Can I prepare candidates for the Standard Test and the Computer-based Test in the same classes?
A. Yes, you certainly can. The BULATS Computer-based Test shares many of the same question types as the Standard paper test. The Standard test additionally includes three kinds of tasks that are not used in the Computer-based Test: listening activities in which candidates write in words and numbers to complete forms and notes; listening tasks in which candidates match different speakers to lists of statements; an error correction task in which candidates write the corrected form of words. Basically, there is a little more to prepare for the Standard Test. You can get resources for these parts of the test from the BULATS website (please note that this takes you to a different site and you will need to use the back button on your browser to return to the Cambridge ESOL Teacher Support website) and you might decide to spend some class time on these with the Standard Test candidates while the Computer-based candidates practise with computers. However, the three task types are authentic and
