1. Getting ready for
C2 Proficiency
Module 1
Reading and Use
of English and
Listening
2. In today’s class we will:
✔ learn what you must do in Paper 1: Reading and Use of English and
Paper 3: Listening
✔ get familiar with the tasks in each paper
✔ learn about the expected performance at C2 Proficiency level in
these parts of the exam
✔ see how you can use feedback from the teacher to improve your work
✔ show you where you can find extra materials
Getting ready for C2 Proficiency Papers 1 and 3
3. Module 1: Reading and Use of English
1.1:
The tasks
• Reading and Use of English: 1 hour 30 minutes
Candidates need to be able to understand texts
from publications such as fiction and non-fiction
books, journals, newspapers and magazines.
Candidates’ use of English is tested by tasks which
show how well they can control their grammar
and vocabulary.
13. Module 1: Listening
• Listening: approximately 40 mins
The paper contains four parts. Each part contains
a recorded text or texts and corresponding
comprehension tasks. Each part is heard twice.
Text types consist of monologues or interacting
speakers, in the style of interviews, discussions,
conversations, radio plays, talks, speeches,
lectures, commentaries, documentaries,
instructions.