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TEST OF ENGLISH FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES

Practice Test 3

TASK BOOKLET

TEEP Practice Test 3 – Task Booklet


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PART ONE (Part One of the TEEP is ‘Language Knowledge’. This is given out in a separate booklet.)



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PART TWO

FOCUS TASK In PART FIVE of the exam you will write an essay (composition) in English. In preparation for this extended writing component of the test, you first have 10 minutes to make notes on any ideas you have about the following writing task. These notes are not marked. NB: Later, you will be able to use the notes that you make here, and notes from the listening and reading texts, in order to help you answer the writing task.

Write an essay for a university lecturer on the following topic:

International migration is widespread in the modern world. It is natural and

beneficial that immigrants* should live among people from their own culture when

they arrive in their destination country.

Discuss this statement.

* People who go to live in another country.

Notes



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PART THREE

READING

You have 5 minutes to read through the questions on pages 3-5 before you begin the

Reading section of the test. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………...

In the Source Booklet, read the passage A New Immigration Regime in Urban Canada in order to answer the following questions. Remember to write your answers in the separate ANSWER BOOKLET. You may also later use some of the ideas from this text to help you complete the writing task in PART FIVE of this test. Each correct answer will be given one mark. There are 17 questions in this section. You have 30 minutes.

Questions 1-5

The text A New Immigration Regime in Urban Canada consists of 5 sections

From the list below select the most appropriate heading for each section (1-5)

There are more headings than sections

Do not use all the possible headings

In the Answer Booklet write the letter A, B, C, D, E or F only.

A Urban immigrant categories B Historical review of government immigration policy C Late 20th century Immigration settlement patterns D Further political changes in immigration policy E Trends among humanitarian immigrants F The origins of Canada’s urban immigrants

(5 marks) Answer the following questions by using short answers. Words can be taken from the text or you may express the answer in your own words. Questions 6-13 6. What TWO features of the Immigration Act caused a “major transformation” in the type of

person migrating to Canada after 1967?

i) ____________________________________________________________________ ii) ____________________________________________________________________

(2 marks)



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7. What government policy showed sympathy for people in trouble?

__________________________________________________________________________ (1 mark)

8. Which religious group did the majority of immigrants belong to in the 1960s?

__________________________________________________________________________ (1 mark)

9. What happened to Canada’s immigrant numbers during the late 20

th century recession?

__________________________________________________________________________ (1 mark)

10. What does they refer to (line 26)?

__________________________________________________________________________ (1 mark)

11. What was De Voertz’s view of Canada’s immigration policy during the late 1980s?

__________________________________________________________________________ (1 mark)

12. What does others refer to (line 28)?

__________________________________________________________________________ (1 mark)

13. What does these refer to (line 32)?

__________________________________________________________________________ (1 mark)



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Questions 14-17 14. According to Section 3, what can be generalised about Canadian immigrants?

__________________________________________________________________________ (1 mark)

15. What sort of urban region do modern immigrants prefer?

__________________________________________________________________________

(1 mark) 16. Where do the main immigrant groups in the following Canadian cities come from? use no more than 5 words for each city

i. Toronto = __________________________________________________

ii. Vancouver = __________________________________________________

iii. Montreal = __________________________________________________

(3 marks)

17. The final paragraph of the reading passage is missing from the Source Booklet. The

following four sentences originally formed that paragraph, but they are not in the correct order. Indicate by writing (a)-(d) in the boxes, the order in which you think the sentences originally appeared. The first sentence (b) has been identified for you.

(a) In contrast, it has few of the new Canadians in the poorest, refugee categories.

(b) To illustrate the varied city populations, Vancouver is the leading recipient –

absolutely, as well as relatively – of households that since the 1990s placed their

mean assets at over a million dollars. 1

(c) Montreal accepted the highest share of refugees, but also above average

percentages of economic immigrants, although it is likely that there is a

seepage of the wealthier members to the other two cities.

(d) Toronto received a higher proportion of refugees and a lower proportion of

economic immigrants, especially the wealthiest ones.

(3 marks)

** Remember to write your answers in the separate ANSWER BOOKLET. **



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PART FOUR

LISTENING

You are going to hear a lecture about migration.

You will hear the lecture once only.

The lecture is divided into four sections. There is a short break between each section.

As you listen, you can write notes on this question paper.

After you have heard the lecture, you will have 10 minutes to check notes and write your answers in the separate ANSWER BOOKLET.

There are 17 questions in this section.

You may also use some of the ideas from this text later to help you complete the writing task in PART FIVE of this test.

Answer the following questions by writing short answers. Words can be taken from the lecture or

you may express the answer in your own words.

You now have 3 minutes to read the questions.

--- SECTION 1 ---

1. How is the lecture organised?

a) Background information b) ____________________________________________________________________ c) ____________________________________________________________________ d) ____________________________________________________________________

(3 marks)

2. The term ‘______________’ is defined as leaving a country to live in another. (1 mark)

3. What kind of migration happened especially in the 18th and 19th centuries?

________________________________________________________________________ (1 mark)



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--- SECTION 2 --- 4. These days, urbanisation is common in

________________________________________________________________________ (1 mark)

5. People move from cities to the countryside because of

a. price of housing

b. shortage/lack of housing

c. overcrowding

d. industrialisation

e. traffic problems / congestion

f. crime rates

g. pollution

[tick () as many as needed]

(1 mark)

6. International migrants represent __________________________ of the total world population. (1 mark)

7. When was the largest increase in international migration? Between ______________________________________________________________________

(1 mark)

8. Complete the following notes:

Figure 2: Countries with the largest number of international migrants

Country

Number of international migrants

a _____________________ 35 million

b _____________________ 13 million

Germany c _____________________

(1 mark)

9. Why is the UAE mentioned?

________________________________________________________________________ (1 mark)



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--- SECTION 3 ---

10. What term describes being forced to leave a country?

________________________________________________________________________ (1 mark)

11. What factor led to Irish migration from 1845?

________________________________________________________________________ (1 mark)

12. THREE main reasons which attract people to other countries:

a. employment opportunities

b. ____________________________________________________________________

c. ____________________________________________________________________

(2 marks)



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--- SECTION 4 --- 13. Complete the notes:

Damaging effects of emigration:

loss of skills science in particular:

_____________ __________________

(2 marks)

14. Where do a large number of Jamaican graduates live? ________________________________________________________________________

(1 mark)

15. Complete the notes:

reasons for working abroad:

a) more money (given)

b) ____________________________________________________________________

c) ____________________________________________________________________

Cahill thinks

d) ________________________________________

negative result of ‘brain drain’ on the origin country:

e) ____________________________________________________________________

(4 marks)

16. How can home countries benefit financially from emigration?

________________________________________________________________________ (1 mark)

17. According to Chiu (2009) emigrants send home £__________________ daily. (1 mark)

You now have 10 minutes to check notes and write your answers in the separate ANSWER BOOKLET.

(You can also use this time to transfer Reading section answers.)



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PART FIVE

EXTENDED WRITING

This is a test of your ability to write an essay / composition in English. You have 1 hour for this part of the test.

Write an essay for a university lecturer on the following topic.

International migration is widespread in the modern world. It is natural and

beneficial that immigrants should live among people from their own culture when

they arrive in their destination country.

Discuss this statement.

You may make reference to the reading and listening texts as supporting evidence for the points you make in your essay.

Your extended writing will be assessed in the following way:

Content of your answer (original ideas, and positive and/or negative references to the reading and listening input)

Clear argument and organisation of your ideas/essay

Accuracy and range of your grammar and vocabulary

You may plan your work on the next page. Any notes in this booklet will not be marked

You should write about 350 words Write your final draft in the separate ANSWER BOOKLET

Suggestions for using your time:

1 – Review Check the notes and planning from the FOCUS TASK (Page 2). 5 minutes

2 – Brainstorm Think of more ideas – you can add ideas from the READING and LISTENING sections. (Use the next page for this.)

5 minutes

3 – Plan Write down all the ideas in a logical structure. (Use the next page for this.) 10 minutes

4 – Write Write the essay. (Use the separate answer booklet.) 35 minutes

5 – Edit Read through your essay, check for errors, and check that the meaning is clear for a reader.

5 minutes

Total 1 hour



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NOTES: Main Points from the Focus Task, Reading and Listening sections to be included: Your own views:

Your plan:

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