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AUSTRALIAN DEFENCE FORCE ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFILING SYSTEM (ADFELPS)
Speaking Test Format

The speaking test consists of an interview lasting 15-20 minutes.The interview is broken up into five phases.

Phase 1
(2 minutes)
Greeting and familiarisation. (Unassessed)

Phase 2 (3 minutes)
Providing basic personal information and responding to simple questions.

Phase 3 (5 minutes)
Describing, explaining and comparing familiar topics with reference to both present and past.

Phase 4 (5 minutes)
Role play-information gathering, explication, using social and vocational registers.

Phase 5 (5 minutes)
Stating an opinion, discussing, speculating, hypothesising.

Typical setting of an ADFELPS interview

 

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