Listening
15 minutes
The second step in English language assessment for young learners (aged 7+). A Written (Listening, Reading, Writing) and Spoken (Speaking) exam, mapped approximately to the A1 level of the CEFR*.
About the exam:
Written exam:
Spoken exam:
Certificates are issued by LanguageCert and delivered by the Test Centre.
*Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR), developed by the Council of Europe, is widely used to describe levels of language proficiency.
Take an exam at a LanguageCert approved Test Centre.
EXAM LEVEL | Approximately A1 |
FORMAT | Paper-based |
CERTIFICATE |
All candidates receive a certificate. The number of owls (from 1 to 4) achieved in each skill tested indicates the candidate’s performance. |
MAXIMUM MARKS |
Listening 20 Reading 25 TOTAL SCORE 55 Writing 10 |
15 minutes
1 hour uninterrupted
Part 1: 5 multiple choice questions (each with 3 options)
Task: Listen and look at the pictures and choose the appropriate response
Part 2: 5 questions (matching descriptions of people to pictures)
Task: Listen and draw lines
Part 3: 5 questions (fill in the gap with the correct answer)
Task: Listen and look at the pictures and choose the appropriate response
Part 4: 5 questions (fill in the gap with the correct answer)
Task: Listen and write a word or a number
Part 1: 6 questions (yes or no)
Task: Look at the image, read the sentences and write yes/no
Part 2: 5 questions (choose from 7 options to correctly fill in the gaps in the text)
Task: Choose the correct options to fill the 5 gaps in the text
Part 3: 6 questions (choose from 8 options to correctly fill in the gaps in the text)
Task: Choose the correct options to fill the 6 gaps in the text
Part 4: 8 questions (answer some questions using 1 word answers)
Task: Read a short story, read the questions, write 1 word answers
Part 1: 4 sentences (to communicate personal information)
Task: Write 4 sentences about a real situation
Part 2: 6 sentences (describe a picture story)
Task: Look at the pictures and write 2 sentences about each picture
Global ELT
• Succeed in LanguageCert Young Learners ESOL A1 OWL A1 Self Study Edition, ISBN 9781781648599
• Succeed in LanguageCert Young Learners ESOL A1 OWL A1 Student’s Book, ISBN 9781781648582
• Succeed in LanguageCert Young Learners ESOL A1 OWL A1 Teacher’s Book, ISBN 9781781648612
EXAM LEVEL | Approximately A1 |
FORMAT | Face-to-face |
CERTIFICATE |
All candidates receive a certificate. The number of owls (from 1 to 4) achieved in each skill tested indicates the candidate’s performance. |
MAXIMUM MARKS |
Speaking 16 |
Approx. 7 mins
Part 1
Task: Answer simple questions in order to give personal information (name, age, hobbies etc.)
Part 2
Task: An objects card is presented by the Interlocutor and candidates are asked to identify objects of the same type
Part 3
Task: A “find the differences” card is presented by the Interlocutor and candidates are asked to identify the things that are different
Part 4
Task: A “scene card” is presented by the Interlocutor and candidates are asked to describe the picture
Global ELT
• Succeed in LanguageCert Young Learners ESOL A1 OWL A1 Self Study Edition, ISBN 9781781648599
• Succeed in LanguageCert Young Learners ESOL A1 OWL A1 Student’s Book, ISBN 9781781648582
• Succeed in LanguageCert Young Learners ESOL A1 OWL A1 Teacher’s Book, ISBN 9781781648612