1 Bim L A N 9 Ingles

My dear Student,
My name is Yemira Díaz Cárdenas, and I am

very glad to be your English teacher. Maybe at the
beginning, it could be a bit difficult for you the fact
that you are so far away from your country, but
don’t worry. Soon you will get used to this new
situation that will bring you new friends and lots of
new experiences that will enrich your knowledge,
so it would be great if you could take advantage of
this opportunity and enjoy your trip.
If this helps you somehow here is my E-mail
ydiaz@lnag.edu.pe, so don’t doubt in sending me
one, anytime you need to resolve some difficulties.
And if you need someone to talk to, here is my msn:
yemiradi@hotmail.com.
You will find some very important grammar tips
at the school virtual page, besides you will find a
phrasal dictionary, too. I recommend you to read
them all very carefully. I am sure they will be useful
to you, not only for reading this book but also to use
them in the future.
I hope you will like this book that has been

written especially for you to help you get the
Cambridge First Certificate in English. If you want to
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Este material educativo es para uso exclusivo de los alumnos del Programa de Educación a Distancia del
Liceo Naval “Almirante Guise”
take this exam in the country you are living in now,
you can go to any British Institute or Council and,
ask for information.
Now that you are going to step into adulthood,

stop for a while and reflect what you want to do with
your life. Think about the career you are about to
choose. Remember that you will probably work on it
during most part of your life, so you have to be
really sure before making one of the major decisions
of your life.
It would be of great help if you decide to trust

God and ask Him to give you the touch of His grace,
so you can choose what is best for you.
Good luck, and be always conscious of the Lord’s

presence around you, and you will succeed in
everything you do.
Best Wishes. Love.
Your teacher,
Jenny
Always remember:
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“READING GOOD BOOKS FEEDS THE
SOUL”
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Remember..... Always try to be the best
son/daughter, the best brother/sister, the best
friend, the best student; and you will please GOD!
“Kindliness is the oil that avoids frictions in life.”
“Nobody needs a smile more, than the person who

doesn’t have any left to give!”
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Unit 1
• Introduction
• Exercises using Phrasal Verbs
• Passive Voice + Exercises
• Completing Questions
• Questions Tags + Exercises
• Words often confused + Exercise
• Use of English: Making friends and keeping them.
• How to make friends and influence people (exercise)
• Having Rapport with each other (exercise)
• How to lose friends and alienate people (exercise)
• Positive and Negative Adjectives
• Modifying Adjectives + Exercises
• Words often confused
• Making Dialogues
• Writing Letters
• Exam practices
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INTODUCTION
Here is some advice which will help you understand the importance of
completing every single exercise of this book.
As it is worldwide known, English is one of the most spoken languages
in the world, and nowadays with the globalization more enterprises are
looking for people who have a good level of English to work for them.
The FCE (Cambridge First Certificate in English) is a world-wide

acknowledged English Certificate which allows you work or study abroad.
The FCE Exam consists of five parts or papers:

• Paper 1: Reading (1 hour 15 minutes)
• Paper 2: Writing (1 hour 30 minutes)
• Paper 3: Use of English (1 hour 15 minutes)
• Paper 4: Listening (40 minutes)
• Paper 5: Speaking (14 minutes, approximately)
Apart from the Speaking Test which is marked in the country you take
the exam; all papers are marked in the United Kingdom by experienced
examiners.
About this book:
• About printed pages:

Just in case you prefer to print the pages you have to resolve,
don’t use pencil. Besides, write clearly and neatly, so that I can
understand your handwriting!
• Exams:
DO THE EXERCISES IN THIS BOOK, BEFORE DOING
THE EXAMS AND READ THE INSTRUCTIONS
CAREFULLY!
GOOD LUCK!
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In this unit you will find different texts about friendship; how
to get or lose friends and mostly important how to keep them.
Friendship is like Snowflakes, which are one

of nature’s most fragile things, but just look
what they can do when they stick together.
Friendship is what binds the world together

in peace. May we all become friends.
A friend is someone who knows the song in

your heart and can sing it back to you when
you have forgotten the words.
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Before doing these exercises, press the Control Key and Click on ..
\Phrasal Dictionary\PHRASAL VERBS.doc, and take a look at the Phrasal Verb
Dictionary. There, you can check the meaning of the following Phrasal verbs.
A) Phrasal Verbs with up:

Use the correct form of the Phrasal Verbs from the box to complete the
following sentences. Don’t forget to change the tense of the verbs according to each
sentence!
give up catch up make up take up

come up look up go up
1. I don’t believe you; I’m sure you’ve made up the whole story!
2. Which questions do you think are going to come up in the exam?
3. If you take up a sport, it’ll help you lose weight.
4. I’ve given up smoking hundreds of times! It’s really easy.
5. The temperature’s gone up today. I’m feeling hot.
6. I always look up difficult words in the dictionary.
7. If you miss lessons, you will have to try and catch up with the rest
of the class later.

I give up !I
can’t work with this silly
machine!
Complete the
gap!
B) Phrasal Verbs relating with “travel”:
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Replace the underlined words in these sentences with the correct form of
one of the Phrasal Verbs below.
come across pick up set off get back

get away hold up take off
1. Sorry I’m late. I was in a meeting and I couldn’t leave / get away.
2. Wait for me at the airport and I’ll come and get you / pick up you in the car.
3. We should get to the airport one hour before the plane leaves / comes across.
4. I was walking along the High Street when I met / set off an old friend.
5. What time shall we start our journey / tomorrow?
6. Sorry we’re late. We were delayed / held up by the traffic.
7. When did you return / get back from your holidays?
C) Phrasal Verbs with on:

Complete the sentences using the correct form of one of the Phrasal Verbs
below.
look on get on go on count on

turn on take on put on
1. Her application was successful so they her as an assistant manager.
2. Could you the radio ? I’d like to hear the news.
3. We’re going to the show at Christmas.
4. In New York people get mugged and passers-by just !
5. I’m sorry I can’t working like this! I’ve had enough!
6. If you want to in life, you have to work hard.
7. Can I you to help me? You won’t let me down?
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D) Phrasal Verbs with go:
• Match the Phrasal Verbs in list A with their meanings in list B.
Write the correct number in each circle.
A
B
go out
pass
go off
stop burning
go through
chase
go over
experience/suffer
go on
explode
go after
examine
go by
happen
• Complete the following sentences using the correct form of

the phrasal verbs above.
1. As the thieves drove off on their motorbike the police
them.
2. She really a bad time when her husband passed away.
3. “What’s in here?” asked the teacher angrily.
4. As we were watching TV, suddenly all the lights .
5. The terrorists planted a bomb on the plane but fortunately it didn’t
.
6. “Right, today I want to your homework with you,”
said the teacher.
7. If you happen to the post office, could you send this
letter for me?
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E) Phrasal Verbs and idioms
1) look up 5) go on 9) get away
2) count on 6) put on 10) put up with
3)let (you) down 7) make up one’s mind 11) catch up on
4) take in 8) turn up 12) look for
• Complete this text using the correct form of one of the phrasal verbs or
idioms above. Use one of the verbs twice. Write the NUMBERS in the
lines!
Although London, with its traffic, enormous distances and high cost of living,
may be a bit too much to if you have to live there every day, London’s a great
place if you just want to for the weekend. There is so much to choose from by
way of entertainment that it will be difficult to what to do first.
It is a good idea to get hold of a weekly entertainment guide, such as What’s
On,
To the names of cinemas, theatres, restaurants and clubs. If you want to
the latest developments in the arts, a magazine like Time Out will give you a brief
account of what’s been .
Most of the entertainment available in London is in the West End or just over
Waterloo Bridge in the South Bank Arts Centre. The West End is the heart of London’s
theatre land, where famous theatre companies plays and musicals all round the
year. On the South Bank there is always something interesting in the theatres,
concert halls and art galleries.
If you are keen on dance, classical or modern, London won’t you .
If it’s a good disco you’re , try the Hippodrome in Charing Cross. If you want to
a spot of jazz during your visit, you can certainly Ronnie Scott’s in Soho
for good quality jazz; but give them a ring first-if you just at the door, you may
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find it’s packed out.
In English, there are often two ways of talking about an action. You can use an
active form, for example:
• People play football everywhere. ACTIVE VOICE

subject object
But when you want to move the focus from the subject to the object, then you use
the passive form, for example:
• Football is played everywhere. PASSIVE VOICE

subject
That is because the action is more important than who does it.
As you can see in the example, football which was the object in the active,
becomes the SUBJECT in the PASSIVE.
We also use the Passive Voice when we describe a process or write a rule.
Examples:
• First, the eggs are beaten, and then the milk is added.
• Smoking is forbidden in any public establishment.
Look at the box, to see how to form the PASSIVE VOICE.
SUBJECT + BE + PAST PARTICIPLE

Note 1:
The tense of the Verb to Be changes according to the tense used in the active
voice but remember that the main verb always goes in participle!
.Examples: Look at them carefully, analyzed them, and so you will understand them!
Present Simple
Active Voice Passive Voice

Verb TO BE in Present T.
Verb in Present T.
They make champagne in France. Champagne is made in France.

The Verb ALWAYS changes to the PAST PARTICIPLE!
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Present Continuous
They are redecorating the hotel. The hotel is being redecorated.
Past Simple
Someone built this bridge in the 18th This bridge was built in the 18th
century. century.
Past Continuous
He was repairing the television when The television was being repaired
it exploded. when it exploded.
Present Perfect
The company has knocked down theThe building has been knocked
building. down.
Past Perfect
They had promoted him three times He had been promoted three times
before becoming director. before becoming director.
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Future
They will repair it by next Monday. It will be repaired by next Monday.

Infinitive Form
I am going to paint this room in blue. This room is going to be painted in blue.
Auxiliaries move from the active to the passive without changing their tense, but
they keep their form according to the subject they have before.
Modal Verbs
Scientists should stop experiments Experiments on animals should be

on animals. stopped.
Astronauts might find life on another Life might be found on another planet.
planet.
They could do the things much better. The things could be done much better.
• The same rule as in the previous box.
Note 2:
Very often by and the agent are omitted in passive voice because they are
unknown, unimportant or obvious.
Example:
• Some engineers built that bridge in 1876.
? That bridge was built in 1876.
Note 3:
When you want to mention what the agent used in order to carry out an action,
you use with.
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Example:
• He was stabbed with an old army knife.
Note 4:
You use it is said/ believed /claimed/ thought that to report what people say or
think in general.
Example:
• It is said that the economy will get stronger over the next few months.
• It is believed that he is the best person for the job.
Note 5:
Some verbs have two objects in active sentences, e.g. give, lend, send, show.
You can make either object the subject of a passive sentence.
Example:
• I was given some money. or Some money was given to me.
• They were sent a present. or A present was sent to them.
Spoken English
We can sometimes use get instead of be in a passive sentence.
Example:
• “Carol got arrested last night.”
• “They got beaten in the very last match of the season.”
EXERCISES: Change the following sentences from one form to the other one.
Examples:
• Two hundred umbrellas are left in London taxis every day. Passive
Active
• People leave two hundred umbrellas in London taxis every day.
• They have transmitted signals from the mobile phone. Active

• Signals have been transmitted from the mobile phone. Passive
1. Biking is forbidden in the park.

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2. People speak German in Germany.
3. Jimmy wrote a letter.
4. More soldiers have been sent to Iraq every day.
5. They will paint the old houses by the next week.
6. A tall building is being built near my neighbourhood.
7. Fruit should be eaten three times a day.
8. We were having dinner when the earthquake began. .
I hope you
won’t end up
like me!
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Complete this news report using the correct Passive form of the verbs in brackets.
A large, cat-animal (see) in a field near Bath yesterday.

Two girls out riding their horses (throw) when the horses
reared up on seeing the cat. The area (search) several times
by police, but the only trace of the animal that (find) so far
is a hair on a fence and paw marks, which it (believe) must
(make) by a very large animal. “These paw marks couldn’t
(make) by a dog,” said a police spokesperson.
Another large, puma-like animal (sight)near a
motorway at Dunstable a few days before this latest incident. “If it
(see) by members of the public”, said the spokesperson, “it
(should/report) at once.” What will happen if the creature
(catch)? “It (shoot).”
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Use the words from the box.
what are do would have who is how can where
1. people often ask you for advice?
2. you ever lost or found a lot of money?
3. you remember the words of a song in English?
4. there something you are really afraid of?
5. would you like to be at the moment?
6. is the best thing that has ever happened to you?
7. you like to change anything about yourself?
8. long have you known your best friend?
9. you a good friend?
10. has had the greatest influence on your life?
Easy, isn’t it?
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Question tags
You use question tags to check information or to ask other people if they agree
with you. You form a question tag with an auxiliary or a modal verb and a subject
pronoun. The main patterns for question tags are:
• positive statement + negative question tag

You like pizza, don’t you?
• negative statement + positive question tag

You can’t speak French, can you?
If you’re checking information, your voice goes up on the tag.
You haven’t been to Spain, have you? (You don’t know the answer.)
If you’re asking someone to agree with you, your voice goes down on the tag.
You live in London, don’t you? (You expect the answer to be “yes”.)
Note:
You usually use the same auxiliary or modal verb of the sentence. When
there’s no auxiliary you use do or did according to the tense of the sentence.
Match the sentences in list A with the question tags in list B.
A B
1 You couldn’t lend me some money, hadn’t you?
2 You weren’t born here, have you?
3 You haven’t read War and Peace, were you?
4 You usually get up late, aren’t I?
5 You hadn’t seen a cartoon before, do you?
6 You’d better study more, could you?
7 You don’t know of any good books on grammar, couldn’t it?
8 It could be a bit warmer this time of year, had you?
9 I’m taller than you, did they?
10 No one failed the last test, don’t you?
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VERB NOUN PERSON ADJECTIVE
invent invention inventor Inventive
discover discovery discoverer inventive
create creation creator creative
imagine imagination imaginative
compare comparison comparative
danger dangerous
science scientist scientific
advise advice advisor advisable
criticize criticism critic critical
socialize society social
attend attendance attendant
Complete the following sentences using the correct form of one of the words above.
1. Hanna is one of the of the Flintstones.
2. Newton gravity when an apple fell on his head.
3. The government’s economic policy has a lot of
problems.
4. The of the washing machine has made people’s
everyday lives easier.
5. Leonardo da Vinci made many scientific .
6. Television was by John L Baird in 1926.
7. The between them was obnoxious.
8. The most important event was the wedding.
9. The to the meeting was awesome!
Exam Practice: Use of English, Part 5 (Words often confused)

Use the words given in Capitals at the end of each line to form a word that
fits in the space in the same line.
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The first one is already done for you.
Making friends and keeping them
Making friends and influencing people is a gift INFLUENCE
that some people seem to be born LUCK
with, while for others it is a skill that has to be ACQUIRE
through practice and hard work. It is, however, COMFORT
to know that most skills, particularly SOCIAL
skills, can be learnt and that it is never too late to start
improving.
It is possible to make yourself more popular and even
to be the centre of at parties if you ATTEND
follow the in this leaflet. ADVISE
If someone makes a mistake, try to avoid . CRITIC
Instead, pretend you haven’t noticed the mistake or say
Something . We all get depressed at ENCOURAGE
times and most people are willing to be SYMPATHY
but it does get a bit tiresome hearing someone grumble all the time.
Rapport: How to make friends and influence people

Use the words from the box to form a word that fits in each space according
to the numbers given. The first one is already done for you!
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(1) able (2) interest (3) relate (4) nature (5) communicate
(6) destruction (7) importance (8) move (9) converse (10) deep
If people have rapport with each other, they have a relationship in which they
have a special (1) ability to understand each other’s feelings or points of view.
Knowing what rapport is, is a small step towards achieving it. The (2) question is:
how does one go about getting it if one does not have it? How do we create a (3) of
trust and how can we extend this (4) skill? How do you know when two people are
in rapport? (5) seems to flow when two people are in rapport; their bodies as well as
their words match each other. What we say can create or (6) rapport, but that is only
seven per cent of the communication. Body language and tone of voice are more (7) .
You may have noticed that people who are in rapport tend to mirror and match each
other in posture, gesture and eye contact. It is like a dance, where partners respond and
mirror each other’s (8) . Have you ever found yourself enjoying a (9) with
someone and noticing that both your bodies have adopted the same posture? The (10)
the rapport, the closer the match will tend to be. This skill seems to be inborn, for
new-born babies move in rhythm with the voices of the people around them.
Here’s a lot of
RAPPORT!
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For questions 1-15, read the text and look carefully at each line. Some of the
lines are correct, and some have a word which should not be there.
If a line is correct, put a tick ( ).
If a line has a word which should not be there, write the word.
1 When people are not in the rapport their bodies reflect it – whatever
2 they are saying, their bodies will not be matching. They are not
3 engaged in the dance and you can see in it immediately. Successful
4 people create rapport and rapport creates trust. You can to create
5 rapport with anyone you wish. By consciously matching and mirroring
6 body language and tone of voice, you can very quickly gain rapport
7 with even almost anyone. To create rapport, join the other person’s
8 dance by matching to their body language sensitively and with
9 respect. This builds a bridge between you and in their model of the
10 world. Matching besides is not mimicry, which is a noticeable and
11 exaggerated copying of another person’s movements. You can match
12 arm movements by few small hand movements; body movements by
13 your head movements. When people move like each other, they like
14 each the other. But do not believe us. Notice what happens when you
15 mirror others. Then notice what will happens when you stop.
….mmm
and more
rapport!
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Have you ever been offended at not being invited to a party which everyone else
you know seems to have been to and had a good time at? Have you ever told a joke that
no one found very amusing? 1 G Making friends and influencing people
is a gift that a select few seem to be born with, while for the rest of us it is a skill that
needs to be practised; and it can be learnt. After all, everyone likes to be popular - we all
like to be invited to parties and to be the centre of attention, at least some of the time.
Although experts have written books on how to make friends and influence people, for
me, the first lessons I received in how to be sociable go back to when we were at
primary school. 2
In our class, there was a boy no one liked. It wasn’t because he was disgusting,
like Billy Reilly, who chewed erasers and then spat out the pieces onto his desk. Nor
was he like Lorraine Smith, whose dad was the headmaster of the school and who
always wanted to be popular with the teachers and so kept putting her hand up to
answer questions (even when she had no idea what the answer was). 3 He
was so desperate to be liked by the rest of us that eventually even the most tolerant
amongst us couldn’t stand him. (We were only eleven at the time.) The more he tried to
be liked, the less we liked him. The irony was that on the surface Edgar Price should
have been the most popular kid in class. He shared his sweets, he gave you the answers
in tests and he gave great 4 birthday parties.
But underneath, it gradually became obvious that Edgar cared only for one
person - himself. He was totally self-centred, but made it worse by pretending he cared
about others.
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5 You could tell from his voice that his mind was on other things. And he
always managed to twist every topic of conversation back round to his favourite subject
- the life and times of Edgar Price. It was rather a dull story, anyway. 6
Another thing which made him difficult to like was that he was so miserable -a
real prophet of doom. He was always predicting bad weather when there was a big
match on, infectious diseases when someone was off ill and earthquakes all year round.
We knew he just wanted attention. 7 Once there really was an earthquake
and when Edgar said, “I told you so”, it did not make us like him more.
I think it was an American president who once said, “If you’re talking, you
aren’t listening”, and, in spite of the faulty grammar, there is an important lesson here.
8 The upshot of all this is that one should not try too hard to be liked and, on
the practical side, if you want to be on good terms with people, talking less and
listening more is the golden rule for becoming someone it is good to be with.
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Have you got an idea what these are for? 8
Eight sentences have been removed from the text. Choose from the sentences
A-l the one which fits each gap (1-8). There is one extra sentence which you do not
need to use. The first one is already done for you!
A He would even ask to carry your bag if it seemed stuffed with books.
B He wasn’t even very good at covering up his real feelings.
C No, Edgar’s problem was far more irritating: he tried too hard to be a “good guy”.
D Of course, if you make a dozen predictions, one of them is bound to come true.
E Once during a maths test, I had no idea what the answers were.
F His dad was an accountant with customers in the Middle East, hardly Lawrence of
Arabia.
G Do people “switch off” when you’re talking to them?
H Though it was a long time ago, I remember some of the kids as if it were yesterday.
I We like the sound of our own voice, but the people we’re speaking to probably feels
the same about their voice too.
Here are some adjectives used to describe people’s characters. Fill in the
chart on the next page.
sympathetic selfish reliable tolerant

cheerful tactful gloomy boastful generous
helpful shy brilliant modest difficult
tactless pessimistic jealous easy-going
optimistic
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POSSITIVE ADJECTIVES NEGATIVE ADJECTIVES
sympathetic selfish
1) From the same chart choose three adjectives to describe the qualities
you like most in a friend, use red colour to identify them, and use blue to
choose another three to describe someone you don’t like.
2) Which of the following adjectives describe Edgar Price? Mark them out.
sociable disgusting
self-centred popular
miserable irritating
3) Which other adjectives from the chart would you use to describe Edgar
Price? What advice would you give him?
Modifying adjectives
You can increase or reduce the strength of adjectives by using modifiers.
Here are some modifiers arranged roughly from weak to strong.
a bit
quite/fairly
rather/pretty
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really/very
extremely
You are driving a bit fast.
You are driving a pretty fast.
You are driving a extremely fast.
Use a modifier and an adjective from the chart to describe the people
who said the following sentences. You can use more than one adjective.
The first one is already done for you!
1 Things are bound to get worse.
a bit gloomy, rather pessimistic

2 I'm the best student in the class.
3 I've got two free tickets for the concert. Why don't you have one of them?
4 Well, it's been really great chatting to you. Why don't we meet for coffee sometime?
5 I hope you don't mind my mentioning it, but you've got chocolate on your cheek.
6 Who's that letter from? What does it say? It's not private, is it?
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7 I'm not giving any money to the homeless. If they need money, they can go out and
work for it like I do.
8 I find it difficult to talk to people at parties.
9 I don't think my score was anything special. It was partly luck and partly team-work.
10 Look, I'm sorry, could you take this soup back, it's too salty. And by the way, could
you bring me a clean glass? And could you change this butter for margarine please...
Describe these people, using modifiers and adjectives:

Example: I can be rather tactless sometimes……………..
yourself
your best friend
a member of your family
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Words often confused
nervous bad-tempered moody anxious
Complete these sentences using one of the words above.
1 A teacher or parent who is always shouting is .

2 You are expecting the results of an exam, or you don’t want to miss your plane; you
feel .
3 Before an interview or exam you may feel .
4 Your friend is often cheerful or depressed within a very short time. He is .
5 John way so on his wedding day that he forgot his bride’s name.
6 My boss is usually very on Monday morning.
7 The drought has made farmers about the harvest.
8 Susan admits she’s , but says it’s because she’s an artist.
I am I am
Complete them!
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1) Imagine that you have accidentally upset a good friend of yours by
something you’ve said. You haven’t spoken for weeks.
Ask “a friend” for advice.
2) Then, imagine that a student in your class comes to you for advice. This
student has upset a good friend and doesn’t know what to do. Give him some
advice.
Here are some tips that will help you to create your dialogue.
Giving Advice:
Why don’t you…..? The best thing to do is……..
If I were you, I’d…… You could try to ……. (+-ing)
You should…. What about……… (+-ing)
Have you thought about.........? (+-ing) Perhaps you could…….
Asking for Advice:
Could I have a word with you? What would you advise?
Could I ask your advice about something? What should I do?
Complaining:
I don’t understand why……. I can’t see why………
Why don’t people understand……? I get fed up with…….
Note:
Advise Verb
Advice Noun
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Exam practice: Transactional letter (letter asking for information)
In Part 1 of the writing exam, you have to write a transactional letter. A

transactional letter has a practical purpose (you want to get something done) and it
requires a reply from the person you send it to. Here are some of the different types of
letter you may have to write:
• a letter of complaint
• a letter of invitation
• a letter asking for information
• a letter describing something (e.g. something lost or stolen)
You will be given information with which to answer the question, such as an
advertisement, notes, another letter or a picture. You may also be asked to add your own
ideas. The style of the letter should be formal or semi-formal, depending on who you are
writing to and why.
Here are some tips on writing a transactional letter.

• Make sure that you include all the information you are supposed to. You will
lose marks if you don't.
• Use key words from the information given. Don't copy whole sentences.
• Think about who you are writing to, and make the style of your letter
appropriate. The examiners give marks for appropriacy as well as for accurate
grammar and vocabulary.
• Open and close your letter appropriately. (It is not necessary to write
addresses.)
• Organize the information clearly into paragraphs. Each paragraph should have a
specific purpose.
• Explain in the first sentence why you are writing.
• State in the last sentence what you expect from the reader.
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ANSWER THIS QUESTION.
You are interested in visiting the USA and you have seen this advertisement
in a magazine. Write a letter to Oceanview Adventures asking for more
information. Use the notes on the advertisement. Write between 120 and 180 words.
Where is this exactly?

Which countries do
STUDENTS! What kind of place is it?
VISIT FLORIDA, USA
they come from?
Spend 6 days of fun in Orlando this summer with

other students 12-18 years old from around the
world. Tour Disney World, Kennedy Space Center,
Movie Studios, & much more!
Do these cost extra?
How much?
Write for free details of this holiday adventure
Ocean Adventures,What are the dates

Do they speak PO Box 108, Clarksville, TN 37041, USA.
English?
Here are two students’ answers to the question. Read them quickly and
decide which is better.
A
Dear Sir or Madam,

I am writing in response to the_advertiznient
about student holidays in Florida who I saw in
yesturday's International Herald News. Although I am
interested to the holiday, I would like and more
informations.
I am 15 years old and my English are very good
but I would like to improve it.
First, could you tell me where the other children
will be coming from? Will they be able to speak
English? What kind ofacomodation will there be. I
would and like to know if I must to shair a room with
others students.
Could you also tell me more about how the six
days will be organized? Are the trips you are referred
to included in the fee or do we must pay extra?
I look forward to hearing 35
from you, yours
faithfully,
Maria
B
Dear Mister (or Madam),

I am writing because of your notice about holidays
in Floreda this summer for the young guys (and
girls). You said it is a 'holiday adventure' which
sounds too intresting but I want more details, as
cluickly as it is possible. The first thing I must to
ask is wear exactly Orlando is? Is it far from
Florida? Is it nearby Hollywood? You talk for
students from abroad -how many other students
will it be and which countries they come from? Of
course I have to know the bill for all this - how
much! I must have these informations? Yes and
how will I pay all this? I got lots of songs in English
and I really go for everything American so that's
why I love to coming to America. It will be my first
time.
And pleese: a bit more informations - cos I need to

know more.
Letter is
That's all for now.,
better!
Write soon
Best wishes,
Marcus 36
Put ticks to complete this table according to whether the letters have the
following features. Underline examples of the features in the letters.
Good Features Letter A Letter B

Relevant information
Good vocabulary & grammar
Formal expression
Clear paragraphs
Appropriate salutation & ending
Bad Features Letter A Letter B

Irrelevant information
Grammar mistakes
Wrong words
Spelling mistakes
Too informal
Unclear paragraphs
Now it’s your turn. Write your own letter answering the advertisement on
the previous page. Write between 120 and 180 words.
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This kind of exercise is frequently used throughout this book because you must
be an expert on this.
You have to complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the
first sentence, using the word given.
Don’t change the word given.
You must use between two and five words, including the word given.
Example:
Berlin is not an easy city to move about in.
difficult
It is difficult to move about in Berlin.
1. I wonder if you could open the window. could
You couldn’t you?
2. I do my best not to get stuck in the rush hour on the way home. avoid
I try very hard in the rush
hour on the way home.
3. I don’t think anyone passed the test. did
No one they?
4. No other European city is as polluted as Athens. most
Athens is city in Europe.
5. Why don’t we go and see a film tonight? cinema
Let’s go tonight.
6. The city first metro system is now being built. building
The government first metro system.
7. Could you tell me which person has influenced you most?
greatest
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Who influence on you?
8. Londoners used to pride themselves on their transport system. proud
Londoners their transport system.
9. When did you start to learn English? been
How English?
Exam practice: GRAMMAR AND USE OF ENGLISH:

For questions 1-15, read the text below and decide which answer A, B, C, or
D best fits each space. Look at the example: (0) B
Walt Disney
There is no one who has not heard of Walt Disney; he is without (0) B one of the
most famous figures in the twentieth century and (1) most people know hardly
anything about him. (2) he became one of the most successful men in history, he
(3) school at the age of sixteen and then studied art for a short time. By the (4)
years of this century, he had (5) started to produce cartoons in Hollywood
in (6) with his brother Roy, who, for some reason, never (7) to become as
famous as Walt. Disney is perhaps most well known on (8) of his lovable cartoon
character, Mickey Mouse, who first (9) in 1928 in a film called Steamboat Willie.
One of the most (10) cartoons films of all time is Snow White and the Seven
Dwarfs, which, when it was (11) in 1937, was the first full-length cartoon in the
history of the cinema.
(12) the 1950s, Walt Disney had become one of the world’s major (13) of
films for cinema and television. As Disney Production (14) , its founder retained
complete artistic control of the films and he also (15) on to publish books for
children and cartoon strips in newspaper, featuring such characters as Donald Duck and
Pluto the dog.
0 A comparison B doubt C disagreement D explanation

1 A yet B then C already D however
2 A Despite B In spite of C Although D Even
3 A graduated B completed C left D failed
4 A primary B early C beginning D initial
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5 A still B soon C yet D already
6 A partnership B friendship C relationship D membership
7 A achieved B reached C succeeded D managed
8 A case B account C view D regard
9 A appeared B performed C starred D began
10 A common B excited C popular D known
11 A seen B released C circulated D advertised
12 A Until B Since C BY D To
13 A businessmen B owners C publishers D producers
14 A grew B enlarged C increased D succeeded
15 A took B put C pushed D went
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My dear Student,

My name is Yemira Díaz Cárdenas, and I am

I hope you will like this book that has been

Now that you are going to step into adulthood,

It would be of great help if you decide to trust

Good luck, and be always conscious of the Lord’s

Best Wishes. Love.

“Kindliness is the oil that avoids frictions in life.”

“Nobody needs a smile more, than the person who

• Exercises using Phrasal Verbs

• Passive Voice + Exercises

• Questions Tags + Exercises

• Words often confused + Exercise

• Use of English: Making friends and keeping them.

• How to make friends and influence people (exercise)

• Having Rapport with each other (exercise)

• How to lose friends and alienate people (exercise)

• Positive and Negative Adjectives

• Modifying Adjectives + Exercises

• Words often confused

The FCE (Cambridge First Certificate in English) is a world-wide

The FCE Exam consists of five parts or papers:

About this book:

• About printed pages:

Friendship is like Snowflakes, which are one

Friendship is what binds the world together

A friend is someone who knows the song in

A) Phrasal Verbs with up:

give up catch up make up take up

2. Which questions do you think are going to come up in the exam?

3. If you take up a sport, it’ll help you lose weight.

4. I’ve given up smoking hundreds of times! It’s really easy.

5. The temperature’s gone up today. I’m feeling hot.

6. I always look up difficult words in the dictionary.

of the class later.

can’t work with this silly

come across pick up set off get back

5. What time shall we start our journey / tomorrow?

6. Sorry we’re late. We were delayed / held up by the traffic.

7. When did you return / get back from your holidays?

C) Phrasal Verbs with on:

look on get on go on count on

1. Her application was successful so they her as an assistant manager.

2. Could you the radio ? I’d like to hear the news.

3. We’re going to the show at Christmas.

4. In New York people get mugged and passers-by just !

5. I’m sorry I can’t working like this! I’ve had enough!

6. If you want to in life, you have to work hard.

7. Can I you to help me? You won’t let me down?

• Match the Phrasal Verbs in list A with their meanings in list B.

Write the correct number in each circle.

• Complete the following sentences using the correct form of

1. As the thieves drove off on their motorbike the police

3. “What’s in here?” asked the teacher angrily.

4. As we were watching TV, suddenly all the lights .

5. The terrorists planted a bomb on the plane but fortunately it didn’t

way of entertainment that it will be difficult to what to do first.

It is a good idea to get hold of a weekly entertainment guide, such as What’s

To the names of cinemas, theatres, restaurants and clubs. If you want to