The document provides an overview of the content and structure of the First Certificate exam, which consists of four parts: Reading, Writing, Use of English, and Listening. The Reading exam is 1 hour and contains 30 multiple choice and gapped text questions across 3 parts based on 2000 words of text. The Writing exam is 1 hour and 20 minutes long and contains a compulsory letter or email and a choice of other writing styles. The Use of English exam is 45 minutes and contains 42 multiple choice cloze and word formation questions. The Listening exam is 40 minutes and has 30 multiple choice and matching questions across 4 parts. The Speaking exam lasts 14 minutes and contains 4 parts where candidates interact with examiners

1. First Certificate Summary of Exam Content

2. The Reading Exam One hour long 30 questions in total Eachtextis 550 to 700 wordslong 2000 wordstoread in total 3 parts

3. Types of Texts Part 1 - multiple choice 8 questions 2 marks each Part 2 - gapped text 7 questions 2 marks each Part 3 - multiple matching 15 questions 1 mark each

4. The Writing Exam One hour and 20 minutes long Two parts

5. QuestionTypes Part 1 Compulsory Letteror email 120-150 Words Bothpartshaveequalmarks Part 2 7 types of writing choice of 4 in theexam 120-180 Words Article Essay Report email Letter Review story

6. Use of English 42 questions 45 minutes long 4 parts

7. Question Types Part 2 - Open Cloze 12 questions Vocabulary and Grammar 1 markeach Part 1 - MultipleChoiceCloze 12 questions Vocabulary and Grammar 1 markeach Part 3 - Word Formation 10 questions Vocabulary 1 markeach Part 4 - Key Word Transformations 8 questions Grammar and Vocabulary Up to 2 markseach

8. The Listening Exam 40 minutes long 30 questions in total 4 parts

9. Question Types Part 2 - Sentence Completion 10 questions 1 mark each Part 1 - MultipleChoice 8 questions 1 markeach Part 3 - Multiple Matching 5 questions 1 mark each Part 4 - Multiple Choice 7 questions 1 mark each

10. The Speaking Exam 14 minutes long 4 parts Two or three candidates Two examiners Only one speaks

11. Tasks 1 and 2 Part 1 - Conversationbetween Interlocutor and eachcandidate General social interaction (personal information) 3 minutes Part 2 - Long turn Compare twopictures Comparing, describing, givingopinion 1 minute Partnergives 20 second response

12. Tasks 3 and 4 Part 3 - Twowayconversationbetweencandidates Decisionmakingtaskwithpictures Listening and responding Agreeing and disagreeing Suggesting and speculating 3 minutes Part 4 - Discussionrelatingtotopic in part 3 Interlocutor asksfurtherquestions Listen topartner and respondto ideas 4 minutes

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