative clauses	Unchanged	8	76/77	
5	linking words	# 6  changed 	6	92	
6	verb forms	All rewritten	12	88/89	
7	emphasis	All rewritten + two questions added	8	68	
8	articles	Some examples rewritten  + two questions added	10	66/67	
9	vocabulary	All rewritten + two questions added	10	see teacher's reference	
		Total marks	80		

Intermediate Cert GE. Obligatory Test 2 - Teacher's reference	
section	content	details	course book reference	marks	
1	perfect tenses	present perfect simple / continuous
past perfect simple / continuous
future perfect simple	54/55	10	
2	quantifiers	some, any, plenty, much, many, a few
a lot of, lots of	80	8	
3	collocations	to set a world record
to set someone a challenge
to win a competition
to win an award
to cope with problems
to cope with stress
to take a risk
to take part in a competition	52/53 /56
56
56
56
56
56
52
82	8	
4	relative clauses	defining and non-defining	76/77	8	
5	linking words	contrast, addition, reason and result	92	6	
6	verb forms	gerund, infinitive, perfect, passive and continuous infinitives	88/89	12	
7	emphasis	on earth, really, so, such, auxiliaries for emphasis, cleft sentences	68	8	
8	articles	a / an / the / zero article	66/67	10	
9	vocabulary	talented
raise
first name terms
impressions
audience
exhausted
soaked
take after
decline
media	52
52
60
60
72
73
73
82
86
86	10	
		Total marks		80