The Cambridge English Scale
Source: https://www.cambridgeenglish.org/exams-and-tests/cambridge-english-scal…
Cambridge English: Advanced (by Ben Rodway)
CEFR level: C 1
Number of papers: 4 (Reading and Use of English; Writing; Listening; Speaking) Total time: 3 hours, 55 minutes
Pass score: 180 points (180-199: grades C and B; 200-210 grade A)
Paper 1: Reading and Use of English: 90 minutes
- Part 1: Lexical cloze (multiple-choice): semantic precision, complementation, collocation
- Part 2: Open cloze: grammatical and lexico-grammatical language
- Part 3: Word formation: transformation of word forms
- Part 4: Key-word transformation: paraphrasing
- Part 5: Reading: multiple-choice; detail, gist, implied-gist tone, attitude etc.
- Part 6: Reading: Cross-text multiple-matching: 4 related academic texts; focus on agreement
disagreement between authors
- Part 7: Reading: Gapped-text: insert missing paragraphs; focus on text structure, coherence,
cohesion, anaphoric and cataphoric referencing
- Part 8: Reading: Multiple-matching: 4-6 related texts: summarizing/paraphrasing
Paper 2: Writing: 90 minutes
- Part 1: Essay
- Part 2: Choose 1 question from 3 options; 4 text types possible, requiring different registers:
- Letter/email
- Report
- Proposal
- Review
Part 3: Listening: 30 minutes
- Part 1: 3 short extracts, multiple-choice
- Part 2: Monologue of 3-4 minutes: sentence completion: complete gaps in summarizing
sentences with word(s) heard
- Part 3: a 4-minute conversation (often an interview), multiple choice
- Part 4: 5 short topic-related monologues, multiple matching
Part 4: Speaking: 15 minutes; exam conducted with 2 (sometimes 3) candidates together
- Part 1: short social conversation with examiner (2 mins)
- Part 2: Long turn: candidate speaks for 1 minute, comparing and contrasting 2 of 3 photos (4
mins)
- Part 3: 2-way discussion with other candidate based on a task
- Part 4: 2-way discussion based on topic of part 3
Sample Results Sheet Cambridge Advanced
Source: https://www.cambridgeenglish.org/exams-and-tests/advanced/results/
Useful resources Cambridge Advanced: https://www.cambridgeenglish.org/teaching-english/resources-for-teacher…