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CONTENT |
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Introduction to Part
1 |
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Typical questions |
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Exercises |
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Example question
(timed!) |
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Video
lessons |
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Introduction to Part 1 |
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a 170 word
article |
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8 gaps in
the article |
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multi-choice
answers A, B, C or D for each gap |
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10 minutes
to do Part 1 |
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Typical Questions |
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3-4
collocations (e.g. a brief
glimpse) |
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2-3 vocabulary
questions, especially words with similar
meaning but different uses (e.g.
advantage, benefit, gain, profit) |
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1 phrasal
verb (e.g. bring about) |
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0-1
preposition combinations (e.g. keen on,
interested in) |
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0-1 linking
words (e.g. although, despite) |
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Exercises |
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COLLOCATIONS |
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What are collocations? |
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Collocations are words which
typically go together. For example we typically
"admire a painting" as opposed to "watch". Learning
to recognise and adopt the use of collocations helps
people learning English as a foreign language to
make their written English easier to read. |
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How can we study collocations
for the exam? |
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Study the list of
typical FCE collocations and then do the
online exercise below. |
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Do the DO
and MAKE exercise. |
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Read online
newspaper articles written in British
English. |
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VOCABULARY |
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What kind of vocabulary
questions? |
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These questions are about
synonyms and words with similar meanings but
different uses, such as "recognise,
recommend, remember and remind". |
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How can we study these
for the exam? |
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PHRASAL VERBS |
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What are phrasal verbs? |
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Phrasal verbs are the combination
of a verb with a preposition resulting in a big
change in meaning e.g. "bring" means to take
something with you whereas "bring about" means to
make something happen.They are very difficult to remember because their
meanings are not clear from the words. |
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What are phrasal verbs do I
need to study? |
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Fortunately, phrasal verbs are
most frequently used in speech and
informal English. Only a limited
number are used in articles. I have
prepared below an exercise of
typical Part 1
phrasal verbs. I have also provided a link to my
phrasal verbs page where you can find notes, a list
of common phrasal verbs and 18 exercises on
different phrasal verbs. |
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PREPOSITION
COMBINATIONS |
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You may or may not get a question
on prepostion combinations in Part 1. Do the
two exercises below and you should be okay. |
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LINKING WORDS |
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You may or may not get a question
about linking words. Do the three exercises below
and you should be okay. |
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Example Question (timed!) |
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FIRST CERTIFICATE READING AND USE
OF ENGLISH PART 1 |
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