INTRODUCTION

INTRODUCTION

Welcome to the American English File Second Edition Level 3 Testing Program CD-ROM – the complete teacher resource for testing and continuous assessment, with materials that you can customize for your students and your teaching situation.

This CD-ROM works in two ways:
In your computer it has tests and continuous assessment materials as PDFs and Word documents, and complete answer keys.
In your CD player and media player it has listening test material to use in class.

The tests on this CD-ROM

All the tests are provided as PDFs PDF and as Word documents Word doc – the content is the same. You can print out the PDFs and use them as they are. (If you don't have Adobe Reader, get it from the Adobe website.) If you want to adapt the tests, you can edit the Word documents and save them on your computer. If you have any problems opening the documents, go to the documents folder on the CD-ROM.

There are two versions (A and B) of all the main tests (File Tests, Progress Tests, and End-of-course Tests). If your students don't copy each other, then you can just use the A tests. If your students do copy each other then put them in pairs, one with an A test and one with a B test – it's almost impossible for them to copy each other's answers. (The A and B tests cover exactly the same material, but the questions have been changed and reorganized.)

All the tests can be photocopied freely for classroom use. They may not be sold without the permission of Oxford University Press.

Guidelines for adapting the tests

You might want to add something extra you taught in class, remove something you decided to omit or didn't have time to teach, or even personalize the exercises. You can easily do this by:

You might also want to:

Remember to save your customized tests on your computer if you want to use them again.

Entry Test

time 30 minutes

This is an optional test which covers some of the key Grammar and Vocabulary points from the first two lessons of American English File Level 3 (1A and 1B). You can give your students this test to get an idea of their starting level. If your students are at a low level, look out for the Extra support ideas in the Teacher's Book. If they are stronger, look out for the Extra challenge ideas.

There is a marking overlay for you to use when you are correcting this test. If you have not adapted the test, you can simply put this marking overlay on top of the Student Answer sheets to see if their answers are correct.

Quick Tests for each File of the book

time 30 minutes

The Quick Tests cover just the Grammar, Vocabulary, and Pronunciation from each File. They're completely multiple-choice, so they're quick to administer and quick to mark, with 20 Grammar questions, 20 Vocabulary questions, and 10 Pronunciation questions.

There is a marking overlay for you to use when you are correcting the tests. If you have not adapted the test, you can put this marking overlay on top of the Student Answer sheets to see if their answers are correct.

File Tests for each File of the book – A and B versions

time 90 minutes

These comprehensive tests cover Grammar, Vocabulary, Pronunciation, Reading, Writing, Listening, and Speaking for each File of American English File Level 3. The skills tests include KET-type exercises which reflect the format of the KET exam.

Progress Tests (1–5 and 6–10) – A and B versions

time 100 minutes

These Progress Tests cover the first and second halves of American English File Level 3. If you're using the American English File Level 3 Multi-Packs (split editions), you can use these tests as End-of-course Tests. They are extended tests which cover Grammar, Vocabulary, and Pronunciation, as well as Reading, Writing, Listening, and Speaking.

End-of-course Test – A and B versions

time 100 minutes

This is an extended test which covers all the Grammar, Vocabulary, and Pronunciation areas in American English File Level 3, as well as Reading, Writing, Listening, and Speaking.

Listening test audio

The File Tests, Progress Tests, and End-of-course Test have listening material. The scripts for this material can be found by clicking on “Listening Scripts” in the main menu. The audio is on this disk, and will play in a normal CD player and media player.

Student Answer sheets

We've provided Student Answer sheets for every test. You can print out and photocopy these for each student. This has two advantages. One is that you save paper – you can re-use the photocopied tests because students don't write on them. The other advantage is that all your students will have written their answers in the required space and as a result marking the tests will be easier. (Remember that if you customize a test in Word, the Student Answer sheet may no longer correspond to the test.)

Marking overlays

The Entry Test and Quick Tests have marking overlays for you to use when you are correcting the tests. If you have not adapted the test, copy the marking overlay onto a transparent sheet and you can then simply put the marking overlay on top of the Student Answer sheets to see if their answers are correct.

Entry Test

Quick Tests 1–10

Quick Test 1

Quick Test 2

Quick Test 3

Quick Test 4

Quick Test 5

Quick Test 6

Quick Test 7

Quick Test 8

Quick Test 9

Quick Test 10

File Tests 1–10

File 1 Test

File 2 Test

File 3 Test

File 4 Test

File 5 Test

File 6 Test

File 7 Test

File 8 Test

File 9 Test

File 10 Test

Progress Tests 1–5, 6–10

Progress Test 1–5

Progress Test 6–10

End-of-course Test

Listening Scripts