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Your trainer will tell you when to start. Remember that once you press ‘Start Component’, your 50 minutes will
start ticking.
Before you click finish, remember to copy your answers to Microsoft Word.
If your answer to any of the questions is ‘no’, write some ‘self-recommendations’ below:
Tell a colleague how you self-evaluated and what recommendations you made to yourself.
4 – Error Correction
Work in pairs. Look at both your answers together
(rather than swapping) and discuss any possible
errors. Can you correct them? Ask your trainer for
help / confirmation if you are not sure. Add any
corrections you find to your Error Correction Log.
This will help you to remember the corrections.
5 – Model Answers
Here are model answers for all the exam tasks you just completed. Underline any expressions, words that you
think would be useful to learn. Add them to your vocabulary notebook.
Farhani Mohammad
19 October 1975
I’m interested in travel because I find it
fascinating visiting other countries and
learning about the culture. I also enjoy
Alor Setar taking photos of the amazing places I visit.
Malay
Badminton
Cooking
Gardening
Hi Sam,
I can remember, yes! I was about 21 and I had to travel from my home town to another town by bus. I was
quite nervous, but it really enjoyed seeing the beautiful countryside that we passed.
Hi Miguel,
I would recommend 2 places; the wonderful capital city, Kuala Lumpur, where the architecture is amazing
and the island of Langkawi for its beautiful beaches and delicious Malaysian food. You should try it!
Hi Michelle,
The most exciting journey I have ever been on is a boat journey to a small island. The boat was small and
the sea was very rough, but I was great to visit such a beautiful holiday destination.
Hi Asmah,
Have you seen the email from the travel club, yet? I’m really sad that Mr. Price won’t be there. I was so looking
forward to meeting him. However, I’m definitely going to attend the meeting and buy the book. What about you, are
you still coming?
Love,
Farhani
Thank you for your recent email, informing us that Mr. Price will not be attending our next meeting. I must say that I
am rather disappointed about this, as I was very much looking forward to receiving a signed copy of his new book.
Nonetheless, I understand that such cancellations do happen in the schedule of famous writers, and I would like to
confirm that I would still like to attend the meeting. I would also like to reserve a copy of Mr. Price’s book, Around
the World in 80 Ways, which I will pay for at the meeting.
I appreciate all your hard work for the club and look forward to seeing you at the meeting. Please could you confirm
receipt of my email.
Yours sincerely,
Farhani Mohammad
Work in pairs. Discuss the model answers using the following questions:
1. In Part 2: What language does the writer use to describe her interests?
2. In Part 3: What verb tenses does the writer use in the 3 different answers? Why?
3. In Part 3: What modal verbs does she use to make recommendations?
4. In Part 4: How does the writer express her feelings in both the informal and formal emails?
5. In Part 4: What tense does the writer use to indicate her plans for the future to her friend?
6. In Part 4: How does the writer indicate her future intentions in the formal letter?
7. In Part 4: How does the writer start and finish the formal letter?
3) Search for online websites that help with formal and informal email or letter writing. Here are some links:
http://www.flo-joe.co.uk/fce/students/writing/express/index.htm
http://www.alternative.hu/formal_and_informal_letters
http://mannysfceblog.blogspot.com/2011/02/writing-part-1-and-2-informal-and.html
http://www.speakenglish.co.uk/phrases/writing_letters_and_emails
7 – My Learning Plan
Between now and the exam, you can really improve your writing skills if you do a little every week. The following
table will help you to plan. You can even plan to work together with a friend / colleague!
What I would like to How often I plan to Where I will find the How I will evaluate my
practise / study practise / study it materials work
1. How much time do you have for the whole exam? 50 mins
2. Do you have to spend the recommended time on each task? No. You can choose how you spend your 50 minutes. Here’s
our recommendation. We recommend you spend a little less
time on Part 2 and a little more on Part 3: Part 1 – 3 mins; Part
2 – 5 mins; Part 3 – 12 mins; Part 4 – 30 mins (10 for the
informal email, 20 for the formal email).
3. Can you stop the clock after you’ve pressed ‘Start Component’? No.
4. Can you go back to a previous part of the test if you want to? Yes. You can edit answers to Part 1, 2 and 4. But you can’t
change your Part 3 answers once you’ve pressed ‘Post’.
Contributed by: Jason Anderson
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The British Council is the United Kingdom's international organisation for cultural relations and education opportunities.
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Part 1 Part 2
You want to join a travel club. Fill in the form. You have You are a new member of the travel club. Fill in
3 minutes. the form. Write in sentences. Use 20-30 words.
You have 7 minutes in total.
Part 3
You are a member of a travel club. You are talking to some other members in the travel club chat room. Talk to
them using sentences. Use 30-40 words per answer. You have 10 minutes in total.