4 Skill Courses | 5 classes
Best for those above the required level.
The 5-classes course is specifically for candidates above the required English language level but would like to experience the test before committing themselves – you don’t want any
nasty shocks or surprises when you take the test for real!
Classes will cover the reading skills and strategies to help you complete each reading
section. Advice on how to listen and what to listen for. Guidance on the writing tasks, such
as how to make your writing more formal when required or less formal. and pronunciation
to improve your spoken English. Test strategies will be covered throughout your course and
regularly tested.
Your personal SELT Central teacher will show you the differences between the available SELT tests so that you can choose the test best suited to your strengths.
Once you have taken your first practice test, your teacher will give you live feedback on how you performed and what areas of English or test strategies need improvement. The
following classes will focus on improving those areas.
Listening Skills
Whether you are taking 2 skills test or a 4 skills SELT exam, there will be a listening section
in your test. It is, therefore, important that you are able to listen for a variety of information
such as:
- specific detail (i.e., someone’s age)
- an opinion
- attitude
- the relationship between people (i.e., work colleague or husband)
- topic
- gist
Grammar Boost*
Although not tested directly, your grammar will be considered in the speaking sections of
the SELT exam. If your grammar level is below the required level for your SELT exam, we
may include some extra grammar practice in your course. This usually includes:
- review of grammar tenses: past, present and future forms
- nouns and articles
- prepositions: of movement, of time, of place and common prepositional phrases
- common adjectives and adverbs
- simple conditionals
vocabulary, grammar and pronunciation will be assessed as Speaking Skills
Speaking Skills*
Whether you are taking 2 skills test or a 4 skills SELT exam, there will be a speaking section
in your test. It is, therefore, important that you are able to express yourself in a number of
ways when you are:
- giving information about yourself
- speaking and responding to general questions (2 skills exams)
- speaking and responding to different situations that may occur in your daily life (4 skills
exam) - discussing and expressing your opinion
- managing and contributing to a discussion
- explaining and justifying yourself
- agreeing and disagreeing
vocabulary, grammar and pronunciation will be assessed as Speaking Skills.
Online Folder
All material used in your course is kept in your own private online folder which is stored on the SELT Central cloud. You have access to the cloud from your computer or smartphone. You can either download your files or view them on your device. This means you can review your class, and class materials wherever you are. Class materials will include:
- audio from the listening exercises
- PDFs and word documents
- video files
- recordings of your class
Pronunciation*
Although not tested directly, your pronunciation will be considered in the speaking sections of the SELT exam. If your pronunciation makes it difficult for the listener to understand or follow what you are saying, we may include some extra pronunciation practice in your course. This usually includes:
- understanding how sounds are produced
- emphasising vowel sounds and consonant sounds
- stressing the right syllable in verbs, adjectives, adverbs and nouns
- word stress in sentences
- stress patterns
- stress patterns in speech units
- intonation
Vocabulary Boost
Although not tested directly, your vocabulary will be considered in the speaking and writing sections of the SELT exam. If your vocabulary is below the required level for your SELT exam, we may include some extra vocabulary exercises in your course. This usually includes common everyday vocabulary covering:
- the world around us
- people
- daily life
- work and business
- leisure and entertainment
- social issues
- functional language
- academic vocabulary (IELTS UKVI)
Reading (4 skills only)
The reading sections are required for candidates who are taking a 4 skills SELT test. You are expected to demonstrate a variety of reading skills such as:
- understanding of specific information
- text organisation features
- implication
- attitude
- text structure
Writing
The writing sections are required for candidates who are taking a 4 skills SELT exam. You are expected to demonstrate a variety of writing skills depending on the SELT exam that you have chosen these include:
- writing a reply to advertisements
- responding to an announcement in a newspaper
- entering a competition
- describe, summarise or explain the information shown in a graph, table, chart or diagram (IELTS UKVI)
- describe and explain data, the stages of a process, how something works or describe an
object or event (IELTS UKVI) - write an essay in response to a point of view, argument or problem (IELTS UKVI)
Usually, by class four, you’re ready for the second practice test. Again, the results and feedback will be discussed with you, and any problems can be addressed in class five.