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题型介绍

C1 Written
Exam format
Paper-based 3 hour & 10 minutes

 

Listening
30 mins

 

 

Reading & Writing
2 hour & 40 mins uninterrupted

 

Computer-based 3 hour & 10 minutes

 

Listening
30 mins

 

 

Reading & Writing
2 hour & 40 mins uninterrupted

 

Online 3 hour & 10 minutes

 

Listening
30 mins

 

 

Reading & Writing
2 hour & 40 mins uninterrupted

 

Listening

Part 1: 6 multiple choice questions (each with 3 options)
Task: Listen twice to 6 unfinished conversations between 2 speakers
         Conversations will include idiomatic expressions, colloquialisms, register shifts and use of stress and intonation to indicate attitude
         Choose the appropriate option to complete each conversation

Part 2: 6 questions(each with 3 options)
Task: Listen twice to 3 conversations and identify: topic, purpose, context, speakers, gist, relationship between speakers, roles, functions, attitudes, feeling and opinions
         Choose the appropriate option for each question

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

Part 4: 7 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: 5 questions (5 sentences identifying true and false statements about the text)
Task: Text includes idiomatic language, narrative or academic ideas, arguments and opinions
         Determine whether the statements are true or false

Part 2: 6 questions (8 sentences to choose from to complete 6 gaps in the text. 2 sentences are provided as distractors)
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 7 questions)
Task: Read 4 short texts, e.g. email, article, advert, etc. and choose which text answers which question

Part 4: 8 questions (requiring short answers of up to 5 words)
Task: A continuous text: narrative, descriptive, explanatory, expository, biographical, instructive
         Provide short answers of up to 5 words for each question

Writing

Part 1: 150 - 200 words (respond appropriately to a given text to produce a formal response for an intended public audience)
Task: Write a letter, report, argument or article using a written, graphic or visual input for the intended reader expressing stance, opinion, justification, argumentation as appropriate

Part 2: 250 - 300 words (produce a personal letter, a narrative composition/ story or a descriptive composition)
Task: Write an informal piece for a specified reader in order to persuade, argue or hypothesise, expressing mood, opinion, justification, evaluation etc.


C1 Spoken
Exam format

Face-to-face

 

Speaking
15 mins
Online

 

Speaking
15 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 half a minute
          Answer follow-up questions