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

FIRST MOCK EXAMS PART 1

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. 
The test has four papers:
a) reading and use of English: 75 minutes
b) writing: 80 minutes
c) listening: 40 minutes
d) speaking: 14 minutes

CLICK ON THE LINKS BELOW TO TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE.

TEST 1:

Reading and Use of English: part 1 / part 2 / part 3 / part 4 / part 5 / part 6 / part 7
Writing: part 1 / part 2
Listening: part 1 / part 2 / part 3 / part 4
Speaking: part 1 / part 2 / part 3 and 4

TEST 2:
Reading and Use of English: part 1 / part 2 / part 3 / part 4 / part 5 / part 6 / part 7
Writing:part 1 / part 2
Listening:part 1 / part 2 / part 3 / part 4
Speaking: part 1 / part 2 / part 3 and 4

E.O.I. LINKS

The internet is full of resources for English students. This is a compilation of websites for those of you who are sitting the E.O.I. Tests shortly, or for those who want to improve their English level. On these websites, you will find many exercises to develop your skills.

1. Modelos pruebas certificadas E.O.I.: these links will take you to detailed information on tests of different E.O.I from all over Spain:  link 1 link 2, link 3, link 4, link 5, link 6

2. Cloze tests: a variety of cloze tests.: link 1

3. E.O.I. Blogs:  Inglés en Avilés: choose your level B2 or C1 - listening, reading and writing.
                           Alfonso Hinojosa´s site: choose your level A2 to B2 - listening, reading and writing.

4. Writing: El blog para prepararse el writing de la e.o.i.: writing tips, connectors, linkers, a database of free samples, and links to other sites.

IMPROVE YOUR READING AND LISTENING

Do you need to improve your reading comprehension, your listening skills or your vocabulary? Have you ever used audiobooks? 

Dr Stephen Krashen said, "Scientific research tells that most of our fluency – our ability to use a language – comes from what we read and hear. Reading and listening have the power to improve vocabulary, grammar, reading comprehension (understanding), writing, spelling, TOEFL scores, and more."

Audiobooks can help you to improve your English, so it's time to try it. Choose a book which has the appropriate level for you and read for pleasure. 

Here are some links to audiobooks:

- English graded audiobooks

- English ebooks (graded readers ebooks)

- classic audiobooks 

- audiobooks

- novellas

- short stories

- intermediate

- advanced

- audiobooks and ebooks

LEARNING VOCABULARY : B2 AND C1

One of the most significant problems we have to face when learning a new language is vocabulary. Here is a three-part video series on this topic. If you have problems to understand it, you could add subtitles.

VOCABULARY

This website will help you practise your vocabulary.

A2 vocabulary topics: VOCABULARY A2

B1 vocabulary topics: VOCABULARY B1

B2 vocabulary topics: VOCABULARY B2

GRAMMAR

Having a good knowledge of grammar is very important when you are learning a new language.
Here are some links so as to study grammar according to your level.

A1 grammar topics: LINK A1

A2 grammar topics: LINK A2

B1 grammar topics: LINK B1

B2 grammar topics: LINK B2

APTIS ADVANCED VOCABULARY

In the second (vocabulary) part of the test, you will have 25 questions. These are presented in sets of five words (the words we are testing) with ten options from which to choose.

There are a number of question types:

·         Word matching: find a word with a meaning similar to the target word.

·         Word definition: match a definition to the correct word.

·         Word usage: complete a sentence by choosing the correct word.

·         Word pairs or word combinations: these are usually the most difficult questions, as you need to know what word (from a list) is most cmonly found with the target word.

Here you have some links to study  vocabulary:

https://www.examenglish.com/B2/b2_vocabulary_holidays.htm

https://www.examenglish.com/B2/b2_vocabulary_education.htm

https://www.examenglish.com/B2/b2_vocabulary_free_time.htm

https://www.examenglish.com/B2/b2_vocabulary_health.htm

https://www.examenglish.com/cpe/CPE_vocab.htm

https://www.examenglish.com/cpe/cpe_vocabulary2.htm