Listening tests are recorded professionally at a studio, under the supervision of an Examinations Officer. A strict standard of security is imposed on the studio. Each examination centre is required to follow strict procedures concerning the receipt of materials, administration and return of tests. This is an examination based on the Council of Europes Waystage specification. It tests the ability to communicate at an elementary level in the most frequent and basic situations of everyday life in a Catalan-speaking environment.
Texts can be public notices, advertisements, short news articles, etc.
Listening texts include informal recorded exchanges, announcements and news items . They are expected to operate in everyday situations such as asking for information, making arrangements, thanking someone, etc. They must also participate in simple conversations on everyday topics related to their personal experience. The examiners determine only whether or not candidates are capable of expressing themselves in a comprehensible way. Candidates must first respond to six questions of a general conversational nature.