INTERMEDIATE CERTIFICATE
General description
It tests the four skills of the language: reading, writing, listening and speaking.
Part 1. Reading comprehension (50 minutes): comprehension questions and multiple choice exercises on
narrative, descriptive and argumentative texts.
Part 2. Writing (60 minutes)
Candidates are expected to write letters and a composition ( 150-200 words).
Part 3. Listening comprehension (30 minutes)
Candidates are provided with some recorded material. They are expected to show understanding of
recorded material or of a talk given by the teacher and to infer meaning.
Part 4. Use of Spanish (60 minutes)
Matching the phrase with a situation.
Error correction.
Finding the correct word to complete a text.
Part 5. Speaking (10/15 minutes)
Interaction with the examiner. Role playing.
Grammatical contents
All grammatical contents from CELE BASIC are included.
Position of adjectives
Personal pronouns with reflexive and reciprocal verbs
Lo and neutral demonstrative pronouns
Indicative mood: all tenses
Irregular verbs
Subjunctive mood: present tense. Subjunctive mood in subordinate clauses.
Conditional mood
Indirect speech
Verbal phrases
Prepositions and common prepositional phrases
FUNCTIONS OF THE LANGUAGE
Reporting others words
Expressing cause, reason, condition and consequence
Agreeing and disagreeing
Expressing opinions
Expressing hypothesis
Expressing possibility
Preferences and wishes
Giving directions
Transmitting messages
Giving advice |
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