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LanguageCert Academic guides

How LanguageCert Academic works, part by part: what each task tests, how the 0–100 scores and CEFR levels work, what Australian visas ask for, and how to prepare. Written by the team at AIL, an official LanguageCert test centre in Melbourne.

Understanding the test

LanguageCert Academic test format: the four skills, part by partTimings, question numbers and what each of the 14 tasks is really testing.LanguageCert Academic scores: the 0–100 scale and CEFR levels explainedWhat 60, 70 and 80 mean, and how the scale lines up with B2, C1 and C2.

Australia

LanguageCert Academic for Australian visas: the scores you need in 2026The test-centre rule, and the minimum score in each skill for every English level.LanguageCert Academic or IELTS: which should you take?Listening twice or once, role plays or interviews, and what each needs for a visa.LanguageCert Academic test day: what happens and how to prepareID, check-in, the order of the day, and a plan for the final week.LanguageCert score for Competent English: a study plan for each skill57, 60, 64 and 70, all in one test. Why Speaking and Writing are usually the gap, and what to practise for each skill.LanguageCert Proficient and Superior English for skilled visa points67, 71, 78, 82 for 10 points; 80, 83, 89, 89 for 20. What each level asks for in practice, and where candidates usually fall short.LanguageCert Academic or PTE Academic for Australia?A live interlocutor or a microphone, recordings heard twice or once, and the visa scores side by side.

Skills

LanguageCert Academic Listening: how to use the second listening wellA plan for the first and second play, and the traps in each of the four parts.LanguageCert Academic Reading: a 50-minute plan for all five tasksHow long to spend on each part, and the clue each task type hides.LanguageCert Academic Writing Part 1: the infographic report, with a sampleWhy description alone loses marks, a four-paragraph structure and a full sample.LanguageCert Academic Writing Part 2: how to write the 250-word essayA plan you can write in five minutes, and a 250-word sample with notes.LanguageCert Academic Speaking: role plays, read-aloud and the presentationHow to start a role play, read aloud clearly and fill two minutes without rambling.LanguageCert Reading Part 2: how to find the missing sentencesSix gaps, eight sentences. Read for the links between sentences, not the topic words.LanguageCert Listening Part 4: following a three-person discussionSix questions on who thinks what. Track each speaker's position, then use the second play to catch changes of mind.LanguageCert read-aloud task: how to sound clear and natural20 seconds to prepare, then a short academic text and follow-up questions. Where to pause, which words to stress and how to handle words you don't know.LanguageCert role play: useful phrases for starting and closingWhat to say in the first ten seconds, how to keep the conversation moving and how to finish. With two sample role plays.