EXOL EXAMINATION (English for speakers of Other Languages)

EXAMS TYPES
GENERAL AND FOR SCHOOLS YLE KET PET FCE for school SKILLS FOR LIFE ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL IELTS FCE CPE TEACHING QUALIFICATION CELTA TKT

PET
Cambridge English: Preliminary, also known as Preliminary English Test (PET), is an intermediate level qualification in English that opens the doors to opportunities for work, study and travel.

What's in the exam? Paper Content Marks Reading and Writing (1 hour 30 minutes) Reading: 5 parts/35 questions Writing: 3 parts/7 questions 50% Shows you can read and understand the main points from signs, journals, newspapers and magazines, and can use vocabulary and structure correctly.

Listening (30 minutes, plus 6 minutes' transfer time) 4 parts/25 questions 25% Requires you to be able to follow and understand a range of spoken materials including announcements and discussions about everyday life. Speaking (10 12 minutes per pair of candidates) 4 parts 25% Demonstrates your spoken English as you take part in conversation, asking/answering questions, and talking freely, for example, about your likes and dislikes. Your Speaking test will be conducted face-to-face with one or two other candidates. This makes your test more realistic and more reliable.

Results Your results y Cambridge English: Preliminary gives detailed, meaningful results. All candidates receive a Statement of Results. Candidates whose performance ranges between CEFR Levels B1 and A2 will also receive a certificate. y Statement of Results y This document outlines: y Your candidate result. This result is based on your total score in all three papers.
y A graphical display of your performance in each paper (shown against the scale Exceptional Good Borderline Weak). y A standardised score out of 100 which allows you to see exactly how you performed. It has set values for each grade, allowing comparison across sessions of the exam.

FCS
y Cambridge English: First for Schools, also known as

First Certificate in English (FCE) for Schools, shows that a student is becoming skilled in English and can use it at upper-intermediate level for work or study purposes.

y What's in the exam? y Paper Content Marks

Reading (1 hour) 3 parts/30 questions 20% Students need to be able to understand a range of texts, including how they are organised and the opinions and attitudes expressed in them. The texts will be from sources familiar to school-aged learners such as magazines, articles, fiction and advertisements, but targeted at the interests of students. y Writing (1 hour 20 minutes) 2 parts 20% Students are required to produce two pieces of writing. The first piece is compulsory and will be a letter or email of between 120 150 words. For the second, they may choose from an article, essay, letter, report, review or short story of between 120 180 words.

y Use of English

(45 minutes) 4 parts/42 questions 20% Students use of English will be tested by tasks which show how well they can control their grammar and vocabulary. y Listening (about 40 minutes) 4 parts/30 questions 20% Requires being able to follow and understand a range of familiar spoken materials such as news programmes, public announcements and other sources but targeted at the interests of school-aged learners. y Speaking (14 minutes per pair of candidates) 4 parts 20% A faceto-face test taken with one or two other candidates and an examiner. Students have to show how well they can produce spontaneous spoken language, talking with either the examiner, the other candidate(s), or by themselves.

KET
Cambridge English: Key, also known as Key English Test (KET), is a basic level qualification that shows you can use English to communicate in simple situations and have achieved a good foundation in learning English.

y What's in the exam? y Paper Content Marks

Reading and Writing (1 hour 10 minutes) 9 parts/56 questions 50% Shows you can understand simple written information such as signs, brochures, newspapers and magazines. y Listening (30 minutes, including 8 minutes' transfer time) 5 parts/25 questions 25% Requires you to be able to understand announcements and other spoken material when people speak reasonably slowly. y Speaking (8 10 minutes per pair of candidates) 2 parts 25% Tests your ability to take part in a conversation by answering and asking simple questions. Your Speaking test will be conducted face-to-face with one or two other candidates. This makes your test more realistic and more reliable.

WRITING EXAMPLE
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Here are some sentences about what to do in the evening in my town. For each question, finish the second sentence so that it means the same as the first. The second sentence is started for you. Example: There isn't a lot to do in the evening where I live. 1. It can be boring just staying at home. 2. The disco is popular with many teenagers. 3. Going to the cinema is less popular. 4. I asked Mary to come to the cinema with me. 5. She was going to the cinema with Fred.

You are on holiday in Scotland. It is very cold and wet, and the weather forecast says it will get worse. The food at your hotel is terrible, the rooms are not clean, and you have some other problems as well. An English friend wants to come to the same hotel later write and advise him to choose another holiday. Your letter should be about 100 words long.

y In this part you will see notices. You will need to decide what the notices say. For

each notice, choose the answer and press the button next to the correct answer. y What does the notice say?

y 1.

a. This glass will break in a fire b. Break this glass if there is a fire c. Anyone who breaks the glass will be fired d. This is a case of fired glass

y "Guys - I found out about the music in the park. Tickets are available Mon-

Friday. Let me know if there are any times you can't go. Brad. 2. a. You can buy tickets in the park for music b. There is music in the park from Monday to Friday c. A band called Mon-Fri will play in the park d. You can buy tickets on weekdays

3. a. 50% of the items will be sold next week b. All items will be half price in the Spring c. Some items will be half price next week d. After the spring sale many items will cost 50% more 4. a. You cannot watch this film if you are under 18 b. This film is about children or teenagers c. This film can still be used after 18 years d. You should only watch films if you are over 18

y 5.

a. You must carry a dog to use this escalator b. You must stand on the right if you have a dog c. Stand on the right, and carry your dog if you have one d. The left side of the escalator is for people going the other way
a. This toy does not use batteries b. The special offer does not include batteries c. Batteries are on special offer for $20 d. You must buy the batteries for this toy separately

y 6.

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