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WHAT DO THE ACRONYMS STAND FOR?
The First Certificate in English (FCE) is a general proficiency examination at level B2 in the Council of Europe's common European Framework of Reference .
WHEN CAN I TAKE THE CERTIFICATION?
Cambridge English paper-based exams:• Sat 13 October • Sat 10 November • Tue 4 December • Sat 8 December • Sat 9 March 2013• Fri 15 March 2013
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WHEN CAN I TAKE THE CERTIFICATION?
Cambridge English computer-based exams:• Fri 28 September • Sat 20 October • Fri 30 November • Tue 11 December • Sat 19 January • Sat 23 February
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WHERE CAN I TAKE THE CERTIFICATION?
• There are 19 centres in Mexico which offer the FCE exam.• There are two kinds of authorized Cambridge ESOL centres:
Open CentresOpen centres are authorized to run examinations for all candidates, including those who are not taking a preparation course at the institution that runs the centre. Many open centres also run preparation courses for the Cambridge ESOL exams.
Internal Centres Internal Centres are authorized to run examinations only for students who are enrolled as students at the institution that runs the centre.
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WHERE CAN I TAKE THE CERTIFICATION?
There are three open centres in Mexico City:
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WHAT IS THE HIGHEST SCORE?
Results Score
Pass at Grade A 80 to 100 Level C1
Pass at Grade B 75 to 79
Pass at Grade C 60 to 74
Level B1 45 to 59
Fail 0 to 44
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Grade A
Grade BGrade C
Level B1
Level of English needed for most academic purposes
WHAT IS THE SCORE NEEDED TO GET AN ACADEMIC EXCHANGE PROGRAM?
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TYPES OF EXERCISES
The exam is divided into 5 sections:
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HOW LONG DOES THE EXAM LAST?
APPROXIMATELY FIVE HOURS
The exam may be taken on paper or an computer, just consult the relevant dates.
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READING
• Time allowed: 1 hour 15 minutes • Number of parts: 3 • Number of questions: 30 • This section is worth 20% of the total score• Lengths of texts: 550–700 words per text: about
2,000 words to read in total
• Texts may be from: newspaper and magazine articles, reports, fiction, advertisements, letters, messages, informational material (e.g. brochures, guides, manuals,
etc.)
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PART 1: MULTIPLE CHOICE
- It’s a text with some multiple-choice questions. Each question has four options (A, B, C or D) and you have to decide which is the correct answer.
- What do I have to practice?How to understand the
details of a text, including
opinions and attitudes.
- How many questions are there? 8
READING
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READING:
PART 2: GAPPED TEXT
- It’s a text with some empty spaces (gaps). After the text there are some sentences taken from the text. You have to choose the correct sentence for each gap.
- What do I have to practice? How to understand the
structure and follow the development of a text.
- How many questions are there? 7
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READINGPART 3: READING FOR
SPECIFIC INFORMATION
It’s a series of questions and a long text or several short texts to read. For each question, you have to decide which text or part of the text mentions some specific information.
- What do I have to practice? How to find specific
information in a text or texts.
-How many questions are there? 15
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WRITING
• Time allowed: 1 hour 20 minutes
• Number of parts: 2• Number of questions:
Part 1: one compulsory question
Part 2: one question from a choice of five
• This section is worth 20% of the total score
• Types of task: article, email, essay, letter, report, review, story
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WRITING
PART 1: LETTER / E-MAIL- You have to write a letter or email using this information.
You may have to
apologize, compare, describe, explain, express opinions, justify, persuade, recommend, and/or suggest something.
- How many questions are there?One compulsory question.
- How much do I have to write?120–150 words
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WRITING
PART 2: ARTICLE, ESSAY, LETTER, REPORT, REVIEW OR STORY- You have to write will be one of the
following: an article, essay, letter, report, review or story.
-What do I have to practice?
Writing different types of text: articles, essays, letters, reports, reviews
-How many questions are there? One task to be selected from a choice of five.
How much do I have to write?
120– 180 words
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USE OF ENGLISH
• Time allowed: 45 minutes• Number of parts: 4• Number of questions: 42
• This section is worth 20% of the total score
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USE OF ENGLISH
PART 1: GAP FILLING. MULTIPLE CHOICE CLOZE
- It’s a text in which there are some missing words or phrases (gaps). After the text there are four possible answers for each gap and you have to choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D).
- What do I have to practice? Vocabulary.- How many questions are there? 12
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USE OF ENGLISH
PART 2: GAP FILLING: WORD PRODUCTION
- It’s a text in which there are some missing words (gaps). You have to find the correct word for each gap.- What do I have to practice?
Grammar and vocabulary.
- How many questions are there?12
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USE OF ENGLISH
PART 3: GAP FILLING:
WORD FAMILIES/ WORD FORMATIONIt´s a text containing ten gaps. Each gap represents a word. At the end of the line is a ‘prompt’ word which you have to change in some way to make the correct missing word and complete the sentence correctly.
What do I have to practice?Vocabulary, word building.
How many questions are there?
10
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USE OF ENGLISHPART 4: KEY WORD TRANSFORMATIONS
- We have a sentence followed by a key word and a second sentence which has a gap in it. You have to use the key word to complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first sentence.- What do I have to practice?
Grammar and vocabulary.
How many questions are there?8
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LISTENING
• Time allowed: about 40 minutes
• Number of parts: 4• Number of questions: 30
• This section is worth 20% of the total score
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LISTENING
PART 1: LISTENING. MULTIPLE CHOICE FOR DIFFERENT SITUATIONS
Eight questions to test candidates’ ability to listen for gist in a series of unrelated texts. The testing focuses spelled out in each question.
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LISTENINGPART 2: LISTENING. SENTENCE COMPLETION
This part tests candidates’ ability to listen for specific words or phrases focusing on detail and specific information. The test is presented in the form of 10 questions. Candidates need to listen and complete the questions.
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LISTENING
PART 3: LISTENING. MULTIPLE MATCHING
This part focuses on the skill of listening for general gist, detail, purpose, attitude, opinion, etc. Candidates listen to five short texts with different speakers, which are related in some way.
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LISTENING
PART 4: LISTENING. MULTIPLE CHOICE
In this part, the predominant focus is on testing the candidates’ ability to listen for opinion, main idea, gist and specific info, and based on one long test.
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SPEAKING
• Time allowed: 14 minutes
per pair of candidates• Number of parts: 4• This section is worth 20% of the
total score • You have to talk:
- with the examiner- with the other candidate- on your own
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SPEAKING
Part 1: Interview (3 minutes)
You usually take the speaking exam together with one other student.Each of you will be asked basic questions about your home town, family, work or study, leisure and future plans.
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SPEAKING
Part 2: Individual tasks (4 minutes):Each of you will be asked to compare two colour photographs and explain your personal feelings about them (you will be asked to speak for 1 minute, without any interruption).
You will also be asked to give your opinion about the other student's photographs (you will be expected to speak for about 20 seconds).
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SPEAKING
Part 3: Joint task (3 minutes)You will be shown some pictures. You will be asked to discuss these with the other student and to make a decision. Sometimes you will be asked to agree on the conclusion, and sometimes you will be told that you may make different decisions.
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Part 4: Three-way discussion (4 minutes):You will be asked to discuss (together with the other student and the examiner) some ideas that are connected with the joint task.
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IF YOU NEED MORE INFORMATION:University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations offers the world’s most valuable range of English qualifications. Cambridge ESOL is part of Cambridge Assessment, a not-for-profit department of the University of Cambridge and Europe’s largest educational assessment organization.
http://www.cambridgeesol.org
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SOCIAL NETWORKShttps://www.facebook.com/CambridgeESOL
There are links to videos, podcasts and games.This is fun.
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SOCIAL NETWORKS
http://www.youtube.com/CambridgeEnglishTV
https://twitter.com/cambridgeesol
In the social networks we can find useful tips and information about teaching, learning and researching the English language.
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