WELCOME to Preparation for the
University
of Cambridge ESOL Examinations – Cambridge English FIRST (CEFR B2)
TIME OF
EXAM: 3 and ½ hours
The exam is divided in 4 papers:
·
Paper
1: Reading and Use of English (40%)
·
Paper 2: Writing
(20%)
·
Paper 3: Listening (20%)
·
Paper 4: Speaking (20%)
PAPER ONE: READING and USE OF ENGLISH
• Time: 1 hour and 15 minutes
•
No. of parts for Use of English: 4
– Part
1: 8 multiple choice cloze
– Part 2: 8 open cloze
– Part 3: 8 word formations
– Part 4: 6 key word
transformations
•
No. of parts for Reading: 3
–
Part 5:
Text with 6 multiple choice questions
–
Part 6: Gapped
text with 6 sentences
– Part
7: 10 multiple
matching
PAPER
TWO: WRITING
• Time: 1 hour 20 minutes
•
Task types: an email
or a letter, an essay, a report, an article or a review
• No. of parts: 2
–
Part 1: Question
1–Compulsory–write an essay in a formal style (length: 140-190 words)
–
Part 2: Choose from questions 2 to 4
(length: 140-190 words) – choose from an article, an email, a letter, a report,
a review
PAPER
THREE: LISTENING
– Time: approx. 40 minutes
– No. of questions: 30
– No. of parts: 4
– Part 1: 8 multiple choice
– Part 2: 10 sentence
completion
– Part 3: 5 multiple matching
– Part 4: 7 multiple
choice
PAPER
FOUR: SPEAKING
• Time: about 14 minutes
•
No. of parts: 4 (two
candidates)
– Part
1: general
conversation (2 min.)
–
Part 2: photo
description and expressing opinions (4 min.)
–
Part 3: two-way
conversation (4 min.)
– Part
4: justifying
opinions (4 min.)
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