CAE Use of English Practice

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 2

Today's Programme

1. UoE word formation practice
   
2. Signal word practice 

Lesson Objective:

- You can modify base words to make them fit in a sentence

- You can use appropriate connective words to link sentences

Word Formation Exercise

Modify the base word 

to make it fit the sentence.

What an utterly stupid ____ idea! (POINT)

You look like a top business ____ in that smart suit. (EXECUTE)

You can trust him, I'm sure, he seems very ____. (RELY)

Most carnivorous plants stand alone in the plant world not only in their unique method of ____ nutrition, but in the extraordinary degree to which the leaveshave been changed from our idea of a typical leaf-blade to meet this end.
SUPPLEMENT

Some have evolved into pitcher forms, often ___ of strange flowers, while
others have developed the power of movement, reminding one in their actions of steel traps, mouse traps, or even sea anemones.
REMINISCE

The ____ to bizarre
appearance of most is curious enough,
USUAL

but the varied and often _____ artful ASTONISH
methods employed in the ____ of the prey, SEDUCE

While the ____ of these have been brief works MAJOR
of a popular kind there have been some _____ exceptions. NOTE

Signal Word Exercise

Fill in an appropriate connective word or phrase.

It's getting late, ___ I'm going to go home.

1. nevertheless
2. so
3. because
4. due to

____ the exercise was difficult for most students, she finished it with ease.

1. However
2. Due to
3. Nevertheless
4. Although

All Mr Tip's siblings work in sports, ___ he has become a teacher.

1. whereas
2. unless
3. despite
4. until

I always eat pizzas at Domino's ____ they are very expensive.

although / even though

___ the bad weather, he went out for a walk.

Despite / In spite of

Choosing coffee beans can also be a perplexing experience, ____ there is a huge range of coffee types and beans blends from all around the world.

The final flavour and quality involves many complex factors, beginning with the coffee seed, the beans' botanics, a wide variety of soil and climate conditions, cultivation altitudes, and the care ____ in harvesting the beans.

Raw green coffee beans are then subjected ___ many influencing factors, including various processing, production, roasting, blending and brewing methods.

On a global note, ___ many species and varieties of coffee trees from different areas of the world also offer their own distinctive flavours.

There are more than forty-five coffee-exporting countries - all of ___ use different classification systems - that supply the world with coffee beans

Practise online

- Go to following website (also on next LessonUp page)

https://www.englishrevealed.co.uk/cae.php

- Practise with (at least) one test per part (so total of four) on this website.

i.e. 1x Multiple Choice Cloze, 1x Open Cloze, 1x Word Formation and 1x Key Words Transformations

AIMS: 1. Familiarise yourself with the Cambridge Use of English Tests. 

 2. Put your body of knowledge into practice with meaningful assignments.

 3. Practise for future testing (in this manner).

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Extra Practice

The following website contains an abundance of practice material concerning transitions and linking words

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