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Language proficiency tests must be passed in order to obtain the degree.

The tests consist of: 

  • three written tests: Written Comprehension, Listening Comprehension and Writing task
  • an oral test: Speaking test

The written tests are conducted on the computer. A pass in all parts is required for the Language proficiency test to be considered passed.

For more information and the self-assessment grid: "The Common European Framework of Reference for Language Learning and Teaching: Self-assessment Grid".

Infographic CLA Exam Retake Rules

English

English A2
  • Reading: three short texts to read, followed by multiple-choice questions and gap-fills.
  • Listening: two audio tracks followed by multiple- choice questions and gap-fills.
  • Writing task: a 25/35-word text and a 35/45-word essay.

Total time: 60 minutes divided into 30 minutes for Reading, 15 minutes for Listening and 15 minutes for Writing.

English A2 test simulation

English B1
  • Reading: three texts to read, followed by multiple-choice questions and gap-fills.
  • Listening: three audio tracks followed by multiple-choice questions and gap-fills.
  • Writing task: a 120-word essay.

Total time: 90 minutes divided into 38 minutes for Reading, 22 minutes for Listening and 30 minutes for Writing.

English B1 test simulation n°1

English B1 test simulation n°2

How to structure Written Production: examples

Test information – English B1

English B2 - General English
  • Reading: three texts to read, followed by multiple-choice questions and gap-fills.
  • Listening: three audio tracks followed by multiple-choice questions and gap-fills.
  • Writing task: a 180-word article for UnitrentoMAG article, to choose between two titles.

Total time: 90 minutes divided into 33 minutes for Reading, 22 minutes for Listening and 35 minutes for Writing.

General English B2 Test simulation n°1

General English B2 Test simulation n°2

General English B2 Test simulation n°3

How to structure Written Production: examples

English B2 for specific purpose - English for economics

"Prova ricettiva LM – inglese in ambito economico" (AD RIC_121446)

Reading: three texts to read, with multiple-choice questions, a matching exercise, and a sentence insertion exercise.
Listening: three audio tracks followed by multiple-choice questions, a matching exercise and a gap-fill exercise.

Total time for Reading and Listening CS e CO: 55 minutes.

"Prova di conoscenza linguistica – inglese in ambito economico" (AD 121446)

Writing task: a choice between a formal email or a report (180 words)

Total time for the Writing task: 35 minutes.

English B2 for for specific purpose - English for economics simulation test

English B2 for specific purpose - Engineering (DICAM and DII)
  • Reading: three texts to read, followed by multiple-choice questions and gap-fills, and a Use of English part.
  • Listening: three audio tracks followed by multiple-choice questions and gap-fills.
  • Writing task: a 70-word email on a engineering-specific topic, and a 170/190-word essay on a specific topic related to the candidate’s study plan.

Total time: 100 minutes divided into 40 minutes for Reading, 20 minutes for Listening and 40 minutes for Writing.

English B2 for Engineering Test Simulation n° 1

English B2 for Engineering Test Simulation n° 2

How to structure Written Production: examples

English B2 for specific purpose - International Studies (for those registered up to 2020/21)
  • Reading: two texts to read, followed by multiple-choice questions and gap-fills
  • Listening: two audio tracks followed by multiple-choice questions and gap-fills.
  • Writing task: a 350/400-word essay based on one of the texts in the CS.

Total time: 120 minutes divided into 40 minutes for Reading, 30 minutes for Listening and 50 minutes for Writing.

English B2 for International Studies Test Simulation

English C1
  • Reading: three texts to read, followed by multiple-choice questions and gap-fills.
  • Listening: two audio tracks followed by multiple-choice questions and gap-fills. 
  • Writing task: A 250-word article for UnitrentoMAG article, to choose between two titles.

Total time: 120 minutes divided into 45 minutes for Reading, 30 minutes for Listening and 45 minutes for Writing.

English C1 Test simulation n°1

English C1 Test simulation n°2

English C1 Test simulation n°3

How to structure Written Production: examples

English C2
  • Reading: three texts to read, followed by multiple-choice questions and gap-fills, and a Use of English part. 
  • Listening: two audio tracks followed by multiple-choice questions and gap-fills.
  • Writing task: A 300/350-word essay, to choose between three titles.

Total time: 120 minutes divided into 45 minutes for Reading, 30 minutes for Listening and 45 minutes for Writing.

English C2 test simulation: not available yet

French

French A1
  • Reading: one text to read, followed by T/F questions.
  • Listening: one audio track followed by multiple-choice questions and T/F questions.
  • Writing task: a 60-word essay

Total time: 60 minutes divided into 20 minutes for Reading, 15 minutes for Listening and 25 minutes for Writing.

French A1 Test simulation

French A2
  • Reading: one text to read, followed by T/F questions.
  • Listening: one audio track followed by multiple-choice questions and T/F questions.
  • Writing task: a 80/100-word essay

Total time: 60 minutes divided into 20 minutes for Reading, 15 minutes for Listening and 25 minutes for Writing.

French A2 Test simulation

French B1
  • Reading: 3 texts to read with multiple choice questions and matching exercises.
  • Listening: 3 audios tracks with multiple choice questions and matching exercises.
  • Writing task: 1 composition of 180 words.

Total time: 90 minutes divided into 25 minutes for Reading, 20 minutes for Listening and 45 minutes for Writing.

French B1 Test simulation

French B2
  • Reading: two texts to read, followed by T/F questions.
  • Listening: one audio track followed by multiple-choice questions and T/F questions.
  • Writing task: a 200/220-word essay, to choose between two titles.

Total time: 90 minutes divided into 25 minutes for Reading, 20 minutes for Listening and 45 minutes for Writing.

French B2 Test simulation

French C1
  • Reading: two texts to read, followed by T/F questions.
  • Listening: one audio track followed by multiple-choice questions and T/F questions.
  • Writing task: a 250/300-word essay.

Total time: 120 minutes divided into 35 minutes for Reading, 25 minutes for Listening and 60 minutes for Writing.

French C1 test simulation: not available yet

French C2
  • Reading: two texts to read, followed by T/F questions.
  • Listening: one audio track followed by multiple-choice questions and T/F questions.
  • Writing task: a 300/350-word essay.

Total time: 120 minutes divided into 35 minutes for Reading, 25 minutes for Listening and 60 minutes for Writing.

French C1 test simulation: not available yet

 German

German A1
  • Reading: one text to read, followed by T/F questions.
  • Listening: one audio track followed by T/F questions.
  • Writing task: a 60/70-word essay.

Total time: 60 minutes divided into 20 minutes for Reading, 12 minutes for Listening and 28 minutes for Writing.

German A1 Test simulation

German A2
  • Reading: two texts to read, followed by T/F questions.
  • Listening: one audio track followed by T/F questions.
  • Writing task: a 50/100-word essay.

Total time: 60 minutes divided into 20 minutes for Reading, 12 minutes for Listening and 28 minutes for Writing.

German A2 Test simulation

German B1
  • Reading: three texts to read, followed by multiple-choice questions and gap-fill.
  • Listening: three audio tracks followed by multiple-choice questions and gap-fill.
  • Writing task: a 120-word email.

Total time: 90 minutes divided into 30 minutes for Reading, 30 minutes for Listening and 30 minutes for Writing.

German B1 Test simulation

German B2
  • Reading: three texts to read, followed by multiple-choice questions and gap-fill.
  • Listening: three audio tracks followed by multiple-choice questions and gap-fill.
  • Writing task: a 180-word essay starting from a title with two questions.

Total time: 90 minutes divided into 30 minutes for Reading, 30 minutes for Listening and 30 minutes for Writing.

German B2 Test simulation

German C1
  • Reading: 2 texts with 6 questions each one + 1 text with 8 items.
  • Listening: 1 audio track with 6 questions + 1 audio track with 4 questions.
  • Writing task: 1 composition of 250 words

Total time: 120 minutes divided into 45 minutes for Reading, 30 minutes for Listening and 45 minutes for Writing.

German C1 Test simulation

German C2
  • Reading: two texts to read, followed by multiple-choice questions.
  • Listening: one audio track followed by multiple-choice questions.
  • Writing task: a 220-word essay

Total time: 120 minutes divided into 45 minutes for Reading, 30 minutes for Listening and 45 minutes for Writing.

German C2 test simulation: not available yet

Spanish

Spanish A1
  • Reading: two short texts to read, followed by multiple-choice questions and gap-fill.
  • Listening: two audio tracks followed by multiple-choice questions.
  • Writing task: a 100/120-word essay

Total time: 60 minutes divided into 20 minutes for Reading, 15 minutes for Listening and 25 minutes for Writing.

Spanish A1 test simulation: not available yet

Spanish A2
  • Reading: three short texts to read, followed by multiple-choice questions and gap-fill.
  • Listening: two audio tracks followed by multiple-choice questions.
  • Writing task: a 110/120-word essay

Total time: 60 minutes divided into 20 minutes for Reading, 15 minutes for Listening and 25 minutes for Writing.

Spanish A2 test simulation: not available yet

Spanish B1
  • Reading: three texts to read, followed by multiple-choice questions, matching and gap-fills.
  • Listening: three audio tracks, followed by multiple-choice questions, matching and gap-fills.
  • Writing task: a 140/160-word essay

Total time: 90 minutes divided into 30 minutes for Reading, 20 minutes for Listening and 40 minutes for Writing.

Spanish B1 Test simulation

Spanish B2
  • Reading: three texts to read, followed by multiple-choice questions, matching and gap-fill.
  • Listening: three audio tracks followed by multiple-choice questions, matching and gap-fill.
  • Writing task: a 180/200-word essay starting from a graphic, oral or textual stimulus.

Total time: 90 minutes divided into 30 minutes for Reading, 20 minutes for Listening and 40 minutes for Writing.

Spanish B2 test simulation

Spanish C1
  • Reading: two texts to read, followed by multiple-choice questions.
  • Listening: one audio track followed by multiple-choice questions.
  • Writing task (integrated skills): a 400-word essay based on a Listening Comprehension.

Total time: 120 minutes divided into 35 minutes for Reading, 25 minutes for Listening and 60 minutes for Writing.

Spanish C1 test simulation: not available yet

Spanish C2
  • Reading: one text to read, followed by multiple-choice questions.
  • Listening: one audio track followed by multiple-choice questions.
  • Writing task: a 400-word essay

Total time: 120 minutes divided into 35 minutes for Reading, 25 minutes for Listening and 60 minutes for Writing.

Spanish C2 test simulation: not available yet 

Italian

Italian A1
  • Reading: one text to read followed by multiple-choice and T/F questions, and gap-fill.
  • Listening: one audio track followed by multiple-choice and T/F questions.
  • Writing task: a 50-word essay

Total time: 60 minutes divided into 20 minutes for Reading, 10 minutes for Listening and 30 minutes for Writing.

Italian A1 test simulation Cs

Italian A1 test simulation Co

Italian A1 test simulation Ps

Italian A2
  • Reading: two texts with multiple-choice questions; matching or T/F.
  • Listening: two audios with multiple-choice questions; matching or T/F.
  • Writing task: two written productions with 25-45 words.

Total time: 60 minutes divided into 20 minutes for Reading, 10 minutes for Listening and 30 minutes for Writing.

Italian A2 test simulation Cs

Italian A2 test simulation Co

Italian A2 test simulation Ps

Italian B1
  • Reading: one text to read followed by multiple-choice and T/F questions, and gap-fill.
  • Listening: one audio track followed by multiple-choice and T/F questions.
  • Writing task: a 100/120-word essay

Total time: 80 minutes divided into 35 minutes for Reading, 20 minutes for Listening and 25 minutes for Writing.

Italian B1 test simulation Cs

Italian B1 test simulation Co

Italian B1 test simulation Ps

Italian B2
  • Reading: text comprehension and vocabulary test with multiple-choice exercises and identification of information;
  • Listening: an audio file with multiple-choice exercises and information identification;
  • Writing: a composition of at least 150 words based on a prompt;

Total time: 75 minutes divided into 25 minutes for Reading, 15 minutes for Listening and 35 minutes for Writing.

Italian B2 test simulation Cs

Italian B2 test simulation Co

Italian B2 test simulation Ps

Italian C1
  • Reading: 1 text (1200/1300 words) comprehension test and vocabulary test with multiple-choice or information identification;
  • Listening: 1 audio (dialogues, monologues, conferences, lectures, radio broadcasts) with multiple-choice or information identification;
  • Writing: a short essay (at least 200 words);

Total time: 120 minutes divided into 40 minutes for Reading, 20 minutes for Listening and 60 minutes for Writing.

Italian C1 test simulation Cs

Italian C1 test simulation Co

Italian C1 test simulation Ps

Italian C2
  • Reading: 1 text (1300/1400 words) comprehension test and vocabulary test with multiple-choice or information identification;
  • Listening: 1 audio (dialogues, monologues, conferences, lectures, radio broadcasts) with multiple-choice or information identification;
  • Writing: a short essay (at least 250 words);

Total time: 120 minutes divided into 40 minutes for Reading, 20 minutes for Listening and 60 minutes for Writing.

Italian C2 test simulation Cs

Italian C2 test simulation Co

Italian C2 test simulation Ps