Course Content
Reading
This section measures your ability to understand academic passages in English. There are three passages in this section. You have 60 minutes to complete the en tire section. You may read the passages and answer the questions in any order you choose, but plan to spend about 20 minutes on each passage and the accompanying questions. Most questions are worth 1 point, but the last question for each passage is worth more than 1 point. The directions for the last question indicate how many points you may receive. At the end of this Practice Test you will find an answer key, information to help you determine your score, and explanations of the answers.
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Passage 1
Passage One Reading
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Passage 2
Passage Two Reading
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Passage 3
Passage Three Reading
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Listening
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Listening 1
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Listening 2
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Listening 3
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Listening 4
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Listening 5
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Speaking
The following Speaking section of the test will last approximately 20 minutes. To complete it, you will need a recording device that you can play back to listen to your responses. During the test, you will answer six speaking questions. Two of the questions ask about familiar topics. Four questions ask about short conversations, lectures, and reading passag.es. You may take notes as you listen to the conversations and lectures. The questions and the reading passages are printed here. The time you will have to prepare your response and to speak is printed below each question. You should answer all of the questions as completely as possible ,in the time allowed. Play the audio tracks listed in the test instructions. Record each of your responses.
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Speak 1
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Writing
This section measures your ability to use writing to communicate in an academic environment. There will be two writing tasks. For the first writing task, you will read a passage and listen to a lecture and then answer a question based on what you have read and heard. For the second task, you will answer a question based on your own knowledge and experience. At the end of this Practice Test you will find a script for the audio track, topic notes, sample test taker essays, and comments on those essays by official raters.
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Task 1: Writing Based on Reading and Listening
Task 2: Writing Based on Knowledge and Experience
Practice Test 1

You will now read a short passage and then listen to a conversation on the same
topic. You will then be asked a question about them. After you hear the question, you will have 30 seconds to prepare your response and 60 seconds to speak.

Reading Time: 45 Seconds

The university has decided to discontinue its free bus service for students. The reason given for this decision is that few students ride the buses and the buses are
expensive to operate. Currently, the buses run from the center of campus past university buildings and through some of the neighborhoods surrounding the campus.
The money saved by eliminating the bus service will be used to expand the overcrowded student parking lots.

The man expresses his opinion of the university’s plan to eliminate the bus service.
State his opinion and explain the reasons he gives for holding that opinion.

Preparation Time: 30 Seconds
Response Time: 60 Seconds

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