Cambridge English: first certificate exam (FCE) is one of the most popular exams that is

nowadays accepted by a lot of businesses centers, companies and educational institutions

along of the world. This test gets you a qualification in the following order: A1, A2, B1, B2,
B2+ from the lowest to the highest respectively, showing if your language skills are as good
to live and work independently in an English-speaking country or study on courses taught
in English.
This test consists of four parts: reading, writing, listening and speaking; but each part is
subdivided in several parts:

The test has seven sections and takes 75 minutes:

1. Part 1 - multiple choice cloze, test 2

2. Part 2 - open cloze, text with gaps, test 2
3. Part 3 - word formation, test 2
4. Part 4 - key word transformations, test 2
5. Part 5 - text with 6 multiple choice questions, test 2
6. Part 6 - text with 6 sentences missing, test 2
7. Part 7 - multiple matching, 10 questions, test 2

What is the First (FCE) Writing test like?

The test has two sections and takes about 80 minutes:

1. Part 1 -write an essay based on prompts

2. Part 2 - write one from a choice of 4 questions: an article, an essay, a letter, a report,
a review, a story

What is the FCE Listening test like?

The test has four sections and takes about 40 minutes:

1. Part 1 - listen to 8 recordings, each with one question

2. Part 2 - listen and complete gapped sentences
3. Part 3 - multiple matching, 5 speakers
4. Part 4 - a longer recording, with 7 multiple choice questions

What is the FCE Speaking test like?

The Cambridge First speaking test takes 14 minutes. You do the test with another
candidate. Candidates are expected to be able to respond to questions and to interact in
conversational English.

 Part 1 A conversation between the examiner and each candidate (spoken questions).
 Part 2 An individual ‘long turn’ for each candidate, with a brief response from the
second candidate (you are given a pair of photographs to talk about).
 Part 3 A two-way conversation between the candidates where you must decide
something.
 Part 4 A discussion on topics related to Part 3 (spoken questions).