Cambridge First Certificate (FCE) Use of English Part Four- Simplest Responses
A LESSON PLAN FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHERS
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.
Lesson Plan Content:
Key phrases for Use of English Part Four simplest responses game
Without looking below for now, listen to your teacher and hold up the “The same” or “Different” cards that you have been given depending on what you think about the meanings of the pair of phrases that your teacher reads out.
Cards to hold up
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The same
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Different |
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The same
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Different |
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The same
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Different |
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The same
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Different |
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The same
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Different |
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The same
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Different |
Label the lines below with S for the same meaning or D for different meanings.
Verbs and tenses
- tell someone to…/ tell someone that…
- tell someone to…/ ask someone to…
- ask someone to…/ ask someone if…
- ask someone if…/ ask someone whether…
- ought to/ should
- force someone to do something/ let someone do something
- It is said to be…/ People say that it is…
- I had my hair cut/ I got my hair cut
- I wish I had known…./ I wish I knew…
- I regret watching…/ I wish I hadn’t watched…
- could have been…/ could be…
- couldn’t be…/ can’t have been…
- may have been…/ might have been…
- is sold/ is being sold
- will/ would
- Could you…?/ Would you…?
- Could you possibly…?/ Would you mind…?
- Could I possibly…?/ Would it be possible for me to…?
Linking words
- Although he can’t stand,…/ Despite not being able to stand,…
- … because it rained/ …, so it rained
- because of snow/ owing to snow
- even though/ even if
- as long as…/ unless…
- unless it is…/ as long as it isn’t…
Determiners
- so successful/ such a success
- so big/ too big
- a man/ the man
- too small/ not big enough
Comparisons
- far bigger/ much bigger
- far bigger/ quite a lot bigger
- not as…as/ not so… as
- not as big as/ smaller than
Prepositions
- by Sunday/ until Sunday
- three years before/ three years ago
Idioms
- we are sure to…/ there is no chance that we will…
- except Tom/ apart from Tom
- carry on/ carry out
- he… by accident/ he didn’t mean to…
- on purpose/ deliberately
- pay no attention to…/ ignore…
Others
- no one/ anyone
- don’t have anything/ have nothing
- every/ any
- its depth/ how deep it is
Hint: There should be the same number of S pairs and D pairs above.
Suggested answers
The pairs with different meanings (D ones) are underlined with a phrase meaning the same as the first of each pair afterwards following a dash. Other answers are possible, so please check if you wrote something different.
Verbs and tenses
- tell someone to…/ tell someone that…– command someone to…
- tell someone to…/ ask someone to…– order someone to…
- ask someone to…/ ask someone if…– request that someone…
- ask someone if…/ ask someone whether…
- ought to/ should
- force someone to do something/ let someone do something – make someone…
- It is said to be…/ People say that it is…
- I had my hair cut/ I got my hair cut
- I wish I had known…./ I wish I knew…– If only I had known/ I regret not knowing…
- I regret watching…/ I wish I hadn’t watched…
- could have been…/ could be…– might have been…
- couldn’t be…/ can’t have been…– can’t be…
- may have been…/ might have been…
- is sold/ is being sold – Shops sell…
- will/ would – is predicted to…/ is expected to…
- Could you…?/ Would you…? – Would you mind…?/ Would it be possible for you to…?
- Could you possibly…?/ Would you mind…?
- Could I possibly…?/ Would it be possible for me to…?
Linking words
- Although he can’t stand,…/ Despite not being able to stand,…
- … because it rained/ …, so it rained – owing to the rain…
- because of snow/ owing to snow
- even though/ even if – although
- as long as…/ unless… – only if…
- unless it is…/ as long as it isn’t…
Determiners
- so successful/ such a success
- so big/ too big – such a big…
- a man/ the man – one man
- too small/ not big enough
Comparisons
- far bigger/ much bigger
- far bigger/ quite a lot bigger – much bigger
- not as…as/ not so… as
- not as big as/ smaller than
Prepositions
- by Sunday/ until Sunday – before Monday
- three years before/ three years ago – three years earlier
Idioms
- we are sure to…/ there is no chance that we will… – we are certain to…/ we must…
- except Tom/ apart from Tom
- carry on/ carry out – keep on/ continue
- he… by accident/ he didn’t mean to…
- on purpose/ deliberately
- pay no attention to…/ ignore…
Others
- no one/ anyone – nobody
- don’t have anything/ have nothing
- every…/ any… – all… s
- its depth/ how deep it is
Work in groups to make similar tasks to test other groups with, using a real past paper to help you if your teacher gives you one.
Without looking above, write at least one phrase which has the same meaning as each of the phrases below. Note that words not above might also be possible.
- tell someone to…
- tell someone to…
- ask someone to…
- ask someone if…
- ought to
- force someone to do something
- It is said to be…
- I had my hair cut
- I wish I had known…
- I regret watching…
- could have been…
- couldn’t be…
- may have been…
- is sold
- will
- Could you…?
- Could you possibly…?
- Could I possibly…?
- Although he can’t stand,…
- … because it rained
- because of snow
- even though
- as long as…
- unless it is…
- so successful
- so big
- a man
- too small
- far bigger
- far bigger
- not as…as
- not as big as
- by Sunday
- three years before
- we are sure to…
- except Tom
- carry on
- he… by accident
- on purpose
- pay no attention to…
- no one
- don’t have anything
- every…
- its depth
Check your answers with the answer key above or as a class. Other words with the same meanings are possible, so please check if you wrote something different.
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