In the following table you will find the types of tasks that can generally occur in ECL examinations. Please note that not every task type is used in every language. For details, please refer to the sample tests for the respective language.
| LEVEL | A2 | B1 | B2 | C1 | |||||
| READING COMPREHENSION | |||||||||
| Type of tasks | Possible task types for task no. 1:
· multiple choice (3 options) · matching short texts with titles/statements/questions/pictures · gap filling: placing words/parts of sentences back into a text from a set |
Possible task types for task no. 1:
· multiple choice (3 options) · matching short texts with titles/questions · gap filling: placing words/parts of sentences back into a text from a set
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Possible task types for task no. 1:
· multiple choice (3 options) · matching short texts with titles/questions · gap filling: placing words/parts of sentences back into a text from a set
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Possible task types for task no. 1:
· multiple choice (3 options) · matching short texts with titles/questions · gap filling: placing words/parts of sentences back into a text from a set
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| Possible task types for task no. 2:
· questions requiring short answers |
Possible task types for task no. 2:
· questions requiring short answers |
Possible task types for task no. 2:
· questions requiring short answers
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Possible task types for task no. 2:
· questions requiring short answers
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| Type of text | advertisement, comment, article, operation manual, description, letter, brochure, short news | blog post, advertisement, personal letter, information brochure, newspaper article | blog post, advertisement, comment, personal letter, information brochure, newspaper article | report, blog post, comment, information brochure, newspaper article
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| WRITTEN COMMUNICATION | |||||||||
| Type of texts to be composed | writing a comment (website, forum), an e-mail, a message on the basis of four bullet points (the bullet points may also be pictures) | writing a comment (website, forum), a report, an e-mail, a personal message on the basis of four bullet points | writing a comment/post (website, forum), a report, an e-mail, an essay/composition on the basis of four bullet point | writing a comment/post (website, forum), a report, an article, an e-mail, an essay/composition on the basis of four bullet points
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| LISTENING COMPREHENSION | |||||||||
| Type of tasks | Possible task types for task no. 1:
· multiple choice (3 options) · matching short texts with titles/statements/questions/pictures |
Possible task types for task no. 1:
· multiple choice (3 options)
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Possible task types for task no. 1:
· multiple choice (3 options) |
Possible task types for task no. 1:
· multiple choice (3 options)
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| Type of tasks | Possible task types for task no. 2:
· questions requiring short answers |
Possible task types for task no. 2:
· questions requiring short answers |
Possible task types for task no. 2:
· questions requiring short answers
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Possible task types for task no. 2:
· questions requiring short answers
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| Type of tasks | announcement, conversation, interview, information report on radio, portrait, advertisement, short news | conversation of native speakers, report, news, interview, information report on radio | conversation of native speakers, report, news, interview, information report on radio, short lecture, | conversation of native speakers, report, lecture, news, interview, information report on radio
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| ORAL COMMUNICATION | |||||||||
| Type of tasks | Warm-up conversation (not assessed)
Task 1: guided conversation between the two candidates on the basis of four bullet points given to them orally – dialogue Task 2: individual talk on the basis of a montage consisting of four pictures – monologue |
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