The TOLES Foundation Certificate

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The TOLES Foundation Exam is the right level for you:

  • If you have JUST STARTED to learn commercial legal English, and
  • If your general English is AT LEAST at elementary/lower intermediate level (A2+)

Quick snapshot of the TOLES Foundation Exam

  • Secure online exam
  • 90 minutes in duration
  • Tests legal English reading and writing skills
  • Ten sections with 90 questions in total
  • 80 multiple-choice questions
  • 10 free text (you type in the answer) questions.
  • Available in January/March/May/June/August/November each year
  • You will obtain the TOLES Foundation certificate.
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The TOLES Foundation Exam is the right level for you:

  • If you have JUST STARTED to learn commercial legal English, and
  • If your general English is AT LEAST at elementary/lower intermediate level (A2+)

Quick snapshot of the TOLES Foundation Exam

  • Secure online exam
  • 90 minutes in duration
  • Tests legal English reading and writing skills
  • Ten sections with 90 questions in total
  • 80 multiple-choice questions
  • 10 free text (you type in the answer) questions.
  • Available in January/March/May/June/August/November each year
  • You will obtain the TOLES Foundation certificate.

SEE AN EXAMPLE TOLES FOUNDATION EXAM

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SEE AN EXAMPLE TOLES FOUNDATION EXAM

Quick TOLES Foundation Exam syllabus

The TOLES Foundation exam tests your knowledge of English legal vocabulary and elementary/lower intermediate English grammar in the following areas:

  • The details of real court cases
  • Banks accounts and loans
  • Contracts in common law systems
  • Oral and written contracts
  • Sole trader businesses
  • Traditional partnerships and LLPs
  • Limited companies
  • Bankruptcy and insolvency
  • Disputes and litigation
  • Landlord and tenant
  • The law of tort
  • The liability of businesses for negligence
  • The liability of businesses for nuisance
  • Employment law
  • Copyright, patents and trademarks
  • Alternatives to litigation
  • How the common law works.