FCE Listening Test 6: festival bike parking, changing routines and stargazing
FCE Listening Test 6 is a free B2 First Listening practice test: 30 questions in four parts and 40 min 21 s of audio, with every recording played twice. You hear everyday conversations, instructions for bicycle parking at a festival, reasons for changing routines and an interview with a stargazing organiser.
- Free, no sign-up to start
- Layout modelled on the computer-based exam
- Estimated Cambridge English Scale score
What is in FCE Listening Test 6
| Part | Task | Questions | What you hear | Audio, both plays |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Multiple choice, short extracts | 1–8 | Eight unrelated situations, 8 voices | 14:05 |
| 2 | Sentence completion | 9–18 | “Bicycle parking at the festival”: A man called Adam explaining a temporary bicycle parking service for a town festival. | 7:50 |
| 3 | Multiple matching | 19–23 | Five short extracts in which people talk about changing a familiar routine. You match the main reason each speaker gives for making the change. | 8:16 |
| 4 | Multiple choice, interview | 24–30 | An interview with a man called Daniel, who organises stargazing evenings. | 9:55 |
| Total | 8 synthetic voices: 5 British, 1 Canadian, 1 New Zealand and 1 Australian | 40:21 | ||
Part 1: the situations and questions
- You hear an artist talking about a portrait commission. Why did she accept the work?
- You hear two housemates discussing a cleaning schedule. What do they agree to do?
- You hear a volunteer explaining how to label donated clothes. What is the main purpose of the labels?
- You hear a tourist talking to a friend about a breakfast she tried abroad. What surprised the woman?
- You hear a student talking about a practical skills assessment. How does he feel about his result?
- You hear a worker explaining when he prefers to hold meetings. Why does he favour the early afternoon?
- You hear a coach and a colleague discussing a new team uniform. What does the woman particularly like about it?
- You hear two friends talking about a cake decoration. What does the woman say about her attempt?
Part 2: the sentences you complete
- The bicycle parking area will be in the (9) near the recreation ground.
- The beginnings of the parking rows will be marked with (10).
- Each owner will receive part of a (11) that matches the label on the bicycle.
- The team can store visitors’ (12) under cover.
- A (13) will separate people entering from those leaving.
- Visitors can identify volunteers by their (14).
- A (15) will be available for people who need to put air in a tyre.
- The busiest volunteer changeover is expected at (16).
- Volunteers will contact the festival organisers using (17).
- Problems during a shift should be written in the (18) at the desk.
Marking and review notes
FCE Listening marking
1 mark per question. In Part 2, minor spelling slips are accepted if the word is recognisable. 18/30 is about 160 and 27/30 about 180 on Cambridge’s guidance. Scores are estimates.
From our review
Our reviewer rated Part 2 on the easy side for B2, because most answers are said almost word for word, and found several Part 1 wrong options easy to rule out.
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