Grade 1: Free GESE Exam Resources




This article seeks to briefly share what the Graded Examinations in Spoken English, or GESE, administered by Trinity College London is basically about.

More than this, however, it aims to share teaching-learning resources-- particularly Grade 1 FREE resources--that teachers may wish to use as supplementary materials in any oral English communication or spoken English classes. 

The outline is as follows: 
1-  A brief introduction to GESE,
2- GESE Resources, and
3- Grade 1 Exam Video YouTube-accessible resources. 




1-Brief Introduction to GESE

The Graded Examinations in Spoken English (GESE) administered by the Trinity College London, are “one-to-one, face-to-face assessments of speaking and listening skills with a Trinity examiner” (www.trinitycollege.com/site/?id=368).

It’s quality audited by the Association of Language Testers in Europe (ALTE).

Exams are for levels 1 to 12, that is, from Grade 1 to Grade 12. Grade qualifications “offer a progressive framework for the development of English language skills.”

The “achievement of GESE qualifications supports people wishing to develop their proficiency in English language speaking,” either for “personal goals, study, travel, employment, settlement or for visa application purposes."


2-GESE Resources

Click on this link: www.trinitycollege.com/site/?id=368When the website opens, watch for these red- or pink-colored phrases to click on, as the website does not provide separate URLs for them but opens within it:

2.1 Tests for UK Visas, British Citizenship, and Leave to Remain


2.2 Full information about the skills covered by the GESE qualification:
      GESE Exam information 

2.3 Resources on teaching and learning by level (initial, elementary,
intermediate, and advanced):

Initial
Elementary
Intermediate
Advanced


2.4 Sample examination videos: sample exam videos.
  
2.5  Country-specific info and exam administration:
       GESE exam administration 

2.6 Exam preparation: UK visa section 

2.7 Regulations:

      2.7.1 Ofqual 

      2.7.2 Regulatory information for GESE entries up until 11.09.18

      2.7.3 Regulatory information for GESE entries from 12.09.18

2.8 How GESE Grades align to international qualification framework levels:
       RQF, EQF and the CEFR.

2.9 More about frameworks: standards and regulation...

In the leftmost column of the website, you may also access more resources under each of the following sub-headings under "English Language":

English language
Graded Examinations in Spoken English (GESE)
Grades 1-3: Initial stage
Grades 4-6: Elementary stage
Grades 7-9: Intermediate stage
Grades 10-12: Advanced stage
Understanding your results
GESE videos
GESE exam administration
Integrated Skills in English (ISE)
Trinity Stars: Young Performers in English
Secure English Language Tests for UK visas
GESE and ISE in the UK and Ireland
ESOL Skills for Life (UK)
ESOL Step 1 and 2 (UK)
PON in the UK, Ireland and Malta
Recognition
Keep me informed
English language publications
Certificate information
Special needs requests
Test trialling exams
Enquiries about results
Become a Registered Exam Centre with Trinity
Examiner and marker recruitment
English language events and workshops
Spoken Learner Corpus


  
 3-Video resources for Grade 1: YouTube

  
Duration: 5:27 mins.
Video for youtube grade 1 exam
Feb 16, 2018 - Uploaded by Trinity College London
(“sample video was filmed under exam conditions…”)


Duration: 2:57 mins.
GESE Grade 1 - YouTube
Video for youtube grade 1 exam 
Mar 7, 2017 - Uploaded by Scuola Primaria e dell'Infanzia Leader Baby
(for Spanish-speaking students)

Duration: 1:56 mins.
GESE 1 Pets - YouTube
Video for youtube grade 1 exam 
Mar 27, 2014 - Uploaded by Olga Fdez-Andrade
(reviews “ Pets * What's this / that? * What colour is the...? * Is the... fast or slow?”)


Duration: 3:56 mins.
GESE Grade 1 - YouTube
Video for youtube grade 1 exam GESE
Jul 18, 2013 - Uploaded by Little Big Minds – Admin



HOPE you find this page helpful.  

A BLESSED YEAR!!!


                       Future issues: Free Resources for Grade 2 to 12!!!


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