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Cambridge First Certificate, FCE Preparation Materials
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The Cambridge First Certificate in English (FCE) is the
third level of the Cambridge exams in English for Speakers
of Other Languages (ESOL). It is an upper intermediate level
exam, set at Level B2 of the Council of Europe’s Common
European Framework for modern languages, and recognises
the ability to deal confidently with a range of written
and spoken communications.
Successful candidates receive a certificate awarded by University
of Cambridge ESOL Examinations, and recognised by universities
and employers in many countries. All candidates receive
a statement of results, showing how they performed in each
of the five papers.
FCE is provided by Cambridge ESOL - a department of the
University of Cambridge in England. FCE is part of the Main
Suite of Cambridge English examinations, which is closely
linked to the Council of Europe’s Common European Framework
for modern languages (CEF).
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FCE is designed
for learners whose command of English is adequate for many
practical everyday purposes, including business and study.
Successful candidates will have a wide grasp of vocabulary,
and should be able to construct an argument and use appropriate
communication styles for a variety of situations.
It is a valuable qualification for anyone who wants to work
or study abroad or to develop a career which requires language
skills, including business, medicine, engineering and many
other professions. It is also useful preparation for higher
level examinations, such as the Cambridge Certificate in
Advanced English and the Certificate of Proficiency in English.
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FCE is recognised
by many universities and other educational institutions
as proof of intermediate level English skills, and these
institutions accept it as meeting part of their entrance
requirements.
Because the examinations are based on realistic tasks, an
FCE certificate is an important asset for anyone who wants
to work or study abroad, or in international business. Employers
throughout the world recognise FCE. It indicates sufficient
proficiency in English to be of practical use in clerical,
secretarial and managerial jobs in many industries, in particular
tourism, where contact with English speakers is required.
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FCE has five papers
Reading
Writing
Use of English
Listening
Speaking
Each of the written papers is returned to Cambridge for
marking and assessment. The Speaking Test is conducted by
two locally based examiners who examine candidates face
to face. All examiners are accredited by Cambridge ESOL.
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The Reading paper
assesses candidates’ ability to read and understand texts
taken from fiction and non-fiction books, journals, newspapers
and magazines. Candidates are expected to be able to show
understanding of gist, detail and text structure, and deduce
meaning.
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The Writing paper
assesses candidates’ ability to write non-specialised text
types such as letters, articles, reports, compositions and
reviews of 120-180 words covering a range of topics and
target readers and also set texts.
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In the Use of
English paper, candidates are expected to demonstrate their
knowledge and control of the language system by completing
various tasks at text and sentence level. These include
filling gaps, transforming words and phrases, and identifying
errors in texts.
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The Listening
paper assesses candidates’ ability to understand the meaning
of spoken English, and to extract gist and meaning from
spoken text.
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The Speaking Test
assesses candidates’ ability to interact in conversational
English in a range of contexts. It contains four parts,
including an interview section, individual long turns of
about one minute, a collaborative task and a discussion.
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register for the exam, you need to contact an authorised
Cambridge ESOL examination centre - entries cannot be made
directly to Cambridge. A list of examination centres is
available on-line at www.CambridgeESOL.org/centres,
or you can contact Cambridge to get details of your nearest
centre. The centre will give you full information about
the fees for taking FCE, the dates of the tests and other
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Cambridge Exam Preparation Courses around the
world:
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English School Honolulu, Hawaii
For Czech speakers:
Jazykové
školy
For French speakers:
Cours d'anglais en Irlande,
Écoles d'anglais à
Dublin,
Sejour Linguistique Angleterre,
Écoles d'anglais à Londres
For German speakers:
Englische Sprachschulen
For Italian speakers:
Corsi inglese in Irlanda,
Scuole inglese Dublino
For Spanish speakers:
Cursos Inglés Irlanda,
Cursos Inglés Dublin,
Cursos Inglés Londres,
Cursos de Inglés en Inglaterra,
Cursos Inglés Escocia,
Estudiar inglés en Hawai, EEUU
For Portuguese speakers:
Escolas inglesas em Inglaterra
For Scandinavian speakers:
Engelska Skolan |
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