CHARACTERISTIC OF B1: Preliminary (CAMBRIDGE PET)

Exam format

Paper	Content	Marks (% of total)	Purpose
Reading and Writing  (1 hour 30 minutes)	Reading:  5 parts/  35questions Writing:  3 parts/  7questions	50%	Shows you can read and understand the main points from signs, newspapers and magazines, and can use vocabulary and structure correctly.
Listening  (36 minutes, including 6 minutes' transfer time)	4 parts/  25questions	25%	You have to be able to follow and understand a range of spoken materials including announcements and discussions about everyday life.
Speaking  (10–12 minutes per pair of candidates)	4 parts	25%	Shows how good your spoken English is as you take part in conversation by asking/answering questions and talking, for example, about your likes and dislikes. Your Speaking test will be conducted face to face with one or two other candidates and two examiners. This makes your test more realistic and more reliable.

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