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ExamOverviewPradice Test 1 4Paper1 Reading 4Paper2 Writing
12Paper3 Useof English 14Paper4 Listening 19Paper5 Speaking
23Pradice Test 2 24Paper1 Reading 24Paper2 Writing 32Paper3 Useof
English 34Paper4 Listening 39Paper5 Speaking 42Pradice Test 3
43Paper1 Reading 43Paper2 Writing 50Paper3 Useof English 52Paper4
Listening 57Paper5 Speaking 60Pradice Test 4 61Paper 1 Reading
61Paper 2 Writing 68Paper 3 Use of English 70Paper 4 Listening
75Paper 5 Speaking 78
Pradice Test 5 79Paper1 Reading 79Paper2 Writing 86Paper3 Useof
English 88Paper4 Listening 93Paper5 Speaking 96
Pradice Test 6 97Paper1 Reading 97Paper2 Writing 104Paper3 Useof
English 106Paper4 Listening 111Paper5 Speaking 114Pradice Test 7
115Paper 1 Reading 115Paper 2 Writing 122Paper 3 Use of English
124Paper 4 Listening 129Paper 5 Speaking 132
Practice Test 8 133Paper 1 Reading 133Paper 2 Writing 140Paper 3
Use of English 142Paper 4 Listening 147Paper 5 Speaking 150
Visuais for Paper 5 151OMR Answer Sheets 175Answer Key
177Tapescripts 192First Certificate Examination:Top 20
Questions
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The FirstCertiticate in English is an intermediate
levelexamination which is held three times a year in March, Juneand
December.There are five papers in the exam and eachpaper receivesan
equal weighting of 20 per cent of themarks. Papersare:
PaperReadingfour texts,35 readingcomprehensionquestions
WritingPart 1: onecompulsory taskPart 2: one taskfrom a choice
offourUse ot Englishfour texts,65 questions
Listeningfour parts,30 questions
Speakingfour parts
1 hour 15 minutes1 hour 30 minutes1 hour 15 minutes45 minutes
(appraximately)14 minutes (for each pair ofstudents)
. The examination questions are task-based and simulatereal-life
tasks.
. Questions in Papers 1-3 are text-based. This means thatthere
is always something to read when doing the tasks.
. Rubricsare important and should be read carefully. Theyset the
context and give important information about thetasks.
. For Papers1, 3 and 4 you haveto write your answers ona
separate answer sheet.
FormatsPart 1: matching headings or summary sentences tothe
paragraphs in a text.Part 2: answering multiple-choice
questions.Part 3: choosing which sentence or paragraph fitsinto
gaps in a text.Part 4: deciding which of 4-6 short texts
containsgiven information or ideas.Part 1: using given information
to write a letter of120-180 words.Part 2: producing one piece of
writing of 120-180words, from a choice of five. Either an
informalletter,a story, a report, an article or a composition.Part
1: multiple-choice doze. Choosing which wordfram a choice of four
fits in each of 15 gaps in the text.Part 2: open cloze. Writing the
missing word in each of15 gaps in a text.Part 3: key-word
transformations. Using the key wordto complete a new sentence which
means the same asthe one given.Part 4: praof-reading. Finding the
extra words that donot belong in a text.Part 5: wordbuilding doze.
Changing the form of theword given so that it fits into the gaps in
a text.Part 1: eight short texts each with one multiple-choice
question.Part 2: long text with ten gap-fili questions.Part 3: five
short texts to match to one of six prompts.Part 4: long text wit h
seven questions. Eithermultiple-choice, true/false or three-way
matching.Part 1: the examiner asks each student questions.Part 2:
comparing and contrasting two pictures. Eachstudent has to speak
for 1 minute.Part 3: interactive task. Students discuss
somethingtogether using a visual prompt.Part 4: discussion. The
examiner asks questionsrelated to the theme of Part 3.
Task focusPart 1: reading for the main ideas in atext.Part 2:
reading for detailedunderstanding of the text.Part 3: reading to
understand textstructure.Part 4: reading for specific
information.Part 1 : selecting fram and comparinggiven information
to produce atransactional letter.Part 2: writing for a specific
reader, usingapprapriate layout and register.
Part 1: vocabulary.Part 2: grammar and vocabulary.Part 3:
grammatical accuracy andvocabulary.Part 4: grammatical
accuracy.Part 5: vocabulary.
Part 1: understanding gist meaning.Part 2: understanding
specific information.Part 3: understanding gist meaning.Part 4:
understanding att itude andopinion as well as both
specificinformation and gist meaning.Part 1: giving personal
information.Part 2: giving information andexpressing opinions.Part
3: exchanging ideas and opinionsand reacting to them.Part 4:
expressing and justifying opinionsand ideas.
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