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FCE Speaking

Here's an FCE interview. Both girls are a PASS.

Test 2

Our Test will be on the 1st of September.
Make sure you arrive early.
Soon I'll have the subject published here.

Extended deadline for WT4

Dear All,

Due to some unfortunate mishaps after the thunderstorm, I've decided to extend the deadline for the Writing Task 4. New deadline: 23/06

XX,

Claudia

Test 1 - May 3rd

Your test is divided into 4 parts:
1- Grammar & Vocabulary - 25 points
2 - Reading - 25 points
3 - Listening - 25 points
4 - Writing - 25 points

Grammar & Vocabulary:
SB. p. 6 and 7 : Grammar: Present Tenses
SB. p. 8 and 9: Phrasal verbs I: ex. 4, 5, 7
SB. p. 13 Adjectives/Opposites: ex. 4, 6 (check SB. p. 125)
SB. p. 16 and 17: Grammar Past Tenses "Past Perfect" in special
SB. p. 19: Sentence Builder- After/Before + v + ing
SB. p. 23: Verb Patterns: ex. 2, 4, 5
SB. p. 26: Present Perfect and Present Continuous
SB. p. 29 : Phrasal Verbs II: ex. 4, 5, 6
SB. p. 31: "I'd rather"
SB. p. 32 and 33 ex. 5 and 7 (Collocations)

Reading:
1. Match the idea of the sentence with the short text
2. Work out the meaning of words/phrases.
WB. p. 10/11 (a similar reading)

Listening:
1. Complete the text with a word or phrase based on what you hear
2. Match the sentences with the speakers.
SB. p. 31 ex. 1, 3 (a similar but longer listening)

Writing:
1. Write an article or a letter to a friend (+/- 120 words)
Check your compositions, correction and footnotes

Good luck and in need of help please contact me!

Dictionaries

At this level you should start getting used to looking up words in an English/English dictionary. Here are some of the best:

- Cambridge International Dictionary
- Macmillan English Dictionary for Advanced Learners
- Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
- Oxford Advanced Learner's

Material Needed

This year we'll need

• a notebook (could be a small 96-page notebook - 140mm x 202mm - costs around R$4,00)
• pen, pencil/propelling pencil, eraser, sharpener and a pencilcase, leads (propelling pencil)
• plastic folder
• Challenges 4 - Student's Book (SB)
• Challenges 4 - Workbook (WB)