Aptis Advanced study guide
Aptis Advanced · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
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 study guide has 4 sections and about 1,254 words.
01Reading: Long Texts, Cohesion and Inference
Aptis Advanced Reading works with long, fairly dense texts - articles, reports, reviews and opinion pieces - through several task types: matching headings to paragraphs, gapped text (inserting sentences or paragraphs into a passage), multiple matching (tying statements or opinions to speakers, sections or sources), four-option comprehension questions, and short sentence-completion tasks with a word limit. Four abilities carry most of the marks.
322 words, about 2 min02Listening: Attitude, Purpose and Paraphrase
Aptis Advanced Listening uses short exchanges and longer monologues or discussions - briefings, interviews, radio segments, conversations between colleagues - recorded at natural speed with a range of accents. Task types include multiple choice, matching statements to speakers, and note or sentence completion.
313 words, about 2 min03Writing: Task Fulfilment, Register and Range
Aptis Advanced Writing moves from a short transactional message to an extended, organised piece - a formal or semi-formal email, an article, a report or an argumentative text - written to a defined reader and purpose. Each task supplies a situation and often bullet prompts or notes you are expected to cover.
328 words, about 2 min04Speaking: Extending Answers Under Time Pressure
The Speaking test has four parts: comparing and contrasting images or situations, answering questions on a familiar topic, discussing a topic with a few written prompts, and responding to more abstract questions. Preparation time is short and the clock keeps moving.
291 words, about 1 min