Question Types

Progress has a broad range of question types, giving learners the best chance to show their English skills.

Speaking

To demonstrate speaking skills, learners will be asked to:

speak clearly using appropriate stress and intonation
pronounce words so that they can be understood
describe pictures or other visual material connecting ideas together accurately and with a range of language

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Reading

To demonstrate reading skills, learners will be asked to:

read and understand the main points from signs, newspapers and magazines
understand the detail of short texts
understand the detail in longer texts

Writing

To demonstrate writing skills, learners of different levels may be asked to:

describe a scene or picture accurately using appropriate vocabulary
write a story accurately linking ideas and using appropriate vocabulary
write a short essay giving different points of view, linking ideas and using accurate and appropriate language

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Listening

To demonstrate listening skills, learners will be asked to:

listen for specific information in listening texts
show understanding of meaning in context and the detail of
short dialogues
follow and understand short texts and show understanding

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Grammar

To demonstrate knowledge of grammar, learners will be asked to:

choose the right word or phrase to make an accurate sentence
understand the difference between different grammatical tenses and other structures
put words in the right order to make grammatical sense

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Vocabulary

To demonstrate knowledge of vocabulary, learners will be asked to:

produce words which relate to common themes and topics such as family, work and social situations
use appropriate words in different contexts
show an understanding of the different meaning of words and how they relate to other words

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