Listening
10 mins
LanguageCert Young Learners ESOL Fox
The first step in English language assessment for young learners (aged 7+). A Written (Listening, Reading, Writing) and Spoken (Speaking) exam, mapped to the pre-A1 level of the CEFR*.
About the exam:
- Created specifically for children
- Themes based on age-appropriate topics of interests to children such as family, hobbies or daily life situations
- Consists of a Written (Listening, Reading, Writing) and Spoken (Speaking) exam, leading to 2 separate certificates
Written exam:
- Paper-based
- Duration 1 hour
Spoken exam:
- Face-to-face
- Duration 5 minutes
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.
Test Centre exams
Take an exam at a LanguageCert approved Test Centre.
Exam format
Paper-based 1 hour
Reading & Writing
50 mins uninterrupted
Listening
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 write a name or a number
Reading
Part 1: 5 questions (matching words to pictures)
Task: Look and read, draw lines
Part 2: 5 questions (true or false)
Task: Look and read, put a tick or a cross
Part 3: 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 4: 5 questions (answer questions based on a picture)
Task: Look at the picture and read the questions, write 1 word answers
Writing
Part 1: 3 sentences (to communicate personal information)
Task: Write 3 sentences
Part 2: 3 sentences (describe a simple picture)
Task: Look at the picture and write 3 sentences about it
Exam format
Face-to-face
Speaking
Approx. 5 mins
Speaking
Part 1
Task:
- Answer simple questions in order to give personal information (name, age, etc.)
Part 2
Task:
- A picture card with 2 objects is presented by the Interlocutor and candidates are asked to identify the object and answer some follow up questions
Part 3
Task:
- A scene card on a particular topic is presented by the Interlocutor
- Students respond to simple questions about the picture
- Students are asked to answer 3 follow up questions on the same topic