APTIS ADVANCED EXAM

GRAMMAR and VOCABULARY 
25 questions are in the format of a three-option multiple choice.

LISTENING (30 min)
Part 1: Five short recordings of monologues or dialogues and answer one question for each recording.
Part 2: Three recordings of monologues or dialogues and you riwll have to answer two questions for each recording.
Part 3: A discussion between a man and a woman. Identify who expresses which opinion: The man, the moan, or both (you will only hear this once)
Part 4: Two separate monologues. Select the correct answers from a table (you will only hear this once)


READING (60 min)
Part 1: You have 4 people opinions on one topic. Read opinions and choose who said what.
Part 2: Matching headings.
Part 3: Shor text with missing gaps. Choose the right word or phrase.
Part 4: 2 short texts on the same topic. Fill in the blank with the appropriate phrase.

SPEAKING (10 min)
Part 1: Describe, compare and provide reasons and explanations (45 s each). Compare 2 pictures and answer 2 questions.
Part 2: Discuss personal experience and opinion on an abstract topic (1 min prepare + 2 min talk)
Part 3: Presentation. Speak on a topic fro one and a half minutes. One minute to prepare. After the presentation, an additional question about the topic and speak 45s.

WRITING
Part 1: Three written parts of text, all of which require reponses. Social network interaction. 3 questions and need to respond.
Part 2: Email response. 120-150 words.
Part 3: Article for a website publication. 180-220 words.

Liking words - English

LINKING WORDS

There are a number of reasons
In the first place
Secondly
Another advantage is
On the other hand
Furthermore
All in all however
because
So, in conclusion

APTIS Speaking - Posibles preguntas

Part 1
1. Please tell me about your first school
2. Please tell me the last time your visited your friends
3. Please tell me about your favourite singer

1. Please tell me about your favourite food
2. Do you always eat vegetables?
3. Do you cook? If yes, what food do you cook the most often? If no, who cooks in your family?

1. Pleasee tell me about your family.
2. How many bothers and sisters do you have?
3. Do you prefer big o small families? Why?

1. Please tell me about your house.
2. Tell me about your room at home?
3. What things in your home couldn't you live without?

1. Did you have a happy childhood?
2. What did you like to do when you were a child?
3. How are you similar to your parents? How are you different?

1. Tell me about your plans for the next week
2. What do you like to do in your free time?
3. Do you like to spend time with family or friends?

Part 2
1. Describe this picture

2. How do most people in your country learn about world news?
3. How has the reporting of news changed in the last fifty years?

1. Describe the picture

2. Is school a good place to make friends?
3. What do you think are the qualities of a good friend?

1. Describe the picture

2. What do you like doing when you are with friends?
3. Do you prefer being with large or small group of friends? Why?

1. Describe the picture

2. What subjects do you enjoy studying at school? Why?
3. What do you think are the qualities of a good teacher?

1. Describe the picture

2. What's your favorite season and why?
3. Why is it important to know future weather conditions in advanced?

Part 3
1. Tell me what you see in this two pictures.

2. What sort of people go to these two events?
3. Which of these two events would you prefer to go to? Why?

1. Tell me what you see in the two pictures

2. Which method of studying do you prefer? Why?
3. What are the advantages and disadvantages of technology?

1. Tell me what you see in the two pictures












2. Which of this two activities would you prefer to do and why?
3. How can hobbies affet your life?

1. Tell me what you see in the two pictures

2. Which method of studying do you prefer? why?
3. What are the advantages and disadvantages of technology?

1. Tell me what you see in the two pictures

2. Which methjod of writing do you prefer? Why?
3. Do you think our lives have been improved by Internet? Why?

Part 4
1. Tell me about a time when somebody told you to stop doing something,
2. How did you feel about it?
3. Do you think there are too many rules in modern life?

1. Look at the poster and make a presentation

APTIS exam and preparation

GRAMMAR and VOCABULARY Demo Test
25 questions are in the format of a three-option multiple choice.

LISTENING Demo Test

25 questions, 55 minutes. Four-option multiple choice format.

Listening Study:

• https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/level/c1-cefr/term
• https://www.bbc.co.uk/worldserviceradio
• http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/topic-group/speaking-and-listening

READING Demo Test
30 minutes, 4 tasks.

• Sentence comprehension 
• Text cohesion 
• Short text comprehension 
• Long text comprehension

Reading Study:

• http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/topic-group/reading

SPEAKING Demo Test
Four parts and takes about 12 minutes to complete. The following is a brief description of the test parts.

• Personal information (30 s)
• Describe, express your opinion, provide reasons and explanations (45 s)
• Describe, compare and provide reasons and explanations (45 s)
• Discuss personal experience and opinion on an abstract topic (1 min prepare + 2 min talk)

Study:

• http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/topic-group/speaking-and-listening
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_D-ycolDNg
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IyKqyoQkv8s
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iiRNKiQ-3A4
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q20NX8Brmd0
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3EySrMp3eB0
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eg_i2WDIClw
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLnbKE3tm_0

WRITING DEMO TEST

Four parts, 55 minutes.

• Word-level writing 
• Short text writing 
• Three written parts of the text, all of which require responses (
• Formal and informal writing 

Study:

• http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/topic-group/writing
• https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/skills/writing/advanced-C1-writing