REVIEW TEST 2 ● ANSWER KEY
Writing
Can write a letter of complaint with appropriate register, structure and conventions.
Sample answer
Dear Sir or Madam,
I am writing on behalf of myself and my friends to complain about your decision to close our local youth centre. We would
like to draw your attention to how important the centre is to young people in my area. We would also like to point out how
unfair your decision is as you have not consulted with young people in the area at all.
The centre is regularly used by over 100 young people. Without this centre young people would have nowhere to meet and
hang out with their friends. We understand that there have been complaints about noise around the centre, but we would like
to point out that the noise is usually caused by young people who are not attending the centre. The same is true for litter on
the streets. For example, I attended the centre twice last week and didn’t see any of the people there dropping litter. I did,
however, see other young people who are not members of the centre leaving rubbish on the streets.
As you are responsible for making decisions about facilities in this town, we would like you to reconsider your decision. It is
clearly unfair to punish all young people because of the bad behaviour of a few. We would like to meet with you to discuss
options for keeping the centre open. We have contacted the local media about this issue, and look forward to your response.
Yours faithfully,
Edward Jones
(247 words)
Mark scheme
The task is worth 30 marks. Award up to 6 marks for each section of the mark scheme, according to the descriptions below.
Mark Content Task Organisation and Range Accuracy
s achievement structure
1-2 Content is difficult Completes only Structure provided Uses only very basic Lots of errors even in
to understand. one or two not followed. vocabulary and basic language,
Ideas are basic aspects of the grammar, with a lot of which impede
and not developed, task. May not use errors. communication.
and no opinions the correct genre
are expressed. and only covers
one or two of the
points specified in
the task.
3-4 Content is Completes the Structure provided Uses simple Generally accurate,
comprehensible. majority of the partially followed. vocabulary and basic but with some errors,
Ideas are fairly task. Uses the Some paragraphs grammar structures especially in more
simple but well correct genre and may only have one or accurately, including advanced language.
expressed. Some covers the two sentences. vocabulary and
ideas are majority, but not grammar structures
developed by all, of the points suitable for a formal
giving reasons or specified in the email. Uses some
examples. Some task. more advanced
details are added, vocabulary, and uses
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Writing
and some opinions some more advanced
are expressed. grammar structures
with errors. Uses
some linking devices.
5-6 Content is Completes all Divided into Uses a wide range of A few mistakes in
comprehensible parts of the task paragraphs, following vocabulary more advanced
and interesting. fully, including the the structure appropriately, and language structures,
Ideas are correct genre and provided. Each uses a wide range of but generally very
developed with all the points paragraph has a clear grammar structures accurate.
reasons, examples, specified in the purpose. accurately and
etc. Details are task. appropriately,
added and including vocabulary
opinions and grammar
expressed, giving structures suitable for
the text a lively a formal email. Uses
feel. more advanced
vocabulary and
grammar accurately.
Uses a range of
linking devices
accurately.
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