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Plano de estudos - nivel 5 - fce
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Preparatório para Exame*
Plano de Estudos
Nível 5 – FCE
2. 10 minutos para o Listening
10 minutos para o Reading
10 minutos para o Writing
10 minutos para o Speaking
10 minutos para Use of English
10 minutos para as Leituras extras
Sugestão: 05 contatos semanais com aproximadamente 01 hora cada
Caso opte para trabalhar com materiais para FCE ou CAE:
Sugestão: 05 contatos semanais com aproximadamente 01 hora cada
Caso opte para trabalhar com o material para TOEFL iBT:
10 minutos para o Listening
10 minutos para o Reading
15 minutos para o Writing
15 minutos para o Speaking
10 minutos para as Leituras extras
3. TOEFL iBT 120 horas
FCE 120 horas
CAE 120 horas
Leituras (06 livros com vídeo e áudio) 04 horas
Total por semestre 124 horas
Média por mês 20 horas
Média por semana 05 horas
* A carga horária acima (120 horas) refere-se a cada um dos materiais disponíveis.
Caso o estudante opte por explorar os três materiais, serão necessárias 360 horas.
Cronograma - Tempo necessário à realização das tarefas
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Nível 5 - FCE
If you’re taking this course, it means you’re preparing to take the FCE exam. As the
exam is divided in five parts, the course will follow the same division.
Besides studying for each of the papers (Reading, Writing, Use of English, Listening
and Speaking), you’ll also read 6 books.
In this first week, read the explanation about the exam. We really recommend you
read carefully, so that you can understand what the exam is all about.
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After this, let’s concentrate on Reading. First of all, take the diagnostic exam, called
Test Yourself. Your grade might not be as good as you’d like it to be, don’t worry. It’s
just a diagnostic exam. After studying the skill for a few weeks, you’ll take another
exam and this time, your grade will be higher.
So, after this exam, read the explanation for Part 1 and take the 4 activities that follow.
Also read the explanation for Part 2 and take only the first activity.
Finish the week reading the introduction for the book Para-life Rescue!
We wish you a nice week
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Let’s divide the week in six parts – I mean, six days. Take the last day to relax.
Reading / Part 2 / Activity 2. In this activity, the focus is to follow a longer text and
demonstrate understanding of textual unit through context. Read the sentences of a
text and put them in order. It is useful to find sequencing words in the text.
Reading / Part 2 / Activity 3. The focus is to improve comprehension skills. You’ll see
an article in which eight sentences have been removed. Choose the sentence (in the
right column) which best fits each gap. Reference words can help you, such as: he,
them, it, …
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Reading / Part 3 / Explanation. Read the explanation, as well as the two activities
given to show examples. This time, you’ll read texts in order to get detail, attitude or
opinion.
Reading / Part 3 / Activity 1. This activity asks you to skim and scan a text. Skimming
gives us a general idea of what the text is about. Scanning is when we search a text to
find more specific information – usually key details like dates, names, places, etc.
Reading / Part 3 / Activity 2. You’ll see, in the activity, words that you might not know,
but will understand through the context. As you read a text, you may find unfamiliar
words and phrases – or words that are used in a different way to what you expect. If
you always refer to a dictionary for the meaning, your reading speed will slow down.
Instead, you may be able to guess the meaning using context.
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Reading / Part 3 / Activity 3. In this third activity, you’ll read about different festivals
in China. Your job is to match each of the 15 definitions to one of the 4 festivals.
Surely, you’ll have to use the same festival more than once.
Reading / Test Yourself Again. After having studied the reading skill, you’ll take a new
exam on it. Compare your grade in this exam to the grade you previously got.
Practice Test 1 / Paper 1 – Reading. Now, this is semi official. Concentrate and take the
test. Control the time you need to take it.
Writing – Test Yourself. Take this pre-test but don’t be so hard on yourself.
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Writing / Part 1 / Explanation. Read the explanation as well as the exercises used to give
examples. You’ll learn how to write a letter or
email between 120-150 words. In this letter or email, you’ll need to use vocabulary to show
enthusiasm, request, give information, apologize, thank, suggest and show preference.
Para-life Rescue! / pages 4-19. The book talks about a new way of saving, or rescuing
people from drowning in the ocean. Read from page 4 to page 9 to discover how it works.
The book also talks about the city of Rio de Janeiro. Do you live in Rio? Or, have you ever
visited Rio?
Look at these sentences about the FCE – Paper 1 – Reading – Part 3 and have a nice week:
This part consists of four shorter texts where you have to match statements to the text
concerned. This most practises the reading skill of scanning information, although the
questions themselves often rely on paraphrasing the relevant part of the text in the
question.
Bye
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Good to see you here. Below, is the study plan for this week:
Writing / Part 1 / Activity 1. You’ll learn how to create, develop and organise ideas on
a topic, with emphasis on transactional letters. The exercise will ask you to put parts of
a letter in order.
Writing / Part 1 / Activity 2. You’ll learn how to define words in context and recognise
differences between synonyms. The exercise will ask you to fill in the blanks with the
correct word or words.
Writing / Part 1 / Activity 3. The focus is to learn the ability to follow written prompts
and arrange them in an appropriate structure. You’ll be asked to put parts of a letter in
order.
Writing / Part 1 / Activity 4. You’ll develop the ability to write for a specific purpose
and audience, using an appropriate register. In order to practice it, you’ll be asked to
read some sentences and decide if they are written in a formal or informal register.
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Writing / Part 1 / Activity 5. Learn how to respond to a letter or email using given
notes. Read a prompt and some sample notes in order to write a response.
Writing / Part 2 / Explanation. In the second part of the writing exam you’ll be able to
choose between writing an article, an essay, a letter, a report or a review between
120-180 words. Read the explanation as well as the three examples given.
Writing / Part 2 / Activity 1. Learn how to write for a specific purpose, using an
appropriate format. In order to get this, you’ll read short texts and choose the correct
category of them.
Writing / Part 2 / Activity 2. The focus is to teach you how to demonstrate the use of
a good range of structures and ability to use extended vocabulary. Practice matching
antonyms to a text.
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Writing / Part 2 / Activity 3. You’ll learn how to develop strategies for recognising the
purpose of words in context. You’ll label the correct sections of a newspaper according
to the definition.
Para-life Rescue! / pages 22-23. You’ll read a 390-word text by Peter Stevenson who
talks about his experience at a beach in San Diego, California. How long does it take
you to read the entire text?
Look at these sentences about the FCE – Paper 2 – Writing – Part 1 test and have a
nice week: Part 1 is a compulsory letter or email. This is based around a task such as
responding to another piece of writing (like a letter, email, advertisement, etc.) Here
you have to write a reply carefully, taking into account the notes and annotations
that accompany the text. There is a word limit of 120.150 words for this.
Bye
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Good to see you here. Below, is the study plan for this week:
Writing / Part 2 / Activity 4. You’ll learn how to write a response to a text.
Writing / Test Yourself Again. Take this chance to improve your grade.
Practice Test 1 – Paper 2 – Writing. As a non-official exam, you’ll need to be
concentrated and control the time it takes you to do the task. Good luck
Use of English / Test Yourself. Start the day checking how much you know, but don’t
worry: you’ll still study how to deal well with this skill.
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Use of English / Part 1 / Explanation. In this part of the exam you’ll find a multiple-
choice cloze with twelve gaps. Mastering vocabulary skills, grammatical skills,
understanding of collocations and set phrases will be of crucial importance. Read the
complete explanation and the three examples that follow.
Use of English / Part 1 / Activity 1. The focus is to help you improve your vocabulary
range. The exercise will ask you to fill in the blanks with the correct adjective.
Use of English / Part 1 / Activity 2. Here you’ll learn how to use collocations – how
likely it is that two words will occur next to each other, or very near each other. In
order to practice this, you’ll choose the word that best completes a sentence. That is,
you’ll have to choose the word that collocates well in a sentence.
Use of English / Part 1 / Activity 3. This activity is similar to the one you did yesterday,
but this time you’ll focus on phrasal verbs.
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Use of English / Part 1 / Activity 4. You’ll learn how to answer factual and negative
factual questions about reading passages. To help you accomplish this goal, you’ll read
an article and choose the best answer.
Para-life Rescue! / video + quiz. After reading this book about the exciting activity of
rescuing people, watch the video (without subtitles, ok?) and do the quiz to check
your understanding.
Take a break and answer this question about the FCE exam
How many papers are there in the exam?
( ) Five
( ) Four
( ) Three
Bye
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Good to see you here. Below, is the study plan for this week:
Use of English / Part 2 / Explanation. Now you’ll deal with a text with twelve gaps.
Each of them represents a missing word or phrase which is not provided. To fill in the
gaps you ought to understand the structure of the language and the text itself.
Use of English / Part 2 / Activity 1. You’ll see seven sentences containing an adjective
of personality in each. As the sentences are divided, pay attention to the words in bold
(the adjectives) as well as to the transition words to find the correct ending to each of
the beginnings.
Use of English / Part 2 / Activity 2. A text with eight gaps will be used to test your
ability of building a good grammatical understanding of prepositions and verb form.
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Use of English / Part 2 / Activity 3. How good are you at phrasal verbs? Use the
correct particle to complete the sentences in this activity. Remember: more important
than filling in the blanks is using phrasal verbs naturally when using the English
language. How many of these phrasal verbs can you use?
Use of English / Part 2 / Activity 4. This last activity gives you the opportunity to use,
in a text, what you have learned.
Use of English / Part 3 / Explanation. To master the activity that follows you’ll need to
show good vocabulary skills, and understanding of the text as a whole. You’ll deal with
a text containing ten gaps. At the end of each line you’ll see a ‘stem word’. Add a prefix
or a suffix to this stem word, or change it into a compound word to fill in the gap
correctly.
Use of English / Part 3 / Activity 1a. This activity deals exclusively with prefixes. Drag
the correct prefix to the word and you’ll see how you can improve your vocabulary.
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Use of English / Part 3 / Activity 1b. This activity follows the same procedure as the
previous one. However, this time you’ll deal with suffixes.
Use of English / Part 3 / Activity 2. As you have already dealt with prefixes and
suffixes, now your task is to choose the correct word to complete the sentences.
Use of English / Part 3 / Activity 3. You’ll have fifteen sentences to show your spelling
abilities in context. In case the underlined word is incorrect, correctly type it and test
your ability.
Use of English / Part 3 / Activity 4. In this last activity you’ll see a text with ten gaps.
For each gap, there’s a stem word. Modify this stem word by adding a prefix or a suffix
to it or by changing it into a compound word and finally type this new word in the
correct space. Remember to check the spelling.
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Tornado Chase / pages 2-3. Tornadoes are large storms that can cause huge amounts
of damage and destruction. Most people run from tornadoes, but some researchers
chase them! They want to study the storms to develop better methods for predicting
them. How do they find these tornadoes? How do they collect their information?
Look at these sentences about the FCE – Paper 3 – Use of English – Part 3: In this part
of the Use of English test, you transform a word to fit the context within a sentence.
You must change the part of speech of the word in capitals.
Read the text without concentrating on the gaps and make sure you understand the
story;
Identify the parts of speech of each word in capitals;
Decide into which part of speech you need to transform the word in capitals;
Finally, build the necessary word.
Bye
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Good to see you here. Below, is the study plan for this week:
Use of English / Part 4 / Explanation. In this part of the Use of English test, you have
to rephrase sentences using a key word for each sentence. You can only use between
two to five words, including the key word.
Use of English / Part 4 / Activity 1. You’ll have eight sentences to choose the word
that best completes them. The words have the same root, but different prefixes and
suffixes.
Use of English / Part 4 / Activity 2. The activity checks your ability of using plurals.
You’ll receive sixteen words to type their correspondent plural version.
Use of English / Part 4 / Activity 3. Still willing to check how well you can use words in
a context, the exercise will give you ten words so that each of them fills in a gap.
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Use of English / Part 4 / Activity 4. Now you’ll have to type the correct words in the
gap. There’s a sentence, then an isolated word. This isolated word is to be
complemented with other words to fill in the blank to complete the next sentence.
Use of English / Test Yourself Again. There are twenty-one sentences to test how well
your abilities have improved. Since typing the plural version of words given to
choosing the words that best complete the sentences.
Practice Test 1 / Paper 3 / Use of English. The first text contains twelve gaps. Each gap
must be filled with one of the options given. The next text asks you to fill in twelve
blanks with one word in each. The third text is to be filled with a transformation of the
respective stem word. Finally, you’ll have to rephrase eight sentences, using between
two and five words, including the key word.
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Listening / Test Yourself. Take the pre-test to check how much you already know and
what you still need to improve.
Listening / Part 1 / Explanation. In this part of the test, you’ll listen to eight short
unconnected recordings. Each one is 30 seconds long. For each recording you answer
a question with three answers to choose from.
Listening / Part 1 / Activity 1. Take notes as you listen to the conversations. Then, use
these notes to answer the questions.
Tornado Chase / pages 4-27. A team of tornado chasers led by Tim Samaras are joined
by photographer Carsten Peter as they set out during storm season in the U.S. While
they have some thrilling moments, the preparation and waiting that goes into the
chase are sometimes frustrating. Their team is attempting to place a probe inside a
tornado to collect data that will help scientists build a better warning system, so
people can escape these dangerous storms.
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Look at these sentences about the FCE – Paper 4 – Listening:
You hear four different sets of recordings (monologues or interacting speakers).
Monologues could include answerphone messages, radio documentaries,
announcements, instructions, news, lectures, reports, speeches, advertisements and
stories. Interacting speakers could include conversations, interviews, discussions,
quizzes and transactions.
Bye
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Good to see you here. Below, is the study plan for this week:
Listening / Part 1 / Activity 2.1. You’ll listen to conversations for general
understanding. First, listen to a story as you take notes. Then, use your notes as well as
what you remember from listening to check True or False for the five sentences that
follow.
Listening / Part 1 / Activity 2.2. This activity is similar to the one you have previously
done. Take the chance to practice as much as possible.
Listening / Part 1 / Activity 2.3. Here’s another chance to perfect your listening skills.
Listening / Part 1 / Activity 2.4. After a number of activities concentrated on the same
task, how well can you perform it now?
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Listening / Part 1 / Activity 3. In activity 3, you’ll listen to a conversation in order to
answer factual, negative factual and inference questions. Remember to take notes as
you listen. To answer factual questions, you have to identify what was said. On the
other hand, to answer negative factual questions, you have to know what was not
mentioned. Finally, the answer for inference questions is not explicitly said or
mentioned. After listening to the conversation, you’ll answer six multiple choice
questions.
Listening / Part 1 / Activity 4. This time, you’ll listen to people talking in eight different
situations in order to answer main-topic/main-purpose questions about
conversations.
Listening / Part 2 / Explanation. You’ll listen to a recording with the purpose of
completing a gapped text. The recording follows the same order of the text. Now,
instead of just checking if you can understand the main idea of what you hear, the
exercise aims to check if you can also understand details, specific words or phrases,
specific information and stated opinion.
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Listening / Part 2 / Activity 1. As a starter, you need to show you are able to follow
and understand what the speaker is saying. You’ll listen to a conversation and then
answer some multiple choice questions.
Listening / Part 2 / Activity 2. Now, let’s improve your ability. This time, listen and
show that you can follow the order of what’s being said. You’ll listen to a story and
then put it in order.
Tornado Chase / pages 30-31. You’ll read a 349-word text explaining the experience of
catching a tornado.
Look at these sentences about the FCE – Paper 4 – Listening – Part 1 test and have a
nice week: You listen to eight short unconnected recordings. Each one is 30 seconds
long. For each recording you answer a question with three answers to choose from.
Bye
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Good to see you here. Below, is the study plan for this week:
Listening / Part 2 / Activity 3. You’ll listen to a conversation so that you can answer six
multiple choice questions.
Listening / Part 2 / Activity 4. This time, listen to part of a radio programme with an
activist in order to fill in the blanks of the text.
Listening / Part 3 / Explanation. In this part of the listening test, you listen to five
people talking about a similar topic. You have to decide who says what, by matching
each speaker to a prompt. Often the answer isn’t directly stated; instead you have to
arrive at the meaning by putting together different parts of what you’ve heard.
Listening / Part 3 / Activity 1. Listen to the recording and answer three multiple-
choice questions.
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Listening / Part 3 / Activity 2. Now, show your ability to hear inference and make
deductions. Listen to the conversation between Maria and Sarah and answer the three
True / False questions. Do the same for the next conversation.
Listening / Part 3 / Activity 3. Listen to a conversation between two women and then
answer the multiple-choice questions. Do the same for the next conversation.
Listening / Part 3 / Activity 4. This time, you’ll listen to five people talking about a
similar experience. Then, match each speaker to what they say. There are six options,
so one of them is not used.
Listening / Part 4 / Explanation. In this part of the test you listen to a longer text with
more than one speaker. You have seven questions: each one has three options to
choose from.
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Listening / Part 4 / Activity 1. You’ll practice to understand the gist of a conversation
and to summarize this conversation in your own words. So, take notes while you listen
because these notes will be useful to answer the six multiple-choice questions that
follow.
Tornado Chase /video + quiz. Before watching the video. Look at these three
questions and guess the answers to them. 1) About how many tornadoes occur in the
United States every year? 2) How many miles per hour can tornado winds go up to? 3)
What are people who follow tornadoes called?
Look at these sentences about the FCE – Paper 4 – Listening – Part 4 test and have a
nice week: Between each part of the listening test there is a pause which gives you
time to check your answers and to prepare for the next part of the test. Reading all
the questions beforehand will give you clues about what you are going to hear.
Bye
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Good to see you here. Below, is the study plan for this week:
Listening / Part 4 / Activity 2. You’ll have the opportunity to
follow a conversation with different accents. To check how much you’ve understood,
decide if the statements that follow are true or false.
Listening / Part 4 / Activity 3. Listen to the conversation between a couple at a
restaurant talking about films. Then, answer the six multiple-choice questions.
Listening / Part 4 / Activity 4. This time, you listen to a radio programme discussion
about talent shows before choosing the correct answers for the seven multiple-choice
questions.
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Listening / Test Yourself Again. After practicing as much as you could for a few weeks,
take the test again and observe how different your performance is.
Practice Test 1 / Paper 4 / Listening. Today go to FCE Practice Tests, choose Practice
Test 1 and take Paper 4. Separate this time to take the whole listening test, as if it was
the real one. Don’t let anything disturb or distract you.
Speaking / Test Yourself. There are twenty-five multiple choice questions to analyse
how much you already know before moving forward. Go ahead!
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Speaking / Part 1 / Explanation. Part 1 of the Speaking paper is a general interactional
and social language – a conversation between the interlocutor and each candidate.
You will answer questions on topics such as home, family, and personal interests. This
part of the test will last approximately three minutes.
Speaking / Part 1 / Activity 1. You’ll talk about past, present and future circumstances.
Answer the question about you.
Speaking / Part 1 / Activity 2. You’ll answer the question about you using
social/interactional language.
Speaking / Part 1 / Activity 3. Here’s another opportunity to answer a question about
you.
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The Gauchos of Argentina / pages 2-3. The gauchos of Argentina are proud to share a
heritage that goes back hundreds of years. They are all self-reliant cowboys who work
in the remote countryside and follow a specific code of ethics. Customs, such as the
clothes they wear and the way they celebrate, vary from place to place, but from
Corrientes to Patagonia to Salta, gauchos share the same fiercely independent spirit
and great love of the countryside.
Look at these sentences about the FCE – Paper 5 – Speaking – Part 1:
The Speaking paper is divided in four parts. You must answer all four parts. You take
the speaking test with another candidate. The interlocutor (examiner talking to you)
asks you questions and gives you prompts (pictures and words) which you may have
to talk about or discuss with the other person. You are assessed on your
performance throughout.
Bye
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Speaking / Part 1 / Activity 4. In this activity you’ll answer questions according to
examination format. You’ll talk about likes and dislikes, time, holidays and travel, and
media.
Speaking / Part 2 / Explanation. In this part of the exam you look at two photographs
and the interlocutor asks you to talk about them (describing, comparing and giving an
opinion). The other candidate listens and then has to respond at the end of your talk.
Each candidate’s turn should last approximately one minute, with a further 20 seconds
given for the other candidate to respond and comment on what you have said.
Speaking / Part 2 / Activity 1. Answer the question about you. To be better assessed,
look at the tips at Expanding Your Response.
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Speaking / Part 2 / Activity 2. Here you’re supposed to compare and contrast two
images. When you compare images, you say what they have in common. Otherwise,
when you contrast them, you point out their differences.
Speaking / Part 2 / Activity 3. This activity gives you the opportunity to practice the
language of comparing.
Speaking / Part 2 / Activity 4. This time, you have to be able to expand the response
by yourself. The task also asks about your personal opinion.
Speaking / Part 3 / Explanation. In the third part of the speaking test, both candidates
are given spoken instructions with written and visual stimuli. You work together in a
collaborative task (exchanging ideas, expressing opinions, agreeing and/or disagreeing,
speculating, suggesting, evaluating, reaching a decision through negotiation). Your
discussion should last three minutes.
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Speaking / Part 3 / Activity 1. The activity will teach you how to discuss and negotiate.
This time, you will learn how to disagree with someone.
Speaking / Part 3 / Activity 2. Now, you will learn how to speculate. View the picture
and record your answer based on speculations. Use the Expanding Your Response box
to better perform your answer.
The Gauchos of Argentina / pages 4-27. In Argentina, there is a group of men who live
a unique life: the life of a gaucho. This special type of cowboy has been continuing the
old traditions for centuries. What type of lifestyle do these men have and what does it
mean to be a gaucho?
Look at these sentences about the FCE – Paper 5 – Speaking – Part 1 test and have a
nice week: In this part of the speaking test, you will be asked questions about: likes
and dislikes, places, personal experience, media, work and learning, relationships.
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Speaking / Part 3 / Activity 3. In this activity you’ll see pictures showing ways to go to
work or class. Record your opinion about the best way.
Speaking / Video 1. You’ll watch four video segments, each related to a part of the
speaking test. Watch the videos carefully and observe how well the candidates go. In
your opinion, what could have been done in order to get a better grade?
Speaking / Part 3 / Activity 4. This time you’ll be asked to talk about the type of film
which appeals to you most.
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Speaking / Part 4 / Explanation. Part 4 of the speaking test is a discussion on topics
related to the collaborative task. The interlocutor now joins in the discussion (from
Part 3) and asks further questions to each candidate so it is a three-way conversation
lasting four minutes. The focus here is expressing and justifying opinions, and agreeing
and/or disagreeing.
Speaking / Part 4 / Activity 1. Learn the ability to negotiate and discuss using
conversational tools. When talking about how to choose a place to live, remember to
state if you prefer to live close to work or maybe close to your family or friends. Also,
remember to say if you don’t mind spending a long time in your car and if you prefer
living in the city or in the country. Justify what you say.
Speaking / Part 4 / Activity 2. This time, order the conversation between Dave and
April.
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Speaking / Part 4 / Activity 3. Record your answer talking about
the reasons why you want to learn English and the most important reasons behind
studying FCE.
Speaking / Part 4 / Activity 4. Still talking about movies, look at the pictures and
record your answer saying if you’d like to watch something different from what is
suggested and what it would be. Remember to justify your answer.
Speaking / Test Yourself Again. Choose the most appropriate category for each of the
eighteen responses.
Speaking / Video 2. Watch one more sample for each part of the speaking test.
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The Gauchos of Argentina / pages 30-31. You’ll read a 365-word letter from Marco to
Lee talking about places he visited. Do you know any of the places mentioned?
Look at these sentences about the FCE – Paper 5 – Speaking: When we speak, it’s
easy to make mistakes – especially in the exam! When you practise for the Speaking
exam, record yourself. Afterwards, write down any of your common mistakes and
correct them.
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Practice Test 1 / Paper 5 / Speaking. Go to Practice Tests 1 and take the Speaking
Paper. Separate a place where you won’t be disturbed, so that you can take the exam
as if it was the real one. You can take this test as many times as you want, so don’t
worry if things aren’t excellent at the first try. Practise as much as you can to perfect
your ability.
Vocabulary / Strategy 1 / Explanation. The first vocabulary strategy is called “Defining
Vocabulary”. The goal of this strategy is to help you improve your chances in the exam.
Vocabulary knowledge is important throughout the exam, but most specifically in Use
of English.
Vocabulary / Strategy 1 / Activity 1. This activity asks you to fill in the blanks with the
correct collocation.
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Vocabulary / Strategy 1 / Activity 2. There are words which are followed by one
specific preposition. This activity aims to check if you can fill in the blanks with the
correct preposition.
Vocabulary / Strategy 1 / Activity 3. Now, you’ll see some collocations. You’re
supposed to find the correct pattern for them.
Vocabulary / Strategy 2 / Explanation. The second vocabulary strategy is called
“Understanding Collocations”. Collocations are particularly tested in Paper 3 parts 1, 2,
4 and 5. Besides this, collocations are also important when writing.
Vocabulary / Strategy 2 / Activity 1. In this first activity, you’ll read a gapped text. Your
job is to complete the collocations.
Vocabulary / Strategy 2 / Activity 2. You’ll deal with ADJ + NOUN collocations. Find
the adjective that collocates with the separate nouns.
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Vocabulary / Strategy 3 / Explanation. The third vocabulary strategy is called
“Grammaring Vocabulary”. You’ll learn how to classify words in different ways.
Vocabulary / Strategy 3 / Activity 1. You’ll see how to expand your vocabulary, that is,
if you know the noun form of a word, it is easier to find its adjective form, or maybe
verb form.
Vocabulary / Strategy 3 / Activity 2. Now that you have already practised different
forms of the same word, transform the words given in a way they fit a text.
Vocabulary / Strategy 3 / Activity 3. Check if you can deal well with prefixes and
suffixes. There are twelve sentences to check your ability.
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The Gauchos of Argentina / video + quiz. The gauchos of Argentina are known for
being self-reliant and independent. Think of a time when you needed to be self-reliant
and independent. What happened? How did you feel?
Here is a tip for FCE – Paper 1 – Reading – Part 1: Read the text and then read the
questions. Before answering the questions: underline the parts of the text where you
think the answer will be; read the question again and decide which answers are
definitely wrong; choose from the most likely answers.
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Vocabulary / Strategy 4 / Explanation. The forth vocabulary strategy is called “Seeing
Vocabulary Patterns”. The strategy teaches you that to become fluent in English it’s
important to develop an ability to notice patterns in a crucial skill that will accelerate
your progress.
Vocabulary / Strategy 4 / Activity 1. There are four sentences that you will use to
show how well you can deal with vocabulary patterns.
Vocabulary / Strategy 4 / Activity 2. Now, instead of filling in the blanks with a word,
you’ll fill them in with chunks of language.
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Vocabulary / Strategy 4 / Activity 3. You’ll see a sentence with some words in italics.
Below the sentence there’s a word which will be used to fill in the gaps of the last
sentence, so that it has the same meaning of the first one. You can not change the
word given, but you have to add between 2 to 4 words.
Vocabulary / Strategy 5 / Explanation. The fifth vocabulary strategy is called
“Pronouncing Vocabulary”. This area of knowledge is particularly tested in Paper 5.
Anyway, pronunciation is important not only when speaking, but also when listening.
Vocabulary / Strategy 5 / Activity 1. The activity asks you to choose the correct
number of syllables in the words.
Vocabulary / Strategy 5 / Activity 2. This time choose the correct stress in each word.
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Vocabulary / Strategy 6 / Explanation. The sixth vocabulary strategy is called
“Learning Vocabulary”. You’ll learn different strategies to store vocabulary.
Vocabulary / Strategy 6 / Activity 1. You’ll have to fill in the blanks in a paragraph. Pay
attention to the context before completing the activity.
Extreme Skydiving / pages 2-3. Speed skydiving is an extreme form of skydiving.
Divers use science and a lot of imagination to try to free fall as fast as possible while
overcoming air resistance and terminal velocity. The world championship is held in
northern England annually. This year, one competitor has designed special air-resistant
trousers that he hopes will help him dive at the high speeds necessary to win.
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Here is a tip for FCE – Paper 1 – Reading – Part 2: In this part of the Reading test, you
match sentences to gaps in the text. There is an extra sentence you don’t need to
use. Follow these steps:
The first time you read the text, only read the gapped text to get an overall idea of
meaning.
Never try to match sentences to gaps as you go along the first time you read the text.
Only read the extra sentences after you have read the text for overall meaning.
Try to identify the unnecessary sentence.
Exploit reference words such as pronouns to help you match the sentences.
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Vocabulary / Strategy 7 / Explanation. The seventh vocabulary strategy is called
“Recording Vocabulary”. You’ll see different strategies to record vocabulary and
organize a notebook. A good range of vocabulary is important in all the FCE papers,
especially in the Use of English and Writing papers.
Vocabulary / Strategy 7 / Activity 1. Your job is to match male and female nouns.
Vocabulary / Strategy 8 / Explanation. The eighth vocabulary strategy is called “Using
a Dictionary”. Although you can not take a dictionary into the FCE exam, it’s important
to know how to use one when you are studying.
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Vocabulary / Strategy 8 / Activity 1. Some words have different meanings, depending
on the context in which they appear. In this activity you’ll see some meanings of the
word change.
Vocabulary / Strategy 8 / Activity 2. There are six words for you to choose the correct
stress. Yes, a dictionary can also help you pronounce words correctly.
Vocabulary / Strategy 9 / Explanation. The ninth vocabulary strategy is called
“Activating Vocabulary”. Think about how much vocabulary you can understand when
reading a text or maybe listening to someone talking. How could you compare the
amount of vocabulary you can understand to the amount you can produce? Certainly,
you can produce less than you can understand. This is why this strategy is important:
to improve your active vocabulary.
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Vocabulary / Strategy 9 / Activity 1. You’ll see a text with seven gaps. You’re supposed
to fill in the gaps with one of the options given.
Vocabulary / Strategy 10 / Explanation. The tenth vocabulary strategy is called
“Working with Texts”. Texts are important because they present vocabulary in chunks
as well as contextualized. In this way, it is easier to understand new words.
Vocabulary / Strategy 10 / Activity 1. Read a text and replace the words in bold. These
words are colloquial forms of vocabulary you already know and will discover through
context.
Vocabulary / Strategy 10 / Activity 2. This activity is similar to the previous one, but
this time you deal with sentences instead of a text.
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Extreme Skydiving / pages 4-27. Most people enjoy the sport of skydiving because
they get to fall through the sky at extremely high speeds, but some people want to go
even faster. One man, a speed skydiver, is experimenting with various methods of
increasing his speed. What is he doing to go faster? Is it working?
Here is a tip about the FCE – Paper 3 – Use of English – Part 3: In this part of the Use
of English test remember to read the passage all the way through without thinking
about the gaps. Try to get an overall impression of what the passage is about.
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Vocabulary / Leisure and Home / Activity 1. There will be four vocabulary activities
related to the theme Leisure and Home. In this first activity, complete a paragraph
with the correct words. To make the exercise more challenging, there are four extra
words.
Vocabulary / Leisure and Home / Activity 2. This paragraph is more related to home
than leisure. Remember that rather than introduces a contrasting idea. Pay attention
to the grammar of the words. Before filling in the blanks, observe what kind of word
would be necessary.
Vocabulary / Leisure and Home / Activity 3. Identify collocations. Remember that
language in chunks is more useful than isolated words. Sometimes, to understand
vocabulary it’s important to look at the words that come nearby.
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Vocabulary / Leisure and Home / Activity 4. If you need a hotel room, what language
would you use to express this? Then, something that is ideal for you could be called
suitable. So, what must be suitable when you travel?
Vocabulary / Hobbies / Activity 1. Now, our topic moved to hobbies. Do you have a
hobby? How often do you practice it? Is it indoors or outdoors? There are seventeen
hobbies for you to choose if they most likely occur indoors or outdoors.
Vocabulary / Travel/Holidays / Activity 1. Read a text containing six paragraphs about
holidays. After reading the text, match the correct paragraph number to the type of
holiday. Then, think: What’s your favourite type of holiday?
Vocabulary / Travel/Holidays / Activity 2. Here is a simple exercise in which you fill in
the blanks with an appropriate word. All the sentences are related to holidays.
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Vocabulary / Travel/Holidays / Activity 3. This exercise is similar to the previous one,
the only difference is that this time you fill in the blanks with a chunk of language.
Extreme Skydiving / pages 30-31. You’ll read a 388-word text talking about the history
of skydiving. Find out about the first modern parachute, the birth of skydiving and
skydiving competitions.
Here is a tip about the FCE – Paper 1 – Reading – Part 1: In this part of the reading
test there may be one ‘global’ question which asks about the writer’s overall
attitude.
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Vocabulary / Travel/Holidays / Activity 4. In this exercise, for each of the twelve gaps
there will be three options for you to choose from. Read the words before and after
the gaps before making a choice.
Vocabulary / Travel/Holidays / Activity 5. Make your mind used to making
connections. For example, if the word Alps is in the context, what kind of place would
you link to this destination? Another example: if I go to a place where I can’t speak the
local language, what would be useful for me to take?
Vocabulary / Shopping / Activity 1. Now the topic has changed to shopping. The first
activity just asks you to fill in the blanks with an appropriate word. Another way of
making connections is relating to singular and plural nouns.
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Vocabulary / Shopping / Activity 2. Complete the collocations in this exercise.
Collocating words will always be an important skill.
Vocabulary / Shopping / Activity 3. Transform the given words to complete the text.
Use your knowledge about affixes. Also remember to look at a word and think about
its noun, verb, adverb and adjective forms.
Vocabulary / Where You Live / Activity 1. The topic now is related to where you live.
Collocate the words. Are you interested in decoration?
Vocabulary / Where You Live / Activity 2. What kind of room do you need when
someone comes over? What can shelves be made of? To save energy, how could the
roofs of a house be covered? See, try to understand the context.
Vocabulary / Where You Live / Activity 3. All the blanks will be filled with verbs. You
just need to type the correct form of each verb.
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Vocabulary / Where You Live / Activity 4. What’s your knowledge on phrasal verbs
like? The same idea can be expressed in different ways and phrasal verbs can help you
say the same thing in other words.
Extreme Skydiving / video + quiz. Watch this video about extreme skydiving. Besides
listening to the narrator, you’ll also listen to Mark Calland and Marco Wiederkehr who
are speed skydivers.
Here is a tip about the FCE – Paper 2 – Writing: Remember to use the last 5-10
minutes of the exam to check your writing. When studying, look back at a previous
piece of writing you have done and identify your common mistakes.
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Vocabulary / Jobs/Career / Activity 1. Complete the text about jobs and careers with
the correct word. After reading the gapped text, come back to its beginning to fill in
the blanks and ask yourself questions such as: What do we study at school? What do
teachers ask us to do? What must we take at school in order to be promoted to
another level?
Vocabulary / Jobs/Career / Activity 2. Here’s another exercise similar to the previous
one. Do you work are you a full-time student? What benefits would appeal to you at a
company? Is it possible to get satisfaction at work?
Vocabulary / Education/Training / Activity 1. There are ten words which were used in
a report about a college. Your job is to classify the words in the correct category.
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Vocabulary / Work / Activity 1. To fill in the blanks with the correct option, think: to
be trusted, what kind of professional do you have to be? What are your obligations as
a student? What qualifications are necessary to perform certain jobs?
Vocabulary / Work / Activity 2. This simple activity just asks you to collocate the
words.
Vocabulary / Work / Activity 3. This time, the only tips you get to fill in the blanks are
the words which come before and after. Read the whole text before thinking about
how you’ll fill in the gaps. Think about what kind of word/part of speech you need: a
noun, an adjective, a preposition …
Vocabulary / Arts / Activity 1. This new topic is about arts. Do you usually follow a
craze? Do you usually wear the same brand?
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Vocabulary / Arts / Activity 2. What special days do you celebrate? Do you know
when your grandparents’ anniversary is or was?
Vocabulary / Arts / Activity 3. What’s your favourite form of entertainment? I usually
prefer to watch a play at the theatre, and you? Unfortunately, this form of
entertainment is still not so popular.
Vocabulary / Arts / Activity 4. Can you remember the last book you read? Was it a
page turner? What makes a good story?
Vocabulary / Arts / Activity 5. Nowadays, there’s a demand for news 24 hours a day.
Where do you get news from?
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The Red Devils / pages 2-3. As far as 180 meters below the ocean’s surface lives the
Humboldt squid, a species that can grow to be 182 centimetres long. Neurobiologist
Bob Gilly has tracked this giant squid species, known as the red devil, to the Gulf of
California, and he’s enlisted cameraman Bob Cranston to assist in his research.
Cranston does a night dive to film the squid up close, but when his camera lights
attract some, he has an unforgettable encounter with the infamous red devils.
Here is a tip about the FCE – Paper 1 – Reading – Part 1:
Two strategies for unknown vocabulary are:
Sometimes you don’t need to understand single words but it’s important you
understand the general sense in order to answer the question. 2.
Never leave a question unanswered. If you’re not quite sure always make a guess.
You might be right!
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Vocabulary / Entertainment / Activity 1. There are ten words which were used in an
article about places to visit on holiday. What’s the correct category for each word?
Vocabulary / Entertainment / Activity 2. To complete the sentences in this exercise,
think: how is a book divided? Do you generally like book adaptations? What’s the
opposite of hero?
Vocabulary / Entertainment / Activity 3. Collocate a noun to a correct group of words.
Test different possibilities before making a choice.
Vocabulary / Entertainment / Activity 4. Choose one of the three options to fill in
each of the twelve blanks. Sometimes, even before reading the options the missing
word will pop up to your mind.
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Vocabulary / Customs/Tradition / Activity 1. The sentences in this activity deal with
different kinds of art. Interpret the context before filling in the blanks.
Vocabulary / Customs/Tradition / Activity 2. When you meet someone, what do you
shake? What’s let off at the beach on New Year’s Eve?
Vocabulary / Customs/Tradition / Activity 3. There are eight words related to
Christmas. Can you unscramble them?
Vocabulary / Media / Activity 1. Do you buy music or just download it? Fill in the
blanks about media so that they make sense.
Vocabulary / Media / Activity 2. Here, there are more eight sentences to be filled in.
What do you use your mobile phone to? Is it just to keep in touch with people or also
to work?
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Vocabulary / Media / Activity 2. There are ten word or phrases related to media.
You’re supposed to choose the associated form of media for each of them.
The Red Devils / pages 4-27. Humboldt squids or ‘Red Devils” are some of the world’s
largest animals without a backbone. These sometimes dangerous creatures live in the
deep waters of the Pacific Ocean. A researcher and a professional diver have come to
the Gulf of California to learn more about them. Will they find any Red Devils? Will
they be able to observe them safely?
Here is a tip about the FCE – Paper 4 – Listening – Part 2: Answer these questions
about the Sentence Completion exam: Will the answers be in the same order as the
sentences? How many words do you write in each answer? Are the words in the
written notes always the same as those in the listening?
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Vocabulary / Fashion / Activity 1. All the ten sentences in this activity are related to
fashion. Check how much fashion vocabulary you can use.
Vocabulary / Fashion / Activity 2. Here you type the correct word to fill in the blanks
in the sentences related to fashion.
Vocabulary / Fashion / Activity 3. In order to complete the eight sentences in this
exercise, you have to collocate words correctly.
Vocabulary / Health and Fitness / Activity 1. Now the topic is related to health and
fitness. Do you prefer to play or to watch a sport? Do you like football? Where’s it
played?
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Vocabulary / Health and Fitness / Activity 2. How do you stay fit? Have you heard of
anyone who has needed an operation because of sports accidents? Some people,
besides exercising are concerned about their diet.
Vocabulary / Health and Fitness / Activity 3. What do you eat to start your day? It’s
important to eat, at least, three meals a day. Complete this text about eating habits.
Vocabulary / Health and Fitness / Activity 4. Here’s another text related to health and
fitness. We really hope you had had a great opportunity to improve your vocabulary.
Vocabulary / Sports / Activity 1. There are nine words or phrases which must be
associated to sport. Make the correct connections.
Vocabulary / Sports / Activity 2. Now, match each sport to the correct
set of words. How much vocabulary about sports have you acquired?
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The Red Devils / pages 30-31. You’ll read a 392-word text comparing the jumbo to the
colossal squid. Pay attention at the chart showing the comparison.
Here is a tip to help you activate your vocabulary: Remember, before listening make
sure that you read the notes carefully so that you know what you will be listening
for. Reading the notes will also help you activate whatever previous knowledge you
may have about a topic.
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Vocabulary / Health/Fitness / Activity 1. Construct eight collocations related to health
and fitness.
Vocabulary / Health/Fitness / Activity 2. Use the given phrases to complete the
sentences. Are you allergic to any food? What would you recommend to lose weight?
When was the last time you caught a cold?
Vocabulary / Nutrition / Activity 1. Do you prefer junk or healthy food? Complete
these sentences about nutrition.
Vocabulary / Nutrition / Activity 2. Here there’s an article about the British diet. For
each of the twelve gaps there are three options to choose from.
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Vocabulary / Nutrition / Activity 3. Choose the correct word to fill in the eight
sentences related to nutrition in this exercise.
Vocabulary / Nature and Animals / Activity 1. This text is about nature. The text says
that newspapers today talk a lot about environment. Do you agree? Is this a topic that
appeals to you?
Vocabulary / Nature and Animals / Activity 2. The text states that weather is the most
common topic of conversations. Has the weather in your country changed a lot
recently?
Vocabulary / Nature and Animals / Activity 3. Read about WWF. What was the focus
of this group? Are you worried about endangered species?
Vocabulary / The Environment / Activity 1. You’ll read an article about the
environment. Seven sentences have been removed from this article. Insert the
removed sentences in the correct places.
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The Red Devils / video + quiz. Are the Humboldt squid really red devils? In this video,
you’ve heard both proven and unproven facts about giant squid. In your opinion, do
these invertebrates deserve a new nickname?
Here is a tip about the FCE – Paper 2 – Writing – Part 2: If you write an essay giving
arguments for and against in the exam, it’s important to:
Restate and develop the opinion in the question through an introduction.
Include middle paragraphs that have arguments for and against the opinion in the
title.
Express your final opinion on the subject in a conclusion.
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Vocabulary / Climate and Weather / Activity 1. At this level of English you are, it’s
important to show how varied your vocabulary is. When talking about weather, what’s
another word to say it is humid? In this exercise, match the sentences with similar
meanings.
Vocabulary / Climate and Weather / Activity 2. There are six groups of adjectives
waiting for the correct noun to collocate with them. During the summer, does it rain
heavily in your city?
Vocabulary / Climate and Weather / Activity 3. Your job here is to make seven
weather collocations. From now on, once you think about one of these words, a chunk
will come to your mind naturally.
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Vocabulary / Nature and Animals / Activity 1. Fill in the ten blanks in this activity.
We’ve talked a lot about collocations, so before taking the exercise, think: the place
where a species of animals lives is its … / dinosaurs don’t exist anymore, so they’re …
Go on this way and you’ll find it more natural to complete the sentences.
Vocabulary / Nature and Animals / Activity 2. You’ll see eight sentences which need
to be filled in. Teach your brain to create connections related to word partnerships,
antonyms/synonyms and so on.
Vocabulary / Nature and Animals / Activity 3. In this activity you’ll read a sentence.
Then, there is another sentence with different words from the previous one but with
the same meaning. This second sentence contains a gap. Your job is to fill in this gap so
that both sentences have the same meaning.
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Vocabulary / Science and Technology / Activity 1. The topic has changed to science
and technology. Has science and technology developed a lot over the last decades?
Vocabulary / Science and Technology / Activity 2. Were you good at science at
school? This short paragraph will remind you of what your science teachers said at
that time.
Vocabulary / Science and Technology / Activity 3. There’s much conversation about
UFOs, crop circles and all these strange events. Are you curious about them?
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Saving the Amazon Together / pages 2-3. The vast, diverse nature of the Amazon rain
forest is under threat from illegal mines that destroy the land and pollute the water.
An expedition team of scientists and conservation experts has formed to help organise
a new national park established to protect the rain forest. The team’s goal is to mark
the park’s boundaries, enlist the support of local tribes and shut down illegal mines.
Here is a tip about the FCE – Paper 1 – Reading – Part 3: quickly read all four texts to
get the main idea of each; read each question and underline the parts of the texts
which you think answer the question.
Bye
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Good to see you here. Below, is the study plan for this week:
Vocabulary / Technology / Activity 1. Here, there are eight sentences about
technology. Think about the vocabulary connections you already know to fill in the
gaps. Most of the sentences might be related to your academic life.
Vocabulary / Technology / Activity 2. Fill in the blanks in each of the eight sentences.
Observe the words nearby the gap to help you fill it in.
Vocabulary / Technology / Activity 3. This activity gives you a new set of eight
sentences. Follow the same procedure used in the previous exercise.
Vocabulary / The Paranormal / Activity 1. Do you think it’s correct to invest public
money searching for unidentified flying objects? Fill in the blanks of the eight
sentences dealing with the paranormal.
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Vocabulary / The Paranormal / Activity 2. The activity presents eight gapped
sentences. For each sentence, choose the correct option to fill in the blanks from the
three options given.
Vocabulary / Relationships / Activity 1. This new topic is about relationships. How
could you describe your immediate relatives? The author of this paragraph describes
his family. Are your grandparents still alive?
Vocabulary / Relationships / Activity 2. How much do you imagine an average
wedding would cost? Read this paragraph and you’ll find out lots of information about
this ceremony.
Vocabulary / Relationships / Activity 3. Imagine a situation where you have to talk
about yourself. Many people don’t feel comfortable doing it. You can’t exaggerate
saying only good things about you, but you can’t highlight your weaknesses either.
This interesting paragraph gives you some tips on how to talk about yourself without
being unfair.
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Vocabulary / Relationships / Activity 4. More difficult than talking about yourself
might be talking about someone else. You’re supposed to describe not only the
person’s appearance but also their personality.
Saving the Amazon Together / pages 4-43. The Amazon rain forest is in danger. Illegal
forest operations are destroying the home of millions of plants and animals; however,
one group of scientists is exploring the far off regions of a newly formed national park
to stop the destruction. How can they help to save the rain forest? Who will they get
to help them?
Here is a tip about the FCE – Paper 4 – Listening – Part 1: In this part of the Listening
test, you listen to eight recordings and answer a question for each. Remember to
read all the questions before you listen.
Bye
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Good to see you here. Below, is the study plan for this week:
Vocabulary / Friends/Family / Activity 1. This exercise shows twenty-two sentences
for you to choose if they have a positive or negative connotation.
Vocabulary / Friends/Family / Activity 2. For the ten sentences in this exercise,
replace the underlined word for a synonym.
Vocabulary / Friends/Family / Activity 3. The eight sentences in this activity have to
do with family relations. Choose the correct option to complete each of the sentences.
Vocabulary / Talking About Yourself / Activity 1. Complete each of the ten sentences
with the correct adjective. Observe the context of each sentence to make your job
easier.
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Vocabulary / Describing People / Activity 1. The ten sentences in this activity describe
people. Follow the same procedure from the previous exercise.
Saving the Amazon Together / pages 46-47. Did you know that the rainforest can help
produce a wide range of new medicines? Read this 399-word text to find out more
about it.
Here is a tip about the FCE – Paper 2 – Writing – Part 1: there is only one question to
answer in part 1 of the writing exam; you have to answer it; you always have to
respond to another piece of correspondence; you must respond to the handwritten
notes.
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Good to see you here. Below, is the study plan for this week:
Practice Test 2 / Paper 1 / Reading. For each of the tasks separated for this week,
organize your routine so that you take them as if they were the real one. For the
reading Part you might need one hour. This paper is divided in three parts and you
must answer all the parts. There are thirty questions in total. You receive two marks
for each correct answer in Parts 1and 2, and one mark for each correct answer in Part
3.
Practice Test 2 / Paper 1 / Writing. This paper is divided in two parts and you can use
1 hour and 20 minutes for them. You must answer both parts with two questions to
answer in total. You receive equal marks for each question.
Practice Test 2 / Paper 1 / Use of English. The four parts of this paper take 45 minutes.
You must answer all four parts, containing 42 questions in total. You receive one mark
for each correct answer in Parts 1, 2, and 3, and two marks for each correct answer in
Part 4.
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Practice Test 2 / Paper 1 / Listening. This Paper is divided in 4 parts taking
approximately 40 minutes. You must answer all four parts. You receive one mark for
each correct answer in four parts.
Practice Test 2 / Paper 1 / Speaking. This Paper takes around 14 minutes and is
divided in four parts. You must answer all four parts and you are assessed on your
performance throughout.
Saving the Amazon Together / video + quiz. Watch the entire video and take short
notes about the different people you see. What are they? What are they doing?
Bye