Introduction TEST ONE Paper 1 Part 1 Further Practice Part 2 Part 3 Further Practice Part 4 Paper 2 Parts 1&2 Further Practice Paper 3 Part 1 Part 2 Further Practice Part 3 Part 4 Further Practice Part 5 Paper 4 Part 1 Part 2 Parts 3 & 4 Further Practice Paper 5 Parts 1 & 2 Parts 3 & 4 Further Practice TEST TWO Paper 1 Part 1 Part 2 Further Practice Part3 Further Practice Part 4 Further Practice Paper 2 Parts 1&2 Further Practice 10 12 14 15 7 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 34 36 38 40 a 43 45 46 47 CONTENTS Paper 3 Part 1 Further Practice Part 2 Part 3 Further Practice Part 4 Part 5 Paper 4 Part 1 Part 2 Parts 3 & 4 Further Practice Paper 5 Parts 1&2 Parts 3 & 4 Further Practice TEST THREE Paper 1 Part 1 Further Practice Part 2 Part 3 Further Practice Part 4 Paper 2 Parts 1&2 Further Practice Paper 3, Part 1 Part 2 Further Practice Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Further Practice Paper 4 Part 1 Part 2 Parts 3 &4 Further Practice Paper 5 Parts 1&2 Parts 3 & 4 Further Practice 43 49 50 51 52 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 65 66 68 69 70 72 2B 74 15 76 7 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 TEST FOUR Paper 1 Part 1 Part 2 Further Practice Part 3 Part 4 Further Practice Paper 2 Parts 1&2 Further Practice Paper 3 Part 1 Further Practice Part 2 Part 3 Further Practice Part 4 Part 5 Further Practice Paper 4 Part 1 Part 2 Parts 3 & 4 Further Practice Paper 5 Parts 1 & 2 Parts 3 & 4. Further Practice Photographs (Paper 5) 88 90 92 94 95 97 99 100 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 1 112 13 4 5 116 7 Specimen answer sheets 125, Key and explanation Listening scripts 129 154First Certificate Testbuilder AVAGec ONY Ooh Tests that teach! Guidance in problem areas Tony DTriggsINTRODUCTION ‘The First Certificate Testbuilder is more than a book of practice tests; it offers students ‘tests that teach’. This teaching function is achieved in part through sections of Further Practice and Guidance. these sections review the questions in the practice tests, helping students to reconsider their answers and increasing their chance of getting them right. ‘This review promotes genuine understanding: students will understand why things are right (and alternatives wrong), and be able to carry this, understanding forwards to the examination room. ‘The edition with answer key helps to further the Jeamning process. Answers are often accompanied by an explanation of why they are right ~ and why others are wrong. ‘As well as promoting understanding the book promotes confidence. When checking their answers, students find that the Further Practice and Guidance sections have enabled them to score more highly than they might have expected. Since cores reflect growing language skills (and ‘CE question types) a heightened “The tests are designed to reflect the actual Ft examination as closely as possible. However, the sample questions and answers given in the real exam are imitated in Test 1 only. This is because in working through Test I and its Further Practice and Guidance sections, students will become completely conversant with what is required. ‘Their rigorous authenticity means that the tests are all of a similar standard and make similar demands. Note: Certain factual materials have been specially devised for these practice tests and should not be relied on for journey planning or other practical purposes. Using the First Certificate Testbuilder Either: @ Work through the book page by page, perhaps under exam conditions, until the end of a Further Practice and Guidance section. Then go back over the relevant part(s) of the test and use what has been learned in the Further Practice and Guidance section to review and check, and possibly change, the answers given in the relevant part(s) of the test. ary the order. ‘Students may wish to do some of the Further Practice and Guidance pages immediately before or after the question(s) to which they apply, rather than waiting until they reach these pages. In addition, teachers may wish to cover the Further Practice and Guidance pages as discussion or pair work, or ask students to prepare them before class. The First Certificate in English Paper 1: Reading (1 hour 15 minutes) ‘© ‘The paper will consist of four parts, each containing one text of 350-700 words or in the case of Part 4, two or more shorter related texts, © There will be a total of 35 questions of the following types: gapped text, multiple choice and multiple matching. © Collectively, these questions will test the candidates’ ability to understand the gist, main points, detail, structure and meaning of the passages given. Paper 2: Writing (1 hour 30 minutes) ‘There will be one compulsory task and four tasks from which candidates select one. Each task should be completed in 120-180 words. @ The compulsory task will involve the writing ofa transactional letter. The paper will specify the purpose and audience of the letter, both by means of the rubric and through one or more short texts andjor one or more visual prompts © For their second task, candidates will typically be able to choose between writing a specified ~article