CPE Use of English Revision Parts 2-3

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CPE Revision:

Use of English 

Parts 2 & 3

Part 2: Open Cloze

Laughing is good for you - Seriously

It is a sad fact (0) THAT adults laugh far less than children, sometimes (9)........... as much as a couple of hundred times a day. Just take a (10) .............. at people's faces on the way to work or in the office; you'll be lucky to see a smile, let (11) ........... hear a laugh. This is a shame - especially in (12) ................ of the fact that scientists have proved that laughing is good for you. 'When you laugh,' says psychologist David Cohen, 'it produces the feel-good hormones, endorphins. It counters the effects of stress (13) ................. enhances the immune system.'

There are many (14) .............. why we might laugh less in adult life: perhaps we are too work-obsessed, or too embarrassed to (15)............ our emotions show.

 Some psychologists simply believe that children have more naïve responses, and as adults we naturally grow (16) ................. of spontaneous reactions.

What is this text about?

It is a sad fact (0) THAT adults laugh far less than children, sometimes (9)........... as much as a couple of hundred times a day.

Just take a (10) .............. at people's faces on the way to work or in the office; you'll be lucky to see a smile, let (11) ........... hear a laugh. This is a shame....

This is a shame - especially in (12) ................ of the fact that scientists have proved that laughing is good for you.

'When you laugh,' says psychologist David Cohen, 'it produces the feel-good hormones, endorphins. It counters the effects of stress (13) ................. enhances the immune system.'

There are many (14) .............. why we might laugh less in adult life: perhaps we are too work-obsessed, or too embarrassed to (15)............ our emotions show.

Some psychologists simply believe that children have more naïve responses, and as adults we naturally grow (16) ................. of spontaneous reactions.

Tips for Part 2

Part 3: Word Formation

• Word-building exercise​
  
• Text with eight gaps and one example​
  
• Base form in capital letters at the end of the line​
  
• Change to adjective, noun, verb or adverb​
  
• Affixes (HONEST – DISHONESTY)​
  
• Internal changes (STRONG – STRENGTHEN)​
  
• Compounding (RAIN – RAINDROP)​
  
• Several changes (EXPECT – UNEXPECTEDLY)  
  

Part 3: Exam Technique

• Read the title​
  
• Skim the text​ 
  
• Read directly before and after the gap​ 
  
• What type of word is needed (noun, verb etc.)? ​ 
  
• Plural? Person? Negative?​ 
  
• Read the WHOLE sentence for CONTEXT​ 
  
• Add your answer and read the whole sentence again​ 
  
• When you have finished, re-read the whole text​
  
• Usually at least one negative form needed
  

Tube Inspired a Book

For many people, the London Underground is a grim (0) NECESSITY that gets them from A to B. But for (17)...... author Preethi Nair, it is a source of inspiration. She has just publised her first novel, Gypy Masala - a tale she dreamt up while commuting on the Metropolitan Line. 'Have you observed people on the Tube?' she asks (18)............ . 'Everyone is in their own little world. I just used to sit there and imagine what kind of lives they led.'

Gypsy Masala charts the adventures and (19) ............ thoughts of three members of an Indian family living in London, as they search for happiness. 'It is a story about following your dreams,' says Preethi, who gave up her high-pressure job as a management (20) ................ in order to go in (21) ............. of her ambition of becoming a writer. 'It was a big risk but it was definitely the right decision in terms of peace of mind and (22) .................. ,' she explains.

Preethi was born in a small village in the Indian state of Kerala and moved to London with her parents at the age of three. She says the striking contrast in cultures made a (23) .............. impression and is reflected in her story, which flits between the suburbs of London and (24) ................... India. Many of the scenes in the book are based on the place where she was born and spent long summer holidays. 

Tube inspired a Book

For many people, the London Underground is a grim (0)NECESSITY that gets them from A to B. But for (17) .... author Preethi Nair, it is a source of inspiration. She has just published her first novel, Gypsy Masala - a tale she dreamt up whilst commuting on the Metropolitan Line. 'Have you observed people on the Tube?' she asks (18)... . 'Everyone is in their own little world. I just used to sit there and imagine what kind of lives they led.'

Gypsy Masala charts the adventures and (19).... thoughts of three members of an Indian family living in London, as they search for happiness. 'It is a story about following your dreams,' says Preethi, who gave up her high-pressure job as a management (20)...... in order to go in (21) ...... of her ambition of becoming a writer. 'It was a big risk but it was definitely the right decision in terms of peace of mind and (22) .....,' she explains.

Preethi was born in a small village in the Indian state of Kerala and moved to London with her parents at the age of three. She says the striking contrast in cultures made a (23)........ impression and is reflected in her story, which flits between the suburbs of London and (24) ..... India. Many of the scenes in the book are based on the place where she was born and spent long summer holidays.

What is this text about?

But for (17) .... author Preethi Nair, it is a source of inspiration.
BUD

'Have you observed people on the Tube?' she asks (18)... .
ENTHUSE

Gypsy Masala charts the adventures and (19).... thoughts of three members of an Indian family living in London, as they search for happiness.
INNER

'It is a story about following your dreams,' says Preethi, who gave up her high-pressure job as a management (20).....
CONSULT

'It is a story about following your dreams,' says Preethi, who gave up her high-pressure job as a management (20)...... in order to go in (21) ...... of her ambition of becoming a writer.
PURSUE

'It was a big risk but it was definitely the right decision in terms of peace of mind and (22) .....,' she explains.
CONTENT

Preethi was born in a small village in the Indian state of Kerala and moved to London with her parents at the age of three. She says the striking contrast in cultures made a (23)........ impression and is reflected in her story...
LAST

and is reflected in her story, which flits between the suburbs of London and (24) ..... India.
FAR