▁They ▁are ▁ass essed ▁on ▁their ▁ability ▁to ▁structure ▁and ▁develop ▁ideas ▁of ▁a ▁given ▁topic , ▁the ▁impression ▁their ▁writing ▁makes ▁on ▁the ▁reader , ▁usage ▁of ▁language ▁and ▁how ▁well ▁the ▁candidate ▁ach ieves ▁their ▁writing ▁purpose . ▁▁ 3 . ▁List ening ▁( appro xim ately ▁ 4 0 ▁minutes ▁– ▁ 2 0 % ▁of ▁total ▁marks ) ▁ ▁The ▁List ening ▁paper ▁has ▁four ▁parts . ▁ ▁Part ▁ 1 ▁has ▁three ▁short , ▁un related ▁record ings ▁each ▁last ing ▁approximately ▁ 1 ▁minute ▁and ▁six ▁multiple - choice ▁questions ▁to ▁complete . ▁ ▁Part ▁ 2 ▁has ▁a ▁mon olog ue ▁last ing ▁ 3 – 4 ▁minutes ▁and ▁nine ▁incomplete ▁sentences . ▁C andid ates ▁must ▁fill ▁in ▁the ▁gap ▁in ▁each ▁sentence ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁information ▁in ▁the ▁recording . ▁ ▁Part ▁ 3 ▁has ▁a ▁recording ▁with ▁interact ing ▁speak ers ▁last ing ▁ 3 – 4 ▁minutes ▁and ▁ 5 ▁multiple - choice ▁questions ▁to ▁complete . ▁ ▁Part ▁ 4 ▁has ▁five ▁short , ▁them ed ▁mon olog ues ▁each ▁last ing ▁approximately ▁ 3 5 ▁seconds ▁and ▁two ▁multiple - match ing ▁tasks . ▁Each ▁task ▁in ▁this ▁part ▁contains ▁ 5 ▁questions . ▁ ▁Record ings ▁come ▁from ▁a ▁range ▁of ▁spoken ▁materials , ▁such ▁as ▁lect ures , ▁speech es ▁and ▁inter views , ▁and ▁feature ▁language ▁that ▁a ▁candidate ▁might ▁encounter ▁in ▁work ▁situations , ▁at ▁university ▁or ▁in ▁every day ▁life . ▁C andid ates ▁are