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LEVEL B2 OF THE COMMON EUROPEAN FRAMEWORK OF REFERENCE FOR LANGUAGES (CEFR)
FCE CONTENT AND OVERVIEWFCE EXAM PARTS (PAPERS)
1: READING (20%)1 HOUR
2. WRITING (20%)1 HOUR 20 MINUTES
3: USE OF ENGLISH (20%)45 MINUTES
4: LISTENING (20%)APROX. 40 MINUTES
5: SPEAKING (20%)14 MINUTES
FCE EXAM FORMAT. PAPER 1PAPER 1: READING, GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Time allowed:Time allowed: 1 hour 1 hour
Number of parts:Number of parts: 3 3
Number of questions:Number of questions: 30 30
Marks:Marks: 20% of total20% of total
Lengths of texts:Lengths of texts: 550–700 words per text: about 2,000 words to read in 550–700 words per text: about 2,000 words to read in totaltotal
Texts may be from:Texts may be from: newspaper and magazine articles, reports, fiction, newspaper and magazine articles, reports, fiction, advertisements, letters, messages, informational advertisements, letters, messages, informational material (e.g. brochures, guides, manuals, etc.)material (e.g. brochures, guides, manuals, etc.)
FCE. PAPER 1. READING.
What's in Part What's in Part 1? 1?
A text with A text with some some multiple-multiple-choice choice questions. questions. Each question Each question has four has four options (A, B, options (A, B, C or D) and C or D) and you have to you have to decide which decide which is the correct is the correct answer. answer.
What do I What do I have to have to practise?practise?
How to How to understand understand the details of the details of a text, a text, including including opinions and opinions and attitudes.attitudes.
How many How many questions are questions are there?there?
88
How many How many marks do I marks do I get?get?
Two marks for Two marks for each correct each correct answer.answer.
PART 1: MULTIPLE CHOICE
FCE. PAPER 1. READING.
What's in Part What's in Part 2? 2?
A text with some A text with some empty spaces empty spaces (gaps). After the text (gaps). After the text there are some there are some sentences taken sentences taken from the text. You from the text. You have to choose the have to choose the correct sentence for correct sentence for each gap. each gap.
What do I have What do I have to practise?to practise?
How to understand How to understand the structure and the structure and follow the follow the development of a development of a texttext..
How many How many questions are questions are there?there?
77
How many How many marks do I get?marks do I get?
Two marks for each Two marks for each correct answer.correct answer.
PART 2: GAPPED TEXT (SENTENCES IN CONTEXT)
What's in Part 2? What's in Part 2? A series of A series of questions and a questions and a long text or long text or several short texts several short texts to read. For each to read. For each question, you question, you have to decide have to decide which text or part which text or part of the text of the text mentions some mentions some specific specific informationinformation..
What do I have to What do I have to practise?practise?
How to find How to find specific specific information in a information in a text or texts.text or texts.
How many How many questions are questions are there?there?
1515
How many marks How many marks do I get?do I get?
ONE mark for each ONE mark for each correct answer.correct answer.
PART 3:READING FOR SPECIFIC INFORMATION (WHICH PERSON?)
FCE. PAPER 1. READING.
Time allowed:Time allowed: 1 hour 20 minutes 1 hour 20 minutes
Number of Number of parts:parts:
22
Number of Number of questions:questions:
Part 1: one Part 1: one compulsory compulsory questionquestion
Part 2: one question Part 2: one question from a choice of from a choice of five five
Marks:Marks: 20% of total20% of total
Types of task:Types of task: article, email, essay, article, email, essay, letter, report, letter, report, review, storyreview, story
FCE. PAPER 2. WRITING.PAPER 2: WRITING
FCE. PAPER 2. WRITING.
FCE. PAPER 2. WRITING.
What's in Part What's in Part 1? 1?
Some material to read Some material to read (up to 160 words). You (up to 160 words). You have to write a have to write a letter letter or emailor email using the using the information in this information in this material.material.
What do I What do I have to have to practise?practise?
Writing a letter or Writing a letter or email. You may have email. You may have to apologise, compare, to apologise, compare, describe, explain, describe, explain, express opinions, express opinions, justify, persuade, justify, persuade, recommend, and/or recommend, and/or suggest something. suggest something.
How many How many questions are questions are there?there?
One compulsory One compulsory question.question.
How much do How much do I have to I have to write?write?
120–150 words120–150 words
PART 1, QUESTION 1. LETTER/ E-MAIL
FCE. PAPER 2. WRITING.PART 2. QUESTIONS 2-5: ARTICLE, ESSAY, LETTER, REPORT, REVIEW OR STORY
What's in Part 2? What's in Part 2? A choice of five A choice of five questions. The questions. The answer you have to answer you have to write will be write will be one of one of the following: an the following: an article, essay, article, essay, letter, report, letter, report, review or story. review or story.
What about Question What about Question 5?5?
If you read one of the If you read one of the set books and want to set books and want to write about it, you write about it, you may decide to try may decide to try Question 5. You have Question 5. You have a choice of two tasks a choice of two tasks 5 (a) or 5 (b) for this 5 (a) or 5 (b) for this question.question.
What do I have to What do I have to practise?practise?
Writing different Writing different types of text: articles, types of text: articles, essays, letters, essays, letters, reports, reviews. reports, reviews. Depending on the Depending on the question, you will question, you will have to advise, have to advise, compare, describe, compare, describe, explain, express explain, express opinions, justify opinions, justify and/or recommend and/or recommend something.something.
How many questions How many questions are there?are there?
One task to be One task to be selected from a selected from a choice of five.choice of five.
How much do I have How much do I have to write?to write?
120–180 words120–180 words
FCE. PAPER 3. USE OF ENGLISH.
Time allowed:Time allowed: 45 minutes45 minutes
Number of parts:Number of parts: 44
Number of Number of questions:questions:
4242
Marks:Marks: 20% of total20% of total
PAPER 3: USE OF ENGLISH. GENERAL DESCRIPTION
FCE. PAPER 3. USE OF ENGLISH.
What'What's in s in Part Part 1? 1?
A text in which there A text in which there are some are some missing words or missing words or phrases (gaps). phrases (gaps). After the text After the text there are four there are four possible answers possible answers for each gap and for each gap and you have to you have to choose the choose the correct answer correct answer (A, B, C or D).(A, B, C or D).
What do I What do I have have to to practipractise?se?
Vocabulary – words Vocabulary – words with similar with similar meanings, meanings, collocations, collocations, linking phrases, linking phrases, phrasal verbs, phrasal verbs, etc.etc.
How many How many questquestions ions are are therethere??
1212
How many How many markmarks are s are therethere??
One mark for each One mark for each correct answer.correct answer.
PART 1. GAP FILLING. MULTIPLE CHOICE CLOZE
FCE. PAPER 3. USE OF ENGLISH.
PART 2. GAP FILLING: WORD PRODUCTION
What's in Part 2?
A text in which there are some missing words (gaps). You have to find the correct word for each gap.
What do I have to practise?
Grammar and vocabulary.
How many questions are there?
12
How many marks are there?
One mark for each correct answer.
FCE. PAPER 3. USE OF ENGLISH.PART 3. GAP FILLING: WORD FAMILIES/ WORD FORMATION
What's in Part 3? A text containing ten gaps. Each gap represents a word. At the end of the line is a ‘prompt’ word which you have to change in some way to make the correct missing word and complete the sentence correctly.
What do I have to practise?
Vocabulary – word building: the different words which you can make from a ‘base’ word, e.g. ‘compete’ becomes ‘competition’, ‘competitor’, ‘competitive’, competitively’ or ‘uncompetitive’.
How many questions are there?
10
How many marks are there?
One mark for each correct answer.
What's in Part 4? A sentence followed by a key word and a second sentence which has a gap in it. You have to use the key word to complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first sentence.
What do I have to practise?
Grammar and vocabulary – rewriting sentences with different words so that they mean the same thing.
How many questions are there?
8
How many marks are there?
Up to two marks for each correct answer.
FCE. PAPER 3. USE OF ENGLISH.
PART 4. KEY WORD TRANSFORMATIONS
PAPER 4: LISTENING
Time allowed: about 40 minutes
Number of parts: 4
Number of questions:
30
Marks: 20% of total
PAPER 4: LISTENING. GENERAL DESCRIPTION
PAPER 4: LISTENING
PART 1: LISTENING. MULTIPLE CHOICE FOR DIFFERENT SITUATIONS
Eight questions to test candidates’ ability to listen for gist in a series of unrelated texts. The testing focusis spelled out in each question
PAPER 4: LISTENING
PART 2: LISTENING. SENTENCE COMPLETION
This part tests candidates’ ability to listen for specific words or phrases focusing on detail and specific information. The test is presented in the form of 10 questions. Candidates need to listen and complete the questions.
PAPER 4: LISTENING
PART 3: LISTENING. MULTIPLE MATCHING
This part focus is on the skill of listening for general gist, detail, purpose, attitude, opinion, etc. Candidates listen to five short texts with different speakers, which are related in some way (E.g.: travel, a journey, vehicles, etc)
PAPER 4: LISTENING
PART 4: LISTENING. MULTIPLE CHOICE
In this part, the predominant focus is on testing the candidates’ ability to listen for opinion, main idea, gist and specific info, and based on one long test.
PAPER 5: SPEAKING
Time allowed: 14 minutes per pair of candidates
Number of parts: 4
Marks: 20% of total
You have to talk: with the examiner with the other candidate on your own
HI!
PAPER 5: SPEAKINGSPEAKING PART 1: SOCIAL AND PERSONAL CONVERSATION
CANDIDATES AND EXAMINER INTERACT
PERSONAL INFORMATION (NAME, NATIONALITY, HOMETOWN, ETC)
LIKES AND DISLIKES
HOMELIFE
FREE TIME
EDUCATION AND WORK
TRAVEL
PAPER 5: SPEAKINGSPEAKING PART 2: TALKING ABOUT PICTURES
CANDIDATES AND EXAMINER INTERACT
EACH CANDIDATE TALKS FOR 1 MINUTE ABOUT ONE PAIR OF RELATED PICTURES AND ANSWERS A QUESTION ABOUT THE OTHER PAIR OF RELATED PICTURES.
PAPER 5: SPEAKING
SPEAKING PARTS 3 AND 4: DISCUSSION
PART 3: CANDIDATES INTERACT
DISCUSSION BETWEEN CANDIDATES BASED ON A SITUATION PRESENTED IN PICTURES AND WORDS
CANDIDAES MAKE A DECISION TOGETHER
PART 4: CANDIDATES AND EXAMINER INTERACT
DISCUSSION BETWEEN CANDIDATES AND EXAMINER ON TOPICS RELATED TO PART 3 TASK.