CFE 17-18FIRST TERM

FIRST CERTIFICATE – YEAR 2016-17

Term 1

Reading score

Use of English score

Writing score

Listening score

What does this person look like?

Hooked nose

Pale complexion Snub / turned upnose

Bushy eyebrows (pobladas)

Hazel eyes

Thick eyebrows /gruesas

What was he like?

ArgumentativeBossy

Arrogant

(Dis)honestGrumpy

Where did you meet this person?

Shore / beach / coast

Dune Lagoon

Bush

Hedge

Forest / woods (smaller)

Descriptions: Match the two halves

• to bear a striking resemblance to

• cropped hair

• disheveled hair

• to dress up to the nines

• to be fair-skinned

• to get done up

• to be getting on a bit

• to grow old gracefully

• to be hard of hearing

• in his/her 30s/40s

• scruffy

• to go grey

• Getting old

• Short hair

• In lose disorder

• Be very, very similar

• To make yourself look glamorous

• Your hair shows you are getting old

• Aging healthily

• To be half deaf

• To be dressed for a very special occasion

• To have a complexion that is not dark

• Untidy and wearing old clothes

• Eso

• to look young for your age

• to lose one’s figure

• complexion

• make up

• middle-aged

• to never have a hair out of

• place

• to be overweight

• pointed face

• shoulder-length hair

• slender figure

• slim figure

• thick hair

• to be well-built

• to be well-turned out

• youthful appearance

• Cosmetics for the face

• When someone does not look his age

• Skin tone

• To gain weight

• Have a very neat appearance

• fat

• Between 45 and 65

• A heart-shaped face with a pointy chin (i.e Scarlett Johansson)

• Your hair is long enough to touch your shoulder

• You have a nice figure

• Physically strong or attractive

• Someone who wears nice, good quality clothes

• You have a nice figure

• Someoune who looks younger than his age

• A lot of it

Penelope Cruz laments H. Weinstein’sunnacceptable “abuse of power”1. Who is H. Weinstein?

2. Penelope Cruz won an oscar for bestsupporting actress for the film…

3. How many women have madeallegations against Weinstein for sexual abuse?

4. What has P. Cruz done to support thewomen who have accused Weinstein?

5. Has Weinstein’s power been curtailed?

1. A Hollywood filmmaker.

2. Vicky, Cristina, Barcelona.

3. More than 30.

4. She has released a statement.

5. Yes, it has.

Describing Alex’s outfit

Flat blackboots

A fawn shawl

Denimtrousers

Long-sleevedwhite T-shirt

Alex North’s reading comprehension

A crew-cutyoungAmericanShe looked

visiblywithered

A frail oldman

He suffered a stroke

•Young journalist

•Old journalist

•Bernie’s wife

•was in hospital

•Went to Prague

•Editor

•Bernie’s friend

•Was about to retire

•Had suffered a stroke

•Was thrilled to go to Prague

Alex Bernie Gerome Laura

Alex North and Bernie

• Bernie was k______to go overhis notes

• She embarrassed herself byf_____ out an arm in her sleepand hitting a c___-cut American

• She expected to enjoy a Saturday l____-in

• His doctors diagnosed a s____

• His talent for journalism hadr______ off.

• Bernie was keen to go over hisnotes

• She embarrassed herself byflinging out an arm in her sleepand hitting a crew-cut American

• She expected to enjoy a Saturday lie-in

• His doctors diagnosed a stroke

• His talent for journalism hadrubbed off.

• Take something for g_

• Occur at r_______

• T___ date

• Those twins are e_______ similar

• This job is open to all, r_________ of previous experience.

• Many people have a hard time tellingless expensive perfumes a_____.

• Take something for granted

• Occur at random

• To date

• Those twins are eerily similar

• This job is open to all, regardlessof previous experience.

• Many people have a hard time tellingless expensive perfumes apart.

Vocabulary revision pp 11

• A fingernail bitterCan you tell them apart?

A sensitive boy (sensible)

A spooky baby (espeluznante)

At random / al azar Janitor

USES OF THE FUTURE

• Future events that are dependent on other events

• Arrangements

• Completed actions in the future

• Schedules

• Decisions on the spot

• Something in progress in thefuture

• Will

• Present continuous

• Present simple

• Future perfect

• Will

• Future continuous

How many tenses does English have?

The use of ”and”

• She has a small nose and thick lips.

•She has long and wavy hair.

• She has brown eyebrows and her eyes are big and blue

Fires / blazes

Water hoses

bucket

Arson

Bear or hold a grudge / feel under theweather

Stroke

Stretcher

Dizzy like I have a hangover

Eyes wide open

A sip of coffee

Emergency room

Hail a taxiA newsroomAt full speed

In a loop

Their faces weremisshapen

Income equality

Be on the mend

School dropoutPeople at risk of poverty

Be evenly distributedTo raiseconcerns

Income inequality

Income equality 2

Fairness

Revenues

Issue a warning

Future tenses

• Bye. ___________________ at the same time on Friday

• I’ll see you

• I’m going to see you

• I’m seeing you

When you give information aboutthe future in cases where there isno reason to use the presentprogressive or going to.

It will be spring soonAll the family will be at the weddingShe’s be here in a couple of minutes.