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Welcome to the Versant English Placement Demo Test.
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This demo will let you experience the types of questions you will encounter in an actual Versant test.
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Note that an actual test contains more questions and takes approximately 50 minutes to complete.
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Click the next arrow to start the demo.
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Throughout this demo, you will be shown question examples from the Versant English placement test.
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You will then respond to them as instructed on the screen and in the voice prompts.
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In the actual test, your responses would be analyzed and your score would become available within minutes.
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However, in this demo test, your responses will not be saved or scored.
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A real test will require a test identification number.
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In this demo, one has already been entered here for you.
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Click the Enter button to continue.
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To the right, you will see the type of questions asked in the Versant English placement test.
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These questions will test your ability to comprehend and respond in English.
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Click the Start button to continue.
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Part A.
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Read Aloud Read the passage aloud smoothly and naturally in a clear voice.
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You will be stopped after 30 seconds.
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This is not a speed reading test.
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You may not be able to finish reading the entire passage, but that is okay.
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When your time is up, you will automatically move on to the next item.
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Part B.
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Repeat.
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Please repeat each sentence that you hear.
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For example, when you hear...
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Leave town on the next train.
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You say...
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Leave town on the next train.
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He's a great teacher.
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It's not too late to change your mind.
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Part C.
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Sentence builds.
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Please rearrange the word groups into a sentence.
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For example, when you hear,
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You say, All the were broken windows.
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Of your family, any pictures do you have?
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Part B.
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Conversations You will hear a conversation between two people followed by a question.
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Give a short, simple answer to the question.
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For example, you hear, Lucy, can you come to the office early tomorrow?
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Sure.
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What time?
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7 .30 would be great.
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When you hear, What will Lucy have to do tomorrow morning?
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You say, Go to the office early.
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Or, She will go to the office at 7 .30.
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What do you want to eat for dinner?
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How about pizza?
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Sure, that sounds good.
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What will they eat for dinner?
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Congratulations on graduating.
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Thanks.
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It was a lot of work.
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I know.
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You deserve a party.
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Why does the man deserve a party?
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Part E Typing This section allows you to get used to the keyboard and also measures your typing speed.
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You will have 60 seconds to type as much as you can.
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Type quickly and accurately.
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Keep typing until your time is up.
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Your work will be saved automatically.
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For example, you see the text.
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In the box below, you type the text exactly as you see it.
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You have 60 seconds.
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Thank you.
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Part F Sentence Completion Please type one word that best fits the meaning of the sentence.
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Type only one word.
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You will have 25 seconds for each sentence.
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Click Next when you are finished.
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For example, you see It's Tonight, bring your sweater.
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Then you type cold.
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Part G.
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Dictation.
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Please type each sentence exactly as you hear it.
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You will have 25 seconds for each sentence.
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Pay attention to spelling and punctuation.
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Click Next when you are finished.
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After 25 seconds, your work will be saved automatically.
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For example, when you hear, Can you work on Monday?
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You type, Can you work on Monday?
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I'll see you on Thursday.
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I threw the magazine away yesterday.
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Part H.
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Passage Reconstruction.
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You will have 30 seconds to read a paragraph.
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After 30 seconds, the paragraph will disappear from the screen.
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Then, you will have 90 seconds to reconstruct the paragraph.
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Show that you understood the passage by rewriting it in your own words.
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Your answer will be scored for clear and accurate content, not word -for -word memorization.
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After 90 seconds, your work will be saved automatically.
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For example, you read the text for 30 seconds.
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Then the text disappears.
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Next, you reconstruct the paragraph using your own words.
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You have 90 seconds.
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Thank you.
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Thank you.
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Part I.
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Summary and Opinion Read the passage.
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Then, in the first box, write a short summary of the author's opinion in 25 to 50 words.
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In the second box, write your opinion on the topic.
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Do you agree or disagree with the author?
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Why?
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Try to use your own ideas.
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You must write at least 50 words.
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You will have 18 minutes to read the passage and write both the summary and opinion.
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Write both the summary and the opinion before clicking Next.
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Write in complete sentences.
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After 18 minutes, your work will be saved automatically.
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Thank you.
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Thank you.
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Thank you.
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Thank you for taking the Versant English Placement demo test.
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If this were an actual test, you would be able to see your test score online within minutes.
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To view a sample score report, click the Finish button.
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Thank you for taking the Versant English Placement demo test.
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You can also learn more about the Versant English Placement Test and other Versant tests by visiting www .versanttest .com.

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Vocabolario e note di pronuncia per questa lezione

Questa lezione di conversazione di livello B1 si basa sul video “Versant English Placement Test - Product Tour”. Le parole che ritornano più spesso: test, type, sentence, word, Versant. Questo video contiene 115 frasi e 856 parole da ripetere con lo shadowing. Il parlato dura 14:53. Il 87% delle parole rientra nelle 3.000 più comuni dell’inglese, quindi il lessico è facile da seguire.

Vocaboli chiave di questo video

Le 15 parole più avanzate del video, con pronuncia e significato:

ParolaPronunciaSignificato
demo sostantivo/ˈdɛm.oʊ/demo
placement sostantivo/ˈpleɪ̯smənt/piazzamento, collocazione
passage sostantivo/ˈpæsɪd͡ʒ/passo
paragraph sostantivo/ˈpæɹəɡɹæf/paragrafo
aloud avverbio/əˈlaʊd/a voce alta, ad alta voce
disappear verbo/dɪsəˈpɪɹ/sparire, scomparire
dictation sostantivo/dɪkˈteɪʃən/dettatura, dettato
instruct verbo/ɪnˈstɹʌkt/istruire, insegnare
memorization sostantivo/ˈmem(ə)ɹaɪˌzeɪʃn̩/memorizzazione
punctuation sostantivo/ˌpʌŋk.t͡ʃuˈeɪ.ʃən/punteggiatura, interpunzione
rearrange verbo/ˌɹiːəˈɹeɪndʒ/ricombinare, riarrangiare
rewrite verbo/ɹiˈɹaɪt/riscrivere
smoothly avverbio/ˈsmuːðli/facilmente, agevolmente
comprehend verbo/ˌkɑmpɹɪˈhɛnd/comprendere, capire
sweater sostantivo/ˈswɛtɚ/maglia

Frasi da ripetere

Frasi brevi e complete del video che puoi riutilizzare nella conversazione di tutti i giorni:

  • It's not too late to change your mind.
  • Of your family, any pictures do you have?
  • What do you want to eat for dinner?
  • Do you agree or disagree with the author?

La grammatica di questo video

Le strutture che chi parla usa di più, con le parole esatte del video:

StrutturaNel video
Forma passiva be + participio passato — conta ciò che accade, non chi lo fawill be shown · would be analyzed · will not be saved
Verbo + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — i verbi seguiti dalla forma in -ingfinish reading · Keep typing
Futuro con “will” will + verbo — una decisione, una promessa o una previsionewill let · will be · will then respond
Obbligo: must / have to / need to dire che qualcosa è necessariohave to do · must write

Pronuncia a cui fare attenzione

  • I suoni “sh” e “zh”: dictation /dɪkˈteɪʃən/, memorization /ˈmem(ə)ɹaɪˌzeɪʃn̩/, punctuation /ˌpʌŋk.t͡ʃuˈeɪ.ʃən/, identification /aɪˌdɛn(t)ɪfɪˈkeɪʃn̩/
  • Parole lunghe — attenzione all’accento: memorization /ˈmem(ə)ɹaɪˌzeɪʃn̩/, punctuation /ˌpʌŋk.t͡ʃuˈeɪ.ʃən/, accurately /ˈæk.jə.ɹɪt.li/, identification /aɪˌdɛn(t)ɪfɪˈkeɪʃn̩/

I suoni difficili per chi parla italiano:

  • Consonante finale — senza aggiungere una vocale dopo: placement /ˈpleɪ̯smənt/, passage /ˈpæsɪd͡ʒ/, paragraph /ˈpæɹəɡɹæf/, reconstruct /ˌɹiːkənˈstɹʌkt/, aloud /əˈlaʊd/
  • /æ/ — più aperta della “e”: passage /ˈpæsɪd͡ʒ/, paragraph /ˈpæɹəɡɹæf/, analyze /ˈæn.əˌlaɪz/, accurately /ˈæk.jə.ɹɪt.li/, arrow /ˈæɹəʊ/

Come esercitarsi con questo video

  1. Ascolta tutto il video una volta senza parlare e annota le parole che non conosci.
  2. Fai shadowing frase per frase a velocità normale, ripetendo ognuna finché il tuo ritmo coincide con quello di chi parla.
  3. Registrati e confronta con l’originale, facendo attenzione a parole come demo, placement, passage.

Cos'è la tecnica dello Shadowing?

Shadowing è una tecnica di apprendimento delle lingue supportata da studi scientifici, originariamente sviluppata per la formazione dei traduttori professionisti e resa popolare dal poliglotta Dr. Alexander Arguelles. Il metodo è semplice ma potente: ascolti un audio in inglese di madrelingua e lo ripeti immediatamente ad alta voce — come un'ombra che segue il parlante con un ritardo di solo 1–2 secondi. A differenza dell'ascolto passivo o degli esercizi di grammatica, lo shadowing costringe il tuo cervello e i muscoli della bocca a elaborare e riprodurre simultaneamente i modelli di discorso reale. La ricerca dimostra che migliora significativamente la precisione della pronuncia, l'intonazione, il ritmo, il discorso connesso, la comprensione dell'ascolto e la fluidità del parlato — rendendolo uno dei metodi più efficaci per la preparazione alla prova di speaking dell'IELTS e per la comunicazione reale in inglese.

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