L E S S O N 1 A N D 2

CAMBRIDGE FIRST CERTIFICAT

VOCABULARY REVISION PP 9

VOCABULARY REVISION PP 11

COLLOCATIONS AND EXPRESSIONS

• TAKE PART IN – PARTICIPATE

• TAKE INTO ACCOUNT - CONSIDER

• PLAY A PART IN – HAVE A ROLE

• MAKE SENSE OF -

• GIVE INSIGHT INTO -

• LEND A HAND WITH – HELP

• HAVING SAID THAT – THAT SAID

• GET IN TOUCH WITH - CONTACT

COLLOCATIONS AND EXPRESSIONS

• IN MY VIEW – IN MY OPINION

• AT THE SAME TIME - WHILE

• THAT’S ABOUT IT – THAT’S ALL

• ALL IN ALL – GLOBALLY SPEAKING

• LOSE TRACK OF – PERDER EL HILO

• LET SOMEONE KNOW ABOUT – INFORM

• SAY SORRY FOR – APOLOGIZE

• MAKE FUN OF - LAUGH AT

TIME EXPRESSIONS

• BY THE TIME

• 30 YEARS FROM NOW

SOME ERROR IN YOUR INFORMAL LETTERS

• I’ve finished my career and now I’m a doctor!

• I’m living now in London.

• I want to see you and watch how your life is going

• I don’t know totally what I’m going to do.

• They live right now near to Eiffel Tower.

• Helena and I are planning a travel by Christmas

Day to London

• We want to learn some traditions about England,

they have totally different traditions!

SOME SUGGESTIONS FOR IMPROVEMENT

• I’ve finished my degree, and now I am a doctor!

• I’m living in London now.

• I want to see for myself how life is treating you.

• I am not completely /100% sure / certain about what I am going to do.

• I will suggest them to visit the “Opera Garnier”.

• They live near/ close to the Eiffel Tower right now.

• Helena and I are planning a trip to London by Christmas Day.

• We want to learn about English traditions; they have totally different customs!

PHRASES ON PAGE 20

• ______ all these arguments, I think that…

• Will you __________ that you won’t tell anybody?

• Please if you ever come back to

Barcelona.

• Last month we in a football

competition.

VOCABULARY PAGE 21

+ ING

Avoid

Can’t face

Can’t help

Can’t stand

Don’t mind

Enjoy

Fancy

Feel like

Finish

Give up

Imagine

Keep

Postpone

Practice

Put off

Recommend

Risk

Spend time

Suggest

+ INFITIVE

Agree

Dare

Decide

Expected

Fail

Happen

Hope

Manage

Mean

Offer

Prepare

Pretend

Promise

Refuse

Seem

Want

INFINITIVE OR GERUND (SAME MEANING)

• Begin

• Continue

• Hate

• Like

• Love

• Prefer

• Start

INFINITIVE OR GERUND CHANGE MEANING

• TRY

• STOP

• REMEMBER

• GO ON

EXOTIC ADVENTURE HOLIDAYS

THE ESSAY IN FCE

You can decide whether to

• Agree

• Disagree

• Discuss both sides

Of the statement

EXPRESSING OPINION

• IN MY OPINION,

• AS I SEE IT,

• TO MY MIND,

• I FIRMLY BELIEVE

(THAT)….

(You have many

more in our

webpage)

OCHO APELLIDOS VASCOS IS A VERY GOOD FILM.

MAKING ADDITIONAL POINTS

FORMAL

• Furthermore,

• Not only that,

• Moreover,

• It’s also clear that,

LESS FORMAL

• So (both formal and informal)

• Anyway,

• As well as

• So far,…

More information

I hate apples….

HOW COULD WE IMPROVE THIS TOPIC SENTENCE?

Actually, I think that a good education is always

given at school, with teachers (of course), but in case

of doubts…

• It answers the essay question, but it is not as a first sentence.

• “Actually” is not a good way to start an essay

• Ambiguity

• (doubts about the teacher?, when doing homework?)

• What does this “always” stand for?

• My suggestion:

• In my opinion, children have a better chance to get a good

education at school than they have if they are taught at home.

• Avoid side comments in essays.

BASIC RULES OF THUMP IN ESSAYS

• Give opinions.

• Agree and disagree in a formal or neutral register.

• Choose whether to agree or disagree with the

statement provided in the task, or discuss both

sides.

• Plan ONE paragraph for each of the THREE

argumens carefully.

• Get some practice in writing appropriate opening

and closing paragraphs.

HOW COULD WE IMPROVE THIS FIRST SENTENCE?

• As I see it, it is wrong to learn at home?

• What does she mean?

• “Wrong” is a strong word

• As I see it, teaching children at home rather than sending

them to school is not a good option.

• There is nothing wrong with rephrasing the question,

provided the next sentence justifies it.

BRACKETS IN ESSAYS

• In a formal register, any statement within brackets should be

grammatically independent of the sentence in which it

occurs. That is the sentence should be complete, even if

the contents of the brackets were to be removed.

• Keep brackets to a minimum!

ANY GOOD FIRST SENTENCES?

• In my opinion, it is better to send children to school

than teaching them at home.

• Nowadays, some parents prefer leaching their

children at home instead of sending them to

school. I do not think this is a good idea.

SOME SENTENCES TO CORRECT

• There are some different answers to the why

• To this issue / matter /.

• With respect to this.

• (as to) why this is so.

• There are another problems

• If a child is at home, who will be his/her friend?

• In an essay do not ask, tell

• Make a decision about whether to use his or her, and be

consistent to it.

• It is alright to have some adventures…

• Avoid informal spelling

• Thank you for your attention!