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Cambridge English: Advanced

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CAE Paper 3 Listening (< Previous | Next >)


Time allowed: 40 minutes

Part Task type Focus Questions
1. Multiple choice Listen to three short extracts between interacting speakers. Answer two three-option questions on each exchange. focus on feeling, attitude, opinion, purpose, function, agreement, course of action, gist, detail, etc. 6
2. Sentence completion Listen to a monologue of around 3 minutes and complete sentences or take notes. pick out specific information from the text. 8
3. Multiple choice Listen to a conversation or interview with 2 or more speakers lasting around 4 minutes. Answer six multiple choice questions (choosing 1 from 4 options). pick out attitude and opinion. 6
4. Multiple matching Listen twice to a series of five short monologues (around 30 seconds each), and do a multiple matching task. gist, attitude, main points and interpreting context. 10

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