Exam structure
Specific structure of each section
Task 1, 2, 3, 4: Read daily texts
Read daily texts and match with the correct answer.
Task 1: read an email and answer 5 a-b-c questions.
Task 2: read 8 short advertisements and answer one a-b-c question for each.
Task 3: read 3 testimonials and answer 6 questions about them.
Task 4: read a short text and answer 6 questions about it.
Task 1: Daily conversations
Listen to daily conversations and complete 6 multiple-choice questions.
Task 2: Advertisements
Listen to advertisemnts and answer 6 multiple-choice questions.
Task 3: Dialogue
Listen to a dialogue and match 6 sentences with the person who said it.
Listen to 7 messages and and match each one to a sentence.
Task 1: Write an email
Create a brief text addressed to someone such as a note, postcard, message, email or letter.
Task 2: Write a small text
Choose between two options.
A) Create a short composition based on the data provided.
B) Describe the life of a person based on the pictures.
Task 1: Oral exposition about daily topics.
Make a short monologue about a daily topic (free time, friends and family, personal description…)
Task 2: Picture description
Make a short monologue from a photograph
Task 3: Dialogue
Hold a conversation with the examiner in a simulated situation from the photograph described in Task 2.
Learning objectives of the exam
- Understand phrases and expressions related to areas of most immediate priority (e.g.very basic personal and family information, shopping, local geography, employment)
- Communicate in simple and routine tasks requiring a simple and direct exchange of informationon familiar and routine matters to do with work and free time and describe in simple terms aspects of their past and their environment
- Handle very short social exchanges, use simple everyday polite forms of greeting and address, make and respond to invitations, invitations and apologies and say what he/she likes and dislikes
Practice of each section
Exam grade
The maximum score for the exam is 100 points and it is divided in two groups:
Group 1: Reading skills (25 points) + Writing skills (25 points).
Group 2: Listening skills (25 points) + Speaking (25 points).
There are two possible grades: “Pass” or “Fail”. “Pass” means the score is equal to or higher than 30 points in each one of the groups.
Next exams dates (2026)
February 13th, 2026 (register before January 7th)
April 17th, 2026 (register before February 25th)
May 22nd, 2026 (register before April 8th)
October 16th, 2026 (register before September 2nd)
November 13th, 2026 (register before September 30th)
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General tips and tricks
- Correct answers score 1 point, while incorrect answers don't score any points. This means it's best to complete all the questions as wrong answers will not be penalized.
- It is important to practice with real life timing for each section. Try our sample exam below with timed answers to see an estimate on what your current level is.
- For the speaking and writing tasks, it's important to keep in mind the grading grid used by examiners so that you know what content and structures are tested. This will help you get the best grade possible.
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