Preliminary Level
Anglia’s step by step approach to testing encourages and motivates students to make clear and effective progress!
When you take a Preliminary level exam you show us that you now know even more words, for example you know two words for some things and you know words and their opposites.
You can also show that your grammar is expanding and with your words and grammar you can read in English, answer comprehension questions from reading and listening, write whole sentences and answer real questions about yourself.
With this certificate you show everyone that your English is really taking off and that you are ready to move up and away from the younger learner levels and into the intermediate levels of English.
Overview of Tasks:
Reading & Writing:
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SECTION |
DESCRIPTION |
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Section R1 (10 marks) |
Reading comprehension One text approx. 110 words True/False Five |
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Section R2 (10 marks) |
Reading comprehension One text approx. 110 words Four-option multiple choice Five questions |
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Section R3 (10 Marks) |
Use of English: general grammar |
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Section R4 (10 marks) |
Vocabulary recognition Matching opposites Ten questions |
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Section R5 (10 marks) |
Use of English: tenses Fill the gaps Ten questions |
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Section W1 (5 marks) |
Use of English: plurals |
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Section W2 (10 marks) |
Writing: forming questions |
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Section W3 (10 marks) |
Writing: answering questions |
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Section W4 (10 marks) |
Writing: familiar topics |
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Section W5 (5 marks) |
Writing: forming sentences |
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Section W6 (10 marks) |
Writing |
Listening:
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SECTION |
DESCRIPTION |
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Section L1 (10 marks) |
Listening for information |
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Section L2 (20 marks) |
Listening for words on context |
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Section L3 (20 marks) |
Listening for meaning |
Speaking:
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SECTION |
DESCRIPTION |
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Section S1 (2 - 3 minutes) |
Warm Up |
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Section S2 (3 - 4 minutes) |
Narrative and sequencing |
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Section S3 (3 - 4 minutes) |
Giving information |
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Optional extension |
Rhyme, chant or poem |
Syllabus and Specifications:
Performance Indicators
The student:
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has a basic active vocabulary of about 400 words.
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can communicate present and past events, recently completed actions and life experiences.
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can communicate where things are and when things happen.
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can express opposites, comparisons and ownership.
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can ask questions, answer questions, and write full sentences.
Grammar and Structures List
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Grammar and Structures |
What are they used for? |
Some examples |
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VERBS |
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Past Simple |
Talking about past events |
We watched a football match on TV last night. |
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Present Perfect Simple |
Talking about actions only recently completed |
The man has justeaten the sandwich. |
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Can + bare infinitive |
Talking about skills. |
I can play the guitar. |
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Imperative |
Following single-step instructions in a familiar context |
Take a piece of paper. |
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ADJECTIVES |
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Basic adjectives |
For descriptive purposes, including expressing opposites |
My father bought anew car yesterday. |
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Comparatives and superlatives |
Talking about comparisons between people and things |
John isn't as tall asJane. |
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POSSESSIVES |
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The possessive form |
Expressing ownership |
That sandwich isJane's. |
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Mine, yours, his, hers, its, ours, theirs |
Talking about ownership, possessions, who things belong to |
My bicycle is newer than yours. |
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QUANTIFIERS |
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much, many, a lot, a lot of |
Talking about amounts of things which can and cannot be counted |
How much money have you got? I've got a lot of it! |
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some, any |
Talking about things which can and cannot be counted, in the positive and negative |
There is somebread. |
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PREPOSITIONS |
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by, with, next to |
Talking about where things are |
The children are standing next to the clock. |
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ADVERBS |
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ever, never, ago, yet, just |
Talking about when things happen |
I went to Paris six years ago. |
Grade Boundaries:
Grades are calculated by weighting the Listening % by 0.2 and the Written % by 0.8 - adding the results together and then using the information above.
Relevant Documents
