UNIT 1
Say at least two words about vocabulary of "Describing Personality".
Argumentative, arrogant, bossy, easy-going, eccentric, honest, loyal, narrow-minded, open-minded, sensible, sensitive, polite.
What's the meaning of:
Hill, valley, lake, pond, shore, waterfall.
Collective nouns and their corresponding nouns:
A flock of..., A heard of..., A pack of..., A bunch of...
Cows, elephants, birds, cards, flowers, sheep, dogs, bananas.
Meaning: Cerro, valle, lago, estanque, orilla, cascada.
A flock of = birds sheep
A heard of = cows elephants
A pack of = dogs cards
A bunch of = flowers bananas
What are the extreme adjectives of:
Ugly, dirty, clean, surprised, funny, old.
Hideous - Filty - Spotless - Astounded - Hilarious - Ancient.
1) Tell at least four film types:
2) Tell some of the characteristics presented in a film:
3) Say at lesat four types of TV show:
1) Action, adventure, animation, comedy, crime, disaster, horror, historical drama, musical, romantic comedy, science-fiction, war, western.
2) Boring, funny, gripping, slow, scary, violent, acting, plot, costumes, musci, stunts, ending, special effects.
3) Cartoon, cookery programme, documentary, news bulletin, quiz show, reality show, soap opera, sports broadcast, chat show, wheater forecast.
What are the four papers of the FCE exam?
1. Reading and Use of English
2. Writing
3. Listening
4. Speaking
What is the use for the "will future" and the "going to future"?
Will Future: to make offers , promises and predictions.
Going to Future: to talk about things that we decided to do in the future.
When we use "try doing" and "try to do"?
When we use "stop doing" and "stop to do"?
When we use "remember doing" and "remember to do"?
Try doing: yo do it to see what happens.
Try to do: attempt it, not neccesarily to achieve.
Stop doing: when you don't do it any longer.
Stop to do: you come to a halt in order to do something.
Remember doing: you have an image of doing it in your mind.
Remember to do: you do something which is on your mental list of things to do.
What is the structure of the "Present Perfect Simple"?
This is used to: talk about recent events and continues up in the present / an event that happened before another event in the past.
1) Subject + has/have + verb (past participle)
To talk about recent events and continues up in the present.
1) When we use simple tenses?
2) When we use continous tenses?
1) To state facts, for very short actions.
2) Describe temporary situations, for things happening for a longer time, to talk about duration.
What is the content of each paper? (Stages and within them)
Writing: 2 stages (write two texts).
Listening: 4 stages and 30 questions (listening and answer).
Speaking: 4 stages (Speak and answer with other applicant and the examiner).
Tell a phrase that means the same to "Apologize", "Considering that", "To laugh at" and "Promise that".
Apologize = To say sorry for
Considering that = To take into account
To laugh at =To make fun of
Promise that = To gave sb word
OPEN CLOZE:
I met the man ____ car we bought last week.
In ___ long run it is best to ask an expert.
Over ___ the years the company has changed its name various times.
1) whose
2) the
3) the
MULTIPLE-CHOICE CLOZE:
1) ... so she decided to ___ down and start a family.
a) fall b) climb c) settle d) calm
2) They couldn't ___ a decision and agreed to meet again the next day.
a) arrive b) reach c) attain d) achieve
1) ...to settle down...
2) ...reach a decision...
OPEN CLOZE: Articles
1) The way we work is a constantly evolving process and recently, ___ most popular concept being adopted by businesses around the world is flexitime.
2) As ___ child, Welles learned to play ___ piano.
1) THE most popular concept...
2) As A child, Welles learned to play THE piano.
How long is the Reading part?
How long is the Writing part?
Reading part has a duration of 1 hour and 15 minutes.
Writing part has a duration of 1 hour and 20 minutes.
"This time next month, Jeff _____ (travel) around Germany.
a) Future perfect simple
b) Present continuous
c) Future continuous
c) Future continuous
"Will be travelling"
I agree changing/ agree to change books
Diego doesn't mind working/ doesn't mind to work with children.
He walked halfway down the street and then stopped to tie/stopped tying his shoes.
I agree to change books.
Diego doesn't mind working with children.
He walked halfway down the street and then stopped to tie his shoes.
1) Rover had eaten / was eating the pie before we got home.
2) We were painting / have painted the door when a bird struck the window.
3) She has lived / had been living in Italy for three years when she lost her job.
1) Rover had eaten...
2) We were painting...
3) She had been living...
1) It was evening, and the birds sang / was singing.
2) I have never had / have never been having toothache.
3) How long have you been waiting / waited for me?
1) was singing
2) have never had
3) Have you been waiting...
How long is the Listening part?
How long is the Speaking part?
Listening part has a duration of 40 minutes.
Speaking part has a duration of 14 minutes for each pair of applicants.