Thursday, April 12, 2012

Exam's Entry Date

Hello everyone,

If you are going to do the Exam in June, please make sure that you pay the exams office the fees before/on the 20th of April.

Des.

http://www.britishcouncil.org.sg/ielts-and-exams/cambridge-esol

Monday, April 9, 2012

Website of the week! FreeRice.com

About FreeRice


FreeRice is a non-profit website run by the United Nations World Food Programme.

FreeRice has two goals:

1. Provide education to everyone for free


2. Help end world hunger by providing rice to hungry people for free.

http://www.freerice.com/

What does FCE involve?

Paper Content Marks (% of total)
Reading

(1 hour) 3 parts/30 questions 20% Shows you can deal confidently with different types of text, such as fiction, newspapers and magazines.

Writing

(1 hour 20 minutes) 2 parts 20% Requires you to be able to produce two different pieces of writing, such as letters, reports, reviews and short stories.

Use of English

(45 minutes) 4 parts/42 questions 20% Your use of English will be tested by tasks which show how well you can control your grammar and vocabulary.

Listening

(about 40 minutes) 4 parts/30 questions 20% Requires you to be able to follow and understand a range of spoken materials, such as news programmes, presentations and everyday conversations.

Speaking

(14 minutes per pair of candidates) 4 parts 20% Tests your ability to communicate effectively in face-to-face situations. You will take the Speaking test with one or two other candidates.

Welcome to FCE 2

Welcome everyone to FCE 2!



This class journal is for those who are preparing for the FCE exam and will hopefully be sitting the exam in June, 2012.


Please add any tips you may have, but please be respectful of those on the site.



Don't forget if there is something you forgot to mention in class, please email me:
des.osullivan@britishcouncil.org.sg
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