Aptis Writing Exam Overview - Handout for Teachers
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Aptis Writing Exam Overview http://www.britishcouncil.org/exams/aptis Active listening task: Listen to your trainer’s presentation on the Aptis Writing Exam and decide if the following statements are true or false: 1) In the example shown, all the tasks are linked to the topic of a sports club. 2) Part 4 carries more marks than parts 1 and 2 combined. 3) The exam gets more challenging as you progress. 4) You can choose how much time to spend on each task. 5) You should use formal English throughout the exam. Eliciting prior knowledge: What do you remember about the writing exam? Discuss in pairs or 3s: 1) How many parts were there? 2) What tasks did you have to do? 3) Which parts did you find most difficult? 4) Did you have any problems with doing it on a computer? What were they? 5) What would you like to learn about the writing exam today? Note down 2-3 things.
Aptis Writing Exam Overview - Handout for Teachers
Aptis Writing Exam Overview - Handout for Teachers
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Aptis Writing Exam Overview
http://www.britishcouncil.org/exams/aptis
Active listening task: Listen to your trainers presentation on
the Aptis Writing Exam and decide if the following statements are
true or false: 1) In the example shown, all the tasks are linked to
the topic of a sports club. 2) Part 4 carries more marks than parts
1 and 2 combined. 3) The exam gets more challenging as you
progress. 4) You can choose how much time to spend on each task. 5)
You should use formal English throughout the exam.
Eliciting prior knowledge: What do you remember about the
writing exam? Discuss in pairs or 3s: 1) How many parts were there?
2) What tasks did you have to do? 3) Which parts did you find most
difficult? 4) Did you have any problems with doing it on a
computer? What were they? 5) What would you like to learn about the
writing exam today? Note down 2-3 things.
Exam Structure
Lets now go through the exam as it appears on the website.
Example Answer ->
Task 1 - Key Information Task 1 is marked by an examiner, though
only five pieces of information are awarded points. These five are
randomly selected by the system.
It is worth remembering that this task is the least valuable to
the candidate, with a conversion table being used to estimate its
contribution to the overall score. Even if you achieve 5 points,
the maximum number of marks available is 3.
Task 2 - Key Information
Task 2 is marked by an examiner using a special, task-specific
scale. The weighting for this task is even, so the maximum mark
available is 5.
There may be two questions here, but the total number of words
expected will be the same.
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Click post after each reply. In the example exam you have to do
3 posts in 10 minutes.
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Task 3 - Key Information Task 3 is marked by an examiner. The
weighting for this task means that the maximum mark available is 7.
You should reply fully to each piece of input and show a good range
of vocabulary.
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Task 4 - Key Information Task 4 is marked by an examiner. The
weighting for this task means that the maximum mark available is 9,
making it the most important task on the paper. Its also the most
challenging. If you do it well, you could make the top grade C
(Advanced)!
