ESOL SELT Information Exchange
Part 3 exchange of information from an image or image set through description, comparison, questions and clarification.
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Start with the route's required skills and CEFR level. Four-skill Academic and General tests and the two-skill A1-A2-B1 suite are not interchangeable.
Core concepts
Concept 1
Information exchange is interactive: the candidate must communicate what they can see and obtain or confirm missing information.
Exam cue: Scan people, actions, objects and locations before speaking.
Concept 2
Images support precise language for people, objects, actions, position, similarity and difference.
Exam cue: Compare one clear feature at a time.
Concept 3
Clarification and confirmation keep the exchange moving when information is incomplete.
Exam cue: Ask or answer the specific question needed to complete the exchange.
Risk pitfalls and guardrails
Giving a long monologue when the task requires exchange.
Guardrail: Use a 15-second safety pause before finalizing your action.
Listing objects without explaining relationships or differences.
Guardrail: Use a 15-second safety pause before finalizing your action.
Pretending to understand instead of asking for clarification.
Guardrail: Use a 15-second safety pause before finalizing your action.
Memory anchors
Scan
Notice people, actions, objects and positions.
Describe
Use clear language for what is visibly present.
Compare
State one similarity or difference precisely.
Ask
Request the missing information needed for the task.
Clarify
Use a clarification question when meaning is uncertain.
Confirm
Check that both speakers have the same information.
Checkpoint rule
Do the check-up only after you can summarize each concept in one sentence and identify one dangerous pitfall from memory.
Knowledge Check (after reading)
Short check-up to confirm understanding of this module.
Check-up Questions
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Move forward only after this module is stable.
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