Universidad Nacional Abierta y a Distancia

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Escuela de Ciencias de la Educación

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Licenciatura en inglés como Lengua Extranjera

LILE

Unit 2: Task 3 – Comparing English Exams

Angie Marcela Ramírez Marín Cód. 1073717205

Diana Carolina Acevedo Cód.

Cristian Sebastian Jimenez Cód.

Group: 551039_2

Tutor:

Juana Valentina Rozo

English Exams (551039a_762)

Bogotá

July 7th, 2020

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ENT Placemen Placemen and understand a and 90 This means that it is • Listen to podcasts
TEST t Test t Test is measures variety of minutes to tailored to the fitness • Learn to type
measures an skills in grammatical complete it. level of each person
the ability adaptive grammar, forms and the Studies show taking the test, and only
of the computer vocabulary, meanings they that most asks questions that are
person test. This reading and may have in students within the appropriate
being means listening. Its different complete level of difficulty.
tested to that it is duration is contexts. It also their tests in Something you do by
express tailored approximat measures the 30-45 calculating the skills of
themselve to the ely one extent to which minutes and each person taking the
s in fitness hour. The students are able that it test after they have
English. level of maximum to use these usually takes answered each question,
It gives each score you language no more than and then selecting the
you the person can get is resources to 90 minutes most appropriate step for
informati taking the 120 points. communicate in for students them to try next. By
on you test, and INACAP English in to complete using an adaptive test
need to only asks asks that different them. The delivery format, the
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level of the carry out an into account minutes. test in print, as each test
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exams, indicates themselves to do Test of English speaking
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Oxford anyone anywhere: at approximately 15
Test of can do it. home, at school, minutes and consists of
English is in the office and four parts. In it you will
100% under the have to respond
online. conditions of appropriately to the
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cally • Evaluates both information, organize a
corrects British and long speech and describe,
with American compare, contrast or
instant English; You suggest what is presented
results. It select the variety to you.
offers you of English you Listening: Listening
an want to assess consists of 4 tests and
internatio and the mix of lasts approximately 30
nally accents when minutes. This section
recognize you assign the evaluates the
d level of test. understanding of the
language • Evaluates more main, local and global
knowledg than just meaning, of the inferred
e. It is grammar and meanings, interaction and
short, but vocabulary. It pragmatics and the
very also assesses a identification of the
accurate. person's details, opinion and
Every understanding attitude.
question when expressed Reading: Reading is
has been in English. divided into 4 tasks to
checked • It is assess reading
to ensure trustworthy (it comprehension. It lasts
that by always qualifies approximately 30
answerin the people being minutes. In this section,
g it you tested at the careful and quick reading
can truly correct level) for information,
identify and valid (it has comprehension of
your level a solid reference and meaning in
of theoretical base its context, knowledge of
knowledg and has gone the writer's attitude,
e. Test through a opinion and purpose, and
your rigorous design deduction of the meaning
understan test, preliminary of the text are evaluated.
ding of tests and piloting Writing: The last section
the stage). is written expression. It
language consists of two parts and
sense, as lasts approximately 45
well as minutes. In this case, it is
grammar evaluated that you are
 and capable of giving
vocabular information, of
y. It is expressing or responding
available to opinions or feelings, of
online inviting, requesting and
and is suggesting something, of
easily writing an argument, a
accessible persuasion or a
. It is suggestion, and of
affordabl narrating and describing.
e. The first test has a
maximum of 20 minutes
for you to answer, in 80-
130 words, an e-mail.
TOEFL It belongs to It is a test The Toefl The TOEFL This exam has The Listening: It measures • Get a good teacher
ITP the American to assess is an ITP score no writing and TOEFL® the ability to understand • Know how the exam works
educational your exam that ranges from speaking tests. ITP exam is oral English as it is used • Set a goal
organization ability to takes 310 to 677. The exam is a paper in university classrooms. • Take Mock Exams
Educational use and almost It is valid structured in assessment (41 minutes-28
Testing understan four for 2 years. three sections: consisting of questions)
Service d English hours and TOEFL ITP Reading 140 The Listening section
(ETS®) in requires is scored on Comprehension multiple- measures your ability to
academic an a scale of : Its objective is choice understand spoken
situations. advanced 31 to 67 or to determine questions. It English in an academic
It is level of 68 in each your level of lasts setting. Listening
usually concentra skill and compression approximatel material in the test
used to tion and has a total when reading. y two hours includes lectures and
find out if resistance score that is Listening and 25 conversations. You can
a student , so the between Comprehension minutes. It is take notes on all listening
has the logical 310 to 677 : It measures divided into material throughout the
level answer is equivalent how well you three entire test. The Listening
necessary that the of A2 to C understand sections: section contains 2
to study recomme according spoken English. listening, conversations and 3
at an nded age to the Structure: writing and lectures, with a total of
English- to take CEFR. Examine your reading about 28 questions.
speaking this exam grammar, the comprehensi There are 2 question
university is 15 way you on. The types in the Listening
. The years old structure maximum section:
TOEFL and up sentences and TOEFL® • Traditional
assesses (as long use vocabulary ITP score is multiple‐choice questions
the as the depending on 677 points with 4 answer choices
English person the context. This between the and a single correct
language can focus section is three answer
skills of on a test extremely sections. • Multiple‐
people of this important in iBT choice questions with 2
whose type for correct answers out of 4
mother this choices
tongue is amount Reading: It measures the
not of time). ability to understand non-
English. technical reading
During material written in
the exam, English. (54 minutes-30
the questions)
student The Reading section
may have measures your ability to
to read understand university‐
the level academic texts
excerpt written in English. The
from a test uses reading
textbook, passages from university‐
listen to a level textbooks that
lecture, introduce a topic. The
and excerpts are changed as
answer or little as possible so the
write in test can measure how
response, well you can read actual
just as if academic material
it were written in English. The
done in passages cover a variety
class. of subjects. You do not
Since the need to be familiar with
exam is the topic, because the
made up passage contains all the
entirely information you'll need
of to answer the questions.
academic The Reading section
questions contains 3 passages, with
and 10 questions about each
assignme passage. There are 3
nts, many question types in this
universiti section:
es • Questions with
consider 4 answer choices and a
it the single correct answer in
most traditional multiple‐
appropria choice format
te exam • Questions with
when 4 answer choices and a
making single correct answer that
admission ask you to “insert a
decisions. sentence” where it fits
It is best in a passage
accepted • “Reading to
in Mexico learn” questions with
as a more than 4 choices and
graduatio more than 1 correct
n answer
requireme Writing: Measures the
nt, ability to write in English
placemen in an academic setting.
t test, (50 minutes-2 tasks)
diagnosti The Writing section
c or measures your ability to
requireme write in English in an
nt for academic setting. It
some contains 1 integrated task
exchange and 1 independent task.
programs In the integrated writing
initiated task, you will:
by the • Take notes on
Mexican what you hear and read,
school. and use them to organize
information before
writing
• Summarize,
paraphrase, and cite
information from the
source material
accurately
• Write about the
 ways the information you
heard relates to the
information you read
ITEP ITEP It is for Professio The test Grammar – 10 The student ITEP exams are Study a general English
BUSSINES organizati nals will minutes must assess administered via Internet Practice and study grammar.
S ons, (Young determine This section is it in 90 and must be administered
which adults an overall comprised of minutes at a secure location or
wants to and proficiency twenty-five certificated ITEP test
measure older) level from 0 multiple-choice center
the (Beginner) questions, each
English to 6 of which tests
level of (Mastery), the examinee’s
their as well as familiarity with
employee individual key features of
s and proficiency English
applicants levels structure. This
, It is from 0 to 6 section includes
specially for each of a range of
designed the skills content from
to test the and sub- simple to
language skills tested. complex, as well
skills The overall as both
needed to scores beginning and
succeed combine the advanced
in work. results of vocabulary.
the skill Each type of
sections, question is
and for preceded by an
greater on-screen
accuracy, example.
they are Listening — 20
expressed minutes/ three
to one parts
decimal Part 1. Four
point (from high-beginning
0.0 to 6.0). to low-
intermediate
level short
conversations of
two to three
sentences, each
followed by one
multiple-choice
question
Part 2. One two-
to three-minute
intermediate-
level
conversation,
followed by four
multiple-choice
questions.
Part 3. One four-
minute upper
level-lecture,
followed by six
multiple-choice
questions.
Reading — 20
minutes/ two
parts
Part 1. One
intermediate-
level passage of
about 250 words
in length,
followed by four
multiple-choice
questions.
Part 2. One
upper-level
paragraph of
about 450 words
in length,
followed by six
multiple-choice
questions.
Writing — 25
minutes/ two
parts
Part 1. The
examinee is
given five
minutes to write
a 50-75 word
note on a
supplied topic,
geared to the
lowintermediate
level.
Part 2. The
examinee is
given 20
minutes to write
a 175-225 word
piece expressing
and supporting
his or her
opinion on an
upper-level
written topic.
Speaking — 5
minutes/ two
parts (plus one
minute warm-up
section)
Part 1. The
examinee hears
and reads a short
question geared
to low-
intermediate
level, then has
30 seconds
to prepare a
spoken response
and 45 seconds
to speak.
Part 2. The
examinee hears
 a brief upper-
level statement
presenting two
sides of an issue,
then is asked to
express his or
her thoughts on
the topic, with
45 seconds to
prepare and 60
seconds to speak

English Cambridge The BEC Professio The way of Reading: 1 hour and There are computer and The students should study all the topics and practice their, Grammar,
Certificate Tests are nals reporting 7 parts 30 minutes paper versions of the test. listening, writer and speaking since all of them will be assessed.
(BEC) designed (Young results for Writing: the student Some centers will only
for adults the exam is 2 parts must have offer one version. The
individual and by using the Listening the score speaking test is always
s. They older) Cambridge 4 parts required to an interview with an
would be English Speaking asses each examiner.
very Scale 3 parts level Basic.
useful Basic. 80 to Some of the 80 to 140
preparatio 140 parts will Independent
n for Independent include the 140 to 180
someone 140 to 180 following. Proficient
studying Proficient Examples. 180 to 230.
on a 180 to 230.
business 1. Five BEC
course very Preliminary
short (B1)
texts BEC
(they Vantage
may (B2)
be BEC Higher
signs, (C1)
messa
ges,
postca
rds,
notes,
emails
 ,
labels,
etc.).
You
have
to read
them
and
choose
which
of the
three
senten
ces (A,
B or
C) is
correct
.
2. Five
short
descri
ptions,
often
of
people
’s
require
ments,
and
one
text to
read.
You
have
to
match
each
person
to part
of the
 text.

Internati University The IELTS The listening The IELTS The Writing and The IELTS General Training module reading section is divided into
of IELTS Target offers two component Academic Speaking sections are three
onal Academic Populatio modules: allows test- module rated by IELTS raters subsections and allows test-takers 60 minutes to complete tasks. The
English Cambridge
module n: Adult IELTS takers 30 reading who are trained first section
ESOL purports and Academic minutes to listen section and certified by consists of two or three factual texts; the second section consists of
Languag
to adolescen and IELTS to “four allows test- Cambridge ESOL. The two workrelated factual texts; and the third section consists of one
e measure t speakers General recorded texts, takers 60 writing and speaking longer text on a topic of
Testing the of Training. monologues and minutes to sections are general interest. The texts are authentic materials that “test-takers
System English English. conversations by read and awarded band scores could
language IELTS is Both a range of native answer using “detailed encounter on a daily basis in an English speaking country” (IELTS
(IELTS) proficienc a test that modules speakers” and to questions in performance descriptors” Guide, p. 3).
y measures consist of write answers to response to that weight each The IELTS General Training module writing section allows test-
necessary the four a series of three of the following criterion takers 60
for English sections questions based authentic equally: minutes to complete two tasks. In the first task, test-takers are given a
academic, language taken in the on these English Writing: task situation
higher- proficien following recordings. texts, which achievement/task and asked to write a letter than either explains the situation or asks for
learning cy of order: There are a total “range from response; coherence and information. The second task requires that test-takers write a short
contexts. adults listening,rea of 40 questions the cohesion; lexical essay in
It tests who wish ding, in the listening descriptive resource; and response to a point of view, argument or problem.
general to work writing and component. and factual grammatical range and
academic or study speaking -The speaking to the accuracy.
English in sections. component discursive Speaking: fluency and
ability, English- Test takers consists of three and coherence; lexical
and is language are given tasks. The first analytical” resource; grammatical
intended contexts. the option task takes and are range
to assess Test- to take the between selected and accuracy;
whether takers speaking four and five from “books, pronunciation.
or not the choose section up minutes, and journals,
test-taker between to a week asks test-takers magazines
is two before or to “answer and
prepared modules after the general newspapers”
to study — listening, questions about (IELTS
or train in Academi reading themselves and a Guide, 2011,
English c or andwriting range of familiar p. 3). There
speaking General sections. topics, such as are a total of
contexts Training their home, 40 questions
(IELTS: — family, work, in this
Ensuring dependin studies, and reading
quality) g on their interests. section.
expected -The second task The IELTS
future takes up to three Academic
context. minutes, and module
asks testtakers to writing
respond to a section
particular topic allows test-
based on a takers 60
booklet. minutes to
This task is complete
involves two tasks. In
reciprocal the first task,
interaction with test-takers
the test proctor. are given a
-The third task graph, table,
takes between chart, or
four and diagram for
five minutes, which they
and requires should
test-takers to describe,
respond to summarize
further questions or explain
that are the
connected to the information
topic from the using their
previous task. own words.
In the second
The IELTS task, test-
Academic takers are
module reading asked to
section allows write a short
test-takers 60 essay in
minutes to read response to a
and answer point of
questions in view,
response to three argument, or
authentic problem.
English texts, Test-takers
which are
“range from the expected to
 descriptive and respond to
factual to the both tasks in
discursive and formal,
analytical” and academic
are selected style.
from “books,
journals,
magazines and
newspapers”
(IELTS Guide,
2011,p. 3).
There are a total
of 40 questions
in this reading
section.
Michigan Cambridge It The The The MET is a The MET Following is a table that The Official MET Practice Test Book with Answers, designed for
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