TIPS FOR EXAMS (PROFICIENCY TESTS)
Listening tests
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If you need to practise your listening skills, there are a lot of sites you can do that on the internet. Find here some o them:
LISTENING TESTS BY TOPICS FOR B1: https://www.examenglish.com/B1/B1_listening.htm |
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To find advice and more links to practise your listening skills, head over to http://joepinetreebush-4skills.weebly.com/listening-activities.html
WRITING TEST
Visit El blog para preparar el writing de la escuela oficial de idiomas to get useful pieces of advice for your level and C1.
FULL EXAMS
Visit listening by levels and exams (password required) to get lots of links to exams of your level
mediation
Mediation can be written or spoken. You will need to transfer or explain information that another person does not know. You will need to select and summarise this information. You are not supposed to copy information from the text given, so you will need to explain what you read with your own words.
Mediating is also translating from one language into another language.
This is taken from Educantabria Language Teaching Testing:
"Oral mediation is construed to be synonymous with — simultaneous interpretation (at conferences, meetings) — consecutive interpretation (speeches, guided tours) — informal interpretation (e.g., in social and transactional situations for friends, family, clients, or of signs, menus, notices).
Written mediation is construed to be synonymous with — exact translation (of legal and scientific texts) — literary translation — summarizing gist (within L1 or between L1 and L2) — paraphrasing. "
Video explaining what mediation is: www.cristinacabal.com/?page_id=10144
Mediating is also translating from one language into another language.
This is taken from Educantabria Language Teaching Testing:
"Oral mediation is construed to be synonymous with — simultaneous interpretation (at conferences, meetings) — consecutive interpretation (speeches, guided tours) — informal interpretation (e.g., in social and transactional situations for friends, family, clients, or of signs, menus, notices).
Written mediation is construed to be synonymous with — exact translation (of legal and scientific texts) — literary translation — summarizing gist (within L1 or between L1 and L2) — paraphrasing. "
Video explaining what mediation is: www.cristinacabal.com/?page_id=10144
In your proficiency tests (exámenes de certificación) you will need to do a written and/or oral mediation. The written mediation you will need to do are 2 tasks in 30 minutes (15 minutes each approx.). Visit Helendipity's website to get more information and some activities on that.
Sample mediation in writing: The Ickabog- B1 ENGLISH EOI (4º ESO)
There is some more help on how to summarise on this link
Sample mediation in writing: The Ickabog- B1 ENGLISH EOI (4º ESO)
There is some more help on how to summarise on this link
Get some activities we explained and did in the classroom on downloads/mediation.
