1. Paper 4: Speaking (16 minutes).
1.1. Part 1
1.1.1. 2 minutes
1.1.2. Interview, interlocutor-candidates.
1.2. Part 2
1.2.1. 4 minutes
1.2.2. Decision-making task. Candidates are given written and visual prompts.
1.3. Part 3
1.3.1. 10 minutes in total
1.3.2. Long turn and discussion.
2. Paper 3: Listening (40 minutes).
2.1. One mark for each correct answer
2.2. Part 1
2.2.1. 6 Multiple-choice questions
2.2.2. To practise: Listening for gist, detail, function, purpose, topic, speaker, addressee, feeling, attitude, opinion, etc.
2.3. Part 2
2.3.1. 9 Sentence completion questions
2.3.2. To practise: Listening for specific information, stated opinion.
2.4. Part 3
2.4.1. 5 Multiple-choice questions
2.4.2. To practise: Listening for opinion, gist, detail, inference.
2.5. Part 4
2.5.1. 10 Multiple matching questions
2.5.2. To practise: Gist, attitude, main points, interpreting context.
3. Paper 1: Reading and Use of English (1 hour 30 minutes).
3.1. Parts
3.2. 1. Multiple-choice cloze
3.2.1. 8 questions 1 mark for each correct answer
3.2.2. You must choose one word or phrase from a set of four to fill each gap.
3.2.2.1. To practise: Idioms, collocations, fixed phrases, complementation, phrasal verbs, semantic precision.
3.3. 2. Open cloze
3.3.1. 8 questions 1 mark for each correct answer
3.3.2. You must complete a text with eight gaps using only one word in each gap.
3.3.2.1. To practise: Awareness and control of grammar with some focus on vocabulary.
3.4. 3. Word formation
3.4.1. 8 questions 1 mark for each correct answer
3.4.2. You need to use the right form of a given word to fill each of eight gaps in a text.
3.4.2.1. To practise: Vocabulary, in particular the use of affixation, internal changes and compounding in word formation.
3.5. 4. Key word transformations
3.5.1. 6 questions Up to 2 marks for each correct answer
3.5.2. You must complete a sentence with a given word, so that it means the same as the first sentence.
3.5.2.1. To practise: Grammar, vocabulary and collocation.
3.6. 5. Multiple-choice text
3.6.1. 6 questions 2 marks for each correct answer
3.6.2. You must read a text and answer the questions by finding the relevant information in the text.
3.6.2.1. To practise: Identifying detail, opinion, attitude, tone, purpose, main idea, implication and how a text is organised.
3.7. 6. Gapped text
3.7.1. 7 questions 2 marks for each correct answer
3.7.2. You must read a text from which paragraphs have been removed. You need to decide from where in the text the paragraphs have been removed.
3.7.2.1. To practise: Understanding of cohesion, coherence, text structure, global meaning.
3.8. 7. Multiple matching
3.8.1. 10 questions 1 mark for each correct answer
3.8.2. A text, or several short texts, preceded by multiple-matching questions. You must match a prompt to elements in the text.
3.8.2.1. To practise: Understanding of detail, opinion, attitude and specific information.
4. Paper 2: Writing (1 hour 30 minutes).
4.1. Part 1
4.1.1. 1 compulsory task
4.1.2. You are given two texts, and you must write an essay summarising and evaluating the key ideas contained in the texts. 240-280 words.
4.2. Part 2
4.2.1. Choose 1 question from a choice of 4
4.2.2. You will have to choose what to write: a letter, an article, a report or a review. 280-320 words