English for IT B1 / GSE 43-58 Certification
Exam: English for IT B1 / GSE 43-58 | Exam Version: EIT-B1-01 | Exam: ACTIVE
The English for IT B1 / GSE 43–58 certification exam assesses English used in IT study and workplace contexts at the intermediate level. It includes Use of English, Listening, Reading, Writing and Speaking sections.
Candidates choose answers in the language-use, reading and listening sections, type their own responses in the writing section, and record spoken responses in the speaking section.
Successful candidates can understand the main points and find key information in straightforward IT-related texts and short conversations. They can write sentences and short paragraphs using appropriate grammar and industry vocabulary, describe digital tasks and their results, and ask for and give instructions about IT processes, tools and product features.
After passing the B1 exam, candidates can continue towards the upper-intermediate level with English for IT B2 Course 1 and Course 2. These courses help learners build on their English skills for IT study and workplace communication and prepare for the English for IT B2 / GSE 59–75 certification exam.
Courses and practice tests provide optional preparation. A certification exam is purchased separately, and completing a course is not required to take it.
EIT-B1-01: Exam Information
SPECIFICATIONS ITEM
DESCRIPTION
Exam Name
English for IT B1 / GSE 43-58
Exam Code & Current Exam Versions
EIT-B1-01 (Status: Active)
Exam Level
Intermediate (B1 / GSE 43–58)
Prerequisites
English skill level CEFR B1 or similar, plus a minimum of 40 hours of preparation for level CEFR B1
Validity
Lifetime
Number of Exam Items
31
Duration
55 minutes (Tutorial/NDA: 5 minutes, Exam: 50 minutes)
Format
Single-select questions, typed writing responses, and recorded speaking responses
Passing Score
A minimum score of 70% in each section and an overall score of at least 70%
Languages
English
Cost
$38.00 – Single-Shot Voucher
$50 – Exam + Retake
Delivery Channel
OpenEDG Testing Service – TestNow™
Testing Policies
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Exam Syllabus
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Courses Aligned
How writing and speaking are assessed
Writing and speaking responses are assessed using AI against the exam assessment criteria.
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Exam Syllabus
Last updated: September 16, 2025
Aligned with Exam EIT-B1-01
The English for IT B1 / GSE 43–58 certification exam covers the following topic areas and measures the following skills:
- Complete and transform sentences using word formation, gerunds and infinitives after common adjectives, and prepositions followed by gerunds.
- Recognize, correct, and accurately use modal verb forms for necessity and obligation across past, present, and future contexts.
- Identify and apply appropriate tenses, word forms, prepositions, and structures to ensure grammatical accuracy and clarity.
- Identify and interpret modal verbs for necessity, obligation, and impossibility/inability in the past, as well as conditional clauses and imperatives, in spoken instructions or conversations.
- Recognize present perfect tense uses, determiners with time and quantity references, and passive voice structures in spoken texts.
- Understand relative clauses, Wh-pronouns with “like to know,” and indefinite compound pronouns to follow references and requests in spoken contexts.
- Recognize and interpret modal verbs for necessity, obligation, and impossibility/inability in the past, as well as conditional clauses.
- Identify determiners describing quantities, references to time, and expressions of measurement to understand meaning and reference.
- Understand passive voice structures, relative clauses, and present perfect uses to follow processes, descriptions, and time relationships in written contexts.
- Write sentences or short paragraphs using perfect tenses, conditional clauses, and modal verbs for necessity, obligation, and impossibility/inability in the past.
- Use passive voice structures and relative clauses to add detail and variety in process descriptions, narratives, or formal writing.
- Apply accurate grammar and vocabulary when incorporating adjective word formation, determiners for quantity, and appropriate time references in written texts.
- Discuss digital tasks, results, and hypothetical solutions using varied grammar forms.
- Ask for and give information or instructions, and describe IT processes, tools, and product features clearly and accurately.
- Give detailed descriptions of tasks, tools, and situations using extended sentence structures.
English for IT B1 / GSE 43–58 Certification Holder Profile
The holder of the English for IT B1 / GSE 43–58 certification demonstrates the following skills and expertise:
- understand English grammar to an intermediate level of CEFR B1 / GSE 43–58 or equivalent
- know how to use grammatical structures such as past and present tenses, modal verbs, adverbs, adjectives, and prepositions
- be familiar with some of the key vocabulary and phrases used in the world of IT, specifically in relation to AI Prompting, Cloud Development, Community Management, Cybersecurity, Data Analysis, DevOps, Game Design, Machine Learning, Networking, Project Management, Quality Assurance Testing, Software Development, Tech Support, and UX/UI Design
- read simple texts and understand the overall theme
- parse simple texts to find key information
- determine when desired information is missing from a text or document
- extract key details from conversations between colleagues
- understand the main points of a short conversation between two speakers when they are discussing topics related to IT
- understand when speakers are expressing opinions and determine their points of view
- discuss digital tasks and their results using varied grammar forms
- ask for and give instructions, describe processes and product features
- describe situations using extended sentence structures
- write sentences or short paragraphs giving description and detail using industry vocabulary
- apply accurate grammar and vocabulary in written texts
- incorporate essential elements such as time reference, word formation and structure