An introduction to the Cambridge CPE exam
Time allowed: 40 minutes
Part | Task type | Focus | Questions |
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1. Multiple choice | Listen to three short unrelated extracts of monologues or interacting speakers. Answer two multiple choice questions on each extract. | Identify speaker feeling, attitude, opinion, purpose, agreement, course of action, gist and detail. | 6 |
2. Sentence completion | Listen to a monologue and use the information to complete gaps in sentences. | indentify specific information and stated opinion. | 9 |
3. Multiple choice | Listen to a text with a number of speakers and answer multiple choice questions. | Identify opinion, gist, detail and inference. | 5 |
4. Multiple matching | Listen to five monologues and match statements to the right speaker(s). | Identify specific information and stated opinion. | 10 |
Table: CPE Paper 3 Listening