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B2 First for Schools Trainer 3 Sample File

The document is a guide for the Cambridge English: First for Schools Trainer, designed for students aged 12 to 16 preparing for the B2 First for Schools exam. It includes six practice tests with answers, teacher's notes, and a digital pack, along with tips and exercises to improve exam performance. The structure of the exam is outlined, detailing the components of Reading, Writing, Listening, and Speaking sections.

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IP CAMBRIDGE Official

Cambridge
Preparation
;
I

B2
First for Schools

Trainer
Six Practice Tests with answers
and Teacher's Notes

with digital pack


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Introduction 4
Training and Exam Practice
Test 1 Reading and Use of English 10
Writing 35
Listening 46
Speaking 55
Test 2 Reading and Use of English 65
Writing 85
Listening 94
Speaking 102
Practice Tests
Test 3 Reading and Use of English 109
Writing 119
Listening 121
Speaking 125
Test 4 Reading and Use of English 127
Writing 137
Listening 139
Speaking 143
Test 5 Reading and Use of English 145
Writing 155
Listening 157
Speaking 161
Test 6 Reading and Use of English 163
Writing 173
Listening 175
Speaking 179
Audioscripts 181
Teacher’s notes & keys 204
Practice test keys Tests 3-6 236
Sample answer sheets 243
Acknowledgements 247
Speaking visuals Cl

Contents I 3
Who is this book for?

If you are aged between 12 and 16 and want to take Cambridge English : First for Schools
(FCE), this book is for you!

(why is this book called Trainer’?

^ ^
This book is called 'Trainer' because it's full of exercises to help you to get better and
better at doing each part of Cambridge English: First for Schools .

How do I use this book? )

First, do all the grammar and vocabulary pages on each Training page and read the tips
and advice. Then do an Exam Practice task and check your answers.

4 I Introduction
On Training pages you will find:

Cambridge Learner Corpus


Here you can read about typical mistakes made by Cambridge English: First for Schools
candidates. Reviewing these will help you not to make these mistakes when you complete
Cambridge English: First for Schools.

(TipT
These are ideas to help you do well in the exam. For example: If you don' t know which
option is correct, cross out any you know are wrong . This gives you fewer options to
concentrate on.

Remember!

These are quick hints to remind you about grammar points or vocabulary. For example: You
can' t always just add a suffix to a word . Sometimes, you have to make spelling changes too.

Tests 1- 2: Exam Pages:


In Test 1 and 2, you will find:
• a Cambridge
English : First for Schools exam task to try and complete
• advice and training exercises to help you with different parts of the exam task.
Tests 3, 4, 5 and 6:
When you finish Tests 1 and 2 you will be ready to do complete Cambridge English : First for
Schools practice tests.
Tests 3, 4, 5 and 6 are just like real Cambridge English : First for Schools Reading and Use
of English, Writing, Listening and Speaking papers. Doing these tests will give you extra
help to prepare for the exam.
Keep a record of your scores as you do the tests. You may find that your scores are good in
some parts of the test, but you may need to practise other parts more. Make simple tables
like this to help record your scores:
Paper 3 Listening

Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4


Test 3 6 e>
Test 4

Test 5

Test 6

Introduction I 5
Other features of the First for Schools Trainer
• Visual material
In the Speaking test the examiner will give you a booklet with pictures and photographs in it. The visual
material in the colour section from pages C 1-C 22 will help you practise and become familiar with the type
of photographs and written questions you will see in the test.

• Answer sheets
Look at these to see what the answer sheets look like and learn how to complete them. Ask your teacher to
photocopy them so that you can use them when you do your practice tests.
• Audio recordings
You listen to these for your listening exam practice. There are also recordings to help you practise and gain
confidence with all parts of the Speaking paper.

The structure of the B2 First for Schools exam


The Cambridge English First for Schools exam has four papers:
Reading and Use of English: 1 hour 15 minutes
The paper contains seven parts. For Parts 1 to 4 you read a range of texts and do grammar and vocabulary
tasks. For Parts 5 to 7 you read a series of texts and answer questions that test reading ability and show that
you can deal with a variety of different types of text.
Writing: 1 hour 20 minutes
The paper contains two parts. For each part you must write 140-190 words.
Part 1 is compulsory but in Part 2 you choose one task from a choice of three.
Each question on this paper carries equal marks.
Listening: about 40 minutes
The paper contains four parts. Each part has a different task-type.
The audio types are monologues (such as answerphone messages, commentaries, public announcements,
advertisements, and news reports) and interacting speakers ( such as conversations, discussions, interviews,
and transactions) .
For each correct answer you will receive one mark.
Speaking: 14 minutes ( for pairs); 20 minutes ( for a group of three)
The Speaking test contains four parts.
In Part 1 you and another candidate are asked general questions by the examiner.
In Part 2 you have a one-minute 'long turn' on your own comparing two photos.
In Part 3 you exchange ideas about a given topic with the other student.
In Part 4 you answer the examiner's questions related to the topic in Part 3 .
Usually you'll take the Speaking test with just one other student, but sometimes students take the Speaking test
in groups of three. You will be marked on your performance throughout the test.

6 I Introduction

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