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PAPER 3 - LISTENING

Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4
3-option Multiple Choice Sentence completion Multiple Matching 3-option Multiple Choice
A series of separate and unrelated A monologue lasting 5 short related An extract lasting
extracts lasting about 30 seconds each. 3-4 minutes. monologues lasting about 3-4 minutes.
about 30 seconds
each.

One question per extract. Listen to the recording and For each question,
complete the sentences. select the correct
Questions are asked in the option from a list of
order the answers appear eight.
on the recording.

8 questions in total 10 questions 5 questions 7 questions
[monologues and interactive exchanges] [a monologue] [5 monologues] [an interview or
interactive exchange]

PAPER 4 - SPEAKING
The Speaking test consists of four parts:

Part 1 Interlocutor and each Candidate Part 2 Candidate Alone

l a conversation between the interlocutor and each candidate l ‘long turn’ for Candidate 1 (Candidate 1 speaks for 1 minute
l candidates must answer the interlocutor’s questions with about a pair of photographs) - 4 minutes in total
basic personal information l short response from Candidate 2 (30 seconds)
l 2 minutes (about 1.5 per candidate) l ‘long turn’ for Candidate 2 (Candidate 2 speaks for 1 minute
about a pair of photographs)
l short response from Candidate 1 (30 seconds)
l candidates must describe and compare their two
photographs and give an opinion

Part 3 Candidate and Candidate Part 4 Interlocutor and Candidates

l a conversation between the two candidates l a discussion on topics related to Part 3
l candidates are given spoken instructions with written stimuli, l candidates must express and explain their opinions,
which are used in discussion and decision-making tasks and agree or disagree with the opinions expressed by
l Candidates are expected to answer the question by the other candidate and/or the interlocutor
exploring the different prompts (2 minutes) and reach a l 4 minutes
decision on the best one(s) (1 minute).
l 4 minutes

The Speaking Test lasts around 14 minutes in total. In the event that there is an uneven number of candidates,
the final group will be made up of three candidates and their test will last approximately 20 minutes.

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