The equivalent of the Council of Europe level: B2

After achieving level C you can start studies in the secondary schools and at the colleges and universities of the target language country. You have learned the structure of the target language and understood its logic - and by now you have surely got to like it. You start appreciating literature; you understand announcements at the railway station and what people are shouting in the street. That is you are starting to feel comfortable in the target language and in the target language country.

PARTS OF THE ECL EXAM

1. ORAL COMMUNICATION

Candidates will be interviewed in pairs. Odd numbers of candidates will be interviewed in threes.

Introduction (3-5 minutes approximately) - is not to be assessed.
The main purpose of this part of the test is, firstly, to put the candidates at their ease and to enable the interviewer to gather information about the candidates for the remainder of the exam.

Guided conversation (5 - 8 minutes)
The interviewer initiates a conversation based on a topic of his/her choice and by asking questions encourages a conversation between the two candidates.

Picture description based on visual stimuli (5 - 8 minutes)
The pictures are selected and provided by the interviewer. If necessary the interviewer can help the candidates with questions.

Marks are awarded on a scale of 0 to 5 (a total of 25) according to each of the following criteria:

2. WRITING (sample tests: http://inyt.pte.hu/teszt.html)

The test assesses the ability of the candidate to write short texts related to everyday situations including general information

3. READING COMPREHENSION
(sample tests: http://inyt.pte.hu/teszt.html)

The test assesses the ability of the candidate to understand short, simple texts of a general content (e.g. announcements, short travel information, simple forms, short news, timetables).


4. LISTENING COMPREHENSION
(sample tests: http://inyt.pte.hu/teszt.html)

The test assesses the ability of the candidate to understand a conversation between two native speakers about a topic familiar for the candidate and to grasp the general sense of simple public announcements (announcements, ads).