LANGUAGECERT General SELT
US$260.00
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    Approved by

    UK Home Office

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    Suitable for

    UK work visa

What's included
Listening, Reading, Writing & Speaking
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Listening, Reading, Writing & Speaking
Total
US$260.00
What's included
Listening, Reading, Writing & Speaking
Exam Type
Test Centre
Plan Your Exam
  • Results in 5 working days
Total
US$260.00
  • Written & Spoken exam
  • Test Centre
What's included
Listening, Reading, Writing & Speaking
Exam Type
Test Centre
Plan Your Exam
  • Results in 5 working days
Total
US$260.00

At a glance

  • Language focus
    General English
  • Test availability
    Worldwide
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    Levels
    A2 to C1
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    Duration
    2 hours & 22 min
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    Official results in
    5 working days
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Exam Structure
30 questions 

Part 1: Listen to 7 unfinished dialogues & choose the appropriate completion or continuation from the three-option multiple-choice responses

Part 2: Listen to 5 conversations & answer 2 three-option multiple-choice questions for each one

Part 3: Listen to a monologue & fill in 7 gaps in a note, message pad or form with no more than 3 words each time

Part 4: Listen to a group discussion/debate & answer 6 three-option, follow-up multiple-choice questions
 
Each part is played twice.

4 parts – 30 Multiple Choice (MC) questions
 
Part 1a: 6 MC questions. Read the given sentences & choose the correct word to replace the highlighted word.

Part 1b: 5 MC questions. Read a gapped text & fill in each gap with the correct word from a choice of 3.

Part 2: 6 MC questions. Read a text from which 6 sentences have been removed & choose from a choice of 8 sentences to fill in the gaps. 

Part 3: 7 MC questions. Read 4 texts on a common theme & answer questions to identify information from the texts. 

Part 4: 6 MC questions. Read a long text & answer six four-option multiple-choice questions about it.

2 tasks

Varying word count

Part 1: 100 - 150 words (respond appropriately to a given text to produce a formal response for an intended public audience)
Task: Produce a neutral or formal & appropriate response for a specified reader based on a given text

Part 2: 150 - 200 words (Produce a piece of informal writing)
Task: Write an informal piece for a specific purpose and audience
 
 4 parts 

Questions/role-play/read aloud/presentation

Part 1: Give & spell name - Give country of origin. Answer up to 5 questions on different topic areas

Part 2: 2 situations are presented by the interlocutor. Candidates are expected to respond to questions & initiate interactions

Part 3:Read aloud a text & answer questions about the text 

Part 4: After 30 seconds of preparation time, talk about a topic provided by the interlocutor for one to two minutes & answer follow-up questions
 

Minimum required level per UK visa

Application Type Minimum CEFR level
Overseas Domestic Worker B1
International Agreement visa (Temporary work) B1
Scale-up Worker visa B2
Skilled Worker visa B2
Health and Care Worker visa B2
High Potential Individual visa (HPI) B2
Minister of Religion visa (T2) B2
Innovator Founder visa B2

Minimum required score per skill for UK visa

CEFR
Level(s)		 Reading Writing Speaking Listening
B1 40 40 40 40
B2 60 60 60 60
C1 75 75 75 75

You will receive a Test Report displaying your score and unique reference number (URN) to be included in your student visa application.

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