FCE Writing Pape

How many parts does the writing paper have on the FCE exam?

• 4 parts
• 2 parts
• 3 parts

Everyone has to write...

• an essay
• a short story
• an informal email/ letter

You will be assessed on ... different sets of criteria

• 6
• 4
• 3

The assessment criteria are...

• content, language, organisation and communicative achievement
• content, language, grammar, organisation
• organisation, communicative achievement and formal/ informal language

'Organisation' refers to..

• whether you use formal or informal language
• your use of paragraphs, linking words and how often you repeat yourself
• your use of paragraphs and punctuation

'Communicative achievement' refers to ...

• whether you use formal and informal language and the quality of your ideas
• whether you've covered all the points of the prompt
• the number of language errors you make

In part two of the paper, you are given a choice between...

• an article, a review, an email/ letter or a story
• an article, an essay, a letter or a story
• a review, a story or an email

How many minutes will you have to complete the entire writing paper?

• 60 minutes
• 80 minutes
• 70 minutes