English for Business First Level

from the London Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Examinations Board

The First Level written examination takes 120 minutes and consists of
4 sections:

• Question 1 involves the composition of a letter or memo, based on given
  information. The content of which should be between 150 and 200 words.
  The stimulus will be rubric information giving data on which to base
  a reply. The content of the letter or memo will be simple business style
  communication dealing with, for example, retail orders, customer
  enquiries, requests for information, replies to complaints, reminders about
  tasks in hand, or communications between work colleagues.
• Question 2 involves understanding and responding to a short passage of
  business-related prose of about 300 words. The stimulus for the exercise
  will be: a passage on a business-related topic in language appropriate
  to the level and a series of statements about the content and information
  in the passage.
• Question 3 involves a "read and think" comprehension test, based on
  some graphic or numerical display, requiring very short answers.
  The stimulus for the question will be data in the form of a table or
  a chart relating to, for example: company car fleet hire charges, office
  accommodation agencies, conference facilities at an hotel, or company
  branches and staffing details.
• Question 4 involves a "read and write" reformulation task using
  data to complete a form or diagram. The stimulus for the question
  will be selected from: data or information in written notes, a conversation
  about a business related situation, or a record of a telephone message
  or fax.