WRITTEN EXAM
How do you access the written exam?
Access ICANA's platform with your user and password, click on the name of your course, then click on EVALUATION.
True or False: When I finish the exam, I don't need to email it to my teacher.
True. The exam is done through the platform, so all you need to do when you finish is click on SUBMIT. You don't need to email anything to anybody.
How do you access the speaking exam?
Just come to class, the way you normally do!
True or False: There will be two different teachers evaluating at the speaking exam.
True!
What day and what time is the final written exam?
Wednesday May 6th from 4 to 9 PM.
True or False: At the written exam, I will not have a listening activity.
False. There is a listening activity included in the exam.
What day and what time is the final speaking exam?
Thursday, May 7, at 6.30 PM
True or False: If I don't remember how to say something in English, I can speak Spanish instead.
ABSOLUTELY FALSE. No Spanish!
How much time do you have to finish the exam?
Two hours!
True or False: I can't do the written exam more than one time.
True. You only have one attempt.
Explain the dynamic of the final speaking exam.
The final speaking exam is in pairs or in groups of three. You need to do both roles of two different role-plays.
True or False: If I don't remember how to use the structures, it's OK to improvise.
Improvising is not OK. If you don't remember how to use a structure, just don't use it.
What's the minimum grade to pass the exam?
The minimum to pass the exam is 6 (six)
True or False: The system will automatically correct all the exercises of the written exam.
False. Teachers will correct the exam.
What's the minimum grade to pass the speaking exam?
The minimum to pass is 6 (Six)
True or False: All conversations need to have:
1) Opening
2) Explanation of the situation.
3) Dialogue using the structures.
4) Reactions to the information.
5) Closing.
If you have a problem while doing the exam, what should you do?
Contact the teacher
True or False: It's OK to improvise in the writing section. All that matters is that I can write in English!
False. You are an Intermediate level student, we already know you can write in English. We need to evaluate if you can use the structures we've worked with during the course.
What's the first thing you have to do at the speaking exam?
Read the scenario and identify the useful language!
True or False: It's OK to interrupt my partner when I already know what he/she is going to ask me. It saves time!
False. The teachers need to evaluate everyone, so it's important that we have no interruptions, please.