NEW EDITION ee PUR ce sec S-Tanl olale(iom maysiiiial First Practice Tests Nick Kenny Lucrecia Luque-Mortimer seNGemnnes NOT JUST TESTING RATES ST PEARSONThe Cambridge is made up of four papers, each testing a different area of ability in [nglish, The Reading and Use of English paper carries 40% of the marks, while Writing, Listening, and Speaking each carry 20% of the marks. There are five grades. A, 8 and C are pass grades; D and E are fail grades. Reading and Use of English ‘hour 15 minutes wiiting 1 hour 20 minutes Listening 40 minutes (approximately) ‘ Speaking 414 minutes (for each pair of students) Paper Formats Task focus Reading and | Part 1: multiple-choice cloze. Choosing which _| Part 1: choice of vocabulary and relationships Use of English | word from a choice of 4 fits in each of 8 gaps in_ | between words. Seven tasks the text. Part 2: grammar, vocabulary and knowledge 52 questions Part 2: open cloze. Writing the missing word in each of 8 gaps in the text Part 3: word formation, Choosing the form of the word given so that it fits into the gap in the text. Part 4: key-word transformations. Using the key ‘word to complete anew sentence which means the same as the one given. Part 5: answering multiple-choice questions. Part 6: choosing which sentence fits into gaps in a text Part 7: deciding which of the short extracts or paragraphs contains given information or ideas. of expressions. Part 3: grammatical accuracy and knowledge of vocabulary and expressions. Part 4: grammatical accuracy and knowledge of vocabulary and sentence structure. Part 5: reading for detailed understanding of the text. Part 6: reading to understand text structure. Part 7: reading to locate specific information, detail, opinion and attitude, Writing Two tasks Part 1: compulsory task: using given information to write an essay of 140-190 words, Part 2: producing one piece of writing of 140-190 words, from one of the following: a letter/email, a report, a review or an article. Part 1: focus on writing for an English teacher in a formal stv. Part 2: focus on writing for a specific target reader, using appropriate layout and register. Listening Four tasks 30 questions Part 1: 8 short texts each with 1 multiple-choice question, Part 2: long text with 10 sentence-completion questions. Part 3: set of 5 short texts on a theme to match to 1 of 8 prompts. Part 4: long text with 7 multiple-choice questions Part 1: understanding gist, detail, function, purpose, attitude, etc. Part 2: locating and recording specific information. Part 3: understanding gist and main points. Part 4: understanding attitude, opinion, gist, main ideas and specific information. Speaking Four tasks Part 1: examinerled conversation Part 2: individual long turn with visual and written prompts. Part 3: two-way collaborative task with written prompts. Part 4: three-way examiner-led discussion. Part 1: giving personal information. Part 2: organising discourse, describing, comparing, giving opinions. Part 3: sustaining interaction, expressing, justifying and eliciting ideas, agreeing and disagreeing, Part 4: expressing and justifying ideas, agreeing and disagreeing,Exam Overview 2 Practice Test 6 104 Reading and Use of English 104 Practice Test 1 4 Writing 14 Reading and Use of English 4 Listening 116 writing 16 Speaking 120 Listening 19 Speaking 24 Practice Test 7 122 : Reading and Use of English 122 Practice Test 2 27 Writing 132 Reading and Use of English 27 Listening 134 Writing 39 Speaking 138 Listening 42 Speaking a7 Practice Test 8 140 Reading and Use of English 140 Practice Test 3 50 Writing 150 Reading and Use of English 50 Listening 152 Writing 60 Speaking 1 156 Listening 62 Speaking 66 Speaking and : Writing file 158 Practice Test 4 68 Speaking file 158 Reading and Use of English 68 Writing file 162 Writing 78 Listening 80 Visuals for Speaking 84 Speaking test 169 ‘i Test 1 169 Practice Test 5 86 Tee og Reading and Use of English 86 Tea +75 Writing 96 Test 4 178 Listening 98 qe 181 ‘Speaking 102 Test 6 184 Test 7 187 Test 8 190 Answer key 193