“The flight was delayed because of the heavy rain,” the prompt read. He had to rewrite it using the word .
He looked at Marco, making sure to use the "collaborative" language they had practiced. “What do you think, Marco? Do you prefer quiet holidays or busy ones?”Marco smiled, the tension breaking. They navigated the rest of the conversation with ease, speculating on the future of technology and the importance of learning second languages. FCE First Certificate in English (FCE ESOL Camb...
The afternoon brought the "Listening" and "Speaking" components. The Listening was a blur of British, Australian, and Scottish accents discussing everything from extreme ironing to the history of the stapler. Leo stared at the floor, focusing entirely on the "distractors"—those pesky bits of information designed to lead you to the wrong answer. “The flight was delayed because of the heavy