MAP OF THE LESSONS 2
INTRODUCTION 4
PART 1 6
Essay 6
Great work 6
Transport going forward 8
A meat-free future 10
Too young for Facebook? 12
Digital generation 14
Criminal activity 16
PART 2 18
Article 18
Celebrity status 18
Taking a gap year 20
Why here? Why now? 22
Take sleep seriously! 24
Halloween: A time to have fun 26
Never give up! 28
Report 29
Learning something new 29
A vibrant city 30
An eco-friendly home 32
The next best thing 34
Review 36
A must-see film 36
First-rate food 38
Gamer or noob? 40
Dont miss it! 42
Songs on a playlist 44
EmailLetter 45
Im so fed up! 45
Volunteering 46
Where should I stay? 48
What sort of camper are you? 50
1 look forward to your reply. 52
Yours sincerely 54
Story 56
In character 56
A discovery and a map 58
Set text 59
Recommending a book 59
PRACTICE TEST 1: Writing for First 60
PRACTICE TEST 2: Writing for First for Schools 62
ANSWERS 64
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本书适合哪些读者?
本书适合准备参加Cambridge English: First 或Cambridge English: First for Schools考试下文简称FCE考试的学生和教授FCE写作课程的教师使用。本书可作为FCE写作考试备考资料和中高年级写作教材的补充材料。书中提供的学习资源也适用于任何中高级水平的英语学习者,可有助于提高写作能力。此外,本书中的词汇大多为B2级别,因此也可帮助读者拓展B2级别的词汇。
FCE考试概述
FCE是一项中高级水平(CEFR等级中的B2级)的考试,在世界范围内受到学校、用人单位和政府部门的广泛认可。该考试针对那些想要用英语参与中高级水平学习、在英语环境中工作,或在英语国家独立生活的学习者。FCE校园版与FCE标准版的考试题型和级别相同,区别在于FCE校园版的话题更侧重于青少年熟悉的话题,而标准版的话题范围更广。
该考试共包含4个部分:阅读与英语运用、写作、听力和口语。
FCE写作考试时长为1小时20分钟。考试内容具体分为2个部分: Part 1要求写一篇论述性文章;在Part2中,考生可以从多个不同的写作任务中选择一个作答标准版考试中是三选一,校园版考试中是四选一。
FCE写作考试涉及的文体类型请参见下表。每个写作任务均要求词数在140~190。