Official English certificate PAPER BASE 2 hours and 40 minutes.
Listening 30 minutes.
Reading and writing 2 hours and 10 minutes without interruptions.
COMPUTER-BASED 2 hours 40 minutes.
Listening 30 minutes.
Reading and writing 2 hours and 10 minutes without interruptions.
ONLINE 2 hours and 40 minutes.
Listening 30 minutes.
Reading and writing 2 hours and 10 minutes without interruptions.
| Listening | Response type | Task |
| Part 1 - 7 questions | Multiple choice of three options for each of the seven expressions to choose the appropriate answer. | Listen to two short sentences twice: statement, explanation, description, instruction, or question. |
| Part 2 - 6 questions | Two three-choice multiple-choice questions for each of the three conversations. | Listen to three short conversations with two speakers twice to identify: topic, purpose, context, speakers, essence, the relationship between speakers, roles, functions, attitudes, feelings, and opinions. |
| Part 3 - 7 questions | A message pad with a heading and seven prompts and the space to write the correct information for each question. Answers are one to five words. | Listen twice to a radio broadcast, conversation, narrative, presentation, etc. to identify specific information. |
| Total: 26 questions | ||
| Reading | Response type | Task |
| Part 1 - 5 questions | Five multiple-choice of three choices to complete each text. | Five short texts, each with a space-proof layout, lexis, cohesive devices, coherence. |
| Part 2 - 6 questions | Choice of seven sentences to choose from to fill in the six gaps. A prayer is provided as a distraction. | A text with six sentences removed, for example, topic sentence, summary sentence, idea development, point emphasis, opinion, contrast, sequence, forward / backreference, transition to a new idea. |
| Part 3 - 7 questions | Seven questions to indicate which text provides the answer to each question. | Four short texts, for example, email, article, announcement, etc. with a linked theme, but with a different purpose. |
| Part 4 - 8 questions | Eight open 'wh-' questions require short answers of one to three words. | A continuous text: narrative, descriptive, expository, biographical, instructive. |
| 26 questions | ||
| Writing | Response type | Task |
| Part 1 70-100 words | Respond appropriately to a given text to produce a formal response for a planned public hearing. | Instructions for writing a response to a letter, poster, journal, schedule, brochure, etc. for a specific reader and a clearly defined number of content points to be addressed. |
| Part 2 100-120 words | Produce an informal letter to a friend. | Instructions to write a letter on a certain topic of personal interest with two functions to be included, for example, invite a friend to stay, describe what you will do. |