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The document provides information about the different sections on the FCE use of English paper 3 exam. It includes a multiple choice cloze section with 12 gaps to fill, an open cloze section with 12 gaps, and a word formation section with 10 gaps requiring the use of word stems. It also provides examples to practice filling in the blanks using prefixes, suffixes, adverbs, and word formations.

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FCE Use of English Practice Guide

The document provides information about the different sections on the FCE use of English paper 3 exam. It includes a multiple choice cloze section with 12 gaps to fill, an open cloze section with 12 gaps, and a word formation section with 10 gaps requiring the use of word stems. It also provides examples to practice filling in the blanks using prefixes, suffixes, adverbs, and word formations.

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FCE TRAINING COURSE

USE OF ENGLISH PAPER 3

2013

MULTIPLE CHOISE CLOZE


You read a short text which has 12 gaps. For each gap you have to select the missing word from a choice of four (A, B, C or D). In the exam you transfer your answer to a special answer sheet. Part 1 tests your knowledge of vocabulary.

OPEN CLOZE
You will read a short text which has 12 gaps. For each gap you have to add the missing word. In the exam you transfer your answer to a special answer sheet. Part 2 tests your knowledge of grammar.

WORD FORMATION
You will read a short text of around 200 words, which has 10 gaps. For each gap you have to use a given 'stem' word to make the correct form of the missing word. In the exam you transfer your answer to a special answer sheet. Part 3 tests your knowledge of the way words are formed in English, including the use of prefixes and suffixes, and spelling rules associated with these changes.

Fill in the blank with the prefixes or suffixes which correspond to the words given in brackets. This room is so .! Put all your toys away! ( tidy) He doesnt have a job. Hes ..(employed) I work hard but they pay me little money. Thats..(fair) Be when you open the door.(care) Could your repeat that .., please? I dont really understand it.(explain) The receptionist was very. and explained to us everything very carefully.(help)

Fill in the blank with the negative prefixes (im-, in-, il-, un-, dis-) which correspond to the words given in brackets. The childrens room is usually very. .( tidy) I dont think so: I.. with you.(agree) I usually the suitcases as soon as we arrive home from the airport.( pack) We couldnt go on holidays last year because I was for ten months.( employed) He never says anything when he comes into the room. He is very ..(polite) I never watch plays because I.. going to the theatre.(like) Their dog . while they were walking in the park.(appeared) Making several copies of a CD and selling them is .( legal) He said it is. to solve the problem and I agree with him: I cant find a solution. (possible)

Fill in the blank with the adverb which corresponds to the adjective given in brackets. Example: He hit the ball ____. (hard) He hit the ball hard. The newspaper is delivered _____. (daily) She did ____ in the competition. (good) Please close the door _______. (quiet) I drove ____________ home. (straight) We came to work ____________. (early) She ____________ filled in the answers. (quick) He like to drive ____________. (fast) We proceeded ______________. (cautious) He threw the ball ____________ into the air. (high) How __________ do you know her? (good) We arrived _________. (late) They did the work ___________. (bad) He spoke ___________. (little) The gathering is held . (annual) They replied _____________. (immediate) The workers met ____________. (weekly) I will deal with that problem ____________. (first) They were ______________ dressed for the occasion. (suitable)

Fill in the blank with the adverb which corresponds to the adjective given in brackets. Example: The letter was ________ legible. (scarce) The letter was scarcely legible. He did the work as _________ as possible. (careful) They won the game ______. (easy) She handled the situation very _______. (capable)

I _____ expected that to happen. (full) The view was _____ magnificent. (true) The theory has never been ______________ proved. (scientific) Please drive ____________. (slow) She worked _____________ until nine oclock. (steady) We arrived _____________. (punctual) They ___________ agreed to the proposal. (ready)

WORD FORMATION 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. Chestnut honey provides quick and ............. relief.(EFFECT) Come rain, wind or shine these snapdragons give a superb display over an ....................... long period(EXCEPTION) Dreaming of a beautiful home for your ........................... .(RETIRE)? Enjoy lifetime ownership of a luxury home for an ................. price.(AFFORD) The post-war decline in beer ......................... was practically halted last year. (CONSUME) Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, than a stalled ox and ..................therewith.(HATE) In the first quarter of the 18th century people began to realise the ......................... of hygiene to public health.(IMPORTANT) The ....................collapse of the Roman Empire lasted for nearly three hundred years before its final dissolution in AD 476.(GRADE) Jamies ....................of the nights events is hazy but the tabloids will refresh his memory. (RECOLLECT) We are great ........................ in fate and we believe were meant to be together.(BELIEVE) I think your stylist has taken her ............................... from the rubbish dump.(INSPIRE) The statesmen and scholars have made important ................................ on ways Washington could help Russia control parts of the arsenal. (SUGGEST) After denying the ........................... of any recordings of the UFO abductions, Mr President went on to talk about the newest tax policy.(EXIST) Your .......................... to me really bothers me. I told you a hundred times that I m not the guy you need.(ATTACH) It is an ............................. fact that the search will go on for another couple of months.(DENY) The most important feast of Islam, Eid ul-Adha (which means Celebration of Sacrifice) marks Abrahams ...................... to sacrifice his son in ................................ to Allah with a three-day festival. (WILLING; OBEY) The monitoring programme is .............................. well developed in our school.(SPECTACULAR) For much of the last decade, Italys leaning tower of Pisa was a huge .................................. site.(CONSTRUCT) When planning began in 1989, Prof. Piero Pierotti called the rescue effort irresponsible ....................... that would put the tower at risk.(MAD) Once and for all - fingers crossed - the leaning tower has been .................................. .(RIGHT) I ............................. this morning and was late for my English classes.(SLEEP). The film, though poor in artistic values, was a ............................... success. (FINANCE) The doctor ......................................my illness as a rare ape-like syndrome, taking into ......................... my strange facial mimics. (DIAGNOSIS; CONSIDER) The lower salaries would be a slight ..................................... from the original project.(DEVIATE) It is impossible to .............................. everybody. (PLEASURE) There was no ............................. on her side so he proceeded with his work.(RESIST) If you need anything I am at your ......................., madam. (SERVE) ............................... in the wardrobe he waited for her husband to fall asleep. (HIDE) Will you ............................... your theory? a curious student asked his professor.(CLEAR) We cant go together anywhere as my holiday doesnt ..................................with yours.(COINCIDENCE) Boozing and clubbing- my two favourite Saturday night .............................. . (ACTIVE) On the Valentines day I got a cordless electric drill with .......................... batteries. (RECHARGE) His eyes .......................... with surprise when I told him I was pregnant.(WIDE) That was my hubby, the same man who mopped my floors , who won this year s Mr Universe .......................... . (COMPETE) I felt so relaxed and ............................. when Alan said Forget your husband tonight.(ATTRACT) The drawback for the great sportsmen is that the satisfaction of ......................................... rarely lasts very long. (ACCOMPLISH)

37. When thugs burst into a mans flat, beat him brainless with a baseball bat, strangle him, dump him into a bathtub, drain his blood by slitting his wrists and then saw him into pieces, then it is called .......................... (SANE) 38. White is the colour of ............................... , so never wear it if you are upset about a bloke- it will only make you feel worse.(LONE) 39. Food like bananas and oysters are presumed to be aphrodisiac mainly due to their ..................... to certain body parts. (RESEMBLE) 40. Enjoy nicotine, alcohol and caffeine only in ............................... (MODERATE) 41. His ........................... were not as serious as the previous time. Just broken ribs, dislocated shoulders and sprained ankles.(INJURE)

PANDA
The giant panda has an 1. ____________ (SATIATE) appetite for bamboo. A typical animal eats half the daya full 12 out of every 24 hoursand relieves itself dozens of times a day. It takes 28 pounds (12.5 kilograms) of bamboo to satisfy a giant panda's daily 2. ______________ (DIET) needs, and it 3. ____________ (HUNGER) plucks the stalks with elongated wrist bones that function rather like thumbs. Pandas will sometimes eat birds or rodents as well. Wild pandas live only in remote, 4. ______________ (MOUNTAIN) regions in central China. These high bamboo forests are cool and wetjust as pandas like it. They may climb as high as 13,000 feet (3,962 meters) to feed on higher slopes in the summer season. Pandas are often seen eating in a relaxed sitting 5. ____________ (POSITION), with their hind legs stretched out before them. They may appear sedentary, but they are skilled tree-climbers and 6. _____________ (EFFECT) swimmers. Giant pandas are solitary. They have a highly developed sense of smell that males use to avoid each other and to find females for mating in the spring. After a five-month 7. ______________ (PREGNANT), females give birth to a cub or two, though they cannot care for both twins. The blind infants weigh only 5 ounces (142 grams) at birth and cannot crawl until they reach three months of age. They are born white, and develop their much loved 8. ____________ (COLOUR) later. There are only about 1,000 giant pandas left in the wild. Perhaps 100 pandas live in zoos, where they are always among the most popular 9. __________ (ATTRACT). Much of what we know about pandas comes from study of these zoo animals, because their wild cousins are so rare and 10. ____________ (ELUDE).

TOXIC WASTE
Domestic waste is one thing; (01)............................ waste is another. Waste from factories may contain such nasty things as compounds of heavy metals and dioxins and PCBS. Nobody, but nobody, wants that (02)............................ stuff in their own backyard. So what do you do? According to one man in the business: "It's simple - you go to Senegal, Djibouti or somewhere like Mauritania, all poor and semi-desert countries. You contact the local authorities and they take you somewhere really crazy, out in the middle of nowhere, just scorpions and snakes. You pay well, and then you start to dig your pit, some 30 metres down, all (03)............................ and according to the US, Swiss and EC (04)............................ . Finally, you can start your (05)............................ ." In Europe it costs about $500 a ton to dispose of (06)............................ waste; in Africa, it can cost as little as $2.50 a ton. The sums of money involved in the business are (07)............................ : according to a report in The Independent, an African diplomat in London said he was offered 3 million by a company dealing in toxic waste for an (08)............................ to his country's president. A properly organized waste (09)............................ trade could easily wipe out the country's national debt. From Benin comes the story of the shipment of two cargoes of radioactive waste from France. Reports that it has been buried in an area known for its (10)............................ to the government have been denied. 01. industry 02. cancer 03. water 04. regulate 05. ship 06. hazard 07. astronomy 08. introduce 09. dispose 10. oppose

KEY WORD TRANSFORMATION


You will be given a complete sentence followed by a second, incomplete sentence. You must complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first using a word given that must not be changed. There are 8 sentences in total. In the exam you transfer your answer to a special answer sheet. Part 4 tests your knowledge of grammar and vocabulary. It is impossible to predict areas that you could be tested on here. However, the categories listed below appear quite often.

Common questions

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The FCE training course evaluates a candidate's ability to form words correctly through a dedicated section on word formation. In this section, candidates read a short text with gaps and are required to use a given 'stem' word to properly form the missing word, by applying knowledge of prefixes, suffixes, and spelling rules. This part of the test assesses candidates' understanding of the morphological structure of English words .

The solitary nature of giant pandas impacts their population sustainability by limiting mating opportunities and challenging genetic diversity. Their preference for solitary living necessitates large territories of bamboo-rich habitats, increasing the demand for specific environmental conditions. Breeding is restricted to short periods when females are receptive, necessitating effective tracking and mating within these intervals. These factors make population recovery difficult, particularly in fragmented habitats where interaction opportunities are further reduced .

The industrial waste trade can lead to negative cultural impacts by undermining the values and integrity of local communities. It risks prioritizing economic gain over environmental stewardship and health, potentially fostering a culture of impunity among governments and corporations. Such practices may erode community trust in leadership and contribute to cultural degradation as traditional ways of life are threatened by environmental harm. The long-term implications include cultural loss as communities face displacement or adapt to the negative consequences of waste mismanagement .

Disposing industrial waste in poor regions presents significant environmental challenges, such as contamination of local ecosystems with hazardous chemicals leading to long-term health risks for local populations. Sociopolitically, it involves ethical concerns over exploiting economically disadvantaged areas for corporate gains, often bypassing stringent regulations. This situation may also foster corruption, as noted in offers to local authorities for accepting waste. The lack of appropriate waste management infrastructure exacerbates the risk of environmental degradation .

Improving ethical management of industrial waste in economically challenged regions requires enforcing stricter international regulations that prohibit illegal disposal practices. Strategies could include capacity-building initiatives to enhance local waste management infrastructure, international collaborations to provide technical assistance, and transparent monitoring systems to ensure compliance. Additionally, incentivizing eco-friendly waste treatment solutions and empowering local communities through education and participatory decision-making can drive sustainable practices .

The FCE training course ensures diverse language skills are tested by structuring its evaluation into several components that assess different aspects of language use. The course includes multiple choice cloze and open cloze sections to test vocabulary and grammar, a word formation task to evaluate morphological knowledge, and a key word transformation section to assess proficiency in manipulating sentence meaning and structure. This comprehensive approach ensures that both functional and theoretical language skills are extensively evaluated .

The key word transformation section assesses a candidate's language proficiency by requiring them to complete a second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first, using a given word that must not be changed. This task tests grammar and vocabulary knowledge, as candidates must demonstrate their ability to manipulate sentence structure while preserving the original meaning. It effectively evaluates their understanding of synonyms, expressions, and grammatical transformations .

Including both vocabulary and grammar assessments in the FCE training course is significant because it ensures a comprehensive evaluation of a candidate's overall language proficiency. Vocabulary knowledge allows candidates to understand and use a wide range of expressions, while grammar proficiency enables them to construct coherent and accurate sentences. Together, they provide a holistic measure of a candidate's ability to communicate effectively in English, covering different aspects of language use .

The key skills assessed in the Use of English Paper 3 of the FCE training course include vocabulary knowledge, grammar proficiency, word formation skills, and key word transformation abilities. This is done through multiple choice cloze tasks, open cloze exercises, and word formation tasks where candidates must form the correct word from a given stem. In addition, the test includes key word transformation tasks involving sentence completion to test grammar and vocabulary understanding .

The term 'solitary' implies that giant pandas prefer to live alone rather than in groups, which affects their social interactions and mating strategies. This solitary nature impacts their territory as they rely heavily on their sense of smell to avoid other males and locate females during the mating season. Their lifestyle is characterized by independent foraging and minimal interaction outside of mating periods, which can also make conservation efforts a challenge due to their limited natural interactions .

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