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Make sure you are familiar with what happens, and what skills you need to show, in each part of the test.
Practise speaking English as much as possible in groups and in pairs, both inside and outside the classroom.
Listen carefully to the instructions and questions during the test and respond appropriately.
Speak clearly, so that both the interlocutor and assessor can hear you.
Use all the opportunities you're given in the test to speak, and extend your responses whenever possible.
Ask...
FCE Speaking Part One Questions
Compare your questions with the list of typical FCE Speaking Part One questions belowLanguages
Do you know any other foreign languages?
What languages did you study at school? (Was that a good choice?)
What do you enjoy most about learning another language?
Do you plan to learn another language in the future?
Which other languages do you think will be most useful for you to learn?
Education
What was your favourite subject when you were in primary school?
Are...
About FCE Test & Speaking Test Video Samples
The First Certificate in English (FCE) has five parts:
Reading (60 minutes)You will need to be able to understand information in fiction and non-fiction books, journals, newspapers and magazines.
Writing (80 minutes)You will produce two different pieces of writing such as a short story, a letter, an article, a report, a review or an essay.
Use of English (45 minutes)Your use of grammar and vocabulary is tested in a few different tasks.
Listening (40 minutes)You need to show you can...
EVERYTHING YOUR NEED TO KNOW BEFORE YOU SLOWBOAD IN LAO
Along the backpacker’s trail you hear about particular “can’t miss” activities like the Camino de Santiago in Spain, Machu Picchu in Peru and recently popular the 2 day slow boat trip down the Mekong River in Laos. As the country has become more of a tourist destination many travelers have moved past the border of familiar Thailand to explore a place less traveled.
The European Council on Tourism...
TOP TEN THAI STREET FOOD
One of the words that you will hear most often in Thailand is’aloi’ (or’aroi’ – the’l's and’r's are often interchangeable). ‘Aloi’ means delicious. Or yum-yum. The Thais love their food so you’ll hear it all the time. Fortunately you don’t have to eat in expensive restaurants to experience aloi food. It is cheap, clean and easily available on the streets of every town and city. Many Western tourists...
ALL THINGS LOST AND FORGOTTEN MUST BE FOUND
Japan is an amazing country with an extremely rich culture of folklore which is still currently relevant to modern society. Folklore has played an important role in society for generations, in countries around the world in addition to Japan, such as in North America. The influence of folklore played a role in my life as I was growing up and became enchanted by the world of knights, dragons, princesses...
THE END OF THE AMERICAN DREAM?
From Newsweek by Naill Ferguson
“The United States is where great things are possible.” Those are the words of Elon Musk, whose astonishing career illustrates that the American dream can still come true.
Musk was born in South Africa but emigrated to the United States via Canada in the 1990s. After completing degrees in economics and physics at the University of Pennsylvania, he moved to Silicon...
STYLE GUIDE OF WRITING FOR tHE ECONOMIST
The first requirement of The Economist is that it should be readily understandable. Clarity of writing usually follows clarity of thought. So think what you want to say, then say it as simply as possible. Keep in mind George Orwell's six elementary rules ("Politics and the English Language", 1946):
Never use a Metaphor, simile or other figure of speech which you are used to seeing in print.
Never use a long word where a short one will do (see Short words).
If it is possible to...
