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Welcome to our newsletter. This week we've created five academic speaking tests which are similar to the Cambridge B2 First (FCE) speaking exam but follow a university-based narrative. These tests (or lessons) are designed for lower-level students (A2, B1, B2 level) to provide valuable speaking practice around the social English aspect of university life and study. The test is divided into four parts:
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Section 1 and 2
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- Section 1 is a general speaking activity. It focuses on two specific areas of general and university life. This is an individual activity and each student is asked a number of questions over 2 minutes. Students should answer the questions and show development using examples.
- Section 2 is a photograph comparison activity. It focuses on comparing and contrasting two photographs and answering a specific question. Students should describe each photograph using comparison and contrast language and answer the question all within 2 minutes.
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- Section 3 is a task-based activity. It focuses on discussing a range of ideas and collectively choosing the best one(s). Students work together and spend 5 minutes discussing the choices and evaluating their effectiveness. They then collectively decide which one(s) would be more appropriate and why.
Section 4 (4-5 minutes)
- Section 4 is an opinion-based activity. It focuses on answering a range of opinion-based questions around the topic of section 3. Students answer the questions individually presenting their opinion and developing their answers with clear examples.
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Speaking Marking Criteria
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Use the marking criteria on the back page of the lesson booklet to assess the students.
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Speaking Tests / Practice x5 [new 2022]
These academic speaking tests are similar to the Cambridge B2 First (FCE) speaking exam but follow a university-based narrative. These tests (or lessons) are designed for lower-level students (A2, B1, B2 level) to provide valuable speaking practice around the social English aspect of university life and study. Each test is divided into four parts: general topics, photograph comparison, a task and opinion-based questions (see example). Level ***** [A2/B1/B2] TEACHER MEMBERSHIP / INSTITUTIONAL MEMBERSHIP
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The AEUK Team
Newsletter #99
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April 2022. Academic English Tests. What are academic English Tests? Each test includes an academic reading, summary writing, lecture listening and seminar speaking. All texts are written and created by us...
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March 2022. 10 NEW TED Talks Listening Worksheets. The worksheets are a range of comprehension questions designed to help students develop lecture and note-taking listening skills. The listenings range
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