Oxford Test of English for Schools

El examen de inglés general para estudiantes de entre 12 y 16 años.

Todos los exámenes de inglés general de Oxford Test of English están certificados por la Universidad de Oxford.

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Evalúa las habilidades de los estudiantes de comprender y comunicarse de manera efectiva para Speaking, Listening, Reading y Writing en los tres niveles MCER: A2, B1 y B2.

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Información general de cada módulo

Todos los exámenes de Oxford tienen cuatro módulos: Speaking, Listening, Reading, y Writing. Los módulos de Listening y Reading son adaptativos, mientras que los módulos de Speaking y Writing seleccionan preguntas de distintos niveles aleatoriamente de un banco de preguntas. Los módulos de Speaking y Writing son corregidos por examinadores profesionales.

La siguiente tabla muestra la duración aproximada, el número de partes, la estructura y el contenido de cada módulo del Oxford Test of English for Schools.

El módulo de Speaking tiene cinco partes y una duración de aproximadamente 15 minutos. 

Part

Part 1

Task type

Interview

Number of questions

6 (plus two unassessed)

Task format

Eight questions on everyday topics

Testing focus

responding to questions
giving factual information
expressing personal opinions on everyday topics

Detailed timing

Preparation time: none Response time: Questions 1 and 2: 10 seconds per question Questions 3–8: 20 seconds per question

Part

Part 2

Task type

Voicemails

Number of questions

Task format

Two voicemails in response to two different situations

Testing focus

organizing and sustaining extended discourse
sociolinguistic appropriacy
sustaining relationships

Detailed timing

Preparation time: 20 seconds Response time: 40 seconds

Part

Part 3

Task type

Talk

Number of questions

Task format

Short talk on an issue or scenario

Testing focus

organizing and sustaining extended discourse
describing
comparing and contrasting
speculating
suggesting

Detailed timing

Preparation time: 30 seconds Response time: 1 minute

Part

Part 4

Task type

Follow-up questions

Number of questions

Task format

Six follow-up questions on the theme of the Part 3 talk

Testing focus

As in Part 3, plus:

responding to questions
expressing, justifying and responding to opinions
expressing feelings

Detailed timing

Preparation time: none Response time: 30 seconds per question

Part	Task type	Number of questions	Task format	Testing focus	Detailed timing
Part 1	Interview	6 (plus two unassessed)	Eight questions on everyday topics	responding to questions giving factual information expressing personal opinions on everyday topics	Preparation time: none Response time: Questions 1 and 2: 10 seconds per question Questions 3–8: 20 seconds per question
Part 2	Voicemails	2	Two voicemails in response to two different situations	organizing and sustaining extended discourse sociolinguistic appropriacy sustaining relationships	Preparation time: 20 seconds Response time: 40 seconds
Part 3	Talk	1	Short talk on an issue or scenario	organizing and sustaining extended discourse describing comparing and contrasting speculating suggesting	Preparation time: 30 seconds Response time: 1 minute
Part 4	Follow-up questions	6	Six follow-up questions on the theme of the Part 3 talk	As in Part 3, plus: responding to questions expressing, justifying and responding to opinions expressing feelings	Preparation time: none Response time: 30 seconds per question

El módulo de Listening tiene cuatro partes y una duración de aproximadamente 35 minutos. Los test takers podrán escuchar cada audio dos veces. 

Part

Part 1

Task type

Multiple choice – picture options

Number of questions

Task format

Five short monologues/ dialogues each with one 3-option multiple-choice question with picture options

Testing focus

Listening to identify:

specific information

Detailed timing

time to answer = length of audio plus an additional 10 seconds

Part

Part 2

Task type

Note completion

Number of questions

Task format

A longer monologue with five 3-option multiple-choice note-completion questions

Testing focus

Listening to identify:

specific information

Detailed timing

time to read the task = 30 seconds; time to answer = length of audio plus an additional 15 seconds

Part

Part 3

Task type

Matching opinions with people who say them

Number of questions

Task format

A longer dialogue with five 3-option multiple-choice questions focussing on identifying opinion

Testing focus

Listening to identify:

stated opinion
implied meaning

Detailed timing

Part

Part 4

Task type

Multiple choice

Number of questions

Task format

Five short monologues/ dialogues each with one 3-option multiple-choice question

Testing focus

Listening to identify:

attitude/feeling/opinion
gist
function/reason/purpose
speaker relationship
topic
type/genre

Detailed timing

time to answer = length of audio plus an additional 10 seconds

Part	Task type	Number of questions	Task format	Testing focus	Detailed timing
Part 1	Multiple choice – picture options	5	Five short monologues/ dialogues each with one 3-option multiple-choice question with picture options	Listening to identify: specific information	time to answer = length of audio plus an additional 10 seconds
Part 2	Note completion	5	A longer monologue with five 3-option multiple-choice note-completion questions	Listening to identify: specific information	time to read the task = 30 seconds; time to answer = length of audio plus an additional 15 seconds
Part 3	Matching opinions with people who say them	5	A longer dialogue with five 3-option multiple-choice questions focussing on identifying opinion	Listening to identify: stated opinion implied meaning
Part 4	Multiple choice	5	Five short monologues/ dialogues each with one 3-option multiple-choice question	Listening to identify: attitude/feeling/opinion gist function/reason/purpose speaker relationship topic type/genre	time to answer = length of audio plus an additional 10 seconds

El módulo de Reading tiene cuatro partes y una duración de aproximadamente 35 minutos. 

Part

Part 1

Task type

Multiple-choice questions on short texts

Number of questions

Task format

Six short texts from a variety of sources, each with one 3-option multiple-choice question

Testing focus

Reading to identify:

main message
purpose
detail

Detailed timing

6 questions x 1 minute 20 seconds

Part

Part 2

Task type

Multiple matching

Number of questions

Task format

Six items to match with three profiles of people OR six profiles of people to match with four longer text descriptions

Testing focus

Expeditious search reading at local and global levels to identify:

specific information
opinion and attitude

Detailed timing

8 minutes

Part

Part 3

Task type

Gapped sentences

Number of questions

Task format

Six extracted sentences are inserted into a longer text

Testing focus

Reading to identify:

text structure
organizational features of a text

Detailed timing

11 minutes

Part

Part 4

Task type

Multiple-choice questions on a longer text

Number of questions

Task format

Four 3-option multiple-choice questions

Testing focus

Reading to identify:

attitude/opinion
purpose
reference
the meanings of words in context
global meaning

Detailed timing

8 minutes

Part	Task type	Number of questions	Task format	Testing focus	Detailed timing
Part 1	Multiple-choice questions on short texts	6	Six short texts from a variety of sources, each with one 3-option multiple-choice question	Reading to identify: main message purpose detail	6 questions x 1 minute 20 seconds
Part 2	Multiple matching	6	Six items to match with three profiles of people OR six profiles of people to match with four longer text descriptions	Expeditious search reading at local and global levels to identify: specific information opinion and attitude	8 minutes
Part 3	Gapped sentences	6	Six extracted sentences are inserted into a longer text	Reading to identify: text structure organizational features of a text	11 minutes
Part 4	Multiple-choice questions on a longer text	4	Four 3-option multiple-choice questions	Reading to identify: attitude/opinion purpose reference the meanings of words in context global meaning	8 minutes

El módulo de Writing tiene dos partes y una duración de aproximadamente 50 minutos. Las tareas en ambas partes son obligatorias. 

Part

Part 1

Task type

Number of questions

Task format

Written response to an input email. 0—130 words 20 minutes.

Testing focus

Giving information

expressing and responding to opinions and feelings
transactional functions such as inviting / requesting / suggesting

Detailed timing

20 minutes

Part

Part 2

Task type

Essay or article/review

Number of questions

Task format

Essay OR article/review on a topic typical of classroom discussion. 100—160 words 25 minutes

Testing focus

expressing and responding to opinions
developing an argument

Magazine article/review

describing
narrating
expressing feelings and opinions
recommending

Detailed timing

25 minutes

Part	Task type	Number of questions	Task format	Testing focus	Detailed timing
Part 1	Email	1	Written response to an input email. 0—130 words 20 minutes.	Giving information expressing and responding to opinions and feelings transactional functions such as inviting / requesting / suggesting	20 minutes
Part 2	Essay or article/review	1	Essay OR article/review on a topic typical of classroom discussion. 100—160 words 25 minutes	Email expressing and responding to opinions developing an argument Magazine article/review describing narrating expressing feelings and opinions recommending	25 minutes

Part

Task type

Number of questions

Task format

Testing focus

Detailed timing

Part 1

Written response to an input email. 0—130 words 20 minutes.

Giving information

expressing and responding to opinions and feelings
transactional functions such as inviting / requesting / suggesting

20 minutes

Part 2

Essay or article/review

Essay OR article/review on a topic typical of classroom discussion. 100—160 words 25 minutes

expressing and responding to opinions
developing an argument

Magazine article/review

describing
narrating
expressing feelings and opinions
recommending

25 minutes

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Módulo de Speaking

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Exámenes de práctica

Te ayudan a familiarizarte con el formato y los tipos de preguntas del examen.

Van acompañados de solucionario, audio y transcripciones para los módulos de Speaking y Listening. El audio incluye el mismo tiempo de preparación y las pausas como en el examen real. El solucionario incluye respuestas modelo para los módulos de Speaking y Writing.

Los exámenes de práctica están disponibles para cada uno de niveles: A2, B1 y B2