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Revised ALCE Examination as of June 2011

LISTENING: 40 questions, 40 minutes approximately
PART 1 Listening for gist, relationships between speakers, attitudes, inference & prediction
Questions written in test booklet. 5 unrelated dialogues with 2 items each. 10 ITEMS
2 speakers with 3-6 short turns
PART 2 Understanding colloquial language, understanding implied information 10 ITEMS
PART 3 Listening for specific information & opinions Each part is played twice 10 ITEMS
PART 4 Understanding the main points from an academic presentation/lecture 10 ITEMS
Questions written in test booklet

GRAMMAR, VOCABULARY AND READING: 100 questions, 80 minutes
GRAMMAR: 40 questions
1 PART Grammar at sentence level 40 ITEMS
VOCABULARY: 40 questions
1 PART Vocabulary at sentence level 40 ITEMS
READING: 20 questions
PART 1 Reading for detail Length of text: 500-550 words approx.
PART 1 Reading for detail Length of text: 500-550 words approx.
PART 1 Reading for detail Length of text: 500-550 words approx.

WRITING: Candidates choose 1 task, 30 minutes
1 TASK Academic writing: clear, well-expressed opinion
Task: choice of one out of two topics, argumentative essay based on prompts.

SPEAKING: Candidates are given a range of tasks, 11-13 minutes approx.
TASK 1 Warm-up; expression of personal information
TASK 2 Using language effectively to speculate & give opinion
TASK 3 Expressing a reasoned opinion in extended speech with effective support
TASK 4 Arguing a case convincingly and supporting this point of view effectively