LanguageCert International ESOL B2 Communicator

LanguageCert International ESOL B2 Communicator

USD $93.00 – USD $193.00

Written (Listening, Reading, Writing) and Spoken (Speaking) exams in English, aligned to the B2 level of the CEFR*. Exams are delivered through our global network of Test Centres or online.

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Written (Listening, Reading, Writing) and Spoken (Speaking) exams in English, aligned to the B2 level of the CEFR*. Exams are delivered through our global network of Test Centres or online.

About LanguageCert International ESOL B2:

  • Leads to two separate certificates: Written and Spoken
  • Both exams can be taken together or independently of each other

Written exam:

  • Paper-based/computer-based at approved Test Centres or Online with remote, live invigilation
  • Duration 2 hours 40 minutes

Spoken exam:

  • Face-to-face or Online with an interlocutor
  • Duration 13 minutes

At B2 level, candidates can:

  • communicate in detail, travel, live and work independently in an English-speaking country
  • spontaneously interact with a degree of fluency without much strain on either party
  • follow the news, TV and radio channels
  • write emails, texts, letters, reports and stories etc.

*Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR), developed by the Council of Europe, is widely used to describe levels of language proficiency.

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Written

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EXAM LEVEL B2
 FORMAT Paper-based, computer-based or Online with remote, live invigilation
 PASS MARK 50% (75/150)
 SKILLS Written (Listening, Reading, Writing)
GRADE BOUNDARIES Candidates are awarded High Pass, Pass or Fail
High Pass 101-150 / 150
Pass          75-100 / 150
Fail           0-74 / 150

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

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Paper Based 2 hour & 10 minutes
Listening : 30 minutes Reading & Writing 2 hours & 10 mins uninterrupted
Computer-based 2 hour & 10 minutes
Listening : 30 minutes Reading & Writing 2 hours & 10 mins uninterrupted
Online 2 hour & 10 minutes
Listening : 30 minutes Reading & Writing 2 hours & 10 mins uninterrupted
Part 1: 7 multiple choice questions (each with 3 options)
Task:  • Listen twice to 7 unfinished conversations between 2 speakers
  • 1 conversation is formal

Part 2: 6 multiple choice questions (each with 3 options)
Task:  • Listen twice to 3 conversations each consisting of 2 speakers to identify: topic, purpose, context, speakers, gist, relationship between speakers, roles, functions, attitudes, feeling and opinions

  • Choose the appropriate response to complete or continue each question

Part 3: 7 questions (write notes on the message pad based on information in the recording)
Task:  • Listen twice to a radio broadcast, narrative, presentation, etc to identify specific information

  • Jot down answers of 1 to 5 words

Part 4:  6 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: 6 multiple choice questions (each with 3 options)
Task:  • 1 long text: news story, article, review or proposal
  • Choose the appropriate response for each question

Part 2:  6 multiple choice options to fill in an incomplete text (1 is a distractor)
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 to each question)
Task:  • Read the 4 short texts, e.g. email, article, advert etc. and choose which text answers which question

Part 4: 7 questions (requiring short answers of up to 5 words)
Task:  • A continuous text: narrative, descriptive, explanatory, expository, biographical, instructive

Writing

Part 1: 100 – 150 words (produce a formal response for an intended public audience)
Task:  • Respond appropriately to the intended reader using a clearly defined number of content points

Part 2: 150 – 200 words (produce a personal letter, a narrative composition/ story or a descriptive composition)
Task:  • Produce an informal piece of writing for a specified reader on a general subject that does not require specialist knowledge but addresses a clearly defined number of content points
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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.
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We work with prominent publishing houses to ensure that our partners and candidates have access to top quality learning materials for LanguageCert International ESOL exams. Below is a list of available books linked to publishers’ websites:

Burlington Books

ELI Publishing

Global ELT

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Spoken

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EXAM LEVEL B2
 FORMAT Face-to-face or Online with a live interlocutor
 PASS MARK 50% (25/50)
 SKILLS Spoken (Speaking)
GRADE BOUNDARIES Candidates are awarded High Pass, Pass or Fail
High Pass 38-50 / 50
Pass          25-37 /50
Fail           0-24 / 50

For more detailed information, download the LanguageCert Qualification Handbook for International ESOL Speaking.
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Face-to-face

Speaking 30 mins

Online

Speaking 30 mins

Speaking

Part 1
Task:  • Give and spell name
• State country of origin
• Answer 5 questions

Part 2
Task:

  • 2 or 3 situations are presented by the interlocutor
  • Candidates are expected to respond to questions and initiate interactions

Part 3
Task:

  • Hold a short discussion to make a plan, arrange or decide something using written text as the prompt

Part 4
Task:  • Candidates are given 30 seconds preparation time
• Talk about a topic provided by the interlocutor for 2 minutes
• Answer follow-up questions

 

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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.

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Burlington Books

ELI Publishing

Global ELT

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