An introduction to the Cambridge CAE exam
Time allowed: 40 minutes
Part | Task type | Focus | Questions |
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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 |
Table: CAE Paper 3 Listening