Learner resources
Skills for Life
Scroll down to view resources for Skills for Life at Entry 1, Entry 2, Entry 3, Level 1 and Level 2.
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Please note that in the Skills for Life Entry 1 - 3 Speaking and Listening pack for 2008, at Entry 3 the Phase 2a task has been modified. Instead of one gist question and THREE detail questions, each candidate now answers one gist question and TWO detail questions. The Assessment Scales for Entry 3 have also been modified to reflect this change.
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Entry 1
Entry 1 Reading
- Entry 1 Reading sample papers (version 1), (PDF 175Kb)
- Entry 1 Reading sample papers (version 2), (PDF 181Kb)
- Entry 1 Reading past papers (2007), (PDF 176Kb)
- Entry 1 Reading past papers (2006), (PDF 112Kb)
- Entry 1 Reading past papers (2005), (PDF 196Kb)
Entry 1 Writing
- Entry 1 Writing sample papers (version 1), (PDF 35Kb)
- Entry 1 Writing sample papers (version 2), (PDF 83Kb)
- Entry 1 Writing past papers (2007), (PDF 49Kb)
- Entry 1 Writing past papers (2006), (PDF 52Kb)
- Entry 1 Writing past papers (2005), (PDF_26Kb)
Entry 1 Speaking and Listening
- Entry 1 Speaking and Listening sample papers (version 1), (PDF 62Kb)
- Entry 1 Speaking and Listening sample papers recording (version 1), (MP3 431Kb)
- Entry 1 Speaking and Listening sample papers (version 2), (PDF 105Kb)
- Entry 1 Speaking and Listening sample papers recording (version 2), (MP3 508Kb)
- Entry 1 Speaking and Listening past papers (version 1), (PDF 177Kb)
- Entry 1 Speaking and Listening past papers recording (version 1), (MP3 603Kb)
- Entry 1 Speaking and Listening past papers (version 2), (PDF 180Kb)
- Entry 1 Speaking and Listening past papers recording (version 2), (MP3 575Kb)
- Entry 1 Speaking and Listening past papers (version 3), (PDF 337Kb)
- Entry 1 Speaking and Listening past papers recording (version 3), (MP3 741Kb)
- Entry 1 Speaking and Listening past papers (version 4), (PDF 1.28Mb)
- Entry 1 Speaking and Listening past papers recording (version 4), (MP3 815Kb)
Entry 2
Entry 2 Reading
- Entry 2 Reading sample papers (version 1), (PDF 135Kb)
- Entry 2 Reading sample papers (version 2), (PDF 129Kb )
- Entry 2 Reading past papers (2007), (PDF 267Kb)
- Entry 2 Reading past papers (2006), (PDF 91Kb)
- Entry 2 Reading past papers (2005), (PDF 315Kb)
Entry 2 Writing
- Entry 2 Writing sample papers (version 1), (PDF 31Kb)
- Entry 2 Writing sample papers (version 2), (PDF 108Kb)
- Entry 2 Writing past papers (2007), (PDF 70Kb)
- Entry 2 Writing past papers (2006), (PDF 24Kb)
- Entry 2 Writing past papers (2005), (PDF 27Kb)
Entry 2 Speaking and Listening
- Entry 2 Speaking and Listening sample papers (version 1), (PDF 166Kb)
- Entry 2 Speaking and Listening sample papers recording (version 1), (MP3 537Kb)
- Entry 2 Speaking and Listening sample papers (version 2), (PDF 166Kb)
- Entry 2 Speaking and Listening sample papers recording (version 2), (MP3 573Kb)
- Entry 2 Speaking and Listening past papers (version 1), (PDF 141Kb)
- Entry 2 Speaking and Listening past papers recording (version 1), (MP3 569Kb)
- Entry 2 Speaking and Listening past papers (version 2), (PDF 117Kb)
- Entry 2 Speaking and Listening past papers recording (version 2), (MP3 786Kb)
- Entry 2 Speaking and Listening past papers (version 3), (PDF 387Kb)
- Entry 2 Speaking and Listening past papers recording (version 3), (MP3 0.9Mb)
- Entry 2 Speaking and Listening past papers (version 4), (PDF 1.42Mb)
- Entry 2 Speaking and Listening past papers recording (version 4), (MP3 903Kb)
Entry 3
Entry 3 Reading
- Entry 3 Reading sample papers (version 1), (PDF 162Kb)
- Entry 3 Reading sample papers (version 2), (PDF 147Kb)
- Entry 3 Reading past papers (2007), (PDF 183Kb)
- Entry 3 Reading past papers (2006), (PDF 63Kb)
- Entry 3 Reading past papers (2005), (PDF 278Kb)
Entry 3 Writing
- Entry 3 Writing sample papers (version 1), (PDF 31Kb)
- Entry 3 Writing sample papers (version 2), (PDF 187Kb)
- Entry 3 Writing past papers (2007), (PDF 47Kb)
- Entry 3 Writing past papers (2006), (PDF 38Kb)
- Entry 3 Writing past papers (2005), (PDF 23Kb)
Entry 3 Speaking and Listening
- Entry 3 Speaking and Listening sample papers (version 1), (PDF 34Kb)
- Entry 3 Speaking and Listening sample papers recording (version 1), (MP3 707Kb)
- Entry 3 Speaking and Listening sample papers (version 2), (PDF 34Kb)
- Entry 3 Speaking and Listening sample papers recording (version 2), (MP3 890Kb)
- Entry 3 Speaking and Listening past papers (version 1), (PDF 48Kb)
- Entry 3 Speaking and Listening past papers recording (version 1), (MP3 882Kb)
- Entry 3 Speaking and Listening past papers (version 2), (PDF 30Kb)
- Entry 3 Speaking and Listening past papers recording (version 2), (MP3 885Kb)
- Entry 3 Speaking and Listening past papers (version 3), (PDF 107Kb)
- Entry 3 Speaking and Listening past papers recording (version 3), (MP3 1.25Mb)
- Entry 3 Speaking and Listening past papers (version 4), (PDF 106Kb)
- Entry 3 Speaking and Listening past papers recording (version 4), (MP3 1.12Mb)
Level 1
Level 1 Reading
In common with other awarding bodies providing Skills for Life exams, Cambridge ESOL makes use of the National Literacy Test at Level 1 and Level 2 to provide the Reading examination at those levels.
Practice versions of the National Literacy Test.
Level 1 Writing
- Level 1 Writing sample papers (version 1), (PDF 96Kb)
- Level 1 Writing sample papers (version 2), (PDF 150Kb)
- Level 1 Writing past papers (2007), (PDF 247Kb)
- Level 1 Writing past papers (2006), (PDF 256Kb)
- Level 1 Writing past papers (2005), (PDF 246Kb)
Level 1 Speaking and Listening
- Level 1 Speaking and Listening sample papers, (PDF 54Kb)
- Level 1 Speaking and Listening sample papers recording A, (MP3 877Kb)
- Level 1 Speaking and Listening sample papers recording B, (MP3 890Kb)
- Level 1 Speaking and Listening past papers (version 1), (PDF 125Kb)
- Level 1 Speaking and Listening past papers recording A (version 1), (MP3 772Kb)
- Level 1 Speaking and Listening past papers recording B (version 1), (MP3 934Kb)
- Level 1 Speaking and Listening past papers (version 2), (PDF 128Kb)
- Level 1 Speaking and Listening past papers recording A (version 2), (MP3 965Kb)
- Level 1 Speaking and Listening past papers recording B (version 2), (MP3 905Kb)
- Level 1 Speaking and Listening past papers (version 3), (PDF 225Kb)
- Level 1 Speaking and Listening past papers recording A (version 3), (MP3 993Kb)
- Level 1 Speaking and Listening past papers recording B (version 3), (MP3 1.08Mb)
- Level 1 Speaking and Listening past papers (version 4), (PDF 223Kb)
- Level 1 Speaking and Listening past papers recording A (version 4), (MP3 808Kb)
- Level 1 Speaking and Listening past papers recording B (version 4), (MP3 (789Kb)
- Level 1 Speaking and Listening past papers (version 5), (PDF 151Kb)
- Level 1 Speaking and Listening past papers recording A (version 5), (MP3 807Kb)
- Level 1 Speaking and Listening past papers recording B (version 5), (MP3 (838Kb)
- Level 1 Speaking and Listening past papers (version 6), (PDF 152Kb)
- Level 1 Speaking and Listening past papers recording A (version 6), (MP3 858Kb)
- Level 1 Speaking and Listening past papers recording B (version 6), (MP3 (974Kb)
Level 2
Level 2 Reading
In common with other awarding bodies providing Skills for Life exams, Cambridge ESOL makes use of the National Literacy Test at Level 1 and Level 2 to provide the Reading examination at those levels.
Practice versions of the National Literacy Test.
Level 2 Writing
- Level 2 Writing sample papers (version 1), (PDF 96Kb)
- Level 2 Writing sample papers (version 2), (PDF 150Kb)
- Level 2 Writing past papers (2007), (PDF 252Kb)
- Level 2 Writing past papers (2006), (PDF 256Kb)
- Level 2 Writing past papers (2005), (PDF 246Kb)
Level 2 Speaking and Listening
- Level 2 Speaking and Listening sample papers, (PDF 56Kb)
- Level 2 Speaking and Listening sample papers recording A, (MP3 980Kb)
- Level 2 Speaking and Listening sample papers recording B, (MP3 1Mb)
- Level 2 Speaking and Listening past papers (version 1), (PDF 121Kb)
- Level 2 Speaking and Listening past papers recording A (version 1), (MP3 1.18Mb)
- Level 2 Speaking and Listening past papers recording B (version 1), (MP3 1.01Mb)
- Level 2 Speaking and Listening past papers (version 2), (PDF 121Kb)
- Level 2 Speaking and Listening past papers recording A (version 2), (MP3 874Kb)
- Level 2 Speaking and Listening past papers recording B (version 2), (MP3 1Mb)
- Level 2 Speaking and Listening past papers (version 3), (PDF 215Kb)
- Level 2 Speaking and Listening past papers recording A (version 3), (MP3 993Kb)
- Level 2 Speaking and Listening past papers recording B (version 3), (MP3 1.08Mb)
- Level 2 Speaking and Listening past papers (version 4), (PDF 228Kb)
- Level 2 Speaking and Listening past papers recording A (version 4), (MP3 808Kb)
- Level 2 Speaking and Listening past papers recording B (version 4), (MP3 789Kb)
- Level 2 Speaking and Listening past papers (version 5), (PDF 152Kb)
- Level 2 Speaking and Listening past papers recording A (version 5), (MP3 861Kb)
- Level 2 Speaking and Listening past papers recording B (version 5), (MP3 1.0Mb)
- Level 2 Speaking and Listening past papers (version 6), (PDF 153Kb)
- Level 2 Speaking and Listening past papers recording A (version 6), (MP3 811Kb)
- Level 2 Speaking and Listening past papers recording B (version 6), (MP3 873Kb)
