APTIS Listening test:

- Cointains 17 tasks and 20 different recordings.

- Duration: 40 minutes
- Hear the record twice.

Part 1: Information recognition

 Identify specific information such as a phone number, a time or a place.

Part 2: Information matching

- Short monologues on a common topic by four different people
 Match each speaker to a piece of information.

Part 3: Inference – discussion:

- Man and woman discuss a topic and express certain opinions about the topic
 Identify who expresses which opinion.
 Part 4: Inference – longer monologues:

- Two longer monologues on different topics

 Identify the speaker’s opinion or point of view on two aspects of the topic.

APTIS Speaking test:

- 4 sections
- Duration: 12min ( 10min for APTIS Advance)
- Your response will be record.
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Part 1: Sentence comprehension

- Three questions about yourself and your interests.

- 30 seconds for each question.
Part 2: Describe, express opinion and provide reasons and explanations

- Describe a photograph
- Answer two questions on the topic of the photograph

 ?: Your own experience of the topic and to comment on some more general
aspect of the topic

- 45 seconds for each response.

 Part 3:
Describe,
compare and
provide reasons
and
explanations

- Describe
two

photographs,
- Answer two questions on the topic of the photographs.
- ?: Compare some aspect of the topic and to express an opinion on or speculate
about the topic.
- 45 seconds for each response.
Part 4: Discuss personal experience and opinion on an abstract topic

- Three questions on a single topic and given one minute to prepare an answer.
- You can take brief notes and use these to help structure your answer.
- Talk for two minutes.

Review
1. Listening Test
- 40 minutes to complete 17 tasks

- 4 parts

2. Speaking Test

- 10 – 12 min to complete 4 sections