FCE Use of English parts 1 and 2

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AIMS

Today: Understanding FCE Use of English parts 1-2

               Being able to do a whole speaking exam 

Tomorrow: Understanding FCE UoE Parts 3-4

Friday: Reading. 

Reading & Use of English

Use of English:

Part 1: a text containing eight gaps and followed by 8 multiple-choice items

Part 2: a text containing eight gaps

Part 3: a text containing eight gaps. Each gap corresponds to a word. The stems of the missing words are given beside the text and must be changed to form the missing word.

Part 4: Six separate questions, each with a lead-in sentence and a gapped second sentence to be completed in two to five words, one of which is given as a “key” word.

Use of English Part 1 : (Multiple Choice Cloze)

Dos and don'ts

Look at the text before and after the gap. Don't leave the answer sheet blank for any question. If you don't know the correct answer you should always make a guess.

How to improve

Record phrases, not just individual words, in your vocabulary notebook. Get a new collocation and phrasal verb expression every day from the FREE Word Bank exercise on the Flo-Joe site.

Do Part 1 now. Type your answers here.

Use of English - 

Part 2 

8 gaps without the words provided

Part 2. Open cloze exercise (UoE, gap fill)

 You cannot study for this, so it is important you know how to read and tackle this type of exercise.  

Tests your understanding of grammar 

Tips:

Read the whole text first.

Try to retell the text in your own words.

Usually simple words to make sentences grammatically correct. (some/any/auxiliary verbs/yes/no/one/and/but/so/if etc etc)

ARTICLES

I need to go to the shop.

Heaven is a place on earth.

AUXILIARY VERBS

When will I be famous?

Who has eaten all my chocolates?

LINKING WORDS

Although the ozone layer is recovering, we must continue to take care of it.

One of the problems, however, is that this technology is very expensive.

POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS

The accident took place at his school. 

They discovered the kittens were living in their garage.

RELATIVE PRONOUNS

During his career, which lasted 50 years, he worked for several companies.

The person who ate my chocolate is in for a world of pain.

COMPARISONS

He was as tall as his brother.

The boy was shorter than his father.

Do Part 2 now. Type your answers here.