FCE Test

FCE LISTENING PAPER
What’s in the FCE listening paper?
The FCE listening paper has four parts. In each part, you have to listen to a recorded rext or texts and answer some questios. You hear each recording twice.
Summary
Time allowed: 40 minutes
Number of parts: 4
Number of questions: 30
Mark: 20% of total
WHAT ARE DOS AND DON’TS?
DOS:
Listen to and read the instructions throughout the test. Make sure you understand what you are listening for and what you have to do.
Use the preparatiopn time before each recording is played to read through the questions and think about the context.
Use the information on the page to help you follow the text.
Look carefully at what is printed before and after the gap and think about the kind information that you’re listening for.
Check that your idea of what the correct answer is when you first hear the recording is confirmed when you hear it for the second time.
DON’TS:
Don’t rephrase what you hear.
Don’t complicate your answer.
Don’t spend too much on a question.
Don’t rush to choose an answer based on an isolated word or phrase – concentrate on the overall meaning.