FIRST CERTIFICATE – YEAR 2016-17

Term 1

Ticket office

Countable and uncountable

Countable - suitcase Uncountable - luggage

INTO / ONTO

He climbed onto the roof (on top of)He asked me into his office (to the inside of)

USE OF ENGLISH

Similar meaning, but only one exact right• Susan thinks it will take her more than a year

to ______ enough money to buy a flatA. SaveB. KeepC. CollectD. store

Only “save” is used when you are putting money away until you have enough for a special purpose.

USE OF ENGLISH II

Only one of the options completes a set phrase (i.e. pay attention)• I always _______ lots of photos when I go

away on holidayA. MakeB. DoC. PutD. Take

Take + photos (set phrase)

Use of English 3

One of the four options completes a phrasal verb (Or is the whole phrase)• It’s my job to provide the raw material from

which a natural history programme is _____ upA. MadeB. SetC. TakenD. Put

You need a verb which means “consist of” to complete the sentence, and only “made up” gives you that meaning

Set up configurar

Use of English 4

The missing word is a linking word• There has been a change in the people’s attitude

towards the world.___________ people have been talking about global warming for many years, there is now great concern about its effects on the future of the planet.A. InsteadB. WhereasC. AlthoughD. However

Read the sentence before and after the gap so that you understand exactly what the meaning is.

Use of English 5

Sometimes the answer depends on the first word after the gap.• Antonio was _________ of what would

happen when he first discovered the truth.A. AfraidB. ConcernedC. WorriedD. Anxious

“Afraid” is the only word that can be followed by “of”

• The railway station at Becktham had recently been modernised. Its ironwork painted vivid red and blue, even a coffee bar established on the platform for London. Trains carried commuters back and forth, running frequently at peak times and maintaining a good service throughout the day. A number of Granbury’s regular travellers found it worth driving the extra miles to use this route rather than the nearer station at Nettington, where the car park was filled to capacity long before the first cheap fares where available at nine o’clock. Charlotte too found it suited her better, for she hated trying to insert her blue Fiat, small as it was, into the last remaining space which was never quite big enough.

Why had Charlotte chosen to travel from Bechtham Station rather than Nettington Station?Faster trains stopped there There were better facilities thereThe fare was cheaper from there It was easier to park there

“There” = Becktham

• I haven’t seen Mark for five years– LASTIts five years ________________ Mark

• Cristina prefers films to plays– LIKECristina doesn’t ________________ films

Since I last saw

Since is used with tenses other than perfect tenses in the structure it’s /was… since

Like plays as much as

Could / managed to

• We only use “could” to talk about general ability in the past, or with verbs of perception (see, hear, etc.). We do not use it for a single action. We normally use “managed to”.– Maria was very upset when Ben left her, but she

managed to smile nevertheless.

– By the time she was four, she could already speak three languages.

Which is the missing word these three sentences share?

1. Her father works in the bank and pulled ........ to get her a job.

2. Is this offer as it seems or are there any ........ attached?

3. Two of the ........ on his guitar have snapped.

strings

strings

strings

Informal English: Buck / bull / wind

• C) The team need to throw caution to the ______ and play for a win if they're going to get a result on Saturday. (take a risk)

• A) It might be tempting to simply pass the ________ if you make a mistake at work but it will almost always have negative results. (avoid taking responsibility)

• B) You need to take the by the horns and do something about your finances before it's too late. (Face a challenge confidently)

wind

buck

bull

Collocation

• I didn't have enough time to finish the essay and missed the deadline.RANI missed the deadline for my essay as I ........................................ time.Ran / had run out of time

How many collocations can you find?

• 'to ........ a message' • (hand/give/put/leave)• 'to ........ an argument' • (waste/fail/lose/miss)• 'to ........ attention' • (keep/pay/take/make)• 'to ........ your seat belt' • (lock/knot/tie/fasten)• 'to ........ your mind' • (change/alter/switch/move)

• She is afraid ____ water• I think she ____________ train before setting

off for the Way of Saint James.• You ___________ use your mobile phone in

class.• I ______ speak four languages before I turned

14.

of

Should / ought to

Mustn’t

Could

Transformations

• They advised me to have a course of injectionsADVISABLE

• They told ____________ to have a course of injections

• Visitors should remember to bring warm clothers

Me it was advisable

Are reminded that

Ways of giving advice - errors

1. It is advisable applying insect repellent2. It is advisable TO APPLY insect repellent3. You should also to sleep under a mosquito

net4. You should also sleep under a mosquito net5. I would wearing a money belt if I were you6. I would wear a money belt if I were you

Not nearly as old as

Apart from

Not nearly as… asThere is a big difference

a much better swimmer than

Are not so widely read

TURNED IT DOWN

FAR / MUCH LESS POPULAR THAN

IS MORE DIFFICULT TO STUDY

ALWAYS BORROWING MY THINGS WITHOUT

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