Información CPE - PAPER 4

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PAPER 4 : Listening

 What’s in the Listening paper?

The Cambridge English: Proficiency Listening paper has four parts. For each part you have to listen to a recorded text or texts and answer some questions. You hear each recording twice.  

Summary

Time allowed: about 40 minutes
Number of parts: 4
Number of questions: 28
Marks: 20% of total

Parts 1–4

Part 1 (Multiple choice)


What's in Part 1? 		Four short, unrelated recordings lasting approximately 1 minute each. You have to listen to the recordings and answer two multiple-choice questions for each recording. Each question has three options (A, B or C).
What do I have to practise? Listening for gist, detail, function, purpose, topic, speaker, addressee, feeling, attitude, opinion, etc.
How many questions are there? 8
How many marks are there? One mark for each correct answer.

Part 2 (Sentence completion)


What's in Part 2? 		A monologue or prompted monologue lasting 3–4 minutes. The questions are a series of incomplete sentences. You have to listen to the recording and identify the information you need (one to three words) to fill each gap.
What do I have to practise? Listening for specific information, stated opinion.
How many questions are there? 9
How many marks are there? One mark for each correct answer.

Part 3 (Multiple choice)


What's in Part 3? 		A recording involving interacting speakers lasting 3–4 minutes. You have to listen to the recording and answer a series of multiple-choice questions, each with four options (A, B, C or D).
What do I have to practise? Listening for opinion, gist, detail, inference.
How many questions are there? 5
How many marks are there? One mark for each correct answer.

Part 4 (Multiple matching)


What's in Part 4? 		A recording with interacting speakers which lasts 2–3 minutes in which the speakers exchange opinions and agree/disagree. The questions are a series of statements which summarise the main points of the recording. For each statement, you have to say which speaker agrees with it or indicate if both speakers agree.
What do I have to practise? Listening for agreement, disagreement, stated and non-stated opinion.
How many questions are there? 6
How many marks are there? One mark for each correct answer.

DOs and DON’Ts

DOs

  1. Listen to and read the instructions. Make sure you know what kind of text you will hear, what it is about and what you have to do in each part.
  2. Think about the topic, the development of ideas and the context as you read the questions. This will help you when you listen.
  3. Answer all the questions. Even if you are not 100% sure, you have probably understood enough to make a good attempt!
  4. Be careful of 'word-spotting' (when answers in options appear on the recording but in a different context).
  5. Remember to pay attention to the role of stress and intonation in supporting meaning.
  6. Write the actual word you hear. (Part 2)
  7. Remember to check your spelling. (Part 2)
  8. Look carefully at what is printed before and after the gap and think about the words which could fit both logically and grammatically. (Part 2)

DON'Ts

  1. Don't spend too much time on a difficult question. Move on to the next question and come back to the difficult one again later.
  2. Don't complicate an answer by changing or adding extra information. (Part 2)

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