FIRST CERTIFICATE LANGUAGE PRACTICE
5 Complete each sentence with a noun from box A and a noun from box B.
A
B
a) I like shopping there. The .., |
.. are usually very helpful. |
b)Coke sells more than Pepsi in my country. It's the
c)You can get a free map of the town from the
d)The plane was out of control and had to make a
e) |
is rising in China because the farmers are using |
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more modern machinery. |
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f) |
We only have a |
twice a week and so it can be a bit |
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smelly at the back of the flats. |
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g) |
We're facing a serious |
in our hospitals and so we |
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have to recruit nurses from other countries. |
h) |
The roads will be very busy on Friday evening as it's a |
6 Complete each sentence with a verb phrase from the box.
a) |
Close your eyes and |
try |
to |
relax completely. |
b) Unfortunately, the doctors say his condition is |
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respond to treatment. |
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c) |
Work on our new kitchen is |
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start this weekend. |
d) |
It is |
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believe that the holiday is nearly over. |
e) |
I'd be |
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show you around Lisbon. |
f) |
Everyone is |
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give generously to the charity. |
g) |
I wondered how old she was but I didn't |
ask. |
h) |
Candidates are not |
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use dictionaries in the exam. |
i) |
The window is stuck. See if you can |
open it a |
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little bit. |
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j) |
Newspapers |
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stress bad news rather than good |
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news. |
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VOCABULARY 21 COLLOCATIONS
7Complete these common idioms with a word from the box.
a)I just didn't see the other car. It came out of the blue
b)I'm going to move to the country. I've had enough of the rat
c)I'm completely different to my sister. We're like chalk and
d)I receive my salary next Friday. At the moment I'm in the
e)It's a difficult decision. There are many pros and
f)She rushed into her second marriage head
g)I know how to programme the DVD. It's a piece of
h) I'm not sure if we're going to move house, but it's on the
i)I can't stand him. He really gets on my
j)I could have explained in more detail, but that's the problem in a
8 Complete each sentence with an adverb from box A and an adjective from box B.
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The problems in Africa were |
largely |
created |
by the colonial |
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powers. |
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b) |
This chocolate mousse is |
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! I'm going to have some |
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more. |
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c) |
In his early films he looked OK, but now he's |
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d) |
There's almost nothing left of the town. It was |
by |
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the earthquake. |
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e) |
I'm |
that I left the country before the war started. |
f) |
Our performance in the World Cup was a disaster. The tactics of the team |
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must be |
if we want to win next time. |
g) |
Look at those designer shoes! They're |
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! I'm going |
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to wait until the January sales. |
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h) |
For the first few months after her marriage she was |
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1 |
Tenses |
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Present simple |
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I/you/we/they like. |
She/he/it likes. |
Do you like? |
Does she like? |
You don't like. |
He doesn't like. |
Present continuous |
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I am going. |
You/we/they are going. |
She/he/it is going. |
Am I going? |
Are you going? |
Is she going? |
I am not going. |
You aren't going. |
She isn't going. |
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Present perfect |
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I/you/we/they have left. |
She/he/it has left. |
Have they left? |
Has she left? |
They haven't left. |
He hasn't left. |
Present perfect continuous |
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I/you/we/they have been waiting. |
She/he/it has been waiting. |
Have you been waiting? |
Has she been waiting? |
We haven't been waiting. |
He hasn't been waiting. |
Past simple |
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1 |
I/you/she/he/it/we/they started. |
(Regular) |
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Did you start? |
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You didn't start. |
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2 |
I/you/she/he/it/we/they went. |
(Irregular) |
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Did you go? |
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You didn't go. |
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Past continuous |
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I/she/he/it was going. |
You/we/they were going. |
Was he going? |
Were you going? |
She wasn't going. |
You weren't going. |
Past perfect |
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I/you/she/he/it/we/they had left. |
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Had |
he left? |
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They |
hadn't left. |
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Past perfect continuous
I/you/she/he/it/we/they had been waiting.
Had they been waiting?
He hadn't been waiting.
Future perfect
I/you/she/he/it/we/they will have finished.
Will they have finished?
F O R M A T I O N RULES
They won't have finished.
Future perfect continuous
I/you/she/he/it/we/they will have been waiting.
Will they have been waiting?
They won't have been waiting.
Will
See Grammar 3 and 19.
2 |
Indirect speech |
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'I always drink milk.' |
He said that he always drank milk. |
'I'm leaving.' |
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She said she was leaving. |
'I'll be back soon.' |
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He said he would be back soon. |
'I've forgotten it.' |
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She said she had forgotten it. |
'I took it.' |
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He said he had taken it. |
T was reading.' |
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She said she had been reading. |
T had left by then.' |
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She said she had left by then. |
'I must go.' |
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She said she had to go/must go. |
'I can help.' |
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He said he could help. |
T would like to help.' |
She said she would like to help. |
'If I had a car, I'd go.' |
He said that if he had a car he would go. |
3 |
The passive |
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He helps. |
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He is helped. |
He is helping. |
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He is being helped. |
He has helped. |
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He has been helped. |
He helped. |
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He was helped. |
He was helping. |
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He was being helped. |
He will help. |
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He will be helped. |
He will have helped. |
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He will have been helped. |
4 |
Infinitives |
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Present: |
to like |
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Passive: |
to be liked |
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Past: |
to have liked |
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Past passive: |
to have been liked |
5 |
Participles (ing |
forms) |
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Present: |
liking |
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Present passive: |
being liked |
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Past: |
having liked |
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Past passive: |
having been |
liked |