Multilevel Language tests: Walking into the land of the unexplored

Part 1. Personal information. Respond to three 
personal information questions (30 seconds for each 
response) 
Part 2. Describe, express opinion and provide 
reasons and explanations. Describe a picture and 
answer two additional questions of increasing 
difficulty (45 seconds for each response) 
Part 3. Describe, compare and provide reasons and 
explanations. Describe two contrasting pictures and 
answer two additional questions of increasing 
difficulty (45 seconds for each response) 
Part 4. Discuss personal experience and opinion on 
an abstract topic. Answer three questions on an 
abstract topic (1 minute to prepare and 2 minutes 
response time) 
Table 2
Comparison of LanguageCert International ESOL and Linguaskill 
 
LanguageCert International ESOL 
Linguaskill 
Listening 
Part 1. Recognize simple key information in short 
statements (A1-A2). Understand context, meaning 
and function of a range of utterances (B1) or in short 
conversations on concrete and abstract topics (B2-
C2) 
Part 2. Identify functions in short utterances typical 
of spoken English (A1-A2). 
Identify a specific aspect 
of a conversation (B1-C2) 
Part 3. Identify a specific aspect of a conversation 
(A1-A2). E
xtract key information from a monologue 
to complete a task (B1-C2) 
Part 4. Extract key information from a dialogue (A1) 
or monologue (A2). Follow a discussion between 
two speakers (B1-C2) 
Listen and select. Candidates listen to a short audio 
recording and answer a multiple-choice question 
with three options 
Extended listening. Candidates listen to a longer 
recording and answer a series of multiple-choice 
questions based on it. The questions are in the same 
order as the information they hear in the recording 
Reading