What does CPE involve?
A. CPE has five papers: Reading: 1 hour 30 minutes Candidates will need to be able to understand the meaning of written English at word, sentence, paragraph and whole text level. Writing: 2 hours Candidates will have to show they can produce a number of different items such as a short story, a letter, an article, a report or a composition, each of about 300—350 words. Use of English: 1 hour 30 minutes Candidates’ use of English will be tested by tasks which show how well they can control their grammar and vocabulary and how well they can summarise information. Listening: 40 minutes (approx) Candidates need to show they can understand the meaning of a range of spoken material, including lectures, news programmes and public announcements. Speaking: 19 minutes Candidates will take the Speaking test with another candidate or in groups of three, and they will be tested on their ability to take part in different types of interaction: with the examiner, with the other candidates and by themse
