Test Your|V) 0 Vocabulary for FCE WyTest Your|” 0 Vocabulary for FCE Test Your Vocabulary for FCE is part of the popular Cover designed by Test Your series devised by Peter Watcyn-Jones. Specially ‘Telosspaslary written for students preparing for Cambridge First Certificate, Cover photography by Z & B Baran it features 60 enjoyable tests to practise the key vocabulary areas covered in the exam. Tips and information boxes, Also look out for: clear explanations and a full answer key make this new ae Ota ° book in the series even more user-friendly. Reading p ah 60 tests to practise the most important vocabulary at First Certificate level Wide variety of tests, including gap-fills, multiple choice, matching exercises, cartoons and much more sews oa Useful tips on learning new vocabulary and preparing for the exam Full answer key Ideal for self-study and classroom use ‘ra: owe ° Advanced [| Adults - - Upper Intermediate 16+ Intermediate 12-15 Pre-intermediate Primary Elementary [} Beginner ISBN 0-582~45175-2 Published and distributed by | | | | | Pearson Education Limited 9 N803821 451759 www.penguinenglish.comPearson Education Limited Edinburgh Gate Harlow Essex CM20 2JE, England and Associated Companies throughout the world. ISBN 0 582 45175 2 This edition published 2002 Text copyright © Rawdon Wyatt 2002 Designed and typeset by Pantek Arts Ltd, Maidstone, Kent Test Your format devised by Peter Watcyn-Jones lilustrations by Martin Fish, Vince Sitcock and Ross Thomson Printed in Italy by Rotolito Lombarda 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, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the Publishers. Acknowledgements ‘The author would like to thank the following: The students at St. Clare's, Oxford, for piloting these tests and for providing invaluable feedback. Jan Kelly and Mark Searle, teachers extraordinaire at St. Clare's, Oxford, for their many useful comments and suggestions. Claire de Gruchy, for her inexhaustible support, encouragement and supplies of grinning grunters. Judith Greet, for editing the whole thing and suggesting useful changes. Helen Parker, Jane Durkin and all at Penguin Longman Published by Pearson Education Limited in association with Penguin Books Ltd, both companies being subsidiaries of Pearson plc. For a complete list of the titles available from Penguin English please visit our website at www.penguinenglish.com, or write to your local Pearson Education office or to: Marketing Department, Penguin Longman Publishing, 80 Strand, London WC2R ORL.ge Be Contents To the student Section 1 General vocabulary 1 C©ONOARWN 10 W 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Likes and dislikes Actions Comparison and contrast Contusing words Make, do and take Get 1 Get 2 Abstract nouns OAN 8 10 12 14 Adjectives formed from nouns and verbs Directions Location Changes Opposites 1 Opposites 2 Opposites 3 Prepositions Shapes and features Time Section 2 Topic vocabulary 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 28 27 28 Pi Clothes and fashion 1 Clothes and fashion 2 Describing personality Friends and relations 1 Friends and relations 2 Travel and holidays 4 Travel and holidays 2 Travel and holidays 3 Accommodation 1 Accommodation 2 Animals and plants 16 18 20 22 25 26 28 30 32 34 35 36 38 40 42 43 44 45 47 43 51 '30 Geography and the natural world 54 31 Town and country (32 Weather 133 History and politics (84 Law and order 135° Education 1 136 Education 2 }87 Language learning 138 The environment 139 Cinema and theatre 140. Entertainment (41 Media 42° Music 43° Sport 44 Free time activities 45 Health and exercise 46 Food 47 Physical appearance 48 Personal life and experience 49 Routine 50 Shopping and consumer goods 51. Services and facilities 52 Work 1 53° Work 2 Section 3 Exam tasks 54 Picture description 55. Interview expressions 56 writing a letter 57 writing a story 58 writing a report 59 Writing a composition or article 60 writing about a set text Answers 56 58 60 62 64 66 68 7 72 74 76 79 82 84 86 88 90 92 94 96 98 100 102 104 106 108 410 1 112 114 116SS EE To the student Kf you are going to take the Cambridge First Certificate exam, you will find the tests in this book very helpful. They will help you practise a lot of the vocabulary that you might need to use in the Writing, Speaking or Use of English papers, or that you might come across in the Reading or Listening papers. Many of the tests also have useful information on how you might be expected to use the vocabulary in the exam. There are three sections in the book: % Section 1 deals with general vocabulary items that may be relevant in the exam as a whole. 8 Section 2 deals with particular topics that are very common in the exam, and which you may have to write or speak about Section 3 deals with particular tasks in the exam, such as those in the Speaking Test and Writing Paper, and provides you with useful words and expressions. There is a key at the back of the book so that you can check your answers, You should not try to work through every test in this book. Instead, you should choose vocabulary areas that you are not familiar with, or areas that you are particularly interested in. Don't forget to keep a record of new vocabulary items that you come across, and try to use these items as much as possible before the exam. This book tests most of the vocabulary you will need to know for the exam, but don't forget that you can learn new words and expressions by reading as much as possible from a variety of different sources. If you have access to English-language magazines, newspapers and books, you should try to use these to develop your vocabulary. When you use this book, you will find that a good dictionary will help you. You should choose a dictionary that gives you examples of words in a sentence, so that you can see how words work with other words. The Longman Active Study Dictionary is ideal for your level. If you want to improve your grammar as well as your vocabulary, you might like to use the Penguin book which accompanies this one. it's called Test Your Grammer and Usage for FCE. Good luck in the exam! Rawdon WyattLikes and dislikes Rearrange the letters in bold to form words or expressions related to likes and dislikes. There is an example at the beginning (0). '0 I’m eatnosispa batou fast cars, and have always wanted a Ferrari. Likes BE My sister’s boyfriend is so handsome. I really nafyc him. Boy mother is so kind and gentle. I earod her. ME My brother is one of the best people in the world. I absolutely horswip him. I always kolo drawrof ot the summer holidays. Sometimes I goln orf a bit of peace and quiet. I have always been ratactetd ot my best friend’s sister. I'm quite donf fo Chinese food. My brother and I are both enek no sailing and go every weekend, Dislikes 1 I will eat almost anything, but I really thae seafood. . 2 I’m afraid I heatlo people who interrupt when I’m speaking. 3 I setted people who tell lies. 4 My mother tanc’ dants listening to loud music. 5 And my father nact’ aerb being in the same room as somebody who is smoking. The smell of cooking meat really pleser me. 7 His dirty habits stugsid her. People who are cruel to animals tolerv me. a -ee ce =m? Actions A Put these actions into the appropriate box, depending on which part of the body does them. Some of them can belong in more than one box. There is an example in each box. ~beeker- -biink- -coughr -erawt creep cross dash flex frown gaze glance glare glimpse grab groan grope hiccup jump laugh leap limp march mutter nudge pant pat peep peer point puff punch rub scream shout sigh slap slip snap snarl sneeze sniff snore squeeze stagger stammer stare stretch stroke stroll tap throw trip trudge wander watch wave whisper wink wipe yawn yell Things we do with our Things we do with our arms and hands mouth and nose beckon cough « ee Things we do with our Things we do with our feet and legs eyes crawl blink