LanguageCert Young Learners ESOL Fox
The “Written Exam” consists of Listening, Reading and Writing sections and is available in Paper-based format.
The “Spoken Exam” is a short conversation with an Interlocutor on topics of interest to children, such as their family, hobbies or daily life situations.
LEVEL: Approximately pre-A1
Written Exam(Listening, Reading, Writing)
Exam Duration
PAPER BASED 60 minutes
- Listening 10 min
- Reading & Writing 50 min
Part 1 5 questions |
Three-option multiple choice (pictures) for each utterance |
Listen and look at the pictures and choose the right one |
Part 2 5 questions |
Matching description of people to pictures |
Listen and draw lines |
Part 3 5 questions |
Fill in the gap with the correct answer |
Listen and write a name or a number |
Part 1 5 questions |
Matching words to pictures |
Look and read, draw lines |
Part 2 5 questions |
True or false (statement based on a picture) |
Look and read, put a tick or a cross |
Part 3 5 questions |
Gapped text followed by a choice of seven options to choose from in order to complete the text correctly |
Read the text and complete the gapped text with five deletions |
Part 4 5 questions |
Answer questions based on a picture using one-word answer |
Look at the picture and read the questions,write one-word answers |
Part 1 3 sentences |
Simple sentences to communicate personal information |
Write three sentences |
Part 2 3 sentences |
Simple sentences to describe a simple picture |
Look at the picture and write three sentences about the picture |
Spoken Exam (Speaking)
Exam Duration
Face to Face: ca. 5 min
Part 1 |
Answer simple questions in order to give personal information (name, age, etc.) |
Part 2 |
A picture card with two objects is presented by the Interlocutor and candidates are asked to identify the object and answer some follow up questions |
Part 3 |
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 |
LanguageCert Young Learners ESOL Owl
The “Written Exam” consists of Listening, Reading and Writing sections and is available in Paper-based format.
The “Spoken Exam” is a short conversation with an Interlocutor on topics of interest to children, such as family, hobbies or their daily life situations.
Level: Approximately pre-A1
Written Exam (Listening, Reading, Writing)
Exam Duration
PAPER BASED 75 min
- Listening 15 min
- Reading & Writing 60 min
Part 1 5 questions |
Three-option multiple choice (pictures) for each utterance |
Listen and look at the pictures and choose the right one |
Part 2 5 questions |
Matching description of people to pictures |
Listen and draw lines
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Part 3 5 questions |
Three-option multiple choice (pictures) for each utterance |
Listen and look at the picture and choose the right one |
Part 4 5 questions |
Fill in the gap with the correct answer |
Listen and write a word number |
Part 1 6 questions |
Yes or No |
Look at the image, read the sentences and write yes/no |
Part 2 5 questions |
Gapped text followed by a choice of three options to complete the text correctly |
Read the text and complete the gapped text with five deletions |
Part 3 5 questions |
Gapped text followed by a choice of eight options to complete the text correctly |
Read the text and complete the gapped text with six deletions |
Part 4 5 questions |
Answer some questions using one-word answers |
Read a short story, read the questions, write one word answers |
Part 1 4 sentences |
Simple sentences to communicate personal information |
Write four sentences about a real situation |
Part 2 6 sentences |
Sentences to describe a picture story |
Look at the pictures and write two sentences about each picture |
Spoken Exam (Speaking)
Exam Duration
Face to Face: ca. 7 min
Part 1 |
Answer simple questions in order to give personal information (name, age, hobbies, etc.)
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Part 2 |
An objects’ card is presented by the Interlocutor and candidates are asked to identify objects of the same category |
Part 3 |
A “find the differences” card is presented by the Interlocutor and candidates are asked to identify the different things they see |
Part 4 |
A “scene card” is presented by the Interlocutor and candidates are asked to describe the picture |