Last Preparation for your FCE (2)

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Last Preparation for your FCE (2)

How did yesterday's Speaking Exam go?

Job: Check your gmail for information about tomorrow 

Your Exam

When:

Speaking: Monday the 15th of May 

Reading and UoE / Writing and Listening on Wednesday the 17th of May

Remaining FCE papers: 17th of May

Read this carefully

BE ON TIME: REGISTRATION BEGINS AT 8:30 SO BE THERE BY THAT TIME AT THE VERY LATEST

 bring the following things with you on Wednesday:

- A valid form of identification (ID-card or passport)

- Your confirmation of entry

- A pen that writes in black, pencil, pencil sharpener and eraser

- A transparent water bottle with no writing on it

Today's lesson.

You have a choice of how you spend your time: 

• Writing practice for the Essay - slides 5-8
• Use of English- slides 9-12
• Online practice slides 17-20

Ask me for help if you there is anything you don't understand!

Writing Paper Part 1. Task Type: Essay

Question

In your English class you have been talking about animal welfare and the role of zoos. Now your teacher has asked you to write an essay.

Zoos are an outdated concept and should be banned. Do you agree?

Notes

Write about:

1. the ways in which zoos play a positive role in animal welfare.

2. why some people might have a negative view of zoos.

3 ................ (your own idea)

Write your essay for your teacher (around 140-190 words).

What you need to do to pass

Read the checklist on the next slide first to understand what the examiner is looking for in a good answer. 

Essay Writing Criteria: 

Should include a brief introductory paragraph. The points in the main body of the essay should be in a logical order, i.e. the positive role of Zoos to begin with, the negative view later. The third body paragraph should be your own idea and the conclusion will sum up and state your own opinion.

Ideas for writing: Ask yourself the following questions to help you get started:

• How might zoos play a positive role in animal welfare? E.g. Helping with research? Saving endangered species? Educating the public?
• What criticisms can be levelled at zoos? E.g. Animals are not living in their natural environment? Wild animals are captured to be moved to zoos
• Animals can suffer from stress? Is there another way of looking at the issue? E.g. Is there a compromise to be made? Are criticisms of zoos totally unjustified? Should more support be given to the natural environment?

Drafting and proofreading your work

You should look at your plan for the task and decide:

Have you responded to the statement and the notes appropriately?

Is the essay organised in a clear and logical way?

Is the language accurate with a good range of structures?

Is the style OK?

Will it have a positive effect on the reader?

If the answer is 'no' to any of these questions then you will need to do some more drafting!

Use of English

Use the following slides to practice with the Quizlet Cards.

Tip: Remember we have discussed the strategy for some of you may be to do the Reading and Use of English paper in the following order: 

Start with the Reading paper 5,6,7 (give yourself 50 minutes)

Then go back to the Use of English 4,3,2,1 (give yourself 25 minutes)

You will need to spend the most time on the Reading paper.

Last minute revision activities to do online

https://quizlet.com/_d8gv6g?x=1jqt&i=rb6wk

https://quizlet.com/_d8guqa?x=1jqt&i=rb6wk

https://www.examenglish.com/FCE/Use_of_English.htm

The following two slides have sets to help practice word transformations for the Use of English part of the exam, slide 13 is a NEW useful online Use of English exercise

quizlet.com

quizlet.com

www.flo-joe.co.uk

www.examenglish.com

Listening Practice

Use the site on the next slide

Tip: Remember to use the time before the recording starts to UNDERLINE OR HIGHLIGHT the important aspects of the questions in the question booklet. Write your answers in the question booklet and then transfer them USING CAPITAL LETTERS AND A PENCIL   to the answer sheet

www.examenglish.com

www.examenglish.com

More websites for online practice.....

www.fceexamtips.com

englishexamhelp.com

www.flo-joe.co.uk

www.rubenvalero.com

1. Practice using the information in this LessonUp
2. Pack your bag with the COE form, ID and a pen that writes in black, a pencil with an eraser on the end and a pencil sharpener! 
3. Get a good nights sleep
4. Put on "Lucky Pants" 

Remember: 

Be on time, you don't want to be in a panic! 

You are amazing...

You can do this!

Finally... Read the next few slides for all the information.