Grade 2: Free GESE Exam Resources
Note: What's new here is Part 3 on Video Resources
(The recapitulation entries, except for specific Grade reference,
are reiterative info for those who missed the first issue.)
Recapitulation
This article seeks to briefly share what the Graded Examinations in Spoken English, or GESE, administered by Trinity College London is basically about.
In addition, it aims to share teaching-learning resources-- particularly Grade 2 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 2 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=368. When 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, within it, opens the links:
2.1 Tests for UK Visas, British Citizenship, and Leave to Remain
2.2 Full information about the skills covered by the GESE qualification:
2.3 Resources on teaching and learning by level (initial, elementary,
intermediate, and advanced):
Initial
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Elementary
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Intermediate
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Advanced
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2.5 Country-specific info and exam administration:
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:
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
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