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Consists of 5 papers: Reading, Writing, Use of English,
Listening and Speaking.
Reading
The
Reading paper assesses candidates' ability to read and
understand texts taken from a wide range of sources, including
fiction and non-fiction books, journals, newspapers and
magazines. Candidates are expected to understand the meaning
of written English at word, phrase, sentence, paragraph and
whole text level. It includes understanding of text content,
organisation and structure, and the development of ideas,
opinions and attitudes.
Writing
The
Writing paper assesses candidates' ability to write
non-specialised texts types such as letters, articles, reports
and reviews for a given purpose and target reader, covering a
wide range of topics. The paper also includes questions on set
texts.
Use of English
In the Use of
English paper, candidates are expected to demonstrate their
knowledge and control of the language system by completing
various tasks at word, sentence and text level. These include
gap-filling and word formation exercises, comprehension
questions and a summary writing task.
Listening
The
Listening paper assesses the ability to listen to and
understand texts taken from a variety of text types including
interviews, discussions, lectures and conversations. It tests
the ability to understand the meaning of spoken English, to
extract information from spoken text and to understand
speakers' attitudes and opinions.
Speaking
The
Speaking Test assesses candidates' ability to interact in
conversational English in a range of contexts. The paper
contains three parts, which take the form of an interview
section, a collaborative task and individual long-turns with
follow-up discussion. Candidates are provided with picture and
written stimulus.
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