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B2 Written
Exam format
Paper-based 2 hour & 40 minutes

 

Listening
30 mins

 

 

Reading & Writing
2 hour & 10 mins uninterrupted

 

Computer-based 2 hour & 40 minutes

 

Listening
30 mins

 

 

Reading & Writing
2 hour & 10 mins uninterrupted

 

Online 2 hour & 40 minutes

 

Listening
30 mins

 

 

Reading & Writing
2 hour & 10 mins uninterrupted

 

Listening

Part 1: 7 multiple choice questions (each with 3 options)
Task: Listen twice to 7 unfinished conversations between 2 speakers
         1 conversation is formal  

Part 2:  6 multiple choice questions (each with 3 options)
Task: Listen twice to 3 conversations each consisting of 2 speakers to identify: topic, purpose, context, speakers, gist, relationship between speakers, roles, functions, attitudes, feeling and opinions
         Choose the appropriate response to complete or continue each question

Part 3: 7 questions (write notes on the message pad based on information in the recording)
Task: Listen twice to a radio broadcast, narrative, presentation, etc to identify specific information
         Jot down answers of 1 to 5 words  

Part 4: 6 multiple choice questions (each with 3 options)
Task: Listen twice to a discussion to identify gist, examples, fact, opinion, contrast, purpose, key ideas, attitude, cause and effect
         Choose the appropriate response for each question

Reading

Part 1: 6 multiple choice questions (each with 3 options)
Task: 1 long text: news story, article, review or proposal
         Choose the appropriate response for each question

Part 2: 6 multiple choice options to fill in an incomplete text (1 is a distractor)
Task: A text with 6 sentences removed, e.g. topic sentence, summarising sentence, developing idea, emphasising a point, opinion, contrast, sequence, forward and back reference, transition to new idea
         Choose the appropriate sentence for each gap in the text

Part 3: 7 questions (4 texts provide the answers to each question)
Task: Read the 4 short texts, e.g. email, article, advert etc. and choose which text answers which question

Part 4: 7 questions (requiring short answers of up to 5 words)
Task: A continuous text: narrative, descriptive, explanatory, expository, biographical, instructive

Writing

Part 1: 100 - 150 words (produce a formal response for an intended public audience)
Task: Respond appropriately to the intended reader using a clearly defined number of content points

Part 2: 150 - 200 words (produce a personal letter, a narrative composition/ story or a descriptive composition)
Task: Produce an informal piece of writing for a specified reader on a general subject that does not require specialist knowledge but addresses a clearly defined number of content points


B2 Spoken
Exam format

Face-to-face

 

Speaking
13 mins
Online

 

Speaking
13 mins
 

 


 

Speaking

Part 1
Task: Give and spell name
          State country of origin
          Answer 5 questions

Part 2
Task: 2 or 3 situations are presented by the interlocutor
         Candidates are expected to respond to questions and initiate interactions

Part 3 
Task: Hold a short discussion to make a plan, arrange or decide something using written text as the prompt
 

Part 4
Task: Candidates are given 30 seconds preparation time
          Talk about a topic provided by the interlocutor for 2 minutes
          Answer follow-up questions