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(1)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.
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