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Compact
First
Student’s Book with answers

Peter May

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Peter May
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CONTENTS

Map of the units 4


Introduction 6
Exam overview 7

1 Yourself and others 8


2 Eating and meeting 16
3 Getting away from it all 24
4 Taking time out 32
5 Learning and earning 40
6 Getting better 48
7 Green issues 56
8 Sci & tech 64
9 Fame and the media 72
10 Clothing and shopping 80

Writing guide 88
Listening guide 94
Speaking guide 96
Visual materials 100
Grammar reference 102
Wordlist 111
Answer key 120
Writing guide answer key 159
Acknowledgements 160

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MAP OF THE UNITS


UNIT TOPICS GRAMMAR VOCABULARY READING
1 Yourself and Daily life Review of present tenses Adjectives ending in Part 3:
others People Present simple in time -ed and -ing multiple matching
clauses Character adjectives
Adjective prefixes and
suffixes: -able, -al, dis-,
-ful, -ic, im-, -ish, -ive,
-itive, -ous, un-, -y

2 Eating and Food and drink Review of past tenses Fixed phrases Part 2:
meeting Restaurants gapped text
Relationships

3 Getting Travel and tourism Review of modal verbs Dependent prepositions Part 1:
away from Transport Adverbs of degree multiple-choice
it all Festivals and customs questions + long
text

4 Taking time Entertainment Verbs followed by to + Phrasal verbs with on Part 2:


out (film, music, arts) infinitive or -ing gapped text
Leisure too and enough
Review of present
perfect

5 Learning Education, study and Review of future forms Phrasal verbs with take Part 3:
and earning learning Countable and Noun suffixes: -or, -ist, multiple matching
Careers and jobs uncountable nouns -ian, -er, -ant

6 Getting Health and fitness Relative clauses (defining Medical vocabulary Part 1:
better Sport and non-defining) Phrasal verbs with up multiple-choice
Purpose links Sports vocabulary questions + long
text

7 Green issues The environment Review of conditionals Phrases with in Part 2:


The weather 0–3 gapped text
Mixed conditionals
Comparison of adjectives
and adverbs
Contrast links

8 Sci & tech Science Review of passive forms Communications Part 1:


Technology Articles vocabulary multiple-choice
Science vocabulary questions + long
Collocations text

9 Fame and The media Review of reported Media vocabulary Part 3:


the media Celebrities speech and reporting Noun suffixes multiple matching
verbs

10 Clothing Shopping and Position of adverbs of Clothing and shopping Part 2:


and consumer goods manner and opinion vocabulary gapped text
shopping Fashion Review of wish and if only Phrasal verbs with out
Review of causative have Extreme adjectives
and get

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WRITING USE OF ENGLISH LISTENING SPEAKING


Part 2 informal letter: Part 3: Part 1: Part 1:
getting ideas, informal word formation multiple-choice describing people,
language questions + short home
texts

Part 2 short story: Part 2: Part 2: Part 2:


paragraphing, narrative open cloze sentence completion giving opinions,
linking expressions comparing

Part 1 formal letter: Part 1: Part 3: Part 3: turn taking,


formal language, multiple-choice cloze multiple matching suggesting,
checking speculating

Part 2 review: Part 4: Part 4: Part 4:


descriptive adjectives, key word multiple-choice asking for and
summing up transformations questions + long justifying opinions
text

Part 2 formal letter of Part 3: Part 2: Part 1:


application: formal word formation sentence completion talking about
expressions, achieving future plans
aims

Part 1 email: Part 2: Part 1: Part 3:


neutral language, open cloze multiple-choice agreeing and
purpose links questions + short politely disagreeing
texts

Part 2 essay: Part 4: Part 3: Part 2:


contrast links, for and key word multiple matching comparing: -er, more,
against transformations (not) as … as, etc.

Part 2 article: Part 1: Part 2: Part 4:


reason and result links, multiple-choice cloze sentence completion adding more points
involving the reader

Part 2 report: Part 3: Part 4: Part 2:


recommending and word formation multiple-choice keeping going
suggesting questions + long
text

Part 1 informal letter: Part 4: Part 3: Parts 3 and 4:


increasing interest, key word multiple matching decision-making
extreme adjectives transformations

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INTRODUCTION
Who Compact First is for CD-ROM
The CD-ROM accompanying the Student’s Book contains
Compact First is a short but intensive final preparation interactive grammar, vocabulary and writing practice
course for students planning to take the Cambridge English: activities as well as an electronic version of the wordlist,
First exam, also known as First Certificate of English (FCE). and a link to the Online Cambridge Advanced Learner’s
The course provides B2-level students with thorough Dictionary.
preparation and practice of the grammar, vocabulary,
language skills, topics and exam skills needed for success Student’s Book with answers: this component includes
in all five papers of the exam: Reading, Writing, Use of all the answer keys and recording scripts for the Student’s
English, Listening and Speaking. The course can be used Book.
by classes of any age, but it is particularly suitable for
students over 17.
Other course components
What the Student’s Book contains Two audio CDs: with listening material for the ten units of
the Student’s Book. The icon used with listening activities
• Compact First Student’s Book has ten units for indicates the CD and track numbers.
classroom use. Each unit covers all five papers,
focusing on one part of each paper in each unit. The Teacher’s Book including:
Reading and Listening texts cover all core Cambridge • A list of aims for each unit.
English: First topics. Writing tasks include both • Step-by-step guidance for presenting and teaching
sample and model answers and follow a step-by-step all the material in the Student’s Book. In some cases,
approach. The Speaking activities are designed to alternative treatments and extension activities are
improve fluency and accuracy, and to help students suggested.
express themselves with confidence. • Complete answer keys with recording scripts for
• Grammar for Use of English pages provide both the Student’s Book and Workbook. The keys
additional focus on grammar and each unit ends include sample and model answers for Writing tasks.
with a revision page to check how well students • Five photocopiable progress tests, one for every two
have learned the grammar and vocabulary. The Student’s Book units. The tests use a variety of non-
Vocabulary input is at B2 level and is based on exam task types.
English Vocabulary Profile. Grammar and vocabulary
Workbook without answers with Audio CD including:
work is integrated in exam practice, including
• Ten units for homework and self-study
exercises based on research from the Cambridge
corresponding to the Student’s Book units. Each
Learner Corpus.
unit has four pages of exercises providing further
• Quick steps with advice on how to approach each part
practice and consolidation of the language and
of all the exam papers.
exam skills presented in the Student’s Book.
• Exam tips with useful advice on exam strategies. Exercises are based on research from the Cambridge
• Cross-references to the Writing, Listening and Learner Corpus. Vocabulary is based on the English
Speaking guides, and Grammar reference. Vocabulary Profile.
• The audio CD includes listening material for the
Writing, Listening and Speaking guides Workbook.
These guides explain in detail what students can expect Workbook with answers with Audio CD: this component
in Papers 2, 4 and 5, and give suggestions on how best includes all the answer keys and recording scripts for the
to prepare and practise in each case. The guides include Workbook.
summary of the strategies, advice and tips focused on in
the units of the Student’s Book with additional tasks and
Website
model answers in the Writing guide, and lists of useful
Two complete Cambridge English: First practice tests with
expressions in the Speaking guide.
accompanying audio as MP3 files are available on the
website at www.cambridge.org/compactfirst.
The Grammar reference gives clear explanations of all
the main areas of grammar students need to know for
Cambridge English: First.

Wordlist
The wordlist includes approximately 30 key words with
definitions for each unit.

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Cambridge English: First Paper 4 Listening about 40 minutes


You both hear and see the instructions for each task, and
Overview you hear all four parts twice.
The Cambridge English: First examination has five papers, If one person is speaking, you may hear information, news,
each consisting of two, three or four parts. instructions, a commentary, a documentary, a lecture, a
message, a public announcement, a report, a speech, a talk
Paper 1 Reading 1 hour or an advertisement. If two people are talking, you might
Texts are about 550–700 words each. They are taken from hear a conversation, a discussion, an interview, part of a
newspaper and magazine articles, fiction, reports, radio play, etc. Answers are marked on a separate answer
advertisements, correspondence, messages and sheet.
informational material such as brochures, guides or
manuals. Answers are marked on a separate answer sheet. Part Task type Questions Format
1 Multiple 8 You hear one or two people
Part Task type Questions Format
choice talking for about 30 seconds
1 Multiple 8 You read a text followed by in eight different situations.
choice questions with four options: A, For each question, you choose
B, C or D. from answers A, B or C.
2 Gapped 7 You read a text with sentences 2 Sentence 10 You hear one or two people
text removed, then fill in the gaps completion talking for about three
by choosing sentences from a minutes. For each question,
jumbled list. you complete sentences
3 Multiple 15 You read one or more texts and by writing a word or short
matching match the relevant sections to phrase.
what the questions say. 3 Multiple 5 You hear five extracts, of
matching about 30 seconds each, with a
Paper 2 Writing 1 hour 20 minutes
common theme. For each one,
You have to do Part 1 plus one of the Part 2 tasks. In Part 2 you choose from a list of six
you can choose one of questions 2–4 or else either of the possible answers.
two options in question 5. Answers are written in the
booklet provided. 4 Multiple 7 You hear one or two people
choice talking for about three
Part Task type Words Format minutes. For each question,
you choose from answers A,
1 Letter or email 120–150 You write in response
B or C.
to an input text of up
to 160 words.
Paper 5 Speaking 14 minutes
2 Questions 2–4 120–180 You do a task based on You will probably do the Speaking test with one other
possible tasks: a situation described candidate, though sometimes it is necessary to form groups
article, essay, letter, in up to 70 words. of three. There will be two examiners, but one of them does
report, review or not take part in the conversation.
story
3 Question 5 You do a task based on Part Task type Minutes Format
possible tasks: one of two set reading 1 The examiner 3–4 You talk about yourself.
article, essay, letter, texts. asks you some
report or review questions.

Paper 3 Use of English 45 minutes 2 You talk on your 3–4 You talk about two
Parts 1 and 3 mainly test your vocabulary; Part 2 mainly own for one pictures and then
minute. comment on the other
tests grammar. Part 4 often tests both. Answers are
candidate’s pictures.
marked on a separate answer sheet.
3 You talk to the 3–4 You discuss some
Part Task type Questions Format other candidate. diagrams or pictures
1 Multiple choice 12 You choose from words together.
gap-fill A, B, C or D to fill in each 4 You talk about 3–4 You take part in a
gap in a text. things connected discussion with both
2 Open gap-fill 12 You think of a word to fill with the topic of the other candidate and
in each gap in a text. Part 3. the examiner.
3 Word formation 10 You think of the right
Further information
form of a given word to
For a full description of Cambridge English: First, including
fill in each gap in a text.
information about task types, testing focus and preparation
4 Key word 8 You complete a sentence for the exam, see the Handbook, which can be obtained from
transformations with a given word so that
Cambridge ESOL at: www.CambridgeESOL.org.
it means the same as
another sentence.
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