IES ICÀRIA

ENGLISH DEPARTMENTPAU 2014

PAU TESTS

Listening comprehension: 2 points Reading comprehension: 4 points Writing: 4 points

LISTENING COMPREHENSION 4 – 5 MINUTES Introduction + pause+ 1st audition

+pause + second audition 8 mutliple choice questions Correct answer = + 0.25 points Wrong answer = - 0.08 points Blank answer = / TOTAL = 2 POINTS

READING COMPREHENSION

550 – 600 WORD TEXT 8 multiple choice questions 4 choices for each question (juggled) Right answer = 0.50 points Wrong answer = - 0.16 points Blank answer = / TOTAL = 4 points

WRITING 2 options in different formats (letter, pros

and cons, advantages and disadvantages..) 100 words minimum GRADING CRITERIA: GRAMMAR = 1 point VOCABULARY = 1 point TEXT- Paragraph building = 1 point MATURITY = 1 point TOTAL = 4 points

WRITING MARKING CRITERIA

- Insufficient length= -1 point- Fragments copied from text are not

considered part of the essay- Wrong format = - 1 point- Wrong topic = 0 points

SPECIAL CASES

Students with TDAH = plus 30 minutes

Students with dislexia = special panel of correctors , + 30 minutes

2014 DATES

June 11th 10.30 to 12

September 3rd 10.30 to 12

RESOURCES

Sample tests here Presentation here