For more detailed information, download the LanguageCert Qualification Handbook for International ESOL (Listening, Reading, Writing).

Listening

Part 1: 7 multiple choice questions (each with 3 options)
Task:  • Listen twice to 7 unfinished conversations between 2 speakers

• 1 conversation is formal  

Part 2: 6 multiple choice questions (each with 3 options)
Task:  • Listen twice to 3 conversations each consisting of 2 speakers to identify: topic, purpose, context, speakers, gist, relationship between speakers, roles, functions, attitudes, feeling and opinions

• Choose the appropriate response to complete or continue each question

Part 3: 7 questions (write notes on the message pad based on information in the recording)
Task:  • Listen twice to a radio broadcast, narrative, presentation, etc to identify specific information

• Jot down answers of 1 to 5 words  

Part 4:  6 multiple choice questions (each with 3 options)
Task:  • Listen twice to a discussion to identify gist, examples, fact, opinion, contrast, purpose, key ideas, attitude, cause and effect

• Choose the appropriate response for each question

Reading

Part 1: 6 multiple choice questions (each with 3 options)
Task:  • 1 long text: news story, article, review or proposal

• Choose the appropriate response for each question

Part 2:  6 multiple choice options to fill in an incomplete text (1 is a distractor)
Task:  • A text with 6 sentences removed, e.g. topic sentence, summarising sentence, developing idea, emphasising a point, opinion, contrast, sequence, forward and back reference, transition to new idea

• Choose the appropriate sentence for each gap in the text

Part 3: 7 questions (4 texts provide the answers to each question)
Task:  • Read the 4 short texts, e.g. email, article, advert etc. and choose which text answers which question

Part 4: 7 questions (requiring short answers of up to 5 words)
Task:  • A continuous text: narrative, descriptive, explanatory, expository, biographical, instructive

Writing

Part 1: 100 - 150 words (produce a formal response for an intended public audience)
Task:  • Respond appropriately to the intended reader using a clearly defined number of content points

Part 2: 150 - 200 words (produce a personal letter, a narrative composition/ story or a descriptive composition)
Task:  • Produce an informal piece of writing for a specified reader on a general subject that does not require specialist knowledge but addresses a clearly defined number of content points

Statement of Result (SoR) & e-certificate sent by email or through the Test Centre;

• 3 business days for Online exams with remote, live invigilation
• 5 business days for computer-based exams
• 10 business days for paper-based exams

Digital badges are available in 10 business days and sent by email.

Hard-copy certificates are sent either to the candidate or to the Test Centre shortly after results are released.

Download

• Practice Paper 1
• Practice Paper 2 
• Practice Paper 3 
• Practice Paper 6 
• Practice Paper 7 
• Answer sheet
• Qualification Overview
• Qualification Handbook Listening, Reading & Writing

We work with prominent publishing houses to ensure that our partners and candidates have access to top quality learning materials for LanguageCert International ESOL exams. Below is a list of available books linked to publishers’ websites:

ELI Publishing

• Ready for LanguageCert – Communicator B2, ISBN: 788853626738
• Ready for LanguageCert – Communicator B2, Digital edition, ISBN: 9788853637536 

Express Publishing

• LanguageCert - B2
  

Global ELT 

• Simply LanguageCert Communicator CEFR Level B2 Audio CDs, ISBN: 9781781644102
• Simply LanguageCert Communicator CEFR Level B2 Self-Study Edition, ISBN: 9781781644096
• Simply LanguageCert Communicator CEFR Level B2 Student's Book, ISBN: 9781781644089
• Simply LanguageCert Communicator CEFR Level B2 Teacher's Book, ISBN: 9781781644119
• Succeed in LanguageCert Communicator CEFR Level B2 Audio CDs, ISBN: 9781781644058
• Succeed in LanguageCert Communicator CEFR Level B2 Self-Study Edition, ISBN: 9781781644041
• Succeed in LanguageCert Communicator CEFR Level B2 Teacher's Book, ISBN: 9781781644065
• Succeed in LanguageCert Communicator CEFR Level B2 Student's Book, ISBN: 9781781644034

For more detailed information, download the LanguageCert Qualification Handbook for International ESOL Speaking.

Speaking

Part 1
Task:  • Give and spell name
            • State country of origin
            • Answer 5 questions

Part 2
Task:

• 2 or 3 situations are presented by the interlocutor
• Candidates are expected to respond to questions and initiate interactions

Part 3
Task: 

• Hold a short discussion to make a plan, arrange or decide something using written text as the prompt

Part 4
Task:  • Candidates are given 30 seconds preparation time
            • Talk about a topic provided by the interlocutor for 2 minutes
            • Answer follow-up questions

Statement of Result (SoR) & e-certificate sent by email or through the Test Centre;

• 5 business days for Online exams with remote, live invigilation
• 10 business days for face to face exams

Digital badges are available in 10 business days and sent by email.

Hard-copy certificates are sent either to the candidate or to the Test Centre shortly after results are released.

Download

• Practice Paper 1
• Practice Paper 2 
• Practice Paper 3 
• Practice Paper 6
• Practice Paper 7
• Practice Paper 8
• LanguageCert IESOL B2 Sample Interview (Gogo)
  
• LanguageCert IESOL B2 Sample Interview (Gogo) - Comments on the candidate's performance
  
• LanguageCert IESOL B2 Sample Interview (Hanna)
  
• LanguageCert IESOL B2 Sample Interview (Hanna) - Comments on the candidate's performance
  
• Qualification Overview
• Qualification Handbook Speaking 
• Assessing Speaking Performance

We work with prominent publishing houses to ensure that our partners and candidates have access to top quality learning materials for LanguageCert International ESOL exams. Below is a list of available books linked to publishers’ websites:

ELI Publishing

• Ready for LanguageCert – Communicator B2, ISBN: 788853626738
• Ready for LanguageCert – Communicator B2, Digital edition, ISBN: 9788853637536 

Express Publishing

• LanguageCert - B2
  

Global ELT 

• Simply LanguageCert Communicator CEFR Level B2 Audio CDs, ISBN: 9781781644102
• Simply LanguageCert Communicator CEFR Level B2 Self-Study Edition, ISBN: 9781781644096
• Simply LanguageCert Communicator CEFR Level B2 Student's Book, ISBN: 9781781644089
• Simply LanguageCert Communicator CEFR Level B2 Teacher's Book, ISBN: 9781781644119
• Succeed in LanguageCert Communicator CEFR Level B2 Audio CDs, ISBN: 9781781644058
• Succeed in LanguageCert Communicator CEFR Level B2 Self-Study Edition, ISBN: 9781781644041
• Succeed in LanguageCert Communicator CEFR Level B2 Teacher's Book, ISBN: 9781781644065
• Succeed in LanguageCert Communicator CEFR Level B2 Student's Book, ISBN: 9781781644034