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FCE

READING AND USE OF ENGLISH

PART 1 and 2

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Part 1

Each correct answer in Part 1 receives 1 mark

0 marks for each incorrect/not given answer

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The village without doors

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The questions in Part 1 mainly focus on the learner’s knowledge of .

collocations

dipendent prepositions with verbs, adjectives

vocabulary

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1. What are you good ___?

2. What do you get angry _____?

3. Do you ever feel sorry ___ famous people?

4. Are you fussy _____ food?

5. Are you allergic ____ anything?

6. What are you most scared ___?

7. Name something in your country that you are very proud ___ .

8. Which part of the Cambridge English: First test are you most worried _____?

9. What would you most like to be famous ____?

10. If you could visit London, what would you be most excited _______?

11. Do you ever get fed up _____ a member of your family?

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1. What are you good AT ?

2. What do you get angry ABOUT?

3. Do you ever feel sorry FOR famous people?

4. Are you fussy ABOUT food?

5. Are you allergic TO anything?

6. What are you most scared OF?

7. Name something in your country that you are very proud OF .

8. Which part of the Cambridge English: First test are you most worried ABOUT?

9. What would you most like to be famous FOR?

10. If you could visit London, what would you be most excited ABOUT?

11. Do you ever get fed up WITH a member of your family?

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Part 2

Each correct answer in Part 2 receives 1 mark

0 marks for each incorrect/not given answer

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MILANO -

Il destino ________ Alitalia potrebbe essere nelle mani di Delta Airlines ed EasyJet. __________ quanto riporta Bloomberg i due vettori sono "in trattativa avanzata" per il salvataggio dell'ex compagnia di __________. Intanto il cda di Fs, spiegano fonti vicine al dossier, ______ riunirà oggi pomeriggio _______ decidere se il piano di salvataggio può proseguire con il coinvolgimento di ________ partner industriale mentre domani il ministro allo Sviluppo economico Luigi Di Maio incontrerà i sindacati.

Negli ultimi ________ si sono moltiplicate le notizie intorno alla compagnia italiana……..

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MILANO - Il destino di Alitalia potrebbe essere nelle mani di Delta Airlines ed EasyJet. Secondo quanto riporta Bloomberg i due vettori sono "in trattativa avanzata" per il salvataggio dell'ex compagnia di bandiera. Intanto il cda di Fs, spiegano fonti vicine al dossier, si riunirà oggi pomeriggio per decidere se il piano di salvataggio può proseguire con il coinvolgimento di un partner industriale mentre domani il ministro allo Sviluppo economico Luigi Di Maio incontrerà i sindacati.

Negli ultimi giorni si sono moltiplicate le notizie intorno alla compagnia italiana…..

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1. I wondered __________ the book would end.

2. Why are the children making so ________ noise?

3. It’s really important that you ________ home right now.

4. Oh no, I think I’ve lost _____ purse.

5. Hurry up and put your clothes ____.

6. What are you so fed up ____?

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7. I wondered __________ the book would end happily or not. 8. Why are the children making so ________ noise in the garden – are they still there?

9. It’s really important that you ________ home right now – your mum has just phoned and wants you to call her back.

10. Oh no, I think I’ve lost _____ purse and all your money too. 11. Hurry up and put your clothes_____ to dry – it’s sunny.

12. What are you so fed up ______ him about?

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7. I wondered IF/WHETHER the book would end happily or not. 8. Why are the children making so LITTLE noise in the garden – are they still there?

9. It’s really important that you CALL/PHONE home right now – your mum has just phoned and wants you to call her back.

10. Oh no, I think I’ve lost YOUR purse and all your money too. 11. Hurry up and put your clothes OUT to dry – it’s sunny.

12. What are you so fed up WITH him about?

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The questions in Part 2 mainly focus on the learner’s knowledge of .

A range of language areas are tested in Part 2

pronouns, relative clauses, prepositions and auxiliaries, adjectives ...

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LE TOUR DE YORKSHIRE

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KEYS

9. BEEN 15. WELL

10. ITS 16. HAVE/GET

11. WERE

12. HAS

13. SUCH

14. WHICH

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What should learners focus on when answering Part 1 questions?

each sentence

the meaning of the text as a whole

Try all the different options to see which one fits best with the surrounding text.

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What should learners focus on when answering Part 2 questions?

it is a good idea to try to think what part of speech is needed.

it is always a good idea to skim the complete text first to get a general idea of what it is about.

Read through the text at the end to check your answers.

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Training

  • In the afternoon I stayed two hours listening to my iPod
  • There isn’t much time to have sightseeing
  • Yesterday we visited the Science Museum instead of making shopping

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Training

  • When I went on the school trip I made lots of photos of my friends
  • If you come in my town you will see it is a beautiful place
  • If you’re tired, it’s hard to concentrate and you do a lot of mistakes

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Training

  • Everyone who took part to this language course was given a questionnaire at the end
  • How often do you practise sports?
  • Nowadays we depend of technology. We can’t live without it.
  • After I’ve made my homework, I have to help with my washing up

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FCE RESULT - LISTENING PAG. 12 - AUDIOSCRIPT