Exam information ‘The Cambridge C1 Advanced Certificate, formerly known as Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE)is an examination at level C1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR). There are four papers, each testing a different skillin English. There are five grades: A, B and C are pass grades; D and E are fail grades Reading and Use of English (| hour 30 minutes) “The Reading and Use of English testis divided into eight parts Parts 1=4 test use of English and parts 5-8 test reading comprehension. Be sue to use your time wisely the Use of English section is worth 36 marks andthe Reading section is worth 42 ‘marks. There is one mark given for each correct answerin Parts 1-3 and in Part 8, up to two marks fr each correct answer in Part 4 and two marks foreach correct answer in Parts 57. Partt Focus Vocabulary/Lexico-grammatical Multiple-choice cloze [ask | You read a text with eight gaps and choose the best word for each gap from a choice of four options (A 8, CorD). Part? Focus | Grammar/texico-grammatical Open cloze Task | Youreada tex with eight gaps and think ofan appropriate ward te fitin each gap. Part3 Focus _| Vocabulary, Word formation Task | You read a text with eight gaps, You are given the stems ofthe missing wordsin capitals atthe end of the lines with the gaps. You have to change the form of each word tofitthe context Part 4 Focus _| Grammar, vocabulary and collocations | ans 7 Task | Thereare six sentences, You are given a sentence and a key word’, You have to complete ed aasecond gapped sentence using the key word, The second sentence has a different ‘grammatical structure but must have a similar meaning to the original Pars Focus _[ Detal, opinion, attitude, main idea, text organisation, purpose Multiple-choice Task | There are sic four-option mukiple-choice questions. You read along text and choose the comrectoption (A 8, Cor) based on te information in the text Part Focus | Altitude, opinion, comparing and contrasting points of view across texts rosstext multiple [Task | You read four shor texts ona elated topic You have to decide which text expresses a matching -similar/different opinion to the idea mentioned in each question. Part? Focus _| Text structure cohesion and coherence Gapped text Task | You read along text rom which sx paragraphs have been emnoved and put before the text. You have to decide where in the text each paragraph (A-G) should go. There is one paragraph you do not need to use Parts Focus _ | Specific information, detail attitude, opinion Multiplematching [Tas | You read ten questions or staternents about four to sb short ters, ora text which hasbeen divided into sections. You have to decide which section or text contains the information relating to each question o statement. 4 Exam information Escaneado con CamScannerWriting (| hour 30 minutes) ‘The Writing testis divided into two parts, You have to Complete one task from each part. Each part carries equal marks, 50 you should not spend longer on one than another. Part t Focus | Content, communicative achievement organisation, language Task | Part 1s compulsory and there sno choice of questions. You have to write an essay of, 220-260 words on a given topic using the notes provided. Part2 Focus | Content, communicative achievement, organisation, language Task | Part2 has four tasks to choose from: an email/etter, a report, a proposal ora review. You have: towrite 220-260 words using the prompts provided. Listening (approximately 40 minutes) you have five minutes at the “There ar four parts inthe Listening test, with a total of thirty questions You write your answers on the question paper and then ‘end of the exam to transfer them to an answer sheet. In each part, you willhear the recording(s) twice. The texts may be monologues or exchanges between interacting speakers, There willbe avarety of accents. Part? Focus [ Attitude, agreement, opinion, gist, detall nie oles Task | Youear three short conversations You have to answer six multiple-choice questions — two questions for each conversation — by choosing the correct option (A, Bor C). Part2 Focus | Speaiicinformation opinion Sentence completion [Task | You hear amonclogue. You complete eight sentences using words rom the recording, Part Focus [Atitude, opinion Multiple choice Task _ | Youheara conversation. You answer six multiple-choice questions by choosing the corect option Para Focus _| Gist attitude, main point Multiple matching Task | You hear five short monologues on a elated topic. You have to match five statements (A-F) In Task 1 and Task 2to each speaker. There is one statement in each task you do not need to Use, The two tasks must be completed simultaneously. Speaking (Approximately 15 minutes) You take the Speaking test with one or two other candidates. There are two examiners, One isthe ‘interlocutor who speaks to you and the otheris the‘assessor’ who just listens Part Focus _ | Generalinteracton and socal anguage ls Interview Task | Te interocutorasis each afyou questions about yoursel Part? Focus _| Comparing contrening, specstina Long tan Task | The interlocutor gives you three pictures and asks you to answer the questions on the task card by discussing two ofthe pictures You have to speck for one minute Then you answer a question brie about the other eaneidae's pcre, Part3 Focus | Expressing and justifying opinions, negotiating a decsion, suggesting, agreeing/ Collaborative tsk isagrecing ete Task | You are given a task to discuss with another candidate, based on the prompts on the task card. Then you discuss a second question on the same topic for a minute and make a decision together area Facus _ Expressing and sting opinions, agreeing/dsagreeha, ee Discussion Task | The interlocutor asks you questions related tothe topic in Fart 3. You discuss them with the other candidate. For more information see the Writing reference (page 166) the Exam focus (page 178) and the General marking guidelines (page 184), Exam information Escaneado con CamScanner