Use Of English Part 3 - Word Formation

                                   Word Formation - Use Of English Part 3

       Phần này, bạn sẽ đọc một đoạn text ngắn khoảng 200 từ, có 10 chổ trống. Cho mỗi chổ trống bạn phải sử dụng những từ cho sẳn để điền vào sau cho phù hợp. Phần này kiểm tra bạn cách mà từ ngữ được hình thành trong tiếng anh, bao gồm prefixes và suffixes, và spelling rules. Kết quả điền vào answer sheet.

       Để làm tốt phần này bạn cần biết:

• Forming nouns from verbs, nouns, adjectives. For examples:

           A person who acts for a living is called an .....( actor: Yes!)

           A.....is someone who earn money from writing music. (>>>musician)

           My teacher says there has been a big (improve).....in my English lately. (>>>improvement) 

• Forming opposite meanings: you can also notice the prefixes and suffixes which used to form opposite words. Examples:

                        'honest' vs 'dishonest', care - careless, legal - illegal, etc.

• Forming verbs
• Forming adjectives and adverbs 
• Difficult Spellings:    Examples:

                 He was the (big)....in the class.

                       A. biggest

                       B. bigest

               You don't need to wear a suit to the party. You can look (formal)....if you wish.

                       A. imformal 

                       B. informal 

           Cách học

•  When you make a note of  new words try to record all its different forms (verbs, nouns, adjectives, adverbs) 
• Try tests, practice and practice!

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Use of English Part 4 - Key Word Transformations

                      Key Word Transformations - FCE Use Of English 

    Trong phần này, bạn được đưa một câu hoàn chỉnh và theo sau là một câu không hoàn chỉnh. Bạn phải hoàn thành câu thứ 2 sau cho nó có nghĩa giống với câu 1 với điều kiện sử dụng từ đã cho sẳn. Phần này có 8 câu hỏi tất cả. Phần này kiểm tra bạn cả từ vựng và ngữ pháp. Đáp án chuyển sang answer sheet.

    Trong phần này bạn cần quan tâm đến:

• Comparatives/Superlatives: structures like so/such..., too/enough, as...as, ..er...than, etc often appear in this part.
• Passive: Change from active to passive or passive to active are often required
• Direct and Indirect Speech: sometimes, you are asked to transform a sentence from direct speech to indirect speech or from indirect speech to direct speech.
• Auxiliary verbs: Verbs like 'will', 'have', 'must', 'need; etc, are often tested in this part also.
• Conditionals: any type of conditional sentence is likely to appear in this part
• 'Unreal' past tenses: sometimes you will find sentences using 'If only...','I wish...', I'd rather...,etc that require the use of past tenses.
• Verb Patterns: you can be tested your knowledge of verb patterns such as gerund and infinitive.
• Phrasal verbs 

     How to improve

• If you get a sentence wrong, rewrite the correct structure in a way that has personal meaning.
• Try to practice as much as possible!

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Tips For FCE - Mẹo tự học FCE

  HOW TO REVISE FOR FCE
It is important to use the time that you have to revise for FCE as well as possible. Here are some ideas to help you do this.

• Make your plan: Think about

                  + What you need to do to prepare for the exam

                  + How much time you have

                  + How you can fit what you need to do into that time

• Think about what you need to know: You must know exactly what you will have to do in the exam. What FCE is all about. Think about what you need to improve.
• Have what you need in hand: In order to prepare for FCE you may need: 

                  + a good learner's dictionary (with examples of how words are actually used in English)

                  + an FCE - level coursebook

                  + some examples of FCE papers

                  + a vocabulary notebook

                  + a bilingual dictionary

                  + a good grammar book

• Think about when and where you study
• Organize your revision time well and enjoy your revision

     READING

   The more you read in English before the exam, the better you will do. Reading is the best way to improve your grammar and vocabulary. You may want to read newspapers, film reviews, stories, books, but remember don't look up every word in a dictionary when you read as this will spoil your pleasure in reading. Just look up anything that is essential for understanding. Then when you have finished you can go back and look up some more words and make a note.

    Keep a reading diary. It will help you to use some of the language for what you have this.

    WRITING

   It is important to practice Writing regularly in English. 

           + Use some of new vocabulary and expressions that you have learned from reading

           + Ask someone (a teacher or native English speaker) to correct your work if possible

    USE OF ENGLISH

      Doing practice test will help you most in this. You also need to have a good control of grammar and vocabulary to do well.

   LISTENING

       There are lots of ways and things you can listen to.

           + Listen to the news in English on radio or on an English - language TV channel as much as possible

           + Watch DVDs of English-language films.

           + Listening to songs in English can be an enjoyable and relaxing way of listening to English 

    SPEAKING

       Make the effort to practice speaking English whenever you can

        + Get together with friends and agree that you will speak only English for half an hour.

        + Join an English language club if there is one in your area.

        + Try to make contact with English speakers visiting your area.

        + When listening to English - language films or televisions, think about the language that speakers use and make use of it when you are speaking yourself.

       + Make sure you can talk about yourself, give opinions, ask someone to repeat or explain, agree or disagree. You may need to do all of these things in the exam.

       Hope these ideas will help you.
      Chúc các bạn tự học FCE và thi đạt kết quả tốt!

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