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    Cambridge English: Advanced Content and Overview: Part / Timing Content Test Focus

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    The document provides an overview of the content and focus of each part of the Cambridge English: Advanced exam. The exam assesses reading and use of English, writing, listening, and speaking skills. The reading and use of English section contains multiple choice, gap fill, and reordering questions to test understanding of details, organization, and inferences. The writing section requires an essay and choice of letter, report, review, or proposal. The listening section includes short extracts, sentences, and texts to evaluate understanding of feelings, opinions, and details. The speaking part consists of conversations and discussions to assess interactive English abilities.

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    The document provides an overview of the content and focus of each part of the Cambridge English: Advanced exam. The exam assesses reading and use of English, writing, listening, and speaking skills. The reading and use of English section contains multiple choice, gap fill, and reordering questions to test understanding of details, organization, and inferences. The writing section requires an essay and choice of letter, report, review, or proposal. The listening section includes short extracts, sentences, and texts to evaluate understanding of feelings, opinions, and details. The speaking part consists of conversations and discussions to assess interactive English abilities.

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    The document provides an overview of the content and focus of each part of the Cambridge English: Advanced exam. The exam assesses reading and use of English, writing, listening, and speaking skills. The reading and use of English section contains multiple choice, gap fill, and reordering questions to test understanding of details, organization, and inferences. The writing section requires an essay and choice of letter, report, review, or proposal. The listening section includes short extracts, sentences, and texts to evaluate understanding of feelings, opinions, and details. The speaking part consists of conversations and discussions to assess interactive English abilities.

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    Cambridge English: Advanced

    content and overview


    Part / timing Content Test focus
    Reading and Use of English Part 1 A modified cloze test containing eight gaps, Candidates are expected
    1 hour 30 minutes followed by eight multiple-choice questions to be able to: demonstrate
    Part 2 A modified cloze test containing eight gaps the ability to apply their
    Part 3 A text containing eight gaps. Each gap corresponds knowledge and control of
    to a word. The stems of the missing words are given beside the language system by
    the text and must be changed to form the missing word. completing a number of
    Part 4 Six separate questions, each with a lead-in sentence tasks at text and sentence
    and a gapped second sentence to be completed in three to level; demonstrate a variety
    six words, one of which is a given ‘key’ word of reading skills, including
    Part 5 A text followed by six 4-option multiple-choice understanding of specific
    questions information, text organisation
    Part 6 Four short texts, followed by four cross-text multiple- features, implication, tone and
    matching questions text structure.
    Part 7 A text from which six paragraphs have been
    removed and placed in jumbled order, together with an
    additional paragraph, after the text
    Part 8 A text or several short texts, preceded by ten
    multiple-matching questions
    Writing Part 1 One compulsory question Candidates are expected to
    1 hour 30 minutes write an essay in response to
    a proposition to discuss, and
    accompanying text.

    Part 2 Candidates choose one task from a choice of three Candidates are expected to be
    questions. able to write non-specialised
    text types such as a letter, a
    report, a review or a proposal.
    Listening Part 1 Three short extracts or exchanges between Candidates are expected to
    Approximately 40 minutes interacting speakers. There are two multiple-choice be able to show understanding
    questions for each extract. of feeling, attitude, detail,
    Part 2 A monologue with a sentence-completion task which opinion, purpose, agreement
    has eight items and gist.
    Part 3 A text involving interacting speakers, with six
    multiple-choice questions
    Part 4 Five short, themed monologues, with ten multiple-
    matching questions
    Speaking Part 1 A short conversation between the interlocutor and Candidates are expected to be
    15 minutes (for pairs) each candidate (spoken questions) able to respond to questions
    Part 2 An individual ‘long turn’ for each candidate followed and interact in conversational
    by a response from the second candidate (visual and English.
    written stimuli, with spoken instructions)
    Part 3 A two-way conversation between the candidates
    (written stimuli, with spoken instructions)
    Part 4 A discussion on topics related to Part 3 (spoken
    questions)

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