FCE Writing Test 6: free leisure, canteen queues and a useful mistake
FCE Writing Test 6 is a free B2 First Writing practice test: two tasks in 80 minutes, 140–190 words each, marked on Cambridge’s four criteria. You discuss free leisure activities, suggest website changes in a letter, report on canteen queues or write an article about learning from a mistake.
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What is in FCE Writing Test 6
| Question | Task | What you write about |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Essay | Communities should provide more leisure activities that people can enjoy free of charge. Do you agree? |
| 2 | Letter | The manager of your youth club, Ms Grant, wants to improve the club’s website |
| 3 | Report | Your college canteen has long queues at lunchtime |
| 4 | Article | The “A Mistake That Taught Me Something” task |
Question 1: essay (compulsory)
In your English class you have been talking about leisure activities in your local area. Now, your English teacher has asked you to write an essay.
Communities should provide more leisure activities that people can enjoy free of charge. Do you agree?
- opportunities for young people
- the cost to the community
- …………… (your own idea)
Write an essay using all the notes and giving reasons for your point of view.
FCE essay guide →Questions 2, 3, 4: choose one
2. Letter
The manager of your youth club, Ms Grant, wants to improve the club’s website. She has invited members to write with suggestions. Write a letter explaining one problem with the current website and recommending two changes. Say how the changes would help both existing members and young people who have never visited the club. Your suggestions should also make the website easier to use on a phone.
Write your letter.
FCE letter guide →3. Report
Your college canteen has long queues at lunchtime. The college manager has asked you to write a report based on students’ experiences. Explain the main reasons for the queues, describe how waiting affects students, and recommend practical ways to reduce the problem. The college cannot employ more permanent staff or make the dining area larger this year.
Write your report.
FCE report guide →4. Article
You see this announcement in an English-language magazine.
A MISTAKE THAT TAUGHT ME SOMETHING
Tell us about a memorable mistake you made while trying to do something. What happened, and how did you deal with it? Explain what you learnt from the experience and how that lesson has helped you since.
We want stories that other readers can learn from too.
Write your article.
FCE article guide →How it is marked
FCE Writing marking
Content, Communicative Achievement, Organisation and Language, 0–5 each: 40 marks for two texts. Our expert evaluation gives an estimate; 24/40 is about 160.
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