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vy CAMBRIDGE cP FOWL erm Cer
Tiago Sue e ott SS
Cambridge English
SECOND EDITION
haste
for Schools
Sue Elliott, Helen Tiliouine and Felicity O'Dell
Six new practice tests for the revised exam from 2015 Introduction 4
Training and Exam Practice
Test 1 Reading and Use of English 10
Writing 35
listening 46
Speaking 55
Test 2 Reading and Use of English 65
Writing 85
listening 94
Speaking 102
Practice Tests
Test3 Reading and Use of English 109
Waiting 9
listening 121
Speaking 125
Test 4 Reading and Use of English Wz
Waiting 137
listening 139
Speaking 143
Test5 Reading and Use of English 145
Writing 155
Listening 157
Speaking 161
Test} Reading and Use of English 163
Writing 173
Listening 175
Speaking 179
Audioscripts 181
Teacher's Notes & Keys Tests 1-2 200
Practice Test Keys Tests 3-6 230
Sample Answer Sheets 235
Acknowledgements 240
Speaking Appendix cl
Contents | 3 Pee Te cf)
Who is this book for?
If you are aged between 12 and 16 and want to take First for Schools (FCE), this book
is for you!
Why is this book called ‘Trainer
This book is called Trainer’ because itis fll of exercises to help you get better and better
ct doing each part of First for Schools.
So, complete all the exercises then do all the practice papers! If you train and work hard,
you'll soon be ready to take First for Schools.
How do | use this book?
First, do the grammar ond vocabulory exercises on each Training page. Then do the task
on the Exam practice page and check your answers
4 | Introduetion On Training pages you will find:
Q cambridge Learner Corpus
This shows information about mistakes that some FE condidates make. Ifyou do these
useful exercises, you will learn not to make these mistakes when you do First for Schools.
Tips
These are ideas to help you do well in the exam. For example: You may find that Listening
Part 3 options include adjectives fo describe the speaker's feelings, which you then have fo
match carefully to what the speaker says.
(/ Remember!
These are quick hints about grammar points or vocabulary that you should learn.
For example:
To change direct questions to indirect questions:
Wh. questions: What's the time? + Do you know what the time is?
Yes/No questions: Is John here? + Do you know if John is here?
On Exam practice pages you will find:
«a First for Schools exam task for you fo ry and complete
«advice to help you with different parts of the task
Tests 3, 4, 5 and 6:
‘When you finish Tests 1 ond 2 you will be ready to do complete First for Schools
practice tests.
Tests 3, 4, 5 ond 6 ore just lke real First for Schools Reading ond Use of English,
Writing, Listening and Speaking papers. Doing these tests will give you extra help to
prepare for the exam,
Keep a record of your scores as you do the tests. You may find that your scores are good
in some paris of the fest but you may need fo praclise other paris more. Make simple tables
like this to help record your scores.
Paper 3 Listening
Part 2 | Part 3 Pon 4
Introduction | 5 Other features of the First for Schools Trainer
«Visual material
In the Speaking test the examiner will give you a booklet with pictures and photographs in
it. The visual material in the colour section from pages C1-C24 will help you preetise and
become familiar with the type of photographs and written questions you will see in the test
and help you increase your confidence.
«Answer sheets
Look at these to see what the First for Schools answer sheets in the test look like and
learn how to complete them. Ask your teacher to photocopy them so that you con use them
when you do your practice tests
© Audio recordings
Listen to these to practise the Listening paper. You will need to listen to these to practise
some parts of the Speaking paper too.
Cambridge English: First for Schools
Contents
First for Schools has four popers
Reading and Use of English: 1 hour 15 minutes
The paper contains seven ports. For Ports 1 to 3, the test contains texts with grammar and
vocabulary tasks. Part 4 has separate items with a grammar and vocabulary focus. For
Parts 5 to 7, the test contains a range of texts and reading comprehension tasks
Wri 1 hour 20 minutes
The paper contains wo parts. You will have to complete two tasks: a compulsory one in
Part 1 and one from a choice of four in Part 2. Each question on this paper carries equal
marks,
Listening: about 40 minutes
The paper contains four ports. The text types are monologues [answerphone messages,
information lines, commentaries, radio documentaries and features, instructions, lectures,
news, public announcements, advertisements, reports, speeches, stories and anecdotes,
talks) and interacting speakers (conversations, discussions, interviews, quizzes, radio
plays, transactions). For each correct answer you will receive one mark.
Speaking: 14 minutes
‘The Speaking test contains four parts: short conversations with one examiner and another
student; a one-minute ‘long turn’ on your own; a task where you speak withthe other
student; and a discussion. Usually you will take the Speaking test with just one other
student, but sometimes students take the Speaking test in groups
of three (only when there's an odd number at the end of the
session ~ it isn't an option normally). You will be marked on your
performance throughout the test
6 | Introduction Frequently asked questions:
A this level you should be able to:
use the main suctures of the language with some confidence
demonstrate knowledge of a wide range of vocabulary
Use appropriate strategies to communicate in a variety of social situations
pick out facts from spoken language and writen text
understand the difference between main points and other points
understand the difference between the main idea of a text and specific detail
produce written texts of various types showing that you can develop an argument as,
‘well as describe or retell events
What grade do | need to pass
First for Schools?
Results are reported as three passing grades (A, B ond C) and two failing grades (D and E}
IF you don't get a passing grade but show that you have al English at a slightly lower
level (Council of Europe Level B1) you will ge level B1 on your cerlfcate. If you score
below level B1 you will get a fail grade.
Basic user Independent user Proficient user
Al A2 BI B2 a C2
Key for Preliminary First for
Schools for Schools Schools
(KET for (PET for | (PCE for
Schools) Schools) | Schools)
Introduction | 7 What marks do | need to pass each
paper, and to get an A or B in the exam?
You do not have to get @ certain mark to pass each paper in the test. The final mark for First
for Schools isthe total number of marks from all four papers: Reading and Use of English,
Writing, Listening, and Speaking. The Reading and Use of English paper carries 40% of the
marks, while Writing, Listening, and Speaking each carry 20% of the marks. You will receive
‘2 graph showing the results and @ score for each paper out of 100. This means that the mark
you need to pass the test will always be 60
Grade A= 80-100 GrodeB=75-79 Grade C = 60-74
How can | find out about how | did in
each paper of First for Schools?
Before you get a certificate you will get the Statement of Results felling you how well you did
in First for Schools. As well os your result and your score out of 100 it also gives you your
‘Candidate Profile’, This is an easytoread graph that shows how well you did on all the
papers of the test compared fo the all the other students toking the same test. If you do not get
the score that you wanted, the Candidate Profile will show you which of the skills (reading and
use of English, writing, listening or speaking] you did well in and which you need to improve.
\s First for Schools appropriate
for students of any age?
First for Schools is more appropriate for students who are at school and aged from 12-16 but
itis generally suited to students who are sill at school who want fo start working in an English
speaking environment or study at an upperintermediate level. To make sure that the material
is interesting for your age group and net oo dificult or too easy for the B2 level, all the paris
of the papers are pretested. This means that different groups of students fry the materials for
each part of the test first. The material will hen only be used in real exams ifthe results of the
pretest show that itis appropriate for students who want to take First for Schools
8 | Introduction Can | use pens and pencils in
the exam?
In Firs for Schools students must use peneil in all he papers. I's useful for you if you want to
change one of your answers on the answer sheet.
What happens if | don't have enough
time to finish writing?
You can only be given marks for what you write on your answer sheet, so if you do not
complete this then you will miss the chance to show the examiner wha! you can do and how
good your English is. Watch the clock and plan your time carefully. Do not waste ime writing
your answers on other pieces of paper. However, in he Listening lest its @ good idea to
write your answers on the question paper frst. You will have time at the end to move your
answers from the question paper to your answer sheet
If | write in capital letters, will
it affect my score?
No. You do not lose marks for writing in capital letiers in First for Schools. Whether you choose
to use capital letters or not, you should always make sure that your handwriting is clear and
easy to read, Remember that the examiners can't mark a piece of writing that they can't read!
Note that different students have different strengths and weaknesses. Some may be good
‘ot speaking but not so good at writing; others may be good at reading but not so good ot
listening, The B2 Level ‘Can Do’ statements simply help teachers understand what First for
Schools candidates should generally be able to do at this level
For more information on ‘Can Do’ statements go to:
hitp:/ /www.cambridgeesol.org/images/28906-clte-can-dodocument pat
Introduction | 9 Test 1 Training Reading and Use of English ¢ Part 1
‘text with eight gaps
‘© choose from four options (A, B, Cor D) to fil each gop.
Useful language Verbs + prepositions
J Use your vocabulary notebook to
Which prepostns- on, within, ofr or an follow the verbs belows TH se owrvsabuary nba
Write the corect prepositions in the gaps. Some of the verbs can gowith _s snonntrrces va nove eee
more than one preposition time, rey on your fiends. t's easier
depend 2m rewh poricipate to remember them that way,
cooperate approve CS —
succeed APO GISE nnn insist
consist concentrate . believe ...
Complete the text with the correct form of the verbs from Exercise 1. Ta Remember hath rpontions yo
‘eed to look at to answer a question
: are not aways ate the gap For
| try to (0)... Participate. in as many sports as | can at school, ‘example, look at number 7.
but to be honest 'm prety hopeless! Anyway, at week decided
1d try to get onto the schoo! relay team, as they considered
realy cool And amazingly, after some cunning tras atually
0 in getting a place ~ only as a reserve for
competition, but sill Then I realised that was just the beginning
The other team members did't exactly object to a newcomer, but
| could tell they didn't totally (2) of my being
there. As said, the team (3) conf te best ports
people inthe school, so joining them was a eal honour. And any
Faces they were in usually (4) ennonnnion a Win. ANYWAY,
the annual schol sports day was coming up, s| thought beter
start practising
Finally, sports day came, and | was as well prepared as | could be.
‘And | knew my fiends all (5)... in me, so that
helped a lot. But just then we heard that another team member
had been injured, so they'd B€ (6) nn nne ON Me tO help
them win, This was my chance. I started (7). as
hard as I could on the task ahead.
| was incredibly nervous waiting forthe runner behind me to pass
‘me the baton. But suddenly there he was ~ and | was off! And
{guess what? I an faster than any other members of the team ~ and
we won! It was fantasti! But the best part was that after the race,
the rest ofthe team (8) sess OR Carrying me round
the track on their shoulders. never forget it!
20 | Test Training Reading and Use of English Part 4 Useful language Verb collocations
3 Which phrases go with the following verbs? Write the phrases on the Tipt In Part 2, you need to know
correct lines below. Some phrases can go with more than one verb. oe
answers to some questions.
yourhomework yourtime agoodtime fun ‘a difference
friends break sure a photo your best
a noise anexam shower a party ‘you good
better amess sense the washing up some exercise
do eS
make - —
have . =
foke ee :
4 Choose the verbs from the box which go with each group of nouns. Can
you add any more nouns to each group? Some groups can go with more
‘than one verb. Use a dictionary if necessary.
pass spend miss go play cross save catch move change run
i a.cold, « bus 6 volleyball, the piano
2 money, time 7 the road
3 the bus, your friends 8 . house
oe shopping, away on holiday 9 your mind, your clothes
. fon exam 10 company, a computer program
5 Complete the sentences below with the correct forms of the verbs from Exercises 3 and 4,
Example: Whenever Inn ¥@vnnnn away on holiday, really ....\W6S..... my friends at home.
1 Ineed to some money to sven shopping with my friends at the weekend
2 Luce ond Moti nn the road and ran tothe bus
stop but they sill the bus
3. I love to be able to the guitor, but | can't
offord lessons,
A We've just evnsnnmnr house, $0 | haven't managed to
- many friends here yet
5 Ben's teacher told him to svi time when
his moths homework, instead of rushing
6 Cristina csounun the best she could in the exam, and
195 6 result she I
7 Mum osked me to the washing-up before a shower.
8 Eliot 1 mess of building his new bookcase, becouse the instuctions did't
sense.
Reading and Use of English Part 1. Test 1 Training | 12 nguage Phrasal verbs
6 Use the particles in the box to complete the phrasal verbs, according to (Tip! You wil often need to use Phrasal
the meanings given, Use a dictionary if necessary. ee
across away by down into off
‘outof over through up uspwith
Phrasal verb ‘Meaning
keep .....WP.with... understand something that's changing fast
put é discourege
pick collect
breok stop working
come oe find by chance
fall plans thot foil
get ‘void doing something you don't want to
look investigate, find out more
a stop on the side of the road
un escape
stond support someone who's in difficuly
Complete these sentences with the correct form of the phrasal verbs
from Exercise 6.
Example: When Harry had @ problem in the sports team, his friends all... $004. bY... him.
The dog slipped off its lead and sou» But luckily his ower found him
Tom was busy, o his mum his new cricket bat for him from the sports shop.
lt was raining so hard that Jack’s dad hed to on the side ofthe road for a
while.
Julion managed to helping his mother with the washing.up by saying he
had « lot of homework!
Our ear won the way to the match, so we were late geting there.
Most people are -omnsns @ating this cheese by the smell ~ it's avull
Q Correct one mistake in each of these sentences written by exam candidates.
Underline the wrong word and write the correct word in the space.
1 | would agree tothe opinion thot keeping animals in 2008 is crv. nemnseenennre
2. When | am reading and the television is on, it bothers me because | am concentrating in
reading my BOOK. an
3 If you decide to come in my country, | would advise you to visit the capital
4 1am always fascinated of your garden.
5. This shows that it should be taken to consideration
& We could finish by some Sponish les$0n$. nn
Test 4 Training Reading and Use of English Part 1. Focus Meanings of words
9 For each group of four sentences (a-d), choose the correct word from the box for
each gap. Use each word once only. Sometimes capital letters are needed.
Support assist cooperate benefit
@ Many people in the 1OWn swnnnn-nn the plans for @ new supermarket.
Bi think I ely osssnsnnnnn fom al the travelling 'm planning to do.
€ As part of Tom’s summer job, he hod 10 wnenmnnen the manager with various
tasks in the office.
Will people a emmmnnns With the police to help find the criminal?
Surely absolutely totally definitely
© Har fee¥ nnnnnsnnnnnane Said he'd be here to help organise the party
F Unfortunately, 'd. ~ forgotten I'd agreed to meet Gareth in town
The coke that Kate made WOS oon delicious.
hh I'm surprised our friends aren’t here yet... they'd hove colled if
there was a problem?
accident confusion error fault
Alot of people were trying fo get on the bus and, in ol he.
Somantha lost her bag.
Robert knew he WS Ot nnn ond decided to apologise.
Louis made a basic ......... iin his maths homework and it cost him five marks.
‘Sasha hadn't intended to delete his homework files. He did it completely by
‘achieved resulted managed succeeded
1m I've tried baking cokes lots of times, but they've Usually nnn in failure ~ no
‘one wants fo eat them!
Vd be thrilled if finally nnn IP passing my exam!
Alex... to leave the house just in time to cotch the school bus,
Becky's. _- something omazing ~ she's been accepted forthe school relay
team!
Reading and Use of English Part 1.
Test 1 Training |
13 Pe RSC etait) Reading and Use of English « Part 1
For questions 1-8, read the text below and decide which answer Tipal Remember to read the example and
(A, B, C or D) best fits each gap. There is an example at the le before you read through the
beginning (0). task
Look carefully at the words that
come before and after each of the
Exampl =
0 A support B assist co-operate —D_ benefit If you don't know whieh option is
\conect, cross out any you know are
a ‘wrong. This ves you fewer options
ore eee teconcenete on
Dolphins
There have been countless stories of dolphins appearing to (0)
with humans. But a recent incident has convinced a group of lifeguards that
some dolphins were (1) . ‘attemipting to help them — by protecting
them from a shark!
‘The lifeguards were on a training exercise in the sea when the dolphins
‘swam towards them at considerable (2) + then circled them
repeatedly, hitting the surface of the water with their fins. At first, the
‘swimmers were puzzled by the dolphins’ (3) soe but then began to
fear they'd swum too close to some baby dolphins by (4) + and disturbed them.
‘Suddenly, one of the lifeguards spotted a small shark some way off. He realised that the dolphins had been
© 2 lot of noise and causing general chaos in order to (6) off the shark, And to his rele, they
” in doing so, because the shark soon disappeared. However, the dolphins insisted on staying until a
colleague's boat safely 8) the swimmers. What an experience!
1A surely B absolutely totally D definitely
2 A distance B pace © time D speed pa acer uaniaeenice:
4 Which of thse nouns can
3 A occupation B behaviour situation —D attitude etter ners
‘eres Ifyou are unsure.
4A accident B confusion © error D fault Sina Siete ees:
Wich vero can go wit nose?
5 A doing B making © having D ty 7 inp ame eee
‘be used with In. You need to
6 Acall B set ¢ put D take think about the meaning to
choose between them,
7 A managed B succeeded © achieved —D resulted
8 Apickedup B cameover C gotaway —_D-caughtup
24 | Testa Exam practice Reading and Use of English Part 4 ‘Reading and Use of English « Part 2
Test 1 Training
(Go This par wil test how weit
you understand the text and
your knowledge of grammar,
Such a8 tenses, pronouns and
Prepositions. You may also have
In this part you:
© read a text with eight gaps
© think ofc word that fills each gap correctly
' Useful language Relative clauses to answer questions tha test fixed
; Prases, phrasal vetbs and linking,
41 In relative clauses, which of the words inthe box are used to describe the vases. Pv
things below?
why whieh
whose where who when
1 atime 4 areoson
2 «person 5 athing
3 oplace 6 a possession
(HBT When you have ished, read
— through the text again to check
it makes sense.
aoa = al
‘on the coast in the south of France, (2)
2 Complete the text with relative pronouns from Exercise 4. One of the
aps can be left blank. Can you see which one?
nat when)
We use wo / which /that when
the climate is quite mild and the views spectacular. Yet
@ -ve'8he and her family go on holiday, they
always go to a resort (4) they can find |
snow!
Anais finds it difficult to explain (6)
‘she and her family choose somewhere that’s so different
from their home town, ‘I know there are lots of tourists
6 absolutely love coming to this town,
But i's not the same if you live here - you need a change.
‘rom time to time!’ says Anais.
‘Anais loves going skiing, and her three brothers,
a hobbies range from snowboarding to
ice skating, start looking forward to their holiday as soon
{as the summer's over. ‘We know (8) the
temperature starts to drop slightly here that it's time to
Prepare our winter sports equipment! she says. ‘And the
we take away with us
‘amount of stuf (9)
Could probably equip the entire resort!”
‘Which of the gaps could also be filled by the word ‘that’?
Reading and Use of English Part 2
ee
We are referring to the subject of a
sentence: The lesson which / that is
ater the break is.
If we are using who / which / that to |
refer to the object ofa sentence, it
an be left out, e.g. Te lesson | most
enjoy is
Test 1 Training | 45 Useful language Linking expressions
3. Choose a linking expression from the box that has the same meaning as the words in italics in
these sentences. There are some expressions you don't need to use.
Whereas despite the fact that in orderto owing to. aslongas instead of despite _in spite of
1 Even though it was pouring with rain, Ben sill eyled to school.
Joseph's quite extrovert and sociable, while his sister is more reserved
3 The school rip hed to be postponed because of he train strike.
leon and Clare decided to walk into town rather than going on the bus, os it was expensi
4
5. The homework deadline was extended so as fo give everyone more time to complet i.
6
You can come camping with us provided that you get your parents’ permission.
‘Choose the correct linking expression from the box to complete these sentences about Anais
Marin from Exercise 2.
unless in viewof inaddition soasto yet until
‘The Marin family live neor the beach, they enjoy toking their holidays somewhere
cold
They always travel to © ski resort get a complete change of scenery.
They wait... the weather changes before they start preparing their equipment.
The family’s hobbies are probably quite unusval where they live.
to oll he usual winter sports lke sking and skating, her brothers are also good af
ice hockey.
6 I's quite hard to do lots of winter sports you're reasonably physically fi
Complete the text below about an unusual sea creature. Use relative clauses and linking
‘expressions from Exercises 1-4.
Have you ever heard of a creature called a blobfish? It hit the headlines (0).......WM@M.... it was
voted ‘the world's ugliest animal.’ The blobfish, (1) _-Matural habitat is deep in the ocean
off Australia, spends its life swimming around in the dark, largely unnoticed, However, various factors
have reduced the numbers of blobfish to dangerously low levels and, in (2) of this,
‘conservationists are trying to take action to save it. (3) s»onunn addition, some conservationists
have suggested that previous projects have ignored the blobfish (4) to its ugly appearance,
‘and that people are not keen to protect species (5) they look cute,
Another such creature is the kakapo, (6)... -s.ui8 the only species of parrot that can't fly.
a the fact that there have been many campaigns to save these and other creatures, there
are very few left in the wild. So we need to think about creatures such a8 these, (B) cen
focusing on the more attractive-looking ones, such as pandas,
46 | Test 4 Training Reading and Use of English Part 2 Useful language Articles, quantifiers and determiners
6 Complete the story below with words from the box. You may need to use some words more than once,
Sometimes capital letters are needed.
@ an both the any many more most some every none one few
(0)... OME... day (1) boy called Matt was walking down (2) wus Street when he saw
® Gifs bag lying On (4) .on-n-n pavement by a bus stop. There weren't (6) nnn Other
people around, s0 he picked it up and had (6) -...mm100K inside. To his surprise, he found quite,
m ‘coins in (8) bag, and even (9). money inside a small purse, (10)
(of which was in notes. There were also some books, but (11). ‘of them had the name or address of
the owner written in them. For a moment, Matt was tempted to keep the bag. But he liked to think he was
(12) honest person, so he took it to the police station.
There were Very (13) cnn People Inside when he arrived, apart from two girls who were (14)
looking very wortied. As soon a5 (15) anu Of the Gils SAW (16) .n.n...u Bag, she rushed over to him.
“That's mine!’ she said. ‘(17) time | go out, | leave it behind somewhere! Thanks so much for finding
itl You're fantastic! Matt felt embarrassed, so he mumbled something in reply ~ then blushed and lett.
© crvove ie correct word n tales In these sentences witten by exam canaates,
1 I'm writing in order to reply to the advertisement in my local paper who / which asks for people to help in &
summer camp.
This is the moment that / when we must work fast
They will take you to your hotel which / thats called the Loughborough.
'’m convinced that 2008, 6s institutions that / who take care of animals, can play a good role.
She wanted fo see her husband which / who she had not seen for over two months
We are a private clinic who / which teats all kinds of illnesses.
Reading and Use of English Part 2 Tost 4 Training | 47 Test 1 Exam practice Reading and Use of English * Part 2
For questions 9-16, read the text below and think of the word which _[ipai” You mignt find that you can think of
best fits each gap. Use only one word in each gap. There is an example ‘several words wich could fit © gap.
Read the text around the gap very
at the beginning (0) carefully as only one word wil ft
Example: [0] [M[U[C|H Eels
Water
We all know that water is essential for our health, and that we should drink as (0)
efits posible. Yet in). of i, many of vs atl dot eink enough, so boted
water a good way of (10 ure wo dink clean water whe we're on the move. a Thigerane
sonrasing hte
Unfortunately though, the manufacture ofall thoe past bottles can resukin aot of waste, (a
eee
(11) nto the amount ool require. t's actualy (12 equivalent of keering
amillion cars on the road for a year! Also, if empty bottles are secasaaeh
(19) propery csposed of they can cause a mejor postion hazard Teens
See
However thee ae steps we can take to improve he station. For example, very oie cae
(va ofthe plastic bates we use get recyle. So 16)... trowing tom aa
jin the bin, we should send them to a recycling centre where the plastic can be re-used. And a eee
Inmany counties now, the water (16) come svaght from the tap is petty | agen
clean and safe to erink so perhaps mary of us don't need to buy bottled water a al ee
oe
18 | Tost Exam practice Reading and Use of English Part 2 Reading and Use of English * Part 3
read ctxt with eight gaps
form cn appropriate word for each gop from the word in capital letters
ct the end ofthe line
Useful language Suffixes (Femenben_|
a Add suffixes from the box to the words below to make other words. You
The category of @ word can
‘may need to make some spelling changes. change when we add sures
to the ends of words, e.. lucky
’ -ness -ly ship ment ive ion -ful er ish (aci) + = tuekiy (ad), The
‘hood al ation ance -able -en -less. “ing ed spelling sometimes has to
change to0, 6, with uch the y
: has to change to an ito become
Example: lucky.
impress + ive + ly impressively impress + ion impression
1 child 4 ogres 7 involve 10 friend
2 orrive 5 explore 8 tract 11 hope
3 comfort 6 cccept 9 conscious 12 threat
‘Now put all the words - the base words and new words ~ into the table.
Its not always possible to complete each column for the base word,
base word noun verb adjective adverb
impress impression impress impressive impressively
child [child / childhood | = childish childishly
arrive
Complete the sentences with a word formed from the word in brackets and a
suffix from Exercise 4.
Example: The sea was... Surpriingly... (surprise) warm when we went for a swim.
1. Finn's fother is @ very (success) lawyer.
2 My mum wants o ploy golf at the local club, but (member) is
very expensive.
Conservationists work for the (survive] of endangered species.
‘The whole family tried to make Dad's 50th birthday as (memory)
as possible
Brom’s pointing ottracted o lot of (admire), it was so original
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