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Listening Comprehension

Practise the CIPLE listening component. Listen to Portuguese dialogues and answer comprehension questions.

What is the listening component?

Listening Comprehension is worth 30% of the final score. You will listen to audio recordings — dialogues, announcements, messages — at normal speed, and answer comprehension questions. In the real exam, each audio is played twice.

~4
Audio recordings
Each audio is played
30%
Weight in the final score

Listening tips

Read the questions before listening

Before the audio starts, read the questions carefully. This way you know what to listen for.

First time: get the general idea

On the first listen, focus on the topic and the main idea. On the second, look for specific details.

Pay attention to numbers and names

Times, dates, prices and place names are frequently asked about. Make a mental note of these details.

Don't panic

If you don't understand a word, keep listening. The overall context is more important than any single word.

Listening exercise — 6 questions

Listening Exercise

Listen to 3 short recordings and answer 6 comprehension questions. You can listen to each recording twice, just like in the exam.

Audio is generated by your browser's speech synthesiser in Portuguese.

Your result

In the real exam, the listening section has ~4 recordings with varied questions.

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