• DIAGNOSTIC LANGUAGE TEST

    The test will assess the following language skills: grammar and vocabulary, functional (work-related) language, cultural expertise, listening, reading, writing and speaking. Please answer the questions to the best of your ability. It should take between 40-60 minutes. A language expert will check it and share the results with you.
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  • Connect*
  • What do you believe is your current level of English?*
  • How comfortable is it for you to speak to strangers in English?*

  • 1 / 7 GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY SKILLS

  • Task 1. Choose the best option:

  • 1. Midjourney is my new passion. I am very … of it.*
  • 2. If you want your English to improve, you will have to … more effort.*
  • 3. The task was too challenging. Now I ... more time to complete it.*
  • 4. Mark was a very competitive manager, but he … with time-keeping.*
  • 5. If I hadn’t procrastinated, I … met the deadline.*
  • 6. I can’t lend you this car. It’s not … .*
  • 7. I don't think we will make the deadline. There's ... time left.*
  • 8. I couldn’t stay calm when my manager … me they would let me go.*
  • 9. Our department, … is the biggest one, is on the tenth floor.*
  • 10. Where …?*
  • 11. I usually eat out … week.*
  • 12. These days I … free time. I am really snowed under.*

  • Task 2. Choose the best option:

  • 13. How long had you lived in Poland before you moved to the US? … 2 years.*
  • 14. Google profits … people trusting and valuing its search service. It achieves this …delivering useful search results.*
  • 15. Google also provides businesses … the opportunity to pay … an advertorial placement.*
  • 16. The paid listings are … the top of search result pages indicated … the word “Ad”.*
  • 17. Google counts … and heavily depends … its advertising business.*

  • Task 3. Choose the best option:

  • 18. There is a little delay on their side, so they won't be ... schedule.*
  • 19. Sorry I didn’t reply to your message. When you wrote I … a new project.*
  • 20. I couldn't eat … before the exam.*
  • 21. … the USA?*
  • 22. Tomorrow I … get up early; it's my day off.*
  • 23. You still don’t have much experience in this matter. You … to us before making a decision on your own.*
  • 24. If I had known that she was there, I … hello.*
  • 25. If I … you, I wouldn't do it.*

  • 2 / 7 FUNCTIONAL LANGUAGE SKILLS

    work-related English communication skills
  • 1. How can you effectively say that you can’t join the meeting?*
  • 2. How can you ask to organize a meeting?*
  • 3. How can you ask if you didn’t understand a speaker?*
  • 4. You see that your partner doesn’t understand what you’re saying. How can you clarify that?*
  • 5. Choose the best option. Your client/partner was supposed to send the reply on Monday. It’s Wednesday, and they haven’t replied yet. What would be the most diplomatic way to show you’re not happy about it?*

  • 3 / 7 INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION

  • 1. Choose the best option to сontinue the conversation. “How are you?”*
  • 2. How would you react to such a response from your client/partner: “It’s been a hell of a week. I am so exhausted”?*
  • 3. What’s the most appropriate pronoun to use?*
  • 4. Which of the greetings below is not commonly used by English speakers?*
  • 5. What could an English-speaking native really mean if they say "I was a bit disappointed that…"?*

  • 4 / 7 READING SKILLS

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  • 1. Read the topics of the Help Center above. Which link should contain instructions on how to connect the app to a website?*
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  • 3. Please read the Youtube comment above. Is it a positive or a negative comment?*
  • What do you regularly read in English? (every week)*

  • READING TASK FOR ADVANCED LEARNERS OF ENGLISH

  • This is an optional task for B2-C1 or higher level students. At this level the learner should be able to read academic, scientifiс or classical literature. You may skip it and move on to the next section.

    If you decide to try your abilities, please read the text below and answer the questions.

     

    Dear Lee, 

    As I told you, I’ll be gone until Wednesday morning. Thank you so much for taking on my “children” while I’m away. Like real children, they can be kind of irritating sometimes, but I’m going to enjoy myself so much more knowing they’re getting some kind human attention. Remember that Regina (the “queen” in Latin, and she acts like one) is teething. If you don’t watch her, she’ll chew anything, including her sister, the cat. There are plenty of chew toys around the house. Whenever she starts gnawing on anything illegal, just divert her with one of those. She generally settles right down to a good hour-long chew. Then you’ll see her wandering around whimpering with the remains of the toy in her mouth. She gets really frustrated because what she wants is to bury the thing. She’ll try to dig a hole between the cushions of the couch. Finding that unsatisfactory, she’ll wander some more, discontent, until you solve her problem for her. I usually show her the laundry basket, moving a few clothes so she can bury her toy beneath them. I do sound like a parent, don’t I? You have to understand, my own son is practically grown up.

    Regina’s food is the Puppy Chow in the utility room, where the other pet food is stored. Give her a bowl once in the morning and once in the evening. No more than that, no matter how much she begs. Beagles are notorious overeaters, according to her breeder, and I don’t want her to lose her girlish figure. She can share Rex (the King’s) water, but be sure it’s changed daily. She needs to go out several times a day, especially last thing at night and first thing in the morning. Let her stay out for about ten minutes each time so she can do all her business. She also needs a walk in the afternoon, after which it’s important to romp with her for a while in the yard. The game she loves most is fetch, but be sure to make her drop the ball. She’d rather play tug-of-war with it. Tell her, “Sit!” Then, when she does, say, “Drop it!” Be sure to tell her “good girl,” and then throw the ball for her. I hope you’ll enjoy these sessions as much as I do. Now, for the other two, Rex and Paws…

  • A. The tone of this letter is best described as:
  • B. The information in the note is sufficient to determine that there are three animals. They are:
  • C. From the context of the note, it is most likely that the name “Rex” is:
  • D. How difficult was it for you to stay fully focused while reading the text to the end?

  • 5 / 7 WRITING SKILLS

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  • 1. Write a message:


    You need to urgently cancel your English lesson. Please write a polite message to your teacher and explain the situation. (50-100 words).

  • 2. Write a description about you as a specialist.

    You can mention your experience, education, your strong sides and personal qualities. (50-100 words)

    If you have a LinkedIn profile with the “About” section filled out, please copy and paste it below together with your LinkedIn link. 

  • 2. Writing a recommendation.

    This is an optional task for B2-C1 or higher level students.
    You can try completing this task and get an extra point.


    An ex-colleague asked you for a recommendation for their LinkedIn profile. Write your recommendation, and don’t forget to mention the following:
    - how you know your ex-colleague
    - your colleague's relevant qualifications and achievements
    - your colleague’s personal skills

  • 6 / 7 LISTENING SKILLS

    There are 5 parts in this listening test. You can listen to the recordings more than once if you need to. However, you shouldn’t listen more than three times.

  • Listening Test 1

  • Listening Test 2

  • What is the biggest interest rate the bank worker mentioned?*

  • Listening Test 3

  • An investor tells a story about a startup. Why did he make a decision not to invest into that startup?*

  • Listening Test 4

  • Listen to the beginning of the PC PRO podcast. The host is introducing his guest John Honeyball. There is background noise because John is not calling from a studio. Where is he joining from?*

  • Listening Test 5

  • Watch a piece of the lecture on the importance of sleep. When did the student start experiencing problems of sleep deprivation?*
  • Please select all the options of what you watch or listen to in English regularly (at least once  a week):*

  • 7 / 7 SPEAKING SKILLS

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  • 1. Introduce yourself in one minute or less. Please share professional and personal facts about you. You can use the following ideas: -your job position and responsibilities; -your achievements (both personal and professional); -something special about you (interests, life-style); - your English goals.

  • You can take a minute to prepare before you click the recording button. If you wish to re-record, click the Record button again.

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  • 2. Describe your English learning experience. How long have you been learning English? What is effective and not effective for you in language learning? What challenges do you have at the moment? What goal would you like to set for the next 6-12 months? How will you feel when you reach your goal in English?

  • You can take a minute to prepare before you click the recording button. If you wish to re-record, click the Record button again.

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  • 3. Could you describe your latest project?

    (Please do not use any sensitive information like names, numbers or personal details) Which problems did your project help to solve? What was your role on the project?Which tasks were you supposed to do? Which problems did you face and how did you resolve them? What was your personal contribution that brought value to the project? How successful was the project?What have you learned from your last project?

  • If you can not talk about your project, please follow this task:

    Describe a challenging thing you have recently done. You should say: when you did it, why you did it, and explain why you thought it was challenging.

  • You can take a minute to prepare before you click the recording button. If you wish to re-record, click the Record button again.

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