| Paper | Content | Marks (% of total) |
Purpose |
| Reading and Writing (1 hour 10 minutes) |
9 parts/56 questions | 50% | Shows you can understand simple written information such as signs, brochures, newspapers and magazines. |
| Listening (30 minutes, including 8 minutes' transfer time) |
5 parts/25 questions | 25% | Requires you to be able to understand announcements and other spoken material when people speak reasonably slowly. |
| Speaking (8–10 minutes per pair of candidates) |
2 parts | 25% | Tests your ability to take part in a conversation by answering and asking simple questions. Your Speaking test will be conducted face-to-face with one or two other candidates. This makes your test more realistic and more reliable. |