CEFR B2 · FCE · Listening
FCE Listening Practice
FCE Listening tests whether you can follow extended speech at B2 level — interviews, lectures, conversations on a wide range of topics. About 40 minutes, 30 questions across four parts. Each recording is played twice.
Duration: ~40 minFormat: 30 questions across 4 parts
FCE Listening: part by part
- Part 1 — Multiple Choice (8 questions): 8 short unrelated extracts. One question per extract, A/B/C.
- Part 2 — Sentence Completion (10 questions): a monologue (talk, lecture). Fill 10 gaps with a word or short phrase from the recording.
- Part 3 — Multiple Matching (5 questions): 5 short monologues on a related topic. Match each speaker to one of 8 statements.
- Part 4 — Multiple Choice (7 questions): one longer interview or conversation. 7 questions A/B/C.
Sample FCE Listening item
A typical listening task you'd see in a FCE mock exam.
FCE · Part 1 · Multiple Choice
🎧 Audio transcript preview:
You hear two students discussing a lecture they've just attended. What did the man find most surprising?
A · How few people attended
✓B · How relevant the examples were to current events
C · How quickly the lecturer spoke
Common FCE Listening mistakes
- Part 2 answers are usually 1–3 words copied directly from the recording. Don't paraphrase — use the speaker's exact words.
- Part 3 distractors share keywords across speakers. Listen for the speaker's overall point, not surface vocabulary matches.
- On the second listen, focus on the questions you skipped. Don't re-confirm answers you're already sure of.
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