Grades Preparation
| Grades 1-3 | Grades 4-6 |
Grades 7-9 |
Grades 10-12 |
| Initial | Elementary | Intermediate | Advanced |
| 5–7 mins | 10 mins | 15 mins | 25 mins |
| Topic presentation | |||
| Topic discussion | |||
| Topic presentation & discussion |
Interactive Task | ||
| Topic discussion | Interactive Task | Listening task | |
| Conversation | Conversation | Conversation | Conversation |
1) Need help deciding which grade to enter your students?
This document will help you to know where to place your students: How to place students in a Trinity grade - in 5 steps
2) Grade 4 Worked Example
The following worked example suggests ways you can prepare your students for Grade 4 specifically and Grades 5 and 6.
Because the two tasks - Topic and Conversation - are also present in Grades 7-12, you can use these techniques for higher levels too, bearing in mind the requirements set out in the GESE syllabus.
a) Topic - PDF to accompany audio files
Download How to prepare for GESE Grade 4 and use with audio commentary below by clicking on the different audio slide files.
You can then start the audio commentary below and view the slides PDF online at the same time.
3) View GESE sample videos and see the exams in progress.