The exam THERE ARE FOUR PAPERS: READING & USE OF ENGLISH, WRITING, LISTENING SPEAKING: TIME ALLOWED: 1) READING & USE OF ENGLISH: 1 H. 15 MINS. 2) WRITING 1.

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The exam THERE ARE FOUR PAPERS: READING & USE OF ENGLISH, WRITING, LISTENING SPEAKING: TIME ALLOWED: 1) READING & USE OF ENGLISH: 1 H. 15 MINS. 2) WRITING 1 H. 20 MINS. 3) LISTENING 40 MINS ____________ TOTAL: 3 H. 15 MINS 20% 40% 20% 20% + 4) SPEAKING 14 MINS

AN OVERALL MARK OF 60% IS REQUIRED TO PASS. SCORE SYSTEM MARKS ARE OUT OF 100. AN OVERALL MARK OF 60% IS REQUIRED TO PASS. If you achieve a grade B or C in the exam, you will receive the First Certificate in English at Level B2. If you achieve a grade A, this means you performed exceptionally well and that your English is above B2 level. Your certificate will show that you received the First Certificate in English and that you showed ability at Level C1. If your performance is below B2 level, but within B1 level, (grade D) you will get a Cambridge English certificate stating that you showed ability at Level B1.

Assessment READING & USE OF ENGLISH: 7 PARTS (3 + 4) WRITING: 2 PARTS LISTENING: 4 PARTS SPEAKING: 4 PARTS Assessment READING & READING SKILLS; KNOWLEDGE AND USE OF VOCABULARY USE OF ENGLISH : AND GRAMMAR, WITH ATTENTION TO RANGE OF USE WRITING: CONTENT; COMMUNICATIVE ACHIEVEMENT; ORGANISATION AND LANGUAGE (INCLUDING STYLE, REGISTER, RANGE AND ACCURACY OF VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR) LISTENING: REAL-LIFE LISTENING SKILLS (INFORMATION, DETAIL, OPINION, GENERAL MEANING) SPEAKING: PRONUNCIATION; USE OF GRAMMAR; VOCABULARY; ORGANISATION AND PARTICIPATION/INTERACTION

THE DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE EXAM

COURSE TEXT BOOK CAMBRIDGE ENGLISH: SECOND EDITION. FIRST FOR SCHOOLS TRAINER. SIX PRACTICE TESTS. WITH ANSWERS. WITH CD AUDIO/WITH ONLINE AUDIO PUBLISHER: CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS ISBN: 978-1-107-44605-2 THE BOOK CONTAINS 6 COMPLETE TESTS, 2 OF WHICH ARE GUIDED. APPROXIMATE COST: AMAZON 19,56 STUDENTS ARE REQUIRED TO PURCHASE THE BOOK THROUGH THEIR PREFERRED RETAILER.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION http://www.cambridgeenglish.org/images/180143-information-for-candidates-first-for-schools-2015.pdf http://www.cambridgeenglish.org/exams/first-for-schools/ http://www.cambridgeenglish.org/it/