Cambridge english first four practice test

Cambridge english first four practice test Cambridge english first four practice test Cambridge english first four practice test Cambridge english first four practice test Cambridge english first four practice test Cambridge english first four practice test Cambridge english first four practice test Cambridge english first four practice test

CollinExsams English for Cambridge English First Four Practice Tests for Cambridge English: First (FCE) Collins HarperCollins Publishers London Bridge Street London SE1 9GF First edition 2015 10987654321 © HarperCollins Publishers 2015 ISBN 978-0-00-752954-4 Collins* is a registered trademark of HarperCollins Publishers Limited www.collinselt.com A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library ‘Typeset in India by Aptara Printed in China by South China Printing Co, Ltd Alll rights reserved No part of this book may be reproduced, stored ina by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise wi the Publisher This book is sold subject to the conditions that it shall not, by hired out or otherwise circulated without the Publisher’ prior consent in any form in which it is published and without a similar condition includ this ing condition beim purchaser HarperCollins does not warrant that www.collinselt.com, title will be provided uninterrupted, that any website will be or the server that makes it available are free of viruses or bugs, For full terms provided on the website, {any copyright holders have been omitted, please contact the Publisher who will m the first opportunit Author: Peter Travis Mlustrators: Aptara Audio recordings by Dsound and SEA Studios Photo credits Contents Introduction Guide to Cambridge English: First fo ct Reading and Use of English A Writing 13 Listening 17 Speaking 21 Paper 1: Reading and Use of English Paper 2: Writing 26 Paper 3: Listening Paper 4: Speaking Paper 1: Reading and Use of English Paper 2: Writing Paper 3: Listening _ Paper 4: Speaking aper 1: Reading and Use of English | Paper2: Writing Paper ‘Paper 3: Listening Speaking 38 40 46 48 60 prepare for the Cambridge English: First exarnination in English or FCE This book will be useful if yo Certificate am for the first time or taking it again The book and o, mn designed so that you can use them to study on your ows the book if you are preparing for Cambridge English: Firs - essential advice for success in the exam English: First- a guide to the exam to-read guides with brief summaries of the diffe will help you to understand what you need to know ons correctly ons - advice to help you with common problems in « four complete self practice tests with authentic test questions to with the exam = definitions of difficult words from the practice tests in this book {the Collins COBUILD dictionaries} of what you hear in the Listening paper ers for the Writing papers and the Speaking the Listening papers as well as model Introduction * Start studying early The more you practise, the better your English will become Give yourself at least one month to revise and complete all the practice te: sts in this book Spend at least one hour a day studying + Time yourself when you the practice tests, This will help you to feel more «OD confident when you the real exam j part in each practice test Do not be afraid to make notes "example, writing down the meaning of words you not know on the e to remember the words later on ot studied for Cambridge English: First before, it is recomm all the practice tests in this book in order If you have a b ok itself book will teac with speaking and writing, that would be very useful It is al dy with other students who are preparing for the exam or whe ish Having a study partner will help you to keep motivated Y with areas of English you might find difficult However an still learn a lot r ibridge English: First by getting to know the different parts o irt tests, and how many marks there are for each part Use tt iction as well as the Quick guides to find out all you can You itions section of this book will be useful Try to the $e will help you to develop the skills you need in order to Ng papers You can improve your writing and speaking h practice Practise writing to a time limit If you answer of the correct length without the time gradually until you can write an u should become familiar enough with your ‘the number of words you have written at the back of the book They will d be like Do not try to memorise study hard and all the you need to give good answers it king through the onlinetest ang¢, lun os cảm You can take one of they version of the test The other test forms part of», test with added tips, advice and infor so has additional practice materia g ? jing module, please turn t exam will be introduced Tt nediate-level English exam run by is for people who want to work in inan English-speaking county The ex lain Suite exams offered by Cambridge English Introduction The papers of Cambridge English: First There are four papers in the exam © Paper 1: Reading and Use of English (1 hour and 15 minutes} Paper 2: riting (1 hour and 20 minutes) "3: Listening (about 40 minutes, plus minutes for transferring answers to the eaking (14 minutes] jare taken on the same day and in the order listed above Paper cen a few days before or after the other papers If you are d contact your exam centre for dates studying f English paper is worth 40% of the total mark, a pers are each worth 20% of the total mark Scale for each of the four skills and Use ‘for your overall performance in the test: ate stating that you have demonstrated be awarded a First Certificate in L, but within B1, you will receive level load the Cambridge English: Guide to Reading and Use of English Part (multiple choice) has a text with six questions You have to answer each question by choosing the correct answer from four options, A, B, C or D This part focuses on Understanding main idea, gist, detail, opinion, attitude, tone, purpose, meaning from Part6 (gapped text) has a text from which six | 12) (Total marks: context, implication and text organisation features sentences appear in jumbled order at the end of the shave been removed! The by choosing the correct sentence for each gap This pz cohesion, coherence and text structure {Total marks: 12) Part (multiple matching} has one longer text or several shorter te ‘or prompts You have to match each question or prompt w ‘sections of the longer text or with one of the shorter texts, A, B, C or D Tr `": opinion, specific information and implicat ý llenges and solutions Cha ` of the words in the texts and questions hen a ‘study to help you to build your F tabutarj, You sdge English: First In this book there Cambri rd 3/ Wofor words from the practice tests oh g but try to get a poe word din every understan understanding If there are sections up the meaning of any words that prevent understanding y, look difficult that cause all the new words or phrases you come across, Try to SOLUTIONDo: not try to record focus on high-frequency or common vocabulary anc ses that appear before and after unknown words Read the sentence with the unknown word carefully out the meaning, In need to read the whole paragraph in order to work ses might help you i ị \s for how key words and phra rd is underlined, to Examples The students had different excuses for not doing their homework, such as My dog | ate it’ or My mum washed itin the washing machine Reading and Use of English paper tests you texts on a variety of subjects The Us: d and use B2-level vocabulary and gramr ‘the Reading and Use of English paper, you must t d B2-level vocabulary including phrasal phrases verb ‘usea good range of B2-level grammatical structures other words using prefixes, suffixes, etc texts such as extracts from fiction and non-fiction books, jo les, and understand main ideas, gist, details, opinions, at rases, etc , is organised within the given time g and Use of English English paper has seven parts 'cloze) has a short text with eight gaps You have to completete word from four options, A, B, C or D This part focuseson ‘to the line with the gap This part focuses estions Each question has a pair of has @ gap and there is a given key’ "°° Is including the ‘key’ word so that fe Ce, This part focuses on gram SOLUTION: Prefixe Aprefix is one or a word, e.g unhapi t -y, -ment, -hood, th glish the meanings and uses ofn Enword meaning of many unknow negative meaning one choice seems correc n tha e mor t Par ‘In 2: E NG LE AL CH » dge of vocabulary and in partic SOLUTION: Part | tests your knowleocat Pay attention to the word: like phrasal verbs, idioms an d coll ion because they may be par t of a set expression While you are the gap er than just indiv exam, keep a record of vocabulary ‘chunks’ rath in your reading idua note of any interesting ones you come across SOLUTION: Skip the gaps you not know and come back to them later Croe answer options that you know are wrong so you have fewer options to choos » CHALLENGE 3: ‘I can't decide what the missing words are in Part 2.’ SOLUTION: Most gaps need a ‘grammar’ word These are words such as determin (e.g a, the, much, manyl, prepositions (e.g on, at, in] and conjunctions le.g and, Ỉ | because) Make a list of all the types of grammar words you find in practice test make sure you understand how they are used SOLUTION: Some gaps need words that are part of a set expression For example, might have the expressions at least and spend time, and at and spend are in the 9a ‘on the words around a gap and decide if the missing word is part of a set exp » CHALLENGE 4; ‘I always score badly in Part 3.’ PaTion, Make a section in your vocabulary notebook for word forming words from some of the words you find For example Eat | lunlbetievabte Good morning My name is Elizabeth Gower and this is my colleague, Adam Thomson And your names are? ; My name ís Anna Cabrera : And I'm Markus Kleiber Can | have your mark sheets, please? Thank you Now, where are you from, Anna? I'm from Barcelona well a small village just outside the city ‘And you, Markus? I'm from Munich, in Germany First, we'd like to know something about you Do you use the Inter Candidate A: Anna? t Yes, | use it quite a lot In fact, since I've had a smartphone | pr: than ever And you, Markus? Yes, me too I've been using it a lot lately to prepare for this exam ~ ‘of websites to help you to practise English ats Do you enjoy reading? Ím not very keen on reading literature | sometimes buy novels but | neve: r seem to find time to read them But | read a lot of online newspapers and blogs And you, Anna? | love reading | usually read two or three books at the same time My parents think it's funny that | read even while I'm brushing my teeth _ What's your favourite TV programme, Anna? I'm keen on documentaries, especially anything about history | find it easy to remember things | watch on TV compared to just reading about the subject \d you, Markus? ch a lot of sport like football and rugby, and I'm a big cycling fan so | always ‘any events that are on ~ like the Tour de France each of you two photographs I'd like you ‘own for about a minute, and also to answer raphs Anna, it’s your turn first Here are in leisure activities I'd like you | Speaking: model answers been cut down to make the path The people are going t machines, People walk and jog in places like the ones But in addition to keeping fit, the people in the first the countryside | suppose this kind of activity ne in th fie distance In the second photo we cạn seo a mon ong, 2chý BÍ Examiner: Gandidate B: fxeminer: holiday- whereas a visit to the gym is much escie Thank you Markus, which of these activities would yo Well, I'd much sooner be walking out of doors like the peo; photograph You benefit from the fresh air, you can look at the But | actually find going to a gym very, very boring | know ¡ but | really prefer to keep fit while doing something enjoyable Thank you Now, Markus, here are your photographs They st different parts of the world I'd like you to compare the photog place you'd prefer to live in All right? CandidateB: OK It's difficult to know exactly where these two places ar ` difference between them is the weather In the first photo ‘snow from outside his house It's quite a big house In fact, the place farm as there are two buildings next to each other and there seem: ‘countryside behind the buildings It's probably very cold and the sno They're passing some buildings which could be a group of shops in a vil pars to be very hot as the ground looks dry Now, |really don’t like the cold LÍ wouldn't want to live somewhere that gets lots of snow but I’m al to live somewhere like the place in the second photograph e ‘me and there doesn’t seem to be much to there If | had probably pick the first place „ you prefer hot or cold climates? And why? ‘don't like it too hot or too cold so | wouldn't like to live in | actually prefer somewhere like the UK, where the weather @ 32 'treat fora friend Here are discuss First you have some much your friend of Candidate A: Yes, | Bowling I's impossible to say whether she'd enjoy bowling but every time I've been with my friends, we've ended up laughing a lot And it doesn't matter if you aren't good at it It’s still good fun That could be a good choice Candidate B: That's true The picnic is also a nice idea but you need to have good weather or it could be a terrible disappointment - and you don't really hear of surprise picnics, i you? not a big f I'm me like she’s Candidate A: No, you don't Anyway, she might enjoy it but maybe of picnics and | probably wouldn't pick it for that reason But it would be easy to arrangea surprise party in a disco and it would mean the party could go on until late, depending on the time the disco closes Candidate B: Yes, | hadn't thought of that And our friend would really love that Thank you Now, you have about a minute to decide which of these things would Examiner: be the best surprise Candidate B: OK | think if we were listening to a band at a concert, we wouldn't be paying attention to our friend so | don't really like the idea of a concert as a surprise, plu it would be difficult to know at what point you would let her know the surprise ~ outside the concert hall? Inside? Candidate A: Yes, | see what you mean The disco would be fun but I'm not sure how you could make it a surprise It would be packed with other people when she arrived and we wouldn't be able to welcome her in the same way as in a restaurant, for example Candidate B: What about the restaurant, then? | can imagine one person arranging to go to the Candidate B: OK, so let’s choose the restaurant as the best surprise restaurant with her and then everyone else could be waiting there for them Candidate A: Yes, | think that would be a lovely surprise | don’t think a picnic would be that good You usually have a picnic in the countryside or in a park and | think it would be hard to think of a reason for taking our friend to a place like that Candidate B: Yes, | agree, so it looks like the restaurant or bowling What you think of bowling as an idea? Candidate A: | think bowling would be a great surprise but | like the idea of a meal in a restaurant most of all Thank you What are some of the difficulties of arranging a surprise like this? @4 = Well, there are two main things, really, | think First of all, you have to choose _ aplace that you can take the person to without them becoming suspicious that _ something is going on | mean, it’s their birthday so they probably expect to ing special to celebrate on that day And the second thing is thinking of a her you can make a booking, It would be terrible to arrive somewhere and ‘out that you can’t get inside because it’s full! e, Markus? rthing: you must make sure that nobody gives away a lot le can't keep a secret! And of ‘on the day and at the ti ly sure they hadn’t w could that Speaking: model answers Examiner: Whatevents we tend to remember mo: CandidateB: Hmm I think perhaps the events that m learly when we get older? memories If you spend a happy time wi that would be something you wouldn't f Candidate A: Yes, | think you're right, Markus If| think a past, the ones that | remember the best are t the parties I've been to or nice meals in ar an remember very sad times as well I'll always rememb died | was only five, but it broke my heart Candidate B: Candidate A: days I'll never forget that h | loved that dog That's very sad And what you say is true, We rer we also remember the really important events in our li day at school, the day we meet our future husband or wife And | also think you remember the things you did that you are p things you aren't proud of - the things you are sorry you did t wrong or bad js it possible to organise a big celebration without spending | think so For example, most of the ideas that we spoke abo! expensive The people at a celebration could all something ome could mak’ could make the food, others could bring drinks, others things like that And if you use your imagination, you can make the the celebration really special without spending a lot of money You could have your neighbor with beautiful beach, or you could organise a street party ‘could have a party with a theme , big or small is that friend { Yes And the most important thing about a celebration anything together, have a good time together It doesn’t cost nd family celebrate happy because you're with the people you love ‘you That is the end of the test Writing: model answers TEST1 Question high level and Students of English know that it takes a lot of work to reach a very b people would say that studying in an English-speaking country can be r the However, for some people, the costs involved in doing this can outweigh The obvious and most significant advantage is that your English is likely to imp more quickly if you are immersed in the language In addition, you will also have chance to experience the culture of the host country, which is an important as; learning a language Unfortunately, the costs of studying abroad are out of the reac of many people Compared to studying in your own country, this option would prove very expensive Clearly, time spent in an English-speaking country helps language development but the practicalities of doing so are too expensive for many people Perhaps one solution is to spend time working in the country instead This would offer you the chance to learn English in a realistic setting but leave open the option of taking a course either at home or abroad Question have several pleasant memories of my time at secondary school One memory in _| particular involves my love of football as playtime came, my friends and | would all run out to the playground, ‘get into teams and play our daily game of football We used to take these ‘seriously This was partly because we wanted to win but also because we if the sports teacher was watching Maybe one of us would get picked for | Aftera sports lesson the teacher called me over and the team the following Saturday He wasn’t promising Vv certainly be a substitute | felt so proud and vho treated me to a new set of boots place in the team But it’s the | have Writing: model answers Question —— Hi Chris, {hope you're well Many thanks for offering to help me find somewhere to live I'l be working in the UK for three months so I'll need somewhere for that of time | start my job at the beginning of September It’s only me so | don house or anything too big - just a one-bedroom flat or even a bedsit wot don’t know what the cost of accommodation is like in England but !'d pr have anything too expensive The company are going to pay the rent but to spend too much of their money! It would be great if you could find somewhere near the centre If |'m close to th be office, | won't have to spenda lot of money on bus or train fares and I'lLalso able to have a look around the sights But if you can’t find anything in the centre | somewhere in the suburbs will be fine me know how Once again, many thanks for offering to help Write back soon and let you get on Lauren Question Introduction training day and sugge: stions This report presents staff feedback on the recent staff improvements in the future of training f who attended the event were happy with the choiceevent should not the the day However, a minority argued that to attend because they the summer as many people were unable there ‘ed with the quality of the training but ed to work computer equipment Some PCs fail was unavailable There were also | TEST Question As well as giving us financial security, having a job is important becau Se it largely defines who we are For example, the first question we are frequently a d when meeting someone for the first time is: ‘What you do?’ However, in difficuit economic times there is stiff competition for the few jobs available, partic between younger and older people For young people, their first job is a crucial step in their career Unless they working, they will never be able to gain the experience employers demand hand, older people usually have years of experience already and so are more 917 to potential employers They are also more likely to have family responsibilitic therefore in need of employment Despite this, | feel we should give priority to younger people Without the chane to enter the workplace, they could find themselves facing years of idleness and frustration and they will never get experience to build on in later life At the sa me time, | believe companies should implement a quota system to ensure the y also employ an acceptable number of older people | St Stephen's Community Carnival is a yearly festival that takes place in a park in h the centre of my town Like other summer fairs and carnivals, it is organised by | Small businesses, community groups and local institutions, and is a fun day out for he whole family It is more than just an event for local people to attend , however festival relies on volunteers to make things run smoothly and it is a for people to get involved and meet other like-minde d people il has suffered in the past few ‘years from bad weather, and heavy However,on dry or sunny days the carnival is a great day the entertainment on offer and adults can look around the | Products or providing inform about ati commun on ity Writing: model answers Question Hi Emma, rty! I'm so pleased you can come to my pa r en cline: su, m ae i bibv the in ion there to Broad Street Stat bis 10 ta r cate can you re cent city the From hour an stops, you it corr the trains run every half quite s Getting to my house from the airport is cont re che r about ten house - the number 36 in the direction of Coleshill Afte Get road the of side nd t-ha righ e onth park a and left your on et Joa big supermark Oxford Ri my road just past the supermarket ~ offat the supermarket - you'll see at the airport You can use it both on By the way, remember to buya day ticket ! l local buses - and it doesn’t cost too much ike train from the airport and onal k wear something light However, we May ‘As for the weather, it’ be warm so just bring an umbrella: ‘a few showers, so you might want to ing you! | Really looking forward to see opping facilities in our area sh the ut abo ple peo al loc of ‘looks at the views improved tions on how they can be rs sugges uent l served by buses A freq wel is tre cen ng pi op sh spoke to all feel the many said they would be d an s tie ili fac g in rk pa was the lack of solved could be into town if this problem fact particularly liked the s They good selection of shop l national chain stores ua us the as ll we as s nt shop the busy road that mething done about to see so shopping experience ir the s ct fe af s thi as a to be heavy main problem seems into the area, the council ners could consider ` | | ‘you pick up a newspaper or switch on the TV, there seems to be a report ing how our health is suffering because of poor diet This problem has ous with the growth in the number of fast food restaurants and the ‘of processed ready meals Experts have different views about how this can be addressed í itis argued that governments should take action For exam iced which limit how much salt can be added to foods In addi ofessionals believe that advertisements for fast food aimed at c banned Others feel we should be allowed to make our own decisio e eat and that governments should not interfere in such matters have no control over the ingredients in the foods they buy, | feel there ylation to deal with this However, people also need to learn which thy and how to prepare them healthily and so | think education ¡s the ing our diet people's attitudes to crime in the area where | live, | carried leaving my local supermarket burglary and car and mobile phone theft were the dalism such as graffiti Approximately half the victims of crime Younger people were more ‘stolen whilst older people were worried about re their house was secure and that they always locked | er kept their car in a garage or parked it as close they tried not to be too obvious when crime was to take steps to ould also be more police on nts for criminals Writing: model answers Question Hi Anna! sounds very jtwas great to hear from you We're all fine, thanks Your project = interesting and I'm happy to help ‘As you know, young people are all different and have their own interes| think in my country most teenagers love to wander around the shops at the week enjoy window shopping with my friends although | don't always buy som the weather's nice, we like to go to the park and just sit around talkir games Unfortunately, this doesn't happen very often as it rains a lot inn |On Saturday evenings a lot of teenagers have a sleepover at one of their friend homes | always look forward to these - we all take some snacks with us and yo or three films to watch The only problem is we get to sleep very late and fe ch sted the next day | think most Sunday evenings are spent getting ready for next day and doing any homework that needs finishing lps Write back soon! taking | beaches on paradise islands Others imagine ly, | get seasick and find lying on the beach quite ‘Simple! I'd love to spend as much time as te countries, Greece ‘prefer to go on my own Ona holiday ple If you don't have a friend with ner nt | would go But I'd love I'd try to use » able to live on e to imagine a world without advertising We see adverts On television, it drive around the streets{ in fact everywhere we go However, is aim often p rtsatyoung children? ure(on their parents to buy them he things they see However, most sensible parents not want to spoil their child They Th refuse to buy things because quite simply, they can’t afford them the des guments, which are made worse if the child's friends have ‘hand, children need to learn how to live in a world where adver important role The ability to see through the hype and view m critically is an essential skill that children need to develop important that children learn lessons in life and one of those lessons is how a world dominated by advertising Rather than banning adverts, perhaps he 1g industry teaching children how to deal with the powerful influence Interesting in the past few weeks - apart from watching TV | If the answer is ‘no’, you probably not have a hobby or | ‘worth taking one up? es To begin With, there is the enjoyment you Interesting For example, if you collect stamps or ) add to your collection and it is also satisfying Other hobbies, such as painting or pottery, ‘making something that we can feel t older, we may become gardening for the first time We may e younger TVor the latest computer Writing: model answers Question Dear Sir or Madam, lam writing to apply for the position of waitress, which was recently advertised in the local newspaper 1am eighteen years old and | am currently studying for a degree in Busine at university For the past six months | have been working part-time ig’s Italian Restaurant Unfortunately, the restaurant is closing month, which is why| am applying for this position Iregard myself as hard-working and have had part-time jobs of differe | was fourteen years old | am responsible and enjoy dealing with customer skills | have learnt while working as a waitress mean | could be useful immed and| wouldn't require a great deal of supervision -as my interests are concerned, in my spare time | enjoy photography ar if the Photography Society at university | am also a keen amateu ‘in international cuisine osed my CV with details of people who would be happy to be including my last employer rnet and there are several websites that | use information, and others for keeping up with ost is Twitter ‘one of the main reasons | use the site is to I follow other designersaround the is(nvaluable However, | also use gn sites, and a lot of people what's going | | ints use of copyright material wish to thank the following rights holders for the under the Open adapted from data frm the Olfice for National Statistics and licensed pee Pe dcp171776 309772.p¢ Test 3: Reading and Use of English (Part6) http//blogs.plos.ora/ fromed textpt ‘Ada physically-active 1/9b//phys it acea/2013/07/04 gbesitypan by Travis Saunder are-more-re-energizing Test 4; Reading and Use of English (Part 1) ‘Adapted text from Sharing was Carin and Their Prehistoric Pups by Miche http://blogs.plos.org/everyone/20 13/05/28)! ‘caring-for-ancient-humans-and-their-pren Test 4: Reading and Use of English (Part 2) ‘Adapted text from http://blogs.plos.org/ g-care-of-yoursel!-s ftakin ing-care globathealth/2013/05/tak ‘Manly-but-it-should-be/ by Alessandro Rhy! ‘Adapted text from the following reproduced by permissi Saudi Aramco World: Test 1: Reading and Use of English (Part 6) doctorhtm by Penny Parsekian Saudi Aramco World vol 48 (4) July/August 197 Test4: Reading and Use of English (Part 6) http:/Awww.saudiaramcoworld.com/issue/201 104/one, htm by Piney Kesting Saudi Aramco World ‘card.at.a.time vol 62 (4) July/August 2011 "Adapted text from Room Nineteen at the Montrose Club by Fiona Joseph was reproduced by permission of the author and use in Test 3: Reading and Use of English (Part 5Ì ublisher who will make the necessary arrangements at the All the practice you need for a top grade in Cambridge English: First (FCE) @ Four complete practice tests ® A clear guide to the test and practical advice on how to revise Eck ® An MP3CD and audio scripts for the Listening and Speaking papers ® Answers for all papers, including model answers for the Speaking F00000 00172 TỊ Also available: Collins COBUILD Key Words for Cambridge English: First 978-0-00-753599-6 Suitable for intermediate and Upper-Intermediate students (CEF level B1-82) preparingto take Cambridge English: First (FCE) S You can trust Collins COBUILD lon3 Cambridge English First Four Practice Tests for Cambridge English: First (FCE) Œ POWERED BY COBUILD