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June and December eacl
study purposes. There are five papers,
Paper 1 Reading
Paper 2 Writing
Paper 4 Listening
Paper 5 Speaking
Paper 3 Use of English
Rubrics (instructions)
about the tasks. For Papers 1, 3 an
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anced English (CAE) is an examination at Cambridge/ALTE level 4, wh
each representing 20 percent of the total marks,
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compulsory task
Part 2: one task
from a choice
words
Part 2: instructions provide information about
text type, target reader and purpose of a text of
Paper Formats Task focus 4
Reading Part 1: three themed texts with multiple-choice | Part 1: reading different types of ttf
four parts questions ARTE Bp ses en for
Srofestions | Part 2: one long text with a gapped paragraphs | Part 2: reading to understand tent st
Pare erchoosing which paragraphs fit into _| Part 3: reading for detailed understanding
gaps in a base text text nding of a
Part 3: one long text with multiple-choice Part 4: reading to locate relevant ideas and
questions information in a text or texts
Part 4: one long text divided into sections, or a |
series of short texts, with a multiple-matching |
task
Writing Part 1: input texts provide the context and Part 1: producing a piece of effective wring
Fart taone | content fora text of a given type of 180-220 | in context by evaluatina, expressing opinions, |
hypothesizing, persuading, etc
Part 2: writing for a specific reader using
appropriate layout and register
Part 1: three short unrelated extracts with two
multiple-choice questions on each
Part 2: jong text with a sentence-completion task
rt 3: jong text with multiple-choice questions
Part 4: series of five monologues on a theme
with 2 multiple-matching task
Part 1; understanding gist, feeling, at
opinion, speaker purpose, etc
Part 2: locating and recording sP:
ai itude and opinion
Part 3: understanding atti ee
Part 4; understanding gist atitude main po
etc.
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Part 1: general conversation
|Part 2: individual long turn based on visual
‘two-way conversation between
‘based on visual and written stimuli
Part 17 general interactional and s0°!
Part 2: comparing and speculating
Part 3: giving and eliciting OPIN
turm-taking, etc
Part 4: expressing
negotiating:
and justifing opinions 27°
jon on topics related to Part 3
ideas
of five (question | 220-260 words
5 refers to a set \
text and has 2 |
choice of two | |
tasks) |
Use of English |Part 1: short text with a multiple-choice cloze | Part 1: use of vocabulary and relatonsties
five parts task between words
50 questions _| Part 2: short text with an open cloze task Part 2: sentence structure and accurate use of
Part 3: short text with a word formation cloze | grammar
task Part 3: use of the correct form of 2 given word
Part 4: gapped sentences __[incontext os
Part 5: keyword transformations mart 4: use of appropriate vocebula
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