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A promise is a promise!!!

Speaking Paper

My dear friends,
We all know that the Speaking Paper is coming.
So, I thought of posting these 3 links which altogether are a sample of the whole of the CPE Speaking Paper.
I believe that watching them will be very useful for us.

Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWGuG_IQp-A&noredirect=1

Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-lhu9ePZFE

Part3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDxlFmgMZtc

Take care, folks!


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Think of what you'd say to or ask Laurel Potter if you ever had the chance to interact with her in real time!!

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Party time!! Make a silly comment and get a few medals!!

Write down everything you can about this traditional English dish and win 5 medals!!

Each set of three sentences to be completed by a single word! 15 medals

The hospital would only give news to Trudy's ....... family and not her friends and distant relatives.

The law will take place with ........ effect.

The patient reported experiencing ........ benefits following the operation and is not expected to need any further treatment.


My computer has run out of ........ and it crashes everytime I try to download anything.

My brother has a marvellous ........ for historical facts.

After the accident he suffered from a loss of ........ and didn't even recognise his wife.


For instructions on how to wash this garment, please see the inside .........

The teachers have given him the ........ of troublemaker when actually he is a very intelligent child.

We need one more sticky ........ for this present. Have you got one?


The official book ........ will be in early March but many advance copies have been distributed already.

The police will ........ an enquiry into the murder.

The Queen is due to ........ the new cruise liner later this month.


When you drive down our road you can't ........ our house. It's got a red front door.

The tutor has such a quiet voice. I always ........ half of what she says.

It's all a bit hit and ......... really. Nobody really knows whether the project will be successful or not.

Reading Part 3 - worth 10 medals

New Challenge worth 10 medals! Check the comments to this post !

CPE Papers And Their Parts As Well As Their Marks

Hello my dear friends!
Last class we were discussing how much each part of the CPE is worth in terms of marks.
I decided to take a look at CPE Handbook for Teachers and it came in handy:

READING
Part 1 - Each correct answer in Part 1 receives 1 mark.
Part 2 - Each correct answer in Part 2 receives 2 marks.
Part 3 - Each correct answer in Part 3 receives 2 marks.
Part 4 - Each correct answer in Part 4 receives 2 marks.

USE OF ENGLISH
Part 1 - Each correct answer in Part 1 receives 1 mark.
Part 2 - Each correct answer in Part 2 receives 1 mark.
Part 3 - Each correct answer in Part 3 receives 2 marks.
Part 4 - Each correct answer in Part 4 receives up to 2 marks.
Part 5 - The four comprehension questions (40–43) each
receive 2 marks.

14 marks are available for the summary question
(44): up to 4 marks may be awarded for content and
up to 10 marks for summary writing skills.
LISTENING
Part 1 - Each correct answer in Part 1 receives 1 mark.
Part 2 - Each correct answer in Part 2 receives 1 mark.
Part 3 - Each correct answer in Part 3 receives 1 mark.
Part 4 - Each correct answer in Part 4 receives 1 mark.

That's it people...
I hope I have helped you somehow...

Your ORIGINAL comment is worth two medals!

key word transformations- 10 medals!!!

1.He was arrested at a department store for stealing clothes.

KNOCKING

He was caught _________________ department store.


2.I believe Shirley prefers to forget the break up of her marriage and won't discuss it with anyone.

RAKE

I don't think Shirley wants us ____________________________ her marriage.


3.Scientists have tried many methods of how to solve the problem of common cold for years.

GRAPPLING

For years __________________________ problem of how to solve the problem of common cold.


4.The mother enjoyed a few hours of sleep at home after hurrying to send her daughter off to school.

BUNDLED

The mother__________________________________ then enjoyed a few hours of sleep at home.


5.While waiting for the train, which was to arrive only in a few hours, we spent the time reading and chatting.

WHILED

We had a few hours before the train arrived so ________________________ and chatting.

Key Word Transformations (Paper 3 - Part 4)

1. It was really unexpected when my football team achieved the result it did.
time

At ........................................................... my football team to do as well as it did.


2. I have a lot of respect for his writing style although I do not agree with the opinions he expresses.
much

........................................................... his writing style, I do not agree with his opinions.

UOE - part 5 - 16 medals

Click on the image to see the chalenge. Then, answer the questions as a comment entry.

More gapped sentences - 3 medals each set

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to see a larger picture

Awarded by our Guru!

Easter Challenge - Gapped sentences - 9 medals

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Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use between three and eight words, including the word given. (Flo-Joe)

1 If there is an accident, phone the emergency services. OF

Phone the emergency services ........................................................... an accident.

2 We would have missed our connecting train if we had not caught the earlier plane. NOT
Had ........................................................... the earlier plane, we would have missed our connecting train.

3 I couldn’t have bought that motorbike unless my mother had agreed to pay the monthly repayments. BUT
.......................................................... agreeing to pay the monthly repayments I could never have bought that motorbike.

4 Purchases may be refunded within seven days. MIND
Should ........................................................... your purchase you have up to seven days to bring it back for a refund.

5 Even though her C grade in the Proficiency wasn’t quite as high as she had expected, it was still a good result. IF
Her grade C in the Proficiency exam, ........................................................... , was still a good result.

6 Providing that you make up the time later in the week you can take Monday off. CONDITION
You can have the day off on Monday ............................................................ make up the time later in the week.

A Dictionary of Prefixes, Suffixes and Combining Forms

Hi everyone!!!
Maybe the majority of you don't know but about two classes ago we have a discussion in class about prefixes and suffixes. We discussed how important they are to improve our vocabulary for the CPE papers. Then someone asked if anyone had a list of the main preffixes and suffixes in the English language.
So... today I found a great tool related to that. It's not a list, but a dictionary of prefixes and suffixes.
I tried to post the PDF file, but I couldn't once I don't know how to post written files from my computer to the blog. So I'm posting the link to all of you - who wish - download it.
As we have class today, I'm going to ask Levi how to post the file itself. If this possibility is available I'll post it very soon.

Click here to open and save the dictionary of prefixes and suffixes!

Regards.

The Laurel Potter Challenge

As promised before, you guys are now up to a big challenge! The winner of the Laurel Potter Trophy will be the first to come up with all the correct answers to the 2 CPE-format exercises, which can be accessed by clicking on the link provided by the side of the picture below.

Click here to access the file containing the big challenge!

April Challenge

Click here to print the challenge and later post the answers as a comment.
The first to come up with the right answers will get 10 medals!

Lina and Ana Lucia, you rock!!

This week's challenge

Earn 4 medals after filling in each of the blanks the blanks with a correct word:

1) Emma started out as a clerical officer with the company and gradually __________ her way to the top and is now a senior manager.

2) We're on holiday now so can you stop __________ shop!

3) There's a rumour going around that the proposed reorganisation is meant to __________ out the lazy workers.

Not quite ready for the CPE...

Your Creative comment will get you medals!

New Challenge - Word Formation

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10 medals to the first to come up with all the right answers!

A new champion enters the hall!

Introducing a blessed, peaceful lent with twelve shiny ones!

Gapped sentences - Three medals

Think of one word only which can be used appropriately in all three sentences.

My father .......... at the same branch for over thirty years.
They had .......... on their parents to pay off their debts for them.
Instead of landing, the plane .......... and headed away from the airfield.

A Carnival Winner

Congrats, Ana!!

Multiple Choice Cloze - 4 medals each text!!!

Carnival Challenge - Keyword transformation

Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use between three and eight words, including the word given.

(8 medals to the first to come up with all correct answers)

1. Diseases such as smallpox have still to be eradicated.

stamped

Diseases such as smallpox ................ yet.

2. John was nominated for the post of treasurer by two committee members.

forward

John has ................ the post of treasurer by two committee members.

3. If you receive any mail for me after I’ve gone would you be kind enough to forward it to me.

send

Please could you ................ that arrives for me after I’ve gone.

4. The colour of that dress showed off her complexion.

enhanced

Her complexion ................ the colour of that dress.

5. As part of his new year’s resolution he has renounced cigarettes and bad food.

up

He decided ................ cigarettes and bad food in the new year.

6. They are building a new car park next to the shopping centre.

put

A new car park ................ next to the shopping centre.

7. You should erase any mistakes on the exam script.

out

Any mistakes on the exam script may ................ a soft eraser.

8. The government suppressed all the details of the financial scandal.

up

Details of the financial scandal ................ the government.