How
To Prepare For The CAEL Assessment
Preparing
for Task 1 of the Oral Language Test (OLT)
Task 1 of the Oral
Language Test evaluates your ability to make a prepared informal talk
about a familiar topic (yourself).
When the test begins,
the instructor will ask you to discuss either
a. what you plan to study at university and why
OR
b. your experience learning English for academic
purposes
- You should prepare
the answers to both the questions listed above before the test.
- You should spend
some time thinking about what you want to say to answer each question.
- You will have
one minute to record the answer to the question, so be sure to prepare
enough information to speak for one minute.
- Do not try to
include so much information that you feel you have to speak very quickly
to say it all.
- You should practice
speaking your answers to both questions aloud, timing yourself for
one minute. The more you practice your answers, the more fluent your
response on the test will be.
Be sure to listen
carefully to the instructions for the first task. The instructor will
tell you at this time which question you will be required to answer.
Remember:
YOU MUST NOT HAVE
ANY NOTES WITH YOU WHEN YOU ARE TAKING THE TEST.
