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.
Service Details
Listening 40 min approx.
30 questionsPart 1: Listen to seven unfinished dialogues and choose the appropriate completion or continuation from the three-option multiple-choice responses.
Part 2: Listen to five conversations in academic-related contexts and answer two three-option multiple-choice questions for each one.
Part 3: Listen to a lecture or podcast on an academic subject and fill in seven gaps in a notepad with no more than three words each time.
Part 4: Listen to a group discussion or debate on an academic subject, such as a three-speaker discussion, and answer six three-option multiple-choice questions.
Each part is played twice
Reading 50 min
30 questionsPart 1a: Read six sentences and choose the correct word from a choice of three to replace the highlighted word(s) in each sentence.
Part 1b: Read a short text with five words missing. Choose the correct word from a choice of three to complete each gap.
Part 2: Read a text from which six sentences have been removed. Match the correct sentences from a choice of eight to complete the text.
Part 3: Read four short texts on a common theme and answer questions to identify information from the texts.
Part 4: Read a longer text with academic argumentation and answer six four-option multiple- choice questions.
Writing 50 min
2 parts – varying word countPart 1: Write a 150–200-word academic report or article in response to an infographic stimulus. The response should express stance, opinion, justification, argumentation as appropriate.
Part 2: Produce a 250-word piece of discursive writing on an academic subject to persuade, argue or hypothesise, expressing mood, opinion, justification, evaluation, etc.
Speaking 14 min
4 parts – conducted by an interlocutorPart 1: Questions – give and spell name and give country of origin; answer up to five questions on different topic areas.
Part 2: Role play – respond and initiate two role plays in academic-related scenarios presented by the interlocutor.
Part 3: Read aloud – prepare for 30 seconds and read a short academic text aloud and answer follow-up questions.
Part 4: Presentation – Prepare and deliver a two-minute presentation on an academic-related subject in response to a stimulus given by the interlocutor; prepare for one minute and speak for up to two minutes and answer follow-up questions.
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LANGUAGECERT Academic SELT (B1-C2) - Student visa
Multilevel test designed to assess your ability to understand, use, and communicate effectively in english within an academic setting.
