domingo, 24 de febrero de 2019

SOLUTIONS CAE Use of English PART 1

As I said before, you have to pay attention to collocations, verb patterns etc... In this level you have to increase your vocabulary. Now questions are trickier and you maye need to analyse the context and sense of the sentence.

Here you have the answers. If you still have doutbs please write a comment and I will help you.


1     B
2     D
3     C
4     A
5     D
6     B
7     C
8     D

sábado, 23 de febrero de 2019

CAE Use of English PART 1

Now it it the turn of the CAE level (Advanced).
Here you have the first part of the exam. Starting with the USE OF ENGLISH here it is the first exercise.
It consists in one text with gaps and multiple choice again. Same as FCE level. Remember to pay attention to the whole sentence.
Tomorrow you will have the answers.





domingo, 17 de febrero de 2019

SOLUTIONS FCE Use of English PART 3

In this part of the exam you have to be very careful about the words. Remember to pay attention to the sentence and identify the category needed. It is possible that may need both, suffix and prefix so be careful!
Have a look to the posts "WORD FORMATION" if you need help with it. Sorry, there is no rule in using one suffix or other. There are even some irregular formation.

Here you have the answers. If you still need help, write a comment and I will help.


17    unknown
18    reference
19    popularity
20    marriage
21    fashionable
22    illnesses
23    labourers
24    energetic

sábado, 16 de febrero de 2019

FCE Use of English PART 3

More about USE OF ENGLISH. Here it is the third exercise.
It consists in one text with gaps and some words on the right side ready for the word formation.
Pay attention to the sentence and try to identify which category of word you need. For example if it is a verb, a noun, an adjective.... Tomorrow you will have the answers.


WORD FORMATION Tips - Prefixes

Now it is the turn of the PREFIXES.
Here you have a list of them to create new words.

PREFIX
MEANING
EXAMPLES
ante-
before
antenatal, anteroom, antedate
anti-
against, opposing
antibiotic, antidepressant, antidote
circum-
around
circumstance, circumvent, circumnavigate
co-
with
co-worker, co-pilot, co-operation
de-
off, down, away from
devalue, defrost, derail, demotivate
dis-
opposite of, not
disagree, disappear, disintegrate, disapprove
em-, en-
cause to, put into
embrace, encode, embed, enclose, engulf
epi-
upon, close to, after
epicentre, episcope, epidermis
ex-
former, out of
ex-president, ex-boyfriend, exterminate
extra-
beyond, more than
extracurricular, extraordinary, extra-terrestrial
fore-
before
forecast, forehead, foresee, foreword, foremost
homo-
same
homosexual, homonuclear, homoplasticprefi
hyper-
over, above
hyperactive, hyperventilate
il-, im-, in-, ir-
not
impossible, illegal, irresponsible, indefinite
im-, in-
into
insert, import, inside
infra-
beneath, below
infrastructure, infrared, infrasonic, infraspecific
inter-, intra-
between
interact, intermediate, intergalactic, intranet
macro-
large
macroeconomics, macromolecule
micro-
small
microscope, microbiology, microfilm, microwave
mid-
middle
midfielder, midway, midsummer
mis-
wrongly
misinterpret, misfire, mistake, misunderstand
mono-
one, singular
monotone, monobrow, monolithic
non-
not, without
nonsense, nonentity, nondescript
omni-
all, every
omnibus, omnivore, omnipotent
para-
beside
parachute, paramedic, paradox
post-
after
post-mortem, postpone, post-natal
pre-
before
prefix, predetermine, pre-intermediate
re-
again
return, rediscover, reiterate, reunite
semi-
half
semicircle, semi-final, semiconscious
sub-
under
submerge, submarine, sub-category, subtitle
super-
above, over
superfood, superstar, supernatural, superimpose
therm-
heat
thermometer, thermostat, thermodynamic
trans-
across, beyond
transport, transnational, transatlantic
tri-
three
triangle, tripod, tricycle
un-
not
unfinished, unfriendly, undone, unknown
uni-
one
unicycle, universal, unilateral, unanimous

WORD FORMATION Tips - How can I create verbs?

Last category...
Here you have a list of suffixes you will need in order to build VERBS.




VERB SUFFIXES
 MEANING
 EXAMPLES
-ate
become
mediate, collaborate, create
-en
become
sharpen, strengthen, loosen
-ify, -fy
make or become
justify, simplify, magnify, satisfy
-ise, -ize
become
publicise, synthesise, hypnotise

WORD FORMATION Tips - How can I create adverbs?

An extra help. We are finishing about categories..
Here you have a list of suffixes you will need in order to build ADVERBS.





ADVERB SUFFIXES
 MEANING
 EXAMPLES
-ly
related to or quality
softly, slowly, happily, crazily, madly
-ward, -wards
direction
towards, afterwards, backwards, inward
-wise
in relation to
otherwise, likewise, clockwise

WORD FORMATION Tips - How can I create adjectives?

 Before trying the third part of the exam we need a little help.

Here you have a list of suffixes you will need in order to build ADJECTIVES.




ADJECTIVE SUFFIXES
 MEANING
 EXAMPLES
-able, -ible
capable of being
edible, fallible, incredible, audible
-al
having the form or character of
fiscal, thermal, herbal, colonial
-esque
in a manner of or resembling
picturesque, burlesque, grotesque
-ful
notable for
handful, playful, hopeful, skilful
-ic, -ical
having the form or character of
psychological, hypocritical, methodical, nonsensical, musical
-ious, -ous
characterised by
pious, jealous, religious, ridiculous
-ish
having the quality of
squeamish, sheepish, childish
-ive
having the nature of
inquisitive, informative, attentive
-less
without
meaningless, hopeless, homeless
-y
characterised by
dainty, beauty, airy, jealousy

SOLUTIONS FCE Use of English PART 2

Remember in this kind of exercises it is used relatives pronouns, auxiliary verbs...
Here you have now the answers. If you still have doubts write a comment and I will help you.


9     CAN / MAY                           
10   SO                                                   
11   WITH
12   NOT / HARDLY / SCARCELY     
13   AND
14   HAVE
15   WHERE
16   IF

SOLUTIONS FCE Use of English PART 1

As I said before, you have to pay attention to collocations, verb patterns etc... In this kind of exercises, prepositions are something you have to take into account. It could be the difference you need to choose the right answer.

Here you have the answers with some explanations. If you still have doutbs please write a comment and I will help you.


1   B
2   D   'Step on'
3   D   'Struggle' means 'have difficulty'
4   A 
5   D   'Take direction'
6   B   'In search of' means 'look for, seek'
7   A   'Aimless' means 'with no purpose'
8   C   'Variety of' means

viernes, 15 de febrero de 2019

WORD FORMATION Tips - How can I create nouns?


 Let's have a break here. The next part of the FCE exam is about WORD FORMATION. 
Here you have a list of suffixes you will need in order to build NOUNS.





SUFFIX
MEANING
EXAMPLE
NOUN SUFFIXES


-acy
state or quality
democracy, accuracy, lunacy
-al
the action or process of
remedial, denial, trial, criminal
-ance, -ence
state or quality of
nuisance, ambience, tolerance
-dom
place or state of being
freedom, stardom, boredom
-er, -or
person or object that does a specified action
reader, creator, interpreter, inventor, collaborator, teacher
-ism
doctrine, belief
Judaism, scepticism, escapism
-ist
person or object that does a specified action
Geologist, protagonist, sexist, scientist, theorist, communist
-ity, -ty
quality of
extremity, validity, enormity
-ment
condition
enchantment, argument
-ness
state of being
heaviness, highness, sickness
-ship
position held
friendship, hardship, internship
-sion, -tion
state of being
position, promotion, cohesion