Which grade you need and what happens in the room
Trinity College London's Graded Examinations in Spoken English (GESE) are one of the four Home Office approved SELT providers inside the UK (with the IELTS SELT Consortium, LanguageCert and Pearson), per the GOV.UK SELT guidance updated 12 October 2026. Trinity is not on the GOV.UK list for tests outside the UK, so this page is for people already here. The grade you book depends on your route, per Trinity's UKVI page: Grade 2 (A1) for a first partner or parent visa, Grade 3 (A2) for the family extension, Grade 5 (B1) for settlement and citizenship, and Grade 7 (B2) for most settlement applications from 26 March 2027, per Trinity's SELT page and Appendix English Language. Every GESE grade is a speaking and listening test with one examiner and no reading or writing. The whole exam is a conversation. At Grade 5 one rule catches people out, and it is easy to read about in advance: the Topic Form.
| Grade | CEFR | Visa use (Trinity UKVI page) | Total time | Assessed phases (GESE Specifications, January 2026) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GESE Grade 2 | A1 | First partner or parent visa; Representative of an Overseas Business; International Sportsperson | 6 minutes | One: conversation with the examiner, up to 6 minutes |
| GESE Grade 3 | A2 | Partner or parent visa extension | 7 minutes | One: conversation with the examiner, up to 7 minutes |
| GESE Grade 5 | B1 | Settlement (ILR) and British citizenship | 10 minutes | Two: Topic (up to 5 minutes) and Conversation on two subject areas (up to 5 minutes) |
| GESE Grade 7 | B2 | Most settlement applications from 26 March 2027 | 15 minutes | Three: candidate-led Topic (up to 5), Interactive (up to 4), Conversation on two subject areas (up to 5) |
How the exam is delivered
Per Trinity's Grade 2 and Grade 5 SELT pages, the exams "are delivered with Trinity examiners remotely via video conference", and in a Trinity SELT centre the exam "will take place on a Trinity tablet device which will be set up by your personal steward". The Grade 5 page calls it "a one-to-one speaking and listening test". So you travel to a Trinity SELT centre ("over 20 SELT test centres across the UK", with tests "seven days a week", per the UKVI page), bring the ID you booked with, and sit at a tablet. The examiner appears on screen. For a 6-minute Grade 2 you are in the room for far longer than you are speaking, so plan the journey, not the exam, as the stressful part of the day.
- Speaking and listening only; one examiner; no reading, no writing, no partner candidate.
- Grade 2 is 6 minutes, Grade 3 is 7, Grade 5 is 10, Grade 7 is 15. The clock is per phase, "up to" the minutes shown.
- GBP 160 for any GESE SELT grade; GBP 200 for ISE (the four-skills test for work and study routes).
- Provisional result emailed by 9am the next day; final result and digital certificate within four to seven days.
- Grade 5 will not happen without your Topic Form. Grade 2 and 3 have no Topic Form.
Booking, the GBP 160 fee, Exam Protect and results by 9am
Booking is through Trinity's SELT booking system, linked from each grade page. Per Trinity's SELT page, GESE Grades 2 to 5 cost GBP 160 and ISE I and above GBP 200. The optional Exam Protect add-on is GBP 35, per its own page: one resit booking and one reschedule, GESE Grades 2, 3 and 5 only, bought at the time of the original booking and never afterwards, with a resit voucher that activates only once a final non-pass result is issued and must be used within four months of the original exam date. Our view, labelled as such: if English is not something you use every day, buy it. A second full booking is GBP 160; the insurance is GBP 35.
Results, per Trinity's UKVI and results pages: a provisional result is emailed by 9am the day after your test; the final result follows within four to seven days of the exam date, and within 24 hours of that final result email you receive a link to your digital certificate on the Accredible platform, per Trinity's SELT certificates page. If you passed, you use your UER number (Unique Electronic Reference, in the format TCL/123456/123456/123456789) in the UKVI application. A paper certificate costs GBP 12.50, ordered at checkout when you book or through the link in the digital certificate email. GOV.UK says SELT results are valid for two years from the date the test is awarded, and Trinity's certificates page says its certificates are "valid for life as evidence of the candidate's achievement" but, "where qualifications are used for UK visa or immigration purposes, they are valid for 2 years from the date of the exam." Our results and validity page covers the two-year rule in detail and the fees and centres page compares Trinity's price with the other providers.
Grade 2 (A1): the 6-minute conversation, with 20 questions and answers
Per the GESE Specifications from January 2026, Grade 2 "consists of one assessed phase: Conversation with the examiner (up to 6 minutes)". There is no topic, no picture task and nothing to prepare on paper. The examiner asks short questions and you answer them. The Specifications list exactly what the examiner is listening for, and the whole exam sits inside these lists.
| What the Specifications say Grade 2 tests | Items |
|---|---|
| Language functions | Indicating the position of people and objects; describing people, animals, objects and places very simply; stating simple facts; informing about possessions; asking very simple questions about personal details |
| Grammar you must use | Present simple; there is/are and has/have got; question words where? how?; prepositions of place in, on, under, between, next to; determiners their, its; possessive pronouns mine, yours, his, hers; yes/no answers to present continuous questions |
| Grammar you must understand | Present simple questions; who? when?; present continuous questions; some, any |
| Vocabulary areas | Rooms in the home; household objects; family and friends; pets; possessions; days of the week and months of the year; cardinal numbers up to 50 |
| Pronunciation | Words from those areas; basic question intonation; contractions such as I've, I'm, he's |
Two things lose the A1 pass more than any grammar mistake. First, silence: a one-word answer followed by nothing gives the examiner no evidence. Add one more sentence every time. Second, not asking a question. The Specifications list "asking very simple questions about personal details" as a Grade 2 function, so when the examiner invites it, ask one. "And you? Have you got a pet?" is enough.
20 Grade 2 style questions with A1 model answers (written by TalkDrill)
These are our questions, built from the Grade 2 lists above. They are not Trinity's questions. Each answer is two or three short sentences, which is the right length at A1. Notice that every answer uses one item from the grammar list.
| # | Examiner asks | Model answer (A1) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Where do you live? | I live in Birmingham. I live in a flat with my husband and my son. |
| 2 | How many rooms are there in your home? | There are four rooms. There is a living room, a kitchen and two bedrooms. |
| 3 | What is in your kitchen? | There is a cooker, a fridge and a small table. The table is next to the window. |
| 4 | Where is your television? | It's in the living room. It's on a table, between the sofa and the door. |
| 5 | Have you got a garden? | No, I haven't got a garden. I've got a small balcony with some plants. |
| 6 | Tell me about your family. | I've got two children. My daughter is twelve and my son is eight. My mother lives in Lahore. |
| 7 | Who is your best friend? | My best friend is Amina. She lives near my house. She's very kind. |
| 8 | Have you got a pet? | Yes, I've got a cat. Its name is Mano. It's black and white. |
| 9 | Whose phone is this? | It's mine. It's a black phone. My husband's phone is bigger. |
| 10 | What's your favourite day of the week? | Saturday. On Saturday I don't work. I go to the shops with my sister. |
| 11 | Which month is your birthday? | My birthday is in March. My son's birthday is in March too. |
| 12 | How old is your son? | He's eight years old. He's got brown eyes and short hair. |
| 13 | Is your house big or small? | It's small. There are two bedrooms. The kitchen is very small. |
| 14 | Where are your keys now? | They're in my bag. My bag is under the chair. |
| 15 | What's in your bedroom? | There's a bed, a wardrobe and a lamp. The lamp is next to the bed. |
| 16 | How many people are there in your family? | There are five people. My husband, my three children and me. |
| 17 | Is there a park near your home? | Yes, there is. It's between my street and the school. We go there on Sunday. |
| 18 | Are you working now? (present continuous, understand and answer yes/no) | No, I'm not. I'm studying English now. I'm looking for a job. |
| 19 | How do you come to the centre today? | By bus. The bus stop is in front of my house. It takes twenty minutes. |
| 20 | Would you like to ask me a question? | Yes. Have you got any children? And where do you live? |
Example: the same question, a fail and a pass (written by TalkDrill)
Examiner: "Have you got a pet?" Weak: "No." Nothing follows and the examiner has to ask again. Pass: "No, I haven't got a pet. My brother has got a dog. Its name is Tiger and it's very big." Same level of English, three times the evidence, and it uses has got, its and a simple description, all on the Grade 2 list.
Grade 3 (A2): the 7-minute conversation, with 16 questions and answers
Grade 3 is also one phase, "Conversation with the examiner (up to 7 minutes)", per the Specifications. The step up from Grade 2 is time words and the past: routines, dates, what you can and cannot do, directions, what people are doing now, and "was" and "were". The Specifications say the candidate should "link groups of words in a very simple way using and, and then", so two-clause answers are expected.
| What the Specifications say Grade 3 tests | Items |
|---|---|
| Language functions | Describing daily routines and times; giving dates; expressing ability and inability; giving very simple directions and locations; describing current activities of real people or those in pictures; describing states in the past; asking simple questions about everyday life |
| Grammar | Present continuous; can and can't; prepositions of movement from, to, up, down, along, across; prepositions of time on, in, at; prepositions of place near, in front of, behind, opposite; past tense of to be; link words and, then |
| Vocabulary areas | Jobs; places in the local area; place of study; home life; weather; free time; times and dates; ordinal numbers up to 31st for dates |
| Pronunciation | Contractions where appropriate; basic stress and intonation in words, short sentences and simple questions |
16 Grade 3 style questions with A2 model answers (written by TalkDrill)
| # | Examiner asks | Model answer (A2) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | What time do you get up on a work day? | I get up at six o'clock. I make breakfast for the children and then I take them to school at half past eight. |
| 2 | What's the date today? | It's the twenty-first of October. My daughter's birthday is on the thirtieth. |
| 3 | What is your job? | I'm a care assistant. I work in a care home near the hospital. I work at night on Fridays and Saturdays. |
| 4 | Can you drive? | No, I can't drive yet, but I'm learning. I can ride a bicycle and I can cook very well. |
| 5 | How do I get from here to the station? | Go along this road and then turn left at the bank. The station is opposite the big supermarket. |
| 6 | What is the weather like today? | It's cold and it's raining. Yesterday it was sunny, but it was windy in the evening. |
| 7 | Where were you last weekend? | I was at my sister's house in Leicester. The children were very happy because there was a party. |
| 8 | What are the people in this picture doing? | A man is cooking and a woman is reading. Two children are playing in front of the house. |
| 9 | Where do you study English? | I study at a college in the town centre. My class is on Tuesday and Thursday at ten in the morning. |
| 10 | What do you do in your free time? | I like walking in the park and I watch Pakistani dramas. On Sundays I cook a big lunch and then we visit my aunt. |
| 11 | What's near your house? | There's a mosque and a primary school. The bus stop is in front of the chemist, and behind our house there's a small park. |
| 12 | When do you usually go shopping? | On Saturday morning. I go to the market at nine and then I go to the big supermarket in the afternoon. |
| 13 | What can your children do well? | My son can swim and he can play football very well. My daughter can't swim yet, but she can draw beautiful pictures. |
| 14 | What was your first job? | I was a tailor in Sylhet. The shop was small, but the customers were very friendly. |
| 15 | What is your husband doing now? | He's working. He's a taxi driver, so he's driving in the city centre now. |
| 16 | Do you have a question for me? | Yes. What time do you start work in the morning? And can you cook? |
The A2 trap for Punjabi, Urdu, Hindi and Bengali speakers is the present continuous for routines ("I am getting up at six every day"). Grade 3 wants the present simple for routines and the continuous only for now or for a picture. Our first-language page has a five-minute drill for it.
Grade 5 (B1) Topic phase: the Topic Form, 12 topic ideas, a worked form
Per Trinity's Grade 5 SELT page, "You will choose a topic to prepare in advance of the test, for discussion with the examiner" and "You must complete a Topic Form in advance and bring it with you to the exam." The GESE Specifications set the rules in detail, and they are strict:
- The Topic phase lasts up to 5 minutes. The examiner asks you to confirm your topic and works from your Topic Form (in face-to-face exams you hand it over), then asks questions and makes comments to create "a spontaneous discussion about the prepared topic".
- The form carries five discussion points for Grade 5, "one short sentence or phrase" each. The examiner will discuss at least four of them, "in no particular order".
- Points must be about different aspects of the topic. The Specifications say forms "must not include such general points as 'Introduction', or 'What I did next...'".
- Your topic "should not be chosen directly from the list of subject areas" for Grade 5 (festivals, means of transport, special occasions, entertainment, music, recent personal experiences).
- You must ask the examiner at least one question about your topic. This is a listed requirement, not a courtesy.
- A memorised speech is penalised: the form "must not include or rely on a memorised recitation" and the Specifications warn that recitation "will have a negative effect on the assessment".
- Someone else may write the form for you, because writing is not assessed, but the content must come from you. And "the phase will not take place if the information contained on the form is not made available to the examiner."
Trinity's own blank form (resource 3609 on trinitycollege.com) is a single page headed "Topic Form, Grade 5" with a line for the title, and it says "The information on this form must be presented to the examiner during the exam." The Specifications link a sample completed Grade 5 form; read it before you write yours. Trinity's Grade 5 candidate guide shows the method with its own example topic, "My New Job", whose five points include why the candidate started the job, what they prefer about it, hours and pay, new skills learnt and future plans at work. Every point invites a different Grade 5 language function.
The language the examiner is listening for
Per the Specifications and Trinity's Grade 5 candidate guide, the Grade 5 functions are talking about the future (informing and predicting), expressing preferences, talking about events in the indefinite and recent past, giving reasons, stating the duration of events, and quantifying. The grammar is the present perfect with for, since, ever, never and just; will for the future; clauses joined with because; quantity words such as a lot of, not very much, many; and preference phrases such as I prefer and I'd rather. A Topic Form that gives you a reason to use all six functions is a form that passes. One that only lets you describe things in the present simple is a Grade 3 form with a Grade 5 fee.
A worked Topic Form (written by TalkDrill)
Title: Running the family shop in Southall. 1. How long we have had the shop and how it has changed (duration, present perfect). 2. Why I prefer the morning shift (preferences, reasons). 3. A problem we had recently with a supplier (recent past). 4. How many customers we serve and what sells most (quantifying). 5. What I will do with the shop in the next five years (future, predicting). Examiner's likely questions: "How long have you worked there?" "Why do you prefer mornings?" "What happened with the supplier?" "Will you open a second shop?" Your question to the examiner: "Have you ever run a business?"
12 Grade 5 topic ideas, each with five discussion points (written by TalkDrill)
Pick one you genuinely know. The examiner, per Trinity's guide, "isn't testing your knowledge of the subjects, only your language", but a topic you care about produces longer answers.
| Topic | Five discussion points |
|---|---|
| My job as a care worker | How long I have done it; why I chose care; a shift I will never forget; how many residents I look after; what I will train in next |
| Learning to drive in the UK | How many lessons I have had; why I prefer an automatic; a mistake I made recently; the difference from driving at home; when I will take the test |
| My children's school | How long they have been there; why we prefer it to the old school; parents' evening last month; how much homework they get; which secondary school they will go to |
| Cooking for a big family | Dishes I have cooked since childhood; why I prefer cooking to eating out; a dinner I made recently for thirty people; how much rice we use a week; what I will teach my daughter |
| Our move from Lagos to Manchester | How long we have lived here; why we chose Manchester; the first winter; how many relatives have visited; whether we will stay |
| Cricket in my life | How long I have played; why I prefer T20; a match I watched recently; how many teams in our local league; whether my son will play |
| My allotment | What I have grown this year; why I prefer growing to buying; a problem with slugs last month; how much it costs a year; what I will plant next spring |
| Working in a warehouse | How long I have been there; why I prefer the night shift; a busy week recently; how many parcels we move a day; whether I will apply for team leader |
| My sewing business | How I started; how many customers I have had; why I prefer wedding orders; an order that went wrong recently; whether I will rent a shop |
| Caring for my mother | How long she has lived with us; why we prefer home care; her hospital visit last month; how many hours a week it takes; what help we will ask for |
| Volunteering at the food bank | How long I have volunteered; why I started; a family we helped recently; how many parcels we give out a week; what the food bank will need this winter |
| My phone and me | How long I have had a smartphone; why I prefer voice messages; an app I have just started using; how many hours a day I use it; whether I will give it to my children |
Grade 5 Conversation phase: the six subject areas, 24 questions and answers
Per the Specifications, the Conversation phase is "up to 5 minutes" and "Two subject areas will be selected by the examiner from the list below": festivals; means of transport; special occasions, eg birthday celebrations; entertainment, eg cinema, television, clubs; music; recent personal experiences. You do not know which two, so prepare all six. You must again ask the examiner at least one question about a subject area. Trinity's candidate guide gives the shape of the question prompts the examiner uses: "Have you ever...?", "How many times have you...?", "How long did you... for?", "Why do you prefer...?", "Tell me about which you prefer...", "How has... changed in the last 5/10/20 years?", "When do you think you'll...?", "Do you think you'll ever...?". Notice that every one of them pulls a Grade 5 function out of you. Below are four TalkDrill-written questions per subject area with B1 model answers of 40 to 60 words. Say them aloud, then change the facts to your own life.
Festivals
| 1. Which festival is the most important in your family? | Eid is the most important for us. We've celebrated it in Bradford for six years now, since we moved here. I prefer Eid here to Eid in Pakistan in one way, because the whole family is in one house, but I miss the crowds in the streets. |
| 2. How have festivals changed since you were a child? | A lot. When I was a child there wasn't much money, so a festival was new clothes and a big meal. Now people spend a lot on gifts and decorations and everyone takes photos. I think in the future it will be even more about shopping, which is a pity. |
| 3. Have you ever been to a festival in the UK that is not from your culture? | Yes, I've been to the Christmas market twice and I've just been to Diwali in Leicester with my neighbour. I'd rather go to a festival with friends than alone, because they explain what everything means. |
| 4. Will you celebrate a festival soon? (Your question back) | Yes, we'll celebrate Eid next spring and I'll cook for about twenty people, like every year. Can I ask, have you ever been to an Eid celebration? |
Means of transport
| 5. How do you usually travel in your town? | I take the bus most days because parking in the centre is expensive. I've had a bus pass for two years. I'd rather drive in the evening, because the buses aren't very frequent after eight. |
| 6. Do you prefer trains or coaches for long journeys? | I prefer trains because they're faster and I can walk around. Coaches are much cheaper though. I've taken the coach to London many times, usually when I book late and the train costs a lot. |
| 7. How long does your journey to work take? | About forty minutes door to door. I've done it for three years, so I don't notice it now. It takes longer in the winter because of the traffic. |
| 8. Do you think people will use cars less in the future? | In big cities, yes, I think so, because of the clean air zones and the cost. In villages, no. My cousin lives outside Leeds and there are only two buses a day, so she'll always need a car. |
Special occasions
| 9. How do you celebrate birthdays in your family? | For the children we have a party at home with a cake and a lot of cousins. For adults we usually go out for a meal. I've never had a big party for myself, because I prefer a quiet dinner. |
| 10. Tell me about a wedding you have been to recently. | I went to my nephew's wedding in June. It lasted three days, which is normal for us. There were about four hundred guests. I preferred the second day because it was smaller and we could talk. |
| 11. Is there a special occasion coming up for you? | Yes, my parents' fortieth anniversary is in December. We'll organise a surprise dinner. I've already booked the restaurant, but I haven't told them yet. |
| 12. Why are special occasions important? | Because they bring the family together. Many of my relatives live far away and we only see them at weddings and funerals. I think they'll become more important, not less, because everyone is so busy. |
Entertainment
| 13. What do you do for entertainment at the weekend? | We usually watch a film at home because the cinema is expensive for five people. I've just started watching a Turkish series. I'd rather watch something with the children than alone. |
| 14. How often do you go to the cinema? | Not very often, maybe three or four times a year. I prefer Indian films, and they're only on at one cinema near us. The last one I saw was in August. |
| 15. Has television changed in the last ten years? | Yes, a lot. Ten years ago we watched whatever was on. Now everyone watches on their phone at a different time. I think in the future nobody will have a TV in the living room. |
| 16. Do you prefer going out or staying in? (Your question back) | Staying in, honestly, because I work long hours. What about you, do you prefer the cinema or watching at home? |
Music
| 17. What kind of music do you like? | I like old Bollywood songs and some Punjabi music. I've liked the same singers since I was a teenager. My children prefer English pop, so the car is always a fight. |
| 18. Have you ever been to a concert? | Yes, once, in Dubai, about eight years ago. It was very loud and very expensive. I'd rather listen at home, but it was a good experience. |
| 19. Do you listen to music while you work? | No, I can't, because I work with patients. I listen on the bus, for about an hour a day. I've just made a playlist for the morning. |
| 20. Will your children learn an instrument? | My daughter will start the keyboard next year, I think, because her school offers lessons. I never learned an instrument, so I'd like at least one of them to. |
Recent personal experiences
| 21. Tell me about something you have done recently. | I've just passed my food hygiene certificate. The course took two days and the test was online. I did it because I want to work in the school kitchen. |
| 22. Have you been anywhere interesting in the last few months? | Yes, we went to the seaside at Scarborough in August. We stayed for three days. It rained a lot, but the children loved it and we'll probably go back next summer. |
| 23. What is the best thing that has happened to you this year? | My sister had a baby in May, so I've become an aunt for the first time. I've visited her many times since then. I'd rather be with the baby than anywhere else. |
| 24. Have you learned anything new recently? | Yes, I've learned to use online banking, because my daughter was tired of doing it for me. It took a week. Now I prefer it to going to the branch. |
Our 150-question practice bank has more at each level, and the hub's answer bank can be run as an AI conversation so you hear the follow-up question rather than reading it.
Grade 7 (B2) from 26 March 2027: three phases in 15 minutes
Per Trinity's Grade 7 SELT page, "A new B2 Speaking & Listening Secure English Language Test (SELT) will be introduced as part of some UK visa journeys from 26 March 2027", it takes 15 minutes, and "This test will be required for most individuals applying for Indefinite Leave to Remain (settlement)". Trinity's SELT page adds that settlement applicants from the BN(O), HM Armed Forces and Domestic Worker (private household) routes "will continue to need to pass a B1 Speaking & Listening test". Per the GESE Specifications, Grade 7 has three assessed phases: a candidate-led discussion of a prepared topic (up to 5 minutes), an Interactive phase (up to 4 minutes) and a Conversation on two subject areas (up to 5 minutes). The Grade 7 subject areas are education; national customs; village and city life; national and local produce and products; early memories; pollution and recycling.
Two differences from Grade 5 matter. First, no Topic Form is required at Grade 7; instead the Specifications say candidates are "strongly encouraged to produce some brief notes, mind maps or diagrams" to bring and share, and the candidate, not the examiner, leads the topic discussion in "sustained long turns". A candidate who has not prepared a topic "cannot be assessed for task fulfilment for this phase, and this may result in a fail being awarded for the exam as a whole". Second, the Interactive phase: the examiner gives a short oral prompt and then the candidate must keep the exchange going by asking questions and commenting; the Specifications say that if the candidate fails to maintain it "the examiner will not intervene and take control". The Grade 7 functions are giving advice and weighing advantages and disadvantages, making suggestions, describing past habits, expressing possibility and uncertainty, eliciting further information, and agreeing and disagreeing; the grammar includes the second conditional, the simple passive, used to, relative clauses and modals such as should, could, might and you'd better. Trinity's Grade 7 page says the first 500 people to register interest get free Grade 7 material on the Trinity GESE Study App "when it is released in late October". If your settlement date falls after 26 March 2027, read our B1 to B2 decision page now; the gap between Grade 5 and Grade 7 is roughly a level of English, not a week of revision.
How to practise for a Trinity grade in two weeks
Trinity publishes a lot of free material: the Specifications, a Grade 5 candidate guide, example videos and preparation webinars, linked from its SELT exam preparation pages, plus the optional GESE Study App. Use them for the rules. Use TalkDrill for the thing they cannot give you, which is a partner who asks the follow-up question and does not let you stop at one word.
- Day 1: read the table for your grade above and say the grammar items aloud in your own sentences. For Grade 5, write your Topic Form today, not next week, and check each point against the six functions.
- Days 2 to 5: one subject area a day. Answer our four questions, then run the same subject in TalkDrill's AI mock interview set to a conversational interviewer; it will ask "why" and "how long" exactly the way the examiner prompts do.
- Days 6 to 9: the Topic phase. Record yourself discussing all five points without notes; if any answer sounds like a speech, cut it to two sentences and let the question lead. Practise your one question to the examiner so it comes out naturally.
- Days 10 to 12: full timed runs, 10 minutes for Grade 5, 6 or 7 for the lower grades, with the role-play mode playing the examiner. Listen back for the recitation habit and for present continuous routines.
- Days 13 to 14: logistics. Print the Topic Form, check the ID you booked with, plan the journey to the centre, and rest. Our 14-day roadmap lays out the same plan day by day for every provider.
For level and route questions start at the UK visa English test hub or our which test do I need page. Everyday topic lists to build vocabulary are in easy English speaking topics for beginners. Official sources for this page: Trinity's Grade 5 SELT page, Trinity's UKVI page, Trinity's Grade 7 page, the GESE Specifications from January 2026 (the Exam Information booklet linked from Trinity's study help pages) and the GOV.UK SELT guidance.