Structure of the exam and language requirements.

1. ISE III (C1)

2. EXAM STRUCTURE

3. PART 1: PORTFOLIO TASKS (20%)
Section
1:
Correspondence
(between 180 – 210 words): Email, letter. (20%)
◦ 3 sections
Section
2:
Factual
writing
(between
220–
250
words):
Article, review, report. (40%)
Section 3: Creative / descriptive
writing (between 220 – 250 words):
Description, story, diary. (40%)
◦ The portfolio needs to be ready by mid-June.

4. PART 2: CONTROLLED WRITTEN
EXAM (30%)
Reading into writing task: writing of a
composition from a little text. (33.33%).
Approximately 300 words.
b. Correspondence task: writing of a letter, an
email, postcard. (33.33%). Approximately 250
words.
c. Creative writing: writing of a composition
(33.33%). Approximately 250 words
a.
You have 2 hours and 30 minutes to complete these
tasks.
This part of the exam will take place the 2nd July at
10:00 a.m.

5. PART 3: INTERVIEW (50%)
a.
b.
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d.
e.
Introductions.
Formal topic presentation and discussion:
each student prepares a topic to talk about
with the examiner. (40%). Up to 8 min.
Interactive task: conversation with the
examiner about a topic. (20%). Up to 4
minutes.
Discussion of the portfolio and of a topic
selected by the examiner. (20%). Up to 5
min.
Listening (20%): two different tasks. Up to 3
min.
You can see videos of real exams in the web page
of Trinity College.

6. MORE INFORMATION:
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For ISE III (C1) the price of the exam is
170€. You need to pay for the exam in MAY.
If you want to leave this course, you will
have to warn your teacher the previous
month because the bill will be charged
between the 1st and 5th of each month.
If you have any doubt, do not hesitate to
contact Aula Abierta:
◦ Email: aulaabiertacordoba@gmail.com
◦ Telephone number: 658 034 555

7. LANGUAGE
REQUIREMENTS FOR ISE
III

8. Language functions:
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Expressing abstract
ideas, regrets, wishes, hopes, assumptions, opinions
tentatively, caution, empathy and
sympathy, beliefs, and reservations.
Paraphrasing
Evaluating opinions, past actions and course of
events and different standpoints.
Hypothesizing
Developing an argument.
Defending a point of view, summarizing
information, ideas and arguments
Deducing
Justifying an argument
Inferring
Challenging arguments and opinions

9. Grammar:
Accuracy.
 A broad range of complex
structures, used flexibly and effectively in
combination and contrast:
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◦ Mixed conditionals
◦ Should/must/might/could + perfect infinitive
◦ Correct verb patterns: verbs followed by
gerund and infinitive
◦ Complex forms of the passive with modals.

10. Vocabulary:
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Specific vocabulary to the topic and subject areas.
Idiomatic expressions and colloquialisms.
Cohesive devices to recap and recover (as I was
saying, anyway…)
Hesitation fillers (I mean, you know…)
Modifying words (basically, quite, certainly…)
Intensifiers(absolutely, completely…)
Vague and imprecise language.
Expression related with the language funcitons listed
before.
Conectors
Stock phrases to gain time (well, let me think…)