| Paper | Content | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
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Reading and Use of English
(1 hour 15 minutes) |
7 parts/52 questions | Students need to be able to understand a range of texts, including how they are organised and the opinions and attitudes expressed in them. The texts will be from sources familiar to school-aged learners, such as magazines, articles, fiction and advertisements, but targeted at the interests of students. Students' use of English will be tested by tasks which show how well they can control their grammar and vocabulary. |
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Writing
(1 hour 20 minutes) |
2 parts | Students are required to produce two pieces of writing. The first piece is compulsory and will be an essay of 140-190 words. For the second, they can choose from an article, email/letter, essay, review or story of 140-190 words. |
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Listening
(about 40 minutes) |
4 parts/30 questions | Requires being able to follow and understand a range of familiar spoken materials, such as news programmes, public announcements and other sources, but targeted at the interests of school-aged learners. |
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Speaking
(14 minutes per pair of candidates; 20 minutes per group of three) |
4 parts | Shows you can take part in a conversation by answering and asking simple questions. Your Speaking test will be conducted usually face to face with one or two other candidates and two examiners. One of the examiners (who could be online, examining remotely) talks to you and the other examiner listens. This makes your test more realistic and more reliable. Examiners may use their mobile phones for entering marks using an app. |