The Children’s Oral Examinations are designed to assess the spoken English skills of young learners aged 4 to 11. Assessment focuses on the candidates’ ability to communicate and interact successfully with the examiner in an age-appropriate and supportive environment.

The examinations are available at three levels:

• Children’s Oral Level 1
• Children’s Oral Level 2
• Children’s Oral Level 3

Some of the key features that distinguish these examinations are:

• No risk of failure: Candidates cannot fail these examinations, making them an encouraging first step in assessing their spoken English.
• Flexible assessment: They can be taken as a complete, stand-alone suite before the four-skills examinations.
• Complementary levels: They can also be taken progressively to bridge language-level gaps alongside any of the four lower-level General English examinations.
• Adaptable to learners’ needs: Teachers and institutions can adapt the examinations to suit the specific language needs and abilities of their young learners.

The suggested content and practice materials for these examinations are available here. These materials provide guidelines for teachers and institutions and may vary slightly depending on their teaching approach and learners’ needs.

For further information, please do not hesitate to contact us.