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TIE exam

Application form

Logbook instructions

Your logbook must include

       a) an investigation on a topic you are interested in
       b) a comparison of (at least) two newspaper articles that talk about the same story
       c) an analysis of a book you have read.

If you do not complete the logbook, you cannot do the exam.

Exam

The exam has two parts.
They are completed on TWO different days.

       (i) a writing section
       (ii) a speaking section.

(i)
In the writing section, there are two parts. You must answer both parts.

Part I
You will be asked two questions of either your news story or your book.
You must answer one of the questions.

Part 2
You will be asked two questions on a topic you have not prepared.
You must answer one of the questions.

(ii)
The speaking section is completed in pairs. You do not choose your partner.

In the speaking section there are four parts

  1. Introduction
  2. Talking about your logbook investigations
  3. Discussing your logbook news story, or your logbook analysis of a book you have read
  4. A decision making task. This task is not connected to your logbook