B2 First, known as Cambridge English: First, First Certificate in English (FCE).

A B2 First qualification proves you have the language skills to live and work independently in an English-speaking country or study on courses taught in English.

Valid: for life.

Structure

1.Reading and Use of English

1 h 15 min, 7 parts

1, 2, 3) Short texts, gap-filling

4) Rewriting sentences in a different way

5, 6, 7) texts, comprehension tasks:

5) multiple-choice questions

6) a gapped text

7) a multiple-matching task

  1. Writing

1 h 20 min, 2 parts

1) an essay using two ideas given and one of your own;

2) a choice of 3 questions: an article, an email/letter or a review.

  1. Listening

40 min, 4 parts

Multiple-choice questions, completing notes, matching options to short monologues.

  1. Speaking

14 min, 4 parts

1) A general conversation with the examiner;

2) Describing 2 photos for 1 minute;

3) Discussing a decision-making task with another candidate;

4) Discussing topics related to the task in Part 3.

Score

Cambridge English Scale Score

Grade/CEFR

CEFR level

 

180–190

Grade A

C1

173–179

Grade B

B2

160–172

Grade C

B2

140–159

Level B1

B1

*taken from https://www.cambridgeenglish.org/exams-and-tests/first/results/