Time allowed: 1 hour 15 minutes
Number of parts: 7
Number of questions: 52
Marks: 40% of total
Length of texts: About 2,200 words to read in total.
Texts may be from: Newspapers and magazines, journals, books (fiction and non-fiction), promotional and informational material.
What do I have to practise? Grammar and Vocabulary – idioms, collocations, shades of meaning, phrasal verbs, fixed phrases etc; reading for detail, opinion, tone, purpose, main idea, implication, attitude; how to understand the structure and development of a text; reading for specific information, detail, opinion and attitude.
Dear students, I don't think you need to buy a grammar book just for the FCE, but if you really wish to use one, here are some books I recommend for B2 level:
English Grammar in Use Book With Answers - Raymond Murphy
MacMillan English Grammar in Context - Michael Vince
Oxford English Grammar Course: Intermediate - Michael Swan, Catherine Walter
Oxford Practice Grammar: Intermediate - John Eastwood
English Idioms in Use Intermediate Book with Answers: Vocabulary Reference and Practice - Michael McCarthy, Felicity O'Dell
English Collocations in Use Intermediate Book with Answers: How Words Work Together for Fluent and Natural English - Michael McCarthy, Felicity O'Dell
English Phrasal Verbs in Use Intermediate Book with Answers: Vocabulary Reference and Practice - Michael McCarthy, Felicity O'Dell