Grade 3
GESE Grade 3 – Basic exam information GESE (Graded Examinations in Spoken English) Grade 3 (CEFR A2.1) examination is a conversation between you and the examiner. For more detailed information, please download the Trinity Exam Information booklet from www.trinitycollege.com/GESEexaminformation. Exam format
Time: 7 minutes Exam procedure: • Say hello, good morning or good afternoon • Have a simple conversation with the examiner • Say goodbye For the exam, you must know the language items for Grade 3 and for the previous grades. For Grade 3, you must understand and be able to use the functions, grammar and vocabulary (relating to the subject areas) below.
Vocabulary
• Words and phrases relating to the • • • • • • • •
functions Jobs Places in the local area Place of study Home life Weather Free time Times and dates Ordinal numbers from 1st to 31st
Grammar
• Present continuous tense • Can and can’t • Prepositions of movement from, to, up, down, • • • •
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along, across Prepositions of time on, at, in Prepositions of place near, in front of, behind, opposite Past tense of the verb to be Linking words and, and then
Functions
• • • • • • •
Describing daily routines and times Giving dates Expressing ability and inability Giving simple directions and locations Describing activities Describing states in the past Asking simple questions about everyday life
Phonology
• The correct pronunciation of • •
important words and expressions The use of contractions, e.g. I’m, he’s Basic stress and intonation for words, short sentences and simple questions
