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English Language Certification Test System
English Language Certification Test System
Listening
IELTS:
(30 mins)
You will be asked to listen to 4 recordings and answer questions based on what you’ve heard. The recordings will be two lectures or monologues and two spoken conversations. The questions will ask you to ‘fill in the blanks’ or ‘match the following’, as well as asking you to label, complete sentences and more.
Reading
IELTS:
(1 hour)
You’ll be given three long passages of text taken from journals and newspapers etc. You will then be asked to answer questions and complete tasks based on the reading material. Some of the questions may be multiple choice, true or false, note completion, identification and so on.
Writing
IELTS:
(1 hour)
The IELTS writing test includes two tasks, the first of which is 20 minutes. You’ll need to study and write about some data/graphs provided.
During the second task, you will be asked to write an essay based on a given subject.
Speaking
IELTS:
(15 mins)
The IELTS speaking test is made up of three parts, which will include discussing general topics such as your home, family, hobbies and interests, and for the later parts, you’ll be given a task card with a topic on to speak about.
The Occupational English Test (OET)
OET: Listening
(50 minutes)
The OET listening test has two parts. Part A will ask you to take notes on a patient consultation, and Part B will ask you to fill in the blanks and answer multiple choice questions after listening to a healthcare lecture.
OET: Reading
(1 hour)
The OET reading test has two parts. Part A is made up of four short texts – you must fill in the blanks to complete a summary of the topic being discussed in the texts. Part B requires you to read two longer texts and answer multiple choice questions about them.
OET: Writing
(45 mins)
The OET writing test will require you to read some case notes and write a discharge, follow up or referral letter based on them.
Speaking
OET: Speaking
(20 mins)
You’ll have a short, spoken warm-up with the examiner before starting. The main test will comprise two role-plays, in which you’ll play a nurse and the examiner will play a patient. The interaction will be based on a selected topic card.