CAE listening

CAE stands for....

• Cambridge in Advanced English

• Certificate in Advanced English

• Class in Advanced English

What skills are tested in the listening section of the Cambridge CAE exam?

• Understanding specific information, understanding main ideas and supporting details, understanding speaker attitude and opinion, understanding the organization and development of a talk or conversation, and understanding the speaker's purpose and function.

• Identifying vocabulary words, identifying grammar structures, identifying verb tenses

• Recognizing different accents and dialects, recognizing idiomatic expressions, recognizing sarcasm and irony

• Identifying the speaker's age and gender, identifying the speaker's nationality, identifying the speaker's occupation

According to CEFR, Cambridge English Advanced is set at...

• Level C2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages

• Level C1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages

• Level B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages

How many parts are there in CAE listening?

• 3

• 4

• 5

• 6

What types of audio recordings are included in the listening section of the Cambridge CAE exam?

• news reports, documentaries, commercials, and advertisements

• conversations, interviews, monologues, and discussions

• songs, poems, stories, and jokes

• lectures, speeches, debates, and presentations

How many questions in total in CAE Listening?

• 20

• 30

• 40

• 50

How many times do you hear each recording?

• 1

• 2

Which ones are CONVERSATIONS?

• Part 1

• Part 2

• Part 3

• Part 4

In part 2, how many sentences do you need to complete with 1-3 words?

• 4

• 6

• 8

• 10

In part 4, how many speakers do you need to listen to?

• 3

• 4

• 5

• 6