1. IES ICÀRIA
ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
PAU 2014

2. PAU TESTS
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Listening comprehension: 2 points
Reading comprehension: 4 points
Writing: 4 points

3. LISTENING COMPREHENSION
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4 – 5 MINUTES
Introduction + pause+ 1st audition
+pause + second audition
8 mutliple choice questions
Correct answer = + 0.25 points
Wrong answer = - 0.08 points
Blank answer = /
TOTAL = 2 POINTS

4. READING COMPREHENSION
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550 – 600 WORD TEXT
8 multiple choice questions
4 choices for each question (juggled)
Right answer = 0.50 points
Wrong answer = - 0.16 points
Blank answer = /
TOTAL = 4 points

5. WRITING
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2 options in different formats (letter, pros
and cons, advantages and disadvantages..)
100 words minimum
GRADING CRITERIA:
GRAMMAR = 1 point
VOCABULARY = 1 point
TEXT- Paragraph building = 1 point
MATURITY = 1 point
TOTAL = 4 points

6. WRITING MARKING CRITERIA
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Insufficient length= -1 point
Fragments copied from text are not
considered part of the essay
Wrong format = - 1 point
Wrong topic = 0 points

7. SPECIAL CASES
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Students with TDAH = plus 30
minutes
Students with dislexia = special panel
of correctors , + 30 minutes

8. 2014 DATES
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June 11th 10.30 to 12
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September 3rd 10.30 to 12

9. RESOURCES
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Sample tests here
Presentation here

10. RESOURCES
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Sample tests here
Presentation here