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Unit test
Review test
Writing 1 20 45 minutes
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Assessment Package Introduction
There are nine A, B and SLD Vocabulary lesson checks, • Language (Vocabulary, Grammar and English in Use): 30
which test the vocabulary taught in each vocabulary lesson minutes
in the Students’ Book. They should take between 5 and 10 • Writing: 30 minutes
minutes each. • Speaking: 10–15 minutes per pair of students
The Review tests as a whole are scored out of 100 marks.
The Vocabulary lesson checks can be used at the end of a
The parts of the test are split as follows:
lesson, for homework, as a review at the beginning of the
next lesson or later in the unit as quick revision. • Language (Vocabulary, Grammar and English in Use): 60
marks
Unit tests • Writing: 20 marks
There are nine A, B and SLD Unit tests, which test the • Speaking: 20 marks
learning objectives from each unit. These should be
End of Year test
administered after each respective unit review.
The End of Year test provides a skills-based test covering
Each unit test has two separate sections: Language (which
learning objectives from the whole course.
comprises Vocabulary, Grammar and English in
Use/Writing) and Skills (which comprises Dictation, The test has three parts: Listening, Reading and English in
Listening and Reading). Use; Writing; Speaking. The Listening, Reading and
English in Use paper has A, B and SLD versions. There is
You can assign all or none of these, depending on the time
only one version of the Writing task. Students do the
available. If you are including the listening test, it is best to
Speaking tasks in pairs, and there are separate materials
run the listening audio first, and then students can do the
for students A and B (in separate files), as well as notes for
other sections in their own time.
the teacher with questions, Sample responses for speaking
The tests will take approximately: and writing tasks are provided in the Answer keys.
• Language (Vocabulary, Grammar, English for Speaking You can assign all or none of the parts of the test,
and English in Use/Writing): 25-30 minutes depending on the time available.
• Skills (Dictation, Listening and Reading): 20 minutes
The tests will take approximately:
The Unit test score as a whole is out of 70 marks. The
parts of the test are split as follows: • Listening, Reading and English in Use: 45 minutes
• Writing: 45 minutes
• Language (Vocabulary, Grammar, English for Speaking
• Speaking: 10–15 minutes per pair of students
and English in Use/Writing): 50 marks
The End of Year test as a whole is scored out of 100
• Skills (Dictation, Listening and Reading): 20 marks
marks. The parts of the test are split as follows:
Review tests • Listening, Reading and English in Use: 60 marks
There are four Review tests (one every two units). These • Writing: 20 marks
are cumulative achievement tests, and so test the learning • Speaking: 20 marks
objectives from all units so far in the course:
Review test 1: Units 1–2
Review test 2: Units 1–4
Review test 3: Units 1–6
Review test 4: Units 1–8
Depending on your school year, you may wish to do all of
these or just some of them.
Each test has three parts: Language (Vocabulary,
Grammar and English in Use); Writing; Speaking.