Exam Structure

Listening

Audio Types	Question Types	Number of Questions	Time
a conversation in a social context a monologue in a social context a conversation among multiple people in an educational context a monologue on an academic topic Each recording is followed by various question types to test for comprehension (e.g., filling out a diagram, fill-in-the-blank, multiple choice, true or false, short answer).	Multiple choice	40	as long as the audio plays (usually 20 - 30 minutes)
	Fill in the blanks
	Matching
	Short answer
	True/False
	Form completion
	Sentence completion
	Table completion
	Flow-chart completion
	Diagram labelling

Reading

Test Type	Text Types	Question Types	Number of Questions	Time
Academic	Three long texts for Academic Reading Three or sometimes four texts of varying length for General Training Texts are authentic and taken from books, journals, magazines, and newspapers Topics are of general interest and suitable for test takers entering undergraduate or postgraduate studies	Multiple choice	40	60 minutes
		Identifying information
		Matching headings
		Matching features
		Matching sentence endings
		Sentence completion
		Summary completion
		Note completion
		Table completion
		Flow-chart completion
		Diagram label completion
		Short answer questions
General Training	Three long texts for Academic Reading Three or sometimes four texts of varying length for General Training Texts are authentic and taken from books, journals, magazines, and newspapers Topics are of general interest and suitable for test takers entering undergraduate or postgraduate studies	Multiple choice	40	60 minutes
		Identifying information
		Matching headings
		Matching features
		Matching sentence endings
		Sentence completion
		Summary completion
		Note completion
		Table completion
		Flow-chart completion
		Diagram label completion
		Short answer questions

Writing

Test Type	Task Types	Details	Time
Academic	Task 1: Describe visual information (graph/table/chart/diagram) Task 2: Write an essay in response to an argument or problem	Task 1: Minimum 150 words Task 2: Minimum 250 words Task 2 is worth twice as much as Task 1	60 minutes
General Training	Task 1: Write a letter for a given situation Task 2: Write an essay in response to an argument or problem	Task 1: Minimum 150 words Task 2: Minimum 250 words Task 2 is worth twice as much as Task 1	60 minutes

Speaking (On a Different Day)

Sections	Sample Questions	Time
Section 1: Introduction and Interview General questions about yourself and a range of familiar topics, such as home, family, work, studies and interests.	Can you tell me about your hometown? What do you do in your free time? Do you work or are you a student?	As long as the examiner takes (Usually 15 - 20 minutes)
Section 2: Long Turn You will be given a card with a topic and a few points to include in your talk. You will have 1 minute to prepare and then will speak for 1-2 minutes.	Describe a person who has influenced you in your life. Talk about a place you like to visit in your free time. Describe an important event in your life.
Section 3: Discussion Further questions connected to the topic in Section 2. These questions will allow you to discuss more abstract ideas and issues.	What are the benefits of having role models? How do you think cities can be made more environmentally friendly? In what ways has technology changed the way we communicate?

Sections

Sample Questions

Time

Section 1: Introduction and Interview

General questions about yourself and a range of familiar topics, such as home, family, work, studies and interests.

Can you tell me about your hometown?
What do you do in your free time?
Do you work or are you a student?

As long as the examiner takes
(Usually 15 - 20 minutes)

Section 2: Long Turn

You will be given a card with a topic and a few points to include in your talk. You will have 1 minute to prepare and then will speak for 1-2 minutes.

Describe a person who has influenced you in your life.
Talk about a place you like to visit in your free time.
Describe an important event in your life.

Section 3: Discussion

Further questions connected to the topic in Section 2. These questions will allow you to discuss more abstract ideas and issues.

What are the benefits of having role models?
How do you think cities can be made more environmentally friendly?
In what ways has technology changed the way we communicate?

Exam Structure

Listening

Reading

Writing

Speaking (On a Different Day)

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