First Certificate in English (FCE)
Exam details and timetables for 2009
Extra date for UK and Ireland FCE in 2009
To help language schools to meet the needs of the large number of students following summer courses in the UK and Ireland, Cambridge ESOL has added an extra exam session for FCE on 27 August 2009.
Further timetable information
List of centres in the UK and Ireland offering FCE on Thursday 27 August 2009
Please note: This session will be available in the UK and Republic of Ireland only.
Set texts
Paper 2: Writing (1 hour and 20 minutes)
One or more of the following texts may be read as preparation for the two optional set text tasks:
*Charles Dickens: Great Expectations (Macmillan or any edition)
*Gaston Leroux: The Phantom of the Opera (Penguin or any edition)
*Set also in 2008.
The texts are Graded Readers which have been adapted to the level and are suitable for FCE candidates. Other editions of these books may be available. However, teachers and candidates should be aware that the language level in other editions may be less accessible.
Timetable
March Session
| Saturday 14 March (0102) | |
|---|---|
| (morning) | Paper 1 (Reading) |
| (morning) | Paper 2 (Writing) |
| Must start before 13.00 hrs | Paper 3 (Use of English) |
| May start before 13.00 hrs | Paper 4 (Listening) |
| Papers must be administered in this sequence 1, 2, 3 and 4 | |
| Window for Paper 5 (Speaking) |
|---|
| Fri 06 March – Sun 29 March |
| This paper is held by separate arrangement within a specified period. Contact your centre for more details. |
June Session
| Saturday 13 June (0102) | |
|---|---|
| (morning) | Paper 1 (Reading) |
| (morning) | Paper 2 (Writing) |
| Must start before 13.00 hrs | Paper 3 (Use of English) |
| May start before 13.00 hrs | Paper 4 (Listening) |
| Papers must be administered in this sequence 1, 2, 3 and 4 | |
or
| Tuesday 16 June (0100) | |
|---|---|
| (morning) | Paper 1 (Reading) |
| (morning) | Paper 2 (Writing) |
| Must start before 13.00 hrs | Paper 3 (Use of English) |
| May start before 13.00 hrs | Paper 4 (Listening) |
| Papers must be administered in this sequence 1, 2, 3 and 4 | |
| Window for Paper 5 (Speaking) |
|---|
| Mon 25 May – Sun 28 June |
| This paper is held by separate arrangement within a specified period. Contact your centre for more details. |
August Session - UK and Republic of Ireland only
| Thursday 27 August | |
|---|---|
| (morning) | Paper 1 (Reading) |
| (morning) | Paper 2 (Writing) |
| Must start before 13.00 hrs | Paper 3 (Use of English) |
| May start before 13.00 hrs | Paper 4 (Listening) |
| Papers must be administered in this sequence 1, 2, 3 and 4 | |
| Window for Paper 5 (Speaking) |
|---|
| Fri 21 August – Fri 28 August |
| This paper is held by separate arrangement within a specified period. Contact your centre for more details. |
November Session (computer-based)
| Friday 27 November | |
|---|---|
| Paper 1 (Reading) | |
| Paper 2 (Writing) | |
| Paper 3 (Use of English) | |
| Paper 4 (Listening) | |
| Papers must be administered in this sequence 1, 2, 3 and 4 |
| Window for Paper 5 (Speaking) |
|---|
| Sat 21 Nov – Fri 29 Nov |
| This paper is held by separate arrangement within a specified period. Contact your centre for more details. |
December Session
| Tuesday 08 Dec (0100) | |
|---|---|
| (morning) | Paper 1 (Reading) |
| (morning) | Paper 2 (Writing) |
| Must start before 13.00 hrs | Paper 3 (Use of English) |
| May start before 13.00 hrs | Paper 4 (Listening) |
| Papers must be administered in this sequence 1, 2, 3 and 4 | |
or
| Saturday 12 Dec (0102) | |
|---|---|
| (morning) | Paper 1 (Reading) |
| (morning) | Paper 2 (Writing) |
| Must start before 13.00 hrs | Paper 3 (Use of English) |
| May start before 13.00 hrs | Paper 4 (Listening) |
| Papers must be administered in this sequence 1, 2, 3 and 4 | |
| Window for Paper 5 (Speaking) |
|---|
| Fri 20 Nov – Sun 20 Dec |
| This paper is held by separate arrangement within a specified period. Contact your centre for more details. |
Centres may offer the Tuesday or the Saturday session, or both. However, individual candidates are not allowed to enter for both the Tuesday and the Saturday version in the same session (whether at the same centre or at different centres).
Any candidate found to have breached this regulation will be disqualified from the examination without any refund of fees.
Special timetable arrangements will apply for candidates at centres in Greece.
