Exam Guide

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Euro Examinations
Practice Test Level C1 Operational Proficiency

CONTENTS
ExamGuide

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Test 1
Reading & Writing Part A
Question Paper
Answer Sheet

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Reading & Writing Part B

Question Paper
Answer Sheet

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Test 2
Listening
Question Paper
Answer Sheet

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Test 3
Grammar and Vocabulary
Question Paper
Answer Sheet

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Test 4
Mediation Part A
Question and Answer Sheet
Mediation Part B
Question Paper
Answer Sheet

Answer Keys
Test 1: Reading & Writing
The Answer Key
Marking schemes

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Test 2: Listening
The Answer Key
The Tapescript

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Test 3: Grammar and Vocabulary

The Answer Key
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Test 4: Mediation
The Answer Key
The Tapescript for Part A
Marking Criteria for Part B

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Exam Guide

Level C1

The 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.
Below is a table showing for each test its name, the number of tasks, the time allowed and the
number of available marks. Each of the tests is then described on the following pages.
In order to pass the candidate must get 65% of the 150 available marks, as well as getting 40% or
more in each test.

Test number

Test

Number of tasks

Time

Marks

Test 1
Test 2
Test 3
Test 4
Test 5

Reading & Writing

Listening
Grammar & Vocabulary
Mediation
Speaking

5
3
3
3
4

60+45
45
40
20+30
10+20

50
25
25
25
25

Approx. 4 hrs 30
+ breaks

150

Total time / Marks available

Test 1- Reading & Writing

Part A

marked for content as well as for quality of

writing.

(Time: 60 minutes)

Task 3 Transactional writing

Task 1 Paragraph headings

You match seven paragraphs of a text of 400450 words excerpted from newspapers,
magazines,
advertisements,
literature,
articles, academic sources, and nine
paragraph titles.

Task 2 Long text

You read a single text of 1000-1250 words,
normally an article, letter or narrative, and
answer questions, writing 150-200 words with
specific reference to the text. Answers are

You receive a number of short texts which

serve to establish a context for the writing
task. These texts will be of various genre,
such as a brief announcement, a short letter
or an advert. The task is to write a 120-150
word letter with a specific transactional
purpose as described in the rubric, referring to
the short texts.

Test 1- Reading & Writing

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Part B
(Time: 45 minutes)

Task 1 Multiple-choice reading

You read three texts of different genres of 200300 words each, but all connected to the
same theme. After reading each text you
answer two multiple choice comprehension
questions (six altogether), focusing variously
on a specific lexical item, something implied in
the text, the writers attitude, the overall
meaning of the text or a detailed piece of
information.

Part B, Task 2 Extensive writing

Candidates are given a choice of three
questions, and write 250-300 words within the
genre specified. The type of text could be an
article, a report, a non-transactional letter; a
descriptive or narrative composition or a
discursive essay.

Test 2 - Listening
(Time: 45 minutes)

Task 1 Short conversations

You hear six short pieces, all taking place in
the same location, but of several different
discourse types. Then you have to select
items from two lists (A and B) that correspond
to a given text. List A will contain eight items
connected to the speakers or the context; List
B will contain eight items connected with the
spoken text.

Task 2 Making notes

You listen to a recorded monologue of about
three minutes and take notes to be used to
answer questions. At three points, there is a
pause in the monologue, at which point a

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question is asked on the tape; you write your
answer on the answer sheet. The recording is
played only once.

Task 3 Radio/TV programme

The text is an excerpt from a radio or TV
programme, such as news, documentary or
formal discussion, of about 3 minutes in
length. The task consists of ten multiple
choice questions.

Test 3 - Grammar and

Vocabulary
(Time: 40 minutes)

Task 1 Dictation
You listen to an extended monologue of 150200 words, and try to write the text down word
for word. The text is heard three times, once
all the way through with no break, and twice
broken down into small units of meaning, with
breaks between sections to allow time for
writing.

Task 2 Multiple-choice gap fill

You receive a text of 400-500 words with
fifteen gaps where a single word has been
removed. For each gap, the task is to choose
the appropriate word from among the four
given.

Task 3 Modified Cloze

You receive a text of 400-500 words with
fifteen gaps where a single word has been
removed. The task is to write the word that
best fills the gap.

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Test 4 - Mediation Part A

(Time: 20 minutes)

Task 1 Dialogue
You listen to a taped dialogue between two
participants, a Hungarian speaking friend
and an English speaker, probably an official
working in some public context. You are the
mediator (translator) between the two
participants by writing down the translation of
each intervention on your Task Sheet.

Test 5 - Speaking
(Time: 10 minutes preparation + 15 minutes interview)

You are examined in pairs with two examiners

present, one acting as an interlocutor, the
other as an assessor. You get ten minutes
beforehand for preparation for Task 2. Printed
dictionaries are allowed to use in this task.

Task 1 Warm-up
You find out more about each other by asking
questions and having a short conversation
about a topic given by the interlocutor. Some
possible topics include travel, work, family,
sport,
cinema,
hobbies,
education,
relationships, housing, news and current
affairs and the environment.

Task 2 Presentation and Discussion

You receive a sheet with four statements and
prepare a 2-minute presentation or talk on one
of the topics. Before meeting the examiner you
get ten minutes to prepare, making notes,
which you can use when actually giving the

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Test 4 - Mediation Part B

(Time: 30 minutes)

Task 1 English into Hungarian

You receive a factual text or a semi-formal
letter of 85-100 words, written in English, and
have to translate it into Hungarian. Printed
dictionaries are allowed to use in this task.

Part B, Task 2 Hungarian to English

You receive a factual text or a semi-formal
letter in Hungarian of 75-90 words, and have
to translate it into English. Printed dictionaries
are allowed to use in this task.
presentation. The statements are focused on
topics of general interest and intended to elicit
an opinion, either in support of or against the
statement. You are not judged on your opinion
and no specific knowledge is required.
While candidate A is giving his or her
presentation, candidate B takes notes, to use
to initiate a short discussion on the content of
the presentation. Candidate B is not obliged to
agree or disagree, but this would certainly be
the most natural and comfortable path to take.
It is important that candidate B refers to things
that candidate A has said and responds to
them rather than referring only to the topic in
general.
The same procedure is repeated with
candidate A responding to candidate Bs
presentation.

Task 3 Communicative task

You receive a task card with instructions from
the interlocutor. Typically, the card has four
photographs; the context of the task is that the
candidates have been asked to find and
choose photographs for the cover of a book on
a given theme. The task is to talk about what
aspects of the theme each picture illustrates,

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about what other images they could include,

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and finally to decide which images would be
most appropriate and why.