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    The C1 Advanced exam consists of four papers testing reading and use of English, writing, listening, and speaking skills. The reading and use of English paper has 8 parts with 56 questions over a variety of text types assessing vocabulary, grammar, reading comprehension, and the ability to understand texts. It contributes around 50% of the total exam score. The writing paper contains two assignments assessing the ability to write different text types. The listening paper contains multiple choice questions to test understanding of various spoken materials. The speaking paper involves an interview with two candidates and examiners to evaluate communication skills.

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    The C1 Advanced exam consists of four papers testing reading and use of English, writing, listening, and speaking skills. The reading and use of English paper has 8 parts with 56 questions over a variety of text types assessing vocabulary, grammar, reading comprehension, and the ability to understand texts. It contributes around 50% of the total exam score. The writing paper contains two assignments assessing the ability to write different text types. The listening paper contains multiple choice questions to test understanding of various spoken materials. The speaking paper involves an interview with two candidates and examiners to evaluate communication skills.

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    The C1 Advanced exam consists of four papers testing reading and use of English, writing, listening, and speaking skills. The reading and use of English paper has 8 parts with 56 questions over a variety of text types assessing vocabulary, grammar, reading comprehension, and the ability to understand texts. It contributes around 50% of the total exam score. The writing paper contains two assignments assessing the ability to write different text types. The listening paper contains multiple choice questions to test understanding of various spoken materials. The speaking paper involves an interview with two candidates and examiners to evaluate communication skills.

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    2/2/2021 C1 Advanced exam format | Cambridge English

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    C1 Advanced
    Exam format
    C1 Advanced is a thorough test of all areas of language ability.

    The updated exam (for exam sessions from January 2015) is made up of four papers developed to test your English language skills. You can see
    exactly what’s in each paper below.

    The Speaking test is taken face to face, with two candidates and two examiners. This creates a more realistic and reliable measure of your ability to
    use English to communicate.

    Paper Content Purpose


    Reading and Use of English
    Shows you can deal confidently with different types of text, such as fiction,
    (1 hour 30 minutes) 8 parts/
    newspapers and magazines. Tests your use of English with different types of
    See sample paper (/Images/174025-advanced- 56 questions
    exercise that show how well you can control your grammar and vocabulary.
    2015-sample-papers-1.zip)
    Writing
    (1 hour 30 minutes) You create two different pieces of writing, such as essays, letters/emails,
    2 parts
    See sample paper (/Images/174025-advanced- proposals, reports and reviews.
    2015-sample-papers-1.zip)
    Listening
    (about 40 minutes) 4 parts/ Tests your ability to follow and understand a range of spoken materials, such as
    See sample paper (/Images/174025-advanced- 30 questions interviews, radio broadcasts, presentations, talks and everyday conversations.
    2015-sample-papers-1.zip)
    Speaking
    (15 minutes per pair of candidates) Tests your ability to communicate effectively in face–to–face situations. You will
    4 parts
    See sample paper (/Images/174025-advanced- take the Speaking test with another candidate.
    2015-sample-papers-1.zip)

    openbook
    Reading and Use of English
    compose
    Writing
    playlist
    Listening
    megaphone
    Speaking

    openbook What’s in the Reading and Use of English paper?


    The C1 Advanced Reading and Use of English paper is in eight parts and has a mix of text types and questions.

    Summary

    Time allowed: 1 hour 30 minutes


    Number of parts: 8
    Number of questions: 56
    Lengths of texts: 3,000–3,500 words to read in total.
    Newspapers and magazines, journals, books (fiction and non-fiction), promotional and
    Texts may be from:
    informational materials.

    Part 1 (Multiple-choice cloze)

    A text in which there are some numbered gaps, each of which represents a word or phrase.
    What's in Part 1? After the text there are four possible answers for each gap and you have to choose the correct
    answer (A, B, C or D).
    What do I have to practise? Vocabulary – idioms, collocations, shades of meaning, phrasal verbs, fixed phrases etc.
    How many questions are there? 8
    How many marks are there? 1 mark for each correct answer.

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    Part 2 (Open cloze)

    A text in which there are some gaps, each of which represents one missing word. You have to
    What's in Part 2?
    find the correct word for each gap.
    What do I have to practise? Grammar and vocabulary.
    How many questions are there? 8
    How many marks are there? 1 mark for each correct answer.

    Part 3 (Word formation)

    A text containing eight gaps. Each gap represents a word. At the end of the line is a ‘prompt’
    What's in Part 3?
    word which you have to change in some way to complete the sentence correctly.
    What do I have to practise? Vocabulary.
    How many questions are there? 8
    How many marks are there? 1 mark for each correct answer.

    Part 4 (Key word transformations)

    Each question consists of a sentence followed by a ‘key’ word and a second sentence with a gap
    What's in Part 4? in the middle. You have to use this key word to complete the second sentence, in three to six
    words, so that it means the same as the first sentence.
    What do I have to practise? Grammar, vocabulary and collocation.
    How many questions are there? 6
    How many marks are there? Up to 2 marks for each correct answer.

    Part 5 (Multiple choice)

    A text with some multiple-choice questions. For each question, there are four options and you
    What's in Part 5?
    have to choose A, B, C or D.
    What do I have to practise? Reading for detail, opinion, tone, purpose, main idea, implication, attitude.
    How many questions are there? 6
    How many marks are there? 2 marks for each correct answer.

    Part 6 (Cross-text multiple matching)

    Four short texts with multiple-matching questions. You must read across all of the texts to
    What's in Part 6?
    match a prompt to elements in the texts.
    What do I have to practise? Understanding and comparing opinions and attitudes across texts.
    How many questions are there? 4
    How many marks are there? 2 marks for each correct answer.

    Part 7 (Gapped text)

    A single page of text with some numbered gaps which represent missing paragraphs. After the
    What's in Part 7? text there are some paragraphs which are not in the right order. You have to read the text and
    the paragraphs and decide which paragraph best fits each gap.
    What do I have to practise? How to understand the structure and development of a text.
    How many questions are there? 6
    How many marks are there? 2 marks for each correct answer.

    Part 8 (Multiple matching)

    A series of multiple-matching questions followed by a text or several short texts. You have to
    What's in Part 8?
    match a prompt to elements in the text.
    What do I have to practise? Reading for specific information, detail, opinion and attitude.
    How many questions are there? 10
    How many marks are there? 1 mark for each correct answer.

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