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This part tests your ability to produce spoken and written English in an academic environment.  \nThe table shows what you will see in the test, which you will take on a computer. When practising with this book, you will have to write your written answers in the book, your notebook or on your own computer, and you could record your spoken answers on your own computer or mobile phone.  \n\n| Part 1: Speaking and writing |  |  |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Speaking (total time 30–35 minutes) |  |  |  |  |  |\n| Task type | Number\u003Cbr>of tasks | Task description | Skills assessed | Text/ Recording length | Time\u003Cbr>to answer |\n| Read aloud | 6–7 | A text appears on screen. Read the text aloud into your microphone. | reading and speaking | text up to\u003Cbr>60 words | varies by task, depending on the length of text |\n| Repeat sentence | 10–12 | After listening to a sentence, repeat the sentence into your microphone. | listening and speaking | 3–9 seconds | 15 seconds |\n| Describe image | 6–7 | An image appears onscreen. Describe the image in detail into your microphone. | speaking | n/a | 40 seconds |\n| Re-tell\u003Cbr>lecture | 3–4 | After listening to or watching a lecture,\u003Cbr>re-tell the lecture in your own words into your microphone. | listening and speaking | up to 90\u003Cbr>seconds | 40 seconds |\n| Answer short question | 10–12 | After listening to a question, answer with a single word or a few words into your microphone. | listening and speaking | 3–9 seconds | 10 seconds |\n| Writing (total time 50–60 minutes) |  |  |  |  |  |\n| Task type | Number\u003Cbr>of tasks | Task description | Skills assessed | Text/ Recording length | Time\u003Cbr>to answer |\n| Summarize written text | 2–3 | After reading a passage, write a one-sentence summary of the passage. | reading and writing | text up to\u003Cbr>300 words | 10 minutes |\n| Write\u003Cbr>essay | 1–2 | Write an essay of 200–300 words on a given topic. | writing | up to 4 sentences | 20 minutes |\n\nEach recording is played only once. You may take notes using the Erasable Noteboard Booklet and pen, and use these notes as a guide when answering the tasks.  \nSpeaking task types are not timed individually, but writing task types are. In both sections you can refer to the timer in the upper right-hand corner of the computer screen, Time Remaining, which counts down the time remaining for the  \nSpeaking section.  \nTEST  \n1  \nSPEAKING  \nAN d WRITING  \nSTRATEGIES  \nRead aloud  \nAbout the task type  \nThis is a long-answer speaking task type that tests reading and speaking skills. You have to read aloud a short text, with correct pronunciation and intonation. 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