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CONTENTS

Introduction 4

letter 16 Further Practice 45 Further Practice 75 Set books 101

Part 4 64 Further Practice

Parts 3 &4 91

Writing and Speaking Assessment 117 Paper 5 Visual material 121

Sample answer sheets 118 Key and explanation 129

INTRODUCTION

FCE Te s tbuilder i s mu c h more than a book of pra t ce te s t s It not onl y enabl es s tudents to pr acti se

doing t est s of exactly th e kind they w ill find in the exam, it also p rovides th em wi h valuable d et ail s

on what is tested in each part of th e exam, exerci ses to h e lp them answer the questions in t he t es t s

and exp lanations of th e a n swe r s t o all th e q estions in th e tests The book gives s tudents exten s ive

pr e p a r at ion for the exam and h e lp s them to incr ease th e ir ability to perform well w h e n they take t he

exam

F CE Test builder conta i n s:

Four complete practice tests

T h ese test s reflect exactly th e l evel and types of que s t on to be fo nd in the ex a m

A s ummary of the cont ent of t h e exa m and guidan ce on ma rking and g rad es i s on pages 5 to 6

Further Practice and Guidance pages

Th ese page s are includ ed for each part of each pap e r a nd give informat ion and hel p for eve ry tas k th at

candidates ha v e to do in th e exa m They are di vided int o the se sec ti o s:

What's tested: full d e tail s o f w h at is te st ed in each part o f the exam

Tips: adv i ce on how to do eac h ta s k and what t o r e memb e r when doin g th e tasks

Exercises: a s tep-b y-s tep approach to answerin g th e q es tions in th e test , e n co uraging stu ents t o

think about the que s t on s and ar ri ve at the cor r ec t answe r s by u sing approp ri a t e pr ocesses

Authentic samples for the Writing Paper

Ther e are sa mp l e an swers fo r eac h kind of writin g r eq uir e d in the Writing Paper, in the Further Pr ac ti ce

and Guidance pages Cand idat es are asked to a ssess th ese s ample an swers a nd there are d e tailed

assessmen t s of them in th e Key

Key and Explanation

Thi s sec tion contain s d e tail e d e xp l ana ti n s o f every a n s wer to eve r y q es t o n in the t es t s Exp l ana t ions

f or R eading, Use of Engli s h and Li s tening includ e u se ful in formati o n on voca bular y and g rammar

Thj s sec tion a l s o c ont a in s ta s k- s p e cific mark sc h e me s for all Writing Pap e r ta s k s and answe r s for the

exe r cises in th e F urther Practi ce and Gu idan ce pages

Thi s book a l s o c ont ains:

Genera l Assessment G uid e for the Writing and S eaking Papers

• Sample a nswer s h eets (as used by candidates when taking the exam)

• Li s tenin g scripts

• CD track lis tin g

Simply follow th e i nstructions page by page C l ea r in s tru c tions a r e give n thr o g out the b oo k about

th e order in whi c h you do things By followin g the in st ru c t on s, yo u:

• co mpl ete one part of an exam paper , e rh aps und e r exa m condition s and then c h ec k the an swers

and go thro gh th e exp lanat i o s of th e answe r s in th e Key

o

• loo k a t one part of an exa m paper a nd do the Furt h e r Pra c t ice and G u id an ce p age(s) r elating

t o i t before an swe rin g th e qu es t ons in the t es t After doing the exercises in th e Furth e r Pra c t ice and

G uidance sec t ion for th a t par t f t he pap e r , you answer the qu est ion s in the test Then yo u check

yo u r an swe r s and go thr o g h the ex plan a tion s in th e K ey

TNTRODUCTJON 5

Note to teachers

You may wish to do the Further Practice and Guidance exercises as class discussion or pairwork, or ask students to prepare them before class

First Certificate in English

The following is a summary of what the exam consists of and the marks for each task Full details of

what is tested in each part of each Paper are given in the Further Practice and Guidance pages

Paper 1 Reading (1 hour)

1 Text: eight multiple-choice questions (four options per question) 2 marks per

2 Gapped text; seven missing sentences: fill the seven gaps from a choice of eight

3 Text in sections or series of short texts; 15 matching questions: match statement

with section of text or short text 1 mark per question 15

] Letter or email, using given input and notes (candidates must do this task) 20

2 Questions 2-4: choose o e fom article, essay, report, review, story, letter or

Marks for each answer are based on the Task-specific Mark Scheme for each q estion, which results in

a score out of 20 (see Key) and the General Assessment Criteria, which give a Band Score from 0-5 (see page 117)

Paper 3 Use of English (45 minutes)

1 Short text with 12 gaps: 12 multiple-choice questions (four options per

question), choose the correct word(s) to fill each gap 1 mark per question 12

2 Short text with 12 gaps: fill each gap with one word 1 mark per question 12

3 Short text with 10 gaps: fill each gap by forming the correct word from words

4 Eight single sentences: use a word given to complete a gapped sentence so that

it means the same as the given sentence 2 marks per question 16

6 INTRODU CTION

Paper 4 Listening (40 minutes)

1 E i ght sho rt recordings: one m ul tiple-choice question (three options per

question) for each recording 1 mark p er question

2 Monologue or conversa tion: compl ete 1 0 gapped sentences with info rmation

from the r ecording 1 ma rk per ques tion

3 Five s h rt m o o logues: mat ch in g (match options to s peakers, choose from six

op tio s for each speake r) 1 mark pe r question

4 Interv i ew, discussion or mo ologue: seven multiple-choice ques tions (three

options pe r ques tion) 1 mark per question

TOTAL 30 questions

Paper 5 Speaking (14 minutes)

1 Socia l and persona l conve r sa tion (candidates and examine r ) (3 minutes)

2 Talking abo ut pictures: two pai s of pictures, each cand idate talks for 1 minut e

about one pair of related p ictures and answers a question about the other pair

of re lated pictures (4 minutes)

3 Discussion between candidates based on a s ituation present ed in pictures and

words; candidates make a decision (3 minutes)

4 Discussion between candidates and examiner on topics related to Part 3 task (4

minutes)

TOTAL

A ma rk out of 20 is given based on various categories of assessment (see page 117)

Marking

Marks are calculated so that each paper i s worth 40 marks

Calculate as foll ows:

Paper 1: candidate score multipl e d by 9 and then divided by 10 =score o t of 40

Example : 36 marks out of 45 = 36 x 9 = 324

324 ;- 10 = 32 marks out of 40 approx imately

Paper 2: candidate sco re is out of 40

Paper 3: candida te score x 8 ;- 10 =score out of 40

Example : 38 marks out of 50= 30 marks out of 40 approxima t ely

Paper 4 : candidate score ;- 3 x 4 = score out of 40

Example: 24 marks out of 30 = 32 marks out of 40

Paper 5: cand ida t e score x 2

This gives a total of 200 marks Divide by 2 to get a percentage

Approximate percentages for each grade:

FCE TEST 1

PAPER 1 READING 1 hour

Part 1

Read the text and the test questions Before you answer the test qr1estions, go on to the Further

Practice and Guidance pages which fo ll ow

You are going to read an article about a method for finding your way called ' natural navigation ' For

q estions 1-8, choose the answer (A , B , C or D) w hich you think fits best according to the text

Mark your answers on the separa t e answer sheet

Natural navigation

Max Davidson learns how to find his way using only stars, sun, trees and wind

'Take the Circle, District or Piccadilly Line to

South Kensington , then walk up Exhibition Road

It will take you between 10 and 15 minutes The

Royal Geographical Society is on the junction

between E xhibition Road and Kensington Gore.'

The instructions are so idiot-proof that at 9 am

precisely all seven of us are in our pl aces , like

expectant schoolchildren

A man in a check suit , with a neatly trimmed

beard , enters and introduces himself ' nistan

Gooley Welcome.' He flashes a shy smile 'Just

to put th is all into context, think I can safely

say that you are the onl y people In the world

studying this particular topic today.' It is quite

an intra There are a few oohs and ahs from the

audience Tristan Gooley, navigator extraordinary,

has his au ience in the palm of his hand We are

here because we are curious about how you get

from A to B And if you are curio s about how to

get from A to B , who better to ask than Tristan

Gooley? H is the only man alive who has both

flown and sailed solo across the Atlantic You

ca n't argue with that sort f CV

'N atural navigation', his new baby, is exactly

what that phrase suggests: route-finding that

depends on interpreting natural signs - the sun,

the stars, the direction of the wind, the a gnment

of t he trees - rather than usi ng maps, compasses

or the ubiquit us satnav 'Of course, 99.9 per

cent f the time, you will have other ways uf

finding w herever it is you want to get to But if

you d n't · Gooley pauses theatrically, 'there

is a lot to be said for understanding the science

of navigation and direction - finding If people

become too dependent on technology , they can

Jose connecti n with nature, which is a pity.'

The natural navigator 's best friend , inevitably, is

the sun We all know that it r ses in th e east , sets

in the west and , at its zenith, is due south But if

it is , say, three in the afternoon and you are lost

in the desert, how do you get your bearings? The

answer, says Gooley, is to find a stick By noting the different places where its shadow falls over

a short period of time, you will quickly locate the east-west axis 'The sun influences things even if you can't see it,' he explains You mi ght

n t e in the desert, but walking along a forest track in Britain One side of the track is darker in colour than the other 'Ah - ha!' thinks the natural navigator 'It is darker because it is damper, which means it is getting Jess sun, because it is shaded

by the trees, which means that south is that way.' You can now stride confidently southwards - or in

whichPvPr clirPr.tinn you wi~h to hP.:~cl - without fiddling with a map

As the day wears on, the detective work forces us

to look at the world in new and unexpected ways Just when we think we are getting the hang of

it, Gooley sets us a particularly difficult task A photograph of a h use comes up on the screen

An orange sun is peeping over the horizon behind the house There is a tree in the foreground ' Just study the picture for a few minutes,' Gooley says, 'and tell me in which direction the photographer

is pointing the camera.' Tricky Very tricky Is the

s un rising or setting? Is the tree growing straight

up or leaning to the right? Is that a star twinkling over the chimney? Are we in the northern or southern hemisphere? 'South-east,' I say firmly having ana lysed the data in minute detail ' Not quite ' 'Am I close?' 'Not really The answer i s north-west.' Ah well Only 180 degre es out

Still, if am bottom of the class, I h ave caught the natural navigation bug What a fascinating science, both mysterious and universal It is hardly what yo u would call a practical skill: there are too many man - made aids to navigation at our disposal But it connects us, thrillingly , to the wor d around us - and to those long-dead ancestors who circled the globe w ith nothing but stars to guide th e m It reminds us what it means

to be human

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8 Paper 1 Part 1

1 What i s th e writer's main point in the fir s t paragraph?

A that th e R oya l Geograp h ica l Society was easy for all of th e m to find

8 th a t th e r o ut e to th e Royal Geog raph ica l Society mi g ht so und co mpli ca t e d

C that a ll of them wa nt ed t o ar riv e at th e Ro ya l Geographical So ci e ty on tim e

D that th ey did not n ee d in s truction s to find the Royal Geographical Society

2 What d oes th e w rit e r say abo ut T r st an Goo l ey in th e s e co nd paragraph?

A H e was different fr o m w h a t h e had expec t ed

8 H e began in a n impr essive way

C He had a lwa ys want e d t o m e et him

D He se ldom ga ve talk s to th e publi c

3 What does Tristan Gooley say a b ut ' natur a l n aviga tion '?

A It ca n be m o r e acc urat e th a n u s ing t echno l ogy

8 It is quit e co mpli ca t e d sk ill to m as t e r

C It s hould only be u se d in emergen cy s ituations

D It i s n t r e quir e d mo s t of th e tim e

4 According t o Gooley, th e use of a s tick w hich h e explains

A only wo rk s in the d ese rt

8 in vo l ves more than o e pi ece of information

C wo rks b es t at parti c ul ar times of the da y

D m ay s urpri se so me people

5 The example of walking a lon g a f o re s t tr ack illu s tr a te s

A th e fact th a t the s un m ay not be important to finding yo ur way

8 th e diff ere n ce b e tw ee n th e d ese rt and o th e r locations

C th e advantage of l ea rnin g n a tur al n av i ga ti on

D th e r e l a ti n ship between n atura l navigation and other s kill s

6 Wh a t d oes ' it' in th e phrase 'ge ttin g th e h ang of it' ( lin e 58) r efe r to ?

A so m e thing un ex p ec t e d

8 th e d ay

C a pa rti cu l a r problem

0 natural n av i ga tion

7 What doe s the writer say about th e ta s k involving a photo g r ap h?

A It was n t as s impl e as it fir s t appeared

8 H e n eeded m o r e information in order t o do it s u ccess full y

C H e b ecame m ore co nfu se d th e lon ge r h e spe nt o n it

D H e was n ot s urpris ed t o hear th a t hi s a nsw e r was w r o g

8 The writ e r 's a ttitude to wa rd s n a tural n av i ga tion i s th a t

A it would tak e a long tim e t o be goo d a t it

8 it is a val u a bl e s kill in th e m o e m wo rld

C it i s o nl y likely to appea l t o a ce rtain kind of person

0 it i s exci tin g but not very u se ful

FCE TE ST 1

FURTHER PRACTICE AND GUIDANCE Pap er 1 P a rt 1 9

WHAT'S TESTED

The questions in Part 1 of the Reading Paper test you on your ability to understand a wide var i ety of aspects of a text Questions may focus on any of the following:

TIPS

details and specific information given in the text

the main idea in part of the tex or in the who l e text

an opinion/attitude expressed or described in the text

the meaning in the context of a word or phrase in the tex

implication: something suggested but not directly s t ated in the text

exemplification: the use of examples in the text and what they are examples of

reference : understanding what a word or phrase in the text refers to or relates to

a comparison made in the text

the writer's purpose in part of the text or in the who l e t ext

The questions follow the same order as the text

If there is a question on the whole text, it will always be the last question

Begin by reading the whole text and looking at each question as you read through the text

Don' t try to answer any questions while you are d ing this In this way, you will get a

genera l idea of what the text is about and what it contains and you will also find out what

the questions require you to do Then read each part of the text and answer the ques tion that rela t es to it If you don't follow this system, you may become confused and answer questions incorrectly because you are not clear about the text in general and how the questions relate to

it

Read each question very carefu ll y to make sure that you are clear abo ut exac tl y what is asked for each one A choice may be true according to the t ex t but not the answe r to the ques ti on you have been asked

The following exercises will help you to choose the correct answer to eac h qu estio n in the test When you ha ve completed each exercise, c h eck your answer(s) and then choose your answer for the question

in the test

Question 1

1 Does the writer say that anyone got lost?

2 Does the writer say that anyone arrived la t e?

3 Does the writer mention the instr u ctions they were given?

4 Does the writer mention the people's intentions about arriving there?

5 Does the writer say th at the peop l e had been there before?

6 What does 'idiot-proof' mean?

A hard to understand

B impossible for anyone to get wrong

C totally unnecessary

Question 2

1 Does the writer mention his opinion of Tristan Goo l ey before that day?

2 Did the wri t er know anything about Tristan Goo l ey before that day?

3 Does the wri t er mention Tristan Gooley's first words?

4 Does the writer describe reactions to what Tristan Goo l ey says?

5 Does Tristan Goo l ey say that the event is unusual?

6 Does the writer mention the number of talks Tris tan Gooley gives?

1 0 Paper 1 Part 1 FURTHER PRACTICE AND GUIDANCE

Question 3

Whkh of these d oes Tristan Gool ey mention in the third paragraph?

A people relying on technology

B the process of learning na tural navigation

C ·when natural naviga tion i s useful

D errors made by technology

E when natural navigation sh uld not be used

F how often people might eed to use natural navigation

2 Do you note something more than once?

3 Does Gooley mention people's reactions to the idea of using a stick?

Question 5

Which of these are menti ned in connection with the forest track?

A the influence of the sun on the appearance of the track

B a way in which the track contrasts with the desert

C what natural navigation enaq l es yo u to do when you look at the track

D using both map- eading s kills and natural navigation when walking along the track

Question 6

If you 'get the hang of something', you

A become tired by it

B learn how to do it

C are surprised by it

D fail to do it correctly

Question 7

Which of these does the writer mention in connecti n with the photograph task?

A how difficult it was

B changing his opinion of it

C things they weren't told

D questions he wanted to ask

E how long it took hlm to do it

F his feelings while doing it

G believing that his answer was correct

H asking whethe r hls answer was nearly correct

Question 8

1 When the writer says that he has 'caught the natural navigation bug', he means that

A he has become very interested in it

B he thinks it is very hard to learn how to do it

C he has understood how important it is

2 What does 'hardly' in the third sentence of the sixth paragraph mean?

A definitely

B not really

C occasionally

3 Does the writer compa re his attitude with the attitudes of the other peopl e that day?

Now c h ec k your answers to tl1 e qu es tion s in th e test

FCE TEST 1 Paper 1 Part 2 11

Part 2

You are going to read a revie w of a book about ornithology- the s tud y of bird s Seven se nt ences ha ve been removed from the article Choose from the sente n ces A-H the one which fits each gap ( 9-15)

There is one extra sentence w hich you do not need to u se

Mark yo ur answers on the separate answer s heet

Review by Stephen Moss

You wait for one history of ornithology to come along and a who l e flock appears over

the horizon 9 However, in the past few years a clutch of scientists, journalists,

taxonomists and birders ( incl uding myselO have turned their attentions to this fascinating and

complex topic

One of the most exciting things about the study of birds is that it is not ye t complete We may

sm il e at the beliefs of our ancestors - such as the notion that swallows spent their winter

hibernating underwater - yet there i s still so much that we don't know Writing almost a cen t ury

ago, the German-American ornithologist Paul Bartsch drew attention to our ignorance about

many aspects of bird behaviour: 'There are still many unso l ved prob l ems about bird life Little,

too , is known about the l aws and routes of migration, and much l ess about the final disposition

of the untold thousands which are annually produced.' 10 For, despite great progre ss,

modern bird studies often give rise to new and even more complex inquiries

Tim Birkhead is well qualified to examine the ways successive generations have tried to answer

the fundamental questions abo u t birds A professor at the University of Sheffield, he s pe c ialize s

i n two very different disciplln~~: Lli~ ~tully uf dllltudll.Jelidvluw dHl.ILlte ltbtuty uf :>Lleu1.x

11 In it , he ranges from Aristot l e to modern sc ientist s suc h as Peter Bertho ld ,

whose migration studies hav e revea l ed much about how birds migrate round the world

Un lik e other hi s torie s of the subject, The Wisdom of Birds does not tak e a chrono l ogical

approach 12 In other hand s thi s might have been confusing, but Birkhead stee r s

his n arrative through th is complex s tructur e to tell a compelling story

He is clearly pa ssio nate , not just about the bird s them se l ves, but also about the people who

h ave s tudied th em, and th e works they have produced So The Wisdom of Birds i s l avish l y

illu s trated with examples of bird art, including many from the ea rl y works of ornithology

13

If the book has a h ero, it is an unlik e ly but d eser ving one Birkhead begins and ends with

a c hallenge t o hi s colleagues: who i s the greatest ever ornithologist? 14 But

Birkhead's own choice is an often neglected seve nte e nth-century Englishman, John Ray He

launc h ed th e revo l utionary concept of s tudying li vi ng birds in the fi l d, rather than dead ones in

a museum

IS John Ray travels through time to be the guest of honour at a n International

Ornithological Congress As Birkhead says: 'He wou l d be amazed by how much we know and,

of course, by h ow much more there is still to learn about bird s.' This is a fitt in g ending to a book

that is one of the mo s t entertaining, inf o rmative and enthusiastic accounts of the hi s to ry of

ornithology, and of the many different ways in which we have observed, studied and wondered

abou t i rds

12 Paper 1 Part 2

A These two interests come t ogether in The Wi s dom of Bird s

8 The Wi s dom of Bird s concludes with a striking image

C Much the same could be said t oday

D Some of th em come in for particular criticism in the book

· E The se, and th e fine production of th e book it se lf , ad d immensely t o the r eade r 's satisfaction

F Th e subjec t was neglected for decades

G The names th ey come up with are s tr ong con t ende r s

H Instead , Birkh ead explores ornithological themes such as birdsong , the breeding cycle and

migration, moving back and forth across the centuries

FCE TEST1

FCE TEST 1 P aper 1 Part 3

talk s abo ut ho w important engineers in ge n era l can be? l t61

g i ves evidence of th e s u ccess of so m e thin g h e/s h e was in vo l ve d in crea tin g? l t7 1

was n t s ure w hich s ubj ec t to choo se a t one point ? I ts I

m e ntion s b eing th e l eader o f a group of people ? l t9 1

refer s t o h av ing two rol es a t th e sa m e time ? l20 I

m ade a deci s ion a s r es ult o f go in g to a cer tain eve nt ? ! 21 I

h as not yet completed hi s/ h e r s tud ies? _ 122 _.~_ 1 _-'

give s reaso n s w h y engin ee r s h ave a hi g h reput a tion ? ! _ 23 _.~_1_-'

m e nti o s th e n ee d t o a ttr ac t ce rtain peop l e t o engineering? l 24 l

says th a t c r ea tin g something l ed t o a d es ir f o r a cer t ain caree r ? l2s I

i s c urr e ntl y trying to pro du ce diff e rent ver sions of so methin g? 1~ 2 _ 6 .1_ '

r e f e r s to a l ways doin g th e same kind o f work afte r c omp l e tin g hi s / h e r s tudi es? l 21 l

says that the d emand fo r p eo ple w ho do wha t h e/s he d oes i s g r ow in g? 1 28 1

says w h y h e / s h e h as n ot lost e nthu s ia s m for hi s/ h e r w ork ? 1 30 I

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14 Paper 1 Part 3 FCE TEST 1

The world of engine er ing

Uza Brooks, 24, is still studying for her engineering doctorate in advanced snowboard design , but she is

already' technical director of the UK's biggest snowboarding company, True Snowboards

I ' m a keen snowboarder so it seemed like a good idea to specialize in bu il ding great snowboards I se t

up True Snowboards in 2006 with two other colleagues, so now I'm an engineer and an entrepreneur

We now sell snowboards throughout Europe and, next season, we'll be laun c hing in North America

True Snowboards now sponsors some of the best UK snowboarders, including 17 -yea r-old Samantha

Rogers , who took the silver medal at this year's British Big Air Championships, a key snowboarding

event Riders at the event who used o u r boards achieved a 74 per cen t medal rate , w h ic h says

some t hi n g abo u h ow good they are Our special i ty is des i gn i ng boards th a t can cope w i th dry slopes

These surfaces are very abrasive, so t hey can cause a Jot of fr i ction and literally melt conventional

boards 1 used my engineering sk ills to come up with a workab l e so l ution to dissipa t e t he heat so that

the boards don't melt and so that they last longer Right now , I am experimenting to find new shapes to

make the board s perform even better And I get to go outside and play with the prototypes

Maggie Aderin, 39, is a scientist for Astrium Ltd, the UK's large st s pace sys t ems and services company

With a background in mechanical engi neering , she oversees projects for the Europ ean Space Agency as

well as NASA

My job is great fun I head up a team that make s optical instruments for space satellites We are

cu rrentl y working on an amazing instrument for the Aeolus Satellite which is going to measure wind

s peed t h rough the Ear th 's atmosphere It has to be t ough and very accurate, so we need to design and

bui l d it with great ca r e It wi ll need to withstand temperat u res tha t range from between minus SO and

plus SO degrees centigrade, and will he l p us to understand more about g l obal warmi n g I knew I wanted

to work in space technolog y when I made my fir s t telescope at the age of 1S When I left school !

studied physics at Imperial College London and then did a PhD in mec h anical engineering I have been

engineering instruments ever since Now I use my engineering skills to solve problems and I am aware

of how my job ca n help preserve the p l anet in t he future

Engineer Andrew Lamb, 26, works for the not-for-profit organization R edR, which specializes in disaster

relief Lamb was keen to use his skills for the grea t e good

Did yo u know that 40 per cent of people who work for the international aid organization Medicins Sans

Fron t iere s are engineers and no t do c tor s? Tha t ' s because engineers a r e absolutely essen t ia l in a cris i s

They are t he ones w h o can make t h e water run again and get th e powe r on They c an cons t ruc t roads

and s he lt e r s Aid agen cie s really value engineers for their management ski ll s i n stressful si t uations ,

because we work as a team We are also taught how to break d ow n problems into sma ll er pie ces

Workers who can contribute to disaster relief plans are increasingl y so ught after as earthquakes, flood s

and conflict destroy communities It i s vital we get young people into this sec tor They can h elp save

li ves I 's extreme l y rewarding when y ou he l p get people back on their feet

Vi cki S tev enson, 37, is a chartered energy engineer specializing in renewable energy

1 lov e the fact that I am doing so mething pra c tical which make s a difference I research practica l ways

to reduce carbon emissions and use s ustainable energy sources instead of fossil fue l s My latest project

i s working on a so lar air hea t er that c aptures the heat t hat strikes off t he walls of bu il di n gs and u ses

i t to h eat offices and to p rovide vent il at i on W h en I went t o univ e rsi t y, I was t orn be t ween studyi n g

as t rophysics and laser p h ysics Lasers won because I attended an open day at an e ngineering company

which showed how t h e u se of lasers and fibre optics made equipment s afer for people working in

mine s The re s ul t s of the work I do will have f ar -reaching relevance, meaning we could all benefit in the

long run Knowing that w hat I do is u se ful reall y keeps me motivated

FCE TEST 1 Paper 2 Part 1

PAPER 2 WRITING 1 hour 20 minutes

Part 1

B efo re you answer tlt e test qu es tion , go on to tlt e Further Practic e and G uid a ce p ages wh i c lt follow

You must answer this question Write your answer in 12(}-150 words in an appropria t e style

1 Your English-speaking friend, David, recently came to stay with you for a week Read David ' s

l etter and the notes you have made Then write a letter to David, sing a ll your notes

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~ello -Pvo~M ~Me c:!\\\.A \-~""\\~ \-~e""' .Pov loo~i.\\~ ""-P+-ev

~e so well I've ~o\- so~Me ve""lly ~oo.A p~o\-os o.P

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- woL\I.A yolo\ li.~e ~Me \-o se\\.A \-~e""' \-o yolo\? _ _ _ _ Yes ?lease

later

-As I Sc:!\i A, I ~ope yolo\ 11 co~Me c:!\\\.A s\-""y wi.\-~ ~Me

soo\\ Le\- ""'e ~\\ow w~e\\ yolo\ We:!\\\\- \-o co~Me All +-~e best- ,

O""vi A

Wri t e your letter You must u se grammatically correct sentences with acc urat e spelling a nd

punctuation in a sty l e appropria te for the situat i on

16 Paper 2 Part 1 FURTHER PRACTICE AND GUIDANCE

WHAT'S TESTED

In Part 1 of the Writing Paper, you must write a l e tter or email You read some material that tells you

the situation and the context of your l etter or email Some notes have been added to the material, and

you must include what is stated in th ese notes in the letter or email you produce There is no difference

between a letter and email concerning the kind of language you are required to produce-if you are

wri ting an email, you must form grammatically correct full sentences and not use the style of language

often used in text messages (eg you must not use shortened words or leave out important p arts of the

Organization and cohesion: your letter or email must be organized in a clear and logical way,

with appropriate linking between and within sentences and paragraphs

Ran ge: you must use the appropriate structures and language for the different things you are

required to do in your letter or email For example, you will need to use appropriate structures

and vocabulary for thanking, s u ggesting, agreeing, escribing, expla~g, ap l ogizing, giving

opinions, expressing fee lin gs, comparing, etc

Accuracy: the number of language mistakes you make, especially serious mistakes, will affect

the mark you get!

Appropriacy of register and format: your letter or email must be as informal or formal as the

situati n requires- for example, if you are wri t ing to a friend, it should be informal It must

a l so be in an appropriate format, with a s uitable opening and closing (but no postal addresses

for the letter) and suitab!e paragraphing

Target rea der : the reader of the letter or email should be completely dear about the purpose of

the letter or email and understand fully everything it contains

Make sure that you include everything you are required to include Read the opening

instructions carefully, read the material presented very carefully and make sure that you use all

of the notes

Make sure that your answer follows a logica l sequence, with one point following another

dearly To do this, you can usually fo ll ow th e same order as the materia l you read and the

notes added to it

Try to use a variety of structures and vocabulary, appropriate for the different things you are

required to do in the letter or email Don ' t keep repeating the same words and phrases

Do not copy big sections of the material you read- use different words and phrases You will

need t o use some words and phrases from the material you read, but you will l ose marks if

you simply copy large amounts of it

You can add your own ideas in addition to using the information given to you II you do thi s

well , you may get a higher mark However, make sure that what you write is really connected

with the task and that it does not make your answer too long

The following exercises w ill h e lp you to wri t e yo ur an swer for this part of the t est When you h ave

comp l eted a ll of the exe r cises, wri t e your answer

F U RT H E R PRACTICE AND GUIDANCE Paper 2 Part 1 17

GETTING IDEAS AND PLANNING YOUR ANSWER

1 Which of th e fo ll ow in g mu s t yo u d o in yo ur l ette r?

A respo nd to th anks D apologize

B d esc r ibe even t s

C su ggest a fu ture

plan

E as k for inf orma t ion

F accept an o ff er

N ow c h ec k your an s w e r s to th is exe r cise

G exp l ain a proble m

H respo nd t o an invit a ti n

2 H ere are so m e u se ful phr ases an d s tru ctures w hi ch yo u could inclu d e in your l e tter Yo u do no t

h ave t o use a ll o f them in yo ur l e tt er but try to u se som e o f th e m

it was n o p r o le m I'll give yo ur m essage t o l et's try t o arrange

I' m g l ad th a t yo u if you sen t t o hear f r om yo u

we rea ll y e nj oye d -ing i t wo uld be goo d t o see

yo u s h uld stay w ith us I'd like to

SAMPLE ANSWER

Rea d thi s sa m p l e answe r care full y and answe r th ese q u estions Th en c h eck the assessme nt of this

sa mpl e answe r o n page 132

Content : does th e l e tt e r incl u de every thin g th at sh uld b e in cl ud e d ?

Or g anization and cohe s ion : i s th e l e tt e r o r ganize d in a clea r an d l ogical way, wi th appro p riate linking?

Range : i s th ere a range of ap p rop r ia t e s tru c tu res and vocab ul ary?

Accura c y are th ere any mis t akes?

Appropri a cy of re g ist e r and format : is th e lett er appro p r a t e l y info rm al o r forma l, and is the forma t s uit a bl e?

Target r e ader: will th e rea d e r be complet e l y clear a b ut th e purpose of the letter and

un de rst a nd full y everything i t co nt ains?

])ear ])c¥;d,

We re al ly qjcyed ha.t'l.n:J you here and :t t.UO.S no ;:-robleM at all We are

:Jfa.d you l:i:ed the ;:-la.c.es we showed you My l'a.M:Iy and Me a.:Jreed that

you Should de.finatly Sto/ lon:;er next 6Me you CO Me oVer

Plea.Se So/ hello to your l'a.M:Iy a.s well I t.Vauld really l,"f:e to Meet theM one do/ t oo ]); d they l:f:e the ;:-:ctureS you tool: ~h-"le you were here? By the W<o/> ;t t.VOL.d d be Very n:c.e ;/'you Se nt your ,Phato.s oVer ta us We

t.VOUid loVe to See theM.'

I ~;11 tali: to M)l .f'a.M,"Iy a.bout v:s:t:n:; you So we can arra_n:;e So Meth;n:J

later

"fh;n:;s are 3o'n:; well here a.:JO/n I aM ba.c i: :n sc hool and I ca.n !'eel that

s;:-eciJ:;n:; En:JI,'sh Wl'th you ha.s hef,ped Me

We ho;:-e to hear !'roM you Soon

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Carol :ne

Now writ e y o ur a swe r t o t h e qu es ti o n in t h e t es t

18 Paper 2 Part 2 FCE TEST 1

Part2

Writ e an answe r to one of th e questions 2-5 in this part Write yo ur answer in 120-180 words in an

appropr i a t e style

2 Your teacher has asked yo u to write a s t ory The s t ory must begin with the following words:

Wh e n he found h is s eat o n the plane , Sam r e o gnized the per so n w ho w a s sittin g in th e sea t next t o his

Wri t e your story

3 You have recently had a d isc u ss ion in your English class a bout different age grou p s Now your

t eache r ha s asked you t o write an essay, g i v in g yo ur o pini on on th e f o ow ing s t a t e ment

The young can learn a lot about life from older people

Write your e ss ay

4 Yo u have had a class discussion abo ut part-time jobs th at people a t your college do or could do

Yo ur t eache r h as now asked yo u t o write a r eport on part-time jobs in the area Yo u s h ould include

information o n jobs th at s tud ents on the course are cu rrentl y d in g and o n o th e r po ss i ble j obs You

s h ou l d also includ e a d vice on h ow students can get the se job s

Writ e yo ur report

5 (a) o r (b) Two que s tions o n th e se t bo oks

There are two se t books There is o n e question on each se t book Yo u answer on e of the two

questions

Th e r e is more information , and guidance and pra ctice, on set book qu es tions in Test 4

FCE TEST 1 P aper 3 Par t 1 1 9

PAPER 3 USE OF ENGLISH 45 minutes

Pol ar bea r s are in ( 0 ) o f d in g out (1) so m e o th er en dan gered anima l s, it' s n ot

hunter s th a t ar e th e probl e m , it 's c lim a t e c han ge Since 1 97 9 the ice ca p at th e Arc ti c Circle w here th e

polar bea r s li ve h as ( 2 ) in size b y about 30 p e r ce nt Th e t e mper a tur e in th e A r c tic h as s lowl y

be e n (3) an d thi s is ( 4 ) th e sea ic to me lt , e nd ange rin g th e polar be a r s' h m e

Th e pol a r bears' main (5) of fo od are the diff e rent types of sea l f o un d in th e Ar c t ic Th ey ca t c h

th e m b y waiting n ex t to th e air hol es th e sea l s h ave ( 6 ) in th e ice (7) th e b ea r s are

very s trong sw immer s, th ey co uld ne ve r c t ch se al s in th e wate r Thi s m e an s that th e bea r s (8)

do rely on th e i ce t o hunt

Po lar b e ar s a lso n ee d se a i cc t o tra ve l They can(?) a hu5c l cr rit o.1 and o ft - ., iu., t.vu• vu-

part o f the ice t o ano th er The y h ave be e n ( 10 ) t o s w im up t o lOOkm , but w h e n th e r e is l ess

ice, th ey ma y h ave t o sw im furth er a nd thi s c an ( 11 ) fata l to the b ears A numb e r of bears h ave

d r ow n e d in th e l as t f ew years and sc ienti s t s beli e v e th a t i t i s beca u se th ey we r e not ab l e to ( 12 )

m ore sea ice b efo r e th ey be came t oo tir e d a n d co ul dn' t sw im any furth e r

20 Paper 3 Part 1 FCE TEST 1

2 A cut B reduced c s hort e n e d D l ost

3 A lifting B ga inin g c advanc ing D ri s in g

4 A re s ul ting B turnin g c causing D c r ea tin g

5 A so urc es B mean s c o ri g in s D materi a l s

6 A plac ed B se t c brough t D made

8 A re a lly B prop e rl y c s ur e l y D full y

9 A pa ss B exte nd c cover D spread

10 A l ea rnt B noticed c kno wn D experienced

12 A achieve B l a nd c ge t D r eac h

FURTHE R PRACTICE AND G UIDA NCE Paper 3 Part 1 21

WHAT'S TESTED

Th e qu estio n s in Part 1 o f the Use of Eng li s h Paper test yo u main l y on vocab ul ary Que s tion s m ay

f oc u s on any of th e fo ll owing:

TIPS

the meaning of single words: which choice has th e co rr ec t m eaning in the con te x t

completing phrases: w hich choice goes tog e th e r w ith th e o th er wo rd s to form a phrase (ega

co ll oca ti o , a fixed phra se, an idiom or a phra s al ve r b)

lexico-grammatical features: which choice ha s th e correct m eaning a nd fits gramma t ical l y (eg

w h ic h choice goes w ith a g i ven prepos iti o n or ve rb form , which linking wo rd o r phrase fit s)

Begin b y reading thr o gh the w h l e te x t o find ou t w h a t i t i s about and w h at it co nt a in s Thi s will h e lp yo u to kno w the co nt ext for the q ue s tions

Look carefu ll y at w h at co m es both b e fore and after each gap so th a t you can decide o n the

meaning o f th e choice th a t co rr ec tl y fill s eac h ga p

If th e r e i s m ore th an one gap in a se nten ce, re ad the who l e se nten ce very caref ully so th a t yo u

are clea r abo ut the con te x and meaning of each c hoi ce that c orrectly fill s eac h gap

Look fo r any grammati c l e l e m ents th a t come b e fore or a ft er a gap ( prep os ition s, ve rb for m s, etc) It is po ssi bl e that m ore than one c h ice fits correct l y because of it m ea ning , but o nl y one

c h oice is a l so gra mmati cally co rr ec t

The following exercises will help you to c hoo se th e c orrect answer to each qu est ion in the test Wh en you have com pl ete d eac h exercise, c h ec k your answer s and the n c hoo se your an swe r for tl1e que s tion in the t es t

In each exercise, choose which of the four options fits into each of the four sentences (The que s tion numb e r s below r e l a t e to th e qu es ti ons in th e te s t a nd th e o pti ons below are t he sa m e as th ose f o r th a t que s tion in th e t es t.)

1 A Thi s pr og r amm e is any o ther pr ogra mm e on TV a t th e m o men t

oppo s it e

B I kn ow th at I ' m quit e lu cky, t o a l o o f o th er peopl e compared

c My opinio n o n thi s s ubj ec t i s th e of y our s unlik e

D O ur hou se is fr o m th e othe r s in the roa d diff e r e nt

2 A Sean ha s a l ot of weigh t a nd l ooks q uit e thin now

cut

B Th ese tr o se r s n ee d to b e - th ey' re t oo l o ng for me reduced

c Th e numb e r of un emp l oyed p eop l e co n si derab l y l as t m on t h s horten e d

D I 've a f ew words from th e paragrap h because it's t oo l ong lo s t

3 A I ' m a lot o f kno wledge on thi s co ur se liftinsz

B Th e l eve l of th e wa t e r was fa s t gai nin g

c P eo p l e were th eir children onto th e ir s h uld e r s so th a t th e y advancing

D T e chnol ogy i s a ll th e time

4 A The mana g ement i s curre ntl y a l ot of n ew j o s at th e c ompany re s ulting

B P r essure a t wor k is h e r t o become qu ite depr ess ed turning

c The new man age r i s th e company int o a very s u ccessf ul o e ca u s ing

D Economi c pr o bl ems are in a lot of j o b lo sses creating

22 Paper 3 Part 1 FURTHER PRACTICE AND GUIDANCE

5 A Wha t are th e use d in ma k ing this product?

B We n eed t o fin d m ore f in come to increase our p r ofit

C Tr a m s and bik es a r e t h e m os t p o pul ar o f tr ans p rt in thi s city

0 · I' ve b een l earn in g abo ut t h e of th e s p rt o f ru gby

6 A S e carefully each p i ece of furniture around th e room

B I 've ju s t cleaned th a t window and you've already a mark o n it

C When h e'd finis h ed cooking, he the food to the t able

0 Some b ody the b u ilding on fire dur ing the ni g ht

7 A th e wea th er was n ' t ve r y goo d , we h a d an e n joyab l e day

B h aving very li t e m o ey, th ey're qui t e happy

C I was feeling very tire d I went t o bed ea r ly,

D Georgia was angry, and she doesn't u sua ll y get angry

8 A H e didn't d o the job -it was fu ll of m i s t a k es

B Th e apar tm en t was furnished, so we d i dn' t have to bu y any

fu rnitu re

C I did t r y h a rd , but I was n ' t a bl e t o do i t

D Yo u don't in t e n d t o do such a s tu p i d thin g, d o yo u ?

9 A The news w ill quickly and soon ~v~ryun~ w ill know what ha p pened

B S e was enjoying h erse lf in P aris and she decided to her stay there

C We' r e go in g t o a dis t ance of abo u l OOO km on our t ri p

0 Yo u the uni ve r s i ty as yo u drive a l ong th a t r oa d

10 A I've rece ntl y th at Mia seems a l o happier than s h e u sed to be

B J ack is an honest person b ut h e's been t o tell li es occasiona ll y

C I 've a l ot abou t the past from t alking t o my grandpare n ts

D The same feeling of shock was by everyone in the room

11 A H ow did this p r ob l e m abou t ?

B She was worr i ed abo ut w h a t was go in g t o t o h er i n th at

d a n gero u s s i tua t ion

C The treatmen t i s lik e l y to s u ccessf ul and he w ill probab l y r ecover

complete l y

0 H e's very clever and he' ll probab l y up w i th a very good job

12 A Because of t he delay, we didn't our destination on time

B Tha t insec t is going to o n our food in a moment

C S e's ve r y h ap p y b eca u se s h e's managed t o he r a mb i ti n

0 We h ave to t o t he airpor t two h ours befo r e our fli ght

Now check your a swers to the questio s in the test

sourc es

m e ans origins materials

placed set brought made

Even Although

A s Despite

reall y prop e rly surel y fully

pass extend cover

s pread

learnt noticed known

e xp e rien c ed

prov e

""'FF " ~ com e end

achiev e land

g e t rea c h

FCE TE ST 1 Paper 3 Part 2 23

Part2

For question s 1 3-24 , read the t ex t below and think of th e word which be s t fit s each gap Use o nly o n e word in each gap There i s an example at the beginning ( 0)

Write yo ur answers IN CAP I TAL LETTE R S o n th e separate answer s h ee t

Exam p le: 0 BEEN

Scientists explain excitement of children

The rea so n chi l dr e n be c ome m o r e exci t e d than adults at recei v ing gifts ha s ( 0 ) identified

by scientists The y found that th e areas of th e brain in vo lved in proc ess ing reward s were far more

active in younger people (13) the y recei ve d a pri ze Thi s ex plained w hy children found

(14) almost impo ss ibl e to co nt a in ( 1 ) excitement on birthda ys

( 16) team from the US National Institute of Menta l H ea lth us e d scans to study

( 1 ) p a rt s of the brain were s timulat e d w hen rewards ( 1 8) pre se nted to

parti c ipant s Younger peopl e showed mor e activity in k ey brain ar eas while they viewed a video game (19) received monPy

Dopamine , a c hemical that ca rries me ssages between brain cells, is believed ( 20 ) ac t as a

' currency' in th e brain 's reward processing areas How eve r , th e brain's d pamine system decline s with age The s tud y s ug ges t e d th a t thi s is (21) r eceiv in g pr ese nt s f ee ls le ss thr ill in g a s peop l e

(22 ) o l d e r

The sc i e nti s t s say tha t targetin g th ese dopamine m ec hani s m s may h e l p in the d eve l op m e nt

( 23) wa ys o f treatin g various disorders of th e reward s ystem, ( 2 ) as p a thol og i ca l

ga mblin g and dru g addiction

24 Paper 3 Part 3 FCE TEST I

Part 3

For questions 25-34, read the text below Use the word given in capitals at the end of some of the lines

to form a word that fits in the gap in the same lin There is an example at the beginning (0)

Write ygur answers IN CAPITAL LE1TERS on the separate answer sheet

Example: 0 GLOBAL

The ultimate challenge

Do you have the mental and physical strength to enter the ultimate

(0) race? If so, there is still time to apply for the ee-to- GLOBE

enter Land Rover G4 Challenge-the a venture of a (25) LIFE

that combines off-road driving with kayaking, mountain biking, bseiling,

climbing and orienteering across some of the most remote and extreme

terrain in the world

The (2 ) process is currently underway to choose one man SELECT

and one woman to represent the UK in the competition The (27) SUCCEED

applicants will form a two-stro g British team which will then battle

against teams from 17 other countries in this extremely (28) DEMAND

three-week event in one of the most sparsely (29) countries POPULATION

on the planet Mongolia A (30) of terrains including VARIOUS

steppes mountains and the extreme climate of one of the world's largest

deserts, the Gobi, makes Mongolia the ultimate test

Race organizer John Edwards says: 'Mongolia is a (31) SPECTACLE

country which will enable us to create a truly (32) event ORDINARY

We have been working hard to find routes that will push the vehicles and

If you're very (34) person and you think you're tough ADVENTURE

enoug , log on to the website as soon as possible!

FCE TE ST 1 Pa per 3 P a rt 4 25

Part4

Fo r qu es ti ons 35-42 , com pl e t e the seco nd se nt e n ce so that it has a similar meaning to th e firs t sen t ence,

u s ing the word given Do not change the word given Yo u must se between two and fiv e words,

including the word given Here is an exam pl e (0)

Example: 0 It took me a fairly l o g tim e t o answe r all my emails

QUITE

I spent a ll my emails

The gap can b e fill ed with the wo rd s 'quite l ong time a n swering', so you w rite :

Example: 0 QUITE A LO NG TIME ANSWERING

Wr it e only th e mi ss in g word s IN CAPITAL LETTERS on th e se parate answer sheet

35 That's th e mos t ridiculous thin g I' ve ever h ea rd !

SUCH

I' ve ridiculous thing!

36 I didn' t th ink car efully eno u h about the situation

MORE

I should abo ut the si tu ation

37 G ill h as n ' t co nt ac ted m e for weeks

HEARD

I l as t weeks ago

38 He didn ' t make a mi s t a k e w h e n h e playe d th e song

WITHOUT

H e p l ayed th e song mistakes a t a ll

39 I t's possible that ]ana can t ake you in h er car

ABLE

]ana might a lift in h er car

40 I asked him t o explain his behav i o ur

EXPLANAT ION

I asked him his be h avio ur

41 If we don' t l eave befo r e 8, we won't get th ere on time

SET

We wo n ' t get th ere o n time unl ess b efore 8

42 The ass i s t an t said that it was not poss ibl e for me t o ge t a refun d

GIVEN

The assis t an t said that I co uldn 't back

26 Paper 4 Part 1 F CE TEST 1

PAPER 4 LISTENING approximately 40 minutes

Part 1

Before yo u li s t en t o t h e CD , read the test questions and go on to the F u rt h er Practice and Gui d n ce

pages which fo ll ow

You will h ea r people talkin g in e i g ht diff e r e nt s ituation s For questions 1-8 , c ho ose th e b es t answer,

(A, 8 or C)

1 You h ea r a woman on th e radio t alking about a p liti c ian What is her opinion of t h e politician?

A He can be trust ed

8 He k ee p s changin g hi s mind

C He is not lik e other politician s

2 You hear a woman talking a b out a so ng What do es s he s a y about th e so n g?

A Th e p e rformer didn 't w rit e it

8 It h as be en record e d b y lot s of other perform e r s

C It deserves to be mor e popular

3 You h ea r two c hara c ter s t a lking in a r a dio pla y Where are th ey?

A in a h t e l

C at an a irport

4 You hear a writer talkin g on the radio about cri tici s m What i s hi s a ttitud e to criticism?

A He rarel y p ays attention to it

8 He think s abo ut it

C H e ge t s up se t by i t

5 You h ear so m eone t a lkin g about learning to p l ay a mu s i ca l in s trum e nt Wh at is h er main p int ?

A Everyone s h uld l ea rn an instrument

8 So m e ins trum e nt s a r e harder t o l ea rn than o th e r s

C S e w i s h es s h e co uld p l ay an instrument

6 You h ear two p eop l e t a lkin g about a r e ality TV pro gra mm e Wh a t do th e two spea k e rs agree a b ut ?

A Th e r e are t oo man y programmes of th a t kind

B It wo n ' t b e as good as other programmes of t h at kind

C It will be very p pu l ar

7 You h ea r someone t a lkin g abo ut a sports s tadium What d oes h e say a b ut the s t a dium ?

A It 's difficu l t t o get t o it

8 It can be h a rd t o get ti c k e t s fo r it

C It h as rep l aced another s tadium

8 You overhear a manager talkin g to an e mp l oyee a t work What i s th e man age r doing?

A acc u s in g h e r of doing some thin g w r o g

8 sym pathizin g w ith h e r about a pr o l em

C apologizing for a mi s take

FURTHER PRACTICE AND GUIDANCE Paper 4 Part 1 27

WHAT'S TESTED

The questions in Part 1 of th e Listening Paper test you on your ab ili ty t o understand w h at speakers say

in s h or t recordings A recording m ay consist of one s p eaker or it m ay be a s h ort co n versation between two speakers Questions focus o n a wide variety of thin gs, includin g the fo ll ow in g:

TIPS

d e tail: a specific piece of info rm ation given

an opinion/attitud e exp r essed or described

a feeling expressed or described

function : what a speaker is doing while speaking (eg co mpl aining, apo lo gizing, etc)

purpose : a speake r 's intention when speaking, wha t the speaker wa nt s

general g i s t : th e gene ra l meaning o r the main point m ade

topic: what th e s h ort reco rdin g is a b out

the relationship between s pe akers

place : w h ere th e r ecording is happening, whe r e the speakers are

s ituation: what happened before the recording, the contex t or circums t ances of the recording

genre: wha t kind of r ecording it is (eg what kind of programme)

agreem e nt : some thin g that both speakers agree about (no t some thin g only one speake r says)

speaker / addressee : w h o is speaking/who t he spea ker i s talkin g to

Use th e time given t o read the questions very carefully before yo u listen t o th e recordings This will s h ow you what you need to identify in each one of th em

D on' t choose an option simply because it con t ains words th at you hear in the recording An

option may con t ain words used in th e recording but n ot be the correc t answer

D on' t feel that yo u mu st answer every questio n th e first time you h ear th e recording It may be better to wait until yo u ha ve h eard it twice before c h oosing yo ur answe r

If you are ab l e t o a n swer a question the first ti m e yo u h ear the recording, li s te n carefully w h en

i t is played fo r th e second time You may discover th at yo u made a mistake which you can now correc t

If you find a question particularly difficult, do not spend too much time thinking about it P ut

the best answe r you can and concentrate on the nex r ecording If you are still thinking about the previous q u estion, you may ge t lost and fail to answe r the next question correctly

The follo w ing exe rci ses w ill h e lp you to c ll oose th e correct a swe r to eac h question in the test Wh en

you l1a ve comp l e t e d eac h exe r c ise, c h ec k yo11r an swe r (s) a nd then c hoo se your a swer for th e qu es t ion

in th e t es t

The choices below for each question are in the same order as wl r at you hear in each recording

Question 1 Listen to the r eco rding twic e Which of the following does the speaker s ay?

A She agreed wit h many of the politician's views

B She d idn ' t like the politician very much before the speech

C So m e politicians can be trusted

D H e r op ini on of the po li tician has c h a n ged

E H e is like l y to express different opinio n s in the future

F H e h as changed his mind many times in the past

Question 2 Listen to th e recording twic e Whi c h of th e following doe s th e s peak e r say?

A Most people know him b ecause of the song

B The song was very successful and we ll -known

C Something abo ut the so n g is not genera ll y known

28 P aper 4 Part 1 FURTH E R PR AC TIC E A N D G UI D A NCE

D O th e r p eo pl e h ave r eco rd e d so n gs h e h as w ritt e n

E All th e so n gs h e h as w ritt e n h ave b ee n very p pular

F doin g so m e thin g with their lu g a ge

Question 4 Listen to the recording twice Which of the following does the speaker say?

A So m e r e vi e w s o f hi s work a r e ne g ati ve

B H e i s n t a s se n s iti v e to criti c i s m as h e u se d to b e

C H e h a rdl y eve r r ea d s r e vi ews of hi s w o rk

D H e th inks m os t r ev i e w e r s are s tupid

E H e so m e tim es ag r ees w ith c omments about his work

F H e so m e tim es di sagrees wi th co mm e nt s a b ut h is w or k

Question 5 Listen to the recording twice Which of the following is the speaker talking about?

A h e r ex p e ri e n ces o f l e arnin g t o pl ay in s trum e nt s

B h ow l e arnin g o n e ins trument diffe rs from l ea rnin g a n th e r

C h e r in a bili ty t o l e arn diff e rent in s trum e n ts

D h ow p eo pl e c an l e arn t o pl a y in s trum e nt s

E p eo pl e n t t a kin g ad v antag e of o pportuniti es t o l e arn t o pl ay in s trum e nt s

F h e r f ee lin gs a bout o th e r p e ople bein g a bl e t o pl ay in s trum e nt s

Question 6 Listen to the recording twice Which of the followins do both Qp<>:o.k<>rQ ;, ?

A a b e li e f th a t th e n e w pro g ramme w ill b e goo d

B a n int e nti o n t o wa tch th e n e w p rog ramm e

C th e ir e njo y m e nt of thi s kind of pr ogr amm e

D h ow this pr ogra mm e diff ers fr o m oth e r s

E th e numb er o f rea li ty TV p ro gr amme s o n TV

F o th e r p eop l e wa tchin g thi s pr ogr amm e

Question 7 Listen to the recording twice Which of the following does the speaker mention?

A a co mp ariso n be tw een s t a diums

Question 8 Listen to the recording twice Which of the following does the manager say?

A A cli e nt says th a t J e nn y did s omethin g wr o g

B J e nn y sa id so methin g th a t s h e s hould not ha ve sa id

C H e i s aw a r e o f wh a t th e c li e nt is lik e

D J e nn y h as tr e at e d th e c li e nt w e ll pr ev i o s l y

E H e w ill d ea l with th e c lient wh e n h e ph o es aga in

F H e s h uld h ave s p k e n to th e clie nt him se lf

Now check your an s w e r s to the que s tion s in th e t es t

FCE TEST 1 Paper 4 Part 2

The song then becam e known as 'Goo d Morning

Children began to sing th e song with 'Happ y Birthda y' words when th ey

The song was s un g wit h ' H ap py Birthday ' words in a L - - - ' j ' - 1 _,1 in 1931 and

then in another one in 1934

The legal situation co nc e rning the song rematns vaua j 1tt I ·

The Hill sisters se t up I j t7 1 th at r eceives m o ey for use of the so ng

The so n g co n sists of just four I j ts l but it is one of the mos t famou s songs

in the wo rld

30 Paper 4 Part 3 FCE TEST 1

Yo u w ill hear five diff ere nt p eo pl e t a lking about phone calls th ey receiv ed For qu estions 19-23 , c h oose fr om

th e li s t ( A-F) how eac h s p e ak e r f e lt during th e ph o e ca ll Use the letter s o nl y o nc e There is one extra l ette r which Y.OU do not need t o use

FCE TEST 1 Paper 4 Part 4 31

Part 4

You will hear an interview wi th an American actress w h o rec e ntly made a film in Britain Fo r questions 24-30 , choose the best answe r (A, B or C)

24 What does Emma say abou t th e weather in Britain?

A It took h er some time to get used to it

B H er character in the film was wrong about it

C It was quite a pleasant change for her

25 What does Emma say abou t her relationship with the actors who p l ayed her roommates ?

A It was the same in real life as in the film

B She was s urpri sed b y how good it was

C It h as been difficult to co ntinue it

26 What does Emma say about English and British accents?

A She was able to copy o n e of th e other ac t or's accents

B She canno t do a range o f English and British accents

C She doesn't Lik e the soun d of the Welsh acce nt

27 What does Emma say abou t her American accent?

A She didn ' t like comments th at were ma d e about it

B She isn't r ea lly aware of ha ving one

C Lots of peop l e don ' t notice it

28 What does Emma say a b ou t boarding schoo l s?

A S e think s they are the be s t kind of school

B S e has changed her opinion of them

C She only knows abou t them from books and films

29 What does Emma say about th e dan cing sce ne in the movie?

A She h ad to repeat it several times

B She finds it embarrassing to watch it

C She had done that kind of thing before

30 Emma says that if you're a movie star,

A yo u will receive a l ot of unfair criticism

B yo u cannot expect to be popular wi th everyone

C yo u are likely to become sens iti ve to negative comme nt s

32 Pap er 5 Parts 1 and 2

PAPER 5 SPEAKING 14 minutes

Part 1 (3 minutes)

Befor e you do the Part 1 ta s ks, go on t o the Further Practice and Guidance page which follows

Personal history

How many different p l aces ha ve yo u li ved in during yo ur life so far?

Describe th e h ome or h m es yo u have li ve d in durin g your lif e

What kind of edu c ation and / or jobs h ave yo u h ad in your li fe so fa r ?

FCE TEST 1

What do yo u like mo s t and lea s t about th e town /v ill age / a r ea where yo u li ve a t th e moment?

Do yo u think yo u will co ntinu e t o li ve in th e sa m e place fo r a l ong time ? (Why? / Why not?)

Reading

H ow mu c h time do yo u s pend r eading?

D o you read a newspap e r regularl y? (Why / Why n t ?)

What kind of m agaz ines d o yo u lik e reading? ( Why ?)

Wha t kind of book s do y ou like reading? Do you prefer fi c ti n or n on-fict i o ? (Why?)

D esc rib e b oo k th a t you parti c ul a rl y en j oyed What was good abo ut it ?

Candida t e A talk s on hi s /her own for about 1 minute

Ca ndidate B: Which c rowd would yo u pref e r to be a m e mbe r of?

Cand id a t e B talk s o n hi s /her own for about 20 seco nd s

2 Celebrations

Can didat e B : Look a t ph o tograph s 2A a nd 2B on pag e 121 They s h ow different groups of people

ce lebrati ng somebo d y's birthday

Compare th e photo gra ph s and s ay what you think peop le did in o rder to organize the different

birthda y celebrations

Candidat e B tal ks on hi s/he r own for about 1 minute

Candida te A: What kind of celebration would you prefer for your birthday?

Candidat e A talks on hi s/he r own for about 2 0 secon d s

FU RTHER PRACTICE AND GUIDANCE Paper 5 Part 1

WHAT'S TESTED

In P a rt 1 of th e Speaking Paper, yo u answer spoken q u est i ons by giving per so nal information , for

example about your life , your interests , your experiences, yo ur plans , your co untry, etc

TIPS

33

Do not try to prepare fixed answers for thi s part of th e Paper It i s possib l e th a t you will n ot b e

able to use th ese prepared answers because you will not be asked questions connec t ed with

them Secondly, these prepared answers will not so und natural and may not be l ogical answers

to th e questions yo u are asked As a result, preparing fixed answers is likely to mean that you

do not perform well in thi s part of the Paper

H owever, it i s good id ea to do the right kind of preparation Practise with a pa rtne r asking

and answering que s tions about yourself, your life , your interests, etc In addi tion to the

practice of the topics in the tests in thi s book, think of other areas of you r life and l ife in general and practise talking about them

The following exercises wi ll h e lp you to answer the questions i n thi s part of the test Wlten you h ave comp l eted eac h exercise, answ e r th e qu es tion s in the test

Which of the following answers /s tatements are in correct English? If a sentence is incorrect, say or

write it correctly

Personal hi s t ory

A I've Lived in three different places during my life

B I 've a lw ays lived in same p l ace

C I lived in an apartme nt in the city ce ntr e from the age of four until I was 12

D I ' m living there since five years

E I 've been st ud ying at college since six months

F I was waiter in a restaurant during th e co ll ege holidays

G The bes t thing about this city is that there i s l ot to do

H I don ' t like this place because it 's too much people here

I think I ' ll stay her e for several yea r s because I' ve go t a good job here

J I'm only p l anning to stay here for a s h ort time because I go back to my own co u ntry

R ea din g

A I don ' t read much tim e

B I usually s pend a few hours each week reading

C I r ea d a n ewspaper every day because I like t o know what's happening in the world

0 I don ' t rea d a new spa per reg ulnrl y bccau3C I 'm not very intcrcotir-.5 in lh cm

E I like reading mu s ic magazines becau se li s ten to the music i s my favourit e thing

F I l ike reading celebrity magazines because I like reading a gossip about famous people

G I prefer fiction because I like reading exciting s torie s

H I re a d a l ot of biographies because I lik e l ea rnin g about the lives o f famous peop l e

l e njoy e d reall y thi s book becau se it made me laugh a l ot

J I thought that thi s book it was very good becau se of th e characters

Now do the Part 1 tasks in th e te s t

34 Paper 5 Parts 3 and 4 FCE TEST 1

Parts 3 and 4 (7 minutes) Photography competition

Part 3

Imagine that you are the judges of a photography competitio The title of the competition is

' Perfect urroundings ' Look at the photograph s that you have to consider as possible winners of the

competition on page 122

First , ta l k to each other a b ut w hat e ach ent ry s how s a nd ho w ef f ec tiv e eac h p hoto g raph i s in

s h win g ' p er f e ct surr ound i ng s' Then decide whi c h ph o t ogr aph s h uld w i n the co mp e titi o n a nd

which s hould co m e sec ond

Candidat es A and B discu ss thi s together r about 3 minutes

Part 4

Do you take a l o of photographs? (Why? / Why n t?)

What are your favourite photographs that you possess? Why are they your favouri t es?

Wh e n do you /y our friends / your family take photographs? What do you / they do with these

photograph s?

Some people say that taking lots of photograph s i s a waste of time What do you t hink ?

What kind of surroundings do you particular y lik e to be in ? ( Why?)

What kind of s urroundings do / would you di s like being in? (Why?)

FCE TEST 2

PAPER 1 READING 1 hour

Part 1

You are going to read an article about children's memories For questions 1-8, choose the answer (A, B,

C or D) which you think fits best according to the text

Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet

What children remember

Whether it's holidays, great days out or lazy days at home, you hope your children will retain

happy memories of their childhoods But often their treasured recollections don't match parental

expectations

Take my exasperated friend Sarah Back on the train after a day at both the Natural History and

the Science museums with three children under 10, she asked: 'So what did you all learn?' 'That

if I bang my head on something hard, it's going to hurt; came the reply from her six-year-old

daughter Roaring dinosaurs and an expensive lunch had little impact, but the bump on a banister was destined to become family legend After I'd helped out on a school trip to Tate Modern art

gallery, the teacher told me that three of my five-year-old charges drew the escalators as their

most memorable bit of the day 'On a zoo trip, Luca liked the caterpillar best; says my friend

Barbara 'Forget lions, giraffes and gorillas What made the most impression (and what he still

talks about five years later) is the time he found a caterpillar at the zoo.'

My children ilfP milstprc; nf nrlti-mPmnry oynrlrnmP, rPr:>lting th<> minlltb<> ::~nrl Inn!.; no hl.nl

faced at major events The self-catering cottage of last year is 'the yellow house that smelled

funny' A skiing holiday is 'remember when we had burgers for breakfast?' and a summer holiday

is 'when we had two ice creams every night'

Food features large in other children's memories 'Did you like going on the plane?' a friend

asked her three-year-old daughter after her first flight 'I liked the crisps; came the reply Four

years on, another friend's daughter still remembers Menorca for the tomato-flavoured crisps and

Pembrokeshire for the dragon ice cream (ice cream in a dragon-shaped pot) Last summer Janey

and her husband took their three children on a three-week train trip around Europe 'We wanted

to open their minds to the joys of travel and experiencing different cultures; she says 'But the

high point for them was the Mickey Mouse-shaped ice cream That was in Rome I wonder

whether the Coliseum made any sort of impression.'

But parenting expert Suzie Hayman is reassuring 'I think food figures high in everybody's

memories; she says 'I just have to think of hot chocolate and I'm transported back to Paris

Adults tend to be less direct or simply try hard to come up to other people's expectations The

important thing is that you give your children lots of stimulation If you visit a museum, you can

convey your appreciation for something Just don't expect them to share it It's all about laying

out the buffet and letting children pick What children want most is you - your attention, your

approval, your time They may prefer the box to the present, but you're S!ill giving them variety

for their memory pool It's also important that they don't grow up expectmg that happy Urnes

only equate with spending money on expensive days out.'

My nine-year-old has a memory theory: the more uncomfortable the b~d, the better the h?liday

So sleeping on bathroom floors and bending Z-beds make for a fantastic ume and fluffy pillows

and soft mattresses (more expensive) equal boring This is one unexpected memory I plan to

nurture for years to come

36 Paper I Part I

1 What do all of the memories mentioned in the seco nd para g raph have in common?

A They concerned so mething unexpected that happ ened during a trip

B They were not co nn ecte d with the main purpose of the trip

C They co n ce rn ed trips th a t adults particularly en jo yed

D They we r e not things that the children rem embe red for l o g

2 What does th e writer s ugg es t about ' ma jor events' in the third paragraph?

A Her c hildr e n 's memories o f them are diff e rent from he rs

B Her children's memories of them c hange over tim e

C Her child r e n are unabl e to remember th e m at a l l

D H er c hildr e n remember on l y ce rt a in part s of th e m

3 The food exa mple s in th e fourth paragr a ph illu s trat e the fa c t that

A food is often what children rem e mber about journeys

B children 's m e m or ie s of past events frequently involve food

C children like talkin g abou t unusual food they ha ve had

D children keep th eir memories of unu s ual food for a lon g time

4 What does S uz ie Hayman say about memories of food?

A Chi ldr e n are more likely to mention food than adults

B Adults forget wha t food they h ave had after a while

C The f ac t that c hildr e n remember food is not important

D AU h er b est memories of childhood involve food

5 What does S zie Hayman say abou t parents?

A They s hould n ot expect their c hildr en to enjoy th e sa m e thin gs that they e nj oy

B They s hould n ot t ake th eir children o n ex p e n s i ve days o ut

C They s hould not pay a tt e nt ion to wha t th e ir children ca n remember

D Th ey s h ou ld not t ake th eir c hildr e n t o pla ces th at will not interest th e m

6 The w rit er says that her child's m emory th eory

A is different from that of other children

B has an advantage f or the writer

C makes l og i cal sense to the wri t er

D is something that she shares wi th her child

7 Which of th e following phrases from the a rticle wo uld make a s uitable tit l e for it?

A Great days out (first paragraph)

B Family legend (seco nd paragraph)

C Odd - memory syn drom e (third paragraph)

D Ot h e r c hildr e n 's memori es (fourth paragraph)

8 T h e w rit e r 's purpose in the article i s to point ou t

A h ow difficu l t it is for c hild re n t o r emembe r th e kind o f thin gs th a t adul t s remember

B how annoying c hildr en's memories of past even ts can be for ad ult s

C how h appy childr en's own memories of past events make them feel

D how different children 's memories are from what ad ult s want them to remember

FCE TEST 2

FCE TEST 2 Pap e r 1 P a rt 2 37

Part 2

Read t he text and t he test questio n s Before you answer the tes t ques t ions, go on to t he F u rther

Practice and G u idance pages w h ich fo ll ow

You are going to read a maga z ine article about the sport of climbing Seven sentences have been

removed from the article Choose from the s entence s A-H th e one which fit s each gap (9-15) There i s

Mark your answers on the separa t e answer s h eet

Aiming high

Looking for a new sport that keeps you fit and gets the adrenaline flowing? How about climbing?

You can climb indoors or out, from small walls or boulders to peaks anywhere in the world

-once you get the hang of it!

'It ' s a sport that involves your mind, body and emotions; John Gibbons of London's Westway

sports centre says 'It's one of t h e few sports where you compete against yourself You may be

pa r t of a club and c li mbi n g with others but you a r e seeing how good you can be 9 :

I ndoor walls can be from 7 to 16 metres, although some centres have walls of 20 mffies or

more Each wall has bolt-on holds (to place your feet and hands) of different shapes and sizes

These can be moved around and varied to make the climb more or less challenging - and routes

can be changed every few months 'Big holds, spaced comfortably apart so that you can easily

move your feet and hands from one to the other without too muc h trouble, are the easiest,' John

exp l ains ' 10 That kind of climb is called a Slab.'

Trickier climbs have smaller holds that are harder to grip , and they are spaced more awkward l y

apart 11 The angle of the wall can also make the climb more difficult

I s the idea to find the fastest way to the top? 'It's to find the route to the top!' laughs Graeme

Alderson of t he British Moun t a in eering Council 'Just as when you're skiing, t h e idea can be

t o find t h e bes t way to get to the bottom wi t ho u t falling over - not necessarily the fastest '

1 2 The challenge can be to climb the highest you can get without falling off!

Falling is not a problem at climbing centres , though When you climb, you are attached by a

harness to a rope looped to a firm anchor at the top of the wall and held by your instructor or

one of your team mates at the bottom A device called a belay holds it taut , so while you are

c mbing, t h e rope is kept firm in case you slip 13 In stead, yo u dang l e safely in

your harness away from the climbing wall

You can enjoy climbing on indoor walls as a sport 14 ' Many peop l e have s tarted

off with climbing walls and then climbed all over the world You can climb anything from a s mall

boulder to Mount Everest, naming the new peaks you scale; says Neil Wight wick of the Glasgow

Climbing Cen t re 'A gro u p of u s named five oeaks in Chile.' he continues 'One memhPr nf thP

team named a peak after h im self!·

15 Well , you can find out on our website We've found an online Extreme

Climbing game to test your skil l s and get you started You will also find lots of great links to s ites

with videos of climber s in action , as well as links to nationwide climbing centres , both inside and out, to help you get climbing yourself

38 Paper 1 Part 2 FCE TE ST 2

A Maybe you'd like a go at climbing but do ' t know where to start

B If you do one of those, you have to think more about how to move

C That's because some climbs look easier than they really are

D And, unlike other sports, friend s of all abilities can climb together and enjoy it

E Or you can use it to work out what level of climb you would be able to do outside

F If that happens, you don' t plunge to the ground

G With them, you can gently climb to the top without any difficulty

H Not everyone gets to the top of their climbs

FU R T H E R PR ACT I CE AND G UI DANCE P ape r 1 Pa r t 2

WHAT'S TESTED

The questio s in Part 2 of the Reading Pa er require you to work out h w parts of a text fit together

You must ma e sure that each sente ce you c oose for each gap fits into that gap for the following

reasons:

text structure: the sente ce fits because it is logical at that point in the text in relation to the

overall content and structure of the text

cohesion: the sente ce fits because it contains something that matches grammatically with

something mentio ed before an /or after the gap

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coherence: the sente ce fits because its meaning or topic ma es sense in relation to wh t comes

before and/or after the gap

TIPS

Begin by reading the wh le text with the gaps in it but do 't look at the choices at this point

If you get a gen ral idea of wh t the text is about and what each paragraph of it contains, this

will help you to choose the correct sente ces for the gaps later

Th n try to fill each gap As you do so, remember that e ch sente ce you cho se must fit both grammatically and because of its meaning or topic

Look carefully at the text b fore and/ or after each gap Look at each sentence If one of the

sente ces seems to fit because of is meaning or topic, make sure that it also fits grammatically

Look for any grammatical features (for example pronouns, linking words and phrases, etc) in

the sente ces When c oosing the correct sente ce, look for a sente ce that has a grammatic l

feature that fits with something mentioned before or after the gap

More than one sente ce may seem to fit into a gap because of its to ic or meaning More than

o e sente ce may fit into a gap grammatically The correct sente ce will be the only one that

fits for both reasons

Continue to look at all the sente cs as you go throu h You may disco er that you chose a

sentence for a gap incorrectly, and that sente ce really fits into a other gap

The follo w in g exerci ses wi ll h lp you to cl10o s e the corr ec t an s w e r s to e acl1 qu es tion in the t es t When

yo u ha ve c omp l e t e d e c h exerci se, c h ec k y o ur an s w e r (s) and th e n choo se your a s wer for th e que s tion

in tile te s t

Question 9

Read the text un t il g p 9

1 What is me tioned before the gap?

A a differe ce between wall climbing and other sports

B how easy or difficult wall climbing is

C a p rticular exp rience while wall climbing

2 What is the sente ce that goes into gap 9 likely to contain?

A a reason for a problem

B a refere ce to an event that has already been described

C an a vantage of wall climbing