Reading and Writing
(1 hour 30 minutes)

Reading: 
5 parts/35 questions

Writing:
3 parts/7 
questions

50%

Shows you can read and understand the main points from signs, journals, newspapers and magazines, and can use vocabulary and structure correctly.

Listening
(30 minutes, plus 6 minutes' transfer time)

4 parts/25 questions

25%

Requires you to be able to follow and understand a range of spoken materials including announcements and discussions about everyday life.

Speaking
(10–12 minutes per pair of candidates)

4 parts

25%

Demonstrates your spoken English as you take part in conversation, asking/answering questions, and talking freely, for example, about your likes and dislikes. Your Speaking test will be conducted face-to-face with one or two other candidates. This makes your test more realistic and more reliable.