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Karen Dyer Dave Harwood Practice Tests with key Eight Complete Practice Tests for the Cambridge ESOL First Certificate in English Ш Suitable for paper-and-pen and computer-based tests В Audio CDs and CD-ROM
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Contents FCE Exam O v e rvie w .........................................4 Test 5 Paper 1: Reading .........................................104 Test 1 Paper 2: W ritin g ...........................................110 Paper 1: Reading .............................................6 Paper 3: Use o f E n glish...............................114 Tips for stu d e n ts .......................................12 Paper 4: Listening .......................................119 Paper 2: W riting ...........................................14 Paper 5: Speaking .......................................123 Tips for stu d e n ts .......................................18 Paper 3: Use o f English ...............................20 Test 6 Tips for stu d e n ts .......................................25 Paper 1: R e a d in g .........................................126 Paper 4: Listening .........................................27 Paper 2: W riting .........................................132 Tips for s tu d e n ts .........................................31 Paper 3: Use o f English .............................136 Paper 5: Speaking .........................................33 Paper 4: Listening .......................................141 Tips for stu d e n ts .......................................36 Paper 5: Speaking .................... '................ 145 Test 2 Test 7 Paper 1: Reading ...........................................38 Paper 1: R e a d in g .........................................148 Paper 2: W riting ...........................................44 Paper 2: W riting .........................................154 Paper 3: Use o f English ...............................48 Paper 3: Use o f English .............................158 Paper 4: Listening .........................................53 Paper 4: Listening .......................................163 Paper 5: Speaking .........................................57 Paper 5: Speaking .......................................167 Test 3 Test 8 Paper 1: Reading ...........................................60 Paper 1: Reading .........................................170 Paper 2: W riting ...........................................66 Paper 2: W riting .........................................176 Paper 3: Use o f E n glish.................................70 Paper 3: Use o f English ............................ 180 Paper 4: Listening .........................................75 Pape*- 4; Listening .......................................185 Paper 5: Speaking .........................................79 Paper 5: Speaking .......................................189 Test 4 Visual materials for Paper 5 ....................193 Paper 1: Reading ...........................................82 Useful expressions.......................................217 Paper 2: W riting ...........................................88 Phrasal verbs list .........................................220 Paper 3: Use o f English ...............................92 Score s h e e ts .................................................222 Paper 4: Listening .........................................97 Answer k e y s .................................................224 Paper 5: Speaking .......................................101 Recording s c rip ts .........................................231
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There are five Papers in the Cambridge ESOL FCE examination: Reading, W riting, Use o f English, Listening, Speaking. Each part is worth 20% of the total marks which are added together to determine the final grade. Passing Grades: Grade A (80% and above) Grade В (75% to 79%) Grade С (60% to 74%) Failing Grades: Grade D (55% to 59%) Grade E (54% and below) . - - i PAPER 1 READING 1 hour I Part Task type and focus Form at Num ber o f I questions i Multiple choice. I A text followed by four-option Detail, opinion, gist, attitude, tone, purpose, main idea, multiple-choice questions. 1 meaning from context, text organisation features 8 (exemplification, comparison, reference). Gapped text. A text from which sentences have Text structure, cohesion and coherence. I been removed and placed in jumbled 2 order after the text. Candidates must 7 decide from where in the text the sentences have been removed. Multiple matching. A text or several short texts prec eded Specific information, detail, opinion and attitude. by multiple-matching questions. 3 Candidates must match prompts to 15 elements in the text. PAPER 2 WRITING 8 0 m inutes Part Task type and focus Form at Number of ; tasks and length Question 1 Candidates are required to deal 1 compulsory Writing a letter or email. with input material of up to 160 task Focus on advising, apologising, comparing, describing, words. This may include material 120-150 explaining, expressing opinions, justifying, persuading, taken from advertisements, extracts words recommending and suggesting. from letters, emails, schedules, etc. Question 2-4 A situationally based writing task One task to be Writing one of the following: an article, an essav, specified in no more than 70 words. selected from a a letter, a report, a review, a story. choice of five. Question 5 120-180 words (Question 5 has two options) W riting one of the following, based on one of two prescribed reading texts: an article, an essay, a letter, a report, a review. Various focuses according to the task, including: advising, comparing, describing, explaining, expressing opinions, justifying, recommending. PAPER 3 USE OF ENGLISH I 45 minutes ! Part Task type and focus Form at Num ber o f questions jMultiple-choice cloze, iA modified cloze test containing 12 1 jLexical / lexico-grammatical. gaps and followed by 12 four-option 12 multiple-choice items. Open cloze. A modified cloze text containing 12 12 2 Grammatical / lexico-grammatical. gaps.
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l e w Part Task type and focus Form at ! Num ber o f questions Word formation. A text containing 10 gaps. Each gap Lexical / lexico-grammatical. I corresponds to a word. The stems of 3 the missing words are given beside 10 I the text and must be changed to form the missing word. Key word transformations. : Eight separate items, each with a Lexical and grammatical. lead-in sentence and a gapped 4 second sentence to be completed in 8 two to five words, one of which is a I given ‘key word! PAPER 4 LISTENING ! 40 minutes Part Task type and focus Form at I Num ber o f questions Multiple choice. A series of short unrelated extracts, General gist, detail, function, purpose, attitude, of approximately 30 seconds each, opinion, relationship, topic, place, situation, genre, from monologues or exchanges 1 agreement, etc. between interacting speakers. There 8 is one multiple-choice question per text, each with three options. Sentence completion. A monologue or text involving Detail, specific information, stated opinion. interacting speakers and lasting approximately 3 minutes. 2 Candidates are required to complete 10 the sentences with information heard on the recording. Multiple matching. Five short related monologues, of General gist, detail, function, purpose, attitude, approximately 30 seconds each. The 3 opinion, relationship, topic, place, situation, genre, multiple-matching questions require 5 agreerrer ~( etc. selection of the correct option from a list of six. Multiple choice. A monologue or text involving Opinion, attitude, g's:, ^ a ^ 'cea, specific information. interacting speakers and lasting 4 approximately 3 minutes. There are 7 seven multiple-choice questions, eac^ ',vtn th'ee options. PAPER 5 SPEAKING I 14 minutes Part Task type and focus Format Timing A conversation between the interlocutor ar c ea:^ Ge^e'a Interactional and social 1 candidate (spoken questions). a'-g.age. 3 minutes An individual 'long turn’ for each candidate witn a c'e* Organising a larger unit of discourse; 2 response from the second candidate. In turn, the comparing, describing, expressing 4 minutes candidates are given a pair of photographs to talk aboui. opinions. A two-way conversation between the candidates. Sjstaining an interaction; The candidates are given spoken instructions with exchanging ideas, expressing and written and visual stimuli, which are used in a justifying opinions, agreeing and / or 3 decision-making task. disagreeing, suggesting, speculating, 3 minutes evaluating, reaching a decision through negotiation, etc. A discussion on topics related to the collaborative Expressing and justifying opinions, 4 task (spoken questions). agreeing and / or disagreeing. 4 minutes 5
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TEST 1 PAPER 1: READING P a rti (questions 1-8) Part 1 You are going to read an article written by a young pianist. For questions 1-8 choose the answer (А, В, С or D) which you think fits best according to the text. Mark your answers on the sep arate an sw er sheet. Berrak: A pianist I started playing the piano when I was four years old. My mother thought it would be a good outlet for positive childish energy and I was really into it; it was exciting. It was something different and I had much more time to practise then. The first time I performed in front of an audience was when I was five years old and I loved it. I went on a summer camp run by my piano teachers at the time and at the end of the week we all got up and played a piece. At that age I was unaware of any of the pressure associated with performing live so it just felt nice to have people concentrating on my playing and I liked the applause and attention. Now I perform regularly, often in front of large audiences, and I still really enjoy it. I always knew I wanted to be a pianist and never thought I would do anything else. In that respect I felt different from my friends when I went to school; they all thought they wanted to become teachers or doctors and things like that and I just knew I would be a pianist but it didn’t feel strange. Finding time to play and practise wasn’t a problem at school until my last few years when the pressure of exams and things was hard, but generally I would choose to practise instead of doing homework. It always felt like schoolwork got in the way of playing the piano rather than the other way around. Unfortunately I was never given any special allowances or extended deadlines though. After I finished school I went on to study a degree in music and now I’m studying a Masters degree in accompaniment. A typical day now involves a couple of hours practice in the morning before going into college and attending classes. I spend a lot of time in the library listening to music, trying to learn and become familiar with new pieces of music. One downside to choosing to study and pursue a career in music is that you end up spending hours and hours by yourself. However. I also try to spend time at college line 22 meeting other people and networking. The more musicians I know the more likely I am to be asked to play for others. ^The more I play the better known I become anc m the music business it’s all about recognition and getting your name out there. It's important to get involved in as many performances as possible and take part in competitions so that as many people as possible see you perform and know who you are. It’s a very competitive industry. Ultimately, if I am asked to play and get given a job it means that someone else loses work and sometimes it feels like a constant battle. You can’t help being drawn into an artificial world where you are constantly comparing yourself to others and are always worried about what others think of your performances. In the real world outside of college your audience is much wider. I chose to get involved in accompaniment because as much as I love playing the piano I also enjoy working with others. And working as an accompanist is a good way of doing that. There are also more job opportunities as although there is still a lot of competition other performers will always need good accompanists, so there is more demand. I really enjoy performing with other people because there’s an even greater sense of achievement when you are both on form and a piece comes out amazingly. To follow a career in music you have to have a real passion for it as unfortunately it’s not a very secure path and it’s not usually very well paid. Having said that, the real positive side is that I am doing something I love; it’s not just a subject to study. I love everything associated with music and performing and it’s what I do every day.
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TEST 1 PAPER 1: READING P a rti (questions 1-8) 1 How did Berrak feel about playing the piano when she was very young? A She really enjoyed it. В She only did it because her mother wanted her to. С She didn’t like the fact she had to practice a lot. D She felt strange and different from her friends. 2 How did she feel the first time she performed in front of an audience? A nervous and under pressure В strange because everyone was looking at her С happy and relaxed D She was concentrating so much on playing she didn’t notice the audience. 3 W hy did Berrak feel different from her friends when she was at school? A Because the teachers gave her less homework. В Because her friends didn't know what career they wanted to follow. С Because she was the only one who wanted to become a musician. D Because she found the pressure of exams less stressful. 4 W hy does she say it is important to meet and talk to other musicians at her college? A Because the music industry is very sociable and it’s important to have lots of friends. В Because she feels lonely after spending so much time by herself. С Because other musicians in the college are very supportive of each other. D Because it increases her possibilities of being asked to perform. 5 W hen she says in line 22 that ‘in the music business it’s all about recognition and getting your name out there’ what does she mean? A It’s important that people know who she is when they see her photograph. В It’s important that lots of people know what she does and know her name. C Her name is more important than the way she plays. D Her name needs to be easy for people to recognise and remember. v 6 W hy does the college environment often feel like a constant battle? A Because there isn’t enough work for everyone. В Because she doesn’t get on with the other students there. С Because there are lots of competitions. D Because the teachers are always comparing the students and deciding who is better. 7 W hy did Berrak decide to go into accompaniment? A Because she thinks it can be more challenging. В Because it’s better paid. С Because she can achieve more and become more well-known. D Because she likes working as part of a team. 8 W hat does she say is the best thing about studying and pursuing a career in music? A She could become rich and famous. В There are lots of job opportunities. С She spends all her time doing something she loves. D She finds it an easy subject. 7
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TEST 1 PAPER 1: READING Part 2 (questions 9-15) Part 2 You are going to read an article by retired lawyer and keen cook John Griffiths. Seven sentences have been removed from the article. Choose from the sentences A-H the one which fits each gap (9- 15). There is one extra sentence which you do not need to use. Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet. Cooking for friends Choosing the degree I should study for at Planning a meal for people I love is a great university was quite difficult for me as there were pleasure. I have a vast collection of cookery two careers that I found equally attractive: the books and I am an avid fan of many a TV chef. law and catering. After much soul searching, I The problem I have, therefore, is choosing what realised that whilst I could be a lawyer during the to cook from so many different possibilities. How day and then enjoy cookery as a form of do I choose? Well, that depends very much on relaxation, the reverse was not true. Thus, I the friends. A starting point has to be catering for opted for a law degree and made food and wine their own likes and dislikes and trying to avoid my number one hobby. serving them the same dishes as last time they visited. 1 12 1 1 I don’t claim to be anything I have never regretted this decision. Working as other than an enthusiastic amateur but quite a a lawyer provided a good living and allowed me few friends appear to be daunted by the prospect enough spare time to indulge myself by enjoying of cooking for me. They seem to think that some some very fine food and wines at many superb of the food I produce is better than they can do restaurants. I 9 A life in catering would and, not wanting to appear to be a show-off or to have meant that I would always have been overwhelm them, I sometimes hold back and working when my friends were playing and vice cook something simpler than the more versa. The hours that have to be worked by adventurous fare I might really have wanted to chefs are quite ridiculous. They have to arrive at try. their restaurant by mid-morning, at the latest, to prepare for lunch. They work all afternoon The friends I like cooking for most of all are those dealing with the business side of their who share the love of food and wine as much as establishment and developing new recipes. I do and who are quite happy to reciprocate, in Then, they must prepare for evening service grand style, when I pay them a return visit. probably crawling into bed in the small hours of 13 the next morning feeling absolutely shattered! I 10 I ] Generally, my cooking has become less complex and pretentious over the years and, although I Sharing my love of fine food and wines with good use recipe books and TV chefs as inspiration, I friends in the relaxed atmosphere of my home tend to find that the best way of deciding what to has more than compensated for not owning a cook is to see what is available when I do the restaurant. I 11 I 1Being a professional chef shopping. Years ago, I would have retired early probably would have meant that, by now, I would to bed with a great heap of books around me, be sick of the sight of food, much as I am ploughing through them trying to find recipes that completely turned off by the merest mention of would be seasonal, suitable and impressive only anything to do with the law! to find that, when I visited the shops, many of the ingredients I needed were either unavailable or not very good. 8
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FiJE P ra c tic e T e s ts TEST 1 PAPER 1: READING Part 2 (questions 9-15) Nowadays, I tend to do the reverse: what I cook At the end of a meal there is nothing better than is controlled by what I have been able to buy. settling down with a strong espresso and a dish I 14 I l I might have had one or two vague of the very best chocolates. The very best of ideas but, more often than not, I am scrabbling friends can normally provide entertaining through pages of recipes trying to find something conversation but, to me, the finest compliment I new to do with some scallops, a leg of lamb and can be paid is that they aren’t afraid of gently a punnet of raspberries. I nearly always buy nodding off. It shows that they feel satisfied, some creme fraiche, a bunch of coriander and relaxed and happy as a result of my efforts! some seasonal vegetables. My store cupboard is pretty good and I can usually find all the spices I need, together with onions, garlic, chillies and boring stuff like flour, butter and so on. I 15 I 1 I strongly believe that if you have good ingredients you will be able to turn out something worth eating. A How do you fit a decent social life into E It is not unusual for me to simply make that sort of existence? everything up as I go along! В The choices I make depend not only F It is one of the great joys of my life and on the w ines that might best cooking has remained fun. complement the food but also upon the preferences of my guests. G This means that, very often, I don’t know what I am giving my friends until С However, it was the luxury of having a few hours before they arrive. the time to cook for friends at home that underlined the good sense of the H For these friends, I like to pull out all decision I had made. the stops! D Another factor is their attitude to their own cooking skills. 9
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TEST 1 PAPER 1: READING Part 3 (questions 16-30) Part 3 You are going to read an article in which five people talk about why they enjoy camping. For questions 16-30 choose from the people (A-E). The people may be chosen more than once. When more than one answer is required they may be given in any order. Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet. Which person or people: likes being in the open air surrounded by wildlife? I 16 I I gives some advice on things you should take with you? I 17 I .1 gives an example of people working together to solve a difficult situation? 1 18 1 is looking for variety when he/she goes on holiday? 119 1 1 doesn’t want to meet the people he/she works with when on holiday? | 20 | mentions something you can’t do on campsites? 121 1 has enjoyed camping for many years? I 22 | | likes to make last-minute decisions about where to go on holiday? I 23 1124 | | talks about making friends while staying at campsites? 25 1126 | J mentions a possible problem when arriving at campsites? 127 1 1 says they can’t choose when they go away on holiday? 128 | | has been to the same campsite more than once? 129 | | sees price as a main priority? | 30 | 10
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TEST 1 PAPER 1: READING Part 3 (questions 16-30) The Joys of Camping Camping has been a popular choice for holiday accommodation for a long time but it seems that now its popularity is on the increase. Kate Reilly speaks to 5 dedicated campers and finds out why they prefer to pitch their tents or park their camper vans rather than stay in hotels or rent apartments. A Ben: a teacher D Eli and Catriona: doctor and medical For Ben the most important thing is to find a cheap researcher and affordable option during the busy school Eli and Catriona explain why camping is the holidays. ‘Because I have to go away during the perfect holiday for families. ‘We used to go peak season when all the schools are on holiday camping when we were much younger, before we it’s often difficult to find cheap hotel deals or had children and loved it but now we have the boys holidays flats for rent,’ he explains. In addition to it makes even more sense. There are so many this he enjoys the flexibility camping offers. ‘I’m not child-friendly campsites with swimming pools and that good at planning ahead and like to be special activities for kids. It’s so nice for them to spontaneous with my travel plans. The fact that it’s have lots of space to run around in and other not usually necessary to pre-book to stay at a children to play with. It also means we have time to campsite suits me very well. I also like that I can go ourselves to really relax. We’ve actually been to away to more obscure and remote places and get the same campsite for 2 years in a row now as we away from the students I spend all year in the all had such a good time there the first year. The classroom with. boys are still in touch with friends they made there last year so we might well go back again this year В Cathy: finance director Cathy is looking for a contrast from her stressful E Melissa and Stefano: salon manager and working life when she goes on holiday. She says. marketing director ‘I love being outside and the freedom camping For Melissa and Stefano it’s the friendly offers. I spend all day in the office when I'm at work atmosphere that means they keep going back to and have to be very organised to meet tight campsites year after year. ‘We’ve travelled around deadlines, so when I'm on holiday I like to be in the the whole of Europe in our campervan and every fresh air and be able to do exactly what I want year we meet so many interesting people and when I want; camping is perfect for that. Of course make friends with people from all over the world. there are some rules you have to respect like Everyone is always so helpful when you stay on a you’re not allowed to make noise after 11 or 12 at campsite. If you need to borrow something like night but I like that. I love going to sleep listening matches your neighbours will always help you out. to the insects in the trees or the waves on the One year we got the back wheels of the campervan stuck in the sand and it took ten of our С new neighbours to help push it out. Everyone Matt: IT engineer came rushing over to help as soon as they saw Matt likes to spend his holiday seeing lots of there was a problem and most of us didn’t even different places. ‘I’m a restless person so when I speak the same language. It was a wonderful go away on holiday I don’t like to be tied down to feeling; you don’t get that in hotels.’ one place; camping means you can stay for two nights in one place then pack up the tent, jump in the car and stay somewhere else for the next night or two and so on with no need to book ahead. It’s a great way to see lots of different places in a short period of time.’ He also points out that, ‘You obviously need a car to really be able to make the most of your time and make sure you have a good map and a good up-to-date campsite guide with clear directions to help you find the different campsites. Campsites are often not well signposted and there is nothing more frustrating than driving around for hours looking for a campsite when you’d rather be relaxing on the 11
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Tips for students Part 1, pages 6-7 TEST 1 PAPER 1: READING f TEST 1 PAPER 1; READING I Multiple choice In this part you are being tested on your general understanding o f the text and some o f Berrak: A pianist the specific detailed inform ation it includes. You are also being tested on your skills o f working out the meaning o f words and phrases from the context as well as how well you understand referencing; th a t is using words like 'it' and 'that' to refer to people or things. With m ultiple choice questions it is im portant to read the whole answer and not only look at individual words. Identify the part o f the text which gives you the answer and underline it. Think about synonyms for words in the text and ways to explain the same inform ation in different words. Finally remember there are often distracter answers which may contain words from the text but incorrect inform ation, for example, sometimes the answers say the opposite to the text but contain some o f the same words. 1 W hat could be a synonym fo r 'enjoy? W hat does she say exactly about her m other in the text? W hat does she say exactly about practising? W hat does she say about it feeling strange? (This comes much later in the text, in paragraph 2) 2 Does she talk about perform ing as a positive or negative experience? W hat exactly does she say about the audience and having people watch her play? 3 W hat does she say about homework and deadlines? W hat did her friends w ant to be? W hat does she say about exams? 4 Does she say anything about friends? Does she say she feels lonely? Which adjective in the text has a similar meaning to 'possible? 5 Does she mention photographs? From the previous sentence which explanation makes the most sense? 6 W hat does she explain im mediately before sav:ng 'it feels like a constant battle? 7 She m ight suggest all o f these answers but she o n ’y explicitly says one o f them. 8 Does she say the opposite to any o f these? Does she sav anything about her subject being easy or difficu lt? Which word is in both one o f the possible answers and in the text? Part 2, pages 8-9 TEST 1 PAPER 1: READING - Gapped text In this part you are being tested on how well you understand the flow o f a text and referencing; th a t is referring to people and things using words like 'it' and 'they'. You need to look carefully at the sentences before and after the gap fo r clues as well as think about the sense o f the whole paragraph. When you have chosen the sentence which you think best fits each space always read through the whole paragraph to make sure it makes sense. 9 Which sentence explains another reason why he does not regret his decision? 10 Which sentence continues to talk about the disadvantages o f being a professional chef? Look fo r a reference to the life o f a chef. II 12
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11 Look for a sentence th a t begins w ith this or it and refers to 'Sharing my love o f fine food and wines w ith good friends in the relaxed atmosphere o f my home'. 12 Look for a sentence th a t fu rth e r explains how he chooses w hat to cook. Which word or expression can be used to introduce a second reason? 13 Look for a sentence which continues talking about the same subject as the rest o f the paragraph. 14 Look for a sentence beginning w ith 'this' or 'it' which refers to the sentence before; 'w hat I cook is controlled by w hat I have been able to buy'. 15 Try to relate this missing sentence to the one th a t comes after it. Part 3, pages 10-11 Multiple matching For this part o f the test you need to use scanning skills. Read all the texts quickly to begin w ith so you know w hat each is about then read the questions and underline keys words. To find the correct answer scan the texts for the inform ation you have underlined in the questions. When you find the inform ation underline it so you w ill be able to check it again easily. Look fo r synonyms and expressions which have a similar meaning to the words used in the question. Remember in this part the inform ation is.somewhere in the text; th a t is, it is not true or false or m ultiple choice, you simply have to find it. 16 Look fo r a synonym o f 'in the open air' and an example o f 'w ildlife! 17 Look fo r an expression often used when giving advice and think about examples o f things th a t would be useful on a camping holiday. 18 The key words in this question are ‘solve a d iffic u lt situation'; look fo r an example o f a problem which is solved. 19 W hat is another way o f saying variety? 20 Look at the different people's jobs and think about the words used to describe people they m ight work w ith. 21 W hat is another way o f saying you 'can't do som ething? 22 Which text makes a reference to camping at some tim e in the past? 23 and 24 Look for expressions which have a similar meaning to 'make last-m inute decisions' 25 and 26 The key word in this question is 'friends'. 27 The key words in this question are 'problems s rriv:rG l, 28 The key words in this question are 'car 't enoose. 29 Look fo r another way o f saying 'm o re tn s r o r ce'. 30 Look fo r words associated w ith 'price'. 13
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TEST 1 PAPER 2: WRITING Part 1 (question 1) Part 1 You must answer this question. Write your answer in 120-150 words in an appropriate style on the opposite page. 1 You have recently seen this advertisement for a course you are interested in. Read the advertisement and the notes you have made. Then write an email to the school using your notes. lakeside RillingSchool SummerCourses When do they start? How long are they? Learn to ride in beautiful surroundings All equipment All levels catered for provided? We offer child and adult riding camp programs throughout the year. Our family riding camp weekends are a great introduction iQ-our longer summer camp sessions. We are not highly Accommodation ? Meals served?— competitive. Our business is to provide competent riders who “'' appreciate and practise, with intelligence and confidence, all / aspects of sound horsemanship. // ! Prices? lor more information contact: lakesideriding@school.com Write your email. You must use grammatically correct sentences with accurate spelling and punctuation in a style appropriate for the situation.
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m s Tests TEST 1 PAPER 2: WRITING Part 1 (question 1) Question 1 email To: lakesideriding@school.com Sent: 4thMarch Subject: summer courses 15
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TEST 1 PAPER 2: WRITING Part 2 (questions 2-5) Part 2 Write an answer to one of the questions 2-5 in this part. Write your answer in 120-180 words in an appropriate style on the opposite page. Put the question number in the box at the top of the page. 2 You have seen this announcement in an international student magazine. My favourite city We’re looking for contributors to tell us about their favourite city and tell us about why they like it. We will publish the best articles in our next issue. Write your article. 3 You recently saw this announcement in an English language entertainment magazine. We are looking for critics to help judge this year’s National Drama Award. To enter the competition, you should submit a 250-word review of a recent film or play that you have seen. The winning entrants will attend the Monaco Arts Festival at our expense and join a team of professional judges in assessing the Festival productions on stage and screen. Their reviews will also be published in the next issue of Hot Entertainment Magazine. Write your review. 4 Your teacher has asked you to write a story for the school magazine. The story must begin with the following words: When Jackie eventually looked up she couldn't believe who she saw standing in front of her. Write your story. 5 Answer one of the following two questions based on your reading of one of the set books. Write the letter (a) or (b) as well as the number 5 in the question box on the opposite page. (a) Write an essay describing one of the most important parts in the book and describe why it is important. (b) Write a brief description of the book to be published on the back cover. Give a short description of the story and explain why readers will enjoy it. 16
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Tips for students Part 1, pages 14-15 Part 2, pages 16-17 Question 1: writing a letter or email Question 2: writing an article, an essay, a letter, a report, a review, a story 1 Guidance: • Begin your letter by saying why you are w riting. 2 Guidance: • Say where you saw the advertisem ent • Give your article a title. • Should the letter use form al or inform al language? • Try and engage the reader's attention and interest. Ask • Try to avoid using exactly the same words th a t appear in questions at the beginning. the notes. • There should be a link between the opening sentence and • Make sure you have included all the points from the the title. notes. • Personalise the article using true stories or anecdotes. • Use an appropriate closing form ula. • If you decide to take a light-hearted approach or a more • Decide w hat each paragraph w ill say before you start serious one, maintain the same style th ro u g h o u t the w ritin g ; each paragraph should have a specific purpose. article. • Imagine you are really w riting the letter and put yourself • Check your work for accuracy, punctuation and spelling. into the w riter's position. • Check your work fo r accuracy, punctuation and spelling. Model Answer - Article Model Answer - Email Lisbon, a step back in time Can you imagine, in this day and age, a city where old Dear Sir or Madam, fashioned trams speed along beside cobbled streets and past medieval churches? Where groups o f old men pass I recently noticed your advertisement fo r summer riding their afternoons playing cards in the shade o f ancient courses, which was published in The International castle walls? Well, it exists and it is the capital o f Student Magazine and I have a few questions regarding Portugal. the course. I first visited Lisbon after my final school exams and was Firstly I would like to know when the courses begin and quite amazed at the beauty o f this city; it really fe lt like also their duration. I was living in a place th a t tim e had forgotten. I would also like to know if all the necessary equipm ent It is built on seven hills but don't let this put you off, is provided fo r riding as I am a complete beginner and there are plenty o f ways o f climbing them if the so do not own any such equipment. summer sun leaves you feeling lazy. There are numerous Could you also inform ’ me o f your prices, stating trams and funiculars th a t can spirit you towards w hether accomm odation and meals are included or if I unforgettable view points in minutes. would have to make my own arrangements. If you're looking fo r an unforgettable holiday Many thanks fo r your attention and I look forward to destination, I can't recommend Lisbon enough. learning more about the summer courses you offer. (146 words) Yours faithfully, 3 Guidance: David Davies • Begin w ith some basic inform ation about the film or play. Include the genre, the director, the actors and any other (120 words) relevant inform ation. • Give a basic summ ary o f the plot. The present simple is often used when relating stories, jokes and plots. • If your review is generally positive, try and think o f som ething th a t could have been improved. On the other hand, if your review is generally negative, try and th in k o f something th a t wasn't so bad. This makes the review look more balanced. • End your review by summing up your opinion o f the film /play and recommending people to see it or not. • Check your work for accuracy, punctuation and spelling. 18
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Model answer - Review 5 Guidance: • As set texts questions could be reviews, reports, letters, Up in the air essays or articles, select the most appropriate style for Up in the air is the latest film from Juno director, Jason your answer. Reitman. It is a d ifficu lt film to categorise; it's part • Stick to the question, avoid simply outlining the plot. comedy, part romance, part drama. It has been nominated for • Show the examiner th a t you know the book well. a number o f Oscars including George Clooney as Best Actor. • Don't attem pt to answer the question if you are asked a Ryan Bingham (Clooney) is a businessman w ho spends question about the book th a t you hadn't considered most o f his life in airports and hotels, in fa ct his 'home' before. contains alm ost nothing and he spends only a few days • Check your work fo r accuracy, punctuation and spelling. a year there. He is more com fortable travelling. Ryan's life is upset by the arrival o f a young executive who is Model Answer (b) - Set texts trying to reduce the travelling his job involves. During his travels Ryan begins a romance w ith a female The Woman in White is a classic page-turner th a t w ill executive who leads a sim ilarly rootless lifestyle. keep you reading well into the night. The film is w onderfully cast and I'd say it was Clooney's W ritten by Wilkie Collins, it is a mystery narrated by best performance. If I were to criticise anything, I m ignt artist Walter H artw right and various other characters say th a t at times the film can be a little depressing. w ithin the book. The story begins w ith Walter's late I would recommend this film to anybody, although night meeting o f the woman dressed in white, who he you have recently lost your job, the subject m atter rescues from a group o f men. Walter goes to work in m ight be a bit painful. the service o f the unpleasant Mr Fairlie as a drawing instructor and meets Mr Fairlie's niece Laura, who (178 words) strongly resembles the mysterious woman in white. W alter falls in love w ith Laura, but naturally there is a 4 Guidance: problem. Laura loves W alter but is engaged to Sir • Make sure you have included the sentence from the rubric. Percival Glyde. Deceit, love and various revelations • Include interesting or useful descriptions and explanations. emerge th a t explain the strange confinem ent o f Anne • Use a range o f narrative tenses. Catherick w ithin an asylum. Tense adventures, villainy • Include some dialogue in the story. and gloriously fittin g retributions are Collins's solutions. • Check your work fo r accuracy, punctuation and spelling. The Woman in White is an essential book fo r any student on nineteenth century fiction. Model answer - Story (153 words) When Jackie eventually looked up she couldn't believe who she saw standing in fro n t o f her. It had been almost ten years since she had last seen him. He didn't seem to have aged very much in th a t time, although she could see traces o f grey in his hair. Even his clothes were the same as she remembered them. It was as though he had just stepped out o f a photograph. 'W hat are you doing here?' asked Jackie nervously. ‘I was looking fo r you,' he replied w ith a smile, 'and now I've found you.' Jackie and Ben had been friends at university and had always talked about opening a restaurant together. After graduation they had gone their separate ways and lost touch. And now here they were, standing opposite each other on the High Street outside their old university department. Once Jackie had recovered from her surprise, Ben took her to a restaurant round the corner and explained he had ju st bought it and would she like to manage it. Of course, Jackie accepted w ith great pleasure. «►See the Useful expressions for the Writing Paper (177 words) on page 217.
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TEST 1 PAPER 3: USE OF ENGLISH Part 1 (questions 112) Part 1 For questions 1-12, read the text below and decide which answer (А, В, С or D) best fits each gap. There is an example at the beginning (0). Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet. Example: 0 A serious В important С growth D tragic o A В С D шш [=□ i= i i= i Desperate to go to school Truancy has become a ( 0 )..........problem in many schools in recent years. In an attempt to tackle this problem one school introduced a new scheme to (1 )..........students to attend as many classes as possible. Pupils who ( 2 )..........a 100% attendance record throughout the whole academic year were (3) .......... with an all inclusive weekend school (4) ..........to an activity centre where they would be able to have a go at (5 )..........activities such as climbing, abseiling and white water rafting. One student was so (6 )......... to qualify for this free weekend away that he even went to school with a broken wrist. He hurt his wrist when he fell (7 )..........his bike on the way to school but he was so worried about ( 8 )..........his 100% attendance that he didn’t (9 )............ his teachers or parents until the school day had finished. He (1 0 )......... admitted to his mother what had happened when she (11)...... ... that he was having difficulty eating his dinner and asked him what was wrong. She took him to hospital that night, where they put his arm in plaster and he was able to go back to school the 5 next day. Fortunately, he was fully (1 2 )..........from his accident in time to go on the trip. 20
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TEST 1 PAPER 3: USE OF ENGLISH Part 1 (questions 112) 1 A suggest В force С encourage D make 2 A succeeded В made С achieved D realised 3 A rewarded В given С won D compensated 4 A holiday В trip С travel D excursion 5 A outside В outdoor С risk D danger 6 A interested В happy С excited D keen 7 A away В down С off D over 8 A filling В maintaining С guarding D succeeding 9 A tell В say С admit D explain 10 A lastly В actually С fortunately D eventually 11 A knew В aware С looked D noticed 12 A recovered В improved С repaired D fixed 21
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