FCE mixture warm up

Word formation

100

OPT (VERB)

 ADJECTIVE?

OPTIONAL

200

DEEP (ADJ)

NOUN?

DEPTH

300

ABLE (ADJ)

NOUN?

ABILITY

400

HELPFUL (ADJ)

NEGATIVE ADJECTIVE?

HELPLESS

500

SCIENCE (NOUN)

ADJECTIVE?

SCIENTIFIC

WRITING LINKERS

100

FCE connectors, synonyms for AND:

give me 3

BESIDES

IN ADDITION

FURTHERMORE

MOREOVER

ALSO

200

FCE connectors, synonyms BUT

give me 3

HOWEVER

NEVERTHELESS

NONETHELESS 

ALTHOUGH/THOUGH/ EVEN THOUGH

DESPITE / IN SPITE OF

300

FCE connectors, synonyms BECAUSE

SINCE 

DUE TO 

OWING TO THE FACT THAT

400

SUMMARY: IN CONCLUSION

give me 2

SUMMING UP             ALL IN ALL

OVERALL

FINALLY

TO SUM UP

TO CONCLUDE

500

GENERALIZATIONS: IN GENERAL

give me 2

GENERALLY SPEAKING

BROADLY SPEAKING

ON THE WHOLE

WIDELY

IDIOMS

100

I can't stand Paula's little sister. She's so annoying. She's a  real........................

PAIN IN THE NECK

200

Marta really enjoyed her birthday party. She had a whale................

OF A TIME

300

It rarely snows in Coruña. Actually, it only happens .................................

ONCE IN A BLUE MOON

400

I'm not feeling very well today. I'm a little bit .....................................

UNDER THE WEATHER

500

The meeting got ________ and people started yelling at each other.

OUT OF HAND (GET OUT OF HAND)

PHRASAL VERBS

100

The wedding was cancelled because Sarah doesn't love him anymore

PUT OFF

CALLED OFF

SHUT OFF

CALLED OFF

200

She didn't arrive at the party until 23.00h

TURN UP

LOOK INTO

PUT OUT

TURN UP

300

Can you take care of my dog while I'm on holiday?

TAKE AFTER

LOOK AFTER

LOOK BACK

LOOK AFTER

400

The police is investigating the crime but they have no clue yet

LOOKING AFTER

LOOKING INTO

LOOKING FOR

LOOKING INTO

500

The football match was postponed due to the heavy storm

PUT INTO

PUT OUT

PUT OFF

PUT OFF

MULTIPLE CHOICE

100

JAMES ________ THE EARLY YEARS OF HIS CHILDHOOD IN LONDON.

- PAST     - SAW     - TOOK      - SPENT

SPENT

200

HE PRODUCED A SERIES OF GARDEN PAINTINGS IN __________ FORMS ARE SHOWN WITH COLOUR AND LIGHT.

- WHAT    - WHICH   - WHERE    - WHOM

WHICH

300

THE GALLERY PRESENTS AN EXHIBITION OF PAINTINGS BY PATRICK HERON, ONE OF THE LEADING ______ IN THE 2OTH CENTURY BRITISH ART.

- FIGURES  -ACTORS  - POLITICIANS  - AUTHOR

FIGURES

400

SHE WAS NAMED JULIE _______ HER GRANDMOTHER AND MOTHER BECAUSE IT'S A FAMILY TRADITION

DUE TO--AFTER--FOR--INTO

AFTER

500

HE'S ACCUSTOMED_______HAVING TWO CUPS OF COFFEE EARLY IN THE MORNING

OF--AT--TO--WITH

TO