Focus on FCE
(B2) Upper-Intermediate, Code: 7370
Exercises: 530 / 120 Hours
Introduction
Focus on FCE is an online course, designed for students who are thinking of taking the Cambridge First exam. It consists of 12 modules and 200 units of English, and provides approximately 120 hours of study for students.
Course aims
- To take students from CEFR B2 up to C1.
- To give students information about, coaching in and practice in all areas of the Cambridge First exam, to enable them to be fully prepared when it comes to them taking the test.
- The course blends grammatical structures necessary for this level, with vocabulary, including collocations, phrasal verbs and idioms, spelling, reading, listening, writing and speaking.
Grammar
By the end of the course, students will be able to:
- use present, past and future tenses accurately in the simple and continuous forms
- be proficient in the use of perfect tenses, in the simple and continuous forms
- use conditionals to talk about real and unreal situations, in present, past, and future situations
- report what people said, using correct verb forms and correctly used reporting verbs
- talk about actions and states using active and passive forms appropriately
- use modal verbs appropriately to perform a variety to functions, and use past modals when necessary
- use a variety of linking words and phrases to express ideas such as addition, contrast, reason and conclusion
- use verbs in a grammatically correct way, regarding transitivity, and what forms follow them
- compare adjectives and adverbs using more advanced comparatives and superlatives
- talk about quantity
Vocabulary
By the end of the course students will have learnt approximately 1000 lexical items, including gradable and non-gradable adjectives and adverbs, phrasal verbs, idiomatic language and lexical sets.
Skills
By the end of the course students will have had exposure to and practice in reading and listening to a wide variety of material, both formal and informal, from a range of settings, using different registers.
Revision
Each of the 12 modules has a revision test, which gives students another chance to test themselves on the grammar and vocabulary they have learnt during the module. These tests are cumulative, which means the material learnt in each unit is tested at the end of that unit and also in subsequent revision tests, meaning the tests get longer as more material is tested each time.
Exam practice
Each module concentrates on a different area of the FCE exam, giving information about the exam, tips on how to answer the questions and advice about where students often make mistakes. It then tests them on that part of the exam.
Entry and exit tests
Before beginning the course, the student is invited to take an Entry test, which consists of a complete Reading and Writing and Listening paper from the exam. At the end of the course, the student is invited to take another complete Reading and Writing and Listening paper and the student's result is analysed by the program, giving a percentage of improvement and predicts a grade in the actual exam they take.
Unit summary
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Introduction |
General Introduction |
An introduction to the course the student will be taking |
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Exam |
FCE Basics, General Information |
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Exam |
FCE Basics, Paper 1 |
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Exam |
FCE Basics, Paper 2 |
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Exam |
FCE Basics, Paper 3 |
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FCE Basics, Paper 4 |
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Module 1 |
Introduction |
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Vocabulary |
Adjectives of character and mood |
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Grammar |
Present Tenses |
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Vocabulary |
Jobs and professions |
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Grammar |
Past Tenses |
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Vocabulary |
Phrasal verbs 01 |
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Spelling |
Spelling test 01 |
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Reading |
A good read |
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Listening |
Addicted to books |
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Revision |
FCE preparation course, Module 01 Revision test |
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Exam |
FCE Coaching: Paper 1, Part 1 |
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Exam |
FCE Practice: Paper 1, Part 1, Practice test 1 |
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Exam |
FCE Coaching: Paper 1, Part 2 |
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Exam |
FCE Practice: Paper 1, Part 2, Practice test 1 |
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Module 2 |
Introduction |
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Vocabulary |
Parts of the body |
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Grammar |
Comparatives and superlatives |
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Vocabulary |
Transport |
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Grammar |
Countable and Uncountable nouns |
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Vocabulary |
Phrasal verbs 02 |
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Spelling |
Spelling test 02 |
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Reading |
Fame and fortune |
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Listening |
Rags to riches |
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Revision |
FCE preparation course, Module 02 Revision test |
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Exam |
FCE Coaching: Paper 2 |
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Exam |
FCE Coaching: Paper 2, Part 1 |
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Exam |
FCE Practice: Paper 2, Part 1 |
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Module 3 |
Introduction |
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Vocabulary |
Feeling ill 1 |
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Grammar |
Present Perfect |
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Vocabulary |
Feeling ill 2 |
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Grammar |
Present Perfect Continuous |
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Vocabulary |
Phrasal verbs 03 |
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Spelling |
Spelling test 03 |
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Reading |
Miracle escapes |
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Listening |
Experience: my bungee cord snapped |
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Revision |
FCE preparation course, Module 03 Revision test |
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Exam |
FCE Coaching: Paper 3 |
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Exam |
FCE Coaching: Paper 3, Part 1 |
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Exam |
FCE Coaching: Paper 3, Part 1 |
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Exam |
FCE Coaching: Paper 3, Part 1 |
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Module 4 |
Introduction |
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Vocabulary |
Gradable and non gradable adjectives |
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Grammar |
Going to and Will |
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Vocabulary |
Confusing Words 1 |
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Grammar |
Future Continuous |
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Vocabulary |
Phrasal verbs 04 |
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Spelling |
Spelling test 04 |
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Reading |
See it, buy it |
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Listening |
Shopping madness |
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Revision |
FCE preparation course, Module 04 Revision test |
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Exam |
FCE Practice: Paper 1, Part 3, Practice test 1 |
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Exam |
FCE Coaching: Paper 1, Part 4 |
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Exam |
FCE Practice: Paper 1, Part 4, Practice test 1 |
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Module 5 |
Introduction |
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Vocabulary |
Clothes 1 |
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Grammar |
So and Such |
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Vocabulary |
Clothes 2 |
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Grammar |
Too and Enough |
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Vocabulary |
Clothes |
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Spelling |
Spelling test 05 |
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Reading |
The secrets of old age |
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Listening |
How old is old? |
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Revision |
FCE preparation course, Module 05 Revision test |
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Exam |
FCE Coaching: Paper 2, Part 2a |
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Exam |
FCE Practice: Paper 2, Part 2e |
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Exam |
FCE Coaching: Paper 3, Part 2 |
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Exam |
FCE Practice: Paper 3, Part 2, Practice test 1 |
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Module 6 |
Introduction |
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Vocabulary |
Containers |
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Grammar |
Say and Tell |
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Vocabulary |
Household chores |
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Grammar |
Ed and Ing adjectives |
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Vocabulary |
Phrasal verbs 06 |
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Spelling |
Spelling test 06 |
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Reading |
Game on |
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Listening |
Candy Crush |
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Revision |
FCE preparation course, Module 06 Revision test |
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Exam |
FCE Coaching: Paper 1, Part 5 |
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Exam |
FCE Practice: Paper 1, Part 5, Practice test 1 |
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Exam |
FCE Coaching: Paper 1, Part 6 |
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Exam |
FCE Practice: Paper 1, Part 6, Practice test 1 |
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Module 7 |
Introduction |
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Vocabulary |
Shops |
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Grammar |
Articles |
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Vocabulary |
Verbs connected with cooking |
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Grammar |
Few and a few |
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Vocabulary |
Phrasal verbs 07 |
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Spelling |
Spelling test 07 |
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Reading |
If music be the food of love |
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Listening |
My love affair with music |
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Revision |
FCE preparation course, Module 07 Revision test |
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Exam |
FCE Coaching: Paper 2, Part 2b |
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Exam |
FCE Practice: Paper 2, Part 2a |
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Exam |
FCE Coaching: Paper 3, Part 3 |
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Exam |
FCE Practice: Paper 3, Part 3, Practice test 1 |
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Module 8 |
Introduction |
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Vocabulary |
Shapes and dimensions |
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Grammar |
Gerunds and infinitives |
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Vocabulary |
Confusing words 2 |
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Grammar |
Conjunctions and connectors |
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Vocabulary |
Phrasal verbs 08 |
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Spelling |
Spelling test 08 |
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Reading |
All around the world |
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Listening |
A travel nightmare |
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Revision |
FCE preparation course, Module 08 Revision test |
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Exam |
FCE Coaching: Paper 1, Part 7 |
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Exam |
FCE Practice: Paper 1, Part 7, Practice test 1 |
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Exam |
FCE Coaching: Paper 2, Part 2c |
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Exam |
FCE Practice: Paper 2, Part 2b |
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Module 9 |
Introduction |
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Vocabulary |
Things in the bedroom |
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Grammar |
Past Perfect |
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Vocabulary |
Things in the kitchen |
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Grammar |
Past modals - Must and Should |
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Vocabulary |
Phrasal verbs 09 |
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Spelling |
Spelling test 09 |
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Reading |
Beyond belief |
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Listening |
A ghost story |
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Revision |
FCE preparation course, Module 09 Revision test |
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Exam |
FCE Coaching: Paper 3, Part 4 |
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Exam |
FCE Practice: Paper 3, Part 4, Practice test 1 |
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Exam |
FCE Coaching: Paper 2, Part 2d |
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Exam |
FCE Practice: Paper 2, Part 2c |
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Module 10 |
Introduction |
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Vocabulary |
Things in the living room |
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Grammar |
Passive |
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Vocabulary |
Parts of the house |
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Grammar |
Question tags |
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Vocabulary |
Phrasal verbs 10 |
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Spelling |
Spelling test 10 |
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Reading |
Money money money |
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Listening |
Gambling addiction |
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Revision |
FCE preparation course, Module 10 Revision test |
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Exam |
FCE Coaching: Paper 2, Part 2e |
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Exam |
FCE Practice: Paper 2, Part 2d |
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Module 11 |
Introduction |
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Vocabulary |
Make and do |
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Grammar |
Relative Clauses |
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Vocabulary |
Confusing words 3 |
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Grammar |
Verb Patterns |
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Vocabulary |
Phrasal verbs 11 |
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Spelling |
Spelling test 01 |
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Reading |
Robots |
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Listening |
Robots for the home |
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Revision |
FCE preparation course, Module 11 Revision test |
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Exam |
FCE Practice: Paper 1, Part 1, Practice test 2 |
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Exam |
FCE Practice: Paper 1, Part 2, Practice test 2 |
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Exam |
FCE Practice: Paper 1, Part 3, Practice test 2 |
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Exam |
FCE Practice: Paper 1, Part 4, Practice test 2 |
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Exam |
FCE Practice: Paper 1, Part 5, Practice test 2 |
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Exam |
FCE Practice: Paper 1, Part 6, Practice test 2 |
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Exam |
FCE Practice: Paper 1, Part 7, Practice test 2 |
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Exam |
FCE Practice: Paper 3, Part 1, Practice test 2 |
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Exam |
FCE Practice: Paper 3, Part 2, Practice test 2 |
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Exam |
FCE Practice: Paper 3, Part 3, Practice test 2 |
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Exam |
FCE Practice: Paper 3, Part 4, Practice test 2 |
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Module 12 |
Introduction |
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Vocabulary |
Animals |
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Grammar |
Reported Speech |
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Vocabulary |
Adjectives of character |
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Grammar |
Third Conditional |
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Vocabulary |
Phrasal verbs 12 |
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Spelling |
Spelling test 02 |
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Reading |
Feeling petty |
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Listening |
I actually bought the zoo |
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Revision |
FCE preparation course, Module 12 Revision test |
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Exam |
FCE Practice: Paper 1, Part 1, Practice test 3 |
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Exam |
FCE Practice: Paper 1, Part 2, Practice test 3 |
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Exam |
FCE Practice: Paper 1, Part 3, Practice test 3 |
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Exam |
FCE Practice: Paper 1, Part 4, Practice test 3 |
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Exam |
FCE Practice: Paper 1, Part 5, Practice test 3 |
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Exam |
FCE Practice: Paper 1, Part 6, Practice test 4 |
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Exam |
FCE Practice: Paper 1, Part 7, Practice test 3 |
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Exam |
FCE Practice: Paper 3, Part 1, Practice test 3 |
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Exam |
FCE Practice: Paper 3, Part 2, Practice test 3 |
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Exam |
FCE Practice: Paper 3, Part 3, Practice test 3 |
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Exam |
FCE Practice: Paper 3, Part 4, Practice test 4 |
Follow-up
Students completing the Focus on FCE course should feel confident in tackling any Advanced course, including our Advanced Power or Focus on CAE course.