LanguageCert ESOL

Key Features

For more detailed information, download the LanguageCert Qualification Handbook for International ESOL (Listening, Reading, Writing)

Exam Format

FORMAT                              Paper-based 3 hour 10 minutes

Listening: 30 minutes                       Speaking & Writing: 2 hour 40 minutes uninterupted

FORMAT                              Computer-based 3 hour 10 minutes

Listening: 30 minutes                       Speaking & Writing:  2 hour 40 minutes uninterupted

FORMAT                              Computer-based 3 hour 10 minutes

Listening: 30 minutes                       Speaking & Writing: 2 hour 40 minutes uninterupted

Listening

Part 1: 6 multiple choice questions (each with 3 options)
Task: 

• Listen twice to 6 sentences 
• Idiomatic expressions, colloquialisms, register shifts and use of stress and intonation to indicate attitude included
• Choose the appropriate option to complete or continue the conversation

Part 2: 6 multiple choice questions (each with 3 options)
Task: 

• Listen twice to 3 conversations, each consisting of 2 speakers and identify: topic, purpose, context, speakers, gist, relationship between speakers, roles, functions, attitudes, feeling and opinions
• Choose the appropriate option for each question

Part 3: 7 questions (write notes on the message pad based on the information in the recording)
Task: 

• Listen twice to a dense factual lecture, radio broadcast, narrative, presentation, etc. to identify specific information
• Jot down answers of 1 to 5 words

Part 4: 7 multiple choice questions (each with 3 options)
Task: 

• Listen twice to a discussion to identify gist, examples, fact, opinion, contrast, purpose, key ideas, attitude, cause and effect
• Choose the appropriate response for each question

Reading

Part 1: 5 questions (5 sentences identifying true and false statements about the text)
Task: 

• Text includes idiomatic language, narrative or academic ideas, arguments and opinions
• Determine whether the statements are true or false

Part 2: 6 questions (8 sentences to choose from to complete 6 gaps in the text. 2 sentences are provided as distractors)
Task: 

• A text with 6 sentences removed, e.g. topic sentence, summarising sentence, developing idea, emphasising a point, opinion, contrast, sequence, forward and back reference, transition to new idea
• Choose the appropriate sentence for each gap in the text

Part 3: 7 questions (4 texts provide the answers to7 questions)
Task: 

• Read 4 short texts, e.g. email, article, advert, etc. and choose which text answers which question

Part 4: 8 questions (8 questions requiring short answers of up to 5 words)
Task: 

• A continuous text: narrative, descriptive, explanatory, expository, biographical, instructive
• Provide short answers of up to five words for each question

Writing

Part 1: 150 – 200 words (respond appropriately to a given text to produce a formal response for an intended public audience)
Task: Write a letter, report, argument or article using a written, graphic or visual input for the intended reader expressing stance, opinion, justification, argumentation as appropriate

Part 2: 250 – 300 words (produce a personal letter, a narrative composition/ story or a descriptive composition)
Task: Write an informal piece for a specified reader in order to persuade, argue or hypothesise, expressing mood, opinion, justification, evaluation etc.

Statement of Result (SoR) & e-certificate sent by email or through the Test Centre;

• 3 business days for Online exams with remote, live invigilation
• 5 business days for computer-based exams
• 10 business days for paper-based exams

Digital badges are available in 10 business days and sent by email.

Hard-copy certificates are sent either to the candidate or to the Test Centre shortly after results are released.

Office Practice Material

Download

• Practice Paper 1
• Practice Paper 2  
• Practice Paper 3  
• Practice Paper 6  
• Practice Paper 7  
• Answer sheet
• Qualification Overview
• Qualification Handbook Listening, Reading & Writing