Resources for Speaking tests

For practical advice on conducting Asset Languages speaking tests, introductions to the Examiner’s Booklet for each stage are available below for downloading:

	Breakthrough Speaking Examiner’s Booklet Introduction
	Preliminary Speaking Examiner’s Booklet Introduction
	Intermediate Speaking Examiner’s Booklet Introduction
	Advanced Speaking Examiner’s Booklet Introduction

The introductions form the first part of each Examiner's Booklet. The confidential language-specific material which contain live speaking test tasks form the second part and are sent to you when you have requested your speaking test materials. The following table describes the type of speaking tasks included in the confidential material:

Stage Part	Breakthrough	Preliminary	Intermediate	Advanced
Part 1	Task 1 - Personal information tasks (9 topics provided)   Task 2* - Interaction task	Task 1 - Personal information tasks (6 topics provided)   Task 2* - Interaction task	Task 1 - Personal information tasks (6 topics provided)   Task 2* - Interaction task	1A - Personal information tasks (3 topics provided)   1B* - Interaction task
Part 2	Presentation task	Presentation task	Presentation task	2A - Presentation task   2B - Discussion

*For French, German, Italian and Spanish, 4 tasks are provided. For all other languages 3 tasks are provided. For details of when you can conduct speaking tests, see Scheduling.

In addition, we have produced guidance called Applying Speaking Criteria on the marking of speaking tests.

Language	Breakthrough	Preliminary	Intermediate	Advanced
Chinese (Mandarin)	Chin Brk	Chin Pre	Chin Int	n/a
French	Fre Brk	Fre Pre	Fre Int	Fre Adv
French World of Work	n/a	Fre WOW P	Fre WOW Int	n/a
German	Ger Brk	Ger Pre	Ger Int	Ger Adv
German World of Work	n/a	Ger WOW P	Ger WOW Int	n/a
Italian	Ital Brk	Ital Pre	Ital Int	n/a
Spanish	Sp Brk	Sp Pre	Sp Int	Sp Adv
Spanish World of Work	n/a	Sp WOW P	Sp WOW Int	n/a
Non-language specific*	All Lang Brk	All Lang Pre	All Lang Int	All Lang Adv

 

*Where materials are not provided in a specific language, we have produced support materials in English.

To order a hard copy of the Applying Speaking Criteria guidance, together with the accompanying DVD, please complete and return the order form below:

Applying Speaking Criteria Order Form

C. Recording Speaking Test Marks

We have designed a form for teachers to keep a record of their speaking test marks.  A hard copy of the form will be sent to centres with their candidate and examiner booklets.  The form may also be downloaded below.

Internal Form for Speaking Test Marks