Sit a short speaking interview and see how it would be marked
An examiner asks you three questions out loud, the way Part 1 works in the room. You answer as you would on the day, and you’ll get it marked against the criteria a real Speaking & Listening examiner uses, with the reasons behind every mark.
- No account, no card
- About three minutes
- Recording never stored
A short interview with an examiner, just like the real Part 1. They'll ask your name, then a few questions about you. Answer in full sentences rather than one word, and don't worry about mistakes.
No account needed. About three minutes. Your recording is marked and discarded, never stored.
How this is marked
Your answers are assessed against all five criteria in the ESOL SELT Speaking & Listening scheme: Listening & Responding, Interactive Communication & Task Fulfilment, Accuracy and Range of Grammar, Accuracy and Range of Vocabulary, and Pronunciation, Intonation and Fluency. Each is scored out of 5 and the total is measured against the same pass mark the real qualification uses.
This is Part 1 only, and the real test has four parts: after the interview come a role play, a picture task, and a listen-and-talk task where the examiner reads a short passage aloud. Those three are where most of the difficulty is, and they’re what the full practice sessions cover. What you get here is the real marking on a real conversation, not the whole exam.
This is an indicative estimate to practise against, not an official LanguageCert result. Only a Home Office–approved test centre can give you one of those.
Speaking is one of four modules
A free account covers the whole exam, not just this part. There’s no card and no trial period. This interview is the ESOL SELT Speaking & Listening test, but we cover LanguageCert Academic and General too, so a student or work visa is the same account.
Speaking
Live examiner sessions across all four parts, marked on the official criteria.
Writing
Real tasks marked criterion by criterion, with the reasons behind each mark.
Reading
Unlimited practice on the free plan, marked instantly.
Listening
Unlimited practice on the free plan, every part played twice.
Not sure which test you need?
The level you sit is set by your visa route, not by how good your English is. A1 for a spouse or partner visa, A2 to extend one, B1 for settlement. Work out which applies to you first, then practise at that level.