Practising on ERROR CORRECTION exercises

 
School holidays sometimes seem quite boring, don't they? Here are some links where you can practice for the next unit test  use of English exercises. The first address is the book:

http://www.scribd.com/doc/6362150/Longman-Test-Your-Grammar-Usage-for-FCE

Tests 47-52 (p.)

  

Then there are some more links where you can practise and check the results online:

http://www.pearsonlongman.com/exams/fce/error-correction.html

 http://www.englishforjapanese.com/exercises/error%20correction/error%2009.html

http://www.englishforjapanese.com/exercises/error%20correction/error%2007.html

http://www.englishforjapanese.com/exercises/error%20correction/error%2005.html

http://www.flo-joe.co.uk/fce/students/tests/errtst1.htm

http://www.flo-joe.co.uk/fce/students/tests/errtst2.htm

http://www.flo-joe.co.uk/fce/students/tests/errtst3.htm

http://www.flo-joe.co.uk/fce/students/tests/errtst4.htm

http://www.imparareinglese.co.uk/esercizi_inglese/FCE_error_correction_1.html

(To stimulate you to practice - I think I'll use one of them in the test... )

Writing an Article

When you finish your work, please, check

1. number of words (15-20 more or less is OK)
2.  clear paragraphing (there should be six paragraphs clearly visible)
3. in the title: the main words are Capitalized
4. some grammar tips: usage of

• much and many
• is and are, etc.

  5. look back at the previous writing task - an essay or a letter and check for your "stupid" spelling mistakes...
  6.  and don't forget - your article is due to Thursday 21/10/2010

An Article for the Student Magazine

Here are some tips before you start writing

A realistic article should consist of:

1. an eye-catching title which attracts the readers’ attention and suggests the theme of the article. (Think about why you read a magazine or newspaper article recently - what made you read it?) Articles can also have subheadings before each paragraph.

2. an introduction which clearly defines the topic to be covered and keeps the reader’s attention.

3. the main body of two to five paragraphs in which the topic is further developed in detail.

4. the conclusion - summarising the topic or a final opinion, recommendation or comment.

REMEMBER
Before you begin writing it is important to consider:
• where is the article going to appear - in a newspaper or magazine?
• who are the intended readers - a specific group such as students or teenagers, or adults in general?
• what is the aim of the article - to advise, suggest, inform, compare and contrast, describe, etc.?
(More info see http://www.onestopenglish.com/section.asp?docid=147736)

HOME

I just found some quite good sources where you can see our module vocabulary:
http://www.authorstream.com/Presentation/ricardofornelo-207336-house-parts-rooms-furniture-prepositions-entertainment-ppt-powerpoint/
 Very weird houses :
http://www.howdoiselfbuild.com/blog/9-weird-houses
http://blog.xnepali.com/top-7-weird-houses-in-the-world/

Test results

Hi
The test results are not as bad as we were expecting though they are not perfect either.
Those who have grades 5 and 6 can be satisfied because the tasks were really difficult. But there are also some 7s and 8s!
Of course, some of you need more practicing.