TEST FORMAT

One sitting. Four real skills.

Complete all four skills in a single, secure session, in 70 focused minutes. No multi-day scheduling.

TIMING

70 minutes, total

Every question has its own timer, and the overall test time runs alongside it, both clearly visible throughout your exam.

Reading

Multiple written passages with comprehension tasks

MEASURES UNDERSTANDING OF

  • Specific details
  • Main ideas
  • Inference
  • Text structure
  • Reference and cohesion
  • Writer's attitude or stance

Listening

Audio recordings with comprehension tasks

MEASURES UNDERSTANDING OF

  • Main ideas
  • Specific details
  • Inference
  • Relationships between speakers
  • Overall structure

Writing

A structured written task

MEASURES UNDERSTANDING OF

  • Task completion
  • Organisation and coherence
  • Range and accuracy of language

Speaking

A recorded video and audio response

MEASURES UNDERSTANDING OF

  • Task completion
  • Organisation and coherence
  • Language range and accuracy
  • Fluency

This is a high-level summary. Our internal assessment system uses a more detailed scoring architecture, which we don't publish in full, to protect the integrity of the assessment.

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