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I

2 Gorrect the tense in each of these sentences.

A I am meeting her after school every day.
B Be quiet! I try to concentrate.

On. word in each of these sentences is

wrong. Correct

it.

A
B

He did reatly good in the exam.

He spoke brief about his ptans for the company.

C Ifs atmost midnight - where do you go?

He smited happy and kissed her.

I
T

I
I
I

Put the verbs

l+

in brackets into the correct

sentences.

tense.

White we (watch) tetevision last night, the

phone (ring).

its university is
one of the most beautifuI cities in Britain.
c My youngest brother who lives in Spain is a

I (watk) to school

this morning,

(stip) on

teacher.

banana skin.

5 Rearrange the words to form questions.

A homework done yet have your you
B met you have anyone famous ever
?

in 1997 was a popu[ar

Cambridge which is famous for

suddenty the computer (catch) fire.

As

Princess Diana who died

member of the Royal Famity.

B I (pl.ay) computer games this morning when

C

Put commas into the correct places in these

fiqhting you been again have

i O These sentences contain the definite articte

tnr. which are correct and which are wrong?
I
! A Wn.n Jul.ie had her operation, her friends went
to the hospitaI to see her.

Most people who commit minor crimes are not

sent to the prison.

7
A

Complete the gaps using a relative pronoun.

Longman is one of several companies
Prague, the city

want to go to the bed.

Correct the mistake in each of the fo[[owing

A I've

I met my wife, is one of

been studying Engtish since two months.

B I've met Steven SpieLberg last week!

the most beautiful in Europe.

sentences.

produces Engl.ish dictionaries.

I'm tired.

Carol and Rick have got married

in 1998.

father owns the company, starts

James,

university next month.

I
I
I

-;-;";;;";;;.*.
I
l

You should give up

+
in each or these

I
I

sentences.

to smoke as soon

I
I
I
I

as

possi bte.

B I look forward to hear from you soon.

C I reaLty detest to go to the dentist.

I O put the verbs in brackets into their correct

! A
! f
i C
I

torr.
Sn. considered (go) to Itaty for her hotiday.
fney denied (steat) my money.
He faited (understand) the seriousness of his

mistake.

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(grommor)

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(continued)

hr'

I2

put the verbs in brackets into the correct

future form.

My sister (have) a baby next month.

B Are you thirsty? I (get) you something to drink.

C I can't see you on Saturday because I (ptay)

Correct the mistakes in each of the foltowing

sentences.

h.;

Untess you wit[ work harder, you wi[[ faiI your

E,

exams.

B If I am [ate, I tetephone you to let you know.

C As long as the weather wit[ be good, we can go

footba[[.

t:,
q

tr

for a picnic.

I
I

I3

-------+
Cnoor. the correct form of the verbs in
brackets.

This morning, most of the students (arrive) at

school fifteen minutes after the lesson (begin).

The

traffic

was terribte, so by the time we

(arrive) at the airport, our flight (teave).

When we (meet),

had a strange feeting

! I + Change the fottowing sentences to reported

,p"".h. Use the words in brackets. Begin
|
eactr sentence with 'He'.
!

F:

I A 'ft.ase, please marry me!' (beg)

I B 'i didn't stea! your moneyl (deny)
! C 'I can't let you inJ (refuse)

E-

!,I

I (saw)

g;

him somewhere else.

n
I5

I6

Clang" the fottowing sentences to the

The teacher asked the students about their

ptans for the future.

I'

passive voice.

passive voice.

Change the following sentences to the

A
B
C

journatist from the [oca[ newspaper is

Somebody has broken my computer.

Er

They witl ctose the road for repairs next week.

g,

Two men were attacking him.

inteMewing our teacher.

tr

The potice have caught the man who burgted

our house.

I7

Cn.ng. the two sentences in A,

B and C

to

I8

questions.

single sentences using a conditional structure.

tr

Ch.ng. the fottowing statements to

beginning of the fi[m.

Exampte: Brian has been a teacher forJiveyeors.

How long has Brian been a teacher?

You didn't do your homework. That's why your

teacher shouted at you.

B John's mother is a doctor.

I wish I

had arrived on time.

I missed

the

C I wish you had calted me last night. I was so

0xford is obout 100 miles from Cambridge.

She had to wait almost an hour for the

bus.

bored.

I9

Cn.nge the following statements to

2O

questions.

fn each of the fottowing sentences there is

an extra, unnecessary word. Remove

Exampte: Brian has been a teacher for Jive yeors.

How long has Brian been a

reatly want

it.

to get by a good resutt in my

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exam.
teacher? |
A MoLty speaks French and German fluentty. I B You can't miss my house; ifs opposite of the
I
B I met my girlfriend on a beoch in Spain.
supermarket.
C We arrived at the airport holf on hour before our t G I don't like tennis, but my girtfriend she is mad
about it.
I
flight left.

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Cords (continued)
2l n each of the fottowing sentences there is
an extra, unnecessary word. Remove

22

it.

prepare for my FCE exam.

B
C

to borrow some money, so asked to

me if I coutd [end him f500.
Ifs difficuLt to understand him because of his
He wanted

pronunciation is so bad.

23

24

Comptete these sentences with an

appropriate preposition.

A I'm sorry, but I'm _

A_

a hurry at the moment.

first you don't succeed, you shoutd try

putthe words in bold into their correct form.

The teacher emphasis the importance of

26
A

working hard.

to leave the company.

hoped to pass the exam, but fortune

B
C

he

fai ted.

27

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I
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I
2
A
B

n the

...once

house

sate which I'd

buy.

0h dear! Bitty's

troubte again!

prtthe words in bold into their correct form.

There witL be a general know quiz in the bar
Local reside are angry about ptans

to buitd

She looks a

bit friend, but actualty she's very

...whenever

i Zg Each of the fottowing sentences contains a

mistake. Find it and correct it.
!
! A fr sorry for not ca[[ sooner, but I've been away
on hotiday.
I

IB

know what's happening.

hear of peopte being cruel to

Everyone were angry because of his terribte

behaviour at the party.

animats.

to

nice.

first part of the sentence in t,

and 3 with the second part in A, B and C.
I atways fee[ like crying ...
I wasn't too upset ... 3 I'tL catt you ...

U^t

was too

busy road through the vittage.

have
He

it

tonig ht.

B If I don't see any improve in your work, you'[[

C

I've seen a beautifu[

love

again.

25
A

the time the police arrived,

[ate.

a change.

If

Conptete these sentences with an

appropriate preposition.

B I'm atways hetping you. You shoutd hetp me

I We'tl. go for a picnic ...

2 The harvest this year witt be good ...
3 You should take an umbrelta ...
A ...in case it rains.
B ...untess it rains.
C ...provided it rains.

Jan who has been hetping me to

My teacher

U^t n the first part of the sentence in l,

and 3 with the second part in A, B and C.

...in spite of missing my train.

He very much likes learning Engtish, even

though he's not very good at it.

29

ucn of the fottowing sentences contains

mistake. Find

it

and correct

30

it.

mistake. Find

A
A

coutdn't reach the dictionary, so asked Joe to

throw

it

at

me.

B I atways feel boring during my Engtish lessons.

C For breakfast I had some cereat, a gtass of mil.k
and a toast.

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facn of the fottowing sentences contains

it

and correct

it.

We've got some mitk and eggs, but we haven't

got some sugar.

She has few interest in her lessons, and prefers

to chat with her friends.

I've made ptenty of food

do you like some

more?

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Referee's qnswer sheef

hr

lr

Do not show this to the other students in your group.

IA
B

3A
B

5A
B

7A
B
C

9A
B

II A

B
C
13A
I

brief = briefly

were watching/rang
was playing/caught
was watking/stipped
Have you done your homework yet?
Have you ever met anyone famous?
Have you been fighting again?

where
whose

6A

correct

12A
B

am ptaying/am going to ptay

met/had seen

ll
L

il

wrong
wrong

since=for

I've met = I met

have got married = got married

il

9or ng

stea

[i

ng

t_.

c to understand

is having,/is going to have

witt get/'l.L get

arrived/had begun
arrived/had Left

= I'm trying

where do you go/ = where are you going?/where

have you been?

....who died in 1997,...

...,which js famous for its university,..
...,who [ives in Spain,...

loA

to smoke = smoking
to hear = to hearing
to go = going

lammeeting=Imeet

I try

4A
B
C

8A
B
C

which/that

5A
B
C

2A
B
C

good = wetl
happy = happity

14 A
B

ffre students were asked (by their teacher) about

their ptans for the future.

Our teacher is being interviewed (by a journatist
from the [oca[ newspaper).

you witl work

: you work

I tetephone = I

wjl.t tetephone
wiL[ be good = is good

He begged me to marry him.

He denied steating my money.
He refused to tet me in.

l6 A lly computer has been broken.

B The road wit[ be ctosed for repairs next week.
C He was being attacked (by two men).

t,
li
li;
I
lir
t
r;l

The man who burgted our house has been caught

(by the potice).

l7 A If I had arrived on time, I woutdn't have missed

the beginning of the fitm.
B If you had done your homework, your teacher
wouldn't have shouted at you.
C If you had catted me [ast night, I woutdn't have

l8 A
B
C

f
How far is Oxford from Cambridge?
Whose mother is a doctor?
How long did she have to wait for the bus?

l.
L,

!:,

been so bored.

19A
B

2lA

Which [anguages does Motty speak fluentty?

Where djd you meet your girtfriend?
When did you arrive at the airport?

who
asked

of

me = asked me

B for
Cat
25 A emphasised
B improvement
C unfortunatety
:B

2 =c
3

29A
B

c
170

at=to
boring = 56p.6
a toast = toast

I
by

Bof
C she

22
to

23Ain

27t

20A
1

2
3

t,

=B

=c
=A

f,.

24Aay

B for
Cin
26 A knowtedge
B residents
C unfriendty
28 A catt: catting
B were = was
C very much [ikes [earning EngLish = [ikes learning

30A
B

lr
ti.

L"

1t.

Engtish very much

some sugar = any suqar

il

few interest = littte interest

do you like = woutd you like

t.

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Comptete the fo[towing phrasal verbs with an

appropriate preposition or particte.

i
i
i

Generql

We were

out watking when we came

wonderfuI restaurant.

Come

_,

appropriate preposition or particte.

As I hadn't paid my bitl., the etectric company
cut me

or we't[ miss the beginning of the

--.

My doctor advised me

to cut

from my diet.

fitm.

Complete the fottowing phrasat verbs with an

The other team were very good, and as a resutt

we came

badty in the game.

Don't cut

sweet things

when I'm speaking

- I hate it

when peopte interrupt me!

'l

Complete the fottowing phrasa[ verbs with

an

A i can't do
B I did my back
-

Comptete the following phrasal verbs with

an

particle.
me?
-

appropriate preposition or
this zip

can you hetp

white digging the

garden,

- hospitat.

and had to go to

C I can't do
morning.

a cup of tea first thjnq

-l in

the

I e
!

She didn't remarry because she never got

:
I

the death of her husband.

IC

If you

to get

Complete the fottowing phrasat verbs with

an

appropriate preposition or particte.

My doctor advised me

to give

i O
!
E

smoking

immediatety.

That shop is giving

t
I
I

a free printer with

without a

car?

Comptete the fottowing phrasat verbs with an

rppropriate preposition or particte.

in the middte of the
The fire atarm went
night.

to the

police.

move to the country, how are you going

again last month,

The price of mitk went

I
from 40 pence to 45 pence.
t'
his new girtfriend
a C He went
f,.r. picking her nose.
!
-

every computer they sett.

The bank robber gave himsetf

al.t.

appropriate preposition or partic[e.

with each other at
A Jane and Ben don't get

when he saw

Complete the fottowing phrasal verbs with

an

! g

particle.
I
A Things have been bad for a white, but at last ! a
they're beginning to look _.
He promised to look _
my ptants white I was
appropriate preposition or

i
i

_!

appropriate preposition or particle.

- it.

you say wit[ change

i
(
(

why she didn't come to the

can't make

Thjs tetter is very strange. What do you make

You're driving too fast!

it?

i
5

my mind, and nothing

I've atready made

party. Maybe she was i[['

away on hoLiday.
Look

Complete the fottowing phrasal verbs with an

Complete the fottowing phrasal verbs with

appropriate preposition or

an

particle.

I t O Complete the foltowing phrasa[ verbs with an

put i
at the end of the month
some money
I
l
We're not cance[ling the match; we're just
putting it
to next month.
i
t'*ltrn -to concentrate - ptease don't put me I
i

A I don't earn much, but I

atways manage

appropriate preposition or particle.

to

She was crossing

the road when she was

run

by a car.

I met Jim last week,

again this morning.

and then

ran

him

The batteries are flat; somebody must have run

them

I
I

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(Phrosol verbs ond vocobulory)

Cords

(continued)
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--rrrrY

II

Comptete the fottowing phrasa[ verbs with an

appropriate preposition or pafticle.

A We've set
a company that produces
computer parts.

I
I
I
I

He had a [ong journey, so had

before

I3

it

i lZ
!
!I I

rB
I

to set

was light.

l4

job, but unfortunatety

I had to

it

wi[t probabty turn

I5

Comptete sentences A-C with one of

words betow. You witt need

to

customers

into their correct

ll'

If you don't succeed at first, you shou[d keep

the

to put the words

form.

hands and knees.

I watched as the cat-

v,

trying.

Thieves

broke

the bank and stote over

tr
a

;r

mi[[ion pounds.

The restaurant was fu[t, and the waiters had

turn new

lt'

Comptete the fottowing phrasa[ verbs with an

his offer.

I've [ost my umbretla, but

jogging and

so took

appropriate preposition or pafticte.

somewhere.

her job.

swimming in my free time.

Comptete the fotlowing phrasal verbs with an

turn
B

I needed to get fit,

to leave tomorrow but have had to

set our trip
to next week.

she

looks more [ike her father.

We wanted

He offered me a

.pptopriate preposition or particte.

her mother at a[t;
;orn doesn't take

When Linda [eft the department, Henry took

appropriate preposition or particle.

Comptete the fotlowing phrasat verbs with an

I
I
I
I

again; we't[ have to

The car has broken

take

it to the garage.

Ei

i I O Complete sentences A-C with one of the

worUs below.
!
distinguish differ discriminate
I
A The United Kingdom and my country
from
each other in many ways.
B I find it difficutt to
between British
I

slowty towards the

F;
!t

i;'

tl

Engtish and American Engtish.

In my country it is iLtegaI to

between men

and women.

bird. !

[:',

Il

I7

A
B
C

I8

Cnoor" the correct word in botd in the

fotlowing sentences.
His pronunciation sometimes affects/effects
his abiLity to communicate in Eng[ish.
Her [imited vocabulary avoided/prevented her
from getting a good grade in the FCE.
He asked me to [end/borrow him f10 until. the
weekend.

Ill

Comptete these sentences using make, do or

,J'

take.

il)

Why don't you

new camera?

a picture of us with your

B Don't forget to -_

At the wedding,

your homework.
was suddenty asked to

Ir'
t-

speech.

T
t,
D,

I
I

Fr
t-

l9

Comptete these sentences with an

opposite

of the word in botd.

Example: We didn't spend much money; in fact

we managed to save a [ot.

After he had emptied the bottte, he

it

with water.

B The potice totd him to confess to the- crime, but

C

everything.
he
He had hoped to pass the exam, but he
with a very tow score.

r72 Illlfiriltmfill

i ZO Complete sentences A-C with an appropriate

word below.

impulsive industrious

__
Jutie is quite _

working.
Andy is rather

Tony is rather
what to do.

bossy

and likes to tetl everyone

[:
t,

l.
and always seems to be
and often does things

without thinking.

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^.

(Phrosol verbs ond vocobulory)

Cords (continued)
2l

Comptete sentences A-C with an

appropriate

i ZZ
I

word below.

niece brother-in-taw

cousin

A Emma is my sister, and Otivia is her daughter, so

0tivia is my _
B Ray is my uncte and Stuart is his son, so Stuart
ismy_.

IA

23

Beth is my sister and Andy is her husband, so

Andy is my
.

booktet/magazine/ broch ure/catalogue

24 u"t n the first hatf of each sentence A-C

if they are nice ptaces or not. Use the

with the second half, 1-3.

A A coot, pteasant breeze ...

B Huge, fluffy ctouds ...

to help you decide.

A lt's pretentious, droughty and depressing.

B It's cramped, domp and squalid.
C It's cosy, bight and homely.

A torrentiaI rainstorm ,..

I
2
3

... fitted the sky.

... turned the roads into rivers.
... btew gentty through the trees.

26

R.rrrrnge the [etters in botd to make words

16 go
B

to neycdsaro schoot.
and Spanish at schoot.

Did you have to wear a minofur when you went

to

27

chitdren between the ages of 11 and

I neradel French
schoot?

cnoot" the correct word in each of these

Pandas, tigers and whates are at[

IndustriaI poltution injures/damages the

i Zg
I
A

t
i

ecology/ecotogicaI disaste

29 n"r"

sentences.

sentences.
The audience/spectators at the theatre

The Full Monkey

is a fitm which is set/tocated in

3O loof at these sentences

and correct it.

A If you want to get fit, you shoutd do swimming.

B If we faiI the game, we't[ be out of the
Which footbat[ team are you going to encourage

in the

in each of these

name of the conductor/director.

r.

is a wrong word in each of these

Find it

Choose the correct word

C It was a great fitm, but I can't remember the

Cup Finat?

From First Ceftificate Games and Activities by Rawdon

and decide

if

they

are true or false.

A Boiling food is heatthier for you than frying il.

B Everybody should eat more food that is high in
fat

competition.

\r

it.

a zoo.

Everyone agrees we are heading towards an

i.

and correct

applauded enthusiasticat[y,

environment.

it

A I think my Engtish pronounciation is terribte.

! f ntan speaks Japanese and Chinese atmost
|
t- fluenttev.
| - C You should practise your Engtish grammar and
t
vocabutery as much as possibte.
I

dangerous/endangered species.

the fottowing sentences contains

I
I
I

sentences.

Eacn of

spetting mistake. Find

connected with education.

A In Britain,

fro m

the travel agency.

loot< at these descriptions of houses, and

words in itatics

25

word in bold.
I wou[d love to go on a round-the-wortd
trave[,/excursion/si ghtseei ng/trip.
B We went on a cruise, but the weather was so
bad we spent most of our time in our
resort/ca bi n/cha tet/ hostet.
You can pick up a hotiday

decide

Complete sentences A-C with an appropriate

and low in ftbre.

You shoutd atways swallow food before you chew

it.

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(Phrosol verbs ond vocobulory)

;ln

Referee's qnswer sheet

hn

Do not show this to the other students in your group.

i.'

Aacross Bon/along Goff

!_

Aoff Bout

h'

Cin

Fi

Aup Bin

Cwithout

Aon Bover

Cby/atong

[_
b'

Aup Baway Cup/in

Aoff Bup

'-.

Coff

[.
7

Aup Bafter

Cout

Aup Bout

Cof

!l

E'r'

Aaside/by

Boff

ll

Aup Boff

l3

Adown Bup

Coff

Cback

Caway

tO

Adown/over

12

Aafter Bover

14

Adn Binto

Binto

Cdown

f,
E,

Cup

c,i

Fi

Cdown

f'l
b

l5

Astaggered Bcrawted Ccrept

16

Adjffer

Bdistinguish Cdiscriminate

F'
E

17

Aaffects Bprevented

Ctend

l8

Atake Bdo

E-

Cmake

19

Afitted Bdenied

20

Cfaited

Abossy Bindustrious

Cimputsive

E-

f'

2l

Aniece Bcousin

Cbrother-in-taw

22

Atrip Bcabin Cbrochure

E
23
25

Not

nice

B Not nice C

Nice

Asecondary Btearned Cuniform

24

A=3

26

A
B
C

B=

C=2

fi:
L-..
ffi

pronounciation=pronunciation
fluentley = fluently
vocabutery = vocabutary

E!,
3t'

27

Aendangered Bdamages Cecotogical

28

Aaudience

Bset

Cdirector

r.i
L.

29A

do swimming = go swimming
B

fail = lose

30

ATrue BFatse

E
CFatse

encourage = suPPort
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GeneriC plOyittg bOOd

This ptaying boord con

be

used

with

sames:

nils

z, 24, s6

{20

f* 19

nr)

SrlA\l;lrl

Kcy

to syrnbots:

{-5wrong

rrrr'

answer jfit
spaces ryf

Back 5

.nswer C}>wrong answer

spaces ,.2 = Back to the beginning!

correct
= Forw,rrd 5

Teocher's notes

tl-renr whether thc.ir answers are right or

wrong (the cards are nurnbered for quick
reference). If they' get 2 or.rt of the 3
questions correct, they give their card to
the referee. If they get 2 or rnore questions
wrong, they shotrld place that card to the
bottorn of the pile on the table, and then
take anotlrer card frorn the top of the pile.
If this happens, the referee should not givc
them the correct answers.

Alternotive octiviti es
For a shorter version of the galtre, let the

students play for ten minutes. The winning

tearn is thc. pair in each group who are the
closest to the finish space.

If you don't n'ant to use the playing boarcl,

give the referee a cop)/ of both the
sentences sheets and referee's sheet (the
other students in the groLrp do not have
their own copies). The referee gives the tlvo
teanrs in turn one of the sentences, and the
teanr shoulcl say whether it is right or
wrong. If it is rvrong, they should say lvhy.
They'win I point for each correct answer

they give.

57 Hot pototoes I
Time:
l5-20 minutes
Exom focus: Useful grommor ond structures

.
for

the FCE exom

Lexicol

oreo/

Type of

Generol

oclivity: Group octivily bosed

on

onswering questions obout

grommor ond structures in the
form o[ o simple cord gome

Preporolion:

in turn.
The winning stuclent is the first student in
cach group to get rid of all their cards.

AIte rnotive octiviti es

the referce's sheet.

topic

Stage 4 is repcated by each of the stuclents

K.y
See

Copy ond cut up the cords on

poges 1 67-169 - one set per fiue
studenls. Also copy the referee's
onswer sheet on poge I 70 - one
copy per five students.

Play thc ganre for fifteen rninutes ancl then

tell the groups to stop. The rvinning
sturlerrts in each group are those lvho
ruranagecl to ge.t ritl of ntost of their carcls.
If you lvant to play a longer or shorter
version of the garne, increase or dccrease
the nr.rnrlter of cards that the studcnts take
at the bcginning of the ganlc.

58 Hot pototoes 2
Time:
l5-20 nrinutes
Exom focus: Uselul vocobulory/phrosol
Lexicol

oreo/

lopic
Type of

Generol

oclivity: Group octivily bosed

None

Preporotion:

Method

Beforc vou pla1, tlre ganrc, y'or.r might likc to

sttrc.lents that a 'hot potato' is an

-l

Divitle your class into grotrps of hve. Give

each groul-l a set of cards, which thev
shotrld place face down on the table. One
student is thc referee: give hirn/her a copy
of the refe'rce's answer sheet. He/She shoulcl
not shor,v this to the others in the group.

Copy ond cut up the cords on

poges l7l-173 - one set per fiue
sludents. Also copy the referee's
onswer sheet on poge I 74 one
copy per five studenls.

tcll vour

icliorrratic expression referring to a clifficult

situation or problenr - sornething that yotr
want to get ricl of as soon as possible.

on

onswering questions obout

vocobulory ond phrosol verbs in
the form of o simple cord gonre

Olher moteriols

required:

verbs

for the FCE exom

Olher moleriols

required:

None

Method
Sc'c

tcacher's notcs frtr activity 57.

Each student, apart fronr the referee, takes

four cards from the top of the pile. The ainr
of the garnc is for the students to then get

ricl of all their carcls.

-l
+6

One stuclerrt begins the game by looking at

one of their carcls antl ansrvering the
-l'he
rlutstiorrs on it.
referee shoulcl tell
,l
E

36 Word forms bingo

Poper 3, Port 5

Teom cqrds
Teqm I

I She's the most . . . paid singer in the world.

2 He was standing . . . close to the crocodile.
3 He was standing in an . . . position and
could see everything that was happening.

. . . on W are often more entertaining than

the programmes they accompany.

The manager was forced to make fifteen of his

. . . redundant.

He lacks respect because he's considered

so..

.forhisage.

E.;
lEr -''

Teom 2

I What's the . . . of Mount Everest?

2 She was good at making . . . comments.
3 The only . . . in staying here is that you
might get bored.

4
. . . meat helps to preserve it.
5 My .
. . has warned me that if I don't work
harder, he will fire me.

The
. . from London to Singapore takes
about twelve hours.

From Frrst Certificate Gones

and Adivities by Rowdon Wyott @ Penguin Books 2002

fr::
L,.-

H'
:'

36 Word forms bingo

'1

Poper 3, Port 5

Teqm cqrds (continued)

Teqm 3

He had always hated . .

go by train.

and preferred to

2 lt's quite a . . .

disease, and you should get

it treated immediately.

'l'm not a doctor, I'm a plumber!' he said with

. . . in his voice.
The only thing I share with my brother is his
. . . to spend all day doing nothing.

5 Some adults lack sufficient . . .

and behave

like children.
I:J

6 Before

. . . were invented, food quickly

turned bad.

:;
:l

Teqm 4

. . . to take the pressure and was

forced to quit the course.

He was
the race.

The dog looked dangerous, but in fact it was

quite

She

was

rather

. . . and had to drop out of

4 He was seriously . . . in the crash.

5 Many people regard photographers as having
an.. .job.
6 Her job is to look after the . . . and comfort
'of the passengers.

From Frrst

Cetifcote Gomes and Actiities by Rawdon Wyatt @ Penguin Books 2002

177

36 Word forms bingo

Poper 3, Port 5

Teom cords (continued)

Teom 5

was
2 The main . . .
The car

. . . destroyed in an accident.

of living in a city is probably.

the abundance of amenities.

Regular exercise helps to control body weight

and improves overall physical . . .

4 They found no . .

. for

the existence of life

on other planets.

5 Her .

. . weren't very severe and didn't

require hospital treatment.

6 She seemed

. . . of the danger, and

continued walking towards the elephant.

:Fr -=

Teom 5

F:.

:tr' j

Despite the damage to the plane, it was able

to land

2 He was wearing pyjamas, and had .

. . just

woken up.

3 For some people, exercise can develop into a

. . . obsession.

4 On .

. . of the course, please fill in a

questionnaire.

118

We were told to develop an .

DVD players work.

They organised
. . . campaign to
promote their product.

@!!@@

. of how

an

From Frrst Ceftificate Games ond Activities by Rawdon

Wyatt @ Penguin Books 2002

I,

36 Word forqrs bingo

dangerously i advantageous

highly
F-----tt

-Po-per 3, Port

-----+

lt

employees

immature

height

amusrng

disadvantage

freezing

employer

flight

flying

harmful

amusement

ability

freezers

maturity

ladvertisements
lt
It
t------

-----*

unable

unf

it

injured

II
:
I

harmless
..

attractive

i
I
I

attraction

completely
evidence

rnf

safely

safety
f

itness

unaware

urres

evidently

dangerous

awareness

advertising

lir

lt
F------

-----+

completion
L--r

-l---

-*-r---

------J

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37 Bockslide

Poper 3, Port 5

ii

Fi

F;.:

Ployers'boord

lt'
f,r,'

She's

very.........,

ond loves lo
point whenever
possible.

It's quite q .........

After his
promofion, he
become more
thqn ever
before.

pointing ond
would cosi q lot
to buy.

She's on

importonl
person, ond
you should
treot her with
respect.

-t
Powe
lf there is no
......... in his
condition, he
should see q
docloa

We ore sorry for

qny -........
cqused while
repoirs qre mqde
to this shop.

convenient

He wos
exlremely
when he
discovered he,
hod foiled the
exqm.

before the
exom, I hod o
terrible ottock of
nerves.

OPPO
The oudience

opplouded
enthusiosticolly

qfter ihe
oclorst.........

performonce.

.r.
orqrnory
START

At one time, he
wos probobly
rhe......... mqn in
the world.

rl
lr

li

weolthy

li

exlreme

From Frnt Ceftificate Gomes and Activities by Rawdon Wyatt @ Penguin Books 2002

.a

37 Bockslide

:-.I

Poper 3, Port 5

Referee's sheet

a1.

Correct answers are at the bottom of each box.

Do not show this sheet to the players in your group.
When they give you the answers, make sure they speLL
the words correctty.

-l
r'-l

-a-:t

+
voluo

If their

answer is wrong, you shoutd tetl them that

they are wrong, but you shoutd not give them the
correct answer.

She's qn

After his
promotion, he
become more
thqn ever
before.

importonf
person, ond you
should treql her
with respect.

Po\Merful

extreme

She's qn .........

lf fhere is no
......... in his
condition, he
should see q
doclor.

person ond hopes

to be Monoging
Director of the
compony wirhin
five yeors.

]I

:t

qmbitious

it

"1

We qre sorry fior

qny......... cqused
r,nhile repoirs ore

.lt
,l

inconvenience

novem
He wqs
exlremely
when he
discovered he
hod foiled the
exdm.

before the
exsm, I hod o
terrible crffock of

disoppointed

shortly

nerveS.

START

At one ?ime, he
wos probcbly
the......... mqn in
fhe rrorld.

-t

\ /eqlth
From First Ceftificote Games

and Activities by Rawdon Wyatt @ Penguin Books 2002

tzl

f
;

Teocher's noles

;
6

Allorv about hfteen rninutes for the activity.

At the end of this time, check to see how
many groups correctly matched their

' sentences.

partner. They should then look for that

word on the playing board.

Both students in turn then roll the dice and

move towards the word they chose on the
board, space by space. They can move
horizontally (left or right) or vertically (up

Alternotive octivity

lVith snraller classes, students can play in pairs

instead of in groups of four.

or down) but not diagonally. They are not

allowed to cross any of the spaces
containing a
.

Follow-up

Give the class a Paper 3, Part 4 task from a past

FCE paper or book of practice tests.

K.y

1H:to 2E:by 3L:will

4J:

the

The first player to reach what they think is

the correct word writes their initials next to
that word. They must move the sarne
number of spaces as decided by their dice.
For example, if they are four spaces away
frorn their chosen word and they throw a
five, they will have to overshoot the space

5A:is

6K:have 7B:of. 8C:so 9D:it

l0

I: with (in sentence I, this would be

acceptable in American English. American

English is acceptable in the FCE, provided it is
used consistently.) 11 G: much 12 F: if

35 Corrections roce
Time:
20-25 minutes
Exom focus: Poper 3, Porl 4. Error correction
Lexicol

containing that lvord, then lvait for their

next turn to try to throw a one. If they
throw a six, they can overshoot the space
and then double bacLon themselves to
claim it.

5-7 are then repeated for the other

sentences on the sentences sheet.
Stages

oreo/

topic
Type of

Generol

octivily: Poirwork octivity bosed

Allow them about 15-20 minutes to play

the garne. At the end of this time, go
through the answers with them. The
student in each pair who identified and
reached the most correct answers is the
winner.

on

identifying unnecessory words in

o sentence

Preporotion:

Copy fie sentences sheet on poge

I l4 - one set per poir. Also copy
the ploying boord on poge 1 15 one copy per poir.

coloured counters (or coins) per

poir

K"y

Other materiols

required:

A dice ond two differently-

Method

Introduce the activity by writing the

following sentence on the board and asking
the class if tl-rey can identify a word which
should not be there:
Ottce you ltove get to tlrc airport, give ttre n coII
arul I'il cottte to pick yut up. (lnve is the word

2
3

which should not be there).

Divide the class into pairs.
Give each pair a playing board, a copy of
the sentence sheet, a dice and two coloured
counters.

Each student takes a counter and places

in one of the two shaded spaces at the

30

since 2 got 3 going 4 who 5 much

for 7 as 8 on 9 just 10 more 11 out

12ln
17

13

they

that 14 most 15
18 through

by

16 up

36 Word forms bingo

Time:
20 minutes
Exom focus: Poper 3, Port 5. Word formotion
Lexicol

lopic
Type

oreo/
Generol: word forms

of octivily: Teocher-led group octiviiy bosed

on chonging the bqse form of o

it

corners of the board.

Follow-up

The students can work on a Paper 3, Part 4 task

using a past paper or practice tests book.
Remind them that in this part of the exam,
not all lines in the text contain a mistake.

Both the students read sentence 1. They

should decide what the extra, unnecessary
word is, but they should not tell their

word so thot it is structurolly

occurote in o sentence

;
;

Teocher's notes

Preporofion:

Copy ond cut up the bingo teom

cords (Teom l, Teom 2 etc.) on
poges 1 I 6-l I 8 - one copy only.
Also copy ond cut up the word
cords on poge I l9 - one copy
only - ond put the cords into on
envelope.

None

Introduce the activity by writing the rvord

'happy'on the board and asking the class
how many different forrns of the word they
know. If necessary, prompt them with some
gapped sentences. For example:
He vtiled
and tlrcn beg,ntt to lauglt.
(nppity)
Slrc siglrcd _
and thert begtttt to cry.
(rntlnppily)
irt tlteir life.
Everybody tvarrts n bit of _

It v,as ltis
tlnt eventually led ltint
qttetn pt stt ic i de. (urr I n p pirt e s)
Divide the class into six teams.

to

Give each team a bingo card.

Explain that they should look at their cards

and decide which form of the word in bold
would fit into each sentence. They should
write the correct form of the word in the
appropriate space. Allow them about 5 - 10
minutes for this.
Then explain that you are going to pick
some cards from an envelope. On each card
there is a word which you will read aloud.
If that word matches exactly one of the
words they have used to cornplete one of
their sentences, they should tick that word
on their card.
As soon as they have ticked all

IL

fl

.:,

t height 2 amusing 3 disadvantage

4 Freezing 5 employer 6 flight
Team 3:

I flying
5

2 harrnful 3 amusement
maturity 6 freezers

Take the rvord cards one at a time from the

envelope and read each word clearly, twice.

The first team to shout'Bingo!' is the

winner, providing the answers they have

written on their cards match exactly the
words 1'ou have called out.
Alternotive octivily

If you prefer to make this a student-centred

activiry divide the class into groups of seven.
Six students in each group have their own
bingo card, the seventh has the word cards
and calls out the words.

4 ability

Tearn 4:

I unable 2 unfit 3 harmless

attractive

4 injured

6 safety

Team 5:
1

completely 2 attraction 3 fitness

4 evidence 5

iniuries

6 unar,r'are

Team 6:
1

safely 2 evidently 3 dangerous

cornpletion 5 awareness 6 advertising

37

Bockslide

Time:
Exom focus:

I5

minutes

Poper 3, Pbrt 5. Word formotion

Lexicoloreo/

lopic

Type of

Generol: word forms

octivily: Group octivil'y bosed on chonging

the bose lorm o[ o word so thot it
is structurolly occurote in o
sentence

Preporotion:

their words,

they should shout'Bingo!'.

2 dangerously 3 advantageous

Team 2:

Qmppiness)

2
3
4

K"y
Team 1:

I highly

Method

4 Advertisements 5 employees 6 irnmature

Other moteriols

required:

Follow-up

Students can work individually or in pairs on

Paper 3, Part 5 task from a past FCE paper or
practice tests book.

Copy the Bockslide ploying boord

,l20
on poge
- one copy per five
students. Also copy the referee's
sheet on poge I 2l - one copy per
five students.

Other moteriols

required:

A dice qnd two differentlycoloured counters per five students

Method

Introduce the activity by writing the

following on the board:
able: dis- wt- re- ir- pre- -ility -d
-ress -ettt
Ask your class to decide which of the
prefixes and suffixes can be added to the
word able to make different forms of the
rvord.
(Answers = disable utnble ability irtability
disability disabled )
31

a-

Teocher's notes

Divide the class into groups of five. Give

each group a copy of the playing board,

Type of

octivity: Group octivity bosed on chonging

the bose form of o word so thot it

is structurolly occurote in o

dice and two coloured counters.

3
4

Tell each group to divide themselves into

referee and tlvo teams of two. The teams
willbe playing against each other.

rl

ti
I

t.
t,
I

I
I

!:
l

I.
tlI
t\

It
r,

t,
| 'r

If they are right, they stay where they are

while the other team plays, and then they
roll their dice again.
If they are wrong, they must move back
double the number on their dice. The
referee must tell tfem that they are
wrong, but cannot give them the correct

rl
'

ll

If they land on a space which has already

been answered, they do not have to give
the word form again. Instead, they move
forward to the next unanswered space. If
they get this wrong, they move back
double the number of their last roll of the

The winning team is the first team to reach

the end of the board.

Follow-up

Give the students a copy of a Paper 3, Part

5 task from a past FCE paper or book of
practice tests.

Using a dictiorrary to help them, the

students can work in pairs to find other
forms of the words on the playing board.

K"y
The answers are on the referee's sheet.

Time:
Exom focus:

5-10

minutes

I
I

:i
ll

\
I

required:

32

Generol: word forms

None

Method
For a suitable introduction to this activity,
see the teacher's notes for 'Word forms
bingo' or 'Backslide' on pages 30 and 31.

1
2

Divide the class into groups of five. A

student in each group is the referee.

Give each group a set of players' cards,

lvhich they should place face down
between them.
In turn, each student turns over a card,
reads the sentence and decides on the
correct form of the word in bold, which
they must tell the referee. Their spelling
should be correct. The numbers on the card
are not important - they are just so that the
referees can check the answers quickly.
If they are correct, they win that card. If
they are wrong, the card is placed at the
bottom of the pile. The referee should tell
them that they are wrong, but should not
give them the correct answer.
The first student in each group to win five
cards is the winner.

K"y
The answers to this activity are on the referee's
sheet.

39 Where ore fhey? bingo

Time:
15 minutes
Exom focus: Poper 4, Port l. Multiple choice
Lexicoloreo/
Type of

Services ond focilities

octivify: Teocher-led group octivity bosed

on listening to short possoges ond
deciding where the speoker is

Poper 3, Port 5. Word formotion

Lexicoloreo/

lopic

\t

Other moteriols

topic

38 First to five

Ji

dice.

it

ll

Explain that each team must roll the dice

and move their counter along the board,
following the arrows. Each tirne they land
on olle of the spaces, they must say the
correct form of the word in bold.
They must spell the word correctly. The
referee should tell them if they are right
or wrong.

Copy ond cut up the ployers'

cords on poges I 22 ond 123
one sel of cords per five students.
The cords do not need to be
shuffled. Also copy the referee!
crnswer sheet on poge I 24 one
copy per five students.

answer.

,J

li

i"

Preporolion:

Give the referee a copy of the referee's

sheet. These contain the answers, so he/she
should not show it to the others in the
group.

5 .

I
I,

senlence

Preporotion:

Copy ond cut up the bingo

ploying cords on poge 125 - one
copy only. Also copy the colling
cords sheet on poge 126, cut this
up into cords ond put them into on
envelope.