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Exam Overview
Pradice
Test
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4
4
12
14
19
23
Pradice
Test 6
97
97
104
106
111
114
Paper1 Reading
Paper2 Writing
Paper3 Useof English
Paper4 Listening
Paper5 Speaking
Paper 1 Reading
Paper2 Writing
Paper3 Useof English
Paper4 Listening
Paper5 Speaking
Pradice
Paper1
Paper2
Paper3
Paper4
Paper5
Test 2
Reading
Writing
Useof English
Listening
Speaking
24
24
32
34
39
42
Pradice
Paper 1
Paper 2
Paper 3
Paper 4
Paper 5
Test 7
Reading
Writing
Use of English
Listening
Speaking
115
115
122
124
129
132
Pradice
Test 3
43
43
50
52
57
60
Practice Test 8
Paper 1
Paper 2
Paper 3
Paper 4
Paper 5
Reading
Writing
Use of English
Listening
Speaking
133
133
140
142
147
150
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Paper1 Reading
Paper2 Writing
Paper3 Useof English
Paper4 Listening
Paper5 Speaking
Pradice
Paper 1
Paper 2
Paper 3
Paper 4
Paper 5
Test 4
Reading
Writing
Use of English
Listening
Speaking
61
61
68
70
75
78
Visuais
for Paper 5
OMR Answer Sheets
Answer Key
Tapescripts
First Certificate Examination:
Top 20 Questions
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Pradice
Test 5
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Paper1 Reading
Paper2 Writing
Paper3 Useof English
Paper4 Listening
Paper5 Speaking
CONTENTS
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The
First Certiticate in English
is an intermediate level
examination which is held three times a year in March, June
and December. There are five papers in the exam and each
paper receivesan equal weighting of 20 per cent of the
marks. Papersare:
1 hour 15 minutes
1 hour 30 minutes
1 hour 15 minutes
45 minutes (appraximately)
14 minutes (for each pair of
students)
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The examination
questions are task-based and simulate
real-life tasks.
Questions in Papers 1-3 are text-based. This means that
there is always something
to read when doing the tasks.
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Rubrics are important and should be read carefully. They
set the context and give important information about the
tasks.
For Papers 1, 3 and 4 you have to write your answers on
a separate answer sheet.
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Paper
Reading
four texts,
35 reading
comprehension
questions
Formats
Part
1: matching headings or summary sentences to
the paragraphs in a text.
Part 2:
answering multiple-choice questions.
Part 3:
choosing which sentence or paragraph fits
into gaps in a text.
Part 4:
deciding which of 4-6 short texts contains
given information
or ideas.
Task focus
Part
1: reading for the main ideas in a
text.
Part 2:
reading for detailed
understanding of the text.
Part 3:
reading to understand text
structure.
Part 4:
reading for specific information.
Part
1 : selecting fram and comparing
given information to produce a
transactional letter.
Part 2:
writing
apprapriate
for a specific reader, using
layout and register.
Writing
Part
1: one
compulsory task
Part 2:
one task
from a choice of
four
Use ot English
four texts,
65 questions
Part
1: using given information to write a letter of
120-180
words.
Part 2:
producing one piece of writing of 120-180
words, from a choice of five. Either an informalletter,
a story, a report, an article or a composition.
Part 1:
multiple-choice doze. Choosing which word
fram a choice of four fits in each of 15 gaps in the text.
Part 2:
open cloze. Writing the missing word in each of
15 gaps in a text.
Part 3:
key-word transformations. Using the key word
to complete a new sentence which means the same as
the one given.
Part 4:
praof-reading. Finding the extra words that do
not belong in a text.
Part 5:
wordbuilding doze. Changing the form of the
word given so that it fits into the gaps in a text.
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Part
1: vocabulary.
Part 2:
grammar and vocabulary.
Part 3:
grammatical accuracy and
vocabulary.
Part 4:
grammatical
Part 5:
vocabulary.
accuracy.
Listening
four parts,
30 questions
Part
1: eight short texts each with one multiple-
choice question.
Part 2:
long text with ten gap-fili questions.
Part 3:
five short texts to match to one of six prompts.
Part 4:
long text wit h seven questions.
multiple-choice,
true/false or three-way
Either
matching.
Part
Part
Part
Part
1:
2:
3:
4:
understanding gist meaning.
understanding specific information.
understanding gist meaning.
understanding attitude and
opinion as well as both specific
information and gist meaning.
Part 1:
giving personal information.
Part 2:
giving information and
expressing opinions.
Part 3:
exchanging ideas and opinions
and reacting to them.
Part 4:
expressing and justifying
and ideas.
opinions
Speaking
four parts
Part
1: the examiner asks each student questions.
Part 2:
comparing
and contrasting
two pictures. Each
student has to speak for 1 minute.
Part 3:
interactive task. Students discuss something
together using a visual prompt.
Part 4:
discussion. The examiner asks questions
related to the theme of Part
3.
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PAPER
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Reading
(1 hour 15 minutes)
ItJsup; up and away
Eileen
on the joys of
Shaw
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An ordlnary Ilight lasts about on hour and a half
and con reach over
1,000
metres. The cos! of a
flighl covers four hours and includes a certificate
for lirst-time flyers. The important point is that you
don'l just tum up and climb on board. You are
Invited to lake on active parl, so before the Ilight
you spend aboul 45 minutes helping to inHote
the balloon and getting to know II.
ballooning
You are going to read an article about hot air balioans. Choose the most suitable heading
from the list A-I for each part (1-7) of the article. There is one extra heading which you do
not need to use. There is an example at the beginning (O).
Mark your answers
on the separate
answer sheet.
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B
C
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Involving balloon passengers
Qualifying as a balloon flyer
The price ot balIoans
Balioans tor spec/al occasions
The joy ot achievement
Restrictions on passengers
Flying your ballaon: practical consideratlons
The superiority ot balioans
The /nventors' expectations
Mostly it's about hol air - for without that,
balloons are
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big empty bags with baskets on
the bottom. The Monlgolfier brothers had great
hopes when they made the first manned flighl.
They thoughl balloons would take off as a viable
means of commercial flighl. Instead, they have
remained Ihe province of sport, adventure and
enjoymenl.
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Modern balloons are a lot more sophisticaled
than their ancestors, but they still relain the
essential characteristics which makes them so
attractive. A piane is claustrophobic and very
noisy. Balloons are so gentle and majestic and
silent when the bumer's not working. 'It's the most
marvellous form ol avialion,' says Chris Boyd,
managing director of
Hot Air Bal/oons.
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At the end ol the trip, passengers are served with
champagne and nibbles. Champagne is
traditional after balloon Hights. 'Most people are
very happy thot Ihey hove done it because they
mighl have been a bil onxious before they set
out, so they are glad to celebrote the
experience,' he says.
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Read the text quickly
tor
general understanding.
You only need to understand the main point ot each paragraph. Don't worry if you don't
understand every word.
Read each paragraph, decide what the main point is, then find the best heading. Be careful-
the headingswon't use the same words as the text.
When you have read at! the paragraphs, go back and check your answers.
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Hot Air Bo/loons
oHers balloon trips suited to the
requirements of customers, with unlimited
possibilities. Celebrations are high on the list of
reasons for booking a balloon flighl. 'Birthdays,
anniversaries, we even had a couple who
wanled to get married during the Hight, but we
told them that wouldn't be allowed,' says Chris.
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So, taking a trip is one pleasure, but who t if you
lancy owning your own balioon? First, you will
need a balloon licence. To get a licence you can
train with a compony like
Hot Air Bo//oons
and
do 16 hours' flying with on instructor. Then you
have to lake written exoms in the technical
ospects of the balloon and other subiects.
Paragraph 3: This reters to rules and Hmitations. Can you find a simitar phrase in theheadings?
Paragraph 7: Whois this advice tor?
Heading A: What does 'involving' mean? Participate?
Heading S: 'Qualitying'suggests
you need to take exams. Which paragraph mentions this?
Heading H: This heading suggests comparison. In which paragrajYhare balloons compared to
other means ot transport?
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He takes parties of four to twelve, the maximum
number allowed, and there is no age limit at the
upper end - he has had a 92-year-old customer.
The only other rule is thot you have to be at least
one metre tall, so smali children are not allowed
on board. This is because Ihe side ol the baskeis
is adult chest height and youngsters might be
tempted to climb up to Iook oul.
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When you own aba110on, you will need a troiler
to store il and tow It to the lounch site and
someone to follow you to plck you up when you
land. You may need a landowner's permission to
start yóur flight, but it is possible to starl from a
very large garden. You can reod 011obout how
to get started in a new quarterly magazine for
balloon enthusiosts published by the Bolloon and
Airship Club.
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You are going to read a newspaper article about the sport ol inline skating. For
Questions
8-15,
choose the correct answer A, B, C ar D.
Mark your answers on the separate
answer
sheet.
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How did the writer lee I belore her inline skating lesson?
A
B
C
D
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alittle
nervous
quite conlident
very Irightened
extremely excited
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The questions follow
the order of the text.
Read the text carefully.
Don't worry if you
don't understand every
word.
Inline Skating
Tracy Winters is on a mission to change the image oj
inline skating in this country
n her skates there is no stopping Tracy Winters.
She spends most of hel' time teaching,
consulting, examining ar campaigning on behalf
of this country's ever-growing number of inline
skaters.
Busy as she is, Tracy did manage to spare an
hour early one Saturday moming to give me a
lesson in the .Ioeal park. The slight unease I felt at
never having used inline skates before was not
helped, however, by hel' emphatie disapproval as I
pulled a palI' of brand-new skates from my bag.
'Oh dear,' she said with a frown- 'You've been
sold what we cali 'aggressive' skates, which are no
good for the sort of skating that you want to do.
They're too heavy for twists and tums and the
wheels are too smali. And you've no brake:
'But I was told that all I need to do to stop was
drag my leg behindme,' I protested.
'No, no, no,' said Tracy. She explained how she
was currentlyhelping a girl who has been off wark
for a year with a damaged leg after following
similal' advice. Tracy is drawing up a list of
guidelines for selling inline skates based on ability,
budget and type of use, which she wants to see all
retailers use. She has seen the purchase of
inappropriate skates all too often before. 'What you
should have been sold is recreational skates,' she
told me.
Ordinarily, those who tum up with the wrong
skates suffer the addedannoyance of missing out
on a lesson becauseTracy will not teach them. I
32 was more fortunate and, after a smali ticking off
for not having knee pads, my lesson began.
Away from the critical eyes of more experienced
skaters, she started me off gently, simple skating
up and down a track on the edge of the park.
What was wrong wit h the skateswhich the writer bought?
A
B
C
D
They were ol poor quality,
They were not suitable,
They did not lit her well.
They didn't wark properly.
a set ol guidelines?
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Why is Tracy writing
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just to help break a fali, but to prevent my
tumbling altogether. lee skaters, Tracy pointed out,
keep their arms in front not only to Jook elegant: it
actually keeps them balanced.
To help get rid of my fear,' Tracy insisted that a
fali would be good for me, but that I would need to
relax for this to reduce the ehances of injury. I was
not sa keen. but obeyed each time she reminded me
to keep my back straight and chin up. 'You don't
look at the ground when you're riding a bille,' she
said.
Apart from ice-skating and bicycle riding, inline
skating has similarities with ballet and skiing,
which makes it attractive to a wide range of people.
Au estimated sixty percent of inline skate owners
use them every week and more than half are
recreational skaters. In this country the sport is
regarded as something for the young and as
potentially dangerous- Tracy, together with the
National Inline Skating Association, is trying to
ehange this impression, in the first instance by
emphasising the importanee of insurance and the
wearing of protective clothing in case of accidents-
She would also like to see the sport more widely
eatered for in sports eentres and health clubs,
possibly through the building of indoor skating
arenas.
Having been on wheelsalmost every day of hel'
life since the age of five, Traey is well-versed in the
virtues ofskating and, she claims, she never tires
of the sport. 'It is the feeling of moving, of gliding,
I can't quite pin it down, but it makes me feel good,'
she says- Like the hundreds who start skating
every week, I now !mow what she means.
A
B
C
D
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to help people who have been injured
to advise people who are buying skates
to provide inlormation
to sales stall in shops
to tell her students what to bring to lessons
'ticking alf' in line 32 means
.
Tryto answer the
question, ar complete
the sentence, before
you look at options A,
B, Cand D.
Underline key wordsin
the question, e.g. 'How
did the writer leel
before ..: then find the
part of the text where
the answer is and
underline words there,
e.g. the g;gh1unea~~
Lf-".lt.
Findthe option which
best matches the text,
e.g. in paragraph 2
'slight' means 'not
much' and 'unease'is
a negative emotion, sa
the right answer is SA.
A
B
C
D
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checking something,
waiting
lor something,
giving sameone a reward.
telling someone they're wrong.
What does 'this' in line 37 reler t07
A
B
C
D
simple skating
repeated instructions
use ol the hands
avoiding lalls
Question 10: Be careful!
Tracy mentions
'retailers', which is
another word for ... ?
Question 11: What type of
person is Tracy? Does she
think the writer;s well-
prepared for thelesson?
Question 12; Does 'this'
refer to something earlier
ar later in the text?
Question '3: When does
Tracy mention cycling?
Why?
Question '4; What idea
do
people have of the
sport? Wnat does Tracy
think about
this?
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Tracy compares skating and cycling in terms ol
A
B
C
D
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the lear people lee I at lirst.
the need to learn how to lalI.
the need to relax to keep balanced,
the correct body position to adopt.
How would Tracylike to change the idea people have ol inline skating7
A
B
C
D
by encouraging older people to do it
by discouraging recreationalskating
by stressingthe need lor salety
by lorming a national association
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Alter the lesson, the writer agrees with Tracy that inline skating
A
B
C
D
is easy to learn.
is rather tiring.
is hard to teach.
is very satislying.
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