A2 Key
What is assessed in A2 Key?
Answer: Grammar & vocabulary, pronunciation, interactive communication
Which of the following is NOT assessed in Pronunciation in B1 Preliminary?
a) Intonation b) Stress
c) Individual sounds d) Fluency
Fluency
What is the timing of B2 First
(two candidates)?
a) 12 minutes b) 13 minutes
c) 14 minutes d) 15 minutes
14 MINUTES
What is the timing of C1 Advanced
(two candidates)?
a) 14 minutes b) 15 minutes
c) 16 minutes d) 17 minutes
15 MINUTES
Define intelligible (PRONUNCIATION)
Answer: a contribution can generally be understood by a non EFL/ESOL specialist even if the speaker has a strong or unfamiliar accent
In A2 Key what is assessed in Interactive Communication?
Answer: responding, support required
Name five items the assessor must complete on the B1 Preliminary mark sheet.
Answer: date, analytical scale, global achievement, test materials used, Examiners ID, test format, candidates number(s)
In part two of B2 First what do the candidates do?
Answer: Each candidate compares and comments on two coloured photographs for approximately 1 minute. The listening candidate has 30 seconds to respond.
What is the timing of C1 Advanced
(three candidates)?
a) 20 minutes b) 21 minutes
c) 22 minutes d) 23 minutes
23 MINUTES
Define intonation (PRONUNCIATION)
Answer: the way the voice rises and falls eg to convey the speaker’s mood, to support meaning or to indicate new information.
In the Extended Response , what questions should the Interlocutor avoid ?
Answer: asking questions on topics already used in the test
Should the Assessor speak to the candidates?
Answer: Yes. When closing the test, the assessor should say ‘goodbye.’
In B2 First, may the Interlocutor ask unscripted questions in Part 1?
Answer: Yes. Reticent candidates can be asked ‘why?’ or ‘why not?’.
What should the Interlocutor write at the start of the test?
Answer: the time the test starts
Define cohesive devices
(DISCOURSE MANAGEMENT)
Answer: words / phrases that indicate relationships between utterances eg addition ( in addition, ) consequence ( therefore) order of information (first)
What should the Interlocutor ask the Assessor?
Answer: Have you got 2 marks for Grammar and vocabulary/pronunciation/interactive communication?The assessor reads back the global marks.
In B1 Preliminary is there specific material for groups of three candidates?
Answer: Yes . (Frames 7 & 8)
In B2 First Part 2, if a candidate finishes speaking before 1 minute, how long should the Interlocutor wait before saying ‘Thank you’?
a) 5 seconds b) 8 seconds
c) 10 seconds d) 15 seconds
5 seconds
True or false?
At CAE level, candidates are expected to produce extended stretches of language with very little hesitation, using a range of cohesive devices and discourse markers.
Answer: True
Define initiating
(Interactive Communication)
Answer: starting a turn by introducing a new idea or a new development of the current topic
In A2 Key, what is the first question the Interlocutor asks?
Answer: Can you give me your mark sheets, please?
In B1 Preliminary, what is the first question the Interlocutor asks?
Answer: Can I have your mark sheets, please?
In B2 First, in the Analytical Scales what five features of Interactive Communication are tested?
Answer: Initiating, Responding, Exchanging Information, Developing Interaction and Prompting and Support
In part two of C1 Advanced what is the procedure?
Answer: The interlocutor gives an individual task to each candidate in turn (1 minute approximately) which is followed by response (up to 30 seconds) by the other candidate.
Define prompting
(Interactive Communication)
Answer: instances when the interlocutor repeats, or uses a backup prompt or gesture in order to get the candidate to respond or contribute further.