Cambridge YLE Exams

Which are the Cambridge YLE Exams?

• B1 Flyers

  A2 Movers

  A1 Starters

• A2 Preliminary

  Pre A1 Movers

  A1 Flyers

• Pre A1 Starters

  A1 Movers

  B2 Flyers

• Pre A1 Starters

  A1 Movers

  A2 Flyers

Which students are Cambridge YLE Exams suitable for?

• Everyone interested in taking the exams.

• Mainly primary and lower secondary students.

• Native speakers of Spanish.

• Lower intermediate students.

How many components does each Cambridge YLE Exam have?

• Two:

  Grammar and Vocabulary - Interactive communication

• Four:

  Reading - Speaking - Listening - Use of English

• Three:

  Listening –

   Reading & Writing – Speaking.

• Three:

  Reading comprehension

  Listening acqusition

  Speaking interaction

Which component has the same number of parts in all Cambridge YLE exams?

• Reading

• Speaking

• Writing

• Listening

How is assessment represented in the Cambridge YLE exams?

• With monkeys

• With stars

• With shields

• With numbers

Is correct spelling required in the Cambridge YLE exams?

• Yes, at all times.

• No more than 3 mistakes allowed in Reading.

  No more than 5 mistakes allowed in Listening.

• Just for the Writing component

• In Reading & Writing correct spelling is required.

  In Listening some mispelling is allowed.

Can candidates fail the Cambridge YLE exams?

• No

• Yes

How do I know if my students are ready for the next Cambridge level?

• If a student gets 8 shields in Listening, 10 in Reading and 12 in Writing.

• When a student gets 10 shields in all three components.

• Only if a student gets 15 shields in all three components.

• If a student gets al least 5 shields in all three components.

The Speaking exam is based on 3 criteria which are

• Interactive communication, organization, vocabulary.

• Discourse management, grammar, content.

• Communicative achievement, language, lexical resource.

• Vocabulary, grammar, interaction.