Aufnahmeprüfung 2009 BMS I - Kaufmännische Berufsschule ...

Aufnahmeprüfung 2009
BMS I
Kaufmännische Berufsmaturitätsschulen
Bern – Biel – Langenthal – Thun
Name: ___________________________
Punkte (max. 100 P.): ______________
Experte 1: ________________________
Englisch
Serie 1/2
Vorname: ________________________
Note: ____________________________
Experte 2: ________________________
Punkte 92-100 83-91 74-82 65-73 55-64 45-54 36-44 27-35 18-26 9-17 0-8
Note 6 5.5 5 4.5 4 3.5 3 2.5 2 1.5 1
Prüfungszeit: 60 Minuten
Hilfsmittel: Keine

A. LISTENING 10 points
1/2 - 2
You are going to hear a radio programme. You will hear the programme twice.
First read items 1 - 10.
After you have listened to the programme, decide if the statement for each of the
items 1 - 10 is true (= yes) or not (= no). Mark your answer on the answer sheet.
Now you have one minute to read through the statements.
1. Travel-Care is a travel organisation giving passengers information about their
flights.
Yes □ No □
2. Ruth London used to be a stewardess.
Yes □ No □
3. Tommaso flew to Great Britain to visit members of his family who live in
Wales.
Yes □ No □
4. The Italian government has given Tommaso a ticket to return to Italy.
Yes □ No □
5. Tommaso and Darren Tylor are just two of more than 20 million people who
receive help from Travel-Care each year.
Yes □ No □
6. Darren Tylor’s problem is that he has lost the air ticket his mother booked for
him.
Yes □ No □
7. Travel-Care is a well-known organisation.
Yes □ No □
8. Travel-Care never gives travellers the money to buy their train tickets.
Yes □ No □
9. According to the report Heathrow and Gatwick are the only two airports in the
world offering this kind of service.
Yes □ No □
10. Many of the Travel-Care assistants used to work at the airport themselves.
Yes □ No □

B. READING & VOCABULARY 35 points
1/2 - 3
I. Free-diving in the Caribbean
• Look at the sentences below about Tanya Streeter, a professional diver.
• Read the text to decide if each sentence is correct or incorrect.
• If it is correct, write C into the boxes provided.
• If it is not correct, write N into the boxes provided. 20 points
1) Tanya Streeter’s world record in 2003 was the deepest
she had ever dived.
2) There were other people in the water with Tanya during her
record-breaking dive.
3) Tanya accepts that free-diving can be an extremely dangerous
activity.
4) Tanya’s training programme depends on the event she is
preparing for.
5) Most of Tanya’s training takes place in the water.
6) Tanya is careful to limit the number of training dives she does
in a month.
7) Tanya spends more time helping environmental organisations
than appearing in advertisements.
8) Tanya’s interest in the natural world started at an early age.
9) Tanya has found that being famous has its advantages.
10) Because she started free-diving fairly late, Tanya feels
her sports career may be short.
C/N

Free-diving in the Caribbean
Tanya Streeter holds four world records in free-diving, the sport in which competitors reach
extraordinary depths on only one breath of air.
In 2003, Tanya Streeter made history when she became the first person to dive 120 meters into the
ocean while holding her breath, and come back up to the top without help. She had been deeper a
year before but on that occasion she swam back up using a balloon. This time, however, she held her
breath for over three and a half minutes, which made her the only female in any sport to break the
world record of a man. A team of fourteen safety divers at different depths watched the dive.
Following reports of several serious accidents involving other divers, some people have complained
that free-diving is too dangerous a sport, but Tanya doesn’t agree, insisting that safety is the most
important thing, followed closely by training.
Most free-divers concentrate on one or three types of event within the sport, but whatever Tanya is
training for, her practice timetable remains the same. Two thirds of the programme is spent doing
land-based training at the gym, with the rest divided between the pool and the ocean. She uses an
exercise bike to help improve the fitness of her heart. However, she doesn’t run, whether outdoors or
on running machines, because she doesn’t want to injure her knees. Instead, she finds that fast
walking is a very good way to build her fitness. When she starts doing practice dives, she generally
travels away from home. She aims to do fourteen dives over a four-week period, with a rest day
between each diving day. It is essential that she doesn’t get tired because that could ruin all the
preparation.
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When Tanya is not preparing for an event, she makes frequent public appearances, mainly to
advertise sports products. She has also supported environmental organisations, for example doing
research projects or making films. Spending her childhood on the Caribbean island of Grand Cayman,
she went swimming whenever she could, and long afternoons were spent exploring rock pools in order
to watch the sea life. Tanya says that her life today is like living her childhood dreams. Because she is
well-known in some countries, she thinks people are prepared to listen to her when she is talking
about environmental issues.
As for the future, Tanya, who is now in her thirties, says she plans to keep breaking her own world
records. As she didn’t take up free-diving until she was twenty-five, Tanya is keen to stress that she
doesn’t intend to retire from the sport for many years to come.

1/2 - 5
II. Read this text about the history of shoes. Choose the correct word, A, B, C or D
for each space. Write the correct letter in the box provided. 10 points
The History of Shoes
In the past, importance was not given to shoes being comfortable or fashionable.
These early foot coverings were probably animal skins, (1) ……. people tied round
their ankles during cold (2)……….. . We still use leather today, but (3) ………..
materials such as silk, plastic, or cotton are also popular, (4) ………. on what is in fashion.
I was only one hundred and fifty years (5) ………... that people began to wear a
different shoe on each foot. Formerly, the two shoes had been straight instead of shaped and
(6) ………. be worn on the left or the right foot. All shoes used to be made by hand, but now,
(7) ………. there are shoemakers still using their
(8) …………. skills, most shoes are now machine-made in large factories. The introduction of
sewing machines (9) ……….. the shoe industry to produce large
(10) ………… of cheaper shoes for a wider range of buyers.
1) A who B why C which D where
2) A weather B climate C temperature D condition
3) A either B both C another D other
4) A turning B depending C resting D taking
5) A before B beyond C ago D after
6) A must B could C ought D might
7) A although B if C unless D since
8) A typical B usual C model D traditional
9) A let B allowed C gave D got
10) A quantities B totals C sums D sizes
III. Write the opposite (large ► small) of the underlined word. 5 points
1) What a high mountain! ___________________________
2) These shoes are comfortable. ___________________________
3) The water in the pond is freezing. ___________________________
4) They have made a safe trip. ___________________________
5) You always ask intelligent questions! ___________________________

C. GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURES 35 points
1/2 -6
I. Irregular verbs. Fill in the chart with the correct verb forms. / 9p
Infinitive Past Past participle German
be
meet
fed
caught
brought
risen
II. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense. / 4p
Present simple/continuous, past simple/past continuous, present perfect simple
1. Listen! Somebody ________________________ (sing).
2. Tim ________________ (buy) some new clothes yesterday.
3. Jane and I are friends. I ________________ (know) her for a long time.
4. My aunt _________________ (live) in Australia for 20 years now.
5. I ______________________ (lose) my keys last night.
6. It _____________________ (rain) when I got up this morning.
7. What’s funny? Why ____________________ (you / laugh)?
8. My job is interesting. I ____________________ (meet) a lot of people.
III. Fill in the missing preposition. If no preposition is needed, write (-) in the
gap. / 4p
1. Don’t worry. I’ll look _______ your plants while you’re away.
2. What time does the ferry arrive _______ the island?
3. I am taking _______ my driving test on Friday morning.
4. The customer was very annoyed and asked _______ the manager.

1/2 - 7
IV. Complete the sentences using comparative or superlative forms of the
adjectives in the list. / 5p
good ● crowded ● warm ● interesting ● bad
1. The weather is too cold in this country. I’d like to live somewhere __________
2. There were a lot of people in the train. It was ______________ than usual.
3. We had an awful time. It was one of the ______________ holidays in my life.
4. She’s a very popular singer. She’s _____________ singer in the country.
5. His job is quite boring. He’d like to do something ______________.
V. Adjectives and adverbs. Underline the correct word. / 4p
1. Please speak quiet / quietly. I’m trying to listen to the radio.
2. I can hardly understand when she speaks so fast / fastly.
3. I really like Steve because he’s so polite /politely.
4. Liam is studying hard /hardly for his English examination.
VI. Put the / much / many where necessary. / 4p
1. I haven’t got _______ luggage with me. Just this bag.
2. Cook _______ spaghetti for 8 minutes.
3. Peter is very busy these days. He hasn’t got _______ free time.
4. The bank was crowded. There were too _______ people.
VII. Complete the table with the missing word. / 5p
Country Nationality Language
Italy
Japan
German
Swedish
Greek

C. WRITING 20 points
1/2 - 8
This is part of a letter you received from an English-speaking friend.
You have just got back from your holidays, haven’t you?
How was it? I hope you had fun! My next holidays are
still months away.
Now write a letter to your friend
- thanking him/her for his/her letter
- telling him/her about your last holidays and giving details
- saying what you liked most about your holiday
Write your letter in about 80-100 words.
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Key Serie 1 1 - 1
A. LISTENING 10 points
Assessors read the introduction as written in the exam and allow the students to read
through the questions (one minute = time them).
Please be aware, that you have to skip the introductory part as spoken on the CD
(the part where the instructions are given). Start the recording where the
conversation begins.
1. No
2. Yes
3. Yes
4. Yes
5. No
6. No
7. No
8. Yes
9. Yes
10. Yes
B. READING & VOCABULARY 35 points
Free-diving in the Caribbean
1) N
2) C
3) N
4) N
5) N
6) C
7) N
8) C
9) C
10) N
20 Punkte
The history of Shoes
1) C
2) A
3) D
4) B
5) C
6) B
7) A
8) D
9) B
10) A
10 Punkte
Opposites
1) low
2) uncomfortable
3) boiling
4) dangerous
5) silly / stupid
5 Punkte

1 - 2
C. GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURES 35 points
I.
Infinitive Past Past participle German
be
bring
feed
meet
rise
catch
II.
was (oder) were
brought
fed
met
rose
caught
been
brought
fed
met
risen
1. is singing 5. lost
2. bought 6. was raining
3. have known 7. are you laughing
4. has lived 8. meet
III.
1. after 3. on
2. for 4. or
IV.
1. warmer 4. the best
2. more crowded 5. more interesting
3. worst
V.
1. quietly 3. polite
2. fast 4. hard
VI.
1. much 3. much
2. the 4. many
caught
sein
bringen
füttern
treffen, begegnen
aufgehen
fangen

VII. 1 - 3
Country Nationality Language
Italy
Germany
Greece
Sweden
Japan
Italian
German
Greek
Swedish
Japanese
Italian
German
Greek
Swedish
Japanese
C. WRITING 20 points
Assessment Criteria
Writing A
Students should use correct past tenses when talking about their holidays, give their
opinion in an informal style and use correct comparative/ superlative structures to
answer the last part of the task.
General
The following criteria should be taken into consideration when marking the writings:
1. Content - 4p
All content points are covered that are required in the task.
2. Organisation and Cohesion – 4p
The text is coherent and contains some linking devices.
3. Accuracy – 4p
There are few errors and the student shows mostly good control of the language.
4. Appropriacy of Register and Format – 4p
The letter is informal and does not contain any formal expressions.
5. Range of Vocabulary – 4p
There is a variety of structures and vocabulary.

Aufnahmeprüfung 2009
BMS I
Kaufmännische Berufsmaturitätsschulen
Bern – Biel – Langenthal – Thun
Name: ___________________________
Punkte (max. 100 P.): ______________
Experte 1: ________________________
Englisch
Serie 2/2
Vorname: ________________________
Note: ____________________________
Experte 2: ________________________
Punkte 92-100 83-91 74-82 65-73 55-64 45-54 36-44 27-35 18-26 9-17 0-8
Note 6 5.5 5 4.5 4 3.5 3 2.5 2 1.5 1
Prüfungszeit: 60 Minuten
Hilfsmittel: Keine

A. LISTENING 10 points
2/2 – 2
You are going to hear a radio programme. You will hear the programme twice.
First read items 1 - 10.
After you have listened to the programme, decide if the statement for each of the
items 1 - 10 is true (= yes) or not (= no). Mark your answer on the answer sheet.
Now you have one minute to read through the statements.
1. Tom is a university student from Leeds.
Yes □ No □
2. Tom found out about the job from someone he knows.
Yes □ No □
3. Tom works for four hours in the evening.
Yes □ No □
4. Tom has to stay in the store for about two hours after it closes.
Yes □ No □
5. Tom has to deal with all kinds of difficult problems himself.
Yes □ No □
6. Christine found her job through school.
Yes □ No □
7. Christine has had her job for two weeks.
Yes □ No □
8. Christine works every Saturday.
Yes □ No □
9. Christine’s main job is serving food.
Yes □ No □
10. Christine’s boss, Nick, likes to make sure that she is always busy.
Yes □ No □

B. READING & VOCABULARY 35 points
2/2 – 3
I. Climbing to the top of Britain
• Look at the sentences below about climbing Ben Nevis, a mountain in Scotland.
• Read the text to decide if each sentence is correct or incorrect.
• If it is correct, write C into the boxes provided.
• If it is not correct, write N into the boxes provided. 20 points
1) The climbers’ camp was at the bottom of Ben Nevis.
2) Their equipment was of little use on the icy snow.
3) The climbers were well prepared in case of emergency.
4) The climbers were worried by the weather forecast.
5) The whole group took regular breaks together.
6) The writer realised that he had to improve his fitness.
7) The climbers recognised the danger in taking the Tower Ridge path.
8) From the top of Ben Nevis, the climbers had a view of the sea.
9) The climbers shared the responsibility of map reading.
10) The writer began to relax when he reached the top of the mountain.
C/N

Climbing to the top of Britain
Each year thousands of people climb Ben Nevis in Scotland, and because of its northerly
location, the climate can be bitterly cold. Climber Keith Hewitt describes his first time on
Ben Nevis.
2/2 -4
It was February, my first big winter climb. Our route was up the north face of the mountain to Tower
Ridge. It’s six hundred metres up – probably the longest climb in Britain. We planned to camp for three
days in the ‘Corries’, which are like big bowls cut into the walls of the mountain half-way up.
We were carrying tents, sleeping bags, and metal spikes for our boots – you’d have trouble on Ben
Nevis without them because you get snow so hard it’s like walking on ice. Even though some of the
group were very experienced, we packed all kinds of safety equipment, including lights for attracting
attention, hard hats and extra clothing. Although the weather forecast was perfect, with no strong
winds, there was still a general feeling of nervousness when we set out. Ben Nevis in winter is always
a challenge.
The track soon climbed and my legs felt heavy. Being the weakest member of the group, I had to rest
more frequently. The others sometimes stopped for a break to let me catch up, but as soon as I
reached them they set off again. I promised myself that in future I would always train properly before a
climb.
After 200 metres, we reached the beginning of Tower Ridge, the route that would take us to the top of
Ben Nevis. It’s only a metre and a half wide and the mountain drops away hundreds of metres on each
side. We knew we had to keep calm and concentrate on every step as we moved slowly along it.
After seven hours of climbing, we reached the top. On a clear day, you can see the sea and right
across it to the island of Skye, 48 kilometres away. However, we weren’t so lucky, as a mist had come
down.
On Ben Nevis, getting back down to camp can be as much of a challenge as going up. You need to be
able to read a map properly – a wrong turn could lead you to slopes too dangerous to go down in
winter. I was glad we had decided to take it in turns to do that job. That first time, it was only when I
was safe in the tent that I could say I really enjoyed the experience. But at least I made it to the top.

II. Read this text about grass. Choose the correct word, A, B, C or D
for each space. Write the correct letter in the box provided. 10 points
Grass
2/2 - 5
Grass is probably the most successful living plant in the world. There are over 9,000 different
types of grasses and they are (1) ………. in every region on the earth. They are the (2) ……..
flowering plants that can exist in the freezing (3) ……… of the Arctic and the Antarctic.
Grasslands support a wide range of animal life, from tiny insects and birds to huge animals
like cows and lions. All of them (4)……… on grass in one way or another.
Grass (5) ……… very quickly after it is cut or (6) ……… . Unlike other plants, the new leaves
grow from (7) ……… the soil, not from the top of the plant. That is (8)……… large families of
animals are able to live together in one area. As (9) ……… as they have eaten all the grass
there, a fresh meal is always (10) ……… because the plants start to grow again.
1) A noticed B realised C caught D found
2) A single B one C only D special
3) A environment B scene C situation D background
4) A depend B build C turn D hang
5) A repeats B recovers C reduces D remains
6) A hurt B broken C injured D damaged
7) A beside B behind C below D beyond
8) A why B where C what D when
9) A fast B soon C quickly D often
10) A available B present C free D complete
III. Write the opposite (large ► small) of the underlined word. 5 points
1) He is an experienced mountaineer. ___________________________
2) Soon, she arrived at the top. ___________________________
3) Can’t you be more careful? ___________________________
4) I’ll never forget that joke! ___________________________
5) The cat is all wet! ___________________________

2/2 - 6
C. GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURES 35 points
I. Irregular verbs. Fill in the chart with the correct verb forms. / 9p
Infinitive Past Past participle German
do
keep
found
swam
caught
made
II. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense. / 4p
Present simple/continuous, past simple/past continuous, present perfect simple
1. Please be quiet. I ______________________ (work)!
2. Sandra _____________________ (be) here yesterday.
3. My aunt ________________________ (live) in Canada for 15 years now.
4. Peter _________________________ (sleep) until 10 o’clock last Saturday.
5. I usually ________________________ (walk) to school.
6. It _____________________ (rain) when I got up this morning.
7. What’s wrong? Why ____________________ (you / cry)?
8. Jane is in her office. She ___________________ (be) there since 7 o’clock.
III. Fill in the missing preposition. If no preposition is needed, write (-) in the
gap. / 4p
1. I’ll meet you ___________ the train station.
2. Will you take the dog ________________ a walk, please?
3. Can you pass __________________ me the sugar, please?
4. He is British but he lives _________________ Italy.

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IV. Complete the sentences using comparative or superlative forms of the
adjectives in the list. / 5p
crowded ● fast ● bad ● big ● good
1. I’m very late. What’s the ___________________ way of getting from here to
the station?
2. We need a ___________________ flat. We don’t have enough space here.
3. We had an awful time. It was one of the _________________ holidays in my
life.
4. Thank you. It was the _____________________ meal I’ve had for a long time.
5. There were a lot of people on the train. It was ____________________ than
usual.
V. Adjectives and adverbs. Underline the correct word. / 4p
1. Be careful / carefully when you are driving late at night.
2. I’m awful / awfully sorry to hear that you have to move to another town.
3. Why are you so angry / angrily? I haven’t done anything!
4. She wants to leave the company because they pay very bad / badly.
VI. Put the / much / many where necessary. / 4p
1. There are _____________ words I don’t understand.
2. Susan is very busy at the moment. She hasn’t got _____________ free time.
3. I haven’t got _________________ experience with computers.
4. I’ll have _________________ omelette with mushrooms, please.
VII. Complete the table with the missing word. / 5p
Country Nationality Language
Spain
Turkey
French
Russian
Polish

D. WRITING 20 points
This is part of a letter you received from an English-speaking friend.
You read lots of books in your free time, don’t you? What
are you reading at the moment? Could you recommend
any of the books you have read so far? I’d really like to
read a bit more, too.
Now write a letter to your friend
- thanking him/her for his/her letter
- telling him/her about the book you are reading at the moment and giving your
opinion about it
- recommending him/her a book that you read in the past
Write your letter in about 80-100 words.
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Key Serie 2 2 - 1
A. LISTENING 10 points
Assessors read the introduction as written in the exam and allow the students to read
through the questions (one minute = time them).
Please be aware, that you have to skip the introductory part as spoken on the CD
(the part where the instructions are given). Start the recording where the
conversation begins.
1. No
2. Yes
3. No
4. No
5. No
6. Yes
7. No
8. Yes
9. No
10. Yes
B. READING & VOCABULARY 35 points
Climbing to the top of Britain
1) N
2) N
3) C
4) N
5) N
6) C
7) C
8) N
9) C
10) N
20 Punkte
1) D
2) C
3) A
4) A
5) B
6) D
7) C
8) A
9) B
10) A
Grass
10 Punkte
Opposites
1) inexperienced
2) bottom
3) careless
4) remember
5) dry
5 Punkte

2 - 2
C. GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURES 35 points
I.
Infinitive Past Past participle German
do
catch
find
keep
make
swim
II.
did
caught
found
kept
made
swam
1. am working 5. walk
2. was 6. was raining
3. has lived 7. are you crying
4. slept 8. has been
III.
1. at 3. ---
2. for 4. in
IV.
1. fastest 4. best
2. bigger 5. more crowded
3. worst
V.
1. careful 3. angry
2. awfully 4. badly
VI.
1. many 3. much
2. much 4. the
done
caught
found
kept
made
swum
tun
fangen
finden
(be)halten
machen
schwimmen

VII. 2 - 3
Country Nationality Language
Spain
France
Poland
Russia
Turkey
Spanish
French
Polish
Russian
Turkish
Spanish
French
Polish
Russian
Turkish
C. WRITING 20 points
Assessment Criteria
Writing B
Students should use correct present tenses when talking about the book they are
reading at the moment and be able to express their opinion in an informal style. They
should also use correct past tenses and know how to recommend a book in an
informal style.
General
The following criteria should be taken into consideration when marking the writings:
1. Content - 4p
All content points are covered that are required in the task.
2. Organisation and Cohesion – 4p
The text is coherent and contains some linking devices.
3. Accuracy – 4p
There are few errors and the student shows mostly good control of the language.
4. Appropriacy of Register and Format – 4p
The letter is informal and does not contain any formal expressions.
5. Range of Vocabulary – 4p
There is a variety of structures and vocabulary.