FCE - the papers from December 2008
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THE FCE PAPERS FROM DECEMBER 2008
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Reading Paper
What's in the FCE Reading paper?
The FCE Reading paper has different types of text and questions. In one part, you may have to read one long text or two or more shorter, related texts.
Summary
- Time allowed:
- 1 hour
- Number of parts:
- 3
- Number of questions:
- 30
- Marks:
- 20% of total
- Lengths of texts:
- 550-700 words per text: about 2,000 words to read in total.
- Texts may be from:
- newspapers and magazine articles, reports, fiction, advertisements, letters, messages, informational material (e.g. brochures, guides, manuals, etc.)


