First Certificate

30 Jun 2019

FIRST CERTIFICATE LANGUAGE PRACTICE BOOK

Here you have the link to download the book " First Certificate Language Practice" by Michael Vince. It's an old edition but it's useful. You have grammar and vocabulary exercises.
As regards grammar, you can do up to unit 9 as we have already dealt with those topics. Try to do the exercises and, at the end of the book, you have the keys. If you have any problem to download the book, let me know!
Best regards!
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1A6C7B7q9j0wnH2hnLOHO1oa4HiJo8rOf/view?usp=sharing

REPORTED SPEECH

Hi all! Here you have an exercise regarding REPORTED SPEECH. Please copy the exercise in your binders and do it. We will correct it on Thursday. Best Regards!

Change this direct speech into reported speech:
1. “He works in a bank” She said ___________________________________________________________
2. “We went out last night” She told me ________________________________________________________
3. “I’m coming!”
She said ___________________________________________________________
4. “I was waiting for the bus when he arrived” She told me ________________________________________________________
5. “ I’d never been there before” She said ___________________________________________________________
6. “I didn’t go to the party” She told me ________________________________________________________
7. “Lucy’ll come later” She said ___________________________________________________________
8. “He hasn’t eaten breakfast” She told me ________________________________________________________
9. “I can help you tomorrow” She said ___________________________________________________________
10. “You should go to bed early” She told me ________________________________________________________
11. “I don’t like chocolate” She told me ________________________________________________________
12. “I won’t see you tomorrow” She said ___________________________________________________________
13. “She’s living in Paris for a few months” She said ___________________________________________________________
14. “I visited my parents at the weekend” She told me ________________________________________________________
15. “She hasn’t eaten sushi before” She said ___________________________________________________________

9 Jun 2019

FCE Successful Practice Test (2015), Test 1, Part 1

You will hear people talking in eight different situations. For questions 1-8, choose the best answer, A, B or C.
1. You are in a shop when you overhear this man answering the telephone. The caller wants to buy
A. a book about playing a guitar
B. a book about guitar music
C. a cassette of guitar music
2. You are listening to the radio when you hear this man speaking. He is speaking about
A. history
B. shipbuilding
C. politics
3. You are sitting in a cafe when you hear this woman
A. the weather
B. buying a new coat
C. new windows
4. Listen to this woman introducing a college lecture. The visiting lecturer
A. has recently changed career
B. has made a new discovery
C. was late for the lecture
5. You are sitting in a pub when you overhear this exchange. The woman wants the man to
A. go to the bar
B. get her a drink
C. replace her glass.
6. You are staying in the home of a British family. You hear the mother answering the phone. The caller wants to take her daughter
A. to the cinema
B. to a party
C. to a restaurant
7. Listen to a policeman being interviewed on the evening speaking. television news. She is telling her friend about He is describing
A. a car crash
B. a bomb explosion
C. a serious fire
8. You overhear this exchange in a major London railway station. The cause of the delay is
A. snow
B. flooding
C. an accident

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJeuBdxS4Gw

Listening

Here you have an interesting link to practise listening https://www.examenglish.com/FCE/fce_listening_part1_test2.htm

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PASSIVE VOICE ACTIVITY

1 Pink -"Get The Party Started"

I'm comin' up so you better get this party started

Get this party started on a __________ night

Everybody's waiting for me to arrive

Sendin' out the message to all of my friends

We'll be looking _______ in my Mercedes Benz

I got lot of style, check my gold diamond rings

I can go for miles if you know what I _____

I'm comin' up so you better get this party started

2. Maroon 5 - "She Will Be Loved"

Beauty queen of only _________

She had some trouble with herself

He was always there to help her

She always belonged to __________ else

I drove for miles and miles and _________ at your door

I've had you so many times but somehow I want more

I don't mind spending every day

Out on your ________ in the pouring rain

Look for the girl with the broken smile

Ask her if she wants to stay __________

And she will be loved

3. Selena Gomez -“Love you like a love song”

It's been __________________

Every beautiful thought's been already sung

And I guess right now here's another one

So your melody will play ________, with the best of them

You are beautiful, like a dream come alive, _______________

A centerfold, miracle, lyrical

You saved my life again

And I want you to know baby

I, I love you like a love song, baby

And I keep hitting re-peat-peat-peat-peat-peat-peat

4. Miley Cyrus – “Can’t be tamed”

I wanna fly,

I wanna _________,

I wanna go

I wanna be a part of something I don't know

And if you try to hold me back I might ___________

Baby, by now you should know

I can't be saved

I can't be ___________

I can't be __________

I can't, can't, I can't, can't be tamed

I can't be changed

I can't be tamed

I can't be, can't, I can't be tamed

5. Adele -"Someone Like You"

I heard that _______________________

That you found a girl and you're married now.

I heard that your dreams ___________

Guess she gave you things I didn't give to you.

Old friend, why are you so shy?

Ain't like you to hold back or ______________

6. Lana Del Rey – “Born to die”

Don’t make me sad, don’t make me cry

Sometimes love is not enough and the road gets tough

_______________________

Keep making me laugh, let’s go get high

The road is long, we carry on

Try to have fun in the _______________

Come and take a walk on the wild side

Let me kiss you hard in the pouring rain

You like your girls __________

Choose your last words

This is the last time

'Cause you and I, _____________________

7. Lady Gaga – “Born this way”

I'm beautiful in my way

'Cause God makes no __________

I'm on the right track, baby

I was born this way

Don't hide yourself in _________

Just love yourself and you're set

____________________, baby

I was born this way

Oh there ain't no other way

Baby I was born this way

Oh there ain't no other way

Baby I was born this way

I'm on the right track, baby

I was born this way

Don't be a drag ‒ just be a queen

Don't be!

8. “Sweet dreams” (cover)

Sweet dreams are made of this

Who am I to ___________

I travel the world and the seven seas

Everybody's looking for something

___________ want to use you

Some of them want to get used by you

Some of them want ________ you

Some of them want ________________

9. MGMT- “Kids”

The water is warm

But it's sending me ____________

A baby is born

Crying out for attention

Memories fade

Like looking through a __________ mirror

Decisions too

Decisions are made and not bought

But I thought this wouldn't hurt a lot

I ______________

10. “Love is all you need” (cover)

There's nothing you can do that _______________

There's nothing you can sing that can't be sung

There's nothing you can say but you can learn how to play the game

______________

Nothing you can make that can't be made

No one you can save that __________________

There's nothing you can do but you can learn how to be you in time

It's easy

All you need is love

All you need is love, love

Love is all you need

Love, love, love

Nothing you can know that isn't known

Nothing you can see that isn't _________

Nowhere you can be that isn't where you're meant to be

It's easy

All you need is love

All you need is love, love

Love is all you need

Exercise 1. Write out all the examples of Passive Voice.

Exercise 2. Change from Active into Passive.

*Active Voice*	*Passive Voice*
1. I’m sending out the message to all of my friends.
2. You should look for the girl with the broken smile.
3. The Dj will play your melody on and on.
4. She said: Open up the dirty window!
5. No one else can speak the words on your lips.
6. Your eyes told the tale of an act of betrayal.
7. I’d trade all my tomorrows for just one yesterday.
8. He doesn’t want the company.
9. They share a look in silence.
10. The rain puts the tear in his eye.
11. The water is sending me shivers.
12. You can learn how to play the game.

First Certificate

30 Jun 2019