FCE y FCE for Schools

Todos los aos cientos de miles de estudiantes en ms de 100 pases

presentan el FCE.
En este nivel de competencia, los candidatos debern ser capaces de:

Captar el mensaje esencial de textos con temas de carcter concreto y abstracto, y

participar activamente en una conversacin tcnica dentro de su campo de especializacin.

Comunicarse con suficiente espontaneidad y fluidez con hablantes nativos sin que la
conversacin involucre un esfuerzo especial por parte de ninguno de los interlocutores.

Expresarse de manera clara y matizada sobre temas diversos.

Ser capaces de comentar noticias de actualidad y de examinar las ventajas y

desventajas de situaciones concretas.

El certificado
El examen FCE, una vez presentado, es enviado a Inglaterra, donde es calificado por
profesionales con experiencia y capacitados para tal efecto. Se otorgan certificados a todos los
candidatos que hayan aprobado sus exmenes (con A, B o C). Adems, los candidatos reciben un
informe sobre su desempeo mediante una representacin grfica de sus resultados en cada una
de las partes del examen.

Reconocimiento
El FCE tiene el reconocimiento de empresas e instituciones de enseanza tanto en Argentina
como en otros pases.
El FCE es reconocido en numerosas universidades e instituciones de enseanza superior en
Estados Unidos, Alemania, Mxico, Australia, Brasil, Canad, Chile, Espaa, Francia, Argentina, y
el Reino Unido, entre otros pases.

Por qu presentar el FCE?

El FCE se distingue porque:

Es reconocido en Argentina y en el extranjero por instituciones educativas, empresas y

organismos gubernamentales.

Facilita el acceso a la enseanza superior y a programas de posgrado en el extranjero.

Enriquece el currculum vitae y proporciona mejores oportunidades profesionales.

Confiere prestigio, credibilidad y diferenciacin a aquellas instituciones que lo incorporan

a sus programas de estudio.
 Es una herramienta de evaluacin altamente confiable e imparcial.

No pierde su validez.

El FCE consta de cuatro partes:

Parte 1
Reading and Use of English (Lectura y Uso del Lenguaje)
Evala la capacidad para leer e interpretar textos de obras de ficcin, publicaciones y
revistas. Se espera que los candidatos logren comprender los puntos principales e
identificar la estructura de los textos, as como extraer detalles especficos y deducir
significados.
Duracin: 1 hora 15 minutos.

Parte 2
Writing (Escritura)
Evala la capacidad para escribir textos, tales como cartas, informes, composiciones y
reseas. Los temas son variados y pueden incluir textos previamente seleccionados.
Los candidatos deben escribir dos textos de 120 a 180 palabras cada uno.
Duracin: 1 hora 20 minutos

Parte 3
Listening (Escucha)
En esta parte del examen los candidatos deben realizar tareas que permiten evaluar su
capacidad para reconocer y utilizar estructuras gramaticales as como el vocabulario
del idioma. Las tareas incluyen: completar textos, transformar oraciones y corregir
errores.
Duracin: 1 hora 15 minutos

Parte 4
Speaking
Los candidatos escuchan grabaciones de audio, como dilogos breves, fragmentos de
entrevistas, declaraciones pblicas y monlogos. Se evala su capacidad para
comprender los puntos centrales y extraer informacin secundaria a partir de las
grabaciones.
Duracin: Alrededor de 40 minutos
Exam format

The updated Cambridge English: First for Schools exam (for exam sessions from
January 2015) is made up of four papers developed to test students' English language
skills. You can see exactly whats in each paper below.

Paper Content Purpose

Reading and 7 parts/52 ques Students need to be able to

Use of English tions understand a range of texts, including
(1 hour 15 how they are organised and the
minutes) opinions and attitudes expressed in
See sample paper them. The texts will be from sources
familiar to school-aged learners, such
as magazines, articles, fiction and
advertisements, but targeted at the
interests of students.

Students use of English will be tested

by tasks which show how well they can
control their grammar and vocabulary.

Writing 2 parts Students are required to produce two

(1 hour 20 pieces of writing. The first piece is
minutes) compulsory and will be an essay of
Paper Content Purpose

See sample paper 140190 words. For the second, they

can choose from an article,
email/letter, essay, review or story of
140190 words.

Listening 4 parts/30 ques Requires being able to follow and

(about 40 tions understand a range of familiar spoken
minutes) materials, such as news programmes,
See sample paper public announcements and other
sources, but targeted at the interests
of school-aged learners.

Speaking 4 parts A face to face test taken with one or

(14 minues per two other candidates and an examiner.
pair of Students have to show how well they
candidates) can produce spontaneous spoken
See sample paper language, talking with either the
examiner, the other candidate, or by
themselves.

Whats in the Reading and Use of English paper?

The Cambridge English: First for Schools Reading and Use of English paper is in
seven parts and has a mix of text types and questions.

For Parts 1 to 4, students read a range of texts and do grammar and

vocabulary tasks.

For Parts 5 to 7, students read a series of texts and answer questions that test
reading ability and show that they can deal with a variety of different types of
texts.
 Time allowed: 1 hour 15 minutes

Number of parts: 7

Number of questions: 52

Marks: 40% of total

Lengths of texts: 2,2002,500 words to read in total.

Texts may be from: Newspaper and magazine articles, reports, fiction,

advertisements, letters, messages, informational
material (e.g. brochures, guides, manuals, etc.).

Part 1 (Multiple-choice cloze)

Whats in Part 1? A text in which there are some missing words

or phrases (gaps). After the text there are four
possible answers for each gap and students
have to choose the correct answer (A, B, C or
D).

What do students have to Vocabulary words with similar meanings,

practise? collocations, linking phrases, phrasal verbs,
etc.

How many questions are 8

there?
 How many marks are 1 mark for each correct answer.
there?

Part 2 (Open cloze)

Whats in Part 2? There are some missing words (gaps).

Students have to think of the correct word for
each gap.

What do students have to Grammar and vocabulary.

practise?

How many questions are 8

there?

How many marks are 1 mark for each correct answer.

there?

Part 3 (Word formation)

Whats in Part 3? A text containing eight gaps. Each gap

represents a word. At the end of the line is a
prompt word which the student has to change
in some way to make the correct missing word
and complete the sentence correctly.

What do students have to Vocabulary word-building: the different words

practise? which the student can make from a base
word, e.g. compete becomes competition,
 competitor, competitive, competitively or
uncompetitive.

How many questions are 8

there?

How many marks are 1 mark for each correct answer.

there?

Part 4 (Key word transformations)

Whats in Part 4? A sentence followed by a key word and a

second sentence which has a gap in it.
Students have to use the key word to
complete the second sentence so that it is
similar in meaning to the first sentence.

What do students have to Grammar and vocabulary rewriting

practise? sentences with different words so that they
mean the same thing.

How many questions are 6

there?

How many marks are Up to 2 marks for each correct answer.

there?

Part 5 (Multiple choice)

 Whats in Part 5? A text with some multiple-choice questions.
Each question has four options (A, B, C or D),
and students have to decide which is the
correct answer.

What do students have to How to understand the details of a text,

practise? including opinions and attitudes.

How many questions are 6

there?

How many marks are 2 marks for each correct answer.

there?

Part 6 (Gapped text)

Whats in Part 6? A text with some empty spaces (gaps). After

the text there are some sentences taken from
the text. Students have to choose the correct
sentence for each gap.

What do students have to How to understand the structure and follow

practise? the development of a text.

How many questions are 6

there?

How many marks are 2 marks for each correct answer.

there?
Part 7 (Multiple matching)

Whats in Part 7? A series of questions and a long text or

several short texts to read. For each question,
students have to decide which text or part of
the text mentions this.

What do students have to How to find specific information in a text or

practise? texts.

How many questions are 10

there?

How many marks are 1 mark for each correct answer.

there?