English Course&

Trinity Certification

Trinity – ISE I (B1 CEFR)

- a four-skill examination

Component Range of skills involved

Skills assessed

A portfolio of a candidate’s written work

Writing with reading

Writing

A reading and writing controlled examination

Writing with reading

Writing and reading

An oral interview (including a discussion of the portfolio)

Writing with reading with speaking and listening

Speaking and listening

Trinity – ISE I (B1 CEFR)ISE 1 Task Task

weighting

Component weighting

PortfolioCorrespondence (70-80 words)Factual writing (110-130 words)Creative/ descriptive writing (110-130 words)

20 %40 %40 %

20 %

Controlled Written examination(Time: 1 hour and 30 minutes)

Task 1Task 2

50 %50 %

30 %

Interview(Time: 8 minutes)

TopicDiscussion of portfolio and conversation

50 %50 % 50 %

Correspondence (70-80 words)

You are planning to spend six months travelling the world. Write an e-mail to your English friend saying which countries you intend to visit and what you will see there. Invite your friend to come with you.

Portfolio – Section 1

Correspondence (70-80 words)- Register: formal or informal? An email to an English friend is informal- Grammar?Future intention: be going toFuture probability / promise / prediction: willFuture probability: mightSuggestions: How about. + gerund…? What about + gerund…?

Why don’t you + base form…? Let’s + base form …? Shall we + base form…?

Portfolio – Section 1

Correspondence (70-80 words): email

Hi John! Great news!I am going to spend six months travelling the world. I’m going to visit Greece, Turkey, India and China. I’m going to go sightseeing in the capital cities of these countries. I will definitely visit the Temple of Zeus in Athens and its remains and the Taj Mahal and its beautiful gardens in India. I’m also going to walk along the Great Wall of China.How about coming with me? It will be great fun. Write back soon.Yours,

Portfolio – Section 1

Time: 1 hour and 30 minutes

Task One: Reading Comprehension – Reading into writing (about 150 words)

Task Two: Writing Task (about 150 words): email

Controlled Written – Section 2

Subject Areas for the Portfolio and Controlled Written Examination:

- Festivals- Means of Transport- Special occasions, e.g. birthday

celebrations- Entertainment, e.g. cinema,

television, clubs- Music- Recent personal events

Controlled Written – Section 2

Time: 8 minutes

Two assessed phases:

- Discussion of topic (4 minutes)

- Conversation about one subject area and discussion about portfolio (4 minutes)

Interview

Subject Areas for the Conversation:

- Travel - Money - Fashion - Rules and Regulations - Health and Fitness - Learning a foreign language

Interview