Sunday, October 29, 2017

4 - PRACTICE VOCABULARY - Part 1

Here are some useful websites to practice your vocabulary:
(for each question on tests, you can click on "show explanation" to get more information)


Appliances:

https://www.examenglish.com/vocabulary/appliances.htm


Buildings:

https://www.examenglish.com/vocabulary/b1_buildings.htm


House & Home:

https://www.examenglish.com/vocabulary/b1_house_and_home.htm

City:

https://www.examenglish.com/vocabulary/b1_city.htm

Countryside:

https://www.examenglish.com/vocabulary/b1_countryside.htm



3 - PRACTICE GRAMMAR - Part 1

Here are some useful websites to practice your grammar:
(for each question on tests, you can click on "show explanation" to get more information)

Present Perfect:

https://www.examenglish.com/grammar/A2_present_perfect.htm


Past:

https://www.examenglish.com/grammar/A2_past_simple.htm


 Past Continuous:

 https://www.examenglish.com/grammar/A2_past_continuous.htm


some / any / much / many :

https://www.examenglish.com/grammar/A2_some_any_much_many.htm


Articles:

https://www.examenglish.com/grammar/a2_articles.htm

2 - WRITING FORMAL EMAILs / LETTERs

HERE ARE SOME SLIDES TO HELP YOU WITH YOUR WRITING PRACTICE OF A FORMAL LETTER:









1 - INTRODUCTION TO FIRST CERTIFICATE



Preparation for the
University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations –
Cambridge English FIRST (CEFR B2)

TIME OF EXAM:
3 and ½  hours
The exam is divided in 4 papers:
·         Paper 1: Reading and Use of English (40%)
·          Paper 2: Writing  (20%)
·          Paper 3: Listening (20%)
·          Paper 4: Speaking (20%)

PAPER ONE: READING and USE OF ENGLISH
       Time: 1 hour and 15 minutes
       No. of questions: 52
       No. of parts for Use of English: 4
       Part 1: 8 multiple choice cloze
       Part 2: 8 open cloze
       Part 3: 8 word formations
       Part 4: 6 key word transformations
       No. of parts for Reading: 3
       Part 5: Text with 6 multiple choice questions
       Part 6: Gapped text with 6 sentences
       Part 7: 10 multiple matching
PAPER TWO: WRITING
       Time: 1 hour 20 minutes
       Task types: an email or a letter, an essay, a report, an article or a review
       No. of parts: 2
       Part 1: Question 1 – Compulsory – write an essay in a formal style (length: 140-190 words)
      Part 2: Choose from questions 2 to 4 (length: 140-190 words) – choose from an article, an email, a letter, a report, a review
PAPER THREE: LISTENING
      Time: approx. 40 minutes
      No. of questions: 30
      No. of parts: 4
       Part 1: 8 multiple choice
       Part 2: 10 sentence completion
       Part 3: 5 multiple matching
       Part 4: 7 multiple choice
PAPER FOUR: SPEAKING
       Time: about 14 minutes
       No. of parts: 4 (two candidates)
       Part 1: general conversation (2 min.)
       Part 2: photo description and expressing opinions (4 min.)
       Part 3: two-way conversation (4 min.)
       Part 4: justifying opinions (4 min.)

1 - GRAMMAR PRACTICE 1