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    NEW EDITION RP Uc secs Cambridge English First Practice Tests Nick Kenny Lucrecia Luque-Mortimer see NGusminnes NOT JUST TESTING MAE PEARSON he Cambridge First Certificate in En« is made up of four papers, each testing a different area of ability in [nglish, The Reading and Use of English paper carries 40% of the marks, while Writing, Listening, and Speaking each carry 20% of the marks. There are five grades. A, B and C are pass grades; D and € are fail grades. Reading and Use of English ‘hour 15 minutes Writing 1 hour 20 minutes Listening 40 minutes (approximately) _ Speaking 14 minutes (for each pair of students) Paper Formats Task focus Reading and | Part 1: multiple-choice cloze. Choosing which _| Part 1: choice of vocabulary and relationships Use of English | word from a choice of 4 fits in each of 8 gaps in. | between words Seven tasks the text. Part 2: grammar, vocabulary and knowledge 52 questions | Part 2: open cloze. Writing the missing word in _| of expressions. each of 8 gaps in the text Part 3: grammatical accuracy and knowledge of Part 3: word formation. Choosing the form of | vocabulary and expressions. ‘the word given so that i fits into the gap in Part 4: grammatical accuracy and knowledge of the text. vocabulary and sentence structure. Part 4: key-word transformations. Using the key | Part 5: reading for detailed understanding of ‘word to complete anew sentence which means | the text the same as the one given. Part 6: reading to understand text structure. Part 5: answering multiple-choice questions. _| Part 7: reading to locate specific information, Part 6: choosing which sentence fits into gaps | detail, opinion and attitude, ina text Part 7: deciding which of the short extracts or paragraphs contains given information or ideas. writing Part 1: compulsory task: using given information | Part 1: focus on writing for an English teacher Two tasks to write an essay of 140-190 words. in a formal style. Part 2: producing one piece of writing of Part 2: focus on writing for a specific target 140-190 words, from one of the following: reader, using appropriate layout and register. a letter/email, a report, a review or an article. Listening Part 1: 8 short texts each with 1 multiple-choice | Part 1: understanding gist, detail, function, Four tasks question, purpose, attitude, etc. 30 questions | Part 2: long text with 10 sentence-completion | Part 2: locating and recording specific questions, information. Part 3: set of 5 short texts on a theme to match | Part 3: understanding gist and main points. to 1 of 8 prompts Part 4: understanding attitude, opinion, gist, Part 4: long text with 7 multiple-choice main ideas and specific information. questions Speaking Part 1: examiner-led conversation Part 1: giving personal information. Four tasks Part 2: individual long turn with visual and Part 2: organising discourse, describing, waitten prompts. comparing, giving opinions. Part 3: two-way collaborative task with Part 3: sustaining interaction, expressing, written prompts. justifying and eliciting ideas, agreeing Part 4: three-way examiner-led discussion. and disagreeing, Part 4: expressing and justifying ideas, agreeing and disagreeing, Exam Overview 2 Practice Test 6 104 . Reading and Use of English 104 Practice Test 1 4 Writing 114 Reading and Use of English 4 Listening 116 Writing 16 Speaking 120 Listening 19 Speaking 24 Practice Test 7 122 . Reading and Use of English 122 Practice Test 2 27 Writing 132 Reading and Use of English 27 Listening 134 Writing 39 Speaking 138 Listening a2 Speaking a7 Practice Test 8 140 . Reading and Use of English 140 Practice Test 3 50 Writing 150 Reading and Use of English 50 Listening 152 Writing 60 Speaking 1 156 Listening 62 Speaking 66 Speaking and . Writing file 158 Practice Test 4 68 speaking file 158 Reading and Use of English 68 Writing file 162 Writing 78 Listening 80 Visuals for Speaking 84 Speaking test 169 . 169 Practice Test 5 86 a eS Test 2 in Reading and Use of English 86 ey 175 Writing bd Test 4 178 Listening 98 Test 5 181 Speaking 102 nate 184 Test 7 187 Test 8 190 Answer key 193 TEST 1 Peg UD) Urea Guidance: Parts 1-4 uly cud ‘The Reading and Use of English paper lasts for one hour fifteen minutes, It contains seven parts, and has a total of fifty-two ‘questions. There are texts of varying lengths, with a range Of text types and styles of writing, for example extracts from newspapers, magazines, websites and novel. Part 1 In Part 1, you read a short text and complete a multiple-choice cloze task. Eight words or phrases have been removed from the text. For each gap, you have to choose from four options the word or phrase which fits best. Part 2 In Part 2, you read a short text and complete an open cloze task. Eight words have been removed from the text, You have to complete the gaps. Part 3 In Part 3, you read a short text and complete a word-formation task. Eight words have been removed from the text. You are

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