Exam practice:
Links to practise for the writing exams
Links to practise for the speaking exam
The following is a brief summary of what the exam consists of.
PAPER 1. Reading and Use of English
TASK 1. OPEN CLOZE.
Fill in the gaps with one word.
TASK 2. MULTIPLE CHOICE CLOZE.
Read the text until the end and then complete the blanks with the best option A, B, C, or D.
TASK 3. WORD FORMATION CLOZE.
Read the text until the end and then use the word given in capitals to form a new word that fits in the gap in the same line.
TASK 4. READING COMPREHENSION. MULTIPLE CHOICE TEST.
Read a text and choose the answer (A, B, C or D) which you think fits best according to the text.
TASK 5. READING COMPREHENSION. MULTIPLE MATCHING.
You are going to read a text with several sections. Your task is to match a series of statements to the correct sections. The sections may be chosen more than once.
TASK 6. KEY WORD TRANSFORMATIONS.
Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given.
PAPER 2. WRITTEN PRODUCTION
The typical tasks at the C1.1 level are: essays, articles/ blog entries , narratives, reports, proposals, reviews, guidebook entry , comments, formal letters/ emails.
PAPER 3. LISTENING COMPREHENSION
TASK 1 MULTIPLE CHOICE
TASK 2 SENTENCE COMPLETION
Fill in the numbered gaps with the words you hear in the recording.
TASK 3 SENTENCE SELECTION
Decide which sentences are true (√) and which are false (X) according to what you hear.
PAPER 4 ORAL PRODUCTION (SPEAKING)
TASK 1: INTERACTION
In pairs you will have to hold a conversation about a topic. You will be given a worksheet with questions and pictures.
TASK 2: MONOLOGUE
Individually you will have to deliver a well-structured monologue. You will be given a worksheet with questions.
PAPER 5 WRITTEN AND ORAL MEDIATION
TASK 1: WRITTEN MEDIATION
In this task you will be given an infographic, a text, pictures, charts, quotations, ... with which you will have to write a text. It could be a blog post, an email, an article, a comment ...
TASK 2: ORAL MEDIATION
In this task you will also be given an infographic, a text, pictures, charts, quotations, ... with which you will have to do a monologue.
You may be asked to send a voice message to somebody or imagine you have the people they ask you to speak to in front of you.
