First Certificate Masterclass Teacher’s Book Jenny Quintana Simon Haines Barbara Stewart OXFORD First Certificate Masterclass Teacher’s Book Jenny Quintana Simon Haines Barbara Stewart OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS Great Clarendon Street, Oxford ox2 6DP 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 in Oxford New York Auckland Cape Town Dares Salaam Hong Kong Karachi Kuala Lumpur Madrid Melbourne Mexico City Nairobi New Delhi Shanghai Taipei Toronto With offices in Argentina Austria Brazil Chile Czech Republic France Greece Guatemala Hungary Italy Japan Poland Portugal Singapore South Korea Switzerland Thailand Turkey Ukraine Vietnam OXFORD and OXFORD ENGLISH are registered trade marks of Oxford University Press in the UK and in certain other countries © Oxford University Press 2008 The moral rights of the author have been asserted Database right Oxford University Press (maker) First published 2008 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 10987654321 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 (with the sole exception of photocopying carried out under the conditions stated in the paragraph headed ‘Photocopying’), or as expressly permitted by law, 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 book in any other binding or cover and you must impose this same condition on any acquirer Photocopying The Publisher grants permission for the photocopying of those pages marked ‘photocopiable’ according to the following conditions.
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The publisher is grateful to the University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate for permission to reproduce FCE answer sheets. Contents Student's Book Contents Introduction The sexes Ne Compulsion 18 Bw Talents 24 Appearances 32 Foreign parts 37 44 DN The mind COoOnT Free time 50 Media 58 Around us 64 pros. Innovation 70 Communication 76 Society 81 How to use the Student's MultiROM 87 Student's Book Contents Exam factfile 4-8 Reading Listening Speaking ] Part 2 Multiple choice Exam techniques Part 3 Multiple matching Part 1 Giving personal The sexes 9 Space travel vy Phrasal verbs with bring information v Group nouns Part 4 Multiple choice Looking for a penfriend Men's and women's abilities 2 : Exam techniques Part 2 Sentence completion Part 2 Long turn Com pu Ision 23 Part 4 Multiple matching Computer games Fans and enthusiasts v Moods and attitudes 3 Part 1 Multiple matching Exam techniques Part 1 Multiple choice Parts 3 and 4 Two-way task Talents 35 Will Smith Part 4 True or false? and Discussion vy Phrasal verbs with break Developing talent in children Choosing a job v Confusing verbs: rise, arise, raise 4 Exam techniques Part 3 Multiple matching Part 2 Long turn Appea rances 49 Part 2 Multiple choice Clothing and fashion The appearance of a place vy Phrasal verbs with put v Confusing adverbs 5 ` Part 3 Gapped text Exam techniques Part 4 Multiple choice Parts 3 and 4 Two-way task Foreign parts 61 ‘| flew to Brazil by accident! Part 3 Multiple matching and Discussion y Phrasal verbs: travel Going abroad Getting to know a country v Phrasal verbs with look 2 Exam techniques Part 2 Sentence completion Parts 3 and 4 Two-way task 6 The mind 75 Part 1 Multiple matching Factors influencing success and Discussion y Collocations: verbs and y Personal qualities Stress relief nouns F Part 4 Multiple matching Exam techniques Part 2 Sentence Parts 3 and 4 Two-way task 7 Free time 87 Holidays with a difference completion and Discussion v Prefixes Part 1 Multiple choice A camping holiday Listening to music 8 _ Exam techniques Part 3 Multiple matching Part 2 Long turn Media 101 Part 3 Gapped text How people use the Internet Advertising v Soand such 9 Part 2 Multiple choice Part 4 Multiple choice Parts 3 and 4 Two-way task Around us 113 Volcanoes The effects of tourism and Discussion y Word building Improving the environment 10 c Part 1 Multiple matching Part 2 Sentence completion Parts 3 and 4 Two-way task Innovation 125 Inventions: the top ten? Gadgets and Discussion y Phrasal verbs with carry Historical breakthroughs ll s. Part 3 Gapped text Part 1 Multiple choice Telling lies Part 2 Long turn Communication 137 ‘| know just how you feel’ y Collocations with say, speak, talk, and tell, Ways of learning Confusing verbs: hope, wait, expect, look forward to 1? : Part4 Multiple matching Part 3 Multiple matching Part 2 Long turn Society 149 Overcoming crime Problems related to money People and society v Crime vocabulary Reference Section Extra material 161 Writing guide 162-172 Grammar reference 173-191 Writing Grammar and Practice Vocabulary Overview Part 1 The future, Future continuous and Future perfect Personality nouns and adjectives, Part 4 Error correction, Informal letter Part 2 Cloze Confusing verbs /ay/lie Phrasal verbs with bring, Formal and informal Exam techniques Use of English Part 4 Error correction Formal and informal language, Meanings of get language Meanings of get Part 2 Habits, Repeated action, Used to Phrasal verbs Part 2 Cloze, Used to, Article Part 2 Cloze Comparison Personality adjectives Creating interest Part 2 Can, be able to, Other ability structures Film vocabulary Part 5 Word formation, Letter of application Part 2 Cloze Noun suffixes Ability expressions, Punctuation Exam techniques Use of English Part 5 Phrasal verbs with break Word formation Part 2 Modal verbs of obligation, don't need to/ needn't have, Part 1 Multiple-choice cloze Part 4 Error correction, Report be allowed to| can’t Parts of the body, Seeing verbs Modal verbs of obligation, Impersonal language Part 4 Error correction Phrasal verbs with put Part 2 Past time, Participle clauses Negative adjectives Part 2 Cloze, Past time, Informal letter Part 3 Key word transformations Confusing words, Extreme Phrasal verbs Creating interest Exam techniques Use of English Part 2 Cloze adjectives Part 2 Gerunds and infinitives Collocation Part 5 Word formation, Short story Part 4 Error correction Part 1 Multiple-choice cloze Gerunds and infinitives, Dramatic effect Collocation Part 1 Passive verbs, Have / Get something done Part 2 Cloze Sports vocabulary Part 4 Error correction, Formal letter Exam techniques Use of English Part 1 Prefixes Contrasting language Multiple-choice cloze y Phrasal verbs with come, Which word? Part 2 Reporting statements, Reporting questions, Time and other Compound nouns Part 5 Word formation, Discursive composition references in reported speech, Reporting functions Part 5 Word formation Reported and direct speech, Connecting ideas Part 3 Key word transformations Soand such Part 1 Relative clauses Dependent prepositions Part 3 Key word Informal letter Part 2 Cloze transformations, Asking for information Exam techniques Use of English Part 3 Relative pronouns, Key word transformations Dependent prepositions Part 2 Wishes and regrets, I‘d rather and It's time Adjective suffixes Part 5 Word formation, Article Part 4 Error correction Compound adjectives Wishes and regrets, I'd rather Beginnings and and It's time, ending: Phrasal verbs with carry Part 1 Conditionals 0, 1, 2, and 3, Mixed conditionals, Unless, Adjectives: positive or negative? Part 2 Cloze, Conditionals, Formal letter As long as, Provided that Collocations, Confusing verbs Focusing expressions Part 3 Key word transformations Part 2 Probability and possibility Part 1 Multiple-choice cloze Part 3 Key word Report Articles transformations, Articles Complex sentences Introduction ahead, which contains activities designed to introduce the topic of the reading, and gives students the opportunity to share ideas, knowledge Target users and opinions.
Sometimes students are asked to read First Certificate Masterclass is an upper intermediate the text quickly to check their ideas before they do course aimed at students preparing for the the examination task. This gives them essential Cambridge First Certificate in English examination. practice in skimming a text quickly for gist It can also be used by upper intermediate students comprehension or scanning to find specific following general English courses. The material in information.
the course is all at FCE level. Before students read the text for more detailed comprehension, you may like to check that they Student's Book understand key vocabulary contained in it. The The First Certificate Masterclass Student’s Book Teacher’s Book includes lists of potentially difficult consists of twelve units, each based on a different words and their meanings. However, by the end of topic.
Each unit consists of the following sections: the course and in preparation for the examination, Introduction, Reading, Grammar and Practice, we recommend that this is kept to a minimum. Vocabulary, Listening, Speaking, Writing and Deducing the meaning of unknown words from Overview. The first seven units also contain Exam their context is an important skill which students Techniques sections. need to develop.
While it is anticipated that the units will generally No guidelines are given on how long students be used in consecutive order, this is not essential, should spend on each reading task. Use your own as there is no fixed grammatical or lexical judgement, allowing more time at the beginning of progression. It is important that the sections within the course, when students will need extra time to units are done in sequence, as grammar and familiarise themselves with the demands of each vocabulary are taken from previous texts or task type, and less time towards the end to reflect recordings. the time available in the exam.
In addition to introducing and practising the skills The Reading sections also contain follow-up which students will need to perform well in the vocabulary extension exercises, and discussion exam, the course functions as a general coursebook activities (Over to You) related to the topic of the which introduces, studies and practises key aspects text. of grammar and vocabulary. Grammar and practice Introduction Each unit focuses on one major area of grammar. This section presents the overall theme of the unit This is related to the Reading or Listening section by engaging students’ interest in the new topics, which precedes it.
activating general knowledge of them, introducing In order to exploit what students already know, an telated vocabulary and providing opportunities for inductive approach to grammar has been adopted. both general fluency practice and specific exam This means that the formal rules of grammar are practice for Paper 5 Speaking. not presented in the first instance, but examples of the target language are given in context. Students Reading answer questions or do a variety of tasks to show what they know or what they can work out for All the reading passages are authentic texts, with themselves.
only minimum modifications within the guidelines for the exam. They have been selected from a It is recommended that students work through variety of sources — magazines, journals, popular these questions and tasks individually or in pairs and serious newspapers — and reflect a variety of before checking their answers or ideas with you, or registers and styles, ranging from formal to informal in the Grammar reference at the back of the book. and serious to humorous.