APTIS READING PART 3: TIPS AND EXERCISES

 Part 3 Opinion Matching

You will read a text of four paragraphs that gives four different people's opinion on a common topic. You will have to match the people to the seven statements provided. Because there are seven statements, three people will be used twice. 

TIPS:

- Read the paragraphs one by one.

- Pay attention to the key facts about each person.

- Study the questions and identify the keywords. 

- Paraphrase and understand the same thing written differently.

- Match the questions.

EXERCISES:

Exercise 1         Exercise 2         Exercise 3         Exercise 4         

Exercise 5         Exercise 6

APTIS READING PART 2: TIPS AND EXERCISES

 Part 2: Text cohesion 

There are two different texts, each one contains six sentences, but only the first sentence is in its correct place. You have to put the other five sentences in each text into the correct order to make a complete text. 

TIPS:

- Read the text and pay attention to any sequencing or referencing words or phrases.

- Choose the sentence for the beginning of the story.

- Think about the sequence of the events.

- Choose the rest of the sentences.

- Read the sentences and make sure they´re in the correct order.

EXERCISES:

Click on the links below and do the exercises: 

Exercise 1         Exercise 2          Exercise 3          Exercise 4             Exercise 5 

Exercise 6         Exercise 7          Exercise 8           Exercise 9             Exercise 10

Exercise 11        Exercise 12

APTIS READING PART 1: TIPS AND EXERCISES

 

Part 1: Sentence comprehension

You will read a short text in the form of a note or an email. There are five free-standing sentences to complete. The first one is given as an example. You have to choose a word (there is a choice of three) to complete each sentence.

TIPS:

-          Read each sentence with all the options carefully.

-          Look at the words before and after the space.

-          Decide the type of word that is missing (adverb, noun, verb, …)

-          Decide if the missing word is part of a fixed phrase or a collocation, or a phrasal verb.

-          Eliminate the incorrect answers before making a selection.

-          Once you have filled in all the gaps, reread it to check.

EXERCISES:

Click on the links below and do the exercises:  

exercise 1  (there are more exercises available)    

exercise 2         exercise 3         exercise 4        exercise 5          exercise 6        

exercise 7         exercise 8         exercise 9         exercise 10

APTIS GENERAL READING EXERCISES

3. Reading: 35 minutes ( PART 2 HAS CHANGED, AND PART 3 IS NEW)

Click on the links below to practise exercises for each of these readings and click on the bottom to check your answers.

PART 1: SENTENCE COMPREHENSION

EXERCISE 1     EXERCISE 2     EXERCISE 3     EXERCISE 4     EXERCISE 5     EXERCISE 6 

EXERCISE 7     EXERCISE 8     EXERCISE 9     EXERCISE 10     EXERCISE 11    EXERCISE 12

EXERCISE 13     EXERCISE 14     EXERCISE 15     EXERCISE 16     EXERCISE 17 

EXERCISE 18   

PART 2: TEXT COHESION

EXERCISE 1     EXERCISE 2     EXERCISE 3     EXERCISE 4     EXERCISE 5     EXERCISE 6   

EXERCISE 7     EXERCISE 8     EXERCISE 9     EXERCISE 10     EXERCISE 11    EXERCISE 12

EXERCISE 13     EXERCISE 14   


PART 3: OPINION MATCHING

EXERCISE 1     EXERCISE 2     EXERCISE 3     EXERCISE 4     EXERCISE 5     EXERCISE 6

EXERCISE 7     EXERCISE 8     EXERCISE 9    EXERCISE 10     EXERCISE 11    EXERCISE 12

EXERCISE 13     EXERCISE 14     EXERCISE 15     EXERCISE 16     EXERCISE 17   

EXERCISE 18     EXERCISE 19


PART 4: LONG TEXT COMPREHENSION

READING 1     READING 2     READING 3     READING 4     READING 5     READING 6

READING 7     READING 8     READING 9     READING 10   READING 11     READING 12

READING 13     READING 14     READING 15     READING 16     READING 17

READING 18     READING 19

APTIS GENERAL 2020 MOCK TEST AND TIPS

 TIPS AND LINKS :

 CLICK HERE: BRITISH COUNCIL DEMO 

SPEAKING
Part 1:To prepare for this task, it is a good idea to practise introducing yourself and talking about your personal experiences. Think about familiar topics and practise giving general information. Try not to talk in lists but instead use connecting devices, complex sentences and a wide range of grammar. 
Part 2: You should try to be fluent and spontaneous, showing little sign of effort. Make sure you answer all three questions.
Part 3: To prepare for this task, it is a good idea to practice comparing two different things. Focus on describing their advantages and disadvantages. With speculation, it is essential to make sure you are using the correct grammatical structures.Part 4: Focus on answering each question in a clear, smoothly flowing, well-structured speech. To prepare for this part, it is a good idea to practise speaking for two minutes on an abstract topic. Make sure you practise using your planning time wisely to structure what you are going to say.

                                           🔼 APTIS SPEAKING DEMO TEST 🔽 

 LISTENING
Make sure you are familiar with the structure of the exam.
Read the questions carefully, pay attention to the key words and synonyms.
Use the second listening to check or confirm your answer.
Listen to the whole recording before choosing the correct answer.

                                                   🔼 APTIS LISTENING DEMO TEST 🔽

WRITING
Read the question carefully,
Plan what you are going to write before starting.
Manage your time.
Review your answers and keep to the word limit.

                                                  🔼 APTIS WRITING DEMO TEST 🔽

READING
Part 1:  read the text before and after the gap, then choose the correct one.
Part 2: read all the sentences, there are clues in each sentence that shows how it links to other sentences, decide on the correct order. 
Part 3: read each paragraph to understand each person´s point of view. Then, read the statements and choose the correct option. 
Part 4: First, skim (quickly read) through the text quickly without looking at the headings and find out what the general idea of the text is. Second,  reread the text, but not the headings, paying more attention and try to find the primary purpose in each paragraph. Third, look at your ideas and see if they match any of the headings. Then, match the ones you are sure about and leave the most difficult for the end.

                                                      🔼 APTIS READING TEST DEMO 🔽

GRAMMAR AND READING
Read all the options and then choose. After that,  read the sentence again to check your answer is correct.

                                     🔼 APTIS GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY DEMO TEST🔽

Aptis videos: tips and formats: grammar and vocabulary          writing          speaking          listening    reading

APTIS GENERAL 2020: NEW TEST FORMAT

TEST FORMAT AND TYPE TASKS

1. Grammar and Vocabulary: 25 minutes
       
 - grammar: 25 multiple choice questions

 - vocabulary: 25 questions
          task 1 word pairs: match a word to another one of very similar meaning. (5 words with 10  options)
          task 2: match a word to its definition
          task 3 sentence completion: choose a word to be used in the context of a sentence
          task 4 word combinations: combine words that are commonly used together.

2. Listening: 40 minutes (PART 2,3 AND 4 ARE NEW)

There are 17 tasks and 20 recordings.

- Part 1 information recognition: listen to a short monologue or dialogue to identify specific information (13 questions of 3 option multiple choice).

- Part 2 information matching: you will listen to 4 short monologues on a common topic by four different people. There are two extra options which you do not need to use.

- Part 3 Inference discussion: you will listen to a man and a woman. Read the opinions and decide whose opinion matches the statements the man, the woman or both.

- Part 4 Inference longer monologues: you will listen to two monologues on different topics. You will have to identify the speaker´s opinion or point of view on two aspects of the topic.

3. Reading: 35 minutes ( PART 2 HAS CHANGED AND PART 3 IS NEW)

- Part 1 sentence comprehension: you will read a short text (a note or an email). You will have to choose the correct word (3 option multiple choice) to complete  5 sentences.

- Part 2 text cohesion: There are two different texts. For each text, you will have to put the sentences into the correct order to make a complete text, the first sentence is in the correct place.

- Part 3 opinion matching: you will read the opinions of four people on the same topic. Then, you read 7 statements and decide which person´s opinion matches each statement.

- Part 4 long text comprehension (750 words): there are seven paragraphs and 8 headings, you have to match the paragraphs to the headings, there is an extra heading you do not need to use.

4. Writing: 50 minutes

- Part 1 ( 3 minutes) / (1-5 words for each question) word-level writing: you will have to respond to messages using individual words.

- Part 2 (7 minutes) / (20-30 words) short test writing: you will write personal information.

- Part 3 (10 minutes) / (30-40 words) three writing responses to questions: you will respond to written questions on a social network-type website.

- Part 4 (30 minutes)  (40-50 words for the informal email / 120-150 for the formal email) formal and informal writing: you will have to write an informal email to a friend and a formal email to an unknown person in response to some information you have received from the club or group.

5. Speaking: 12 minutes

- Part 1 personal information: you will respond to three personal questions about your self and your interest. You are expected to speak for 30 seconds for each question.

- Part 2 describe, express opinion and provide reasons and explanations: you will have to describe a photo and answer two questions about your own experience of the topic and to comment on some more general aspect of the topic. You are expected to speak for about 40 seconds for each question.

- Part 3 describe, compare and provide reasons and explanations: you will have to describe two contrasting pictures and answer two questions expressing an opinion on or speculating about the topic. You are expected to speak for about 40 seconds for each question.

- Part 4 discuss personal experience and opinion on an abstract topic: you will have to answer three questions on an abstract topic. You have one minute to prepare your answer and you can take brief notes. You are expected to speak for about 2 minutes.

B1 / PET MOCK TESTS

Mock exams are taken as practice before an official examination to give you the experience of the test process. Moreover, you can find out your strengths as well as identifying the areas which need to improve. 
It´s made up of four papers:

1) Reading (45 minutes)
2) Writing (45 minutes)
3) Listening (30minutes)
4) Speaking  (12-17 minutes)

Click on the links below to check your knowledge:

TEST 1

READING: Part 1     Part 2     Part 3     Part 4     Part 5

WRITING: Part 1     Part 2     Part 3     Part 3 B     

LISTENING: Part 1     Part 2     Part 3     Part 4

TEST 2

READING: Part 1     Part 2     Part 3     Part 4     Part 5

WRITING: Part 1     Part 2     Part 3     Part 3 B

LISTENING:Part 1     Part 2     Part 3     Part 4

LISTENING FIRST / B2

Getting a high mark in a listening test requires practice and practice.
 Are you an upper-intermediate (b2) learner of English? Practice and improve your listening skills with these listening and exercises.

Listening part 1: 
You will hear 8 different people talking in eight different situations, and you will have to choose the best answer (a, b or c). All the options will be mentioned. The correct answer could be anywhere in the recording: beginning, middle or end.

Listening part 2:
You will hear one person talking, and you will have 10 gaps to complete with no more than three words. The recording often uses words different from the ones in the questions. Think about synonyms

Listening part 3:
You will hear five different speakers talking on the same subject. There are 8 options, and you have to match which one fits what each speaker says. There are three options you which don´t match any speaker.

Listening part 4:
You will hear a dialogue, and you will have 7 multiple choice questions A to C to answer. It usually lasts 3 minutes. You have one minute to read the questions and the options. Each question is asked in the order the recorder plays.

Click on the links below and do the exercises. 

Test 1: PART 1     PART 2    PART 3     PART 4

Test 2: PART 1    PART 2    PART 3    PART 4

Test 3:PART 1     PART 2    PART 3    PART 4

Test 4: PART 1    PART 2    PART 3    PART 4

Test 5: PART 1    PART 2    PART 3    PART 4

Test 6: PART 1    PART 2    PART 3    PART 4

B1 LISTENING - PET - APTIS

Are you an intermediate (B1) learner of English? Practice and improve your listening skills with these listening and exercises.

Listening part 1 consists of seven short recordings. For each recording, there is a question and three pictures (A, B or C). You have to listen to the tapes and choose the right answers.

Listening part 2 consists of a more extended recording (one person speaking or an interview) and six questions. You have to listen to the recording and choose the right answer (A, B or C) for each question.

Listening part 3:You will listen to a longer monologue (one person speaking) and a page of notes which summarise the text. Six pieces of information are missing from the notes. You have to listen to the recording and fill in the missing information.

Listening part 4:There is a longer informal conversation and six sentences. You have to listen to the interview and decide if each sentence is true or false.

Follow the links below and do the exercises. Click on the buttom to check your answers.

Test 1: PART 1     PART 2     PART 3     PART 4

Test 2: PART 1     PART 2     PART 3     PART 4

Test 3: PART 1     PART 2     PART 3     PART 4

APTIS GENERAL READING PART 1,2 3 AND 4

Below you will find links to reading practice materials to help you succeed.

Part 1 Sentence comprehension
Choose words to complete sentences
 3-option multiple choice.
Exercises: 1 2  3  4  5  6  7  8

Part 2 Text cohesion
Put sentences into correct order to make a story
7 sentences jumbled up.
Exercises:  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  10  11  12  13  14  15

Part 3 Short test comprehension
Choose the best word from a list to make a sentence
10 options and 7 empty spaces.
Exercises: 1  2  3  4  5  6  7

Part 4 long text comprehension
Match headings to paragraphs
7 paragraphs and 8 headings.
Exercises: 1  2  3  4  5  6  7

APTIS GENERAL MOCK EXAMS

Testing yourself is an effective way to improve your knowledge, your strategies and study techniques. Mock exams are an excellent opportunity to practise and find out the areas that need improvement.

Click on a link below to take a test:

TEST 1

TEST 2

TEST 3

APTIS GENERAL: READING PART 3 GAP-FILLING

You have to fill in the gaps using the words given. Follow these tips to get a gook mark:

1. read the text and pay attention to the words before and after the gaps.
2. begin with the words you know.
3. read the text to see what it sounds like.

Here are some exercises:

exercise 1                    exercise 6                          exercise 11             

exercise 2                    exercise 7                          exercise 12

exercise 3                    exercise 8                          exercise 13

exercise 4                    exercise 9

exercise 5                    exercise 10

APTIS GENERAL READING PART GAP-FILLING

You have to complete the text by choosing the correct word from a list to fill in the gaps.
First, read the text before and after the gap, then choose the correct one.
Here there are some exercises to practice:
EXERCISE 1     EXERCISE 2     EXERCISE 3     EXERCISE 4 

EXERCISE 5     EXERCISE 6     EXERCISE 7   

APTIS GENERAL READING PART 2: SEQUENCING

• In this part, there are seven sentences which belong to a single story that has been jumbled up. There is only one way that the sentences go together to form the story, and your task is to click on the sentences and drag them to the correct position in the story. There are clues in each sentence that show how it links to other sentences.  
• Here are some exercises to practice: 
• EXERCISE 1   EXERCISE 2    EXERCISE 3    EXERCISE 4   
• EXERCISE 5   EXERCISE 6    EXERCISE 7    EXERCISE 8    
• EXERCISE 9   EXERCISE 10  EXERCISE 11

APTIS GENERAL LISTENING

The listening test takes up to 50 minutes and has 25 multiple choice questions. Here are some exercises to improve your listening.

TEST 1: 1 / 2 / 3

TEST 2: 1 / 2 / 3

TEST 3: 1 / 2 / 3

TEST 4: 1 / 2 / 3

APTIS GENERAL READING MATCHING HEADINGS: HOW TO DO IT AND EXERCISES

First, skim (quickly read) through the text quickly without looking at the headings and find out what the general idea of the text is.

Second,  reread the text, but not the headings, paying more attention and try to find the primary purpose in each paragraph.

Third, look at your ideas and see if they match any of the headings.

Then, match the ones you are sure about and leave the most difficult for the end.

Finally, match the leftover headings by the process of elimination.

Now, it´s time to practice:

EXERCISE 1

EXERCISE 2

EXERCISE 3

EXERCISE 4

EXERCISE 5

EXERCISE 6

EXERCISE 7

EXERCISE 8

EXERCISE 9

EXERCISE 10

EXERCISE 11

EXERCISE 12

APTIS GENERAL LISTENING

There are 25 recordings and questions in total, and you can listen to each recording twice. The exam usually begins with an A2 level question, and there are more of the B2 level questions towards the end, but they are mixed so be ready for B2 questions at any point.
Try this listening

APTIS GRAMMAR

The grammar test consists of 25 multiple choice questions. It tests things such as prepositions, articles, tense verbs, linkers and so on. There is one mark for each answer.

Here you have some exercises: test 1, test 2, test 3

APTIS GENERAL : HINTS AND TIPS VIDEO

Here is a video which explains to you what the aptis test is like and how to do it. I hope you find it useful.

APTIS GENERAL SPEAKING: INFORMATION, TIPS AND A LINK TO PRACTICE IT

Part 1 Personal information:  In this part, you are asked to answer three questions on personal topics. You are expected to talk for 30 seconds per question. 
To prepare for this task, it is a good idea to practise introducing yourself and talking about your personal experiences. Think about familiar topics (e.g. holidays, weekend activities, sports) and practise giving general information. At the highest levels, try not to talk in lists but instead use connecting devices, complex sentences and a wide range of grammar. 

Part 2 Describe, express opinion and provide reasons and explanations: In this part, you are asked to describe a photograph and then answer two questions related to the topic illustrated in the photo. The three questions increase in complexity (from description to opinion). You are expected to talk for 45 seconds per question. 
You should try to be fluent and spontaneous, showing little sign of effort. Make sure you answer all three questions.

Part 3 Describe, compare and provide reasons and explanations: In this part, you are asked to compare two pictures and then answer two questions related to the topic. The three questions increase in complexity (from description to speculation). You are expected to talk for 45 seconds for each question.
To prepare for this task, it is a good idea to practice comparing two different things (e.g. two cities or two houses). Focus on describing their advantages and disadvantages. With speculation, it is essential to make sure you are using the correct grammatical structures.

Part 4 Discuss personal experience and opinion on an abstract topic: In the final section, you will see a picture and be asked three questions about an abstract issue. You are given one minute to prepare an answer and can take notes. You are expected to talk for two minutes. A standard error is to describe the photo. You will not receive a high score if you describe the picture. The questions are more abstract (e.g. how do you feel about something). Another common error is to go off-topic. Focus on answering each question in a clear, smoothly flowing, well-structured speech.
 To prepare for this part, it is a good idea to practise speaking for two minutes on an abstract topic (e.g. How do you feel about ___?). Make sure you practise using your planning time wisely to structure what you are going to say.

Here is a link: speaking part 1,2,3 and 4

Here are two links to practice the speaking part: test 1 speaking paper
                                                                              test 2 speaking paper