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Part 1 — Notices, signs & short messages
5 short texts (sign, SMS, email, notice). Pick A/B/C for what the message tells the reader.
Part 2 — Matching (5 people ↔ 8 texts)
Match 5 people's needs to 8 short adverts/descriptions. 3 extra texts to distract you.
Part 3 — Multiple choice (longer text)
5 four-option multiple-choice questions on a longer text (general meaning, detail, opinion, purpose).
Part 4 — Gapped text
Put 5 missing sentences back into a passage. 3 extras to distract you.
Part 5 — Multiple-choice gap-fill
6 four-option gaps testing vocabulary, word partners and phrasal verbs.
Part 6 — Open gap-fill
6 gaps, ONE word per gap. Tests grammar words (articles, prepositions, pronouns, auxiliaries).
Part 1 — Email (~100 words)
Reply to a short email. Cover all 4 notes attached to it.
Part 2 — Article or Story (~100 words)
Choose ONE: an article with a question prompt, OR a story starting with a given sentence.
Part 1 — 7 short recordings, picture multiple-choice
Listen to 7 short conversations; choose A/B/C picture.
Part 2 — 6-option multiple-choice × 6
Short monologues / dialogues with 3-option questions on detail, opinion, purpose.
Part 3 — Note completion (gap-fill)
Complete 6 gaps in notes/form with 1–2 words OR a number.
Part 4 — Interview (longer dialogue)
6 three-option multiple-choice questions on an interview (detail, opinion, attitude).
Part 1 — Personal interview (2 min)
Examiner asks personal questions: name, hometown, studies, free time.
Part 2 — Photo description (~1 min each)
Describe a colour photo for about 1 minute.
Part 3 — Collaborative task (~2–3 min)
With a partner, discuss a set of pictures/options and reach a decision together.
Part 4 — Opinion discussion (~3 min)
Examiner asks broader opinion questions linked to Part 3 theme.