IELTS B1 Life Skills Speaking & Listening Test ||Latest || 2023 || SELT Topic 1 || UKVI Work Visa

IELTS Life Skills – B1 Speaking and Listening
IELTS Life Skills is for people who need to prove their English speaking and listening skills at Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) B1 Intermediate Level English.

If you want to stay in the UK and need to take the IELTS Life Skills B1 test, discover preparation materials to help you get there.

The UKVI Life Skills B1 is for those who want to apply for indefinite leave to remain in the UK or citizenship.

Life Skills B1 is a secure English-language test (SELT) accepted by the United Kingdom Visa and Immigration Department as proof of your English-language proficiency. The test looks at your listening and speaking skills in the 22-minute test with an examiner and one other test taker. The second test taker’s performance will not affect your test results.

An IELTS examiner will look at your English speaking and listening skills, and your ability to obtain and convey information, speak to communicate and engage in discussion. There are no band scores with any of the Life Skills tests, your results will be given as a pass or fail.

You will be assessed on your ability to listen and respond to spoken English where you have to obtain and convey basic information and communicate on familiar topics.

The examiner might ask you to describe a topic, give opinions or preferences and justify those, and explain and expand on a topic. You will also be expected to communicate with both the examiner and the other test taker.

Parts of IELTS B1 Speaking & Listening Section
Total Time of Test : 22 minutes

Part 1 : Interview
What's your full name?
Can you Spell your name?
Where do you live?
How long it's been you are living there?

Part 1: Phase 1 a ( Discuss)

Candidate A and B talk to each other about your free time activities for two minutes.


Part 2 : Phase 1b ( Cue Questions)
Each Candidate talks about a topic for one and a half minute . Other Partner has to ask 3 follow up questions from what was said. 7 minutes are allowed for this part , examiner allows one minute to think.

Part3 : Phase 2a ( Listening)
Two recordings are played
Each Candidate answers 3 questions asked by the examiner.
Time for this section is 5 minutes

Part 4 : Phase 2b ( Roleplay+ Discussion)
Section 1 : Role play ( 2 minutes)
Candidate A and Candidate B plan for holiday together.
Section 2: Discussion ( 4 minutes)
Examiner, Candidate A & Candidate B together talk about a topic
For example: Talk about your free time activities in your childhood compared with your free time activities now.



LanguageCert International ESOL SELT B1 Listening, Reading, Writing & Speaking
A 4-skills (Listening, Reading, Writing & Speaking) exam in English, aligned to the B1 level of the CEFR*. It is a Secure English Language Test (SELT) for UK Visas & Immigration (UKVI) delivered through LanguageCert’s global network of SELT centres.
About the exam:

Consists of a Written (Listening, Reading, Writing) and Spoken (Speaking) component
Both components can be taken on the same day or within 14 days of each other
CEFR level B1 is the minimum requirement for the following visa types:

Tier 2 (General)
Student visa (this route replaces Tier 4) - (below degree level)
Applicants with a higher language level can take a B2, C1 or C2 Listening, Reading, Writing & Speaking exam, which also satisfies the application requirement.
After the exam, candidates receive a Test Report with their score and unique reference number (URN). The URN must be included in the visa application.
Visa requirement information is subject to change. Applicants should refer to UK Government guidance on English language exams for visas and are responsible for ensuring they take the correct exam.

Candidates are advised to contact their sponsors to confirm which CEFR level is required before registering for an exam.

*Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR), developed by the Council of Europe, is widely used to describe levels of language proficiency.

Exam format
Computer-based interview with a live interlocutor at a SELT Test Centre
LanguageCert language exams - speaking
Speaking
12 mins

Speaking
Part 1

Give and spell name
State country of origin
Answer 5 questions
Part 2

2 or 3 situations are presented by the interlocutor
Candidates are expected to respond to questions and initiate interactions
Part 3

Hold a short discussion to make a plan, arrange or decide something using visual prompts
Part 4

Candidates are given 30 seconds preparation time
Talk about a topic provided by the interlocutor for 1 and a half minutes
Answer follow-up questions.
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