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What is the LISTENING Part One?
In Part 1 of the listening paper there are five short listenings, each with a question and three pictures. You will listen to the two speakers, and then choose the picture which best
answers the question that you have been asked. You will be listening for specific information in Part 1. You will hear all the listenings twice.
What is the LISTENING Part Two?
In Part 2 of the listening paper you are given some notes or sentences, from which five pieces of information have been removed. As you listen to the speaker, you must fill in the numbered gaps with words from the listening which complete the missing information. The text that you will be given is notes on what the speaker has said. Most answers will be single words or numbers such as prices, times, dates etc. You will hear the speaker twice. In this task you are listening for specific pieces of information.
What is the LISTENING Part Three?
In Part 3 of the listening paper, you will hear an informal conversation and you'll be asked to answer five 3-option multiple-choice questions. The answers will come from what
both speakers say. You will be asked questions about what the speakers think and feel.
What is the LISTENING Part Four?
In Part 4 of the listening paper, there are five short monologues or dialogues, each with a sentence, as well as a question and three answer options. The sentence helps you understand the context. You have to listen to the speaker(s) carefully and then choose the option which best answers the question. You hear each piece twice.
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What is the WRITING Part Six?
In this part of the exam you have to write a short email, or a note of 25 words (or more). You will be given three things that you need to include in your answer.
How to do the task - WRITING Part Six?
The first thing that you need to do, is read the instructions carefully. Decide what kind of message it is and who it is for. Look at what information is needed. You must write about all the three things that you have been asked to write about in the question. You should plan your answer before you write your final answer.
What is the WRITING Part Seven?
In Part 7 you have to write a short story of 35 words (or more) based on three pictures that you will be given. You will use these three pictures to make your short story.
How to do the task - WRITING Part Seven?
First of all, read the instructions carefully. Look at the three pictures and decide what happens in the story. Look at the people, where they are, what they are doing and, also, what
happens to them. Think of the vocabulary that you need to write the story. You must use all three pictures in your story. You may need to write some notes to help you plan your story before you write your final answer.
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What is the READING Part One?
In this part of the exam you will have to answer 6 questions. Each question will have a short text and 3 sentences A, B, C next to it. You have to choose the sentence that matches the
meaning of the text. The text may be from a notice, a sign, information on a packet, a note, an email, a postcard or a text message. In other words, they will be from something that you may see in your everyday life.
What is the READING Part Two?
In this part of the exam you will be given three short texts and seven questions. You have to match the questions to the 3 texts. You will be looking for information in the questions
that is in one of the three texts.
What is the READING Part Three?
In this part of the exam you will be given a longer text; for example, a newspaper or magazine article. There are five multiple-choice questions with three options, A, B and C.
The questions will follow the same order as the information in the text.
What is the READING Part Four?
In Part 4 of the reading test you have to read a short text with six numbered spaces. Then you will be given three words to choose from (A, B or C) to find the correct word to
fill the space. These words will be testing your vocabulary rather than your grammar skills. Quite often, the words will be similar in meaning, or they will look similar, so you should
be careful when you choose your answer.
What is the READING Part Five?
Part 5 is similar to Part 4 in that you have a text with 6 missing words. However, in Part 5 you are not given a choice of 3 answers to choose from. Here, you have to find the missing
word yourself, without any help. It's more your grammar that is tested here.
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