The test consists of three parts:
• Part 1: a Role-play card (recommended to last between one and one and a half minutes at Foundation and Higher tiers).
• Part 2: a Reading aloud text and short conversation based on the topic of the text (recommended to last between two and two and a half minutes in total at Foundation tier and between three and three and a half minutes in total at Higher tier).
• Part 3: discussion of a Photo card containing two photos (recommended to last between four and five minutes in total at Foundation tier and between six and seven minutes in total at Higher tier). Candidates must not use a dictionary at any time during this test. This includes the preparation time.