• English Placement Test

    English Placement Test

  • Student Details

  • ACCHS promises to offer you maximum assistance throughout your training experience. Several units which form part of the selected course require that you have adequate comprehension and writing skills in order to achieve competence. This assessment provides a method of assessing these skill levels and aims to help us determine the learning approach that is most suited to your specific needs.

    ACCHS will review your assessment results together with the information gathered during your interview. If your skills do not meet the entry requirements, we may decide to refer you to another training provider for specific training in language, literacy and numeracy. We can provide you with a list of providers who have the expertise to maximise your learning opportunity.

    You can be reassured that all information will be treated in the strictest of confidence. The information will not be disclosed beyond the interviewer unless agreed to by you.

  • Language*
  • Speaking and communication*
  • Reading*
  • Speaking and communication*
  • Mathematics*

  • Reading

  • Read the article below and answer the following questions.

  • Are celebrities bad for you?

  • Celebrities are everywhere nowadays: on TV, in magazines, online. Is this preoccupation with famous people harmless fun or is it bad for us? How many people are truly obsessed with modern media idols? And on the other side of the coin, can fame be harmful to the celebrities?

    Studies suggest that the vast majority of teenagers do not really worship celebrities. Researchers have identified three kinds of fans. About 15% of young people have an ‘entertainment-social’ interest. They love chatting about their favourite celebrities with friends and this does not appear to do any harm.

    Another 5% feel that they have an ‘intense-personal’ relationship with a celebrity. Sometimes they see them as their soulmate and find that they are often thinking about them, even when they don’t want to. These people are more at risk from depression and anxiety. If girls in this group idolise a female star with a body, they consider to be perfect, they are more likely to be unhappy with their own bodies.

    That leaves 2% of young people with a ‘borderline-pathological’ interest. They might say, for example, they would spend several thousand pounds on a paper plate the celebrity had used, or that they would do something illegal if the celebrity asked them to. These people are in most danger of being seriously disturbed.

    What about the celebrities themselves? A study in the USA tried to measure narcissism or extreme self-centredness, when feelings of worthlessness and invisibility are compensated for by turning into the opposite: excessive showing off. Researchers looked at 200 celebrities, 200 young adults with Masters in Business Administration (a group known for being narcissistic) and a nationally representative sample using the same questionnaire. As was expected, the celebrities were significantly more narcissistic than the MBAs and both groups were a lot more narcissistic than the general population.

    Four kinds of celebrity were included in the sample. The most narcissistic were the ones who had become famous through reality TV shows – they scored highest on vanity and willingness to exploit other people. Next came comedians, who scored highest on exhibitionism and feelings of superiority. Then came actors, and the least narcissistic were musicians. One interesting result was that there was no connection between narcissism and the length of time the celebrity had been famous. This means that becoming famous probably did not make the celebrities narcissistic – they already were beforehand. 

    So, what can we learn from this? People who are very successful or famous tend to be narcissists and are liable to be ruthless, self-seeking workaholics. As we can see from celebrity magazines, they are also often desperate and lonely. They make disastrous role models. Click the link below

    Retrieved from: https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/skills/reading/upper-intermediate-b2-reading/are-celebrities-bad-you

     

     
     
     

  • Read the sentences below. Circle the correct answer.

  • 1. The article is about whether celebrity culture is harmful, for either the public or the celebrities themselves.*
  • 2. 15% of teenagers have an interest in celebrities that probably isn't a cause for concern.*
  • 3. Young people who feel they have an 'intense-personal' relationship with a celebrity do notexperience any negative consequences related to it.*
  • 4. A study found that celebrities were more self-centred than business administration masters*
  • 5. Celebrities from reality TV were found to be the most vain and exploitative.*
  • 6. Actors were the least self-obsessed group of celebrities.*
  • 7. The research concluded that the experience of being a celebrity made people morenarcissistic than they were previously.*
  • 8. The author says that celebrities tend to exhibit negative qualities and are therefore not goodrole models.*

  • Listening

  • A. Listen to the radio interview about improving your memory and tick ( the

    correct sentences. Click the link below.

    Retrieved from: https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/skills/listening/upper-intermediate-b2-listening/how improve-your-memory

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  • B. Listen to the school assembly about how to study and do the exercises to practise and complete the gaps with a word or phrase. Click the link below.

    complete the gaps with a word or phrase. Click the link below.

    Retrieved from: https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/skills/listening/upper-intermediate-b2-listening/how study

     

  • 1 Some of you are probably fantastic at studying, really organised and   *   

  • 2 It’s a good idea to have some kind of *   or   *   

  • 3 If you’re studying for an important exam, it’s important to think   *   

  • 4 Make sure the place where you’re going to study is   *  , with no distracting    *   

  • 5 If you have to work near a TV, you might have to use   *  to drown out the
    sound of the TV.

  • 6 While you’re studying, you should  *  the internet, text message,
    Facebook, etc.

  • 7 You should plan your studying and take regular  *  

  • 8 It is better to write notes, so your mind is  *  the information more.

  • 9 Mind maps seem to work in the same way the *  works.

  • 10 Which study method you choose all depends on your personal *  

  • Speaking

  • You are given three minutes to prepare for the topic below. You will have to talk about

    the topic for three minutes. You may use the questions provided.

    Describe your favourite holiday destination.

    • Where is it located?
    • What’s the most interesting part about the destination?
    • What kind of activities can be found there?
    • Would you say it’s a good place to live? (Why?)
     
     

  • Writing

  • Write about the following topic:

    In Singapore, some old people live in a home with other old people where there are nurses to look after them. Sometimes the government has to pay for this care.

    Who do you think should pay for this care, the government or the family?

    Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

     
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