Oxford Test of English (OTE)

Oxford Test of English comes in two versions: OTE and OTE (for Schools). Both versions share the same exam structure and both assess English proficiency against the CEFR standard from A1 to B2. OTE (for Schools) is built around content and contexts that are familiar from school life, helping school-age candidates demonstrate their language ability more naturally — so it suits candidates under 16 better.

Certified levels

CEFR A1 – B2.

Exam fees

Applicable to exams from 01/08/2026 until further notice.

Fees include the cost of certificate issuance.

Exam fees (VND)
Exam	Fee — all 4 skills	Fee — 1 skill (Listening / Reading)	Fee — 1 skill (Speaking / Writing)
Oxford Test of English (OTE certificate)	2.750.000	1.300.000	1.450.000
Oxford Test of English for Schools, ages 12–16 (OTE certificate)	2.350.000	1.200.000	1.350.000

Exam structure

The OTE exam covers four skills: Speaking, Listening, Reading and Writing

The Listening and Reading sections are computer-adaptive.
The Speaking and Writing sections use questions selected at random from a question bank. Both are marked by a team of experienced, specially trained examiners.
The table below sets out the expected duration, number of parts, structure and content of each skill in the OTE exam.

What is Computer Adaptive Testing (CAT)?
The tests are taken entirely on computer and apply adaptive technology to comprehensively assess four skills: Speaking, Listening, Reading and Writing. In the Listening and Reading sections, question difficulty adjusts automatically based on the candidate's answers during the test. Thanks to this mechanism, the test measures each individual's actual ability more accurately while keeping questions at an appropriately challenging level — shortening test time and reducing psychological pressure.

Oxford Test of English — exam structure
	Part 1	Part 2	Part 3	Part 4
Speaking About 15 minutes	Interview Eight questions on familiar everyday topics	Voicemails Two voicemail messages responding to two different situations	Talk A short talk about a specific issue or situation	Follow-up questions Six questions extending the topic of the Part 3 talk
Listening About 30 minutes	Multiple choice – picture options Five short monologues or dialogues, each with one three-option multiple-choice question presented as pictures	Note-completion One longer monologue with five three-option multiple-choice note-completion questions	Matching opinions with people who say them One long dialogue with five three-option multiple-choice questions focused on identifying the speaker's opinion	Multiple choice Five short monologues or dialogues, each with one three-option multiple-choice question
Reading 30 minutes	Multiple-choice questions on short texts Six short texts from a range of sources, each with one three-option multiple-choice question	Multiple matching Six pieces of information to match to three people's profiles, OR six people's profiles to match to four longer descriptive passages	Gapped sentences Six sentences removed from a longer passage, to be reinserted	Multiple-choice questions on a longer text Four three-option multiple-choice questions
Writing 45 minutes	Email task Write a reply to an email 80–130 words	Essay or article/review An essay OR an article/review on a familiar, commonly discussed topic 100–160 words	–	–

Get ready for the test

Official preparation materials, practice tests and guidance from Oxford University Press: Get ready for the test (OUP).

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