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Jelen kiadvny teljes egszben szerzi m, az Euro Nyelvvizsga Kft. szellemi tulajdona. Brminem sokszorosts vagy tovbbi felhasznls kizrlag az Euro Nyelvvizsga Kft. kifejezett rsos hozzjrulsval engedlyezett! Az euroexam az Euro Nyelvvizsga Kft. Magyarorszgon s ms orszgokban bejegyzett vdjegye.

Revised in August 2014.

Euro ExaminationsPractice Test Webset Level C1

List of Downloadable Files (PDF & MP3)Euro C1 Examination Guide

Mediation Part One Question Paper Answer Sheet Answer Key

Mediation Part Two Question and Answer Sheet Answer Key Dialogue MP3

Reading Question Paper Answer Sheet Answer Key

Writing Question Paper Answer Sheet Marking Criteria & Model Answers

Listening Question Paper Answer Sheet Answer Keys & Audio Scripts Short Conversation MP3 Making Notes MP3 Radio Programme MP3

Speaking Procedure, Script & Materials Marking Criteria

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Euro C1 Examination GuideThe Euro and EuroPro exams test communicative competence by testing success in real communication. Exam tasks are directly based on the Common European Framework of the Council of Europe. Passing the Euro or the EuroPro Exam indicates that the candidate can undertake a variety of real-life tasks in English. At Euro C1 there are five types of examination the candidate may attempt:

Monolingual Written (Written examination without the mediation test) Bilingual Written (Written examination with the mediation test) Oral (Oral Examination only) Monolingual Complex (Written and oral examinations without the mediation test) Bilingual Complex (Written and oral examinations with the mediation test)

To pass any of these examinations the candidate must have an average mark of 60% over all the tests attempted and score at least 40% in every test. If the candidate fails a complex examination, but has satisfied the conditions for passing either the written or the oral examination, s/he is awarded the written or oral examination.

Test Number of tasks TimeMediation (Optional) 3 ca. 45

Reading 3 45Writing 2 60

Listening 3 ca. 40Speaking 3 10 + 20

Total time ca. 3 hrs 20 mins + breaks

Mediation Part One (Time: 30 minutes)

Dictionary use: The candidate may use a printed (i.e. non-electronic) dictionary throughout this task.

Task 1 Translation English into HungarianThe candidate receives a factual text or a formal letter of 100-110 words, written in English. S/he has to translate the text into Hungarian. The candidate may use a printed dictionary.

Task 2 Translation Hungarian to EnglishThe candidate receives a factual text or a formal letter of 100-110 words, written in Hungarian. S/he has to translate the text into English. The candidate may use a printed dictionary.

Mediation Part Two (Time: ca. 15 minutes)

Dictionary use: The candidate may use a printed (i.e. non-electronic) dictionary during the last two minutes of the test after the audio has finished.

Dialogue The candidate hears a dialogue of 8 turns including two examples between two participants, a Hungarian (speaking in Hungarian) and an English speaker (speaking in English). One of the speakers may be an official. The candidate writes down the main points of the conversation in the opposite language to the one s/he hears. Two examples are given.

Reading (Time: 45 minutes)Dictionary use: The candidate may use a printed (i.e. non-electronic) dictionary throughout the Reading Test.

Task 1 Paragraph Headings There are six paragraphs for which the candidate must find the most appropriate heading from a choice of eight paragraph headings. Two headings are not needed. An example is provided.

Task 2 Long Text The candidate reads a single text of 1000-1250 words, normally an article, and answers 2 - 4 questions. Each question requires 2 - 4 pieces of information in the answer. The number of pieces of required information is indicated on the answer sheet; the candidate should write no more than 15 words for each piece of information. Answers are only marked for content.

Task 3 Multiple-Choice Reading The candidate reads two texts (ca. 400 words each) of which one is a formal article. Both texts have a shared theme. Each text has three multiple-choice questions. The questions test the understanding of detailed information, a specific lexical item, meaning implied in the text and the writers attitude.

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Writing (Time: 60 minutes)

Dictionary use: The candidate may use a printed (i.e. non-electronic) dictionary throughout the Writing Test.

Task 1 Transactional Writing The candidate reads several pieces of written or diagrammatic text (e.g. leaflets, notes, letters, maps, timetables) providing a context and information for the task. The candidate is asked to write a ca. 200 word transactional letter or email using the information provided.

Task 2 Discursive Writing There are three tasks from which the candidate chooses one. The candidate must write a ca. 200 word text within the genre specified. At present the tested genres are: an article, a letter to the editor, a review and an essay.

Listening (Time: ca. 40 minutes)Dictionary use: The candidate may use a printed (i.e. non-electronic) dictionary during the last five minutes of the test after the audio has finished.

Task 1 Short Conversations The candidate listens twice to four short conversations occurring in the same location and matches each one with an item from List A and an item from List B. List B often consists of the attitude or psychological state of one of the speakers. Each list has two items which are not needed.

Task 2 Making Notes The candidate listens to a recorded monologue, usually a lecture, in three parts. Before each part the student hears a recorded question. While listening to the monologue the candidate must note down three pieces of information which are required to answer the question. At the end of each section the question is repeated and there is a pause for writing. The recording is played only once.

Task 3 Radio Programme The candidate listens twice to an excerpt from a radio programme. The candidate answers eight multiple-choice questions while listening. The programme will typically be a talk show or formal discussion.

Speaking (Time: 10 min preparation + 20 mim examination)

Dictionary use: The candidate may use a printed (i.e. non-electronic) dictionary during the preparation period only.Candidates are examined in pairs. There are two examiners: one an interlocutor, the other an assessor. The candidate has ten minutes before the test for preparing Task 2. Candidates may use printed (i.e. non-electronic) dictionaries.

Task 1 InterviewThe candidate in a pair has a two-minute conversation with his/her partner. If they dont know each other, they find out information about the other candidate. If they do, they compare the things they have in common.

Task 2 Presentation & DiscussionIn the preparation room the candidate has ten minutes to choose one of two statements and to prepare a two-minute presentation. The statements are contentious, and the candidate needs to marshal arguments for and against the statement and to conclude by giving a reasoned opinion. The candidate is not judged on his/her opinion, but on the quality of his/her English and the logic of argument. No specialised knowledge is required. When giving the presentation, the candidate may consult, but not read from, his/her notes. While one candidate is giving the presentation the other candidate will take notes. After the presentation, the other will ask questions and make points on what the candidate has said. The candidate responds to these points. One minute is allowed for this discussion. The same procedure is repeated vice versa for the other candidate.

Task 3 DiscussionThe pair of candidates receives a card with four thematically linked photographs. These photographs are possible illustrations for the cover of a book, a poster, etc. on a given subject. First, they discuss which aspect of the topic each picture portrays. Then the two candidates debate which is the most suitable. Finally they discuss any other suitable images for the book. Three minutes is allowed for this task.