Handbookforteachersforexamsfrom2016IndependentuserBasicuserB1B29080100110120130140150160170180190200210220230C1C2B1A2A1BelowA1ProficientuserCEFRExamcontentandoverviewPaper/timingTestcontentTestfocusREADINGANDUSEOFENGLISH1hr15minsPart1Amodifiedclozetestcontainingeightgapsfollowedbyeightmultiple-choicequestions.Candidatesareexpectedtobeableto:demonstratetheabilitytoapplytheirknowledgeandcontrolofthelanguagesystembycompletinganumberoftasksattextandsentencelevel;demonstrateavarietyofreadingskillsincludingunderstandingofspecificinformation,textorganisationfeatures,implication,attitudeandtextstructure.Part2Amodifiedclozetestcontainingeightgaps.Part3Atextcontainingeightgaps.Eachgapcorrespondstoaword.Thestemsofthemissingwordsaregivenbesidethetextandmustbechangedtoformthemissingword.Part4Sixseparatequestions,eachwithalead-insentenceandagappedsecondsentencetobecompletedintwotofivewords,oneofwhichisagiven‘key’word.Part5Atextfollowedbysix4-optionmultiple-choicequestions.Part6Atextfromwhichsixsentenceshavebeenremovedandplacedinjumbledorder,togetherwithanadditionalsentence,afterthetext.Part7Atextorseveralshorttexts,precededby10 multiple-matchingquestions.WRITING1hr20minsPart1Onecompulsoryquestion.Candidatesaregiveninputintheformofanessaytitletorespondto,alongwithaccompanyingnotestoguidetheirwriting.Part2Candidateschooseonetaskfromachoiceoffourquestions(includingasettextoption).Candidatesareexpectedtobeabletowritenon-specialisedtexttypessuchasanarticle,aninformalletter,arevieworastory.LISTENINGApprox.40minsPart1Aseriesofeightshort,unrelatedextractsfrommonologuesorexchangesbetweeninteractingspeakers.Thereisonemultiple-choicequestionperextract.Candidatesareexpectedtobeabletoshowunderstandingoffeeling,attitude,detail,opinion,purpose,agreement,gist,function,topic,specificinformation,etc.Part2Amonologuewithasentence-completiontaskwhichhas10questions.Part3Fiveshort,relatedmonologues,withfivemultiple-matchingquestions.Therearethreedistractors.Part4Anintervieworanexchangebetweentwospeakerswithsevenmultiple-choicequestions.SPEAKING14minsPart1Aconversationbetweentheinterlocutorandeachcandidate(spokenquestions).CandidatesareexpectedtobeabletorespondtoquestionsandtointeractinconversationalEnglish.Part2Anindividual‘longturn’foreachcandidate,followedbyaresponsefromthesecondcandidate(visualandwrittenstimuliwithspokeninstructions).Part3Atwo-wayconversationbetweenthecandidates(writtenstimuli,withspokeninstructions).Part4AdiscussionontopicsrelatedtoPart3(spokenquestions).1CAMBRIDGEENGLISH:FIRSTFORSCHOOLSHANDBOOKFORTEACHERSCONTENTSPrefaceThishandbookisforteacherswhoarepreparingcandidatesforCambridgeEnglish:FirstforSchools,alsoknownasFirstCertificateinEnglish(FCE)forSchools.TheintroductiongivesanoverviewoftheexamanditsplacewithinCambridgeEnglishLanguageAssessment.Thisisfollowedbyafocusoneachpaperandincludescontent,adviceonpreparationandexamplepapers.Ifyouneedfurthercopiesofthishandbook,pleaseemailmarketingsupport@cambridgeenglish.orgAboutCambridgeEnglishLanguageAssessment2Theworld’smostvaluablerangeofEnglishqualifications2KeyfeaturesofCambridgeEnglishexams2Provenquality3CambridgeEnglish:FirstforSchools–anoverview3Examformats3Whoistheexamfor?3Whorecognisestheexam?3Whatlevelistheexam?3Abouttheexam4Athoroughtestofallareasoflanguageability4Marksandresults5Examsupport6Supportforteachers6Supportforcandidates6ReadingandUseofEnglish7Generaldescription7Structureandtasks7ThesevenpartsoftheReadingandUseofEnglishpaper8Preparation9Samplepaper112Answerkey18Samplepaper219Answerkey25Candidateanswersheet26Writing27Generaldescription27Structureandtasks27ThetwopartsoftheWritingpaper28Preparation28Samplepaper131AssessmentofWriting32Samplescriptswithexaminercomments36Samplepaper242Samplescriptswithexaminercomments43Candidateanswersheet49Listening51Generaldescription51Structureandtasks51ThefourpartsoftheListeningpaper52Preparation52Samplepaper154Answerkey61Samplepaper262Answerkey69Candidateanswersheet70Speaking71Generaldescription71Structureandtasks71ThefourpartsoftheSpeakingtest72Preparation72Samplepaper175Samplepaper278AssessmentofSpeaking81CambridgeEnglish:FirstforSchoolsglossary86Contents2CAMBRIDGEENGLISH:FIRSTFORSCHOOLSHANDBOOKFORTEACHERSABOUTCAMBRIDGEENGLISHLANGUAGEASSESSMENTAboutCambridgeEnglishLanguageAssessmentCambridgeEnglish:FirstforSchoolsisdevelopedbyCambridgeEnglishLanguageAssessment,partoftheUniversityofCambridge.WeareoneofthreemajorexamboardswhichformtheCambridgeAssessmentGroup(CambridgeAssessment).Morethan8millionCambridgeAssessmentexamsaretakeninover170countriesaroundtheworldeveryyear.CambridgeInternationalExaminationsPreparesschoolstudentsforlife,helpingthemdevelopaninformedcuriosityandalastingpassionforlearningCambridgeAssessment:thetradingnamefortheUniversityofCambridgeLocalExaminationsSyndicate(UCLES)CambridgeEnglishLanguageAssessmentProvideroftheworld’smostvaluablerangeofqualificationsforlearnersandteachersofEnglishOCR:OxfordCambridgeandRSAExaminationsOneoftheUK’sleadingprovidersofqualificationsDepartmentsoftheUniversityDepartments(examboards)