DEPLE – Diploma Elementar de Português Língua   Estrangeira

Level

B1 – Pre-intermediate

Dates

May / November

Enrolment

4 weeks before the test date

Location

Porto

Price

€70

Duration:

Reading comprehension: 30 minutes   = 25%

Writing: 60 mins = 25%

Listening: 40 minutes = 25%

Oral: 20 minutes = 25%

Classification

Pass (Suficiente): 55%-69%

Good (Bom): 70% - 84%

Very Good (Muito Bom): 85%-100%

(There is no minimum grade for   each section)

Timetable

Reading + Writing: 15h00

Listening: 16h30

Oral: contact inlingua to check   times

Reading Comprehension

General comprehension of texts (eg   adverts, newspaper magazine or brochure articles, medical prescriptions,   reports, letters, product information);

Detailed comprehension of a   newspaper article.

Multiple choice / true-false /   matching exercises

Writing

Part 1: texts relating to events,   situations or opinion. Asking for or giving information.

Part 2: A message or post card.

Listening

Listening to radio bulletins (news,   weather, cultural announcements) asking for or giving instructions or news.

Multiple choice / true-false /   matching exercises

Oral (3 parts)

The oral test is done in pairs   (two candidates + 1 examiner)

Part 1: interaction between   examiner and candidate about personal identification

Part 2: Role play simulation   (professional or educational situations)

Part 3: interaction between   examiner and both candidates about a topic given to the students before the   interview.