Creating Opportunity Worldwide
Pro-ELT Teacher Training Materials Level: B1, B2
Part 1: Core Paper
1. What are the two parts of the core paper? _________________________G&V___________
2. How many questions are there in each of the two sections? ____25________________
3. How much time do you have for the core paper? ____________25___________________
4. The grammar section focusses on two different ‘basic question types’ what are they?
__________________________________________written and spoken
English_______________________________
5. What kind of questions does the core paper have (e.g. open questions, yes/no questions
etc.)? _____________________________________Multiple
choice_________________________________
6. The vocabulary section has 4 parts, each with a different focus, what are these different
focusses? _______________________________________________________Word
definition, Word usage, word matching, word pairs/combinations____________
_____________________________________________________________________________
Part 2: Reading & Listening
1. How much time do you have to complete the reading paper?
______________30__________
2. How many parts are there? ______________________________________4______________
3. What are the different parts? ________________________________________Sentence
comprehension, text cohesion, short text comprehension, longer text
comprehension____________
4. What do you have to do in task 1? ______________choose words to complete
sentences_________________________________
5. What do you have to do in task 2? _____________Re-
order__________________________________
6. What do you have to do in task 3? ______________Select words from a short
list_________________________________
7. What do you have to do in task 4?
___________________Matching____________________________
Listening
8. How many questions are there?
_______________________25__________________________
9. How many times can you listen to the text for each question? ____________2__________
10. How many questions are there for each text? ____________1________________________
Contributed by: Justin Miller © The British Council, 2013
The British Council is the United Kingdom's international organisation for cultural relations and education opportunities.
British Council Malaysia is a branch (995232-A) of the British Council, registered as a charity in England and Wales (209131) and Scotland (SC037733)
Creating Opportunity Worldwide
Pro-ELT Teacher Training Materials Level: B1, B2
11. There are three ‘types of question’, what are they (i.e. what is the focus of these
questions)? ___________________________________word and number recognition, literal
meaning, inference meaning______________________________
12. What kind of question format is it? (open question, yes/no question etc) _________Four
option multiple choice_____
Part 3: Writing
1. How long do you have for the writing test?
_____________50___________________________
2. How many tasks are there? _______________________________4_____________________
3. What are these tasks? _______________________Word level writing, short text writing,
three written responses to written input, formal and informal text
writing__________________________________
4. There are six common mistakes, what are they? _____________Going off topic, writing
too much, no variety, no sentences or paragraphs, using SMS spelling, not capitalizing
months, cities, countries and names___________________
___________________________________________________________________________
5. What are the recommended times for each task? _____________3, 7, 10,
20_____________________
___________________________________________________________________________
6. How many pieces of information are awarded points in task 1? ______________5________
7. What is the maximum number of points you can get for task 1? -
__________3____________
8. For the ‘interests’ part can you use capital letters or small letters? _________small
letters__________
9. In task 2, how many questions will there be? _____________________________1 or
2_________
Part 4: Writing
1. What is the maximum mark for task 2?
_____________________5______________________
Contributed by: Justin Miller © The British Council, 2013
The British Council is the United Kingdom's international organisation for cultural relations and education opportunities.
British Council Malaysia is a branch (995232-A) of the British Council, registered as a charity in England and Wales (209131) and Scotland (SC037733)
Creating Opportunity Worldwide
Pro-ELT Teacher Training Materials Level: B1, B2
2. What is the word count for task 2? _____________________20-
30_________________________
3. What are the 4 things you are told to do to get a high mark on task 2? _________on topic,
word count, clear sentences, accuracy________
4. For task 3, do you see all the questions at once?
_____________________No______________
5. What type of text is it for task 3? (e.g. a letter, a story etc.)
___________________dialogue_______
6. What is the word count for task 3 on each question? ______________________________
30-40
7. For task 4, how many questions are there? _______________2_______________________
8. What is the difference in the writing between task 4, part 1 and task 4, part 2?
____informal v formal______
__________________________________________________________________________
9. What are the word counts for each of the questions in task 4? __________50 +b 120-
150_____________
10. What are the four things you are told to do to get a high mark in task 4?
______understand difference in register, be coherent. Clear, with cohesive devices
(therefore etc), range of vocab and grammar_________
____________________________________________________________________________
Part 5: Speaking
1. How many parts are there in the speaking test? _____________________4______________
2. What are they? ___________________________________personal
info___________________________
3. What are the common issues people have with the speaking test? __________________
___________________________________________________________________________
4. How long do you have to speak in task 1?
_______________30________________________
5. How long do you have to speak in task 2?
_______________________45________________
6. How long do you have to speak in task 3?
_____________________45__________________
7. How long do you have to speak in task 4? ___________________________2____________
Contributed by: Justin Miller © The British Council, 2013
The British Council is the United Kingdom's international organisation for cultural relations and education opportunities.
British Council Malaysia is a branch (995232-A) of the British Council, registered as a charity in England and Wales (209131) and Scotland (SC037733)
Creating Opportunity Worldwide
Pro-ELT Teacher Training Materials Level: B1, B2
8. After you hear the question, do you need to click on anything before you speak or does it
record you automatically? ______________________________you hear a
beep________________________
9. In task 4 do you need to describe the picture?
_________________No____________________
10. On the ‘speaking scale’, what are the four areas they mark you on? _________grammar
acc, vocab acc, good pron, fluency, good structure_________
____________________________________________________________________________
Contributed by: Justin Miller © The British Council, 2013
The British Council is the United Kingdom's international organisation for cultural relations and education opportunities.
British Council Malaysia is a branch (995232-A) of the British Council, registered as a charity in England and Wales (209131) and Scotland (SC037733)
