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The General English Proficiency Test

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2013-2014 LTTC-GEPT Research Grants

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About GEPT

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Level Descriptors

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Advanced

High-Intermediate

Intermediate

Elementary

GEPT-CEFR Alignment

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 Test Schedule 2013

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General Level Description
 GEPT

 Description

 CEFR
 Advanced

Test-takers who pass this level have English language abilities which enable them to communicate fluently with only occasional errors related to language accuracy and appropriateness, and to handle academic or professional requirements and situations.

C1
Effective Operational Proficiency

  

  
Skill-Area Level Descriptions
 Skill

 Description

 Listening • can understand conversations on all sorts of topics
• can understand professional lectures, speeches, and news reports
 Reading • can read written English from different sources, including magazines, newspapers, and professional
  periodicals
• can employ different reading strategies according to various reading purposes
 Writing • can summarize articles on general and professional topics
• can write well-organized and coherent essays, with appropriate lexical and grammatical usage
• can express their opinions on a range of topics and discuss them in depth
 Speaking • can participate in discussions on abstract topics or issues
• can fluently express their opinions about social issues

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Test Format & Structure

Stage

Module

Part

Task Types

Number of Items

Time(mins.)

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Listening

1

Short Conversations & Talks

40

45(approx.)

2

Long Conversations

3

Long Talks

Reading

1

Careful Reading

40

50

2

Skimming & Scanning

20

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Writing

1

Summarizing main ideas from verbal input and expressing opinions

60

2

Summarizing main ideas from non-verbal input and  providing solutions

45

 Speaking

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1

Warm-up interview

25 (approx.)

2

Discussion

3

Presentation

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