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PET FCE CAE CPE KET
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FCE / CAE
Assess the 4 skills Reading, Writing, Listening,
Speaking, plus Use of English






A communicative approach to assessment
Real life language skills are tested in a practical context


Paper 1: Reading
Paper 2: Writing
Paper 3: Use of English
Paper 4: Listening
Paper 5: Speaking
Papers Time - FCE
1h
1h 20
45 min
40 min
14 min
Time - CAE
1h 15
1h 30
1h
40 min
15 min
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Vantage B2
Effective Proficiency C1
B1 Threshold
Mastery C2
A2 Way stage
CAE
FCE
PET
CPE
KET
60 - 72
40 - 58
105 -120
83 - 94
5.5 - 6.0
4.5 - 5.0
8.0 - 9.0
6.5 - 7.5
Council of Europe Levels
CEFR
Cambridge ESOL TOEFLibt IELTS
CEFR Common European Framework for References
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Results
Each Paper 20%
3 Pass Rates





Results - 3 weeks
Certificates 8 weeks after exam

A 80% - 100%
B 75% - 79%
C 60% - 74%
D 55% - 59%
E 54% and below
Pass
Fail
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Cambridge Exam Preparation
Course at EF London
Length: 8 weeks (Paper Based)
CAE 10
th
March
FCE 17
th
March

You have:
FCE/CAE SPIN classes





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Requirements:

Attendance

Homework - a min. of 1 piece of Writing a week;
FCE/CAE tests plus course book exercises and
supplementary material

Self Progress Track


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Paper 1 Reading

Paper Length:
1h
30 questions
FCE CAE
Paper Length:
1h 15 min
34 questions
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Reading

Part 1
One text with multiple-choice
questions (gist, attitude, opinion,
detail, main idea, text organisation
features etc.)

Part 2
Gapped text with sentences
removed (text structure, cohesion
and coherence)

Part 3
Multiple matching (specific
information, detail opinion and
attitude)
FCE

Part 1
One text with multiple-choice
questions (gist, attitude, opinion,
detail, main idea, text organisation
features etc.)

Part 2
Gapped text with sentences
removed (text structure, cohesion
and coherence)

Part 3
Multiple matching (exemplification,
comparison reference)

Part 4
Multiple matching (specific information,
detail, opinion and attitude)
CAE
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Paper 2 Writing
FCE

1 hr 20 mins

Two writing
tasks


CAE

1 hr 30 mins

Two writing
tasks


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Writing

Part 1: Compulsory letter or
email (120-150 words)


Part 2: Optional task: article,
letter, report, essay, story,
review.


Set text questions: two books,
with one question on each:
article, essay, report, review,
letter. (120-180 words)


FCE

Part 1: Compulsory article,
report, proposal, or letter (180-
220 words)


Part 2: Optional task: article,
competition entry, a contribution,
an essay, information sheet, a
letter, a proposal, a report, or a
review

Set text questions: two books,
with one question on each:
article, essay, report, review,
letter. (220-260 words)


CAE
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Includes a rationalisation of the set text
question


William Golding P.D James
Lord of the Flies The Lighthouse






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Paper 3 - Use of English

Length 45 min


Paper Length: 42
questions

FCE
CAE
Length 1h


Paper Length: 50
questions

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FCE
Part 1 Multiple-choice cloze
(lexical/ lexico-grammatical)

Part 2 Open cloze
(grammatical/lexico grammatical)

Part 3 Word formation
(lexical, lexico - grammatical)

Part 4 Key word transformations
(lexical and grammatical)
Part 1 Multiple-choice cloze
(lexical/ lexico-grammatical)

Part 2 Open cloze
(grammatical/lexico grammatical)

Part 3 Word formation
(lexical, lexico - grammatical)

Part 4 Gapped sentences
(lexical)

Part 5 Key word transformations
(lexical and grammatical)
Use of English
CAE
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Listening


Only one task is available
in each section

All Listening sections
repeated twice

40 Minutes



FCE
CAE

Only one task is available
in each section

All Listening sections
repeated twice

1 Hour



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Listening

Part 1 Short Situations: Multiple
Choice

Part 2 Sentence completion with
monologue or conversation
(detail, specific information,
stated opinion)

Part 3 Identify the speaker

Part 4 Multiple-choice questions
with monologue or conversation
(opinion, attitude, gist, main idea,
specific information)


Part 1 Short Situations: Multiple
Choice

Part 2 Sentence completion with
monologue or conversation
(detail, specific information,
stated opinion)

Part 3 Multiple Choice (Attitude
and opinion)

Part 4 Multiple-choice questions
with monologue or conversation
(opinion, attitude, gist, main idea,
specific information)

FCE
CAE
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Speaking
Part 1: Conversation with
your examiner: Personal
information opinions

Part 2: Compare and
contrast 2 photos

Part 3: You discuss
pictures with your partner.

Part 4: Further
discussion based on part
3

14 Minutes

FCE
CAE
Part 1: Conversation with
your examiner: Personal
information opinions

Part 2: Compare and
contrast 3 photos

Part 3: You discuss pictures
with your partner.

Part 4: Further discussion
based on part 3

15 Minutes

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FCE, CAE, CPE Sample Tests:
http://www.englishspeaker.com
http://www.flo-joe.co.uk
http://www.english-online.org.uk/exam.htm

Cambridge information on FCE/CAE:
http://www.cambridgeesol.org/exams

Good Luck!


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