Aptis Advanced case studies
Aptis Advanced · Put your knowledge to work in context.
Aptis Advanced is one of the higher-level tests in the British Council's Aptis family of English assessments. Like the other Aptis variants it is computer-delivered and covers four skills: candidates work through reading, listening, writing and speaking components, with the speaking section recorded rather than conducted face-to-face with an examiner. The Aptis Advanced case studies are 5 cases and about 2,742 words.
1Two headings that both look right
Ana is on her second mock attempt at the Aptis Advanced Reading headings task: seven paragraphs, eight headings, 12 minutes for the section. On her first attempt she spent three and a half minutes on paragraph one hunting for a heading that matched every sentence, then rushed the last three and scored 2/7.
554 words, about 3 min2Notes that cost the answer
Daniel is practising the Aptis Advanced Listening monologue task: a recording of roughly two minutes, heard twice, with multiple-choice questions. On the first pass he writes continuous notes and fills most of a page.
519 words, about 3 min3The 215-word email with six minutes left
Priya has 20 minutes for an Aptis Advanced Writing task: a formal email to a conference organiser asking to move her presentation to a later slot and giving a reason. Guidance is 120-150 words and two content points are required.
551 words, about 3 min4Eleven minutes of planning
Marcus is writing the longer Aptis Advanced Writing task: an article for a workplace newsletter arguing that the company should fund staff training. Guidance is 180-220 words in 25 minutes.
567 words, about 3 min5Twelve seconds of a forty-five-second turn
Sofia records a full speaking mock at home and listens back. In the 45-second long turn she speaks for about 12 seconds, stops, says Sorry, I've lost my point , and restarts from the beginning.
551 words, about 3 min