Trinity Integrated Skills in English (ISE) Exams
What are ISE Exams?
Trinity’s Integrated Skills in English (ISE) is a contemporary four skills (reading, writing, speaking and listening) qualification recognised by governments and institutions worldwide. This qualification provides reliable evidence of English language proficiency.
Preparing for ISE helps develop authentic communicative and transferable skills that are absolutely vital for academic study and employability, such as synthesising information, participating in interactive discussions and presenting topics of personal interest.
At Rose of York you can prepare the Secure English Language Test (SELT) of your choice (Trinity ISE I or IELTS) to meet the requirements set by TfL.
Preparing and taking the SELT with Rose of York will allow you to pass the exam and provide the certification you need and the proof of your ability to communicate in English.
ISE exams consist of two exam modules – Reading & Writing and Speaking & Listening, which can be taken together, or separately when you are ready.
ISE exams are available at 5 levels:
- ISE Foundation equivalent to A2 CEFR level
- ISE I equivalent to B1 CEFR level
- ISE II equivalent to B2 CEFR level
- ISE III equivalent to C1 CEFR level
- ISE IV equivalent to C2 CEFR level
Who are ISE exams for?
ISE exams are for young people or adults who use English as part of their studies or at work and want to develop their English language skills and improve their knowledge in a range of subject areas.
Do you want to progress to a higher level of English?
Are you preparing for further or higher education and you need to prove your English language proficiency?
Do you want to improve your English language skills to have access to more job opportunities?
Are you planning to go to university in the UK?
Do you already have a Trinity GESE and want to complete the second module to get an ISE qualification?
ISE exams are the answer! Preparing for an ISE exam will bring your English language skills to the next level. You will gain transferrable skills that will prepare you to be:
- work-ready, to show your potential employers your full range of language skills and to expand your job opportunities.
- university-ready, having gained a range of skills such as extended writing, independent study skills, time management, critical thinking and presenting arguments, all of which will prove your academic credentials.
Trinity ISE II and III exams specifically, satisfy the language requirements of most universities in the UK and Ireland, and are accepted as proof of language proficiency by employers in the UK.
Courses Available
The following courses include General English classes to acquire topic knowledge and Trinity ISE I or IELTS preparation to do specific exam training for your SELT exam.
Morning Option
General English
09.30am-12.45pm
(All levels)
Trinity Booster
1pm-2pm
Alternatively
2pm-3pm
Preparation class for all levels with relevant Trinity ISE mock tests
Afternoon Option
Trinity Booster
1pm-2pm
Alternatively
2pm-3pm
Preparation class for all levels with relevant Trinity ISE mock tests
General English
3.15pm-5.15pm
(All levels)
Sample 2-week syllabus
The following sample syllabus is designed for those students with a good command of the English language (B1), who want to brush up on their English language skills and learn the relevant exam skills in a short time before taking their required ISE.
The course can be extended to a greater number of weeks to meet the student’s needs and to acquire all the necessary language skills and topic knowledge to reach the chosen ISE level.
Week 1
- Day 1 – Exam introduction and familiarisation – grammar diagnostic
- Day 2 – Language functions – the functions relevant to your chosen ISE exam
- Day 3 – Long reading (task 1)
- Day 4 – Extended writing (task 4) – genre, paragraphs and topic sentences
- Day 5 – Speaking – choosing a topic and language development
Week 2
- Day 1 – Multi-text reading (task 2) – skimming, scanning and summarising
- Day 2 – Writing – answering the question and summarising
- Day 3 – Speaking /listening – main points, supporting details and infer opinion
- Day 4 – Mock test
- Day 5 – Review and feedback
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