DECEMBER ‘08GuidetotheupdatedCambridgeFirstCertificateinEnglish(FCE).Your at-a-glance guide to the changes to Paper 1: Reading

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SpecificationsuptoJune2008ReadingPaperPAPERFORMAT4 Parts in total

TASKSPart 1: Multiple matching (6 or 7 questions)A text with prompt questions; candidates match the prompt to the relevant section of the text(s).Part 2: Multiple choice (7 or 8 questions)A text followed by multiple-choice questions with four options: A, B, C or D.Part 3 Gapped text (6 or 7 questions)A text with missing sentences or paragraphs; candidates choose the correct sentence/paragraph order from a jumbled list.Part 4: Multiple matching (13-15 questions)A text with prompt questions; candidates match the prompt to the relevant section of the text(s).

TIMING1 hour 15 minutes.

NUMBEROFQUESTIONS35 questions.

MARKSParts 1, 2 and 3 receive 2 marks per correct answer. Part 4 receives 1 mark per correct answer.

LENGTHOFTEXTS1900-2300 words in total;approximately 350-700 words per text.

SpecificationsfromDecember2008ReadingPaperPAPERFORMAT3 Parts in total

TASKSPart 1: Multiple choice (8 questions)A text followed by multiple-choice questions with four options: A, B, C or D.Part 2: Gapped text (7 questions)A text with missing sentences; candidates choose the sentence order from a jumbled list.Part 3: Multiple matching (15 questions)One or several texts with prompt questions; candidates match the prompt to the relevant section of the text(s).

TIMING1 hour.

NUMBEROFQUESTIONS30 questions.

MARKSParts 1 and 2 receive 2 marks per correct answer. Part 3 receives 1 mark per correct answer.

LENGTHOFTEXTSApproximately 2000 words in total;550-700 words per text.