Simon Haines Barbara Stewart with Anna Cowper a •I OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS E Lis OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS Great Clarendon Street, Oxford, ox2 6DP, United Kingdom Oxford University Press is a department of the University of Oxford It furthers the University's objective of excellence in research, scholarship, and education by publishing worldwide Oxford is a registered trade mark of Oxford University Press in the UK and in certain other countries © Oxford University Press 2014 The moral rights of the author have been asserted First published in 2014 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 10 All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, without the prior permission in writing of Oxford University Press, or as expressly permitted by law, by licence or under terms agreed with the appropriate reprographics rights organization Enquiries concerning reproduction outside the scope of the above should be sent to the ELT Rights Department, Oxford University Press, at the address above You must not circulate this work in any other form and you must impose this same condition on any acquirer Links to third party websites are provided by Oxford in good faith and for information only Oxford disclaims any responsibility for the materials contained in any third party website referenced in this work Photocopying The Publisher grants permission for the photocopying of those pages marked 'photocopiable' according to the following conditions Individual purchasers may make copies for their own use or for use by classes that they teach School purchasers may make copies for use by staff and students, but this permission does not extend to additional schools or branches Under no circumstances may any part of this book be photocopied for resale ISBN: 978 19 451278 Printed in China This book is printed on paper from certified and well-managed sources Contents Student's Book Contents Introduction Appearance and identity 10 Talents 18 Compulsion 25 Roles 33 Travel and Culture 39 The mind 46 Free time 52 Media 58 (') Around us 64 ::I ::I (I) Ill 10 Innovation 70 11 Communication 76 12 Society 81 Unit Tests -87 Progress Tests 111 Test answer keys 120 Sample Cambridge English: First answer sheets 126 DVD information and Speaking criteria 131 Student's Book Contents Part - Multiple matching p22 Part - Open cloze p25 Part - Word formation p30 Phrasal verbs: tum p22 Pf!rt e -.: ea ie~tp38 Part - Sentence Part - Individual long turn p27 completion p31 Pronunciation: Sentence stress p27 Adjective prefixes: extra, hyper, over, under p31 · Part - Multiple Part 3'; Collaborative task p41 choJ~ep34 Parts & - Collaborative task (Part 3) & Discussion on topics of collaborative task (Part 4) p65 Pronunciation: Opinion language p65 J?art2 - sentence · · c!;)rtjptetion p70 l?e.r.sonal qpalities p70 Parts & - Collaborative task (Part 3) & Discussion on topics of collaborative task (Part4) p73 Pronuncic;ltion: Linking words p7$ Part - Gapped text piOO so and such p100 Part - Multiple choice p106 Wora building p107 Part - Multiple Part! ~ 9~nversation with interlocutorp112 choice.p.:;t.1$ P~onuncia't:ion:(ntonation in sentences p112 TravelcoJ109ations P+.is Parts & - Collaborative task (Part 3) & Discussion on topics of collaborative task (Part 4) p134 Collocations with say, speak, talk and tell p134 Confusing verbs: hope, wait, expect, look forward to p134 Showing you are listening p134 Question tags p135 Pronunciation: Sentence intonation p135 Part - Multiple, mat~hing p.:;L4Z Crime vocabulal"){p142 Extra material p153 Grammar reference p158 Pat"t - [yluttlple matchif1g.p146 Overview of exam tips p175 Parts 1; 2, & - Convi:frsattcm with interlocutor: {!fart 1), lridhtidu.al long turn (Part 2), Collab9rative ta.$k (f>art 3) and Discussion on topics ofc,oUahoratlve task (Part 4) p147 Writing guide p178 Audioscript p185 Part - Email p28 Formal and informal language p28 Meanings of get p29 can/ be able to and other ability structures p24 Comparatives and superlatives p26 Habits and typical behaviour p35 used to and would p35 Part - Open cloze p36 Countable/ uncountable nouns p36 Part - Review p66 Evaluative adjectives p66 Compound adjectives p67 Language of recommendation p67 Phrasal verbs p37 Phrasal verbs with give p37 Pronunciation: Phrasal verbs p37 Adverbs p40 Travel phrasal verbs p61 Part - l{ey word transformation p61 Words often confused p64 Extrerne adjectives p64 '- Essay p78 Gerunds p71 Gerunds and infinitives p71 Part - Key word transformation p72 Collocations p76 Part - Multiple-choice cloze p77 Part - Essay p102 Connecting ideas p103 Avoiding repetition p103 Reporting statements p95 Reporting questions p95 Time references p95 Other references p95 Reporting functions p96 Part - Key word transformation p96 Compound nouns p98 Pronunciation: Stress in compound nouns p99 Word formation p99 Relative clauses p108 Part - Open cloze p109 Dependent prepositions p110 Part - Key word transformation p111 Conditionals 0, and p132 Conditional p132 Mixed conditionals p133 unless, as long as, provided that p133 Part - Key word transformation p133 - Report p150 sentences p151 p44 Probability and Articles Part i - cioze p80 p116 Course Overview About First Ma$terdass This fully updated and revised edition of First Masterclass provides materials which give prospective candidates appropriate preparation and practice for the 2015 Cambridge English: First (FCE) exam In addition to offering students extensive guidance and exam training, it also contains interesting, lively and challenging materials for the classroom About the exam The Cambridge English: First exam consists of four papers: Reading and Use of English, Writing, Listening, and Speaking The Reading and Use of English paper carries 40% of the total marks, with the remaining three papers each carrying 20% The examination is Level B2 on the CEFR scale An overview of the examination appears in the Student's Book on pages 4-8 Course components The course comprises: '" Student's Book with access to Online Practice and an on line Cambridge English: First practice test & Workbook (with I without key) with Multi ROM, including Workbook audio and access to an additional Cambridge English: First on line practice test Teacher's Book with Speaking DVD and photocopiable Unit and Progress Tests Student s Book The Student's Book contains: "' Overview of the exam 12 topic-based units @ A Review page at the end of each unit ~ Tip boxes alongside exam-practice tasks Grammar reference section Reading and Use of English Each Reading and Use of English section provides practice for one or several exam-type tasks from the Reading and Use of English paper Through the course, students develop the vocabulary and grammar needed for the Reading and Use of English paper Parts 1, 2, and and the reading skills needed for Parts 5, and Reading and Use of English sections start with a lead-in that prepares students for exam practice either by activating existing knowledge or developing language and skills The exam practice task is clearly labelled and is accompanied by a tip box with advice on how to approach the task These sections finish with vocabulary extension or discussion activities (Over to You) that enable students to react to the reading texts and activate the language covered in that section All the reading passages are authentic texts, with only minimum modifications within the guidelines for the exam They have been selected from a variety of sources - magazines, journals, popular and serious newspapers - and reflect a variety of registers and styles, ranging from formal to informal and serious to humorous, to prepare students for the range of texts they may encounter in the exam listening Each Listening section focuses on one examination task type from the Listening paper Throughout the course, students listen to a wide range of texts and learn to identify the function and purpose of each text, recognize feelings, attitudes, opinions and agreement between speakers and identify gist, details and main ideas All recordings in the Student's Book fully replicate the actual exam First, students hear the examiner's instructions Then, there is a timed pause during which students read the listening task A 'bleep' marks the end of the pause and the beginning of the recording As in the exam, the recordings include a variety of accents Full audioscripts including the examiner's instructions are located at the back of the Student's Book and in the Teacher's Book within the unit notes ~ Overview of exam tips Speaking Writing guide with sample answers ® Audioscripts Each Speaking section includes practice of one or several Part 1, 2, and tasks from the Speaking paper Through the course, students gain experience in organizing individual and pair responses and in handling different types of discourse, such as expressing an opinion, describing, comparing and reaching agreement Relevant pronunciation exercises are included Several speaking sections include opportunities for students to listen to examples of candidates doing a speaking task and to compare their own ideas with those of the candidates These recordings replicate the exam situation, enabling students to hear the examiner's instructions as they would be given in an Each unit includes an introduction and review, practice for all parts in each of the four Cambridge of English: First papers, and additional grammar and vocabulary building activities intmcluction This section presents the overall theme of the unit by engaging students' interest in the new topic, activating general knowledge, introducing related vocabulary and providing opportunities for both general fluency practice and specific exam practice for Speaking actual exam Audioscripts of these recordings are located at the back of the Student's Book and in the Teacher's Book within the unit notes Writing These sections prepare students for the Part essay and the Part questions They follow a similar procedure throughout First, students consider an aspect of writing such as purpose, register, organization or content Next, students analyse a writing sample to inform their own work Finally, students complete an exam-type task using the accompanying notes to help them Further support can be found in the Writing guide at the back of the Student's Book in each unit These tips provide guidance on how to approach each of the task types on the Cambridge English: First exam Writing guide: This guide (pages 178-184) provides a model answer for each of the tasks in Part and Part of the Writing paper with accompanying notes on how to approach each task type and how to structure a response Useful phrases and expressions that students can use in their own writing are also given Audioscripts: Complete audioscripts (pages 185-191) enable students to follow the recordings or to note how specific language items are used in context in follow-up work in class or at home Grammar Online practice Each grammar section focuses on at least one major area of language In order to exploit what students already know, an inductive approach to grammar is taken, meaning the target language is shown in context rather than presented explicitly This context might be a preceding reading or listening text or a set of sentences Students answer questions or a variety of tasks to show what they know or what they can work out about the meaning and form of the target language This introduction is followed by several practice activities Each grammar section ends with either an opportunity for students to use the target language in an exam-practice task or in a less controlled speaking or writing task The exam-practice tasks provide students with further practice in completing Part and Part of the Reading and Use of English Paper A unique unlock code on the card at the back of the Student's Book gives access to Cambridge English: First Online Practice and an on line Cambridge English: First practice test There are over 50 exercises which allow students to continue to develop the language, skills and sub-skills they need for the Cambridge English: First exam outside class time For each part of each paper, there are two skills-training exercises and an exampractice task Vocabulary Vocabulary plays a prominent role in every unit As well as regular contextualized vocabulary work in the Reading and Use of English and Listening sections, most units include two vocabulary pages, which focus on specific topics or lexical systems Wherever possible, students are encouraged to use vocabulary in both controlled and free-practice activities Review Each unit ends with a Review page that enables students to revisit key grammar and vocabulary from the unit The Review also includes an exam-style practice task from Part 1, 2, or of the Reading and Use of English paper Using the Online Practice The Online Practice can be: * teacher managed via a free Learning Management System (follow the instructions for Option or Option on the card at the back of the Student's Book) OR " used by individual students for self-study (refer your students to the instructions for Option on the card at the back of the Student's Book) Teacher-managed Online Practice If using the Student's Book in class, we recommend choosing this option so you can assign exercises and tasks from the Online Practice and the on line practice test via the free Learning Management System (LMS), where it is easy to: " manage what exercises and tasks your students and when they them ® Feat mes Grammar reference: A link at the beginning of the grammar section in each unit guides students to the appropriate sections of the Grammar reference on pages 158-174 of the Student's Book Organized on a unit-by-unit basis, this reference provides concise explanations and further examples of the grammar points covered in each unit This section should be regarded as a first point of reference for students to check their answers to introductory questions and tasks or when working through practice exercises It can also be used for general revision purposes Overview of exam tips: This section (pages 175-177) amalgamates the tips that accompany the exam practice tasks see your students' results in an on line markbook so you can identify areas of class or individual weakness, allowing you to focus on what students really need to work on " read, comment on and mark your students' extended writing tasks on line with an option to return work to students for them to improve and resubmit A marking guide and sample answers are provided @ listen to, comment on and mark your students' recorded responses to speaking tasks online You can choose whether to assign the exercises and tasks in the On line Practice with 'no help' (for assessment) or 'with help' (for supported learning) For exercises and tasks you set'with help', students are allowed to: o mark their answers, try anything they got wrong again, see the correct answers with explanatory feedback " look up the meaning of words in questions and texts in the integrated on line Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary, 8th Edition (this saves time and helps students improve their vocabulary) " read tips and strategies to help them prepare for the exam e see sample answers for the writing tasks and useful language for the speaking tasks If you assign exercises with 'no help', these support features will be disabled You could choose the sections or exercises of the Online Practice you wish students to do, and assign them first with 'no help' i.e with all support features disabled This will allow you to assess how well prepared your students are at any stage of the course You can then assign any problematic exercises again 'with help' i.e with all support features enabled, so that individual students can benefit from the learning support features You can assign the whole Online Practice in one go, or a unit, or a selection of sections or exercises If you choose to use the LMS, we recommend following instructions for Option on the card in the Student's Book If you would prefer to register students yourself, you will need to collect their cards with unlock codes and follow the instructions for Option Self-study Online Practice You may prefer your students to work through the material in the Online Practice and Cambridge English First practice test at their own pace, using the 'self-study' option Students will need an email address to register They will need to follow the instructions for Option on the card in their books Speaking: This section contains two skills-training exercises for each part of this paper and an accompanying speak-and-record exam practice task for each of the parts Students can simply work through the material at their own pace, or you may wish to assign specific exercises for homework For example, if you have focused on Reading and Use of English Part in a lesson, you might like to get students to the Reading and Use of English Part skills-training tasks and exam practice task for homework to further familiarise and prepare them for that particular task type learning support features These learning support features are available to students for assignments set 'with help' or if students are using the self-study option Feedback Students get answers and explanatory feedback on automatically marked questions If they can understand why they answered a question incorrectly, it will help them to think more clearly about a similar question next time Dictionary look-up: Allows students to look up the meaning of words in exercises and texts They just type the word in the search box and get a definition from the OALD in a pop-up window Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary, 8th Edition Tips Tips are available on how to answer exam questions and other general language learning topics Students can look at the tips before they attempt an exercise or if they get stuck Students need to click 'Show Tip' on the left of their Online Practice screen Audioscripts Students can read audioscripts in the Listening and Speaking sections to help them understand any areas they didn't understand when they just listened They can view these by clicking the 'Audioscript' link at the bottom of their screen Sample answers Students can see sample answers in the Writing sections They can analyse the sample answer and then read comments on the sample answer to give them a good idea of what is expected in the exam Students can then improve their own answer Useful language Lists of useful language are provided in the Speaking sections Students just need to click the 'Useful language' link at the bottom of their screen for lists of useful expressions for the Speaking exam For this option, students will have access to all the learning support features (see table below), but you will not be able to track their progress, see their results or any marking on line Note! It is very important that you tell your students which access option you want to use For more information about on line practice and on line practice tests and the LMS go to www.oxfordenglishtesting.com Students have 18 months to complete the Online Practice and Cambridge English: First practice test from the time they register Online Practice content There are four sections: Reading and Use of English: This section contains an exam practice tasks for each of the seven parts of this paper preceded by two skills training exercises for each part There are 21 exercises in total in this section listening: this section contains skills-training exercises and an exam practice task for each of the four parts of this pa per There are 12 exercises in total in this section Writing: This section contains two skills-training exercises and an exam practice task for Part and two skills-training exercises for Part plus an exam practice task for each of the five text types that may come up in Part questions: letter, email, report, review and article Change your answers and try again Students can click the 'Change' button to try to an exercise again or to answer a question again If students are using the self-study option or you have set them the assignment'with help' they can change their answers as many times as they want before they submit their assignment includes exercises to further extend students' vocabulary for the Cambridge English: First exam There is a Multi ROM at the back of the Workbook which contains audio material linked to the Listening sections in the Workbook Students can play the audio in a CD player or on a computer There is also a link which takes students to www.oxfordenglishtesting.com where they can get access to a complete, interactive Online Practice Test The test offers: " authentic test practice OnUne Cambridge English: First pradke test The unlock code that students get for the Online Practice also includes access to a complete rn