In part 1 you will be tested on your speaking and writing skills. The time given to this section is 77-93 minutes. To assess speaking, your skills will be tested by your ability to produce spoken English in an academic environment. The writing section will require you to write responses in academic English using correct grammar and spelling.
The personal introduction is an opportunity for you to give your selected institutions some information about yourself. You will have 25 seconds to read the prompt and prepare your response, and then 30 seconds to record your response. This item is not scored, but will be sent together with your score report to the institutions selected by you. You are only able to record your answer once.
Task
A text appears on screen. Read the text aloud.
Skills assessed: Reading and speaking
Prompt length: Text up to 60 words
Time to answer: Varies by item, depending on the length of text.
Task
After listening to a recording of a sentence, repeat the sentence.
Skills assessed: Listening and Speaking
Prompt length: 3-9 seconds
Time to answer: 15 seconds
Task
An image appears on screen. Describe the image in detail.
Skills assessed: Speaking
Prompt length: N/A
Time to answer: 40 seconds
Task
After listening to or watching a lecture, re-tell the lecture in your own words.
Skills assessed: Listening and Speaking
Prompt length: up to 90 seconds
Time to answer: 40 seconds
Task
After listening to a question, answer with a single word or a few words.
Skills Assessed: Listening and Speaking
Prompt length: 3-9 seconds
Time to answer: 10 seconds
Task
After reading a text, write a one-sentence summary of the passage.
Skills Assessed: Reading and Writing
Prompt length: Text up to 300 words
Time to answer: 10 minutes
Task
Write a 200–300 word essay on a given topic.
Skills assessed: Writing
Prompt length: 2-3 sentences
Time to answer: 20 minutes