LanguageCert International ESOL SELT B2 (Listening, Reading, Writing& Speaking) is a 4-abilities (Listening, Reading, Writing & Speaking) test in English, adjusted to the B2 level of the CEFR*. It is a Secure English Language Test (SELT) for UK Visas & Immigration (UKVI) conveyed through LanguageCert’s worldwide organization of SELT focuses.
About the Exam
- Comprises of a Written (Listening, Reading, Writing) and Spoken (Talking) part
- Both parts can be taken around the same time or inside 14 days of one another
CEFR level B2 is the base prerequisite for the accompanying visa types
- Tier 2 (Minister of Religion)
- Innovator
- Start-up
- Student visa (this course replaces Tier 4) – (beneath degree level)
Candidates with a higher language level can take a C1 or C2 Listening, Perusing, Writing & Speaking test, which additionally fulfills the application prerequisite.
After the test, competitors get a Test Report showing their score and novel reference number (URN). The URN should be remembered for the visa application.
Visa prerequisite information is subject to change. Candidates ought to allude to UK Government guidance on English language tests for visas and are liable for guaranteeing they take the right test.
Competitors are encouraged to contact their patrons to affirm which CEFR level is needed prior to enrolling for a test.
*Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR), created by the Council of Europe, is generally used to depict levels of language capability.
Key features
Exam Level |
B2 |
Format |
Computer Based |
SELT Score Listening |
33/50 |
Reading |
33/50 |
Writing |
3350 |
Test Report |
Issued 5 business days after the exam |
Exam format
- Computer-based 2 hours & 40 minutes
Listening
Reading & Writing
- 2 hours & 10 mins uninterrupted
Listening:
Part 1: 7 various decision questions (each with 3 choices)
Task: • Listen twice to 7 incomplete discussions between 2 speakers
- 1 discussion is formal
- Choose the proper reaction to finish or proceed with every discussion
Part 2: 6 multiple decision questions (each with 3 choices)
Task: • Listen twice to 3 discussions, each comprising of 2 speakers and distinguish: point, reason, setting, speakers, significance, and connection between speakers, jobs, capacities, mentalities, feeling and sentiments
- Choose the proper reaction to finish or proceed with each question
Part 3: 7 questions (write notes on the message cushion dependent on the data on the recording)
Task: • Listen twice to a radio station, account, show, and so forth to distinguish explicit data
- Jot down replies of 1 to 5 words
Part 4: 6 questions (each with 3 choices)
Task: • Listen twice to a conversation and distinguish significance, models, reality, assessment, contrast, reason, key thoughts, mentality, circumstances and logical results
- Choose the proper reaction for each question
Reading:
Part 1: 6 multiple decision questions (each with 3 choices)
Task: • A long text: report, article, audit or proposition
- Choose the proper reaction for each question
Part 2: 6 multiple decision questions (fill in a fragmented text. 1 choice is a distractor)
Task: • A text with 6 sentences eliminated, for example point sentence, summing up sentence, creating thought, underlining a point, assessment, contrast, succession, forward and back reference, change to groundbreaking thought
- Choose the suitable sentence for each hole in the message
Part 3: 7 questions (4 texts give the appropriate responses)
Task: • Read 4 short texts, for example email, article, advert, and so on and pick which text responds to which question
Part 4: 7 questions (requiring short replies of up to 5 words)
Task: • A nonstop text: account, unmistakable, illustrative, interpretive, personal, and informative
Writing:
Part 1: 100 – 150 words (produce a conventional reaction for an expected public crowd)
Task: • Respond properly to the planned peruser utilizing an unmistakably characterized number of content focuses
Part 2: 150 – 200 words (produce an individual letter, an account organization/story or an unmistakable sythesis)
Task: • Produce a casual piece of composing for a predetermined peruser on a general subject that doesn’t need expert information however addresses an obviously characterized number of content focuses