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Preparation for the University of Cambridge

ESOL Examinations

Preliminary English Test

• Time of exam: 2 hours and 12 minutes • The exam is divided into 3 papers:– Paper 1: Reading and Writing– Paper 2: Listening– Paper 3: Speaking

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PAPER ONE: READING and Writing• Time: 1 hour and 30 minutes • Reading No. of questions: 35• Task types: multiple choice, matching,

true/false, multiple-choice cloze

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PAPER ONE: READING and Writing• No. of parts: 5– Part 1: Reading real-world notices and short texts: 3-

option multiple-choice (5)– Part 2: Reading multiple texts for detailed

comprehension: matching (5)– Part 3: Reading and scanning a factual text for specific

information: true/false (10)– Part 4: Reading for detailed comprehension: 4-option

multiple-choice (5)– Part 5: Understanding vocabulary and grammar: 4-

option multiple-choice cloze (10)

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PAPER ONE: READING and Writing• Writing No. of questions: 7• No. of parts: 3– Part 1: Transforming sentences (5)– Part 2: Writing a short message in form of postcard,

e-mail, note, etc. (35-45 words)– Part 3: Writing a letter or story (100 words)

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PAPER TWO: LISTENING• Time: approx. 30 minutes • No. of questions: 25• No. of parts: 4– Part 1: 7 multiple-choice – Part 2: 6 multiple-choice – Part 3: 6 gap-fill – Part 4: 6 true/false

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PAPER THREE: SPEAKING• Time: 12 minutes • No. of parts: 4 (two candidates)– Part 1: general conversation - individual (3

min.) – Part 2: simulated situation – two-way

conversation, expressions opinions (3 min.) – Part 3: photo description (3 min.) – Part 4: general conversation – two-way

conversation (3 min.)

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Paper 3: SpeakingPart 3: photo description – Candidate A

Paper 3: SpeakingPart 3: photo description – Candidate B