“Is Russian State Exam in English similar to

international language exams or not?”

Made bypupil of 9th A FormTchirkina VictoriaTeacher:Derzhurina Elena Nikolaevna

Opinions about examinations

“Well, people who think exams are not necessary are not any smarter or more stupid than people who think exams are

necessary when they’re given to take one”.

“To me exams are like girl friends:

Too many questions.Difficult to understand.

More explanation is needed.Result is always failed.

So it is a waste of time for me”.

My hypothesis:

“ALL LANGUAGE EXAMS ARE VERY SIMILAR AND HAVE ONE

STRUCTURE.”

• Advanced

• Upper-Intermediate

• Intermediate

• Pre-Intermediate

• Upper-Elementary

• Elementary

Russian State Exam• Централизованно проводимый

государством экзамен, введённый в 2001 году. При проведении экзамена на всей территории России применяются однотипные задания и единые методы оценки по 100-балльной шкале. После сдачи экзамена всем участникам выдаются сертификаты (которые действуют 2 года), где указаны полученные баллы по предметам. С 2009 ЕГЭ единственная форма выпускных экзаменов в школе и вступительных экзаменов в большинство вузов.

Test of English as a Foreign Language

• The goal of TOEFL is to estimate a level of English language of foreigner speakers. Many of them need to pass TOEFL to enter 240 universities of USA and Canada, many colleges in other English-speaking countries; business-structures and 150 world countries accept TOEFL certificates.

International English Language Testing System

• This test was developed to estimate level of English language skills of foreign speakers and hold since 1989.

Cambridge ESOL tests: KET, PET, FCE, CAE, CPE

• Key English Test (KET)• Preliminary English Test (PET)• First Certificate in English (FCE)• Certificate in Advanced English (CAE)• Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE)

Comparisontime of lasting, minutes

KETPET

IELT

S

Russia

n Sta

te E

xam

TOEFL

FCECPE

CAE

0

50

100

150

200

250

300

350

115 130165 170

225

310 325 345

cost, $

Russia

n Sta

te E

xam

KETPET

TOEFL

FCE

IELT

SCAE

CPE

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

140

160

180

200

structure of exam

Russian State Exam

FCE

CAE

CPE

Listening,

Reading,

Use of English,

Writing,

Speaking

TOEFL

IELTS

KET

PET

Listening,

Reading,

Writing,

Speaking

max score

9 points

• IELTS

100 points

• Russian State Exam

120 points

• TOEFL

A, B,С (pass)

D, E, U (fail)

• KET• FCE• CPE• CAE

‘pass’, ‘pass with merit’, ‘narrow fail’,

or ‘fail’

• PET

valid for a period of…

2 years• Russian State Exam• TOEFL• IELTS

For life• KET• PET• FCE• CAE• CPE

Conclusion• I have absolutely proved my hypothesis. I have found out that

each exam is divided into the following parts: listening, reading, use of English, writing, and speaking. It’s really possible to

create a program how to prepare for international exams. That’s why I consider my research work to be very useful and helpful. I

have studied the following exams: the Russian State Exam, TOEFL, IELTS and Cambridge ESOL tests. From my point of

view, the materials from my research work can be used by teachers and pupils for exams’ preparation.