| Listening 25–50 minutes |
Part 1 Word and number recognition |
Listen to a short input (in the form of a phone message) to identify specific information. |
Four-option multiple choice for each item (may be listened to twice). The minimum time (listening once) is 25 minutes. |
| Part 2 Literal meaning |
Listen to short conversations with two speakers or to monologues to identify specific information. |
| Part 3 Inference meaning |
Listen to short conversations with two speakers or to monologues to identify speaker attitude, intention, mood, etc. |
| Writing 50 minutes |
Part 1 Word-level writing |
Complete basic personal information on a form. |
Form completion. |
| Part 2 Short text writing |
Personal information questions. |
20–30 words. |
| Part 3 Three written responses to written input |
Respond to written input on a social network-type website. |
40 words for each question. |
| Part 4 Formal and informal text writing |
Write an informal email to a friend and a more formal email. Both emails are in reaction to information about a change. |
50 words for part 1. 120–150 words for part 2. |
| Speaking 12 minutes |
Part 1 Personal information |
Respond to three personal information questions. |
30 seconds for each response. |
| Part 2 Description of picture and comparison with own situation |
Describe a picture and answer two related questions. |
45 seconds for each response. |
| Part 3 Describe, compare and speculate |
Two contrasting pictures presented. Answer three questions of increasing difficulty. |
45 seconds for each response. |
| Part 4 Discuss personal experience or opinion in relation to an abstract topic |
Picture prompt, though picture is not central to answering the task. Answer three questions related to a single topic. |
One minute preparation time, two minutes response time. |
