Multilevel Language tests: Walking into the land of the unexplored

Part 1. Communicate ideas or basic information (A1: 
4 sentences in about 30 words; A2: 30-50 words). 
Respond appropriately to a given text in order to 
produce a formal response for an intended public 
audience (B1: 70-100 words; B2: 100-150 words; 
C1-C2: 150-200 words) 
Part 2. Produce short simple text for an intended 
audience (A1: 20-30 words; A2: 30-50 words). 
Produce an informal letter to a friend (B1: 100-120 
words). Produce a personal letter, a narrative 
composition/ story or a descriptive composition (B2: 
150-200 words; C1-C2: 250-300 words) 
Part 1. Candidates read a short prompt, usually an 
email. They use the information in the prompt and 
the three bullet points to write an email of at least 50 
words.
Part 2. Candidates read a short text outlining a 
scenario and respond using the information in the 
scenario and the three bullet points. Candidates will 
write at least 180 words to a wider audience and may 
be asked to produce a variety of text types (e.g. 
review, article, web post)
Speaking 
Part 1. Give and spell name. Give country of origin. 
Answer five questions
Part 2. Two or three situations are presented by the 
interlocutor at each level and candidates are required 
to respond to and initiate interactions 
Part 3. Exchange information to identify similarities 
and differences in pictures of familiar situations at 
Preliminary and Access levels. Hold a short 
discussion to make a plan, arrange or decide 
something using visual prompts at Achiever, and 
written text as the prompt at the three higher levels
Part 4. After 30 seconds of preparation time, talk 
about a topic provided by the interlocutor and answer 
follow-up questions (A1: half a minute; A2: 1 
minute; B1: 1 and a half minutes; B2: 2 minutes; C1: 
2 minutes; C2: 3 minutes)