Who is this test for?
This exam is for candidates who are applying for higher education in an English speaking institution and/or wishing to demonstrate an advanced level in English for social, academic and vocational purposes. Candidates will be expected to understand the explicit and implicit meaning of an extensive range of complex, written and spoken communication in social, academic and professional contexts, and to express experiences, opinions and attitudes accurately, appropriately, flexibly and effectively in the spoken and written form.
How is this test structured?
The exam has a written paper (2 hours 30 minutes) and an oral test (12 - 15 minutes). The written paper is divided into five tasks which are linked to a theme to which the candidates can relate.
Tasks 1 and 2: Listening (written paper)
Tasks 1 and 2 consist of two listening texts and candidates will be asked to undertake some of the following tasks:
• make rough notes of key information heard on the tape and reorder it where necessary
• complete missing information from the spoken discourse
• identify points or features of the accompanying written text which relate to information or ideas heard on the tape
• complete a table or fill in a grid, diagram, map or picture with appropriate general and specific details from the spoken discourse
• mark statements about a picture or text as true or false or not stated
• write down responses to questions
• summarise information from the spoken discourse
• make comments and give qualified responses about different aspects of the spoken discourse
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