CPE Use of English Revision Part 1

CPE Revision:
Use of English Part 1
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CPE Revision:
Use of English Part 1

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Part 1: Multiple Choice Cloze
What's tested?
  • semantic precision (word with right meaning in the context)
  • collocation
  • complementation (fits grammatically)
  • idioms & fixed phrases (which single word completes them)
  • phrasal verbs
  • linkers

Slide 2 - Slide

Skim the text (2 minutes)
Meeting Marvin Gaye
When I first met Marvin Gaye in his Sunset Strip studio, I had just (0) ....... a two-year project co-writing the autobiography of Ray Charles, an inspiring collaborator, but an authoritative and often (1) ...... figure. Marvin came on like a brother. He was warm, witty and (2) ..... to laugh. He spoke like he sang, in whisper-quiet melodies and soft falsettos. His conversation had a lyricism all of its (3) ..... . His affectations - a slight British accent when he was feeling aristocratic, for example - were more than (4) ..... by his disarming sincerity. We became friends. I felt (5) ...... to watch him work and play up-close. It soon became clear that, like his music, his personal life was (6) ..... with dramatic contradictions, a combination of charm and chaos. Because he was a hero of mine, and because his art was so dazzlingly beautiful - so self-contained, so accomplished, so (7) .... slick - it took me a  (8) ..... to realise my hero was drowning.

Slide 3 - Slide

What is the text about?

Slide 4 - Open question

Slide 5 - Video

Question 0
A accomplished      B completed        C ended              D achieved

Meeting Marvin Gaye
When I first met Marvin Gaye in his Sunset Strip studio, I had just (0) ...B.... a two-year project co-writing the autobiography of Ray Charles, an inspiring collaborator, but an authoritative and often (1) ...... figure. Marvin came on like a brother. 

Do not waste time answering question 0!

Slide 6 - Slide

Read each question carefully and try to predict the answer

Slide 7 - Slide

When I first met Marvin Gaye in his Sunset Strip studio, I had just (0) ....B... a two-year project co-writing the autobiography of Ray Charles, an inspiring collaborator, but an authoritative and often (1) ...... figure.

Slide 8 - Open question

When I first met Marvin Gaye in his Sunset Strip studio, I had just (0) ....B... a two-year project co-writing the autobiography of Ray Charles, an inspiring collaborator, but an authoritative and often (1) ...... figure.
A
distant
B
faint
C
secluded
D
far-away

Slide 9 - Quiz

A: distant
If someone is distant, they are not friendly or communicative.
All options are connected with the idea of distance or being apart from others, but only A can be used to describe a person's personality.

Slide 10 - Slide

Marvin came on like a brother. He was warm, witty and (2) ..... to laugh.

Slide 11 - Open question

Marvin came on like a brother. He was warm, witty and (2) ..... to laugh.
A
prompt
B
impulsive
C
abrupt
D
quick

Slide 12 - Quiz

D: quick
All the options refer to speed, but only D is appropriate in the context and grammatically
A=prompt in doing something

Slide 13 - Slide

He spoke like he sang, in whisper-quiet melodies and soft falsettos. His conversation had a lyricism all of its (3) ..... .

Slide 14 - Open question

He spoke like he sang, in whisper-quiet melodies and soft falsettos. His conversation had a lyricism all of its (3) ..... .
A
type
B
self
C
like
D
own

Slide 15 - Quiz

D: own
If something has something all of its own, it means it has a quality that is unique to it.
The way he spoke was almost poetic.
All options refer to the nature of something, but only D completes the fixed phrase.
(B: self=by itself=alone)

Slide 16 - Slide

His affectations - a slight British accent when he was feeling aristocratic, for example - were more than (4) ..... by his disarming sincerity. We became friends.

Slide 17 - Open question


His affectations - a slight British accent when he was feeling aristocratic, for example - were more than (4) ..... by his disarming sincerity. We became friends.
A
set against
B
weighed up
C
made up for
D
settled up with

Slide 18 - Quiz

C: made up for
To make up for something = compensate so that something negative is balanced by something positive.
A: set  against = judge, compare a positive with a negative
B: weigh up = consider something carefully
D: settle up = pay money
All are phrasal verbs connected with balance. Only C fits in the context.

Slide 19 - Slide

We became friends. I felt (5) ...... to watch him work and play up-close.

Slide 20 - Open question

We became friends. I felt (5) ...... to watch him work and play up-close.
A
advantageous
B
privileged
C
indulgent
D
gainful

Slide 21 - Quiz

B: privileged
A: advantageous to /for you
C: indulgent towards someone
D: gainful employment = profitable

All options are connected with the idea of something benefitting someone, but only B can be used to describe a feeling.

Slide 22 - Slide

It soon became clear that, like his music, his personal life was (6) ..... with dramatic contradictions, a combination of charm and chaos.

Slide 23 - Open question

It soon became clear that, like his music, his personal life was (6) ..... with dramatic contradictions, a combination of charm and chaos.
A
inundated
B
filled
C
plentiful
D
dense

Slide 24 - Quiz

B: filled
All are connected with the idea of having a lot of something, but only B can be used with the preposition 'with' AND has the correct meaning in the context.
A: inundated = you receive a lot of something e.g. requests

Slide 25 - Slide

Question 7 (not 8 yet)
Because he was a hero of mine, and because his art was so dazzlingly beautiful - so self-contained, so accomplished, so (7) .... slick - it took me a (8) ..... to realise my hero was drowning.

Slide 26 - Open question

Question 7:
Because he was a hero of mine, and because his art was so dazzlingly beautiful - so self-contained, so accomplished, so (7) .... slick - it took me a (8) ..... to realise my hero was drowning.
A
appreciably
B
fully
C
utterly
D
sorely

Slide 27 - Quiz

C: utterly
Utterly means completely, totally or absolutely.
A: appreciably = used with comparative adjectives.
B: fully = completely; nothing can be added.
D: sorely = very badly. Used in a few phrases such as 'sorely missed' or 'sorely needed'.
All options mean 'very', but only C forms the correct collocation.

Slide 28 - Slide

Question 8:
Because he was a hero of mine, and because his art was so dazzlingly beautiful - so self-contained, so accomplished, so (7) .... slick - it took me a (8) ..... to realise my hero was drowning.

Slide 29 - Open question

Question 8:
Because he was a hero of mine, and because his art was so dazzlingly beautiful - so self-contained, so accomplished, so (7) .... slick - it took me a (8) ..... to realise my hero was drowning.
A
while
B
phase
C
length
D
course

Slide 30 - Quiz

A: a while
All the options refer to a period of time, but only A has the correct meaning in the context and can form a phrase with the verb 'take'.

Slide 31 - Slide

Tips for Part 1

Slide 32 - Mind map