This subject comprises two papers:
Paper 1 : Written Questions (40%)
.......... Time required: 100 minutes.
Section A : Composition (20%);
-- 5 topics will be given.
-- Students are required to write a composition
of between 200-250 words
in length.
-- Students should be able to write reports,
description and explanations
of processes of procedures, etc.
-- The composition will be assessed on its content, organization
and grammar.
Section B : Letter-writing (10%);
-- 2 topics will be given.
-- Students are required to write a formal/informal
letter of between 120-150 words in length.
-- The format of the letter should be based on the one provided
by the Unified Examination Department.
Section
C : Cloze Test (10%).
-- A short
passage containing 10 blanks will be provided. Students
are required to fill each blank with only one word.
Paper 2 : Multiple-choice Questions
(60%)
.......... Time required: 70 minutes.
Section A : Comprehension (30%);
-- A total of 15 multiple choice questions
will be given.
-- 1 extract of moderate difficulty
-- The content should be related as far as possible to the
students' field of studies.
Section B : Structure and Usage (30%).
-- 30 multiple choice items.
(1) Present, past, future tenses, present continuous,
past continuous, present perfect, past perfect, future
perfect, etc.
(2) Comparison of adverbs and adjectives
(3) Agreement of verb with subject
(4) Relative, reflexive & possessive pronouns
(5) Direct speech and indirect speech/reported speech
(6) Active and passive voice
(7) Countable and uncountable nouns
(8) Conjunctions
(9) Articles
(10) Infinitives
(11) Determiners
(12) Gerunds/Participles
(13) Vocabulary
(14) Sentences containing Nouns, Adjectives, Adverbs, Phrases/
Clauses, Negative Forms, Question Form, Question Tags
(15) Conditional tenses: Likely, Unlikely & Impossible
events.