Full Term shall consist of three-fourths of the whole term reckoned from the first day of Full Term as hereinafter determined.The Easter Term shall begin on 10 April and shall consist of seventy days ending on 18 June, provided that in any year in which full Easter Term begins on or after 22 April the Easter Term shall begin on 17 April and end on 25 June. The Lent Term shall begin on 5 January and shall consist of eighty days, ending on 25 March or in any leap year on 24 March. The Michaelmas Term shall begin on 1 October and shall consist of eighty days, ending on 19 December.The dates are the same for every year except for Easter Term: 9 November, 13 February, and 14 May or 21 May (depending on whether Easter Term starts on 10 April or 17 April).Īdd Term and committee dates to your Google calendar From the Statutes and Ordinances of the University of Cambridge Graduands should check with their College's Praelector to find on which of the dates their College will be represented.ĭivision of Term is half-way through Term (not Full Term). The Academic Year commences on 1 October and finishes on 30 September each year.ĭates for degree ceremonies (including General Admission, the degree ceremony mainly for undergraduate awards) are listed separately. Listen to an interview for a detailed understanding of meaning and to identify attitudes and opinions.Graduate students operate on the basis of the Academic Year which extends beyond the end of the Easter Term. Part 4 (Multiple choice) What do candidates have to do? Listen to a monologue and complete six gaps. Part 3 (Gap fill) What do candidates have to do? Listen to six short dialogues and understand the gist of each. Part 2 (Multiple choice) What do candidates have to do?
Identify key information in seven short monologues or dialogues and choose the correct visual. For each part, you have to listen to a recorded text or texts and answer some questions. The B1 Preliminary Listening paper has four parts. Read a shorter text and complete six gaps using one word for each gap. Part 6 (Open cloze) What do candidates have to do? Read a shorter text and choose the correct vocabulary items to complete gaps.
Part 5 (Multiple choice cloze) What do candidates have to do? Show understanding of how a coherent and well-structured text is formed. Read a longer text from which five sentences have been removed. Part 4 (Gapped text) What do candidates have to do? Read a longer text for detailed comprehension, gist, inference and global meaning, as well as writer’s attitude and opinion. Part 3 (Multiple choice) What do candidates have to do? Match five descriptions of people to eight short texts on a particular topic, showing detailed comprehension. Part 2 (Matching) What do candidates have to do? Read five real-world notices, messages and other short texts for the main message. Part 1 (Multiple choice) What do candidates have to do? There are different types of texts and questions. The B1 Preliminary Reading paper has six parts. This makes your test more realistic and more reliable. Your Speaking test will be conducted face to face with one or two other candidates and two examiners. Shows how good your spoken English is as you take part in conversation by asking/answering questions and talking, for example, about your likes and dislikes. Gives you reminders to keep to your plan. Breaks your revision into manageable chunks. Builds revision sessions around your life. You have to be able to follow and understand a range of spoken materials including announcements and discussions about everyday life. The Get Revising study planner: Helps you meet all your homework and coursework deadlines. (30 minutes, including 6 minutes’ transfer time) Shows you can use vocabulary and structure correctly. Shows you can read and understand the main points from signs, newspapers and magazines. You can see exactly what’s in each paper below. B1 Preliminary is made up of four papers developed to test students’ English skills.