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LANGUAGECERT Academic SELT
US$260.00
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At a glance

Multilevel test designed to assess your ability to understand, use, and communicate effectively in
English within an academic setting, including comprehending lectures, participating in discussions,
reading and analysing academic texts, and writing research papers or essays.

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    Language focus
    Academic English
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    Worldwide
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    Levels
    B1-C2
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    Duration
    2 hours & 34 mins
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Exam Structure
30 questions
 
Part 1: Listen to 7 unfinished dialogues & choose the appropriate completion or continuation from the three-option multiple-choice responses
 
Part 2: Listen to 5 conversations & answer 2 three-option multiple-choice questions for each one
 
Part 3: Listen to a monologue & fill in 7 gaps in a note, message pad or form with no more than 3 words each time
 
Part 4: Listen to a group discussion/debate & answer 6 three-option, follow-up multiple-choice questions

Each part is played twice.
4 parts – 30 Multiple Choice (MC) questions

Part 1a: 6 MC questions. Read the given sentences & choose the correct word to replace the highlighted word.

Part 1b: 5 MC questions. Read a gapped text & fill in each gap with the correct word from a choice of 3.

Part 2: 6 MC questions. Read a text from which 6 sentences have been removed & choose from a choice of 8 sentences to fill in the gaps.

Part 3: 7 MC questions. Read 4 texts on a common theme & answer questions to identify information from the texts.

Part 4: 6 MC questions. Read a long text with academic argumentation & answer 6 four-option questions about it.
2 tasks

Varying word count

Part 1: 150 - 200 words (respond appropriately to a given text to produce a formal response for an intended public audience)
Task: Write a letter, report, argument or article using a written, graphic or visual input for the intended reader expressing stance, opinion, justification, argumentation as appropriate.

Part 2: 250 words (Produce a piece of discursive writing on an academic subject)
Task: Write a discursive piece of writing on a topical academic subject, for a specified reader in order to persuade, argue or hypothesise, expressing mood, opinion, justification, evaluation etc.
 
4 parts 

Questions/role-play/read aloud/presentation

Part 1: Give & spell name & give country of origin. Answer up to 5 questions on different topic areas

Part 2: 2 situations are presented by the interlocutor. Candidates are expected to respond to questions and initiate interactions

Part 3: Read a given text out loud & answer several questions about the text

Part 4: Candidates are given 1 minute preparation time. Prepare, deliver a presentation in response to a given stimulus by the interlocutor & talk for 2 minutes. Answer related questions


Understanding Score Levels


 

  

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