Lesson Plans: Cambridge First (formerly FCE)

Key word transformations answers that don't mean the same thing pairwork speaking.

Cambridge B2 First Use of English Part Four answers and typical confusions review, including common language points like linking words, conditionals and quantifiers.

Using and remembering the most useful B2 First Speaking phrases, including key words and functions card games.

Difficult grammar words and important key words in B2 First Speaking Part Two.

Comparing B2 First Speaking exam parts, phrases, etc, review.

Combining discussion of advice on studying for and taking B2 First with vital speculating language for Cambridge First Speaking and Use of English, including tips on FCE Listening, Reading and Writing.

Guessing sentence transformations word by word game, with tasks on typical Use of English Part Four language points like quantifiers, phrasal verbs, past tenses, and passive voice.

Students construct key word sentence transformations on the most common B2 First Use of English Part Four language points to challenge other groups with, including practice of idioms, reported speech, determiners, and Unreal Past.

Students race to show if they think two things are really the same (and so possible Use of English answers) or different (and so typical key word sentence transformation mistakes), including typical FCE language points like linking words and comparing.

B2 First Use of English Part Four key word sentence transformations on explaining similarities and differences, with vital language for FCE Speaking Part Two.

Common mistakes in First Certificate Use of English Part Four to correct, including work on typical language points like Unreal Past, reported speech, passive voice and conditionals.

Reviewing TV, movies, books and places B2 First Writing Part Two writing tasks, based on the real exam.

Quick planning and correct paragraphing for B2 First Writing Part Two emails, including getting and sticking to the right level of formality.

Helping student plan, write, edit and work more on their Cambridge B2 First Writing.

Using comparing language to look at B2 First Writing tasks in detail.

Students challenge each other with FCE-style collaborative speaking tasks, including all the typical task formats and topics of real B2 First Speaking Part Three exam tasks.

Students discuss the best ways of improving their four skills and Use of English for the B2 First exam, and what to do on the morning before the test, with suggested preparation tips to rank.

Using key words from real Cambridge B2 Use of English Part Four tasks to make realistic exam tasks to challenge other groups with, to learn more about typical tasks and their difficulties.

Brainstorming typical B2 First key word sentence transformations collocations and different parts of speech, including phrasal verbs from past tenses.

More fun and extreme practice of speaking together in B2 First Speaking Part Three, including aiming to talk a particular amount, progressing super-quickly, and using particular language as much as you can, followed by brainstorming useful phrases.

Opinion questions on festivals and celebrations in different countries for Cambridge B2 First Speaking Part Four preparation and speaking practice

Working out what you can realisitically guess before Cambridge First Listening tasks game, including aspects of what should go in the gap like part of speech and kind of noun.

A review of everything in Cambridge First Listening, including descriptions of what students have to do in each part, starting with students analysing the paper themselves.

Tying together Cambridge First Speaking and Writing with Writing tasks on typical Speaking Part One subjects that students first discuss then plan.

Good and bad Cambridge First essays tips to choose from, then trying to remember useful phrases to go with the good tips, including important topics like starting and ending Writing Part One tasks.

Students try to think of the most useful phrases for Cambridge First essays, then use key words to help and to make the language memorable, including typical language for important things like supporting opinions and opening.

Language for formal and informal Cambridge First letters and emails review, starting with a fun jigsaw task and including the most useful phrases for opening and closing correspondence.

Use of English key word sentence transformations-style practice of the most useful phrases for formal letters and informal emails in Cambridge First Writing Part Two.

Phrases that help students work out if what is said is or isn't the right answer in Cambridge First Listening, with language taken from official exams, starting with a listening game.

Intensive practice of the colloborative task in Cambridge B2 First Speaking Part 3 with tactics like expressing opposite points of view, speculating, and comparing.

Questions about different topics and times in Cambridge B2 First Speaking game

Practice of vital comparing and guessing language for Cambridge First Speaking (especially B2 First Speaking Part Two) along with students getting to know each other, perfect for first lessons.

This lesson plan focuses on the differences between similar words in FCE Use of English Part One. Students practice creating questions and answering multiple-choice questions to test their understanding.

Students quickly write as many different example sentences as they can with words from official B2 FIrst Use of English Part Two tasks, then check what other groups have written.

Cambridge B2 First Use of English gap-fill task games. Students compete to create grammatically correct sentences with missing words. They also contrast the uses of easily confused words.

Practising past, present and future tense with Cambridge B2 First Use of English Part Two open cloze tasks.

Discussing good ways to do and prepare for Cambridge B2 First Writing.

Vocabulary and phrases to write formal job application letters in B2 First Writing Part 2.

Useful vocabulary and phrases for Cambridge B2 First Writing Part Two brainstorming.

Have something done for passive-style sentences speaking practice, including finding things in common, monologues on good topics for have something done, and pairwork discussion - good for Cambridge First Use of English prep.

Cambridge First Use of English Part Two gapfill tasks practice through classification and making tasks for each other card games.

Students choose, ask, answer, analyse and make suitable small talk questions with have something done - especially good for speaking practice of typical Cambridge First Use of English language.