This document compares the Russian State Exam (EGE) for speaking to international English language exams like IELTS and TOEFL. It discusses the different levels of language ability that each exam measures, as well as the types of speaking tasks involved. The EGE measures an A2+ level based on the CEFR framework, focusing on everyday communication skills. International exams assess levels from A2 to C2 and involve tasks like monologues, dialogues, and discussions that require more advanced abilities to express and defend opinions. While the EGE emphasizes factual information and questions about familiar topics, international exams examine skills for social interaction and analyzing issues in depth.

1. Russian State Examination
Vs International EFL/ESL
exams: analyzing speaking
Aida Rodomanchenko
PhD, Russian State Exam item writer,
Head of Teaching and Learning Office
FL Department at NRU Higher School of Economics

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3. The Aim
International EFL/ESL
Exams
Russian State Exam
(EGE)
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CEFR
Effective assessment
Efficient evaluation

4. EGE: Context
• School life
o Academic skills
• Everyday activities
o Skills for everyday
communication
• Themes
• Speaking skills
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5. A2+
KET
PET
B2
FCE
Language Levels
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6. A2+
KET
PET
B2
FCE
A2-C2
IELTS
TOEFL
PTE
Language Levels
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7. A2+
KET
PET
EGE
B2
FCE
EGE
A2-C2
IELTS
TOEFL
PTE
Language Levels
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Monologue
Dialogue

10. PETPTE FCE IELTSTOEFL
EGE KET
Monologue: long turn
Dialogue: interaction
Skills tested
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11. PETPTE FCE IELTSTOEFL
EGE
Read aloud
KET
Tasks
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16. Other tasks
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- Re-tell lecture
- Agree/disagree
with a question
Repeat a
sentence after
the speaker
Monologue
Dialogue
TOEFL, PTE PTE

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18. A2 vs B2
A2+ B2
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• Factual information
o Charges
o Opening times
• Ideas
Ability to exchange information

19. A2 vs B2
A2+ B2
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• Ask questions
about daily life and
familiar
experiences
• Participate in
casual
conversations
Ability to take part in social interaction

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CORE SKILLS
ESL
exams
EFL
exams
EGE

21. The ability to…
• Communicate clearly and express ideas coherently
• Communicate opinions and info on everyday topics
and simple social interaction
• Ask and answer a range of questions on familiar
experiences
• Express personal opinion, giving reasons for views
and preferences
• Analyse, discuss and speculate about issues at
length using appropriate language
• Speak under timed conditions
• Pronunciation
• Stress and intonation
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23. Thank you!
Aida Rodomanchenko
PhD, EGE item writer, Head of Teaching and Learning
Office at the FL Department, NRU HSE
a.rodomanchenko@gmail.com
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