Use of English Part 2

Task informationr ln Part 2 there is a text with 1 2 gaps'There are no

sets of words from which to choose'

o Part 2 mainly tests'grammar words' like articles' (e g the, an), auxiliary verbs (e'g' will' has)'

prJnount (e.g. they, who), prepositions (e'g' on''during),linking expressions (e'g' despite) and verb

IQuestionsinPart2sometimesfocusonrelativePronounslikewhich,Complete these rules with the words in the box'

qp Tick y' the sentences which are correct and replace the relative pronoun

in those that are wrong. sometimes more than one answer is possible'

1 lt,s a huge city, when one can find a lot of different kinds of people.

2 The weather was hot excePt on the first day, that it was windy'

3 John wasn,t sure if the person which he saw was his brother Mike.

4lprefertostayinthecountryside,whatlthinkisbetter'5 There are some people whose aim in life is to earn as much money as possible'

6 I met an interesting toy there, Carlos, that is a good singer and is also handsomel

7 I gave the money to an organisation who helps poor children'8 They invited me to a pop concert which took place in Rio last month'gSowewenttoTetuan,thatisalittlecityinthenorthofMorocco.

10 He's a man who's life story is the greatest book that has been written in the last 50 years'

Complete the text using relative pronouns'Melanie Johnson, (1) ....... house is opposite mine, is my favourite neighbour' She's a warm

and friendly person (2).......always likes to help other people' ln the afternoon' (3) """' l come

home, she often waves and smiles to me from her front garden, (4) ......' she spends a lot

of time in spring and summer. lt has some lovely flowers, (5) ....... she planted herself, and

last week she gave some to my mother, (6)....... birthday was on Friday' She's always been

generous like that. I remember years ago, (7) ....... I was about ten, she painted a picture for

me (8)....... was so lovely that I put it on my bedroom wall' lt's still there'

forms (e.g.would do), aswell as words in phrasal

verbs (e.g. set offl and fixed phrases (e'g' in

favour ofl.o You must only use one word in each gap and your

spelling must be correct.

useful language: relative pronouns and linking expressions

Rulesln any kind of relative clause, we can use (1) ....... for people, (21 -.--'.'for things'

tal ...-. for possession, (4) ......' for time and (5) ..."" for places' ln a defining relative

clause we can arso use ier ....... for peopre or things, e.g. the girl (71 '..."'sang really

wett; the tree (8) ....... grew sa tall.

fTir! You alwaYs\-- '- 63vs 1e fillin the gaP tn

Part 2. Themissing wordcan never beleft out of thesentence.

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4 Some questions in Part 2 test linking expressions like although or unless.put the words and expressions in the box under the correct heading below.

althoughdespite (the fact that)provided (that)though#in caseso as tohowever

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due to (the fact that)as well asunlessas long asbesideseven thoughin addition to

on account ofin order tobutin order thateven sowhiletebecause of

andbeeause(and)yetwhereassinceowing toin spite of

reason contrast purpose addition conditional. if..,................hepaupe...... .h:tl.............. .W .and,

@ ln these sentences written by First Certificate candidates' circle thecorrect alternative in italics.1 The city is unhealthy becausehecause of the pollution in the air.

2 Although/n spite of these problems, would you still like to invite me

3 LJnless/Besidesyou live in a big town, there are no traffic jams.next month?

information.4 Please do not hesitate to contact me if/in case you need more detailed5 I think that people should use their bicycles so/so as fo reduce traffic.6 I hope you will stay at our house in order/in order that you can visit our country.

7 The green hills ani valleys need protectingbecause/owing to many peoPle are building modern houses'

g The other staff patiently explained the job to me even though/even so they were very busy themselves.

9 Since/As long as I love swimming and your club seems to be suitable, I would like to join it.l O There are many ways of getting to school in case/if you study far away from your neighbourhood'

5 Complete the text with words from Exercise 4. Sometimes more than one

answer is possible.

It was getting tate by the time Sam and Marco approached the summit, on (11 .8Qa9'U.l1I' of the terrible

weather on their way up. ln (2) ................. to high winds that nearly swept them right off the mountain, they

faced freezing temperatures and heavy snowfalls. And (3) neither of them had any thoughts of

giving up. ln (4) of the awful conditions they were determined to keep climbing even (5)

every step was now a huge efforl, (6) to the fact they were so high up and the air was so thin' As

(7).'..'''....'.'..'asthat,Marcowasfeelingquiteill,probably(8).....'..'.'....'.oftheheightandalackoffood.Butthey knew that (g) reach the top they couldn't stop for anything, even meals. They also knew that

(10) ................. they got there this time, they would probably never have another chance to try' And sam was

sure that as (11) as they could begin going down by three o'clock, they would make it safely back

to base camp tonight - (12) ihey would both be very, very tired'

@ Answers are never hyphenated words such as oldlashioned

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Use of English Part 2

Look at the title and the examPle'

Without trying to fill in any answers' quickly read

the text to see what it's about'

For each gap, look at the context and decide what

f"a of *ora (e-g' relative proinoun) is needed'

Follow the exam instructiont using the advice to help you'

Study the words either side of the gap for moreclues.

Think of words that might fit and try each one'

When you have filled in all the gaps, read your text

to check it makes sense'

Action Plan1

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(fiFGansmayhavemorethanonepossibleanswer,butyoumustonlyputone.

6:ru:g1,#il1if".[:i,r,. question, so on to the others and come back ro it rater when vou have

For question s 13-24,read the text below and think of the word which best fits each gap'

ft:;t;"" word in """r, g"p. There is an example at the beginning (0).

ExamPle: trA short history of tattooing

Tattoos, (o) .whjgh. some people call 'body art" have become more and more popular in

recentyears.ln(13)''.'...ofthepaincausedbyhavinganeedlemakehundredsofholesintheirskin,millionsofpeople(14).......varywidelyinageandbackgroundarenowadayshaving their bodies decorated with ink in all kinds of ways'

Manyoftoday,syoungpeople,(15).''...'parentswerethefirstgenerationtoexperimentwith tattoos, see it as a way of expressing their individuality, and in (16) '.....' to do this'

they are constantly looking for new styles and designs. (17) '...... to this increasing demand'

tattoo studios have appeared in many towns and villages'

(18)....... people tend to think of it as a modern practice' tattooing has in fact been around

for a long time. There is evidence of tattoos being worn in Siberia over 4'000 years ago' as

(19) ....... as in Ancient Egypt at that time, and it is thought to have existed in Japan 10'000

years ago. Even (20) ....... , it was not until the late l Bth century' (21) """' Captain James

Cook sailed io Polynesia, that Europeans took an interest'

It was on the island of Tahiti, (221 .......tattooing had an important role in society' that Cook

and his crew first saw tattooed men and women, and (23) ...'... of that, the English word

comes from the Tahitian word tatau. Ever since then, sailors have had tattoos done' often

(24).......show the distant places they have visited'

Fil N"u", put contracted forms like he3 or won't as they count as two words'

O A:ielative Ptonoun kneeded Tottoos are thingsso it could be'which'ar"thati but the commosshoiw this is o non4efining'relotive clouse so it mustbe'which':

I g, I 8, 2O Controst linkneeded.

I 4t I 5, 21, 22 Relativepronoun needed.

| 6 24 PurPose linkneeded.

17, 23 Reoson linkneeded.

t9 Addition tink needed'

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