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Academic Module

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Globally accessible and recognized

Maps to the Common European
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Test format
Listening
30 min, 4 sections, 40 questions

Academic Reading

General Training Reading

60 min, 3 sections, 40 questions

60 min, 3 sections, 40 questions

Academic Writing

General Training Writing

60 min, 2 parts

60 min, 2 parts

Speaking
11-14 min, 3 parts

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Academic Reading

Texts from magazines, journals,

newspapers, online sources written for
non-specialist audience
Skimming
Scanning
Reading for detail
!The texts used and skills tested are
intended to reflect the language needs of
undergraduate and postgraduate
students, without bias for or against of
any particular discipline!

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Exam skills
practical skills
mechanics of the exam
timing

Exposure
Practice
Analysis

language-oriented skills
knowing whats expected
approach to tasks

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Questions types:
Matching
Yes/False/Not Given
Short answer
Sentence completion
Notes/summary/flow-chart/Table
completion
Labeling a diagram
Classification
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Scanning

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Academic Writing Task 1

Describe, summarize or explain

information displayed in a chart,
table, graph or diagram 150 words
Marked on 4 criteria:
Task Achievement
Coherence and Cohesion
Lexical Resource
Grammatical Range and Accuracy

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Academic Writing Task 2

Write an essay in response to a point of

view, argument or problem (to present
and justify an opinion, evaluate and
challenge ideas or an argument, present a
solution to a problem 250 words
Marked on 4 criteria:
Task Response4
Coherence and Cohesion
Lexical Resource
Grammatical Range and Accuracy

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Language skills:
Practice in 4 skills
Language focus section
Vocabulary slots
Word building sections
Review
Grammar reference
Wordlists
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Exam boxes:
What to expect in the exam
How to go about it
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Exam practice and exam skills:
4 exam sections in each unit
Ready for sections
Checklists for the writing and speaking

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