CPE has five papers, Reading Writing, Use of English, Listening and Speaking
Each of the written papers is returned to Cambridge for assessment. The Speaking Test is conducted by two locallybased examiners who examine candidates face - to - face. All examiners are accredited by Cambridge ESOL.
- Reading (Paper 1) 1 hour 30 minutes
The Reading paper assesses candidate's ability to read and understand texts from a wide range of sources, including fictions and non fiction books, journals, newspapers and magazines. Candidates are expected to understand the meaning of written English at word, phrase, sentence, paragraph and whole text level. It includes understanding of text content, organisation and structure, and the development of ideas, opinions and attitudes.
- Writing (Paper 2) 2 hours
The Writing paper assesses candidate's ability to write non-specialised text types such as letters articles, reports and reviwes for a given purpose and target reader, covering a wide range of topics. The paper also includes questions on set topics. The paper also includes questions on set texts. Responses are of 300 - 350 words in length
- Use of English (Paper 3) 1 hour 30 minutes
In this part of the exam, candidates are expected to demonstrate their knowledge and control of the language system by completing various tasks at word, sentence and text level.
- Listening (Paper 4) 40 minute (approx.)
The Listening paper assesses the ability to listen to and understand texts taken from a variety of text types including interviews, discussions, lectures and conversations. It test the ability to understand the meaning of spoken English, to extract information from a spoken text and to understand speakers attitudes and opinons.
The Speaking Test assesses candidates'ability to interact in conversational English in a range of contexts. The paper contains three parts, which take the form of an interview section, a collaborative task and individuallog - turns with follow-up discussion.
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