Read Aloud (6-7)
Q Details
Skills Tested: Speaking
Text up to 60w
Time to prepare: 30-40s
Time to answer: Varies (~40s)
Marking
Content: Depends on words
Pronunciation: 5
Fluency: 5
Info
If you remain silent for more than 3s, the recording stops.
Replacements, omissions and insertions will negatively affect score.
A short tone will come before recording starts.
Tips
Divide sentence into chunks, so as to use rising and falling intonation and pauses.
Q Details
Skills Tested: Speaking, Listening
Prompt: 3-9s
Time to answer: 15s
Marking
Content: 3
Pronunciation: 5
Fluency: 5
Info
Hesitations, filled/unfilled pauses, leading or trailing material ignored.
No short tone; recording directly starts.
Tips
Listen to meaningful phrases.
Use stress and intonation patters correctly.
Q Details
Skills Tested: Speaking
Time to prepare: 25s
Time to answer: 40s
Marking
Content: 6
Pronunciation: 5
Fluency: 5
Tips
Focus on the main idea, then details
Take notes
Q Details
Skills Tested: Speaking, Listening
Prompt Length: up to 90s
Time to prepare: 10s
Time to answer: 40s
Marking
Content: 6
Pronunciation: 5
Fluency: 5
Tips
Think about the vocabulary that you might hear
Ignore mistakes
Don't repeat ideas
Q Details
Qs Asked: 5-6
Skills Tested: Listening
Prompt Length: 3-9s
Time to answer: 10s
Marking
Vocabulary: 1
Info
No tone before recording starts.
If you stay silent for 3s, recording stops.
If you speak and stop speaking for 2s, recording finishes.
Tips
Do not give a long answer; just a few words is enough.
Q Details
Skills Tested: Speaking, Listening
Time to prepare: 10s
Prompt Length: up to 3 min
Time to answer: 2 min
Marking
Content: 6
Pronunciation: 5
Fluency: 5
Tips
Take notes
Q Details
Skills Tested: Speaking
Text Length: 60w
Time to prepare: 10s
Time to answer: 40s
Marking
Content: 6
Pronunciation: 5
Fluency: 5
Info
No short tone before recording
Tips
Take notes.
Q Details
Skills Tested: Reading, Writing
Text Length: up to 300w
Sentence Word Range: 5-75w
Time to answer: 10min
Marking
Content: 4
Form: 1
Grammar: 2
Vocabulary: 2
Info
Use one or more complete sentences.
If using a single sentence, use complex or compound sentences.
Tips
Give main idea, then supporting detail
Q Detail
Skills Tested: Writing
Text Length: 2-3 sentences
Time to answer: 20min
Word Range: 200-300w
Marking
Content: 6
Form: 2
Development, Structure, Coherence: 2
Grammar: 2
General Linguistic Range: 6
Vocabulary: 2
Spelling: 2