I took the EnglishScore Speaking Test!

A few days ago I completed the speaking module of the British Council’s EnglishScore Test. This module is unlocked after completion of the “Core Skills” module. The test, which is free, takes about 30 minutes to complete. A verified digital certificate can be purchased for $24.99. Like the other two EnglishScore modules, it is a mobile-only test. You might also enjoy my comments on the core skills module, and the writing module.

Below find a copy of my certificate, as well as a combined certificate that is provided to users who purchase all three of the available certificates (core skills, writing and speaking). The British Council provided vouchers so I could generate the certificates at no cost.

A few notes are worth mentioning:

Question types will be familiar to anyone who has taken a modern English test: read the sentences you see on the screen, repeat sentences you have heard, respond to a short prompt. The number of questions is somewhat limited. Perhaps it could be expanded.

Audio quality on the “repeat sentences you have heard” questions wasn’t always fantastic. It could be better.

The difficulty of the items is determined by your performance on the Core Skills module. Based on your results there, you will be placed into one of three streams in both the speaking and writing modules.

Grading is done mostly by AI, but peer review also plays a role. I talked about the peer review process in an earlier post. I do like the idea of peer review. That said, I spent about 20 minutes reviewing answers at the end of my test. It was somewhat tedious.

Results were ready in a couple of hours. But, once again, I did not receive an email notification. Someone should look into that, as it is promised in the app.