Trinity ISE F (A2)

What’s in the exam?

ISE Foundation consists of two modules:

  • Reading & Writing
  • Speaking & Listening

Candidates have to pass both modules of ISE Foundation (A2) qualification.

Reading & Writing

2 hours:

  • 2 x Reading tasks
    • Long reading
    • Multi-text reading
  • 1 x Reading into writing
  • 1 x Extended writing

Speaking & Listening

13 minutes:

  • 2 x Speaking tasks
    • 1 x Topic discussion task
    • 1 x Conversation task
  • 2 x Independent listening tasks

ISE Foundation (A2) teaching and learning resources

 

Resource type

Resource name and link

 
 

Exam guides

  • Guide for Teachers – Foundation (A2)
    This guide contains everything you need to know to prepare students for the exams. It includes details of the exam structure, content, timing and what candidates should be controlled to do at this level.
 
 

Scheme of Work

  • Scheme of Work – ISE Foundation (A2)
    Use our ISE I Work Outline example as a template to prepare your own course.
 

Publications

Some publishers offer study books to help prepare for the Trinity exams. For a list of these, visit our Publications section:

 


How to mark practice exam materials 

 

Practice papers – 
Reading & Writing

 

Classroom activities –
Reading & Writing

Task 1 – Long reading

Task 2 – Multi-text reading

Task 3 – Reading into writing

Task 4 – Extended writing

 

Guidance on writing genres

  • Guidance on Writing genres – what to consider when writing an answer in a specific genre for the exam – for example, a letter, email, essay, review, report, etc.
 

Toolkit for process writing skills

 

Topic form – Speaking & Listening

  • Topic Form – ISE Foundation – for the practice and for the candidates to complete and take with them to the exam as discussion asks the examiner.
 

Classroom activities – Speaking & Listening

Topic task

Conversation task

  • Classroom activity 1 – Food
  • Classroom activity 2 – Shopping

Independent listening task 1

Independent listening task 2

 

Practice audio activities – for exam listening tasks

ISE Foundation – Independent listening task 1 – Shopping centre 1

ISE Foundation – Listening task 1 – Map of my flat

ISE Foundation – Independent listening task 1 – School map

ISE Foundation – Independent listening task 1 – City park map

ISE Foundation – Listening task 1 – Hotel map

ISE Foundation – Listening task 1 – Shopping centre 2

 

ISE Foundation – Independent listening task 2 – Roald Dahl

ISE Foundation – Independent listening task 2 – Park runs

ISE Foundation – Independent listening task 2 – Antarctica

ISE Foundation – Independent listening task 2 – Canada

ISE Foundation – Independent listening task 2 – Broadstairs

ISE Foundation – Independent listening task 2 – Concorde

 

Scoring information

 

Understanding ISE results

 

Diagnostic profile reports and skills development tables

See how to use our post-test diagnostic profile reports and skill development tables to identify student strengths and areas for improvement.

 

Download an example diagnostic profile report and tables containing skill development ideas to practice each subset of skills at this level:

 

Technical specifications

Technical specifications are available for reference reference only:

 

Sample videos

These videos are suitable for teachers and students and show the test format.

 

 

 

They are not intended to show the model

exam performance.