The format and content of the ABLE B2
Section |
Time |
Short Description |
Number of items |
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Listening |
Approx. 35 minutes |
Part 1: Ten short dialogues heard twice with one question per dialogue. Candidates choose the correct answer choice from three short written options. |
10 |
Part 2: One dialogue heard twice, with ten interview questions. Candidates choose the correct answer choice from five short written options in order to complete a questionnaire. |
10 |
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Part 3: One dialogue heard twice, accompanied by five questions. Candidates use the information they hear to choose the correct answer choice from three short written options. |
5 |
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Part 4: One monologue heard twice, accompanied by five questions. Candidates use the information they hear to choose the correct answer choice from three short written options. |
5 |
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Recess | |||
Reading & Use of Language |
75 minutes |
Task 1: Candidates read fifteen short sentences, six of which contain errors. Candidates decide which sentences are grammatically correct and which are incorrect. |
15 |
Task 2: Two short cloze texts each with five gaps. Candidates complete each gap in the cloze texts by choosing from four possible answer choices. |
10 |
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Task 3: Candidates match ten items with five short Internet texts about a topic. |
10 |
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Task 4: Candidates read four short reviews and answer eight multiple-choice questions, each with four answer choices. |
8 |
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Task 5: Candidates read one text comprising six paragraphs. The text describes either a process or cause and effect or advantages and disadvantages. Candidates choose the correct option from four answer choices. |
7 |
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Recess | |||
Writing |
40 minutes |
Candidates choose one from a choice of two possible tasks. Both tasks comprise an email. Candidates choose either to provide a description or to give advice and should write about a page. Prompts to help the candidates are given. |
1 task |
Speaking |
Approx. 8 minutes |
Task 1: Warm Up Candidates answer non-sensitive, personal questions. |
3 tasks |
Task 2: Information gap activity Candidates are expected to understand and provide information to the examiner in an information gap activity. |
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Task 3: Topic questions Candidates answer general questions on the topic. |
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