EXAMINATIONS

ENGLAND

EXAMINATIONS

ENGLAND

Ascentis Anglia ESOL International Examinations alignment

to the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR)

Listening, Reading & Writing test duration

Speaking test duration

C2
Master y

Masters

3hrs
20 mins

C1
EOP

AcCEPT*
Proficiency

Higher Levels

B2
Vantage

Intermediate

2hrs
11-15 mins

General Intermediate
Levels
A2
Waystage

Pre-intermediate

2.5hrs
18 mins

2hrs
18 mins

Advanced
Business English

Advanced

B1
Threshold

Proficiency in
Business English

Business Levels
2hrs
18 mins

Intermediate
Business English

Practical
Business English

1hr
12 mins

Elementar y

A1

GRADE BOUNDARIES

Preliminar y

Breakthrough

Primar y

Level

Pass
65-74%

Distinction
Merit
75-89%
90%+

Young Learners
Levels

Junior
1hr
5-9 mins
First Step

Refer
<65%

Preliminar y
Primar y
Junior
First Step

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EXAMINATIONS

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AboutAscentisAnglia


Ascentis is an English National Awarding Body approved by both the
English regulatory bodies (the QCA/Ofqual and QAA) to design,
administerandawardqualificationstonationalstandards.

Anglia Examinations England has specialised in ESOL (English for
Speakers of Other Languages) assessments for 15 years and has been
basedinChichester,Englandsince1994.Angliaoffersacomprehensive
and structured programme of assessing English language competence,
from beginner through to native speaker level in over 28 countries
worldwide. This step by step approach to testing encourages and
motivatesstudentstomakeclearandeffectiveprogress.

AngliaExaminationsmeasureallfourlanguageskillslistening,reading,
writing and speaking. There are no minimum age requirements for the
exams.TheYoungLearnerlevelsaretakenbychildrenasyoungasfour
years old. The Higher Levels and Business English exams are taken by
students andadults who plan tocontinue their studiesat international
institutionsortoimprovetheircareerprospects.






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CONTENTS


page

Contents
Introduction

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Listening
Overview
FirstStep
JuniorLevel
PrimaryLevel
PreliminaryLevel
ElementaryLevel
PreIntermediateLevel
IntermediateLevel
AdvancedLevel
AcCEPTProficiencyLevel
MastersLevel


ReadingandWriting
FirstStepSections
FirstStepWordlist
FirstStepGrammarandStructures
JuniorLevelSections
JuniorLevelWordlist
JuniorLevelGrammarandStructures
PrimaryLevelSections
PrimaryLevelWordlist
PrimaryLevelGrammarandStructures
PreliminaryLevelSections
PreliminaryLevelWordlist
PreliminaryLevelGrammarand
Structures

ElementaryLevelSections
ElementaryLevelEssayQuestions
ElementaryLevelGrammarand
Structures
ElementaryLevelPhrasalVerbsand
PrepositionalPhrases
PreIntermediateLevelSections
PreIntermediateLevelEssayQuestions
PreIntermediateLevelGrammar
andStructures
PreIntermediateLevelAdditional
PhrasalVerbs
IntermediateLevelSections
IntermediateLevelGrammarand
Structures
IntermediateLevelAdditional
PhrasalVerbs

AdvancedLevelSections
AdvancedLevelGrammarand
Structures
AcCEPTProficiencyLevelSections
MastersLevelSections

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PerformanceDescriptors

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FirstStep
JuniorLevel
PrimaryLevel
PreliminaryLevel
ElementaryLevel
PreIntermediateLevel
IntermediateLevel
AdvancedLevel
AcCEPTProficiencyLevel
MastersLevel


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SpeakingTests

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Introduction
Overview
FirstStep
JuniorLevel
PrimaryLevel
PreliminaryLevel
ElementaryLevel
PreIntermediateLevel
IntermediateLevel
AdvancedLevel
AcCEPTProficiencyLevel
MastersLevel
MarkingCriteria


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VocabularyLists

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FirstStepAlphabeticalWordlist
JuniorLevelAlphabeticalWordlist
PrimaryLevelAlphabeticalWordlist
PreliminaryLevelAlphabeticalWordlist
CombinedAlphabeticalWordlist







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INTRODUCTION

Therearenow10levelstotheAngliaGeneralEnglishtests:

1) FirstStep
2) Junior
3) Primary
4) Preliminary
5) Elementary
6) PreIntermediate
7) Intermediate
8) Advanced
9) AcCEPTProficiency
10) Masters

Ourtestsacknowledgethatatthebeginningofthelanguagelearningprocessa
candidaterecognisesfarmorethanhe/shecanactivelyproduce.So,atthefirstlevel,
FirstStep,thecandidatedoesn'thavetowriteanyfullwordsatall,butindicateshis
orherunderstandinginotherways:matching,colouring,andsoon.

AfterFirstStep,levels28closelyfollowastepbystepincrementalsyllabuswhich
testsalittlemoreofthebuildingblocksofthelanguage,andasksforalittlemore
activeproductionateachlevel.Bylevel9,Proficiency,theformatofthetestremains
familiarbutthecandidateisnottiedtoalistofstructures,showinghe/shehasa
goodenoughactivevocabularyandgrammaticalunderstandingtoundertakea
courseofstudyinEnglishinFurtherorHigherEducation.Atlevel10,thecandidate
showsthathe/shehasawiderangingactiveknowledgeofthelanguagegained,for
examplebyreading,watchingTVandtalkingwithotherpeopleinEnglish,andcan
manipulatehis/herknowledgewithconfidence.

AngliaExaminationsaimtoprovideaclear,familiarformatforthefairandaccurate
assessmentofthestudentstakingthem.Theyaredesignedsothatboththestudents
andtheirteachersalikeknowexactlywhatisrequiredofthemontheday,thereby
minimisingtheanxietyofthetestsituation.

Ouraimatalllevelsistogiveconfidencetothestudentstakingourexaminations,to
rewardwhatthey'velearntandtoencouragethemintheirlanguagelearning.

































READING
AND
WRITINGTESTS












Colours


Fiveobjectstocolour.Oneexample.


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First Step





N.B.Thechildrenmusthavecolouringpencilsorfelttipsforthistest:red,yellow,
green,blue,black.

SectionA20marks

Vocabularyrecognition:matching

Matchthecorrectwordwithitspicture,bydrawingalinebetweenthem.

Therearefivepicturesandfivewords,plusoneexample.

AllthewordstestedcomefromtheFirstStepwordlist.

Thewordsdonotformaset.

SectionB20marks

Vocabularyrecognition:rightorwrong?

Therearefivepictureswithstatementsnexttothem:Itisa___________.
Someofthefiveareright,somearewrong.Tickorcrossasappropriate.

Therearetwoexamples,oneright,andonewrong.

AllthewordscomefromtheFirstStepwordlistanddonotformaset.

SectionC10marks

Daysoftheweek:letters

Fivedaysoftheweekaregiven,eachwithonelettermissing,tobefilledin.

Themissinglettersaregiven,inabox.Thereisoneexample.

Eitherconsonantsorvowelsmaybegapped.

SectionD20marks

Reading & Writing


FirstStep(onehour)

Reading & Writing

First Step


SectionE20marks

Numbers

Therearelinesofballstocolourin,likeanabacus.

Numbersonlyfromonetoten.

Fivequestionsplusoneexample.


SectionF10marks

Facevocabularyandwordgroups

Thereisanoutlineofamonstertodrawon.

Afeature,anumberandacolouraregiven,e.g.twobluenoses.





FirstStepWordlist

NOUNS

SETSOFWORDS

Animals
Cardinal
Numbers
Colours
Daysoftheweek

animal,bird,cat,dog,fish
one,two,three,four,five,six,seven,eight,nine,ten

Examinations
Face
Food
Greetings
Identification
IntheHome
Instructions
Nature
People
School
Sport
Transport


black,blue,green,red,white,yellow
day,week,Monday,Tuesday,Wednesday,Thursday,Friday,
Saturday,Sunday
box,cross,draw,letter,line,tick,word
ears,eyes,mouth,nose
apple,banana,cake,chocolate,egg
Hello.Goodbye.
Yes.No.MynameisIm(6etc).
bed,chair,door,house,table,television,window
Stop!Donttouch!Standup.Sitdown.
flower,tree
baby,brother,father,mother,sister
book,computer,pen,school,teacher
ball,football,tennis
car,bike,bus,train


GrammarandStructures

Someexamples

Understanding
instructions

Drawaline.
Tickorcross.
Writetheletter.
Colourorwrite.
Colourtherightnumber.
Listentothewords.
Tickthebox.
Stop!
Donttouch!
Standup.
Sitdown.
Theflowerisred.
Itisacomputer.
MynameisBob.
Im8.
Whatisit?

VERBS
Commands

PresentSimpleoftheverb Identifyinganobject
'tobe'3rdperson
PresentSimpleoftheverb Identifyingyourself
tobe1stperson
Aquestion
Identifyinganobject
NOMINALGROUPS
Anounwithnumberand
colourmodifiers

Identifyingobjects

Twogreeneyes.Oneblue
nose.

Identification

Itisabike.

Aspartofthe
identificationofanobject

Anegg
Theteacher
Abook

PRONOUNS
it
ARTICLES
A,an,the





First Step

Whataretheyusedfor?

Reading & Writing

GrammarandStructuresList

Reading & Writing


JuniorLevel(onehour)


Junior



SectionA20marks

Vocabularyrecognitionfrompictures.

Matchthecorrectwordwithitspicture.

Therearetenpicturesplusoneexample.

AllthewordstestedcomefromtheJuniorLevelwordlist.

Thewordsdonotformaset.

Misspellingsaremarkedaswrong.

SectionB20marks

Vocabularyrecognitionandspelling.

Putthemissinglettersintowordstocompletethem.

Theremaybeeithersixorsevenquestions.Therearetwomarksforeach
gappedletter.

Thereisoneexample.

Eitherconsonantsorvowelsmaybegapped.

AllthewordscomefromtheJuniorLevelwordlist.

Onlymonthsoftheyear/daysoftheweekaretested.

SectionC10marks

Numberrecognitionandspelling.

Counttheobjectsinthepictures.

Fivequestionsandoneexample.

Numbersonlyfromonetotwenty.

Misspellingsaremarkedaswrong.


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Junior

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Reading & Writing

SectionD10marks

GeneralGrammar

Fivequestionsandoneexample.

4optionmultiplechoice

Onlythefollowingaretested:

Thepresentcontinuous,gapping is/are/am;
Personalpronouns,gapping
he/she/it/I/you/we/they;
Possessivepronouns,gapping he/his/their/our/my/your

SectionE10marks

Grammar:Prepositionsofplace

Fivequestionsandoneexample.

Findtheobjectsinthepicture.

OnlytheprepositionsfromtheJuniorLevelsyllabusaretestedi.e.in,behind,
under,on,near,infrontof.

SectionF20marks

Readingcomprehension

Tenquestionsandoneexample.

Matchcoloursinthereadingwithobjectsinthepicture.

ThereadingisinthepresenttensewithwordsfromtheJuniorLevelword
list.

ThecolourvocabularycomesfromthecoloursintheJuniorLevelwordlist.
Thecoloursinthereadingdonotappearinthesameorderasthenumbered
questionsintheillustration.

SectionG10marks

Fillinginaform

Fivequestions:name,age,birthday,andtwofavourites,e.g.food,sport,
book,teacher,bestfriend,drink,dayoftheweek,colour.

Reading & Writing

JuniorLevelWordlist

1.NOUNS:

SETSOFWORDS

Animals

Junior

bear,cat,crocodile,dog,elephant,lion,monkey,mouse,rabbit,
snake,tiger,zebra
Birds
duck,parrot,penguin
Cardinal
one,two,three,four,five,six,seven,eight,nine,ten,eleven,twelve,
numbers
thirteen,fourteen,fifteen,sixteen,seventeen,eighteen,nineteen,
twenty
Clothes
boots,dress,hat,shirt,shoes,skirt,socks,trainers,trousers,Tshirt,
watch
Daysoftheweek Monday,Tuesday,Wednesday,Thursday,Friday,Saturday,Sunday
Exams
answer,letters,question,sentence,story,words
Familymembers baby,boy,brother,children,father,girl,mother,sister
Fish
dolphin,fish,octopus,shark,starfish,whale
Food,mealsand biscuits,breakfast,cake,dinner,fish,hamburger,hotdog,icecream,
drink
juice,lunch,milk,omelette,pizza,salad,steak
Fruit
apple,banana,lemon,orange,peach,pear
Garden
flower,grass,tree
Household
bath,bed,cassetteplayer,chair,clock,cupboard,door,floor,house,
mat,photo,picture,radio,table,television,vase,video,window
Kitchen
bowl,cup,fork,glass,knife,plate
Letters
az
Monthsofthe
January,February,March,April,May,June,July,August,September,
year
October,November,December
Partsofthebody arms,eyes,face,foot/feet,hair,hands,head,legs,mouth,nose
Places
bathroom,bedroom,garden,home,house,kitchen,livingroom,
park,school,shop
School
bag,blackboard,book,classroom,computer,desk,friend,pen,
pencil,rubber,ruler
Sport
basketball,football,swimming,tennis,volleyball
Transport
bicycle,boat,bus,car,helicopter,plane,train
Vegetables
carrot,potato,tomato





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SETSOFWORDS

Size
Feelings
Colours

big,short,small,tall
best,favourite,happy,sad
black,blue,brown,green,grey,orange,pink,purple,red,white,
yellow
new,old,young

am,are,cook,drink,eat,go,has,have,is,listen,play,read,sit,
stand,watch,wear,write

a,an,the

Age

3.VERBS

4.ARTICLES


he,I,it,she,they,we,you

First Step


5.PERSONAL
PRONOUNS

6.POSSESSIVE
ADJECTIVES

7.PREPOSITIONS


her,his,its,my,our,their,your

at,behind,infrontof,in,near,on,under
(recognitiononlysothatitcanbeunderstoodinthephrases'at
school','athome','atthebeach')





GrammarandStructuresList

GrammarandStructures

Whataretheyusedfor?

Someexamples

VERBS
PresentSimple
(tobe,tohave,inthe
thirdpersonsingular)

Questionformandshort
answers
Presentcontinuous


Describingpersonal
attributes
Identifyinganobject



Hehasblackhair.

Themouseisbehindthe
cupboard
Whatisit?Isitabird?
Yes,itis.Noitisnt.
Describingpresentactions Mybrothersarewatching
avideo.
Janeisplayinginthe
garden.

PERSONALPRONOUNS
I,you,he,she,it,we,you,
they

Identification

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Reading & Writing

2.ADJECTIVES:

Iamlisteningtotheradio.
Sheiswearingayellow
dress.

Reading & Writing

POSSESSIVEADJECTIVES
her,his,their,our,my,
your,its
ARTICLES
a,an,the

Identifyingrelationships
andpossession
Aspartofthe
identificationofanobject

Mymotheriscooking.
HisnameisJohn.
Janeisplayinginthe
garden.
Mybrothersarewatching
avideo.

Describinglocationand
position

Thetelephoneisonthe
table.
Themouseisunderthe
bed.
atschool,athome,atthe
beach

PREPOSITIONS

Junior

in,behind,under,on,
near,infrontof


at(recognitiononlynot
activelytested)




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Someofthetransformedsentenceisgiventothecandidate,whohastofillin
thepluralsinthegaps,e.g.

Themotheriswatchingherchild.




The______________arewatchingtheir___________.

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Primary




SectionA20marks

GeneralGrammar

Tenquestionsplusoneexample.

4optionmultiplechoice.

OnlystructuresfromthePrimaryLevelsyllabusaretested,mainlythe
structuraldistinctionbetweenthepresentsimpleandthepresent
continuous.

SectionB20marks

Personalpronounsandgapfill.

Tenquestionsplusoneexample.

Matchthecorrectwordintothegapinthetext.Amisnowoneofthe
options,makingtheelevenneeded.

Thissectionisnowincontinuousstoryform.

Onlyoneanswerispossibleineachgap,includingtheexample.

SectionC20marks

Singularpluraltransformation.

Fivequestionsplusoneexample.

Commonregularaddingsandpluralswhichaddes(watches,lunches,
glasses,dresses,beaches,boxes)andthefollowingirregularnouns:babies,
stories,children,men,women,aretestedasinthePrimaryLevelstructures
list.

Reading & Writing


PrimaryLevel(onehour)

Reading & Writing

Primary

SectionD10marks

Time

Writethetimeinwords.

Fivequestionsplusoneexample.

SectionE10marks

Vocabulary

Tenquestionsplusoneexample.

Nametenthingsfromthepicture.

Therewillbenopeopleinthepicture.

Thepicturesceneislimitedtooneofthefollowingplaces:classroom,living
room,kitchen,bedroom,bathroom,garden,shop,caf,park.

Misspellingswillbemarkedaswrong.

SectionF10marks

Vocabularyrecognition:spottingtheoddoneout.

Tenquestionsplusoneexample.

Theoddoneoutwillbeveryclear.Therewillbenosimilaritiesbetweenit
andtherestofthesete.g.

peach,taxi,pear,orangeNOTpeach,cabbage,pear,orange.

SectionG10marks

Writingapostcard:gapfill

Fivequestions.Thetextinapostcardhasfivewordsmissing.Theseareina
box.








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1.NOUNS:

SETSOFLEXICALITEMS

Animals

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Primary

monkey,lion,bear,elephant,crocodile,cat,dog,snake,tiger,zebra,
rabbit,mouse,fox,frog,spider,hippo,giraffe,horse,sheep,cows,pets
Birds
chicken,duck,hen,parrot,penguin
Cardinalnumbers
one,two,three,four,five,six,seven,eight,nine,ten,eleven,twelve,
thirteen,fourteen,fifteen,sixteen,seventeen,eighteen,nineteen,
twenty,twentyonetosixty
Clothes
boots,coat,dress,hat,jacket,jeans,shirt,shoes,skirt,socks,tie,
trainers,trousers,Tshirt,watch
Daysoftheweek
Monday,Tuesday,Wednesday,Thursday,Friday,Saturday,Sunday
weekend
Exams
answer,letters,question,sentence,story,words
Familymembersand aunt,baby,boy,brother,child,children,cousin,Dad,father,friend,girl,
people
grandfather,grandmother,man,mother,Mum,sister,uncle,woman
Fish
dolphin,fish,goldfish,octopus,shark,starfish,whale
Food,mealsand
biscuits,bread,breakfast,butter,cake,cheese,chicken,chips,coffee,
drink
dinner,egg,fish,hamburger,hotdog,icecream,juice,ketchup,
lemonade,lunch,milk,omelette,party,pizza,salad,sandwich,steak,
sugar,sweets,tea,water
Fruit
apple,banana,cherry,lemon,melon,orange,peach,pear,strawberry
Garden
flower,grass,tree
Household
armchair,bath,bed,cassetteplayer,chair,clock,cupboard,door,floor,
house,mat,mirror,photo,picture,radio,shower,sofa,table,television,
vase,video,wardrobe,window
Jobs
businessman/woman,doctor,farmer,inthearmy,policeman/woman,
secretary,shopassistant,student,teacher
Kitchen
bowl,cup,fork,glass,knife,plate,spoon
Letters
az
Miscellaneous
film,magazine,moon,newspaper,star,thing
Monthsoftheyear January,February,March,April,May,June,July,August,September,
October,November,December
MusicalInstruments drum,guitar,piano
Partsofthebody
arms,eyes,face,foot/feet,hair,hands,head,legs,mouth,nose
Places
bathroom,beach,bedroom,cafe,carpark,cinema,city,country(e.g.
Englandetc),countryside,farm,fields,flat,garden,home,house,kitchen,
livingroom,mountains,office,park,restaurant,school,sea,
shop,supermarket,swimmingpool,towncentre,town,village,zoo
School
bag,blackboard,book,classroom,computer,desk,exam,homework,
lesson,pen,pencil,rubber,ruler,student,teacher,test
Shapes
circle,rectangle,square,triangle
Sport
baseball,basketball,fishing,footballmatch,football,running,swimming,
tennisracket,tennis,volleyball
Timeexpressions
fourfifteen,[a]quarterpast/tofour,halfpastfour,tenpastfour,four
ten,tentofouretc.,morning,evening,today
Toys
ball,castle,drum,gun,kite,paint,paintbrush,puppet,soldiers
Transport
aeroplane,bicycle,bike,boat,bus,car,helicopter,lorry,motorbicycle,

Reading & Writing

PrimaryLevelWordlist

Reading & Writing

Vegetables
Weather

2.ADJECTIVES:

Size
Feelings
Colours

motorbike,taxi,tractor,train,truck
cabbage,carrot,potato,tomato
cold,hot,rain,snow,sun,wind

SETSOFLEXICALITEMS
best,big,favourite,little,short,small,tall
happy,sad

black,blue,brown,green,grey,orange,pink,purple,red,white,
yellow

Primary

Age
Other
Modifiers

new,old,young
clever,good,nice
very


3.VERBS

am,are,buy,can,clean,cook,do,drink,drive,eat,getup,go,has,have,
have/hasgot,is,like,listen,live,look,make,play,read,ride,run,sit,
sleep,stand,start,swim,talk,tell,understand,walk,want,wash,watch,
wear,work,write
a,an,the
he,him,I,it,me,she,them,they,us,we,you

4.ARTICLES
5.PERSONAL
PRONOUNS

6.POSSESSIVE
ADJECTIVES
7.PREPOSITIONS
8.QUESTION
WORDS
9.ADVERBS
10.CONJUNCTIONS
11.DEMONSTRAT
IVEPRONOUNS


her,his,my,our,their,your
at,behind,infrontof,in,near,on,to,under(byaboutformayappear
incertainexpressions;nottested)
What,When,Why,Where,Who,Whose
always,atthemoment,everyday,everyweek,never,now,often,
sometimes,today,usually
because,and,or,then,next
this,that,these,those

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GrammarandStructures

Whataretheyusedfor? Someexamples

VERBS
Thereis/thereare
Presentsimple

Presentcontinuous
Interrogativeformsofthe
abovetwotenses.

Negativeformsoftheabove
twotenses.
Themodalcan.

Thereisabookonthetable
Therearefourgirlsinthekitchen.
Myunclelivesinasmallhouse.
Sheisthirteenyearsold.
Ialwaystakethebustoschool.

Describingandidentifying
people,animalsandobjects.

Doyouwantmyfather?
Heisinthegarden.
Johniswithhim.

Askingfor,andgiving
information.

Thesearetables.
Thatfamilyisrich.
Isthisakettle?



Linkingsentencepartsand
ideas

JohnandMaryareinthegarden
becauseitissunny.

Askingquestionsaboutpeople,
animalsandobjects.

Whatisthis?
Whoisthatgirl?
WherearePeterandPaul?

Mycatlikessleepinginthe
garden.
Mybrotherslikeplayingfootball
inthepark.
Talkingaboutpresentactions.
Mybrothersareplayingfootball

intheparkatthemoment.
Askingandansweringquestions Dotheyoftengotothecinema?
abouttheabove.
Doyouhave/Haveyougota
computer?
Arethechildrendoingtheir
homework?
Issheeatingherbreakfastatthe
moment?
Makingtheabovenegative.
Suedoesntlikedogs.
Johnisntstudyingnow,heis
talkingonthephone.
Describinganabilityorskill.
Hecanplaytheguitar.
Theycancook.

PRONOUNS
Allpersonalpronounsas
subjectorobjectI,you,he,
she,it,we,they,me,you,
him,her,it,us,them.
Demonstrativepronouns
this,these,that,those.

CONJUNCTIONS
because,and,or,but
INTERROGATIVEWORDS
What,Who,Where,When,
Why,Howmany

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Primary

Thepresentsimplewiththe
verblike+inginthethird
personsingularandplural

Identifying
something/someone
Talkingabouthabits,routines,
facts(suchaswhereaperson
lives),theactionsofeveryday
life.
Describingwhatpeopleor
animalslikedoing

Reading & Writing

GrammarandStructuresList

Reading & Writing

ADVERBS
Adverbsoftimetoday,
now,atthemoment
Adverbsoffrequency
always,never,sometimes,
often,usually,everyday,
everyweek,everymonth

Describingwhenandhowoften
someonedoessomethingor
somethinghappens.
Discriminatingbetweenthe
presentcontinuousandthe
presentsimple.


Iusuallyeataneggforbreakfast.

Atthemoment,Johnisplayingin
thepark.

Talkingabouttime,place,
position

Theexaminationfinishesat4pm.
Mybrotheris10yearsoldin
August.
IamgoingtoDisneyWorldon1st
August.

tellingthetime

tenfifteen,twentypastone,half
pastten,aquartertotwo,eleven
fortyfive,etc.

Talkingaboutnumbersof
things


Talkingaboutamountsand
quantities.
Describingtheshapeof
something.

eg,bookbooks,boxboxesman
men,womanwomen,child
children,partyparties

CanIhavethebutter?

CanIhavetwosweets?
Thisisasquare.Thatisacircle.

PREPOSITIONS
In,on,at,to

Primary

TIMEEXPRESSIONS
10.15=tenfifteenor(a)
quarterpastten.
NOUNS
Singular/plural
simplenouns,including
somecommonirregular
ones.
Countableanduncountable
nouns.
Thenamesofcommon
shapes.
SALUTATIONS(WRITING)
Theformulaicsalutationsof Writingcommunication
Dear
informalwritinginmessages
lovefrom
suchasemails,postcards.

x studentsshouldrecogniseuniversallyusedcontractions
x studentsshouldknowboththemainlywrittenformDoyouhave?/Ihave'andthemainly
spokenformHaveyougot?/I'vegot'




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SectionB20marks

GeneralGrammar

Tenquestionsplusoneexample

Fouroptionmultiplechoice.

StructuresfromthePreliminaryLevelsyllabusaretested.Structuresfrom
earlierlevelsmayalsobeincluded.


SectionC10marks

Vocabularyrecognition:findingopposites.

Tenquestionsplusoneexample

Matchalistofwordswiththeiropposites.

Itismainlyadjectiveswhicharetested,butotherwordtypescanbe
included,e.g.summer/winterorabove/below.


SectionD20marks

Pasttenseirregularverbs

Tenquestionsplusoneexample.

Onecontinuousstoryof90100words.


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SectionA10marks

Reading

Fivequestionsplusoneexample.Tickthebox,trueorfalse.

Thereadingwillbeeitheranemailorpostcardusingeverydaylanguageof
nomorethan120words.

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PreliminaryLevel(onehour)

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Changetheverb,whichisgiveninitsbaseform,intothepast.Common
irregularverbsaretested,e.g.be,go,buy,have,sit,make,catch,drive,try,
understand,come,write,read,swim,send,see,eat,drink,meet,fly,give,
tell,feel,do,take,say,run,find.

Preliminary


SectionE10marks

SingularPluralTransformation.

Fivequestionsplusoneexample.

Rewritesingularsentencestomakethemplural.Allthepluralstestedare
irregular.Theyarenotthesamehighfrequencyirregularpluralsusedinthe
PrimaryLevelpaper,butmoredifficultones,e.g.sheep,tooth,mouse,
shelf,country,party,dictionary,scarf,foot,fly,butterfly,thief,life,wife,
knife,city,factory,monkey,lorry,chimney,tomato,fairy,leaf,beach,
cherry.

Tolimitthenumberofpossibleanswers,theboxwhichthestudentfillsinis
nownotblank.Rather,thereshouldbetwoormoregapswheretheplurals
canbewrittenin,e.g.

Thethiefranawaytoahotcountry.

The_______________ranawayto______________________.




SectionF10marks

Formingquestions.

Fivequestionsplusoneexample

Thefollowingtensesaretested:
x Presentsimple
x Presentcontinuous
x Pastsimple
x Presentperfect
x Modalcan

Inthebox,thecandidateissuppliedwiththefirstwordofthemost
likely/naturalquestionyoudasktoobtaintheanswer,e.g.


What___________________________________________?


Shedrinksteainthemorning.
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SectionG10marks

Answeringquestions.

Answerbasicpersonalquestionsinfullsentences.

Fivequestionsplusoneexample.

Howoldareyou?
Howmanybrothersandsistershaveyougot?
Howmanyroomsarethereinyourhome?
Howmanybedroomsarethereinyourhome?

Whatisyourfavouritesubjectatschool?
Whatisyourfavouritefood?/sport?/fruit?/xxxx?

Whatcolourareyoureyes?
Whatcolourisyourhair?

WhatdoyoulikedoingonSaturdays?/attheweekends?/intheevenings?
WhatdidyoudolastSaturday?/Sunday?/weekend?

Whattimedoyouusuallygetupinthemorning?
Whattimedidyougotobedlastnight?
Whattimedidyougetuptoday?
Whattimedolessonsusuallystartatyourschool?etc...

Whichschooldoyougoto?

Wheredoyoulive?

Whodoesthecookinginyourhouse?/washestheclothes?etc...
Whoisyourbestfriend?

Whenisyourbirthday?

SectionH10marks

Vocabularyandsentenceformation.

Fivequestionsplusoneexample

Lookatapictureandmakesentencesfromthewordsintheboxes.

Oneoftheboxescontainsthesubjectsofthesentences,andtheotherbox
containstheverbsintheirnonfinite(base)form.


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Therearesixoptions,astheexampleisnowtakenfromthetextboxes,too.

Onemarkwillbeawardedforasubjectwithaverb.Twomarkswillbe
awardedforasubject,verbandobject.i.e.Heisreading.(1mark).





Heisreadingabook.(2marks)


PreliminaryLevelWordlist
1.NOUNS:
Animals

Preliminary

Birds
Cardinalnumbers
Clothes

Countries
Familymembers
andpeople
Fish
Food,mealsand
drink

Fruit
Garden
Household

Jobs

Kitchen
Miscellaneous

Musical
Instruments
Partsofthebody
Places

SETSOFLEXICALITEMS
butterfly,camel,cows,dinosaur,donkey,fly,fox,frog,giraffe,goat,
hippo,horse,kitten,pets,pig,puppy,sheep,spider
chicken,flamingo,hen,owl,peacock,seagull
twentyonetosixty,
sixtyonetoonehundred
bracelet,coat,earrings,glasses,jacket,jeans,jewellery,necklace,
pyjamas,raincoat,ring,scarf,shorts,suit,swimmingcostume,
swimmingshorts,tie
America,China,England,France,Greece
aunt,boss,cousin,Dad,daughter,friend,grandfather,grandmother,
husband,lady,man,Mum,neighbour,son,uncle,wife,woman
goldfish,jellyfish
bread,butter,cheese,chicken,chips,coffee,cola,crisps,egg,ketchup,
lemonade,pancake,party,pasta,popcorn,rice,sandwich,soup,
spaghetti,sugar,sweets,tea,water
alsoapacketof,acanof,abottleof
apricot,cherry,coconut,grape,melon,pineapple,strawberry
ground,lawn,leaf,plant,rose,tulip
armchair,balcony,carpet,chimney,curtains,dressingtable,floor,
mirror,plant,roof,rug,shelf,shower,sofa,stairs,towel,wall,
wardrobe,washingmachine
alsoupstairs,downstairs(adj/adv)
(football)player,airhostess,artist,businessman/woman,chef,clown,
dentist,doctor,farmer,fireman/fighter,inthearmy,manager,nurse,
policeman/woman,postman,President,professor,secretary,shop
assistant,student,teacher,thief,vet,waiter/waitress,
cooker,dish,fridge,fryingpan,mug,oven,saucepan,saucer,spoon
accident,adventure,blanket,box,camera,card/postcard/letter,
comic,decorations,DVD,email,fairy,film,fun,ghost,handbag,hobby,
invitation,key,magazine,moon,newspaper,Ow!,pocket,present/gift,
programme,purse,sand,sandcastle,shell,slide,snowman,star,swing,
thing,ticket,trip,tunnel,Wow!
drum,flute,guitar,piano,saxophone,violin
beard,fingers,knees,moustache,shoulder,stomach,toes,tooth/
teeth,alsoheadache,stomachache,earache,toothache
airport,beach,caf,campsite,carpark,castle,cinema,circus,city,
country(i.e.England),countryside,factory,fair,farm,fields,flat,hills,
hospital,hotel,island,jungle,lake,library,livingroom,market,
mountains,office,pizzeria,playground,prison,restaurant,river,sea,
shoppingcentre,sportscentre,station,supermarket,swimmingpool,

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Sport

Timeexpressions

Toys
Transport

2.ADJECTIVES:
Feelings
Modifiers
Other
Size
3.VERBS




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Preliminary

Vegetables
Weather

tent,theatre,town,towncentre,village,zoo
class,dictionary,exam,headteacher,homework,lesson,spelling,
student,subject,teacher,test,work
(ice)skating,(ice)hockey,baseball,club,competition,cricket,fishing,
footballmatch,goal,golf,running,sailing,skiing,snowboarding,team,
tennisracket
[a]quarterpast/tofour,afternoon,evening,fourfifteen,fourten,half
pastfour,lastnight,lastweek,morning,nextMondayetc,tenpast
four,tentofouretc,today,tomorrow,tonight,yesterday
ball,balloon,castle,doll,drum,game,gun,kite,paint,paintbrush,
puppet,puzzle,robot,soldiers,teddy
bike,lorry(Brit),motorcycle,motorbike,skateboard,taxi,tractor,
truck(Amer.)
cabbage,bean,onion,pea,spinach
clouds,cold,fog,hot,hurricane,rain,rainbow,sky,snow,sun,
umbrella,wind
SETSOFLEXICALITEMS
angry,bored,excited,hungry,ill,lonely,scared/frightened,sick,
thirsty,tired
quite,really,very
brilliant,clever,comfortable,exciting,friendly,funny,good,great,
interesting,kind,lucky,naughty,nice,scary,terrible,warm,wonderful
fat,large,little,thin
answer,arrive,begin,blow,borrow,break,build,buy,call,can,carry,
catch,chase,clean,climb,close,come,dance,deliver,do,drive,drop,
enjoy,escape,fail,fall,feel,find,finish,fly,frighten,getup,give,go,
hate,have/hasgot,hide,hold,hurt,invite,jump,keep,kick,laugh,
leave,like,live,look,lose,love,make,meet,move,open,paint,park,
pass,pass,pay,pick,practise,push,put,ride,run,sail,scream,see,
send,share,shine,shout,show,sing,sit,sleep,speak,spend,start,
stay,steal,stop,sweep,swim,take,talk,teach,tell,throw,travel,try,
understand,visit,walk,want,wash,win,work
alsoputon,pickup,breakdown,throwaway,tryon,takeoff,come
on!

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GrammarandStructuresList

GrammarandStructures

Whataretheyusedfor?

Someexamples

VERBS

Preliminary

PastSimple
Takingaboutpastevents.
includingcommonirregular
pastformsaswellasregular
forms,
interrogativeandnegative
PresentPerfectSimple
Talkingaboutactionsonly
interrogativeandnegative recentlycompleted.
Talkingaboutexperiences.

Can+bareinfinitive
Imperative

Talkingaboutskills.
Followingsinglestep
instructionsinafamiliar
context

Wewatchedafootball
matchonTVlastnight.
Idrovetothehotel.
DidJohndrinkallthe
orangejuice?
Themanhasjusteaten
thesandwich.
Haveyoueverbeento
London?
Ihaveneverseena
dolphin.
Icanplaytheguitar.
Takeapieceofpaper.
Standnearthedoor.

ADJECTIVES
Basicadjectives

Comparativesand
superlatives

Fordescriptivepurposes,
includingexpressing
opposites.
Talkingaboutcomparisons
betweenpeopleand
things.

Myfatherboughtanew
caryesterday.

Expressingownership.
Talkingaboutownership,
possessions,whothings
belongto.

ThatsandwichisJanes.
Mybicycleisnewerthan
yours.
Thatbookismine.

Talkingaboutamountsof
thingswhichcanand
cannotbecounted.

Howmuchmoneyhave
yougot?I'vegotalotofit!
ItrainsalotinEngland.
Howmanybrothershas
shegot?

JohnisntastallasJane.
Sueisthetallest/the
mostbeautifulgirlinour
class.
Myrabbitisolder
than/morebeautifulthan
myfriendsrabbit.

POSSESSIVES
Thepossessiveform
Mine,yours,his,hers,its,
ours,theirs
QUANTIFIERS
much,many,alot,alotof

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Talkingaboutthingswhich Thereissomebread.
canandcannotbe
Thereisntanybutter.
counted,inthepositive
andnegative.

PREPOSITIONS
by,with,nextto

Talkingaboutwherethings Thechildrenarestanding
are
nexttotheclock.

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some,any

ADVERBS
ever,never,ago,yet,just

Talkingaboutwhenthings
happen

IwenttoParissixyears
ago.

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Elementary

SectionA20marks

Composition(80120words).

Therewillbetwodescriptiveandtwonarrativetitlestochoosefrom.The
essaytitlesforthislevelcanbefoundonpage30.

SectionB20marks

ReadingComprehension.

Thereadingwillbe190210words.

Thequestiontypesare:

1,2,3comprehensionquestions.Theseareaskedintheorderinwhichthey
appearinthetext.

4,5,6true/false.

7,8threeoptionmultiplechoice.

9findawordmeaningtheoppositeof...

10findawordmeaningthesameas....

SectionC20marks

GeneralGrammar

Fouroptionmultiplechoice.

Tenquestionsplusoneexample.

Arangeofstructureswillbetested,includingthefirstconditional,past
continuous,usedtopast,andthemodalsshouldormustinthesenseof
obligationoradviceastheyareallintroducedatthislevel.




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SectionD10marks

AnsweringQuestions.

Fivequestionsplusoneexample.

Thequestionswillfollowatheme,sothatwhenthecandidatereadsthem
theyareonesideofaconversation.

Awiderangeofquestiontypeswillbetested,andawiderangeofverbs,in
particular,commonirregularones.

SectionE10marks

Fillinginanofficialform

ninespacestofillinonaform:firstname,surname,addresswithorwithout
apost/zipcode,country,nationality,age,dateofbirth,interests.1markwill
begivenforlegibilityandneatnessofhandwriting.

SectionF10marks

PrepositionsGapfill

Fivequestionsplusoneexamplequestion.Twogapsineachquestion,
includingtheexample.

Choosethecorrectprepositionfromtheboxandputitinthegapinthe
sentence.

SectionG10marks

WordOrder.

Fivequestionsplusoneexample.

Putthemixedupwordsintotherightordertomakeasentence.

Onlystatementsaretestednotquestions.

Thesentenceswillcontain611words.

Thestudentisgivenastrongclueabouthowthesentencebegins:thefirst
wordofthesentencehasacapitalletter.

Sentencestructuresappropriatetothelevelaretested,includingavariety
oftenses.

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EssayQuestionsfortheElementaryLevel.


Narrative

1. ThebestholidayIhaveeverhad.
2. Thelostdog/bag.
3. Adayoutwithmyfamily/myfriends.
4. Adaywithmygrandparents.

Elementary

5. Adayinthepark/bythesea/atthebeach/inthemountains/inthe
countryside
6. Alongdayatschool/Agooddayatschool.
7. Aluckyday/Aspecialday.
8. Thelongjourney.
9. Thebirthdayparty.
10. Thestormy/windy/foggy/hotday.




Descriptive

1. Mybestfriend/favouriterelative/favouriteteacher.
2. Mygrandmother/grandfather/sister/brother/mother/father/parents.
3. Myschool.
4. Theoldman/oldlady.
5. Myfavouriteplace/sport/singer/actor/popstar/TVprogramme.
6. Anoldhouse/Myhouse.
7. Myhobbies.
8. Mypet.
9. Myfavouriteanimal.
10. HowIusuallyspendmySaturdays/Sundays/weekends/holidays/evenings.




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GrammarandStructures

Whataretheyusedfor?

Someexamples

VERBS

Usedto

Modalsshould,must

Infinitiveofpurpose


Talkingaboutfutureplans
Talkingaboutfutureplans
whichhaveconditionson
them
Talkingaboutfuture
intentions
Talkingaboutpast
activitieswhichwere
interrupted

Whatwillyoudowhen
youareolder?
Ifitrains,wewontgoto
thepark.
Imgoingtoseeafilmthis
evening.
Iwashavingmybreakfast
whenthepostman
knocked.WhileIwas
studying,heplayedloud
music.
Talkingaboutlongpast
Myfatherusedtoworkin
habitsandstates
anoffice.
Mysisterusedtohave
longhair.
Expressingobligationand Youmuststudyhardif
advice
youwanttogoto
university.
Youmustntworryabout
it.
Youshouldalwayslock
yourcar.
Talkingaboutthepurpose JanewenttoAmericato
ofdoingsomething
learnEnglish

QUESTIONTAGS
Isnthe?Arentyou?Do
you?Etc.

Askingforconfirmationof
anegativeorpositive
statementorinvitingan
answertoaquestion

Youarecomingtomy
party,arentyou?
Youhaventseenmycar
keys,haveyou?


Identifyingpeopleand
objects

ThisisthebestcakethatI
haveevereaten.
Jackistheonewhois
sittingatthebackofthe
class.

Identifypeopleand
objects

Hehurthimself.

RELATIVEPRONOUNS
Which,who,that




REFLEXIVEPRONOUNS
Myself,himself,herself,
etc.

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Elementary

Futuresimplewill
1stconditionalwithif
clausepresentandresult
clausewill/wont
Futureofintentionbe
goingto
Pastcontinuouswhen,
while

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ADVERBS

Elementary

Adverbsoffrequency,e.g.
never,sometimes;
Adverbsofmanner,e.g.
quietly,slowly;
Adverbsoftime,e.g.
today,now.
Adverbsofdegree,e.g.a
lot,alittle
(andassociatedword
order)
Simplemodaladverbse.g.
possibly,probably,
perhaps
Adverbsofsequencee.g.
first,finally,next,then,
Thecontrastof
too/enough

Describinghowoften,
how,whenandtowhat
extentpeopledo
something.




Indicatingdegreeof
possibility.

Orderingeventsand
understandinginstructions
anddirections.

Ihaveneverflownina
plane.
Atthemoment,the
childrenareplayinginthe
park.
Thechildrenwalkedhome
slowly.

Heisprobablyinhis
room.

First,Ihadmybreakfast.
Godowntheroadand
thenstraighton.

Talkingabouttheextent
ofsomething

Thestudentisnttrying
hardenough,henever
doeshishomework.
Thestudentistryingtoo
hard,hewillmakehimself
ill.

Youmustputonahatif
yougooutinthesun.
Iamveryfondofmypets.

Indicatingdegree.

Itisreallyhottoday.

PREPOSITIONS
Prepositionsasusedin
someverycommon
phrasalverbs*and
prepositionalphrases*.
INTENSIFIERS
e.g.really,quite,so,very
SPOKENDISCOURSE
Markerse.g.right,well.

Useofsubstitution.

Structuringconversation. Right,haseveryonegota

book?
Respondingappropriately. Ithinkso.Ihopeso.

FORMALIDENTIFICATION
Firstname,surname,age, Copinginformalsituations DateofBirth:30.10.78
dateofbirth,address,
especiallywhenfillingin
postcode,country,
forms.
nationality.

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keenon
fondof
interestedin
proudof
goodat

getup(getoutofbed)
geton(e.g.abus)
getoff(e.g.abus)
getto(traveltosomewhere)

puton(getdressed)
takeoff(getundressed)

pickup(aheavybag)
putdown(aheavybag)

standup
sitdown
liedown

lookat(thisphotograph)
lookfor(trytofindsomething)
looklike(e.g.agreentomatolookslikeanapple)alsosmelllike,soundlike,
feellike,tastelike.

turnoff,switchoff(e.g.alight)
turnon,switchon(e.g.alight)

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PreIntermediateLevel(twohours)




Pre-Intermediate

SectionA20marks

Composition(120150words).

Chooseoneoffourtitles.

Therewillbeatleastoneofeachofalltheessaytypesatthislevel:
narrative,descriptiveandimaginative.

Alltheessayquestionsforthislevelcanbefoundonpage37.

SectionB20marks

ReadingComprehension.

Thereadingwillbe240260words.

Thetopicswillbesuitablefor1012yearolds.

Thequestiontypesare:

1,2,3comprehensionquestions,askedintheorderinwhichtheyappearin
thetext.

4,5true/false.

6,7,8threeoptionmultiplechoice.

9findawordmeaningtheoppositeof....
10findawordmeaningthesameas....

SectionC30marks

GeneralGrammar

Fouroptionmultiplechoice.

Fifteenquestionsplusoneexample.

Theonlymajortenseintroducedatthislevelisthesecondconditional,so
thissectiontestsboththisandthefirstconditional.

Inaddition,thepassivevoiceistested.
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Interest
Anger
Luck
Excitement
Care

Interesting
Angry
Lucky
Exciting
Careful

Interested


Excited


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Angrily
Luckily



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SectionD10marks

Sentencetransformation:irregularpastparticiples.
UseofthePresentPerfectandthepassivevoice.

Fivequestionsplusoneexample.

Twotypesoftransformation:frompasttenseintothepresentperfect
simplenegative(2questions)andfromsimpleactivetopassive
(3questions).

Promptsaregiven.

Irregularpastparticiplesaretestedinbothtypesoftransformation;thereis
thepossibilityofeitherfororsinceinthepresentperfectnegative.

SectionE5marks

Wordorderadverbs.

Fivequestionsplusoneexample.

Puttheadverbsgivenintotherightplaceinthesentence.

Thereisawiderangeofadverbsatthislevel.Checkthestructureslist.

Arangeoftensesandsentencestructuresareused.


SectionF5marks

Noun,adjective,oradverb?

Fivequestions.Threepartmultiplechoice.Theonlywordswhichwillbe
testedatthislevelforthisexerciseare:

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Notethatthepresentprefectwasintroducedtwolevelsbefore,at
Preliminarylevel.Itmaybeincludedinthissection,butitsusewithforand
sinceistestedinsectionD.

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Hunger
Bore
Noise
Danger
Health

Hungry
Boring
Noisy
Dangerous
Healthy


Bored




Hungrily

Noisily
Dangerously
Healthily

Pre-Intermediate



SectionG10marks

Prepositions.

Fivequestionsplusoneexample.

Choosetherightprepositionfromtheboxandputitinthegap.

Thissectiontestsbothprepositionsoftimeandplaceandprepositionsas
usedintheprepositionalphrases.Checkthestructureslistsatthisleveland
theElementarylevel.


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Narrative

Writeastorywhichbeginswith.......................
Writeastorywhichendswith.............................."
Thebest/worstday/week/year/holidayofmylife.
Therobbery.
Theaccident.
Theunexpectedgift/Thebigsurprise.





Imaginative

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

Adayinthelifeofananimalsuchascat/bird/crocodile.
Adayinthelifeofafilmstar/sportspersonality.
Adayinthelifeofaprisoner.
Anamazingday.
Abadday.





Descriptive

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

Myfavourite...
ThemostusefulthingIown.
ThemostinterestingplaceIhaveevervisited.
Mycountry.
Alocal/nationalfestival.

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Pre-Intermediate

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

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EssayquestionsforthePreIntermediateLevel.


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GrammarandStructuresList

GrammarandStructures

Whataretheyusedfor?

Someexamples

VERBS
Thepassivevoice

Pre-Intermediate

Thesecondconditional
if/pasttense+would
/nonfiniteverb
Presentperfect
continuous

Talkingaboutaprocess,
Omittingtheactive
subject

Thebestcomputergames
aremadeinJapan.
Thenewchurchwasbuilt
lastyear.
Talkingabouthypothetical IfIworkedharder,I
situations
wouldgethighermarks.
musing
IfIwonsomemoney,I
wouldbuyanewcar.
Expressingunfinishedor
Howlonghaveyoubeen
recentlycompleted
livinginLondon?
actions

IenjoylearningEnglish.
Ihateeatingspaghetti.
Expressingpersuasionand Marysparentslether
permission
drivetheircar.
Myfathermademedomy
homework.

Thegerundaftercertain
verbs
Nonfiniteverbsin
particularphrases:e.g.
makesomeonedo
something,letsomeone
dosomething
Iwouldrather+nonfinite Expressingpreferenceand Iwouldrathereatfish
verb
advice
thanmeat.
Ihadbetter+nonfinite
Youhadbettertakean
verb
umbrellaoryoullgetwet.
(Bothofthesein
Idrathereat
contractedformstoo:I'd
Youdbettertake
better,he'dbetter,we'd

rather,etc.)

ADVERBS
Forandsince




Moreadverbsof
frequency,manner,time
ordegree

Expressingtimeperiods
fromapointinthepast,
relatingthemtothe
present

Describinghowoften,
when,how,andhow
muchpeopledo
something



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Ihavelivedinthishouse
forfiveyears.
Ihaventswuminthesea
sincelastsummer.

Imstillhere.
Hesalreadyfinished.That
birdrarelyvisitsBritain.
Wehardlyknewhim.

NeitherdoI/sodoI

Expressingconcurrence
withapositiveora
negativestatement



Expressingconcurrence
withinapositiveor
negativestatement





AdditionalPhrasalVerbs

goon,carryoncontinue

putupraisetheprice(also,goup)

putdownlowertheprice(also,godown)

putoffdelay

takeoffanaeroplane

lookaftertakecareofsomething/somebody

looksomethingupfindinformationinadictionary,encyclopaedia,
timetableetc.

goawaygoonholiday

gooutalightorfirenotburninganymore,or,gotoacinema,
restaurantetc.

putoutalightorfirebytheswitchorwithwateretc





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Pre-Intermediate

Idontlikeplaying
computergames.
NeitherdoI.
Ilikeeatingchocolate.
SodoI.

Idontlikecabbageand
neitherdoesmysister.
Janeloveschocolateand
sodoherfriends.

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CONCURRENCE

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Intermediate

SectionA20marks

Composition(150200words).

Chooseoneoffourtitles.

Thetitlesareaminimumofsixwordsandatthisleveldonotincludethe
topicsaskingthestudentstodescribetheirbestorfavourite
object/person.

Thetopicsofferedwillbeamixtureofdescriptive,narrativeandimaginary
types;forexample:

Descriptive:
1.
Whatcanyouseefromyourbedroomwindow?Describetheview.
2.
Giveadescriptionofyourtown,cityorvillage.

Narrative:
3.
Writeastorybeginningwiththewords....................
4.
................................Continuethestory.

Imaginative:
5.
Whatwouldyoudoifyouwon1billion?
6.
Imagineyouareveryold.Whatisitlike?


SectionB20marks

ReadingComprehension.

Thereadingwillbe290310words.Thetextwillbeofdifferentgenresand
havevaryinglayoutse.g.newspaperarticleswillbesetoutastheywouldbe
inanewspaperandinformationaboutthenaturalworldwillbesetoutasit
wouldbeinanencyclopaedia.

ThequestiontypesarethesameasforPreIntermediateLevel.

SectionC20marks

GeneralGrammar

Tenquestionsplusoneexample.

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SectionD20marks

SentenceTransformation.

Tenquestionsplusoneexample.

Rewritesentencessothattheymeanthesameastheoriginal.Apromptis
given.

Onlythefollowingaretested:

x Reportedspeech
x Passivevoice
x Thedifferencebetweentooandenough
x Thedifferencebetweensoandsuch
x Anyaspectofcomparativesandsuperlatives(thesewere
introducedatPreliminarylevel)

SectionE10marks

WordTransformation.

Changethewordgivensothatitfitsintothesentence.

Tenquestionsplusoneexample.Onlywordsfromthelistwhichfollowsthis
sectionaretested.

Onlythesetransformationsaretested:

x Adjectiveadverb(e.g.carefulcarefully,fortunatefortunately,
tidytidily);
x Verbparticipleadjective(e.g.borebored/boring,
interestinterested/interesting,exciteexcited/exciting);
x Positivenegativewithprefixes(happyunhappy,patient
impatient,healthyunhealthy);
x Propernouncountriestotheiradjectivesforlanguageand/or
people(e.g.ChinaChinese,GermanyGerman,FranceFrench);
x Jobsorpeopleformedfromnounsorthebaseformofaverb(e.g.
receptionreceptionist,robrobber,runrunner,visitvisitor);

Reading & Writing


Fouroptionmultiplechoice.

StructuresfromtheElementary,PreintermediateandIntermediate
structurelistsaretestedinthissection.Notethatphrasalverbsand
prepositionalphrasesmayalsobetested.

Reading & Writing

x Wordsverycommonlyusedwithsuffixes,eithernountoadjective
(e.g.dangerdangerous,useuseful),orverbtonoun(inform
information,celebratecelebration);

Thecandidateisnotaskedtomakemultipletransformationsatthislevel
(e.g.tidyuntidily,healthunhealthy)

Intermediate



SectionF(10marks)

UsingPhrasalverbs

Fivequestions. Multiple choice verb form correction.

Therearefivesentenceswithgapsinthem.FourphrasalverbsA,B,CandD
aregivenforeachsentence.Candidatesmustchoosethecorrectphrasal
verbforeachsentence,andputitintothesentenceinthecorrectformi.e.
intherighttenseandperson.


ListofWordsforTransformationExerciseIntermediateLevelSectionE.


Argentina
angry
bore
Britain
careful
celebrate
cook
Cyprus
easy
Egypt
excite
fortunate
Germany
Greece
healthy
heavy
inform
interest
noise
patient
please
possible
quick
reception
run
Russia
Spain
stripe
Turkey
use
visit
worry
invite
Italy
kind
like
lucky


Additionalcountriesmaybeaddedtothislist.

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begin
build
China
danger
England
France
happy
hungry
mean
perfect
proud
rob
slow
tidy
usual
invent
Japan
loud


GrammarandStructures

Someexamples

Reportedspeech

Repeatingmessages
Passingoninformation
Tellingstories,jokes
Checkingfacts

Thethirdconditional
if/pastperfecttense+
wouldhave/nonfinite
verb


Expressingregret
Musing
Describingapastthat
neverwas
Talkingthroughthe
consequencesofour
actions
orderingthepast

Whatistheheightofthe
EmpireStateBuilding?
Hewantedtoknowwhat
theheightoftheEmpire
StateBuildingwas.
Didyouphoneyour
parents?saidJane.
Janeaskedusifwehad
phonedourparents
Theywouldhavegoneto
theconcertiftheyhad
hadtickets.
Ifhehadknown,he
wouldhavefinished
earlier.

VERBS

PastPerfect
Thegerund
aftercertainprepositions
incertainidiomatic
expressions

Tohavesomethingdone

asinreportedspeechand
3rdconditionalabove
Afterleavingwork,he
wenttothegym.
Itsnousetalkingtohim.
Isitworthdoing?

Expressingthefactthat
thespeaker
commissionedanactivity

Johnhadhishouse
painted.


Talkingaboutwhypeople
dothings,thepurposeof
something,itscause,
expressingsurprise

Expressingconnectionsin
asentence,textor
argument

Shegoestothegymin
ordertokeepfit.
Thereisalackofwateras
aresultofthehot
weather.
Despite/inspiteofhis
wealth,hewasnthappy.


Expressinginformation
accurately

Tothenorthis

CONJUNCTIONS
Conjunctionsofreason
andpurpose,causeand
result,concession


Asconnectivesand,but,
nevertheless,or,however
VARIATIONINWORDORDER
Changesinwordorderin
specificsituations



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Intermediate

Whataretheyusedfor?

Reading & Writing

GrammarandStructuresListfortheIntermediateLevelExamination.


Reading & Writing

AdditionalPhrasalVerbs


Intermediate

giveup(smoking)

putupwith(tolerate)

letsomeonedown(breakapromise)

setout/setoff(startajourney)

comeacross(findbyaccident)

gooff(explode)
gooff(rot)

lookinto(investigate)
lookforwardto(anticipatewithpleasure)

takeafter(resemblee.g.fathertoson)

makesomethingup(pretend)
makeoff(escape)

getonwith(befriends)
getover(recover)

turnup(arrive)




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Advanced

SectionA25marks

Composition200250words.

Therewillbefourtitlestochoosefrom,inthefollowingform:

1. Who......?orWhat.....?orWhich.......?
e.g.Whichfamouspersonwouldyoumostliketomeet?
Whatwouldyouliketoachievebytheageofthirty?
Whoisthemostimportantpersonintheworldtoday?

2. Describe....
e.g.Describewhattheworldwillbelikewhenyouareold.
Describethebuildingyoumostadmire.
Describeyourcountryinthespring.

3. Giveanaccountof....
e.g.Abraverescue.
Aluckyescape.
Adangerousadventure.


4. ........................Discuss.
e.g.Wehavecometoofarawayfromnature.Discuss.
Theworldwouldbeabetterplacewithoutcars.Discuss.
Whatisthemostimportantinventionever?Discuss.

SectionB15marks

Letterwriting.

Writealetterofapproximately100words.

Twopossibletasks,oneinformal,oneformal.

Eachofthetaskswilltestadifferentfunctionfromthefollowinglist:

x askingforinformation
x askingforadvice
x givinginformation
x thanking
x congratulating
x complaining

Reading & Writing


AdvancedLevel(threehours)

Reading & Writing

x
x
x

inviting
refusing/acceptinganinvitation
apologising

Advanced


Forexample:

FormalWritealettertothemanagerofaholidayhotelyouhavejuststayed
in,complainingaboutthelackoffacilitiesforyoungpeoplethere.

InformalWritealettertoafriendthankinghim/herforthebirthdaypresent
he/shesentyou.

Candidatesneedtoknowthebasiclayoutofthetwodifferentkindsof
letters.Therubricoftheexaminationssays:

Setoutthelettercorrectlyandappropriately.Includetheaddressor
addressesbutdonotcounttheminthenumberofwords.

Forformalletters,anyrecognisedbusinessformatisacceptable,blockor
indented,providingitisconsistentwithinitself,plusthesalutationsmustbe
correct.Forinformalletters,thecandidatemustplacetheaddressclearly,
anduseappropriatelyafriendlygreetingtobeginandendtheletter.


SectionC20marks

Readingcomprehension.

Thereadingwillbe340360words.

Thetopicmaybefictionornonfiction.Thequestiontypesarethesameas
forIntermediate.

SectionD10marks

GeneralGrammar.

Tenquestionsplusoneexample.

Fouroptionmultiplechoice.

Inthissection,arangeofstructuresfromallpreviouslevelsistested.




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Reading & Writing

SectionE10marks

Sentencetransformation.

Withprompts,rewritethesentencestomeanthesameastheoriginals.

Fivequestionsplusoneexample.

Thefollowingwillbetested:

x inversionafternegativeadverbs
x reportedspeech
x conditionals
x pastmodals
x phrasalverbs

Otherstructuresmayalsobetested.

SectionF10marks

GapFill

Tengapsplusoneexample.

Putthecorrectwordinthegap.Nohelpgiven.

Tensentenceswithgapsaregiven. The sentences do not form part of a passage,
but are individual sentences.

Thesentenceswillbeclear:factualorencyclopaedic.Thewordstestedwillbe
mainlygrammatical,suchasprepositions,auxiliaries,pronouns.



SectionG10marks

WordTransformation

Tenquestionsplusoneexample.Thisisnewthepreviouspaperhadonlyfive
questions.

Anytransformationcanbeused,includingsuffixes.Multipletransformationmay
beaskedfor;e.g.understandmisunderstanding

Reading & Writing

GrammarandStructuresList

GrammarandStructures

Whataretheyusedfor?

Someexamples

INVERSION
Theinversionofsubject
andverbaftercertain
negativeadverbial
introductions,e.g.never,
rarely,hardlyever,not
only,little,seldom

Creatingemphasis,varying NeverhaveIseensucha
styleandidiom
terriblefilm.
Littledidheknowhe
wouldonedaybePrime
Minister.
Notonlywasitraining,it
wasalsocold.

Advanced

VERBSFOLLOWEDBYTHEPASTTENSE
Iwish,itsabouttime,its
hightime

Expressinghypothesis,
regret,decisionmaking
andtheneedfordecision
making

IwishIhad1million.
Itshightimewedidsome
work.
Itsabouttimehebought
anewcar.

Expressinghypotheses
anddeductionsinvarying
degreesofcertainty

Janewillbeinbedatthis
timeofnight.
Theyshouldhaveheard
thetelephone.Theymust
havegoneout.
Hecanthavefinishedhis
homework.Ifhehad,he
wouldhaveputitonmy
deskbynow.
Johnmightbesittingin
thetheatrealready.

Ihopetohearfromyou
shortly.Wecantaffordto
giveyouapayrise.Iwant
youtodosomethingfor
me.Itsverydifficultto
explain.Tellmewhereto
go/howtogetthere/
whattosay.Idloveto
havemethim.Hedoesnt
seemtohavedoneit.

DEDUCTION
Usingmodalverbs
followedbythenonfinite
andperfectnonfinite
verb
usingwill

THEINFINITIVE
Aftercertainverbs
Aftercertainadjectives
Afterquestionwords
Theperfectinfinitive





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Proficiency

Proficiency(C1)isthelevelnormallyusedbystudentsapplyingtouniversityorother
institutesofhigher/furthereducation
 asthe qualification which shows theyhave
internationalstudentcompetenceintheEnglishlanguage.Inrecognitionofthis,this
levelhasbeenredesignedandisnowsetinthecontextofacademiclife,withthe
emphasisonEnglishforacademicpurposes.Thetasktypesanditemstructures
themselvesremainthesame,butthereadingcomponenthasanacademicbiasinits
content,thesummarysectionisamoreformalprcisexerciseandtherearetwo
setsofoptionsforthewriting.

Themainchangefromthepointofviewofpreparingstudentsisthereforeinthe
writingsection.Candidatesmustchoosetheiressaytitlefromtwogroupsoffour
options,agroupofgeneralEnglishessaytitles,andagroupofacademicEnglish
essaytitles.Itisthereforerecommendedthatstudentswhowillwanttousethe
qualificationobtainedthroughthisexamforuniversityentrypurposesshouldchoose
theacademicwritingoption.Thisoptionwillincludeessaytitleswhichwillrequire
thecandidatetowriteastructuredargumentoranalysis.Specialisedsubject
knowledgeorextensiveworldknowledgewillnotbenecessaryasthisisnotwhatis
beingassessed.

Candidateswhoknowtheydonotandwillnotwanttousethisqualificationfor
specificallyacademicpurposes,butratherforpromotionatwork,forexample,may
choosethegeneralEnglishoption.Thisoptionwillinclude,asithasalwaysdone,the
chancetowriteanimaginativenarrativeoradetaileddescription.

AcCEPTstandsforAcademicCertificateintheEnglishProficiencyTest.Candidates
whochoosetheacademicwritingoptionwillhaveAcCEPTProficiencyontheirfinal
certificate.CandidateswhochoosethegeneralEnglishoptionwillhaveanormal
Proficiencycertificate.BothcertificatesarequalificationsatC1level.


SectionA25marks

GeneralEnglishComposition250300words

Therewillbefourtitlestochoosefrom,inthefollowingform:

1
Whataretheadvantagesanddisadvantagesoflivinginabigcity?

2
Describeindetailyourideaofaperfecttouristresort.

3
Writeanaccountofaverystrangeincidentwhichcannoteasilybeexplained.

4
Weshouldnotuseanimalsforourownbenefit.Discuss.


Reading & Writing


AcCEPTProficiencyLevel(threehours)

Reading & Writing

Proficiency

InthegeneralEnglishcompositions,themarkersarelookingforevidenceofagood
rangeofvocabulary,goodcontroloftensesandsentencestructure,andevidenceof
enoughlanguagetoaddressthetitleconvincingly.Agoodstructuretothe
compositionwillhelpitgainagoodgrade,butlivelyandcreativewritingisatleastas
importantasthestructure.LessformalEnglishmaybeusedifappropriatetothe
titlechosen.

AcademicEnglishEssay300350words

Therewillbefourtitlestochoosefrom.Theessaytitlescoverarangeoftopics,at
leastoneofwhichwillbesciencebasedforcandidatesmoreinterestedinthe
sciencesthanhumanitiesorsocialsciences.

1. TowhatextentdoyouagreewiththestatementthatThesubjectofa
universitydegreeisirrelevant.Itisbettertostudyanydegreethantogo
directlyintotheworkplace.

2. Traditionalchildhoodgamesareindangerofdyingoutinahightechculture.
Doyouthinkthatthesegameswilleventuallydieoutcompletelyasaresultof
computergames?Shouldthisbeacauseforconcern?Discuss.

3. Outlinetheargumentsbothforandagainststudentstakingagapyear
betweenfinishingschoolandgoingtouniversity.

4. Whatdoyouunderstandbythephrasescientificmethod?Givesome
examplesofscientificmethodtoillustrateyouranswer.

AcademicEnglishessaysareformalpiecesofwriting.Inadditiontoevidenceofa
goodrangeofvocabulary,goodcontroloftensesandsentencestructure,and
evidenceofenoughlanguagetoaddressthetitleconvincingly,markersarelooking
forawellstructuredpieceofwriting.Theessaymusthaveanintroduction,which
wouldtypicallypresentthequestionandoutlinetheargumentsthewriterwilluse,a
mainsectionorbodyinwhichthewriterwillpresentthedetailedideaswith
evidence,andaconclusionwithafinaldecisionorsummingupinwhichthewriter
makeshisorherpositiononthetitleclear.Thepreciseorganisationoftheessaywill
clearlydependonthespecifictitlechosen.


SectionB15marks

LetterWriting

Writealetterofapproximately150words.

Twopossibletasks,oneformal,oneinformal.


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Proficiency



SectionC30marks:20marksforquestions110,and10marksforquestion11.

ReadingComprehension

Thereadingtextwillbe530580words.

Thetopicwillbecomplexenoughtogeneratequestionswhichcanonlybe
answeredbyathoroughreadingofthetext.

Questions15aretrue/false/doesntsay.
Questions68are3partmultiplechoice.
Questions910aretwopartvocabularyquestions.

Question11

Thesummary(10marks)willbeonanaspectofthereading,notthereading
asawhole.Thecandidatemustwrite5075words.


SectionD10marks

SentenceTransformation.

Thisnowhastenquestionsplusoneexample.

Negativeinversionwillbetested,plusaselectionofthemorecomplex
aspectsofgrammarsuchasthethirdconditionaletc.

ThereisnospecificstructureslistforProficiencyLevel.


SectionE10marks

WordTransformation.

Tenquestionsplusoneexample.

Morecomplexvocabularywillbetested.


Reading & Writing

EachofthetaskswillbeadifferentfunctionrefertotheAdvancedlevellist
onpage45forguidance.

Candidatesneedtoknowthelayoutofthetwodifferentkindsofletters.

Reading & Writing

Proficiency


SectionF10marks

Gapfill

Tengapsplusoneexample.

Thetextwillbeamaximumof150words.

Thetextwillbeclear,i.e.factualorencyclopaedic.Lexicalitemsmaybe
testedbutonlyiftherearenomorethantwopossibleanswerstothegap.
Otherwise,grammaticalitemsaretested.




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Masters






SectionAListening10marks

Listeningcomprehension
Ten questions in total in a variety of formats (E.g. true/false, multiple choice).

The candidate hears an extended interview on a generic topic e.g. the travel,
holidays, or interests of the interviewee and marks the correct option.

The listening will be heard once.

SectionBListeningandWriting10marks

CombinedTask:ListeningandLetterWriting

Thecandidatehearsaradioadvertisementforaconcert,sportsoccasionor
similaractivity.Heorshetakesnoteswhilelistening.Thenotesthemselves
arenotmarkedaspartoftheexaminationbuthe/shewritesaletteras
instructedusingthem.

Theletterismarkedfortheaccuracyofinformationtransferredfromthe
listening,plustheappropriatenessandaccuracyofthelanguageusedfor
conveyingtheinformation.The listening will be heard twice.

SectionCUseofEnglish25marks

Part1(10marks)

SingleSentenceGapfill

Tensentenceswithonewordtofillin,ineachsentence.

Part2(15marks)

SentenceTransformation

Candidatesaregivenasentencewhichtheymusttransformintoanother
sentencewithascloseameaningaspossibletotheoriginalusingthewordor
phrasegiven.

TheUseofEnglishsectionoftheexaminationtestsawiderangeofgrammar,
usageandvocabulary,includingidiom.Thereisnosetsyllabusforthisasit
teststhedepthofknowledgeastudenthasobtainedfromusingthe
language,throughreading,listeningandspeakingitinavarietyofcontexts

Reading & Writing


MastersLevel(threehours)

Reading & Writing

suchasreadingnewspapers,magazinesandbooks,listeningtomusicand
theradio,watchingfilmsandT.V.,talkingtootherpeopleandsoon.

Masters



SectionDReadingmarks

TextMatching

Therearefifteenheadlinesandtenshortnewsstories.Thecandidate
matchestenoftheheadlineswiththenewsstories.

Thenewsstoriesareauthentic,takenfromrecentnewspapers.

SectionEReadingandWriting20marks

ReadingComprehension20marks

Thetextwillbe590620words.

Part1(10marks)

Candidatesmustreplacetenphrasesorwordsfromthepassagewithphrases
orwordsoftheirownsothatthearticlestillreadscorrectlyboth
grammaticallyandinthesenseofwhatissaid.Thewordstobereplacedare
allunderlinedinthetextsothattheymaybefoundeasily.Thissectiontests
thecandidate'sunderstandingofthetextasawhole,ofthespecific
vocabularyinvolvedandtheirabilitytoactivelyproducesimilarlevel
language.

Part2(10marks)

Candidatesareaskedtomakeasummaryinthetextofabout150words.

SectionFWritingmarks

Writing(combinedwithreading,above)

Onecompositiontitleisgiven.Thereisnochoiceoftopic.Thethemeofthe
compositionisrelatedtothethemeofthereadinginSectionE.The
candidatemustusehis/herownideas,thenotesgiven,andifhe/shewishes,
notestakenfromthereading,towriteastructuredcompositionwhichwill
includearguinganopinion,ofbetween350and450words.





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LISTENING
TESTS

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Listening

ALLLISTENINGTESTSARECOMBINEDWITHTHEREADING/WRITINGTESTSAND
WEIGHTEDAT20%OFTHETOTALMARKGIVEN


FIRSTSTEP20marks

JUNIOR20marks

x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x

10setsof4pictures.Ticktheword
heard.
5setsof4pictures.Tickthewordheard.
Dictationof5separatewords.
Listento5straightsentences.4options.
Tickthewordornumberheard.
Gapfilldictationof5wordsinshorttext.
Match5nameswithjobsetcfromlist.
Fiveconversations.4optionsforeach.
Gapfillof10words.
5true/falsequestions.
Fiveconversations.4optionsforeach.
Gapfillof10words.
10true/falsequestions.
Fiveconversations.4optionsforeach.
Gapfillof10words.
10true/falsequestions.
20worddictation.
Tenconversations.4optionsforeach.
Gapfillof10words.
10true/falsequestions.
40worddictation.

ADVANCED100marks

x
x
x

Formtofillin10gaps
Thenewswith10true/false
Gapfillof20words.

AcCEPTPROFICIENCY100marks

x
x

PRIMARY20marks

PRELIMINARY20marks

ELEMENTARY100marks

PREINTERMEDIATE100marks

INTERMEDIATE100marks

Gapfilloftwentywords
Answerphonemessagewith63part
multiplechoicequestions
x Thenews,with14true/falsequestions
x 10threepartmultiplechoicequestions,
respondingappropriatelyinsocial
situations.
Integratedintoexam:
x Tenquestions. Dialogue to listen to.

x Writenoteswhilelisteningandthen
writeletterusingthesenotes.Radio
advertofevent,placeofinterestetcto
listento.

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JUNIORLEVEL20marks

PartOne10marks

Wordrecognition.
Therearefivewordsetsoffourwordseach,fromtheJuniorLevelwordlist.
Onewordineachsetisthekeyandisspokenonthetape.Allthewordsare
nouns.Thewordswillnotappearonthetestpaper,butallthewordswillbe
illustrated,notjustthekey.

PartTwo10marks

Wordrecognitionandspelling.
Fivemorewordsfromthelist.Theyneednotallbenounsforexample
yellow,buttheywillnotbepurelygrammaticalwordsforexamplethe.
Thissectionhasnopictures.Itispurelyadictationtest.


PRIMARYLEVEL20marks

PartOne5marks

Worddiscrimination.
Fivesetsofoptions:time,number,date,shapeandprepositionsofplace.All
oftheoptionsaregivenonthepaper,eitheraspicturesoraswords.The
candidatehearsthekeywordontherecordinginasimplesentence.

PartTwo5marks

Wordrecognitionincontext.
Asimplegappedlisteningoffiveshortsentences,withthetextonthetest
paper.Eachsentencehasonewordmissingneverthefirstorlastword.The
missingwordcanbeanywordtype.




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Listening

FIRSTSTEPLEVEL20marks

PartOne20marks

Wordrecognition.
Therearefivesetsoffourpictures,allrepresentingwordsfromtheFirstStep
wordlist.Onewordineachsetisthekeyandisspokenontherecording.All
thewordsarenouns.

Listening

PartThree10marks

Listeningformeaning:
Matchfivenameswiththehobby,job,foodetcthattheybelongto.


PRELIMINARYLEVEL20marks

PartOne5marks

ListeningforMeaning.
Fiveconversations.4optionsgivenforeach.Thecandidatelistensand
choosesthecorrectoption.Therearedistractersintheconversation,butthe
answerisalwaysstatedexplicitlyatsomepoint.


PartTwo10marks

Wordrecognitionincontext.
Agappedlisteningwiththetextonthetestpaper.10gaps.Anywordtype
canbegapped.Themissingwordsareinaboxinrandomorderunderneath
thetext.

PartThree5marks

Listeningformeaning.
Candidateshearacontinuousreadingandmarkfivetrue/falsestatementson
theirpapers.Thestatementsappearintheorderinwhichtheycomeupin
thescript.


ELEMENTARYLEVEL100marks

PartOne20marks

ListeningforMeaning.
Fiveconversations.4optionsgivenforeach.Thecandidatelistensand
choosesthecorrectoption.Therearedistractersintheconversation,butthe
answerisstatedclearly.

PartTwo40marks

Listeningforwordsincontext.
Agappedlisteningwiththetextonthetestpaper.Thisnowhastengaps.




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Listening

PartThree40marks

Listeningformeaning.
Apassagewithtentrue/falsestatements,whichappearinthecorrectorder.

PREINTERMEDIATELEVEL100marks

PartOne20marks

ListeningforMeaning.
Fiveconversations.4optionsgivenforeach.Thecandidatelistensand
choosesthecorrectoption.Therearedistractersintheconversationandthe
answerisnotalwaysstatedexplicitly.

PartTwo20marks

Listeningforwordsincontext.
Agappedlistening,withtextonthetestpaper.Atthislevel,thereareten
gaps.


PartThree20marks

Listeningformeaning.
Apassagewithtentrue/falsestatements,whichwillappearinthecorrect
order.


PartFour40marks

Listeningformeaning,withwritingskills.
Adictationoftwentywordsexactly.Inordertosetthecontext,thecandidate
isgiveneitheronesentence,oranopeningremarkorquestionandthe
twentyworddictationisthesubsequentsentence(s)ortheresponse.

Thesentenceisspokenallthewaythroughatnormalspeedfirstandthen
readwithpausesforcandidatetowritein.


INTERMEDIATELEVEL100marks

PartOne20marks

ListeningforMeaning.
Tenconversations.4optionsgivenforeach.Thecandidatelistensand
choosesthecorrectoption.Therearedistractersintheconversationandthe
answerisnotalwaysstatedexplicitly.

Listening


PartTwo20marks

Listeningforwordsincontext.
Agappedlistening,withthetextonthepaper.Atthislevel,thereareten
gaps.


PartThree20marks

Listeningformeaning.
Apassagewithtentrue/falsestatements,whichwillappearinthecorrect
order.

PartFour40marks

Listeningformeaningwithwritingskills.
Adictationoffortywordsexactly,withnocontextsetter.
Thesentenceisspokenallthewaythroughatnormalspeedfirstandthen
readwithpausesforcandidatetowritein.


ADVANCEDLEVEL100marks


PartOne40marks

Listeningfor,andwritingin,information.
Aformtofillinwith10gaps.1willbeaspelling,2willbenumbersandthe
remaining7willbenames,colours,vocabularyetc.

PartTwo20marks

Listeningformeaning.
Thenews,with10true/falsestatements.


PartThree40marks

Listeningforwordsincontext.Gapstocompletefromamonologue.
Alisteningwith20gaps.



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ThelisteningfortheMastersLevelisintegratedintotheReadingandWriting
paper.



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Listening

AcCEPTPROFICIENCYLEVEL100marks

PartOne40marks

Listeningforwordsincontext.
Listeningwith20gaps.Usuallyfirstpersonstoryortestimony.

PartTwo12marks

Listeningforinformation.
Answerphone,touristinformationtapeetc.Six3partmultiplechoice
questionsintheorderinwhichtheycomeupontherecording.

PartThree28marks

Listeningformeaning.
Thenews,with14true/falsestatements.

PartFour20marks

Listeningforappropriateness,meaningandcontextinaspokensituation.
10threepartmultiplechoiceitems.Thecandidatechoosesthecorrectreply
toaquestionorstatement.
Wronganswersmaybeeitherinappropriateorhaveincorrectmatching
grammare.g

Wouldyoulikeacupofcoffee?
Yes,Idloveone.
Yes,Ihave.
Yes,itwasapleasure.

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PERFORMANCE
DESCRIPTORS

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Performance Descriptors

FIRSTSTEPLEVEL
Thestudent
x
x
x

hasabasicvocabularyrecognitionofabout100words
canreadandfollowsimpleinstructions
canunderstandthelanguageofbasicidentification



JUNIORLEVEL
Thestudent
x
x
x
x

hasabasicvocabularyrecognitionofabout200words
knowshowtodescribepresentactions
canidentifyanddescribebasiclocationandposition
canfollowashort,simplewrittentext



PRIMARYLEVEL
Thestudent
x
x
x
x
x

hasabasicactivevocabularyofabout300words
cantellthetime
candescribepresentactions,givepersonalandfamilyinformation,
describehabits,routines,andeverydayactivities
cancommunicatewhenandhowoftenanactionoreventtakesplace
canformquestionsandnegatives



PRELIMINARYLEVEL
Thestudent
x
x
x
x
x

hasabasicactivevocabularyofabout400words
cancommunicatepresentandpastevents,recentlycompletedactions
andlifeexperiences
cancommunicatewherethingsareandwhenthingshappen
canexpressopposites,comparisonsandownership
canaskquestions,answerquestions,andwritefullsentences


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Thestudenthassufficientactivevocabularyandstructuralunderstandingto
x
x
x
x
x

writeashortconnectedtextondescriptiveornarrativetopics
readandunderstandatextfromafamiliarrangeoftopics
askandanswerquestionsaboutpastorpresentevents
distinguishbetweenanduseavarietyoftensesinfamiliarcontexts:past,
presentandfuture
expressbasicintention,purpose,obligation,preferenceandadvice


PREINTERMEDIATELEVEL
Thestudenthassufficientactivevocabularyandstructuralunderstandingto
x
x
x
x
x

writeashortconnectedtextondescriptive,narrativeorimaginarytopics
readandunderstandatextfromafamiliarrangeoftopics
distinguishbetweenanduseavarietyoftenses:past,presentandfuture
askandanswerquestionsaboutpastorpresentorfutureevents
expressbasicintention,purpose,obligation,preference,advice,
agreementanddisagreement,hypothesisandprocess


INTERMEDIATELEVEL
Thestudenthassufficientactivevocabularyandstructuralunderstandingto
x
x
x
x
x

writeclearconnectedtextondescriptive,narrativeorimaginarytopics
readandunderstandtextsfrombothconcreteorabstracttopics
distinguishbetweenanduseavarietyoftenses:past,presentandfuture
askandanswerquestionsaboutpastorpresentorfutureevents
expressbasicintention,purpose,obligation,preference,advice,
agreementanddisagreementprocessandhypothesisincludingregret
andconsequence
repeatmessages,passoninformation,checkfacts


ADVANCEDLEVEL
Thestudenthasagoodactivevocabularyandstructuralunderstanding,andcan
x
x
x

writeclearconnectedtextondescriptive,narrative,imaginaryor
discursivetopics
writeletters,bothformalandinformal
understandandrespondtothemainpointsofatextonanytopic,
concreteorabstract

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Performance Descriptors

ELEMENTARYLEVEL

Performance Descriptors

x
x
x

uselanguagetoperformanyfunctionlikelytoariseinanormalsocialor
learningcontext
manipulatestructurestocreateemphasis,andvarystyleandidiom
listenandrespondtopassagesandquestionsinavarietyofforms,
deliveredatameasuredspeakingpace


AcCEPTPROFICIENCY
Thestudenthasaverygoodactivevocabularyandstructuralunderstanding,and
canthereforeundertakeacourseofstudyinEnglishinfurtherorhigher
education.Thestudentcansuccessfully
x

x
x
x
x
x
x

writeclear,organisedtextondescriptive,narrative,ordiscursivetopics,
includinggivingopinionandexplainingtheadvantagesanddisadvantages
ofagivenissue
writeletters,bothformalandinformal
readandrespondtoalongertextonanytopic,concreteorabstract
provideanaccuratesummaryofatext
uselanguagetoperformanyfunctionlikelytoariseinanormalsocialor
learningcontext
manipulatestructurestocreateemphasis,andvarystyleandidiom
listenandrespondaccuratelytopassagesandquestionsinavarietyof
formsandcontexts,deliveredatanormalspeakingpace


MASTERSLEVEL
Thestudentcanconfidentlymanipulatethelanguageanduseitbothforany
studyorprofessionalpurpose.Buildingonproficiencylevel,thestudentcan
successfully
x
x
x
x

takenoteswhilelisteningtoinformationgivenatnormalspeakingpace
andthenusethosenotesforatargetedtask
takenotesfromalongtextonanytopicandusethosenotestoarguea
caseinclear,organisedwrittentext
showunderstandingofavarietyoftextsinbothadetailedandglobalway
understandandproducelanguageinavarietyofstylesandidioms


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SPEAKING
TESTS

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Speaking Tests

IntroductiontoSpeakingTests

IfyourstudentsaretakingpartintheAngliaSpeakingTests,theywillneedextra
guidancetomakesurethattheyarewellprepared.Yourroleasateacherwillbe
veryimportanttothem,soyoushouldknowhowitworks.

Decidethelevel

Thevastmajorityofstudentswilltakethespeakingtestatthesamelevelastheyare
takingthereading/writingandlisteningtests.Thefactthatspeakingisanactiveskill
withouttimetoreflectandcorrect,istakenintoaccountinsettingthemarking
criteriaandtasktypesforeachlevel.Speakingtestsareoptionalatalllevels.The
speakingtestsareseparatelycertificatedatthefirst6levels.Whenthespeakingtest
istakenatthehigher4levelsitcomprises20%ofthetotalscore.Thecertificatesat
thehigher4levelswillindicateallfourlanguageskillsyouvetakenandwhichones
youveoptedoutof.Ifoptedoutofthespeakingtestatthehigherfourlevels,anda
candidatechoosestotakethespeakingtestatalaterstagethecandidatewill
receiveaseparatespeakingunitcertificate.

Prepareforthetest

ForthelevelsuptoPreliminary,thestudentsneedonlyprepareiftheywanttodo
somethingextraatthetest,likeperformarhyme,chant,poemorsong.From
Elementaryonwards,studentsareexpectedtopreparespecificpartsofthetest.
Pleaseusethepreparationtopicsinthissectionwhereprovidedtogivethestudent
anideaofwhattoexpectduringtheexamination.Moststudentsliketoprepare,so
perhapsyoucanhelpandsupportthem,possiblyorganisemockexaminations,so
thattheyknowwhattoexpect.

Takingtheexamination

ForthelevelsuptoAdvanced,youcanconducttheexaminations,ifyoumeet
AngliasExaminerrequirements,withyourownstudentsorifrequiredanexternal
examinercanconductthem.TheexaminationisrecordedasanMP3andsentto
AngliaExaminationsinChichester(UK)formoderation.AtProficiencyandabove,an
externalexaminermustconductthem.Allmaterialslikepictures,examformsand
instructions,willbesentatleastoneweekbeforetheexamdate.

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LEVEL

TIME
(mins)

MATERIALS TASK1

TASK2

TASK3

Student
preparation

FirstStep

57mins
for3students

warmup

a)naming
b)yes/no

understanding
wordgroups

no

Junior

58minsfor2
students

picturesor
objectsfrom
FirstStepword
list
fourA4pictures


warmup

optional
extension

Primary

58minsfor2
students

fourA4pictures

oddoneout
cards

warmup

answering
questionsabout
pictures
answering
questionsabout
pictures

no(unless
choosingthe
extension)
no(unless
choosingthe
extension)

Preliminary

69minsfor2
students

fivepicturesin
A4

listofquestion
words

warmup

answering
questionsabout
pictures

Elementary

1112minsfor
2students

discussion
topics


warmup

talkingabouta
familiarpicture

Pre
intermediate

1015minsfor
2students

rolecardsAand
B

warmup

preparedtalkand
followup
questions

roleplay

Intermediate

15minsfor2
students

discussion
topics

appointments
rolecards

planningan
eventrolecards

warmup

Prepared
discussion


Advanced

20minsfor2
students

AcCEPT
Proficiency

20minsfor2
students


discussion
warmup
topics

priority
orderingcards
listofdiscussion warmup
topics

a) structured
roleplay
making
appointments
b) discussionand
decision
making
around
organisingan
event
discussionand
decisionmaking
aroundpriority
ordering

Masters

20minsfor2
students

listofdiscussion warmup
topics


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preparedtalkand
discussion

Discussionof
recentissuesin
thenews,from
preparedshort
newsitems
Discussionof
recentissuesin
thenews,from
preparedlonger
newsarticles

oddoneout

3aoptional
extension

Spotthe
difference
informationgap
exercise
3aoptional
extension
Studentstudent
Interview
/discussion

no(unless
choosingthe
extension)

studentsmust
find3pictures
andprepareto
talkaboutthem
yesstudents
prepareaMy
favourite
topic
yesstudents
prepare
answerstothe
conditional
discussion
topics

yesstudents
prepareashort
talk

prepareddebate
anddiscussionon
topicalissues


yesstudents
preparetasks2
and3

prepareddebate
anddiscussionon
topicalissues

yesstudents
preparetasks2
and3

Speaking Tests

OVERVIEW


Speaking Tests
First Step

FIRSTSTEPLEVEL(57minsfor3students)

Task1:Warmup(1min)

Thestudentsanswertheexaminersquestions.
x MynameisX.Whatisyourname?.........
x Howoldareyou?..........

Task2a:Naming(12mins)

Theexaminerpointsatanobject,thecandidatesaystheword:
 e.g. acake


adog

Junior

Task2b:Yes/No(12mins)

Theexaminerasksyes/noquestions,thecandidateresponds.
 e.g. Isitabird?


Isthisyellow?

Isitanapple?


Isthisblue?

Task3:Understandingwordgroups(12mins)

Theexaminersaysagroupofwordsconsistingofnumber;colour;object.
Thecandidatepointsat,orpicksuptheobjectsorcards.

e.g. [giveme]threegreencars


[canyoufind]threegreencars?


[Andnow]tworeddoors;

Requirespreparationbythecandidate? NO


JUNIORLEVEL(58minsfor2students)

Task1:Introduction(12minutes)

Theexaminerencouragesthestudentstotalkaboutoneormoreofthe
followingtopics:
x name
x age
x family(parents;brothers;sisters)
x pets

Lotsofquestionpromptsareusuallyusedatthislevel.


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Speaking Tests
Junior

Task2:Answeringquestionsaboutpictures(45minutesmaximum)

Theexaminerhasthepicturesfacedownonthetable.Eachstudentpicks
one.





x Theexaminerpointstosomeobjectsforthestudentstonamein
turn.Whatsthis?
x Takingturns,thestudentsfindsomemore.


Examplequestions:


Whatsthis?(theexaminerpointstoanobject;thestudentanswers.)


Whereis..?


Whatcolouristhis?


Howmanyarethereinthepicture?




Whatcanyouseeinthepicture?

Task3:OptionalExtension(whereappropriate)(23minutesmaximum)
x Theexaminermayaskquestionsaboutthepicture.
x Theexaminermayaskanyorallofthechildrentoperformachant,
rhyme,songorpoemtheyknow.

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Primary


Requirespreparationbythecandidate? NO(unlesschoosingtheextension)


PRIMARYLEVEL(58minsfor2students)

Task1:Introduction(12mins)

Theexaminerencourageseachofthestudentsinturntotalkaboutoneor
moreofthefollowingtopics:

x
name
x
age
x
family(parents;brothers;sisters)
x
pets
x
favouritefood,colour,animal,etc.

Task2:Answeringquestionsaboutpictures(3mins)

Theexaminerhasthepicturesfacedownonthetable.Thestudentpicks
one.





x
Theexaminerpointstosomeobjectsandactionsforeach
studenttoname,andsayssomeforeachstudenttofind.
x
Thestudentsfindsomemoreinturn.

Speaking Tests

Eachofthestudentsmaypickanothercardorstaywiththe
first,accordingtohowwellitisgoing.

Primary
Preliminary


Examples:
Whatsthis?(theexaminerpointstoobject;thestudentanswers.)

Whereis?

Whatcolouristhis?

Howmanyarethereinthepicture?
Whatishedoing?
Whatcanyouseeinthepicture?

Task3:Oddoneout(12min)

x Theexaminershowsthestudentsoneofthewordsets,saysall
fourwordsaloudandthensayswhichistheoddoneout,and
why.
x Theexaminershowsseveralsetsofthesetothestudentsand
askstheminturnto
sayeachofthefourwordsaloud
saywhichistheoddoneoutandwhy.
 


Example:
e.g.cat,dog,cake,fish.Thecakeistheoddoneoutbecauseitsa
food.Itsnotananimal.
Readthesewordsnow,please.Whichistheoddoneout?Why?

Task3a:OptionalExtension(whereappropriate)(23mins)

x Theexaminermayaskanyorallofthechildrentoperforma
chant,rhyme,songorpoemtheyknow.

Requirespreparationbythecandidate? NO(unlesschoosingtheextension)


PRELIMINARYLEVEL(69minsfor2students)

Task1:Introduction(2mins)

Theexaminerinviteseachofthestudentsinturntotalkabouthim/herself
usinganyofthefollowingprompts.

1. family
x Haveyougotanybrothersandsisters?
x Whatarethedifferencesbetweenthem?
x Howoldarethey?
x Whoistheeldest/youngest?
x Haveyougotgrandparents?
x Doyouseethemoften?
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2. home
x
x
x
x
x
x
x


3. freetime
x Whatareyourhobbies?
x Whatisyourfavouritesport?
x Whatdoyoulikewatchingontelevision?
x WhatdoyoudoonSaturdays?(encouragepresentsimple)
x Whatdidyoudoyesterdayafterschool/lastweekend?
(encouragepastsimple)

Task2:Answeringquestionsaboutpictures(3mins)

Thestudentsaregiventhepicturesandeachofthemchoosesone.Asfaras
possibletheexaminerholdsitorpinsitupoutofreachofthestudent,or
placesthescreenoutofreachofthestudent,sothatheorsheisdiscouraged
fromansweringbypointingatit.Theexamineraskseachofthestudentsin
turnbothspecificandgeneralquestionsaboutthepicture.

What..?
Where..?
Howmany?
Why?

Task3:Spotthedifferenceinformationgapexercise(3mins)

Thestudentsaregivenonepictureeachoftheoddoneoutset.Theytalkto
eachothertofindwherethedifferencesareinthetwopictures.Theyshould
notshoweachothertheirpicturesbutquestioneachothertoworkoutthe
differences.Thecandidatesshouldtakethepicturesaspromptstousetheir
English.


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Preliminary

x
x

Canyoudescribeyourhouse?
Whatisyourfavouriteplace/room?
Whyisityourfavouriteroom?
Haveyougotabedroomofyourownordoyoushareit?
Whichisthebiggest/smallestroom?

Whereisthetelevision/computer/sofaetc(encourageuseof
prepositionsofplace:near,nextto,in,etc.
Haveyougotagarden?
Whatdoyoudointhegarden?

Speaking Tests

x Haveyougotanypets?
x Tellmeaboutyourpets/cat/dog/hamsteretc

Speaking Tests
Preliminary
Elementary

Possibleprompts:

Askyourpartner,Whereistheinyourpicture?
OrHaveyougotaninyourpicture?
OrWhatcolouristheinyourpicture?
OrHowmanysarethereinyourpicture?

Task3a:OptionalExtension(whereappropriate)(23mins)

Theexaminermayaskanyorallofthechildrentoperformachant,rhyme,
songorpoemtheyknow.

Requirespreparationbythecandidate? NO(unlesschoosingtheextension)


ELEMENTARYLEVEL(1112minsfor2students)

Task1:WarmUp/Introduction(3mins)

Theexaminerinviteseachofthestudentsinturntotalkabouthim/herself.

ExampleQuestions:
x Howmanybrothersandsistershaveyougot?
x Doyoulikeanimals?Haveyougotanypets?Whatdotheyeat,
etc?
x Doyougoonholidaywithyourfamilysometimes?Wheredo
yougo?

Task2:Talkingaboutafamiliarpicture(4mins)

Theexaminerinviteseachofthestudentsinturntotalkaboutthepictures
heorshehasbroughttotheexam.

Exampleconversation:
Thislookslikeaveryinterestingpicture.Tellmeaboutit.
...Whosthat?Whenwasittaken?(foraphotograph)Where
didyougetit?(forapicturefromamagazine).Whydidyou
choosethispicture?
(e.g.pictureoffamilyatthebeach)Doyougothereoften?
(e.g.pictureofafamousperson)Wouldyouliketobefamous/
apopstar/inaband?etc

Task3:DiscussionTopics(4mins)

Thestudentseachchooseatopicfromthelist.Theythenintervieweach
otheronthistopic.




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Pre-Intermediate

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Elementary

Task1:WarmUp/Introduction(24mins)

Theexaminerinvitesthestudenttotalkabouthim/herself.Thestudents
shouldaskeachotherquestions.

Task2:Preparedtalkandfollowupquestions(46mins)

Thestudentshavepreparedatopicthatstartswith:Myfavourite
e.g. myfavouriteholiday

myfavouriteperson

myfavouritemovie

myfavouritesubjectatschool

Thestudentsareinvitedtohaveaninteractiveconversation:theyaskeach
otherquestionsandcommentonwhatisbeingsaid.

Task3:Roleplay(46mins)

Thestudentsaregivenanunpreparedroleplayandactitouttogether.The
dialogueisguidedintheformofroleplaycards.Thebasicfactsaregiven;the
studentsshouldbeencouragedtoelaborate.

ExampleRolePlayCard:

Youandyourfriendareinchargeoforganisinganendofterm
summerpartywhichistobeheldoutside.Peoplewillbuyticketsfor
it,andtheprofitwillgotocharity.Planitnow.Decide:

Where?
When?




Speaking Tests

Exampletopics:
x myfavouritedayoftheyear
x myfavouriteTVprogramme
x howIspendmyfreetimeintheeveningsandatweekends
x mybestandworstsubjectsatschool
x whatIuseacomputerfor

Requirespreparationbythecandidate? YES,candidatesprepare3picturesto






talkaboutintask2


PREINTERMEDIATELEVEL(1015minsfor2students)

Speaking Tests
Pre-Intermediate
Intermediate

Andmakesureyoutalkaboutthefollowingsubjects:

x Whatfoodwillyouprovidefortheparty?Asitsoutside,shouldit
beapicnic?
x Whatkindsofdrinkswillbeavailable?
x Willyouhavemusic,orgames,orjusteatandtalk?
x Whocanyouasktohelpyouwiththeparty?
x Howwillyouadvertisetheparty?
x Howmuchshouldtheticketsbe?
x Whichcharitywillyouchoosetosendtheprofitto?


Requirespreparationbythecandidate? YES,candidatesprepareaMy






favourite.topicfortask2


INTERMEDIATELEVEL(15minsfor2students)

Task1:Introductorywarmup(24mins)

Askthestudentsaboutthemselvesandtheirhomes,families,hobbiesandsoon.

Task2:Prepareddiscussion(46mins)

Thetopicshavebeenhandedoutbeforehand.Thequestionsareall
hypotheticalconditions.

Thestudentstaketurnstosaywhattheywoulddo/beandansweranyfollow
upquestionsfromtheotherstudent.

Exampletopics:

Wherewouldyoumostliketospendaweekendwithfriends?

1. Shopping
2. Rockclimbing
3. Playingonthecomputer
4. Swimminginthesea
5. Horseriding
6. Doingnothingmuch




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TASK3A:FixingAppointmentsSTUDENTA

Itistheschoolholidays.Thisisyourdiary.

Speaking Tests

Task3:2partroleplay(46mins)

3A. Structured:Eachstudentisgivenahalfcompleteddiary.Theymust

makeappointmentswitheachother.
3B: Free:Thestudentsareaskedtoorganiseanevent,oraspectofan

event.

Example3A:
TASK3A:FixingAppointmentsSTUDENTB

Itistheschoolholidays.Thisisyourdiary.

GoandseeAuntyMariainhospital:
visitinghours24pm
Gotothegym10.00a.m.

4MONDAY








5TUESDAY



CinemawithJack,ToniandBridgetmeet
outsidethecinemaat7p.m.

5TUESDAY



MeetMumintownatlunchtimetoget
newtrainers.



6WEDNESDAY




Mumsbirthday.


Gotothegym10.00a.m.

6WEDNESDAY




Guitarexam(practical)2.20p.m.Broad
StreetSchool



7THURSDAY







Tomsbirthdayparty.

7THURSDAY




Dentist9.30a.m.

Tomsbirthdaypartyarriveanytime
after7.00

8FRIDAY




Swimmingclub3.305.00p.m.


Gotothegym10.00a.m.

8FRIDAY




Guitarexam(theory)12.00atthe
MemorialHall.



9SATURDAY




SupermarketSaturdayjob10.30 6.30
p.m.

9SATURDAY



Grandparents50 Wedding
Anniversary.DinneratBristolHotel
starting6.30pm

10SUNDAY




Hooray! OffcampinginItalywithfamily.
Leave4.30a.m.

10SUNDAY




th


Withyourpartner,arrange

x
togototheshopstogethertofindToma
birthdaypresent
x
togotothecinematogether
x
togoswimmingtogether


Withyourpartner,arrange

x
togotoafootballmatchORbasketball
matchtogether
x
tomeetatyourhomeoneday
x
tomeetbeforeTomsbirthdaypartyandgo
toittogether.


Example3B:
Youandyourpartnerhavethejoboforganisingapicnicfor10people.Thepicnicis
asurpriseforyourfriendsbirthday.

Thinkaboutwhatyouaregoingtoeatanddrink,whatkindofplatesetcyouwill
have(ifany)andhowyouaregoingtocarryittothepicnicplace.

Requirespreparationbythecandidate?
 






YES,candidatesprepareanswerstothe
conditionaldiscussiontopicsfortask2
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Intermediate

4MONDAY



Speaking Tests
Advanced

ADVANCEDLEVEL(20minsfor2students)

Task1:Introductorywarmup(24mins)

Eachstudentisaskedtointroducehimorherself.Thestudentsarepromptedtoask
eachotherquestionsabouttheirlives,families,hopesandsoon.

Task2:Preparedtalkanddiscussion(810mins)

Eachstudentgivesashortpresentation(23minutes)onatopicfromthelist.Then
studentsrespondtooneanotherspresentationsforabout3minuteseach.

Exampletopics:

1. TheOlympicsshouldnotbeheldindifferentcountrieseverytime.It
shouldalwaysbeheldinGreece.Doyouagree?
2. Itistoolatetosavetheplanet.Doyouagree?
3. Onedaycomputerswillbeabletothinkforthemselvesandevenhave
feelings.Doyouagree?
4. In20yearstime,ChinesewillbemoreimportantthanEnglish.Doyou
agree?
5. Religionisbestkeptjustasaprivatematter.Doyouagree?

Task3:Freediscussionanddecisionmaking(about8mins)

Priorityorderingeachstudentdrawsacardcontainingalistofsubjects,theorder
ofimportanceofwhichtheyhavetodecideonwiththeirpartnerbynegotiation.

Example:
Isyourschoolagoodone?Whatmakesagoodschool?
Decidewhichofthefollowingaremostimportantinmakingaschoolagood
onebyrankingtheminorderofimportance1(themostimportant)to12(the
leastimportant).
x INTERESTINGLESSONS
x STRICTDISCIPLINE
x AFRIENDLYHEADTEACHER
x GOODTEACHERS
x CLEVERSTUDENTS
x SUPPORTIVEPARENTS
x WELLBEHAVEDSTUDENTS
x ASTRONGHEADTEACHER
x NICENEWBUILDING
x AFRIENDLYATMOSPHERE
x GOODSPORTSFACILITIES
x GOODEQUIPMENT


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Proficiency

COMPUTERGAMESANDTHEINTERNET

Videogameswillbeforcedtocarrycigarettestyle
dangersofchildrensuseoftheinternet.DrByron
healthwarningsunderproposalstoprotect
wantsasinglestatutoryclassificationsystem.
childrenfromunsuitabledigitalmaterial.
Ratingswouldhavetobedisplayedprominentlyon
Thereport,commissionedbythePrimeminister
allpackagingmaterials,likehealthwarningson
inresponsetoagrowingmoralpanicaboutvideo
cigarettes,aswellasonshopdisplaycases.
Wehavetomakechilddigitalsafetyapriority.If
games,willconcludethattheycanharmthe
youareunder18,youshouldnotbeabletobuyan
developmentofchildrensbeliefsandvalue
18gameandifyouareunder12,youshouldnot
systemsanddesensitisethemtoviolence.Itwill
beabletobuya12game,shesaid.Shealso
alsorecommendthatretailerswhosellvideo
gamestoanyoneundertheageratingonthebox
wantsallgamesconsolestocontainblocking
shouldfaceaheftyfineoruptofiveyearsin
mechanismsthatwouldenableparentstoprevent
prison
childrenplayingunsuitablegamesonthem.
Thereport,writtenbyTanyaByron,aclinical
psychologist,isalsoexpectedtoaddressthe

MARCH272008AdaptedfromextractfromarticleinTheTimesp1


Speaking Tests

Requirespreparationbythecandidate? YES,candidatesprepareashorttalkon






oneofthetopicsfortask2


AcCEPTPROFICIENCY(20minsfor2students)

Task1:Introductorywarmup(upto4mins)

Theobjecthereistogivethestudentstheopportunitytofeelmorecomfortableandto
beabletowarmupbyaskingthecandidatestointroducethemselvesandtellwhythey
aretakingtheexamination.

Amongthequestionsusedare:
x Whatsyournameandnumber?(Thisisanecessarydoublecheckwiththe
nameandnumberpreviouslyrecorded).
x Wouldyoupleasetellsomethingaboutyourself?Otherquestionsare
admissiblesuchas:
x HowlonghaveyoubeenlearningEnglish?
x Whatareyourfutureplans?

Task2:Discussionofrecentissuesinthenews(upto8mins)

Thetworeadingswhichthestudentshavepreparedareonthetable.Eachcandidate
isaskedwhichreadingtheywouldliketotalkabout.

Candidatesbeginbytalkingaboutthearticleuninterrupted,afterwhichtheexaminer
willexploretheissueswiththem.

Example:

Speaking Tests
Proficiency
Masters

Pointstoconsider

x Howmanyhoursaweekdoyouspendplayingvideogamesorplaying
gamesonline?
x Isitsomethingonlyboysdo?
x Whatarethedangersofvideogamesorbeingonline?
x Doviolentgamesreallydesensitisetheplayerstoviolence?
x Wouldaclassificationandcensorshipsystemsuchasthiswork?
x Arethereanybenefits,educationalorotherwise,ofvideogamesand
onlinegames?

Task3:Prepareddebateanddiscussion(upto8mins)

Thelistoftopicsshouldbeonthetableinfrontofthestudents.Thereare
twogroupsoftopicswithfivestatementsineachgroup.Askeachcandidate
whichgroupoftopicstheyhavechosen.Thenchooseatrandomoneofthe
statementsinthosegroupsandinviteeachcandidateinturntospeakalone
foruptothreeminutes.Theobjectofthispartistoletthecandidatesspeak
uninterrupted,afterwhichyouwillstimulatedebatewiththem.Itisatthe
examinersdiscretionwhentobeginprompting.Thecandidateswillbe
allowedtospeakaloneforuptothreeminutesiftheyareable.

Exampletopic:

GROUPONE:TOURISM

1. Tourismwillhavetobeseverelyreducedtosavethe
planet.
2. Tourismisthesinglemostimportantwaywewillalllearn
tounderstandeachother.
3. Thereisabigdifferencebetweentourismandtravel.
4. Tourismisnotgoodforacountrybecausemostofthejobs
itcreatesarepoorlypaidservants.
5. Thepopularityoftourismprovesthatthisissomethingall
humanbeingslovedoing.

Requirespreparationbythecandidate? YES,candidatespreparematerialfor






tasks2and3


MASTERSLEVEL(20minsfor2students)

Task1:Introductorywarmup(upto4mins)

Theobjecthereistogivethestudentstheopportunitytofeelmorecomfortable
andtobeabletowarmupbyaskingthecandidatestointroducethemselvesand
tellwhytheyaretakingtheexamination.
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Amongthequestionsusedare:
Whatsyournameandnumber?(Thisisanecessarydouble
checkwiththenameandnumberpreviouslyrecorded).
Wouldyoupleasetellsomethingaboutyourselfandwhyyou
aretakingthisexamination?

Otherquestionscouldbeusedsuchas:
HowlonghaveyoubeenlearningEnglish?
Whydidyouwanttolearnit?
Whatdoyouexpecttobedoingin,say,20yearstime.
Howdoyouexpecttheworldtohavechangedbythen?

LOVECHEATS,NEPOTISMANDCORRUPTION:ROYALSCANDALINTHEANTHILLSOFSOCIETY

Antsmaybeheldupasidealsofsocialcooperationbuttheycanbeassneakyashumanbeingsand
theircoloniesarerifewithcorruptionwiththosefromtheroyallinetheworstoffenders.
DNAfingerprintingtechniqueshaveshownthatnepotismruleswhenitcomestodetermining
whichlarvaegrowuptobequeens.
Ithadbeenthoughtthatthiswaspurelyamatterofluck,butresearchershavefoundthatalarvaes
chancesofbecomingqueendependlargelyonwhowasitsfather.Ahandfulofbreedingmalespass
onageneticadvantagethatgivetheiroffspringamuchbetterchanceofgrowingupintoaqueen
insteadofbeingcondemnedtoalifeofdrudgeryasaworker.
Thefindingoverturnsthewidelyheldassumptionthatantsworkequallyforthebenefitofthe
wholecolonyinsteadoftheselfishpromotionoftheirownindividualgenes.
WilliamHughes,oftheUniversityofLeeds,wholedtheresearch,said:Thecoreprincipleofsocial
societiesisthattheyshouldbeegalitarian.Wevefoundthatthisisntalwaysthecaseandthatsome
ofthemalesarecheating.ThereisageneticinfluenceonRoyalty.
Untilthestudyidentifiedtheinheritedadvantage,ithadbeenthoughtthatqueenswere
producedsolelybynurture,withsomelarvaebeingfedspecialorextrafoodtohelptheir
development.Ithadbeenthoughtalllarvaecouldhavethatopportunity,DrHughesadded.Butwe
carriedoutDNAfingerprintingonfivecoloniesofleafcuttingantsanddiscoveredthattheoffspring
ofsomefathersaremorelikelytobecomequeens.
Theseantshavearoyalgeneorgenes,givingthemanunfairadvantageandenablingthemto
cheatmanyoftheiraltruisticsistersoutoftheirchancetobecomeaqueenthemselves.
Themechanismbywhichmaleantsareabletopassanunfairadvantagetotheiroffspring
remainsunclear,butresearchersbelievetheymustlimitthemselvesintentionally.
Iftoomanylarvaegrewintoqueensitcouldupsetthebalanceofthecolony,reducingits
survivalprospects.Moreover,theimbalancewouldprobablybenoticedbythecommonerworkers
whomightkillthesurplus.

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Task2:Discussionofrecentissuesinthenews(upto8mins)

Candidateshavepreparedthetwonewspaperarticlesforthislevel.Theyare
onthetable.Eachcandidateisaskedwhicharticletheywouldliketotalk
about.

Thecandidatesbeginbysayinganythingtheyhavetosayaboutthearticle
uninterrupted,afterwhichtheexaminerwillexploretheissueswiththem.

Example:


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Queenleafcutterantsundergomultiplematingsandareabletostorespermalltheirlives.Itis
thoughtthatmalespassingontheirroyalgenetotheiroffspringmatewithlotsoffemalesbut
provideonlyasmallquantityofspermeachtime.Thiswaytheyhavelotsofoffspringbutspread
throughseveralcolonies.
DrHughesadded:Themostlikelyexplanationhastobethattheantsaredeliberatelytaking
stepstoavoiddetection.Therarityoftheroyallinesisactuallyanevolutionarystrategybycheatsto
escapesuppressionbythealtruisticmassesthattheyexploit.
DrHughesandProfessorJacobusBoomsma,oftheUniversityofCopenhagen,saidtheroyal
genediscovery,publishedinthejournalProceedingsoftheNationalAcademyofSciences,debunks
thenotionofunadulteratedegalitariancooperationwithinantcolonies.
Whenstudyingsocialinsectslikeantsandbees,itsoftenthecooperativeaspectoftheirsociety
thatfirststandsout,hesaid.
However,whenyoulookmoredeeply,youcanseethereisconflictandcheatingandobviously
humansocietyisalsoaprimeexampleofthis.Itwasthoughtthatantswereanexception,butour
geneticanalysishasshownthattheirsocietyisalsorifewithcorruptionanditsroyalcorruptionat
that.

FromtheTimes12.03.08p5


Possiblepointstoexplore.

x Can/shouldwemakeanydeductionsabouthumansocietybylookingat
animalsociety?
x Howmuchofwhatwedoisnature(DNA,genes)andhowmuchis
nurture,doyouthink?
x Ishierarchyinsocietyinevitable?Isacompletelyegalitariansociety
possibletoachieve?
x Isconflictandcheatinginsocietyinevitable?Orisitpossibletoprevent
them?
x Caneverythingabouthumansocietybeexplainedbyevolution?Ifnot,
whatelsecouldexplainit?
x Isaworkerslifealwaysdrudgery?IsaRoyallifeadesirableone?


Task3:Prepareddebateanddiscussion(upto8mins)

EachcandidateisaskedwhichcardtheyhavechosenAorB.Oneofthefour
statementsischosenontheirchosencardandthecandidateisinvitedinturn
tospeakaboutit.Eachcandidateisalloweduptothreeminutestospeak
alone.
Theobjectofthispartistoleteachcandidatespeakuninterrupted,after
whichtheexaminerwillstimulatedebatewiththem.

Examplecard:
STATEMENT1

Peopleshouldhavetherighttochoosewhen,whereandhow
theydie.

STATEMENT2

Lifeissacred.Suicide,forwhateverreason,isalwayswrong.

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Requirespreparationbythecandidate?









YES,candidatespreparematerialfor
tasks2and3

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STATEMENT3

Lookingafteronesownyoungissobasicahumaninstinct
thatweshouldnottryanddenyit.Mothersshouldnever
leavetheirbabiesbeforetheyareaboutthreeyearsoldat
least.Iftheydothebabysuffersfrommotherdeprivationand
themothersuffersfrombabydeprivation.

STATEMENT4

Therearemanywaysofbringingupbabiesthatneednt
includethemotherasthepersonwhoiswiththemmostof
theday.Babiesneednotsufferfromthis;indeedtheyoften
benefitfromit.

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MarkingCriteriaSpeakingTests


D
M
P
R
U

= Distinction
= Merit
= Pass
= Refer
= Unmarked

FIRSTSTEP


COMMUNICATION/
CONTENT

PRONUNCIATION

RANGEOFVOCABULARY/
GRAMMATICALACCURACY

R

Thestudentisclearlyatease
withmostofthebasicwords
andminimalstructuresofthe
level.
Thestudentcanparticipatein Sufficientlyadequatetobe Thestudentknowssomeofthe
theactivitieswithsignificant understandable.
basicwordsandgrammatical
prompting.
structuresofthelevel.

Poor,butunderstandable Thestudentknowsafewofthe
Thestudentcanonly
atleastsomeofthetime. mostbasicwordsandgrammar
participateintheactivity
withalotofhelpand
neededforthelevel.
prompting.
Thestudentcannotgetgoing Thestudentcannotbe
Thestudentknowstoofew
intheactivityinspiteof
understoodmostofthe
wordstoparticipateinthetest.
seemingtotry.
time.

U

StudentsaysnothingorvirtuallynothinginEnglish.

D

C

P

Thestudentcancomfortably Clearlyunderstandable
participateintheactivities. throughout.


JUNIOR,PRIMARYANDPRELIMINARY


D

C

P

R
U

COMMUNICATION/
CONTENT

PRONUNCIATION

Thestudentcancomfortably Clearlyunderstandable
respondtotheexaminers
throughoutthetest.
questions.

RANGEOFVOCABULARY/
GRAMMATICALACCURACY

Thestudentisclearlyatease
withthebasicwordsand
grammaticalstructuresofthe
level.
Thestudentunderstandsthe Sufficientlyadequatetobe Thestudentknowsthebasic
examinermostofthetime
understandable.
wordsandgrammatical
andgivesacorrectanswerto
structuresofthelevel.There
atleasthalfthequestions.
maybeafewerrors.
Thestudentunderstandsa
Poor,butunderstandable Thestudentknowsthemost
goodproportionofthe
atleasthalfthetime.
basicwordsandgrammar
questions,andgivessome
neededforthelevelalthough
rightanswers.
thereareobvious
errors/omissions.
Acombinationofnot
Thestudentcannotbe
Thestudentknowsinsufficient
answeringandanswering
understoodmostofthe
basicwordsorgrammarto
wrongly,making
time.
participateinthetest.
communicationimpossible.
NocommunicationinEnglishtakingplaceatall.


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D

C

P

R

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COMMUNICATION

CONTENT

PRONUNCIATION

VOCABULARY

Communication
iseffectivefor
thesituation
eventhough
answersmaybe
shortand
hesitationmay
benoticeable.
Withinthe
limitationsofthe
levelthereis
goodinteraction.


Thereisactive
participation
duringthe
conversation,
evenifmany
promptsare
neededand
thereisalotof
hesitation.
Some
communication
withthe
examinertakes
placebutittends
tobeonlyon
repeated
prompts,only
withshort
answersandwith
limitedscopefor
active
participation.
Poor
communication
withthe
examiner.






Showstheability
tospeak
adequatelyabout
thesubjects.

Wordsarevery
wellarticulated
andcaneasilybe
understood.

Agoodrangeof
vocabulary
appropriatefor
thetasksatthis
level.

Canspeakabout
thesubjectsina
basicway,butno
morethanthat.

Wordsare
sufficientlywell
pronouncedto
beunderstood
evenifthereare
manymistakes.

Vocabularyis
verylimitedfor
thelevel,butis
justsufficientto
covermostofthe
subjects
discussed.

GRAMMAR

Thegrammatical
formsofthelevel
areconfidently
usedformostof
thetest.
Therewillbe
inaccuraciesand
inappropriate
useswhenthe
candidate
attempts
grammatical
formsoutsidethe
level.
Hastheabilityto Goodarticulation Anadequate
Thecandidates
speaksufficiently buttheremaybe rangeof
useofthe
aboutthesubject somemistakes. vocabularyis
grammatical
usedtocoverall formsofthelevel
andcanreact
thesubjects
adequately.
issufficientforall
discussed,
thetasks,
thoughhelpmay althoughthere
havetobegiven. maybeerrors.
Theremaybe
manyobviousor
evenbasic
mistakes,butthe
useof
grammatical
forms
appropriateto
thelevelis
adequatefor
understandable
exchangesto
takeplace.
Vocabularyisnot Thegrammatical
Verypoor
Cannotspeak
structures
atalladequate
intelligiblyabout articulation,
forthesituation. availabletothe
virtually
thesubjects.
candidateare
impossibleto
insufficient.
understand.
Therearevery
fewaccurate
structures
observedatall.
LittleornocommunicationinEnglishtakesplaceatall.


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PREINTERMEDIATE


COMMUNICATION

Communication
iseffectiveand
comprehensible
forthelevel.It
maymostlybe
D shortanswers
butareasonable
attemptatmore
extended
responsesis
madetoo.
Thereisactive
participation
duringthe
conversation,
C evenifmany
promptsare
needed.

Some
communication
withthe
examinertakes
P placewith
promptingand
assistancefrom
theexaminer.

Poor
communication
withthe
examiner.

R


U

CONTENT

PRONUNCIATION

VOCABULARY

Showstheability
tospeakmore
thanadequately
aboutthe
subjects,isclear,
andcanadd
personalviews.

Wordsarevery
wellarticulated
andcaneasilybe
understood.

Awiderangeof
vocabulary
appropriatefor
theleveliswell
used.

Hastheabilityto Goodarticulation Anadequate

speaksufficiently buttheremaybe rangeof
aboutthesubject somemistakes. vocabularyis
andcanreact
usedtocoverall
adequately.
thesubjects
discussed.

GRAMMAR

Thegrammatical
formsofthelevel
areusedwith
reasonable
confidencefor
mostofthetest.

Thecandidates
useofthe
grammatical
formsofthelevel
issufficientforall
thetasksatthis
level,although
theremaybe
errors.
Canspeakabout Wordsare
Vocabularyis
Theremaybe
thesubjectsbut sufficientlywell verylimitedfor obviousoreven
inaverylimited pronouncedto
thelevel,butis basicmistakes,
way.
beunderstood
justsufficientto buttheuseof
evenifthereare covermostofthe grammatical
forms
manymistakes. subjects
appropriateto
discussed.
thelevelisstill
adequate.
Cannotspeak
Verypoor
Vocabularyisnot Thegrammatical
intelligiblyabout articulation,
atalladequate
structures
thesubjects.
virtually
forthesituation. availabletothe
impossibleto
candidateare
understand.
insufficient.
Therearevery
fewaccurate
structures
observedatall.
LittleornocommunicationinEnglishtakesplaceatall.

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D

C

P

R

U

COMMUNICATION

CONTENT

PRONUNCIATION

VOCABULARY

GRAMMAR

Cankeepgoing
comprehensibly
andexpressmost
ofwhathe/she
wantstosay.
Theremaybe
pausingfor
grammaticaland
lexicalplanning.
Candomore
thanjustshort
answersor
sentencesbut
mayoccasionally
needtogoback
overphrases,
repairmistakes
etc.
Candidateis
reasonablyfluent
buthasfalse
startsand
repairs.
Candidatecan
managetasks
andcontribute
effectivelytothe
discussionbut
needsobvious
promptingand
helptokeep
going.
Pausesand
hesitation
indicatinglackof
adequaterange
incandidates
spokenEnglishto
copewiththe
tasksatthislevel.


Coversthe
subjectsof
discussion
satisfactorily.



Clear
pronunciation
and
stress/intonation
.


Usesappropriate
wordsandidiom
forthetasksat
thislevel.


Inaccuraciesand
inappropriate
uses,but
generally
confidentwith
thestructures
demandedbythe
tasks.

Coversthe
subject
adequately.

Reasonable.
Pronunciation
andstress/
intonation.

Adequatewords
andidiomforall
thetasksatthis
level

Mistakesare
madebutdonot
seriouslybreak
uptheflow.

Cancoverthe
subject
adequatelybut
needshelpand
prompting.

Mothertongue
easilydetected
andleadingto
odditiesinstress
andintonation,
butnotgenerally
interferingwith
understanding.

Justabout
adequatewords
andidiomforthe
tasks,with
promptingand
help.

Mistakesbutcan
keepgoingand
makehim/herself
understood.

Flowof
Vocabularytoo
pronunciation
limitedtobe
calledfunctional
andintonation
atthislevel.
notinspiring
confidenceinthe
speakerhaving
anintermediate
levelofspoken
English.
LittleornocommunicationinEnglishtakesplaceatall.

Doesnotcover
thesubject.Is
veryhesitant
aboutwhatto
say,evenwith
promptingand
help.


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Mistakes
indicating
intermediate
grammarin
spokenEnglish
notquite
achieved.

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D

C

P

R

U




COMMUNICATION

CONTENT

PRONUNCIATION

Canproduce
extended
stretchesof
languagewith
fairlyeventempo
andinteract
withoutplacing
strainonthe
participants.May
needtohesitate
andpausefor
thought.
Candidateis
reasonablyfluent
butsome
unevennessof
tempoand
longerpausesfor
thought.
Candidatecan
makehis/her
waythroughthe
interactionsbut
theeffortisvery
obviousand
couldbe
distractingfor
theflowof
conversation.
Pausesand
hesitation
indicatinglackof
adequaterange
incandidates
spokenEnglishto
copewiththe
tasks.


Coversthe
subjectsof
discussionwell.
Cantackleevery
aspectofthe
conversationand
discussionevenif
itisaneffort.


Good,clear
pronunciation
andstress
/intonation.


Usesavarietyof
appropriate
wordsandidiom.


Coversthe
subjects
satisfactorily.
Effortmadenot
toodistracting
forparticipants.

Reasonable.
Pronunciation
and
Stress/
intonation.

Adequatewords Mistakesare
andidiomforall madebutdo
thetasks.
notusually
breakupthe
flow.

Maynotsay
whathe/she
thinksbutrather
whathe/shecan
say,leadingto
blocked
discussion,but
notacomplete
stop.

Mothertongue
easilydetected
andleadingto
odditiesinstress
andintonation,
butnotgenerally
interferingwith
understanding.

Justabout
adequatewords
andidiomforall
thedebateand
discussion,even
ifsome
paraphrase
notedwhena
trueexpressionis
missing.
Vocabularytoo
limitedtobe
calledfunctional
atthislevel.

Doesnot
confidentlycover
thesubject.Is
veryhesitant
aboutwhatto
say.


VOCABULARY

Flowof
pronunciation
andintonation
notinspiring
confidenceinthe
speakerhaving
anadvanced
levelofspoken
English.
LittleornocommunicationinEnglishtakesplaceatall.

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GRAMMAR

Some
inaccuracies
and
inappropriate
uses,but
generally
confidentwith
thestructures
demandedby
thetasks.

Mistakes,but
cancontinue
andmake
him/herself
understood.

Mistakes
indicating
advanced
grammarin
spokenEnglish
notquite
achieved.

D

C

P

R

U

COMMUNICATION

CONTENT

PRONUNCIATION

VOCABULARY

GRAMMAR

Candidatecan
express
him/herself
fluentlyand
spontaneously.
Sentencesare
wellformulated.
Willonlyhesitate
whenthetopicof
discussionis
difficult.
Candidateis
fluentwithout
muchhesitation
Candidatekeeps
theconversation
goingwell.
Answersand
reactionsareto
thepoint.
Functionally
competentinthe
language.
Candidateis
fluentbutpauses
andhesitatesand
deliverydoesnot
alwayscome
acrossas
effortless.


Pausesand
hesitation
indicatinglackof
spontaneityin
candidate's
abilitytouse
spokenEnglish.

Coversthe
subjectverywell.
Cantackleevery
aspectofthe
conversationand
discussion
withoutobvious
effort.


Good,clear
pronunciation
and
stress/intonation
.


Usesgood
varietyof
appropriate
wordsandidiom.
Isnotworriedby
thedifferent
turnsthe
conversation
takes

Rareinaccuracies
and
inappropriate
uses.

Coversthe
subjects
satisfactorily.

Confident
pronunciation
andstress/
intonation.

Goodvarietyof
wordsandidiom
withouttoo
muchobservable
effort.

Afewmistakes
andoccasional
inappropriate
utterances.


Coversthe
subjects.Maygo
roundpoints,
too,togetovera
difficultyin
expressing
something.

Mothertongue
easilydetected
andleadingto
odditiesinstress
andintonation,
butnotgenerally
interferingwith
understanding.

Adequatewords
andidiomforall
thedebateand
discussion,even
ifsome
paraphrase
notedwhena
trueexpressionis
missing.
Doesnot
Flowof
Vocabularytoo
confidentlycover pronunciation
limitedtobe
thesubject.Is
andintonation
calledfully
functionalinany
hesitantabout
notinspiring
whattosayfor
confidenceinthe situation.
languagereasons speaker's
ratherthan
proficiencyin
conceptualones. spokenEnglish.
LittleornocommunicationinEnglishtakesplaceatall.

89

Somemistakes.

Mistakes
indicating
proficient
grammarin
spokenEnglish
notquite
achieved.

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D

C

P

R

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COMMUNICATION

Candidateis
completely
fluent,andfully
functionalin
spokenEnglish.
Sentencesare
wellformulated.
Reactionsand
answersare
appropriatein
lengthandtothe
point.Nomore
hesitationthana
nativespeaker
mightemploy
whilethinking
aboutwhatto
say.
Candidateis
fluentwithout
muchhesitation
Candidatekeeps
theconversation
goingwell.
Answersand
reactionsareto
thepoint.
Fullyfunctional
almosttonative
speakerlevel.
Candidateis
fluentbut
hesitatesto
considerhis/her
wordsalittle
morethana
nativespeaker
might.

Pausesand
hesitation
indicatingthat
candidatehas
notgotafull
masteryofthe
spokenlanguage
yet.

CONTENT

Fullycoversthe
subject.
Unfazedbyany
subject.Only
hesitation
conceptual
ratherthan
linguistic.

PRONUNCIATION

VOCABULARY

GRAMMAR

Good,clear
pronunciation
andstress
/intonation.
Skilleduseofthe
rhythmofthe
conversation.

Useswidevariety
ofappropriate
wordsandidiom.
Isnotworriedby
anyturnthe
conversation
mighttake.

Veryrare
inaccuraciesin
grammar.
Veryfew
inappropriate
uses,whichmay
beseenalsonot
asmistakesbut
aspartofthe
candidate's
personaldialect.

Goodvarietyof
wordsandidiom
without
observable
effort.

Raremistakes.
Veryoccasional
inappropriacies,
butthesenever
interferingwith
theflowofthe
conversation.

Coversthe
Goodconfident
subjectverywell. pronunciation
andstress/
intonation.

Coversthe
subject
adequately.
Keepstheflow.

Mothertongue Adequatevariety
easilydetected ofwordsand
andleadingto
idiomforallthe
someslight
debateand
odditiesinstress discussion.
andintonation,
butnot
interferingwith
understanding.
Doesnot
Flowof
Vocabularytoo
confidentlycover pronunciation
limitedtobe
thesubject.Is
andintonation
calledfully
hesitantabout
notinspiring
functionalinany
whattosayfor
confidenceinthe situation.
languagereasons speaker's
ratherthan
masteryof
conceptualones. spokenEnglish.
LittleornocommunicationinEnglishtakesplaceatall.

90

Occasional
mistakes,but
thesestill
incidental.

Mistakesmore
thanincidental
indicatingtotal
masteryof
grammarin
spokenEnglish
notquite
achieved.



VOCABULARY
LISTS

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Vocabulary Lists

GrammaticalKey

FirstStepalphabeticalvocabularylist




WordsinredaretheAmerican(US)form/equivalentfor
thecorrespondingBritishword.


adj
adv
conj
det
excl
int
n
poss
prep
pron
v

adjective
adverb
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
interrogative
noun
possessive
preposition
pronoun
verb

A
adet
andet


animaln
applen

B
babyn
balln
bananan
bedn


biken
birdn
blackadj
blueadj

bookn
boxn
brothern
busn

chairn
chocolaten
colourv+n(color)

computern
crossv+n

doorn
downadv+prep

drawv

C
caken
carn
catn


D
dayn
dogn


E
earsn
eggn


eightdet
eyesn

F
facen
fathern
fishn


fivedet
flowern
foodn

footballn(soccer)
fourdet
Fridayn

G
goodbyeexcl


greenadj

H
helloexcl


housen

I
itpron


L
lettern

linen

listenv

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Mondayn


mothern

mouthn

N
ninedet


nosen

O
onedet


P
penn


R
redadj


S
Saturdayn
schooln
sevendet


sistern
sitv
sixdet

standv
stopv
Sundayn

thedet
threedet
Thursdayn
touchv
tickv+n

trainn
treen
Tuesdayn
twodet

whiteadj
windown

wordn

T
tablen
teachern
televisionn
tendet
tennisn


U
upadv+prep


W
Wednesdayn
weekn


Y
yellowadj


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GrammaticalKey

JuniorLevelalphabeticalvocabularylist





WordsinredaretheAmerican(US)form/equivalentfor
thecorrespondingBritishword.


adj
adv
conj
det
excl
int
n
poss
prep
pron
v

adjective
adverb
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
interrogative
noun
possessive
preposition
pronoun
verb

A
amv
answern
Apriln


arev
armn
atprep

Augustn

bestadj+adv
bicyclen
bigadj
biscuitsn(cookie)
blackboardn
boatn
bodyn

bootsn
bowln
boyn
breakfastn
brownadj

clockn
clothesn
cookv+n
crocodilen

cupn
cupboardn

dolphinn
dressn
drinkv+n

duckn

elephantn
elevendet

examn

floorn
foot/feetn
forkn
fourteendet

friendn
fruitn

glassn
gov

grassn
greyadj(gray)

B
bagn
basketballn
bathn
bathroomn
bearn
bedroomn
behindprep


C
carrotn
cassetteplayern
childrenn
classroomn


D
Decembern
deskn
dinnern


E
eatv
eighteendet


F
familyn
favouriteadj(favorite)
Februaryn
fifteendet


G
gardenn
girln


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hamburgern
handsn
happyadj
hasv


hatn
havev
hepron
headn
helicoptern

herpron
hispron
homen
hotdogn

inprep
infrontofprep

isv
itspossadj+pron

I
Ipron
icecreamn


J
Januaryn
juicen


Julyn
Junen

K
kitchenn


knifen

L
legsn
lemonn


lionn
livingroomn

lunchn

mealn
milkn
monkeyn

monthn
mousen
myposs

nineteendet
noexcl

Novembern
numbern

omeletten(omelet)
onprep
orangeadj+n

ourpossadj
ourspron

penguinn
photon
picturen
pinkadj
pizzan

planen
platen
playv
potaton
purpleadj

M
Marchn
matn
Mayn


N
nearprep
newadj


O
Octobern
octopusn
oldadj


P
parkn
parrotn
peachn
pearn
penciln


Q
questionn



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R
rabbitn
radion


readv
rubbern(eraser)

rulern

shirtn
shoesn
shopn+v
shortadj
sixteendet
skirtn
smalladj

snaken
socksn
sportn
starfishn
steakn
storyn
swimv

tigern
tomaton
trainersn(sneakers)
trousersn(pants)

Tshirtn
twelvedet
twentydet

S
sadadj
saladn
sentencen
Septembern
seventeendet
sharkn
shepron


T
talladj
theirpossadj
theyposs
thirteendet


U
underadj


V
vasen
vegetablen


videon
volleyballn

W
watchv+n
wepron


wearv
whalen

writev

youpron
youngadj

yourpossadj

Y
yearn
yesexcl


Z
zebran


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WordsinredaretheAmerican(US)form/equivalentfor
thecorrespondingBritishword.


adj
adv
conj
det
excl
int
n
poss
prep
pron
v

adjective
adverb
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
interrogative
noun
possessive
preposition
pronoun
verb

A
aeroplanen(airplane)
alwaysadv
andconj


armchairn
armyn
atthemomentprep

auntn

breadn
businessmann
businesswomann

butconj
butterv+n
buyv

chipsn(fries)
cineman(movie
theater)
circlen
cityn
cleanadj+v
cleveradj
coatin

coffeen
coldadj+n
countryn
countrysiden
cousinn
cowsn

dov
doctorn

drivev
drumv+n

B
baseballn
beachn
becauseconj


C
cabbagen
cafn
canv
carparkn
castlen
cheesen
cherryn
chickenn


D
Dadn
dearadj


E
eveningn


everydet

F
farmn
farmern
fieldn
filmv+n


fishv
flatn(apartment)
footballmatchn
(soccermatch)

foxn
frogn
fromprep

goodadj
grandfathern
grandmothern

guitarn
gunn

G
getupv
giraffen
goldfishn


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H
halfadj+n
havegotv
henn


hippon
homeworkn
horsen

hotadj
howmanyint

J
jacketn


jeansn

K
ketchupn


kiten

L
lemonaden
lessonn
likeprep+v


littleadj
livev
lookv

lorryn(truck)
lovev

mirrorn
moonn
morningn
motorbicyclen

motorbiken
mountainn
Mumn(Mom)

nextadj+adv
niceadj

nowadv

oftenadv

orconj

petn
pianon
policemann

policewomann
puppetn

restaurantn
ridev+n

runv

sleepv
snown
sofan
soldiern
sometimesadv
spidern

spoonn
squaren
starn
startv
strawberryn
studentn

M
magazinen
makev
man/menn
melonn


N
neveradv
newspapern


O
officen


P
paintv+n
paintbrushn
pastn+prep


Q
quartern


R
rainv+n
rectanglen


S
sandwichn
sean
secretaryn
sheepn
shopassistantn
showerv+n

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supermarketn
sweetsn(candy)

swimmingpooln

thempron
thereadv
thesedet+pron
thingn
thisdet+pron
thosedet+pron
tiev+n

toprep
todayadv+n
townn
towncentren(town
center)
tractorn
trianglen

understandv

usuallyadv

T
talkv
taxin
tean
tellv
tennisracketn
testv+n
thatdet+pron


U
unclen


V
veryadv


villagen

W
walkv
wantv
wardroben(closet)
washv
watern


weekendn
whatint
whenadv+conj+int
whereint+pron
whopron

Z
zoon


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whyint
windn
woman/womenn
workv+n

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sugarn
sunn


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GrammaticalKey

PreliminaryLevelalphabeticalvocabularylist





WordsinredaretheAmerican(US)form/equivalentfor
thecorrespondingBritishword.


adj
adv
conj
det
excl
int
n
poss
prep
pron
v

adjective
adverb
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
interrogative
noun
possessive
preposition
pronoun
verb

A
accidentn
adventuren
afternoonn
airhostessn


airportn
American
angryadj
answerv

apricotn
arrivev
artistn

blowv
boredadj
borrowv
bossn
braceletn
breakv

breakdownphrasalv
brilliantadj+n
buildv
butterflyn

chimneyn
Chinan
circusn
climbv+n
closev+adj+adv+n
cloudsn
clownn
clubn
coconutn
colan(coke)

comev
comeonphrasalv
comfortableadj
comicn
competitionn
cookern
cricketn
crispsn(chips)
curtainsn

dinosaurn
dishn
dolln
donkeyn
downstairsadj+adv

dressingtablen
dropv
DVDn

enjoyv
Englandn
escapev+n

excitedadj
excitingadj

B
balconyn
balloonn
beann
beardn
beginv
blanketn


C
callv+n
cameln
cameran
campsiten
cardn
carpetn
carryv
catchv
chasev
chefn

D
dancev+n
daughtern
decorationn
deliverv
dentistn


E
earachen
earringsn
emailn


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factoryn
failv
fairn
fairyn
fallv
fatadj
feelv
findv
fingersn


finishv+n
firemann
firefightern
flamingon
fluten
flyn
fogn
Francen
fridgen

friendlyadj+adv
frightenv
frightenedadj
fryingpann
funn
funnyadj


glassesn
goaln
goatn
golfn

grapen
greatadj+adv
Greecen
groundn

hobbyn
hockeyn
holdv
hoteln
hungryadj

hurtv
hurricanen
husbandn

interestingadj
invitev
invitationn

islandn

G
gamen
ghostn
giftn
givev


H
handbagn
hatev
headachen
hidev+n
hillsn


I
icehockeyn
iceskatingn
illadj(sick)


J
jellyfishn
jewelleryn(jewelry)


jumpv
junglen

K
keepv
keyn


kickv+n
kindadj+n

kittenn
kneesn

lawnn
leafn
leavev
lettern
libraryn

lonelyadj
losev
luckyadj

meetv
moustachen
movev

mugn

L
ladyn
laken
largeadj
lastadj+adv+n
laughv+n


M
machinen
managern
marketn


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N
naughtyadj
necklacen


neighbourn
(neighbor)

nursen

ovenn
Ow!excl

owln

plantn
playgroundn
(football)playern
pocketn
popcornn
postmann
(mailcarrier)
postcardn
practisev+n
presentn
Presidentn
prisonn

professorn
programmen
(program)
puppyn
pursen
pushv+n
putv
putonphrasalv
puzzlen
pyjamasn

ringn
rivern
robotn
roofn

rosen
rugn

shoppingcentren
(center)
shortsn
shouldern
shoutv+n
showv+n
singv
skateboardn
skatingn
skiingn
skyn
sliden+v
snowboardingnPR
snowmann
sonn
soupn
spaghettin
speakv

spendv
spinachn
sportscentren
(center)
stairsn
stationn
stomachn
stomachachen
stayv
stealv
stopv
suitn
sweepv
swimmingcostumen
swimmingshortsn
(swimmingtrunks)
swingn+v

O
onionn
openv


P
pancaken
parkv
pastan
passv+n
payv+n
pean
peacockn
pickv+n
pickupphrasalv
pign
pineapplen
pizzerian

Q
quiteadv


R
rainbown
raincoatn
reallyadv
ricen


S
sailv+n
sailingn
sandn
sandcastlen
saucepann
saucern
saxophonen
scaredadj
scarfn
scaryadj
screamv+n
seagulln
seev
sendv
sharev+n
shelfn
shelln
shinev

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takev+n
takeoffphrasalv
teethn
teachv
teamn
teddyn
tentn
terribleadj
theatren(theater)


thinadj
thirstyadj
throwv
throwawayphrasalv
ticketn
tiredadj
toesn
tomorrowadv+n
tonightadv+n

toothn
toothachen
toweln
travelv
tripn
tryv+n
tryonphrasalv
tulipn
tunneln

U
umbrellan

upstairsadj+adv

V
vetn


violinn

visitv+n

warmadj+v
washingn
wifen

winv+n
wonderfuladj
Wow!excl

W
waitern
waitressn
walln


Y
yesterdayadj+adv+n


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GrammaticalKey

Combinedalphabeticalvocabularylist

F
FirstencounteredatFirstStepLevel
J
FirstencounteredatJuniorLevel
P
FirstencounteredatPrimaryLevel
Pr
FirstEncounteredatPreliminaryLevel
WordsinredaretheAmerican(US)form/equivalentfor
thecorrespondingBritishword.


adj
adv
conj
det
excl
int
n
poss
prep
pron
v

adjective
adverb
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
interrogative
noun
possessive
preposition
pronoun
verb

A
adetF
accidentnPr
adventurenPr
aeroplanen(airplane)P
afternoonnPr
airhostessnPr
airportnPr
alwaysadvP
amvJ
AmericanPr


andetF
andconjP
angryadjPr
animalnF
answernJ
answervPr
applenF
apricotnPr
AprilnJ
arevJ

armnJ
armchairnP
armynP
arrivevPr
artistnPr
atprepJ
atthemomentprepP
AugustnJ
auntnP

bestadj+advJ
bicyclenJ
bigadjJ
bikenF
birdnF
biscuitsn(cookie)J
blackadjF
blackboardnJ
blanketnPr
blowvPr
blueadjF
boatnJ
bodynJ
booknF
bootsnJ
boredadjPr
borrowvPr
bossnPr
bowlnJ

boxnF
boynJ
braceletnPr
breadnP
breakvPr
breakdownphrasalvPr
breakfastnJ
brilliantadj+nPr
brothernF
brownadjJ
buildvPr
busnF
businessmannP
businesswomannP
butconjP
butterv+nP
butterflynPr
buyvP

canv+nP
carnF
carparknP
cardnPr
carpetnPr
carrotnJ
carryvPr

cassetteplayernJ
castlenP
catnF
catchvPr
chairnF
chasevPr
cheesenP

B
babynF
bagnJ
balconynPr
ballnF
balloonnPr
banananF
baseballnP
basketballnJ
bathnJ
bathroomnJ
beachnP
beannPr
bearnJ
beardnPr
becauseconjP
bednF
bedroomnJ
beginvPr
behindprepJ


C
cabbagenP
cafnP
cakenF
callv+nPr
camelnPr
cameranPr
campsitenPr

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climbv+nPr
clocknJ
closev+adj+adv+nPr
clothesnJ
cloudsnPr
clownnPr
clubnPr
coatinP
coconutnPr
coffeenP
colan(coke)Pr
coldadj+nP
colourv+n(color)F
comevPr
comeonphrasalvPr
comfortableadjPr

comicnPr
competitionnPr
computernF
cookv+nJ
cookernPr
countrynP
countrysidenP
cousinnP
cowsnP
cricketnPr
crispsn(chips)Pr
crocodilenJ
crossv+nF
cupnJ
cupboardnJ
curtainsnPr

dinosaurnPr
dishnPr
dovP
doctornP
dognF
dollnPr
dolphinnJ
donkeynPr
doornF
downadv+prepF
downstairsadj+advPr

drawvF
dressnJ
dressingtablenPr
drinkv+nJ
drivevP
dropvPr
drumv+nP
ducknJ
DVDnPr

elephantnJ
elevendetJ
emailnPr
enjoyvPr
EnglandnPr
escapev+nPr
eveningnP

everydetP
examnJ
excitedadjPr
excitingadjPr
eyesnF

favouriteadj(favorite)J
FebruarynJ
feelvPr
fieldnP
fifteendetJ
filmv+nP
findvPr
fingersnPr
finishv+nPr
firemannPr
firefighternPr

fishnF
fivedetF
flamingonPr
flatn(apartment)P
floornJ
flowernF
flutenPr
flynPr
fognPr
foodnF
foot/feetnJ

D
DadnP
dancev+nPr
daughternPr
daynF
dearadjP
DecembernJ
decorationnPr
delivervPr
dentistnPr
desknJ
dinnernJ


E
earachenPr
earringsnPr
earsnF
eatvJ
eggnF
eightdetF
eighteendetJ


F
facenF
factorynPr
failvPr
fairnPr
fairynPr
familynJ
fallvPr
farmnP
farmernP
fatadjPr
fathernF

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chefnPr
cherrynP
chickennP
childrennJ
chimneynPr
ChinanPr
chipsn(fries)P
chocolatenF
cineman
(movietheater)P
circlenP
circusnPr
citynP
classroomnJ
cleanadj+vP
cleveradjP

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footballn(soccer)F
footballmatchnP
forknJ
fourdetF
fourteendetJ
foxnP
FrancenPr


FridaynF
fridgenPr
friendnJ
friendlyadj+advPr
frightenvPr
frightenedadjPr
frognP

fromprepP
fruitnJ
fryingpannPr
funnPr
funnyadjPr

govJ
goalnPr
goatnPr
goldfishnP
golfnPr
goodadjP
goodbyeexclF
grapenPr
grandfathernP
grandmothernP

grassnJ
greatadj+advPr
GreecenPr
greenadjF
greyadj(gray)J
groundnPr
guitarnP
gunnP

headachenPr
helicopternJ
helloexclF
hennP
herpronJ
hidev+nPr
hillsnPr
hipponP
hispronJ
hobbynPr
hockeynPr
holdvPr
homenJ

homeworknP
horsenP
hotadjP
hotdognJ
hotelnPr
housenF
howmanyintP
hungryadjPr
hurtvPr
hurricanenPr
husbandnPr

inprepJ
infrontofprepJ
interestingadjPr
invitevPr
invitationnPr

isvJ
islandnPr
itpronF
itspossadj+pronJ

jewelleryn(jewelry)Pr
juicenJ
JulynJ
jumpvPr

JunenJ
junglenPr

G
gamenPr
gardennJ
getupvP
ghostnPr
giftnPr
giraffenP
girlnJ
givevPr
glassnJ
glassesnPr


H
hairnJ
halfadj+nP
hamburgernJ
handbagnPr
handsnJ
happyadjJ
hasvJ
hatnJ
hatevPr
havevJ
havegotvP
hepronJ
headnJ


I
IpronJ
icecreamnJ
icehockeynPr
iceskatingnPr
illadj(sick)Pr


J
jacketnP
JanuarynJ
jeansnP
jellyfishnPr


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keepvPr
ketchupnP
keynPr
kickv+nPr


kindadj+nPr
kitchennJ
kitenP
kittennPr

kneesnPr
knifenJ

lemonadenP
letternPr
lessonnP
letternF
librarynPr
likeprep+vP
linenF
lionnJ
listenvF
littleadjP

livevP
livingroomnJ
lonelyadjPr
lookvP
lorryn(truck)P
losevPr
lovevP
luckyadjPr
lunchnJ

meetvPr
melonnP
milknJ
mirrornP
MondaynF
monkeynJ
monthnJ
moonnP
morningnP
mothernF

motorbicyclenP
motorbikenP
mountainnP
mousenJ
moustachenPr
mouthnF
movevPr
mugnPr
Mumn(Mom)P
mypossJ

newadjJ
newspapernP
nextadj+adv+prepP
niceadjP
ninedetF
nineteendetJ

nosenF
NovembernJ
nowadvP
numbernJ
nursenPr

onprepJ
onedetF
onionnPr
openvPr
orconjP
orangeadj+nJ

ourpossadjJ
ourspronJ
ovennPr
Ow!exclPr
owlnPr

L
ladynPr
lakenPr
largeadjPr
lastadj+adv+nPr
laughv+nPr
lawnnPr
leafnPr
leavevPr
legsnJ
lemonnJ


M
machinenPr
magazinenP
makevP
man/mennP
managernPr
MarchnJ
marketnPr
matnJ
MaynJ
mealnJ


N
naughtyadjPr
nearprepJ
necklacenPr
neighbourn
(neighbor)Pr
neveradvP


O
OctobernJ
octopusnJ
officenP
oftenadvP
oldadjJ
omeletten(omelet)P


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P
paintv+nP
paintbrushnP
pancakenPr
parknJ
parkvPr
parrotnJ
passv+nPr
pastadj+n+prepP
pastanPr
payv+nPr
peanPr
peachnJ
peacocknPr
pearnJ
pennF
pencilnJ
penguinnJ
petnP
photonJ
pianonP

pickv+nPr
pickupphrasalvPr
picturenJ
pignPr
pineapplenPr
pinkadjJ
pizzanJ
pizzerianPr
planenJ
plantnPr
platenJ
playvJ
playgroundnPR
(football)playernPr
pocketnPr
policemannP
policewomannP
popcornnPr
postmann
(mailcarrier)Pr

postcardnPr
potatonJ
practisev+nPr
presentnPr
PresidentnPr
prisonnPr
professornPr
programmen
(program)Pr
puppetnP
puppynPr
purpleadjJ
pursenPr
pushv+nPr
putvPr
putonphrasalvPr
puzzlenPr
pyjamasnPr

questionnJ

quiteadvPr

rectanglenP
redadjF
restaurantnP
ricenPr
ridev+nP
ringnPr
rivernPr

robotnPr
roofnPr
rosenPr
rubbern(eraser)J
rugnPr
rulernJ
runvP

screamv+nPr
seanP
seagullnPr
seevPr
secretarynP
sendvPr
sentencenJ
SeptembernJ
sevendetF
seventeendetJ
sharev+nPr
sharknJ
shepronJ
sheepnP
shelfnPr

shellnPr
shinevPr
shirtnJ
shoesnJ
shopn+vJ
shopassistantnP
shoppingcentren
(center)Pr
shortadjJ
shortsnPr
shouldernPr
shoutv+nPr
showv+nPr
showerv+nP
singvPr

Q
quarternP


R
rabbitnJ
radionJ
rainv+nP
rainbownPr
raincoatnPr
readvJ
reallyadvPr


S
sadadjJ
sailv+nPr
sailingnPr
saladnJ
sandnPr
sandcastlenPr
sandwichnP
SaturdaynF
saucepannPr
saucernPr
saxophonenPr
scaredadjPr
scarfnPr
scaryadjPr
schoolnF

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soupnPr
spaghettinPr
speakvPr
spendvPr
spidernP
spinachnPr
spoonnP
sportnJ
sportscentren
(center)Pr
squarenP
stairsnPr
standvF
starnP
starfishnJ
startvP
stationnPr
steaknJ
stomachnPr
stomachachenPr
stopvF

storynJ
strawberrynP
stayvPr
stealvPr
stopvPr
studentnP
sugarnP
suitnPr
sunnP
SundaynF
supermarketnP
sweepvPr
sweetsn(candy)P
swimvJ
swimmingcostumenPr
swimmingpoolnP
swimmingshortsn
(swimmingtrunks)Pr
swingn+vPr

thereadvP
thesedet+pronP
theypossJ
thiefnPr
thinadjPr
thingnP
thirstyadjPr
thirteendetJ
thisdet+pronP
thosedet+pronP
threedetF
throwvPr
throwawayphrasalvPr
ThursdaynF
tickv+nF
ticketnPr
tiev+nP
tigernJ
tiredadjPr
toprepP
todayadv+nP
toesnPr
tomatonJ
tomorrowadv+nPr
tonightadv+nPr

toothnPr
toothachenPr
touchvF
towelnPr
townnP
towncentren(town
center)P
tractornP
trainnF
trainersn(sneakers)J
travelvPr
treenF
trianglenP
tripnPr
trousersn(pants)J
tryv+nPr
tryonphrasalvPr
TshirtnJ
TuesdaynF
tulipnPr
tunnelnPr
twelvedetJ
twentydetJ
twodetF

T
tablenF
takev+nPr
takeoffphrasalvPr
talkvP
talladjJ
taxinP
teanP
teachernF
teethnPr
televisionnF
tellvP
teachvPr
teamnPr
teddynPr
tendetF
tennisnF
tennisracketnP
tentnPr
terribleadjPr
testv+nP
thatdet+pronP
thedetF
theatren(theater)Pr
theirpossadjJ
thempronP


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sisternF
sitvF
sixdetF
sixteendetJ
skateboardnPr
skatingnPr
skiingnPr
skirtnJ
skynPr
sleepvP
sliden+vPr
smalladjJ
snakenJ
snownP
snowboardingnPR
snowmannPr
socksnJ
sofanP
soldiernP
sometimesadvP
sonnPr


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U
umbrellanPr
unclenP
underadjJ

understandvP
upadv+prepF
upstairsadj+advPr

usuallyadvP

vetnPr
videonJ
villagenP

violinnPr
visitv+nPr
volleyballnJ

wepronJ
wearvJ
WednesdaynF
weeknF
weekendnP
whalenJ
whatintP
whenadv+conj+intP
whereint+pronP
whiteadjF
whopronP

whyintP
wifenPr
winv+nPr
windnP
windownF
woman/womennP
wonderfuladjPr
wordnF
workv+nP
Wow!exclPr
writevJ

yesterdayadj+adv+nPr
youpronJ

youngadjJ
yourpossadjJ

V
vasenJ
vegetablenJ
veryadvP


W
waiternPr
waitressnPr
walkvP
wallnPr
wantvP
wardroben(closet)P
warmadj+vPr
washvP
washingnPr
watchv+nJ
waternP


Y
yearnJ
yellowadjF


Z
zebranJ
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