Listening
30 mins
LanguageCert International ESOL C2 Mastery
Written (Listening, Reading, Writing) and Spoken (Speaking) exams in English, aligned to the C2 level of the CEFR*. Exams are delivered through our global network of Test Centres or online.
About LanguageCert International ESOL C2:
- Leads to two separate certificates: Written and Spoken
- Both exams can be taken together or independently of each other
Written exam:
- Paper-based/computer-based at approved Test Centres or Online with remote, live invigilation
- Duration 3 hours 10 minutes
Spoken exam:
- Face-to-face or Online with a live interlocutor
- Duration 17 minutes
At C2 level, candidates can:
- communicate spontaneously, fluently and precisely in virtually any situation
- understand almost everything heard or read
- summarise and reconstruct arguments and accounts coherently
- differentiate finer shades of meaning in complex situations
Candidates at C2 level have mastered English to an exceptional level, possessing the language skills needed to work in a senior professional or study in high-level academic environments (e.g. Master’s or PhD).
*Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR), developed by the Council of Europe, is widely used to describe levels of language proficiency.
- Exam
- Price in USD
Two exams available at this level: Written and Spoken. Both exams can be taken together or independently.
Test Centre exams
Take an exam at a LanguageCert approved Test Centre.
Exam format
Paper-based 3 hours & 10 minutes
Reading & Writing
2 hours & 40 mins uninterrupted
Computer-based 3 hours & 10 minutes
Listening
30 mins
Reading & Writing
2 hours & 40 mins uninterrupted
Online 3 hours & 10 minutes
Listening
30 mins
Reading & Writing
2 hours & 40 mins uninterrupted
Listening
Part 1: 6 multiple choice questions (each with 3 options)
Task:
- Listen twice to 6 sentences
- Idiomatic expressions, colloquialisms, register shifts and use of stress and intonation to indicate attitude included
- Choose the appropriate option to complete or continue the conversation
Part 2: 6 multiple choice questions (each with 3 options)
Task:
- Listen twice to 3 conversations, each consisting of 2 speakers and identify: topic, purpose, context, speakers, gist, relationship between speakers, roles, functions, attitudes, feeling and opinions
- Choose the appropriate option for each question
Part 3: 7 questions (write notes on the message pad based on the information in the recording)
Task:
- Listen twice to a dense factual lecture, radio broadcast, narrative, presentation, etc. to identify specific information
- Jot down answers of 1 to 5 words
Part 4: 7 multiple choice questions (each with 3 options)
Task:
- Listen twice to a discussion to identify gist, examples, fact, opinion, contrast, purpose, key ideas, attitude, cause and effect
- Choose the appropriate response for each question
Reading
Part 1: 5 questions (5 sentences identifying true and false statements about the text)
Task:
- Text includes idiomatic language, narrative or academic ideas, arguments and opinions
- Determine whether the statements are true or false
Part 2: 6 questions (8 sentences to choose from to complete 6 gaps in the text. 2 sentences are provided as distractors)
Task:
- A text with 6 sentences removed, e.g. topic sentence, summarising sentence, developing idea, emphasising a point, opinion, contrast, sequence, forward and back reference, transition to new idea
- Choose the appropriate sentence for each gap in the text
Part 3: 7 questions (4 texts provide the answers to7 questions)
Task:
- Read 4 short texts, e.g. email, article, advert, etc. and choose which text answers which question
Part 4: 8 questions (8 questions requiring short answers of up to 5 words)
Task:
- A continuous text: narrative, descriptive, explanatory, expository, biographical, instructive
- Provide short answers of up to five words for each question
Writing
Part 1: 150 - 200 words (respond appropriately to a given text to produce a formal response for an intended public audience)
Task: Write a letter, report, argument or article using a written, graphic or visual input for the intended reader expressing stance, opinion, justification, argumentation as appropriate
Part 2: 250 - 300 words (produce a personal letter, a narrative composition/ story or a descriptive composition)
Task: Write an informal piece for a specified reader in order to persuade, argue or hypothesise, expressing mood, opinion, justification, evaluation etc.
Exam format
Face-to-face
Speaking
17 mins
Online
Speaking
17 mins
Speaking
Part 1
Task: • Give and spell name
• State country of origin
• Answer 5 questions
Part 2
Task: • 2 or 3 situations are presented by the interlocutor
• Candidates are expected to respond to questions and initiate interactions
Part 3
Task: • Hold a short discussion to make a plan, arrange or decide something using written text as the prompt
Part 4
Task: • Candidates are given 30 seconds preparation time
• Talk about a topic provided by the interlocutor for 3 minutes
• Answer follow-up questions
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