“Today we are better than we were yesterday and tomorrow even better”

II TERM – SUPPORT MATERIAL – USE OF ENGLISH

Name : Class: 9th |10th | 11th Level: FCE
Prepared by: Paul Gaither Date: Adapted by: Isabel López

SKILL: Text Production

INDICATOR: Applies a good command of grammar and vocabulary; and uses effective strategies in order
to deal with Paper 1 Reading & Use of English in the B2: First (FCE) exam.

Word Formation
#1
For each question, fill the space in the sentence using the base word given in bold at the end. The required
word may be a noun, adverb, adjective or verb and it may be either positive (e.g. helpful) or negative (e.g.
unhelpful).

1. The Sultan spent over fifty million dollars making the capital city's main hotel the
most _______________ in the country.
LUXURY

2. Police working on solving the bank robbery have by chance _______________ a

plan to murder a leading politician.
COVER

3. We should go and eat at "Franco's" which is _______________ a great little

restaurant.
SUPPOSE

4. I left the house at 8am and stared at the empty garage in _______________. My
car was nowhere to be seen. Someone had stolen it!
BELIEVE

5. If you have any problems finding things, just ask Roger. He is very
_______________ and will tell you where to find what you want.
HELP

6. You paid $25 for a simple breakfast?! They have certainly _______________ you!
You should go back and complain.
CHARGE

7. The gang robbed three banks in the same city and all at about the same time.
Not _______________, they were caught by the police during the fourth
attempt.
SURPRISE

8. Sarina is only my half-sister because we have _______________ mothers.

DIFFER Author: Unknown. (2019). Retrieved from: http://www.esl-lounge.com/student/first-certificate-
SOURCE:
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READING and USE of ENGLISH | WORD FORMATION

#1

1: LUXURIOUS
2: UNCOVERED
3: SUPPOSEDLY
4: DISBELIEF
5: HELPFUL
6: OVERCHARGED
7: SURPRISINGLY
8: DIFFERENT
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