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EL CURSO DE FIRST CERTIFICATE PREFERIDO POR LOS HISPANOPARLANTES |
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Esta es la PRIMERA PARTE del programa de nuestro curso FIRST CERTIFICATE EXAM en 60 lecciones. Ingresa ya mismo y cursa GRATIS First Certificate pulsando aquí !! |
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PRIMERA PARTE |
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UNIT # 1: ENGLISH IN YOUR LIFE |
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ENGLISH IN YOUR LIFE |
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SPEAKING: English and me. LISTENING: Students' experience. GRAMMAR: Yes/No questions. Tag questions. Question-Word questions. Indirect questions. EXERCISES: An interview. VOCABULARY: Phrasal verbs. ACTIVITIES: # 1 to 4. |
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ENGLISH WORLDWIDE |
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READING: Using your dictionary. A useful help. 10 rules for using your dictionary wisely. EXERCISES: Dictionary skills: Pronunciation. Meaning and use. Idioms. READING: A view about the English language. Super-kissers. VOCABULARY: Choosing the right word. ACTIVITIES: # 5 to 12. |
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WORDLESS MESSAGES |
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VOCABULARY: Ways of communicating. Parts of the body. Messages and gestures. LISTENING: A journey in Africa. READING: A journey in Africa. GRAMMAR: Pronouns: Personal, objective, possessive and reflexive pronouns. Some important points about pronouns. EXERCISES: Pronouns I, II and III. LISTENING: Learning Chinese. READING: Learning Chinese. ACTIVITIES: # 13 to 22. |
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ALL ABOUT FCE |
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GRAMMAR: Your First Certificate Exam. OM Personal advice. Paper 1: Reading. Paper 2: Writing. About FCE set books. Paper 3: Use of English (gap-filling multiple-choice, gap-filling open, re-writing sentences, error correction, word formation), Paper 4: Listening. Paper 5: Speaking. EXAM SIMULATOR: Multiple-choice gap-filling: Women in History. English spelling. SPEAKING: David Beckham (videoclip). ACTIVITIES: # 23 to 25. |
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UNIT # 2: FOOD AND DRINK |
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FOOD AND DRINK |
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READING: The ice cream. GRAMMAR: Nouns. Countable and Uncountable Nouns. Plural of Uncountable Nouns. EXERCISES: Nouns I and II. VOCABULARY: Containers. Groups. Taste. EXERCISES: Describing taste I and II. ACTIVITIES: # 26 to 33. |
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COFFEE BLEND |
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LISTENING: A coffee-taster speaks. Parts I and II. EXERCISES: A coffee-taster speaks. Parts I and II. GRAMMAR: Adverbs. How adverbs are formed. Adverbs of Manner. Adverbs of Degree. Confusing adverbs: much, absolutely, quite, really. EXERCISES: Use of adverbs: Parts I, II, II and IV. ACTIVITIES: # 34 to 40. |
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SMART FOOD |
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READING: Identifying topic, purpose and source. EXERCISES: Identifying topic, purpose and source. LISTENING: Food and Drink: Parts I and II. EXERCISES: What are they doing? GRAMMAR: Phrasal Verbs. What is a phrasal verb? Adverbs and prepositions. Intransitive, separable and inseparable phrasal verbs. EXERCISES: Phrasal Verbs I and II. VOCABULARY: Choosing the right word. ACTIVITIES: # 41 to 47. |
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ALL ABOUT FCE |
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GRAMMAR: Your First Certificate Exam. OM Personal advice. Gap-filling or cloze exercises. Reading a text. Filling in the gaps. About difficult gaps. Final advice. EXAM SIMULATOR: Multiple-choice gap-filling: An elephant's diet. Open gap-filling: Isabella Beeton. Error correction: My favourite place to eat. SPEAKING: Squeaky Wheels (videoclip). ACTIVITIES: # 48 to 51. |
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UNIT # 3: ABOUT PEOPLE |
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ABOUT PEOPLE |
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VOCABULARY: Dressing styles: Appearance. Describing age. Describing body size and shape. LISTENING: The clothes you wear. Parts I and II. EXERCISES: What are their attitudes to clothes? GRAMMAR: Conditional sentences: Part I. EXERCISES: Conditional sentences I and II. ACTIVITIES: # 52 to 57. |
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CHARACTER AND APPEARANCE |
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READING: Touareg Men (Philips Shehadi, Reuters). Activities. VOCABULARY: Personality traits. EXERCISES: Personality questionnaires. GRAMMAR: Relative Clauses. Relative pronouns: who, whom, which, that, whose. Subject/Object. Defining relative clauses and Non-defining relative clauses. EXERCISES: Describing my aunt. PRONUNCIATION: Emphasising Words: Parts I and II. ACTIVITIES: # 58 to 63. |
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DESCRIPTIONS |
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WRITING: Punctuation practice. Linkers of addition. LISTENING: Terror in London. EXERCISES: The London Dungeon. GRAMMAR: Making deductions: Part I. Use of must. Must expressing obligation, deduction and certainty. EXERCISES: Making deductions. READING: Hannie: the heroine. Activities. VOCABULARY: Choosing the right word. ACTIVITIES: # 64 to 71. |
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ALL ABOUT FCE |
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GRAMMAR: Paper 2. Writing a letter. Instructions. Reading. Writing. Example question. A newspaper report. Before you write. After you write. READING: An Argentine tourist. WRITING: A letter to Eugenia. EXAM SIMULATOR: Multiple-choice gap-filling: Tattoos. Open gap-filling: Elsa Schiaparelli (1896-1973). Error correction: My life as a Barry Manilow fan. SPEAKING: Flirting (videoclip). ACTIVITIES: # 72 to 76. |
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UNIT # 4: GEOGRAPHY |
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GEOGRAPHY |
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VOCABULARY: Physical landmarks. READING: Country description: About Argentina. GRAMMAR: Comparatives and superlatives. Expressing similarity and difference. EXERCISES: Comparatives and superlatives I and II: GRAMMAR: How to form the Passive. Active and passive sentences. EXERCISES: Passive forms I, II and III. ACTIVITIES: # 77 to 83. |
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TOWN OR COUNTRY? |
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LISTENING: Pros and cons I and II. EXERCISES: Which is the word? GRAMMAR: Conditional sentences: Part II. Unreal or hypothetical situations. EXERCISES: Conditional sentences I, II and III. READING: Good-bye to rural peace. ACTIVITIES: # 84 to 88. |
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LIFE IN THE CITY |
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EXERCISES: Phrasal verbs. PRONUNCIATION: Numbers and symbols I, II and III. READING: My neighbour Mr. Paul. SPEAKING: Talking about photos: 5-step tips. VOCABULARY: Choosing the right word I and II. ACTIVITIES: # 89 to 95. |
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ALL ABOUT FCE |
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GRAMMAR: Speaking (Part I). Getting-to-know-you questions. Talking about photos. EXAM SIMULATOR: Multiple-choice gap-filling: Lake Malawi: The Warm Heart of Africa. Open gap-filling: Aboriginal Peoples. Error Correction: Mexico: My Home Town. SPEAKING: Wallet Rescue (videoclip). ACTIVITIES: # 96 to 99. |
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UNIT # 5: HEALTH AND FITNESS |
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HEALTH AND FITNESS |
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VOCABULARY: Health problems I and II. EXERCISES: Diseases: symptoms. Definitions. Medical equipment. VOCABULARY: Medicine: glossary and expressions. EXERCISES: Specialists. Medical problems. Questionnaire I. READING: Questionnaire I. ACTIVITIES: # 97 to 107. |
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HEALTHCARE |
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GRAMMAR: The present. Present simple and present progressive. Verbs not used in the progressive forms. Adverbs of frequency with present simple. EXERCISES: The present I, II, III and IV. LISTENING: Healthcall directory I, II and III. EXERCISES: Healthcall directory I, II and III. ACTIVITIES: # 108 to 117. |
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AFRAID OF DENTISTS? |
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VOCABULARY: Doctors and dentists. Odd one out. PRONUNCIATION: Vowel sounds. Odd one out. GRAMMAR: Adjectives ending in -ING and -ED. EXERCISES: Adjectives (I and II). PRONUNCIATION: Individual sounds. EXERCISES: Phrasal verbs related to health. LISTENING: Afraid of the dentist? EXERCISES: Dental vocabulary. VOCABULARY: Choosing the right word I and II. ACTIVITIES: # 118 to 125. |
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ALL ABOUT FCE |
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GRAMMAR: Rewriting sentences. Some points to remember: Keywords. EXAM SIMULATOR: Multiple-choice gap-filling: A brand new nose. Open gap-filling: A lark or an owl? Rewriting Sentences. SPEAKING: Ultrasound (videoclip). ACTIVITIES: # 126 to 129. |
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PARTIAL TEST UNITS #1 TO #5 |
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This first self-evaluation test consists of eight activities covering the grammar, expressions, glossaries and listenings studied in the FIRST PART (Lessons #1 to #20) of this First Certificate course. |
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