Graded Examinations in Spoken English (GESE)
The Graded Examinations in Spoken English (GESE) test candidates' ability in listening and speaking.
There are four Stages with three Grades at each Stage:
- Grades 1-3 (Initial stage)
- Grades 4-6 (Elementary stage)
- Grades 7-9 (Intermediate stage)
- Grades 10-12 (Advanced stage)
Read more about this topic: Trinity College London ESOL
Famous quotes containing the words graded, spoken and/or english:
“I don’t want to be graded on a curve.”
—Mary Carillo (b. 1957)
“I shall christen this style the Mandarin, since it is beloved by literary pundits, by those who would make the written word as unlike as possible to the spoken one. It is the style of all those writers whose tendency is to make their language convey more than they mean or more than they feel, it is the style of most artists and all humbugs.”
—Cyril Connolly (1903–1974)
““Mustn’t grumble” was the most English of expressions. English patience was mingled inertia and despair. What was the use? But Americans did nothing but grumble! Americans also boasted. “I do some pretty incredible things” was not an English expression. “I’m fairly keen” was not American. Americans were showoffs—it was part of our innocence—we often fell on our faces; the English seldom showed off, so they seldom looked like fools.”
—Paul Theroux (b. 1941)