Introduction
Focus on FCE is an online course designed for students who are thinking of taking the Cambridge First English exam. It consists of 12 modules and 200 units of English and provides approximately 120 hours of study for students.
Course aims
- Take students from CEFR B2 up to C1.
- Provide coaching and practice in all areas of the Cambridge First exam to ensure students are fully prepared when taking the test.
- Blend grammatical structures necessary for this level with vocabulary, including collocations, phrasal verbs, idioms, spelling, reading, listening, writing, and speaking.
Γραμματική
By the end of the course, students will be able to…
- Use present, past, and future tenses accurately in the simple and continuous forms.
- Be proficient in the use of perfect tenses in the simple and continuous forms.
- Use conditionals to talk about real and unreal situations in present, past, and future.
- Report what people said using correct verb forms and reporting verbs.
- Talk about actions and states using active and passive forms appropriately.
- Use modal verbs to perform various functions and use past modals when necessary.
- Use linking words and phrases to express ideas such as addition, contrast, reason, and conclusion.
- Use verbs correctly in terms of transitivity and the forms that follow them.
- Compare adjectives and adverbs using advanced comparatives and superlatives.
- Talk about quantity.
Λεξιλόγιο
- Learn approximately 1000 lexical items, including gradable and non-gradable adjectives, adverbs, phrasal verbs, idiomatic language, and lexical sets.
Skills
- Exposure to and practice in reading and listening to formal and informal materials from various settings and registers.
Unit Summary
Introduction
- General Introduction: An introduction to the course the student will be taking
- Exam: FCE Basics: General Information
- Exam: FCE Basics: Paper 1
- Exam: FCE Basics: Paper 2
- Exam: FCE Basics: Paper 3
- Exam: FCE Basics: Paper 4
Module 1
- Introduction
- Λεξιλόγιο: Adjectives of character and mood
- Γραμματική: Present Tenses
- Λεξιλόγιο: Jobs and professions
- Γραμματική: Past Tenses
- Λεξιλόγιο: Phrasal verbs 01
- Spelling: Spelling test 01
- Ανάγνωση: A good read
- Ακρόαση: Addicted to books
- Revision: FCE preparation course Module 01 Revision test
- Exam: FCE Coaching: Paper 1 Part 1
- Exam: FCE Practice: Paper 1 Part 1 Practice test 1
- Exam: FCE Coaching: Paper 1 Part 2
- Exam: FCE Practice: Paper 1 Part 2 Practice test 1
Module 2
- Introduction
- Λεξιλόγιο: Parts of the body
- Γραμματική: Comparatives and superlatives
- Λεξιλόγιο: Transport
- Γραμματική: Countable and Uncountable nouns
- Λεξιλόγιο: Phrasal verbs 02
- Spelling: Spelling test 02
- Ανάγνωση: Fame and fortune
- Ακρόαση: Rags to riches
- Revision: FCE preparation course Module 02 Revision test
- Exam: FCE Coaching: Paper 2
- Exam: FCE Coaching: Paper 2 Part 1
- Exam: FCE Practice: Paper 2 Part 1
Module 3
- Introduction
- Λεξιλόγιο: Feeling ill 1
- Γραμματική: Present Perfect
- Λεξιλόγιο: Feeling ill 2
- Γραμματική: Present Perfect Continuous
- Λεξιλόγιο: Phrasal verbs 03
- Spelling: Spelling test 03
- Ανάγνωση: Miracle escapes
- Ακρόαση: Experience: my bungee cord snapped
- Revision: FCE preparation course Module 03 Revision test
- Exam: FCE Coaching: Paper 3 Part 1 Practice test 3
- Exam: FCE Coaching: Paper 3 Part 2 Practice test 3
Module 4
- Introduction
- Λεξιλόγιο: Gradable and non-gradable adjectives
- Γραμματική: Going to and Will
- Λεξιλόγιο: Confusing Words 1
- Γραμματική: Future Continuous
- Λεξιλόγιο: Phrasal verbs 04
- Spelling: Spelling test 04
- Ανάγνωση: See it, buy it
- Ακρόαση: Shopping madness
- Revision: FCE preparation course Module 04 Revision test
- Exam: FCE Practice: Paper 1 Part 3 Practice test 1
- Exam: FCE Practice: Paper 1 Part 4 Practice test 1
Module 5
- Introduction
- Λεξιλόγιο: Clothes 1
- Γραμματική: So and Such
- Λεξιλόγιο: Clothes 2
- Γραμματική: Too and Enough
- Λεξιλόγιο: Phrasal verbs 05
- Spelling: Spelling test 05
- Ανάγνωση: The secrets of old age
- Ακρόαση: How old is old?
- Revision: FCE preparation course Module 05 Revision test
- Exam: FCE Coaching: Paper 2 Part 2a
- Exam: FCE Practice: Paper 2 Part 2e
- Exam: FCE Coaching: Paper 3 Part 2
- Exam: FCE Practice: Paper 3 Part 2 Practice test 1
Module 6
- Introduction
- Λεξιλόγιο: Containers
- Γραμματική: Say and Tell
- Λεξιλόγιο: Household chores
- Γραμματική: Ed and Ing adjectives
- Λεξιλόγιο: Phrasal verbs 06
- Spelling: Spelling test 06
- Ανάγνωση: Game on
- Ακρόαση: Candy Crush
- Revision: FCE preparation course Module 06 Revision test
- Exam: FCE Coaching: Paper 1 Part 5
- Exam: FCE Practice: Paper 1 Part 5 Practice test 1
- Exam: FCE Coaching: Paper 1 Part 6
- Exam: FCE Practice: Paper 1 Part 6 Practice test 1
Module 7
- Introduction
- Λεξιλόγιο: Shops
- Γραμματική: Articles
- Λεξιλόγιο: Verbs connected with cooking
- Γραμματική: Few and a few
- Λεξιλόγιο: Phrasal verbs 07
- Spelling: Spelling test 07
- Ανάγνωση: If music be the food of love
- Ακρόαση: My love affair with music
- Revision: FCE preparation course Module 07 Revision test
- Exam: FCE Coaching: Paper 2 Part 2b
- Exam: FCE Practice: Paper 2 Part 2a
- Exam: FCE Coaching: Paper 3 Part 3
- Exam: FCE Practice: Paper 3 Part 3 Practice test 1
Module 8
- Introduction
- Λεξιλόγιο: Shapes and dimensions
- Γραμματική: Gerunds and infinitives
- Λεξιλόγιο: Confusing words 2
- Γραμματική: Conjunctions and connectors
- Λεξιλόγιο: Phrasal verbs 08
- Spelling: Spelling test 08
- Ανάγνωση: All around the world
- Ακρόαση: A travel nightmare
- Revision: FCE preparation course Module 08 Revision test
- Exam: FCE Coaching: Paper 1 Part 7
- Exam: FCE Practice: Paper 1 Part 7 Practice test 1
- Exam: FCE Coaching: Paper 2 Part 2c
- Exam: FCE Practice: Paper 2 Part 2b
Module 9
- Introduction
- Λεξιλόγιο: Things in the bedroom
- Γραμματική: Past Perfect
- Λεξιλόγιο: Things in the kitchen
- Γραμματική: Past modals – Must and Should
- Λεξιλόγιο: Phrasal verbs 09
- Spelling: Spelling test 09
- Ανάγνωση: Beyond belief
- Ακρόαση: A ghost story
- Revision: FCE preparation course Module 09 Revision test
- Exam: FCE Coaching: Paper 3 Part 4
- Exam: FCE Practice: Paper 3 Part 4 Practice test 1
- Exam: FCE Coaching: Paper 2 Part 2c
- Exam: FCE Practice: Paper 2 Part 2c
Module 10
- Introduction
- Λεξιλόγιο: Things in the living room
- Γραμματική: Passive
- Λεξιλόγιο: Parts of the house
- Γραμματική: Question tags
- Λεξιλόγιο: Phrasal verbs 10
- Spelling: Spelling test 10
- Ανάγνωση: Money money money
- Ακρόαση: Gambling addiction
- Revision: FCE preparation course Module 10 Revision test
- Exam: FCE Coaching: Paper 2 Part 2d
- Exam: FCE Practice: Paper 2 Part 2d
Module 11
- Introduction
- Λεξιλόγιο: Make and do
- Γραμματική: Relative Clauses
- Λεξιλόγιο: Confusing words 3
- Γραμματική: Verb Patterns
- Λεξιλόγιο: Phrasal verbs 11
- Spelling: Spelling test 01
- Ανάγνωση: Robots
- Ακρόαση: Robots for the home
- Revision: FCE preparation course Module 11 Revision test
- Exam: FCE Practice: Paper 1 Part 1 Practice test 2
- Exam: FCE Practice: Paper 1 Part 2 Practice test 2
- Exam: FCE Practice: Paper 1 Part 3 Practice test 2
- Exam: FCE Practice: Paper 1 Part 4 Practice test 2
- Exam: FCE Practice: Paper 1 Part 5 Practice test 2
- Exam: FCE Practice: Paper 1 Part 6 Practice test 2
- Exam: FCE Practice: Paper 1 Part 7 Practice test 2
- Exam: FCE Practice: Paper 3 Part 1 Practice test 2
- Exam: FCE Practice: Paper 3 Part 2 Practice test 2
- Exam: FCE Practice: Paper 3 Part 3 Practice test 2
- Exam: FCE Practice: Paper 3 Part 4 Practice test 2
Module 12
- Introduction
- Λεξιλόγιο: Animals
- Γραμματική: Reported Speech
- Λεξιλόγιο: Adjectives of character
- Γραμματική: Third Conditional
- Λεξιλόγιο: Phrasal verbs 12
- Spelling: Spelling test 02
- Ανάγνωση: Feeling petty
- Ακρόαση: I actually bought the zoo
- Revision: FCE preparation course Module 12 Revision test
- Exam: FCE Practice: Paper 1 Part 1 Practice test 3
- Exam: FCE Practice: Paper 1 Part 2 Practice test 3
- Exam: FCE Practice: Paper 1 Part 3 Practice test 3
- Exam: FCE Practice: Paper 1 Part 4 Practice test 3
- Exam: FCE Practice: Paper 1 Part 5 Practice test 3
- Exam: FCE Practice: Paper 1 Part 6 Practice test 4
- Exam: FCE Practice: Paper 1 Part 7 Practice test 3
- Exam: FCE Practice: Paper 3 Part 1 Practice test 3
- Exam: FCE Practice: Paper 3 Part 2 Practice test 3
- Exam: FCE Practice: Paper 3 Part 3 Practice test 3
- Exam: FCE Practice: Paper 3 Part 4 Practice test 4
Follow-up
Students completing the Focus on FCE course should feel confident in tackling any advanced course, including our Advanced Power or Focus on CAE course.