USE OF ENGLISH FOR FCE
Target audience: Teenagers, Adults
Level: Intermediate and above
Language Focus: Grammar,Vocabulary
Practice Type: Exam Practice, FCE
Lesson Plan:
1. Learn the structure of exam tasks
2. Do exam practice tasks
3. Get to know more about the Use of English Paper of FCE
1. Learn the structure of exam tasks
In this lesson you will acquaint yourself with 2 tasks of the Reading and Use of English Paper. The
whole Paper consists of 7 parts and 52 questions.
Part 1 (Multiple-choice cloze) Part 2 (Open cloze)
A text with some multiple-choice A text in which there are some gaps,
questions. Each question has four each of which represents one
What's in this Part?
options (A, B, C or D) – you have to missing word. You have to think of
decide which is the correct answer. the correct word for each gap.
Vocabulary – idioms, collocations,
What do I have to
shades of meaning, phrasal verbs, Grammar and vocabulary.
practise?
fixed phrases etc.
How many questions
8 8
are there?
How many marks are
1 mark for each correct answer. 1 mark for each correct answer.
there?
2. Do exam practice tasks
Part 1. Multiple-choice cloze
Read the text below and decide which answers A, B, С or D best fits each gap. There is an
example at the beginning (0).
0 A. forms B. means C. roles D. shapes Hints:
1.Which of these verbs doesn’t
have to be followed by a
VIDEO GAMES preposition?
2.Which word introduces a
contrast within one sentence?
Video games are one of the most influential (0) A_ of entertainment in 3.What can be between 2
objects?
modern society. But do they (1)___a good influence or a bad influence, 4.Think of a collocation with
particularly when we consider how popular they are with children? (2) “number”
5.This verb means “to have an
___ both users and video companies claim that there is no (3)___ idea without certain proof”
between violence on the screen and real-life behavior, a (4)___ number 6.The only word that fits
grammatically
of people are beginning to (5)___ that this may not be true. 7.A linking word that adds
What cannot be (6)___ of course, is that some of the most successful something to the previous
sentence
video games are also the most violent and it would seem that they owe 8.Which verb has an idiomatic
much of their popularity to their violent character. (7)___ the plain fact is,
meaning “to be successful”
9,10,11 Read the whole
non-violent video games just do not (8)___ commercially, whereas their sentence before you can fill in
more violent counterparts do. the gap
12.Which verb doesn’t require
Most video games originate in the USA, a country where children are the preposition “to”
encouraged to be very competitive. Some people there seem to (9)___ 13. What word can be followed
by “of
video games because they (10)___ this competitive spirit in a very basic 14.What verb can be followed
(11)___ - man versus mad or man versus nature. But ironically, if you ask by the infinitive
15.Think of a collocation with
any English teacher, they’ll (12)___ you that these two conflicts are the “part”
ones most commonly found in great works of literature. It is possible,
therefore, that parents, and other people who are (13)___ of the influence video games may have
on the young, really just (14)___ to understand them and the part they (15)___ in our culture.
1 A. result B. respond C. relate D. represent
2 A. Still B. Moreover C. However D. Although
3 A. joint B. knot C. link D. tie
4 A. climbing B. growing C. rising D. spreading
5 A. suppose B. distrust C. doubt D. suspect
6 A. denied B. disagreed C. replied D. refused
7 A. Even though B. As regards C. In case D. What’s more
8 A. catch up B. get off C. pick up D. take off
9 A. disgust B. disapprove C. dislike D. displease
10 A. call B. carry C. show D. give
11 A. kind B. way C. type D. sort
12 A. state B. tell C. say D. speak
13 A. afraid B. alarmed C. anxious D. worried
14 A. avoid B. lack C. fail D. miss
15 A. make B. play C. act D. serve
Part 2. Open cloze
Read the text below and think of the word that best fits each space. Use only one word in each
space. There is an example at the beginning (0).
AN AMAZING ESCAPE IN THE AIR
In December 1942, an aircraft took (0)_off_ from an airfield in Minnesota, Hints:
1.You need an auxiliary verb.
USA. On board were the pilot, Sid Gerow, and the engineer, Harry 2.What part of speech can be
Griffiths. The plane (1)___ just left the factory and this was its first flight. used between an adjective and
a gerund.
The two men were responsible (2)___ checking that everything was 3.What part of speech
(3)___working order. completes the collocation
“working order”.
Griffiths had (4)___ carry out inspections (5)___ the doors and windows, 4.What makes a modal verb
making sure they were securely closed. He was checking a door near the “had to” different from other
modal verbs.
pilot’s seat (6)___ suddenly it gave way and he fell (7)___ of the aircraft. 5.What word can link the two
Fortunately he managed to hold onto the door although he knew that he nouns?
would soon lose (8)___ grip. The air temperature was minus 13 degrees 6.You need a linking work
expressing contrast.
Celsius and strong winds (9)___blowing him about. 7.A phrasal verb is needed here.
Gerow realized exactly (10)___had happened because he felt the cold air 8.Who is this sentence about?
You need a word to indicate
and heard Griffiths’ shouts, but he had to stay in his seat to control the possession.
aircraft. He decided not to land because this would be very dangerous for 11.What kind of verb can come
in front of a bare infinitive?
Griffiths. Suddenly, he had a brilliant idea. Below him he (11)___ see a
frozen lake. He took the plane down as low as possible and reduced
speed. A few metres (12)
___the ice, at a speed of 160kph, Griffiths let go. He hit the ice (13)___slid
for one kilometre. Circling around, Gerow (14)___ relieved to see his
colleague get up and walk (15)___the shore of the lake. His plan had
worked!
3. Get to know more about the Use of English Paper of FCE
Read more about FCE exam
http://www.cambridgeenglish.org/exams/first/exam-format/
Watch a video on the Use of English and Reading for FCE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LzvGUOWEEhI
Answer Key: Part 1: 1.D, 2.D, 3.C, 4.B, 5.D, 6.A, 7.D, 8.D, 9.C, 10.C, 11.B, 12.B, 13.A, 14.C, 15.B
Part 2: 1.had, 2.for, 3.in, 4.to, 5.on/of, 6.when, 7.out, 8.his, 9.were, 10.what, 11.could, 12.above/from, 13.and, 14.was,
15.towards
Resources: Alan Stanton, Mary Stephens. Fast Track to FCE
Tags: teenagers, adults, vocabulary, grammar, intermediate, upper-intermediate, exam practice, FCE
