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Why take a Cambridge ESOL exam?

Develop good communication skills

• Cambridge ESOL exams cover all four language skills – listening, speaking, reading

and writing – as well as testing your use of grammar and vocabulary. They include a

range of different types of question which test how well you can use English, so that

you develop the full range of skills you need to communicate well in a variety of

situations.

A world of opportunity

• Thousands of employers, universities and government departments around the world

recognise Cambridge ESOL examinations, so a Cambridge ESOL exam is a valuable

qualification to have when you need to provide evidence of your level of English for a

job or when you apply for a place to study.

Quality you can trust

• They test all their questions on candidates before they put them into a ‘live' examination.

This makes sure that they are fair, at the right level, that the content is suitable for all

candidates and that students have enough time to answer them. Students can therefore be sure

that their result is a true measure of their level of English.

University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations (Cambridge ESOL) offers the world’s leading

range of qualifications for learners and teachers of English. More than 2 million people

in over 130 countries take Cambridge ESOL exams each year

Why take First Certificate in English (FCE)?

If your knowledge of English is already good enough for many everyday situations, then

FCE is the right exam for you. It is ideal if you want to work or study abroad or to develop

a career which requires English.

FCE is an upper-intermediate-level Cambridge ESOL exam, at Level B2 of the Council of

Europe’s Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR). This means

that if you pass FCE, your level of English is good enough to be of practical use in many

types of job. Successful FCE candidates can deal with everyday letters and telephone

conversations, and can understand some non-academic training courses and simple

textbooks and articles.

five papers

<>What's in the exam?

Paper	Content	Marks (% of total)	Purpose
Reading (1 hour)	3 parts/30 questions	20%	Shows you can deal confidently with different types of text, such as fiction, newspapers and magazines.
Writing (1 hour 20 minutes)	2 parts	20%	Requires you to be able to produce two different pieces of writing, such as letters, reports, reviews and short stories.
Use of English (45 minutes)	4 parts/42 questions	20%	Your use of English will be tested by tasks which show how well you can control your grammar and vocabulary.
Listening (about 40 minutes)	4 parts/30 questions	20%	Requires you to be able to follow and understand a range of spoken materials, such as news programmes, presentations and everyday conversations.
Speaking (14 minutes per pair of candidates)	4 parts	20%	Tests your ability to communicate effectively in face-to-face situations. You will take the Speaking test with one or two other candidates.

FCE for schools

This blog is for those pupils and students who are planninig to take the FCE exam. In this blog you will get some specific information and details about rules and restrictions during the exam. In addition you will find some extracts from each paper of the exam from recent years.