Examination of Romanian as a foreign language – Level B1
General presentation
Components
Listening
Reading
Time
20 minutes
45 minutes
Number of
tasks
3
3
Number of
items
20
20
Elements of
communication
construction
45 minutes
6
50
Writing
50 minutes
2
-
Speaking
15 minutes
3
-
Number of
marks
20
20
20
20
20
It demonstrates that a candidate can ...
understand the global meaning or specific information, details and
main ideas from texts related to job, education, free time and from
radio or TV broadcasting, when the speaking is clear, in standard
language.
understand the global meaning or specific information, details and
main ideas from texts which contain mainly high frequency every day
or job-related language.
understand the grammatical structure of a text and use correctly in
context the forms and structures specific to the level; understand the
global meaning of the text and the specific information it contains
and use adequately in context the elements of vocabulary specific to
the level.
elaborate and organise adequately coherent texts, related to a large
area of familiar topics and simple formal texts; thank somebody and
to answer a message of thanking, justify a point of view or an option,
express personal impressions, attitudes and reactions, etc.
answer questions related to personal information and domains of
interest, spoken clearly and at a normal pace, in standard language;
describe situations, events, experiences (health, education,
television, conflicts, etc.) and express and give arguments for
preference, attitude, opinion on these; interact without much
difficulty when the topics are familiar and also less familiar, related
mainly to domains of interest and work (job interview, services, life in
a city).
*10 extra minutes are allowed to the candidates for writing the final results from the scrap paper and for verifying the exam paper.
Examination of Romanian as a foreign language – Level B1
Content, structure, marking
LISTENING
Time
Structure
Task 1
20 de
minute
Task 2
Task 3
Type of text
true/ false
factual/ informative
text; dialogue (texts
from genuine sources,
adapted according to
the level)
(250-300 words)
gap filling
factual/ informative
text (texts from
genuine sources,
adapted according to
the level)
(250-300 words)
multiple
choice
factual/ informative
text, text segments or
dialogue (texts from
genuine sources,
adapted according to
the level)
(250-300 words)
Abilities
understanding specific
information and main
ideas
understanding and
interpreting specific
information and details;
global understanding
and interpretation of a
text segment
understanding specific
information, of details
and main ideas
Number
of items
Modality of marking the
correct answer
Number
of marks
8
writing the letters A or F in
the numbered boxes
8
6
writing words in the
corresponding boxes
6
6
circling
6
READING
Time
45
minutes
Structure
Task 1
true/ false
Task 2
multiple
choice
Task 3
gapped text
Type of text
argumentative, narrative,
descriptive text, formal and
informal correspondence)
(250-400 words)
argumentative, narrative,
descriptive text, formal and
informal correspondence)
(250-400 words)
argumentative, narrative,
descriptive text, formal and
informal correspondence)
(250-400 words)
Abilities
understanding
specific
information and
details; identifying
main ideas; global
understanding
understanding
specific
information and
details; identifying
main ideas; global
understanding
understanding
specific
information and
details; global
understanding;
apprehending text
cohesion and
coherence
Number
of items
Modality of marking the
correct answer
Number
of marks
8
writing the letters A or F in
the numbered boxes
8
6
circling
6
6
writing the letter of the
corresponding text segment in
the numbered box
6
ELEMENTS OF COMMUNICATION CONSTRUCTION
Time
Domain
Structure
Task 1
Task 2
Grammar
45
minutes
Vocabulary
multiple choice
gap filling (with the
correct form of the given
words)
Task 3
gap filling (with words
which are not given)
Task 4
multiple choice
Task 5
Task 6
Abilities
gap filling (with words
given in their correct
form)
derivation
Number of
items
10
the capacity of
understanding the grammar
structure of a text and of
using correctly in context the
grammatical forms and
structures specific to the
level
the capacity of
understanding the global
meaning of the text and the
specific information it
contains and of using
adequately in context the
elements of vocabulary
specific to the level
Modality of
marking the
correct answer
gap filling
(corresponding
letters)
Number of
marks
4
10
gap filling (words)
4
10
gap filling (words)
4
6
gap filling
(corresponding
letters)
2.4
6
gap filling (words)
2.4
8
gap filling words
derived from the
ones given in the
column on the right
3.2
WRITING
Time
Structure
Task 1
writing a text
with an
interactional
pattern
50
minutes
Task 2
writing a
descriptive or
narrative text
Type of text
informal correspondence
(informative answers,
recommendations,
advice, thanks), semiformal letters (letters, emails or e-mail answers
addressed to an official
person, institution,
company), publicity
(towns and places in
town, products and
services, cultural
activities)
presentation (places,
personalities), narration
(travelling, events, plans,
things which happened),
simple essays (motivating
options, expressing points
of view related to familiar,
concrete themes)
Number of
words
70 - 80
90 - 100
Abilities
Modality of
elaborating the
answers
Number
of marks
the capacity of elaborating
and organising adequately
coherent texts, related to a
large area of familiar topics
and simple formal texts;
the capacity of thanking
and answering to messages
expressing thanking, of
justifying a point of view or
an option, of expressing
personal impressions,
attitudes and reactions,
etc.; the capacity of giving
advice on familiar matters;
the capacity of using
adequately elements of
vocabulary and
grammatical structures
specific to the level
elaboration of texts,
based on detailed
instructions in the
rubrics and writing
them in the available
spaces;
the candidate will
consider all the details
in the rubrics and/ or
in the input
20
SPEAKING
Time
Structure
Task 1
Task 2
conversation
with the
examiner
questions related
to personal
information,
addressed by the
examiner (job,
studies, house,
travelling, etc.)
monologue
images related to
familiar topics
(education, media,
means of
communication,
travelling, etc.),
accompanied by
detailed written
rubrics
15
minutes
Task 3
Type of input
dialogue
detailed written
rubrics; the
dialogue will be
based on familiar
and less familiar
themes related
mainly to domains
of interest and
work (services, life
in the countryside,
life in a city)
Number of
minutes
2 minutes
3 minutes
4 minutes (for
both
candidates)
Abilities
the capacity of answering
questions related to
personal information and
domains of interest,
spoken clearly and at a
normal pace, in standard
language
the capacity of describing
and comparing situations,
events, experiences
(health, education,
television, conflicts, etc.)
presented in images, and
of expressing and giving
arguments for preference,
attitude, opinion about
these
the capacity of interacting
without much difficulty, in
relation to familiar and less
familiar topics, related
mainly to domains of
interest and work (job
interview, services, life in a
city)
Communicative functions
Number
of marks
greeting; giving personal information; indicating
that the message was not understood/ asking
for a question to be repeated; self-correction;
approximating; giving examples; narrating;
arguing in a simple way
description of situations, events and
experiences; comparison between situations or
persons; expressing and motivating attitude/
preference/ interest; expressing and motivating
opinion
20
greeting; initiating and maintaining a
conversation; asking for and offering
information, explaining, expressing opinion;
expressing preference, wish, likes/ dislikes;
indicating that the message was not
understood; asking for clarification; expressing
probability; giving examples; asking for/ offering
and accepting/ rejecting a suggestion;
announcing a fact; expressing surprise/
admiration/ impatience; asking for/ offering
directions, instructions; expressing interdiction;
asking for permission; circumlocution;
expressing agreement/ disagreement