Certificat d’Etudes de Français Pratique 1 (CEFP1)
This is an examination based on the Council of Europes Waystage
specification. It tests the language skills needed to survive
in situations of everyday life in a French-speaking environment.
There are five components:
Reading
Candidates are expected to be able to read in order to extract
global or factual information from short, simple authentic texts.
These texts are taken from different sources: signs, forms, instructions
on machines, guides, programmes, product packaging or short articles.
There are three sections and twenty items of the following task
types: multiple-choice, matching.
The component lasts thirty minutes.
Writing
There is one task which is to write a personal letter of about
100 words in length. In this letter (or postcard), the candidates
must give information, report events, describe a situation taking
into account the person it is addressed to (relatives or friends).
The component lasts thirty minutes.
Listening
There are two sections. The first consists of identifying phonemes
in discrete items. The second is a dialogue and several public
announcements, traffic information, or weather reports, telephone
messages on topics of general interest. Candidates must be able
to understand main points as well as specific details. There are
twenty-five items of the following task types: multiple choice,
gap filling.
The component lasts twenty minutes
Speaking
Candidates are tested individually. They are expected to keep
up a conversation about themselves and provide suitable replies
to questions about photos or drawings. The component lasts ten
minutes. Structural Competence Candidates are expected to demonstrate
their knowledge of specific aspects of the language (e.g. grammar
and lexis) which are essential for everyday communication. There
are twenty multiple-choice items based on gapped texts (with MCQ
of 3 options) taken from a variety of genuine sources. The component
lasts twenty minutes.
Weighting of components
Listening and Speaking carry 55% of the total marks. Reading,
Writing and structural competence carry 45%.
Results
There are two grades: Pass and Fail. Successful candidates may
apply for a certificate.
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