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FCE- OVERVIEW - Coggle Diagram
FCE- OVERVIEW
Listening
Format
The paper contains four parts. Each part contains a recorded text or texts and corresponding comprehension tasks. Each part is heard twice
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Task types
Multiple choice, sentence completion, multiple matching
Text types
Monologues
Answerphone messages, radio documentaries and features, news, public announcements, stories and anecdotes, talks
Interacting speakers
Conversations, interviews, discussions, radio plays
Answer format
Candidates are advised to write their answers in the spaces provided on the question paper while listening.
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Candidates indicate their answers by shading the correct lozenges or writing the required word or words in capital letters in a box on the answer sheet
Reading information
The instructions of each task are given in the question paper, and are also heard on the recording
These instructions include the announcement of pauses of specified lengths, during which candidates can familiarize themselves with the task and, for some items, predict some of the things they are likely to hear
A variety of voices, styles of delivery and accents will be heard in each listening paper to reflect the various contexts presented in the recordings, as appropriate to the international context of the test takers
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Writing
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No. of Questions
Candidates are required to complete two blanks: a compulsory one in Part 1 and one from a choice of three in Part 2
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Speaking
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Task types
Short exchanges with the interlocutor; a 1- minute individual "long turn"; a collaborative task involving the two candidates; a discussion
Interaction partner
Two candidates and two examiners. One examiner acts as both interlocutor and assessor and manages the interaction either by asking questions or providing cues for the candidates. The other acts as assessor and does not join in the conversation
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