ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE 0876,02 October 2024

1. Five-part listening exam — 25 total marks — 35 minutes — all parts heard twice — variety of accents, clear instructions, age-appropriate content
2. Picture-based multiple choice (Part 1) — 5 questions — listening for key details — visual reasoning and identification of spoken content
3. Multiple-choice dialogue comprehension (Part 2) — 5 short situations — identifying opinions, feelings, intentions — distractors used
4. Form-based gap-fill (Part 3) — topic: garage sale — listening for factual information — e.g. “brother,” “table,” “posters,” “shoes”
5. Podcast interview (Part 4) — topic: being a twin — inference and comprehension — A/B/C options — empathy, opinion, differences