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1 hour 15 minutes 1 hour 30 minutes 1 hour 15 minutes 40 minutes (approximately) 14 minutes (for each pair of students)

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Taskfocus Part 1:readingfor text. the mainideasina

Part2:readingfor detailed understanding of thetext. Part3:readingto understandtext structure. Part4:readingfor specificinformation.

Writing Part 1:one compulsorytask Part2:onetask from achoiceof four Useof English four texts, 65questions

Part2:producing one pieceofwriting of 120-180 words, from achoiceoffive. Eitheraninformalletter, astory,areport, anarticleoracomposition. Part1:multiple-choicedoze.Choosingwhichword from achoiceoffourfitsineachof 15gapsinthetext. Part2:opencloze.Writingthemissingwordineachof 15gapsinatext. Part3:key-wordtransformations.Usingthekeyword tocompleteanewsentencewhichmeansthesameas theonegiven. Part4:proof-reading.Findingtheextrawordsthatdo notbelonginatext. Part5:wordbuildingdoze.Changingtheformofthe wordgiven50that itfitsintothegapsinatext. Part 1:eight shorttextseachwithone multiplechoicequest.ion. Part2:long textwith ten gap-fili questions. Part3:fiveshorttextsto matchto oneofsixprompts. Part4:long textwith sevenquestions.Either multiple-choice, true/false orthree-way matching. Part 1:the examineraskseachstudent questions. Part2:comparing andcontrasting two pictures.Each student hasto speakfor 1minute. Part3:interactivetask.Studentsdiscusssomething together usingavisualprompt. Part4:discussion.Theexaminerasksquestions relatedtothe theme of Part3.

Part 1:selectingfrom andcomparing giveninformation to producea transactional letter. Part 2:writing for aspecificreader,using appropriate layoutand register. Part 1:vocabulary. Part2:grammar andvocabulary. Part3:grammatical accuracyand vocabulary. Part4:grammatical accuracy. Part 5:vocabulary.

Listening fourparts, 30 questions

Part 1:understanding gistmeaning. Part2:understandingspecificinformation. Part 3:understanding gist meaning. Part4:understanding attitude and opinion aswell asboth specific information andgistmeaning. Part 1:giving personalinformation. Part2:giving information and expressIngoplnlons. Part3:exchangingideasandopinions and reactingtothem. Part4:expressingandjustifying opinions and ideas.

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