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Activities for Integration
Each lesson in Trinity's ESOL Activities for Integration includes clear objectives, comprehensive teaching notes, handouts and exam tips where relevant.
Sample Speaking & Listening examiner plans
These sample Speaking & Listening examiner plans are suitable for teachers and students to familiarise themselves with the format of ESOL Skills for Life Speaking & Listening exams.
- ESOL Skills for Life Speaking & Listening - Level 1 - Examiner Plan
Additional resources
Download some Tips for preparing learners for the Speaking and Listening exam
Sample prompts
Practice activities suitable for this level:
- Level 1 - Speaking and Listening - Sample prompts
Important: guidance for using the Photobank
Candidates will select an appropriate visual prompt from the online bank of photographs provided by Trinity. During the exam, they will inform the examiner which picture they have chosen, and the examiner will display it.
Level 1 ESOL Skills for Life videos
ESOL Skills for Life - Level 1 - Conversation sample videos from December 2020
Watch the sample videos and read the rationales to see how these candidates were marked:
- Zain - Level 1 assessment rationale
These videos are suitable for teachers and students and show the format of the test. They are not intended to show model exam performance.
ESOL Skills for Life - Level 1 - Group discussion sample videos from December 2020
Updates to the Speaking & Listening Award from September 2027
Guide
This guide has been produced to support teachers preparing learners for the updated Speaking & Listening Awards from September 2027. It provides further information about the updated exam format and full updated assessment criteria as well as example tasks and structured activities designed to build learner confidence and develop exam awareness.
New structure
Across the suite, Speaking & Listening will move to a clear four-task structure:
- Topic
- Roleplay
- Independent listening
- Discussion
This creates greater consistency across levels and a more straightforward preparation journey for centres and learners. At the same time, the revised structure builds on features that centres already know well from the current test.
The sample videos show the updated format of the test and have been produced for teachers and students to familiarise themselves with the revised format. They are not intended to show model exam performance.
Part 1 – Topic, Roleplay and Independent Listening
ESOL Skills for Life | Speaking and Listening | Level 1 | Nisa
ESOL Skills for Life | Speaking and Listening | Level 1 | Veronika
Part 2 – Discussion
ESOL Skills for Life | Speaking and Listening | Level 1 | Nisa and Veronika