有冇人知: London Test of English-Firstwords Programmes

Fatty

有冇人有多D資料關於: London Test of English-Firstwords Programmes

ICHUN

Hi Fatty,

Why you need to know this examination?  I understand that you have to start the 2nd level (Springboard) in Hong Kong.  There is no 1st Level (Firstwords) in Hong Kong.  Please correct me if I am wrong.


Firstwords
Who is this test for?

This test is for young learners, who have just started learning English in primary school or at a private language institute.  

The aim is primarily to test the learners’ ability to use the language communicatively rather than to test their knowledge of the language system.  


How is this test structured?

The test consists of a ONE-hour paper which tests Listening, Reading and to a small degree, Writing.  The tasks in the test feature the Brown family and include among other related topics, the following:

Families
Pets
School
The Body and People’s appearance

Listening Tasks

The children will listen to two passages and will be required to perform the following tasks:

Listen to a conversation and draw a line from a name of a person or a thing to a picture of a person or a thing.  
Listen to a conversation and put a cross (x) in the box under the correct picture for each question.

Reading and Writing Tasks

The children will be required to perform the following tasks:

Matching questions and answers in a conversation by drawing a line between each question and answer.
Matching sentences to pictures by drawing a line from each sentence to a picture.
Matching pictures of objects to the word denoting the picture by drawing a line between them.
Write the missing words in a short text by choosing the right words from a list.

Speaking

The children will be tested in class by an external assessor.  They will be asked to participate in a board game and an individual activity.

Fatty

ICHUN,

多謝你既詳細資料。我唔係想同仔仔考呢個試，只係仔仔幼稚園今學期有得報呢個course, 因為價錢都合理，所以想係報名前，知道多D有關呢個course既詳細資料。

ICHUN

Hi Fatty,

I have seen the sample paper of this test.  Overall it is more difficult than the "Cambridge".  If the child can get PASS in this test, they may a better result in Cambridge.

Fatty

ICHUN,


Cambridge -Starter 果份paper 我覺得仔仔做應該冇問題，咁係咪呢個Firstwords Programmes會仲深D？

因為如果淺過Cambridge -Starter ，我就唔幫仔仔報名啦！你可唔可以打D sample paper既問題出來參考下？

ICHUN

Hi Fatty,

It should be difficult than Cambridge - Starter.

Just like my son, he is now in P1.  The school only help them to enrol starting from the 2nd level (Springboard).  Luckily, he can pass.  The other 2 classmates sit in this examination failed.

The grading of this test for children:  PASS WITH DISTINCTION, PASS AND FAIL.

Can you give me your email address so that I can send the file to you?

Fatty

Hi, ICHUN,

Please check PM.


Thank you.

ICHUN

Hi Fatty,

send to you already.  please check

Fatty

ICHUN,

Thank you very much.

jojobb

Fatty & ICHUN,

Sorry for disturb, I also consider whether to let my son join the course or not.  Would you pls give the sample to me also, thanks a lot.
Pls check PM!

ChiChiPaPa

The Link for sample test papers (all levels):

http://www.pearsonlanguageassessments.com/home/learning-resources/sample-papers/

Fatty

ChiChiPaPa,

Thank you very much.

ICHUN

Hi jojobb,

Already send to you.  please check

froggybb74

ICHUN,

May I ask how to enrol the firstwords examination? Is there any centre in Hong Kong?

琳琳B媽

Hi ICHUN & ChiChiPaPa,

Thanks very much for the sharing. I'm also considering whether to let my daughter to join this course or not(London Tests of English - Firstwords). According to the notice from school,  there are 2 examinations we can choose:
1) AQA JET - Foundation     
2) EAAIE - Elementary
As I have no idea about these courses & examinations!
May I know which one is better? & Will it be too difficult for a K2 kid?
Thanks