fce

of the most popular international exams worldwide. Every year it is seeking

to deliver about 300 thousand visitors. Such high popularity of this exam has earned thanks to several features. Firstly, its validity is unlimited. Secondly, it is not so difficult exam, what may seem like the title. It is the examination of the «middle» level of (intermediate), that is, for those who confidently speaks English and can conduct correspondence.

WHAT IS THE FCE?

to live and work independently in an English-speaking country or

study on courses taught in English.
This exam is the logical step in your language learning journey between B1 Preliminary and C1 Advanced.

B2 Qualification

Writing, Listening and Speaking. The overall performance is calculated by

averaging the scores achieved in Reading , Writing , Listening, Speaking and use of English. The weighting of each of the four skills and Use of English is equal

About the exam

to be able to understand texts from publication such as

fiction and non fiction books, journals, newspapers, and magazines.

can produce two different pieces of writing: a compulsory essay

in Part 1, and one from a choice of three tasks in Part 2

Writing

of a range of spoken material, including lectures, radio broadcasts

and talks

Listening

in a group of three, and are tested on their

ability to take part in different types of interaction: with the examiner, with the other candidate and by themselves.

Speaking

WHICH DEFINES THE CANDIDATES’ OVERALL COMMUNICATIVE LANGUAGE ABILITY AT THIS

LEVEL.

Conclusion

Scale for each of the four skills and Use of

English
Overall score on the Cambridge English Scale
Grade
Level on the UK National Qualifications Frameworks(NQF)

Certificates