Listening Reading Writing Speaking

Time 30 minutes + 10 60 min 60 min 11-14 min

transfer answers

Parts 1: general topic 3 texts 1: 20 min. describe something, 150 words. 1: personal things and everyday
(travel) *13-14 questions per topics (12 questions, 3 everyday
2: monologue reading 2: 40 min. essay. 250 words. It could be: topics, 4 min)
(general info) provide a solution, challenge an argument or 2: card to talk (1 min to prepare,
3: academic evaluate problems. speak 1-2)
conversation 3: talk about a topic on the card,
4: academic hypothesize, debate, 4 min
monologue
Criteria 40 questions *task achievement *task achievement
*coherence and cohesion *coherence
*lexican resource *vocabulary range
*grammar *gramar range
*spelling *pronunciation
*punctuation *fluency
*Accuracy
Tips *20 in for reading: *main points *use fillers
-3-4 min skimming *introduction and general overview *connect answers
-13-14 min answering *topic sentences *cultural background
3-4 min check and *extender and detailed responses
transfer (2-4 sentences)
Tense Formula Past Present Future
Simple S+V+O Played Plays Will play/is going to play

Continuous / Be+verb+ing Was playing when I saw Is playing Will be playing when you arrive
progressive (will happen for a length of time)
(action that was happening when (happening now)
other one started)

Perfect Have + verb Had painted before Have painted Will have painted

(action finished before other (happened at an unsaid (will finish before another)
started in past) time in past)

Perfect continuous Have + been + verb Had been painting when Have been painting Will have been painting (happens in
+ ing (starting in past and future before another)
(happened over time in past continuing)
before another)

Positive negative
Accomplished Disastrous
Productive Biased (parcial)
Realistic Vulnerable
Sophisticated Irrelevant
Efficient distorted
Thorough (exhaustive, complete)
Influential
Prominent
Down Remain Fluctuation Up Description
Halved by Steady Fluctuated Upwards until (hacia Gradually
Plunged (hundirse) Stable Vary arriba) General trend
Dipped (sumergir) Levelled off (estabilizarse) Oscillate Pick up Suddenly
Decline Soared (se disparó) Slightly
Fall Rocketing Throughout
Decrease Took off In the space of
Backdown (retroceder) Doubling From then onwards
Downwards Increase Slower pace
recover To peak The trend reversed
Rise Swiftly (rápido)
Sharply
Introducing Introducing an Example Adding/listing Comparing & Clarifying Introduce a Fillers (speaking)
topic im/personal ideas contrasting result/draw a
opinion conclusion
 Ok then, I’d  One of the  Such as  Firstly  But on the  What I mean  Therefore  Mmm
like to talk reasons is that  For  Secondly other hand to say is that  Consequently  That’s a
about  In my view instance  Yet another  Except that  What I’m  Thus thought/tricky
 Right I’m  I doubt  To point  Although trying to say is  As a result question
going to tell  To my mind illustrate  Plus  Even though  Perhaps I  Finally  Yes
you about  I believe this  On top of  For me X is should make  In conclusion  Repeating the
 I reckon that more/less myself clearer  Hence question
(estimo)  Also important by saying  In summarise  Well
 Personally I  In addition  In spite of  Let me put it  Anyway
think  As well/too (noun, the another way  You know
 In my opinion  Moreover fact)  In other  I think
 For me  Furthermore  Despite words  Actually
 I’m not sure if  Indeed  Whereas  I would say
 One way of  In addition  On the other  When it comes
dealing with  Similarly hand
this  In fact  Whilst/while
 The reasons  Alternatively,  Nonetheless
I’m keen on is or
 That’s the 
reason why
 Because of
that
 That’s
because
 Another
reason why I
think is that
 Strongly disagree Disagree to some extent Neither agree nor Agree to some extent Strongly agree
disagree
 Oh, not at all  I think I would  Well, I think there  To a certain  I totally agree
 I completely probably have to are valid points extent, yes with that
disagree say no for both  Yes, I think that’s
 I can see you  Actually I think it absolutely right
point, but depends on the
 It seems to me
that there are two
sides two consider

For a process

Changes in a map Prepositions Locate Actions

 Remove  inside  in the botton left-hand  spin
 Place  through corner  turn
 Locate  along  center, middle  hold
 Improve  around  top  wrap
 Develop  beneath  pull
 Replaced  upwards  push
 Renovate  diagonally  hit
 Modernize  rotate
 Extend  drag
 Expand  force
 Reconstruct  activate
 add  leave
 soak (empapar)
 dry
 drain
 tear
 press
 On In At For Of To
*specific day *months *specific time *use of *belonging *movement to
*seasons of the day something *reference (of *indicate a limit
*surface *countries *specific place *duration my family, of or ending point
*times of the *email me at 2000) *relationship
*on the phone day (not night) *activity (at *amount
*part of body *shape, color, drawing)
*state of size
something (on *belief, opinion
fire) interest (in)

If you run out of ideas

 As I said earlier
 At the beginning I mentioned
 I don’t think I’ve mentioned
 Now what else can I say
 I’d just like to add something about
 One thing I forgot to say