Test day: what to expect
What happens on test day, from the night before to the Speaking interview: a clock plan for Listening, Reading and Writing, a routine for nerves and your own written plan.
55 min
Module 1 · Leçon 4 sur 4
Dans cette leçon
- Prepare the night before and the morning so that nothing but your English affects your score
- Describe what usually happens at check-in and in the test room, and what to do if something goes wrong
- Follow a clock plan for Listening, Reading and Writing, written as real times you can check
- Walk into the Speaking test knowing how it runs, including how to ask for a question again
- Use a 60-second reset for nerves, and adapt your tactics to the paper or computer test
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Dans cette leçon
- The night before: prepare, then stop
- The morning: food, a warm-up and arriving early
- Check-in and the test room
- A clock plan for Listening, Reading and Writing
- The Speaking test: a conversation, not an interrogation
- Managing nerves: a routine you can use anywhere
- Paper or computer: tactics for your format
- Common test-day mistakes: check yourself
- Your test-day plan