| 1 | INDEPENDENTPersonal Preference | Here the candidate is required to choose something on his own, may be some important people or topic or event and speak on it. | 15 seconds | 45 seconds |
| 2 | Choice | Here the candidate will make a choice of 2 contrasting behaviours or situation types and speak on it. | 15 seconds | 45 seconds |
| 3 | INTEGRATEDCampus Situation Topic:Fit & Explain | A reading passage (75–100 words) presents a campus-related issue.
• A listening passage (60–80 seconds,
150–180 words) comments on the issue in the reading passage.
• The question asks the test taker to summarize the speaker’s opinion within the context of the reading passage. | 30 seconds | 60 seconds |
| 4 | Academic Course Topic:General/ Specific | A reading passage (75–100 words) broadly defines a term, process, or idea from an academic subject.
• An expert from a lecture (60–90 seconds; 150–220 words) provides examples and specific information to illustrate the term, process or idea from the reading passage.
• The test taker was required to co-ordinate what the expert commented with the passage and convey it accordingly. | 30 seconds | 60 seconds |
| 5 | LISTEN/SPEAKCampus Situation Topic: Problem/ Solution | The listening passage (60–90 seconds; 180–220 words) is a conversation about a student-related problem and two possible solutions.
• The question will ask the examinee about his understanding of the problem and the possible solution of the problem. | 20 seconds | 60 seconds |
| 6 | Academic Course Topic:Summary | The listening passage is an expert from alecture (90–120 seconds; 230–280 words) that explains a term or concept and gives concrete examples to illustrate that term or concept. The question asks the examinee to summarize the lecture and illustrate the understanding of the relationship between the examples and the overall topic. | 20 seconds | 60 seconds |
