14 students from the outgoing 9th G – the first outgoing international class from Kolding Realskole – have just received information from the Cambridge University that they have all passed their First Certificate in English.
All 14 have passed with either A or B, which converted to the Danish grade scale equals 12 and 10. The teachers of the class congratulate them with the excellent result.
The exam in First Certificate consists of five individual tests:
Reading: 1 hour
You will need to be able to understand information in fiction and non-fiction books, journals, newspapers and magazines.
Writing: 1 hour 20 minutes
You will have to show you can produce two different pieces of writing such as a short story, a letter, an article, a report, a review or an essay.
Use of English: 45 minutes
Your use of English will be tested by tasks which show how well you control your grammar and vocabulary.
Listening: 40 minutes
You need to show you can understand the meaning of a range of spoken material, including news programmes, speeches, stories and anecdotes and public announcements.
Speaking: 14 minutes
You will take the Speaking test with another candidate or in a group of three, and you will be tested on your ability to take part in different types of interaction: with the examiner, with the other candidates and by yourself.
Cambridge ESOL are exams in English for speakers of other languages, which means for students, who are not native speakers.
Read more about FCE: http://www.cambridgeesol.org/exams/general-english/fce.html
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