Exam guides

What each part of the test asks of you, and the habits that move your score most.

Take a practice testTry the speaking examiner
Listening30 minutes · 40 questions · 4 sections · 5 tipsReading60 minutes · 40 questions · 3 passages · 5 tipsWriting60 minutes · Task 1 (20 min) + Task 2 (40 min) · 6 tipsSpeaking11–14 minutes · 3 parts, face to face · 6 tips
What the bands mean1 to 9 per skill, and what each one describes.Raw score to bandOut of 40, for listening and reading.Question typesEvery type the papers can ask.On the dayHow the computer test actually runs.