Focus on B2 First (FCE)

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.

Gramatika

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.

Žodynas

      • 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
  • Žodynas: Adjectives of character and mood
  • Gramatika: Present Tenses
  • Žodynas: Jobs and professions
  • Gramatika: Past Tenses
  • Žodynas: Phrasal verbs 01
  • Spelling: Spelling test 01
  • Skaitymas: A good read
  • Klausymasis: 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
  • Žodynas: Parts of the body
  • Gramatika: Comparatives and superlatives
  • Žodynas: Transport
  • Gramatika: Countable and Uncountable nouns
  • Žodynas: Phrasal verbs 02
  • Spelling: Spelling test 02
  • Skaitymas: Fame and fortune
  • Klausymasis: 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
  • Žodynas: Feeling ill 1
  • Gramatika: Present Perfect
  • Žodynas: Feeling ill 2
  • Gramatika: Present Perfect Continuous
  • Žodynas: Phrasal verbs 03
  • Spelling: Spelling test 03
  • Skaitymas: Miracle escapes
  • Klausymasis: 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
  • Žodynas: Gradable and non-gradable adjectives
  • Gramatika: Going to and Will
  • Žodynas: Confusing Words 1
  • Gramatika: Future Continuous
  • Žodynas: Phrasal verbs 04
  • Spelling: Spelling test 04
  • Skaitymas: See it, buy it
  • Klausymasis: 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
  • Žodynas: Clothes 1
  • Gramatika: So and Such
  • Žodynas: Clothes 2
  • Gramatika: Too and Enough
  • Žodynas: Phrasal verbs 05
  • Spelling: Spelling test 05
  • Skaitymas: The secrets of old age
  • Klausymasis: 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
  • Žodynas: Containers
  • Gramatika: Say and Tell
  • Žodynas: Household chores
  • Gramatika: Ed and Ing adjectives
  • Žodynas: Phrasal verbs 06
  • Spelling: Spelling test 06
  • Skaitymas: Game on
  • Klausymasis: 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
  • Žodynas: Shops
  • Gramatika: Articles
  • Žodynas: Verbs connected with cooking
  • Gramatika: Few and a few
  • Žodynas: Phrasal verbs 07
  • Spelling: Spelling test 07
  • Skaitymas: If music be the food of love
  • Klausymasis: 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
  • Žodynas: Shapes and dimensions
  • Gramatika: Gerunds and infinitives
  • Žodynas: Confusing words 2
  • Gramatika: Conjunctions and connectors
  • Žodynas: Phrasal verbs 08
  • Spelling: Spelling test 08
  • Skaitymas: All around the world
  • Klausymasis: 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
  • Žodynas: Things in the bedroom
  • Gramatika: Past Perfect
  • Žodynas: Things in the kitchen
  • Gramatika: Past modals – Must and Should
  • Žodynas: Phrasal verbs 09
  • Spelling: Spelling test 09
  • Skaitymas: Beyond belief
  • Klausymasis: 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
  • Žodynas: Things in the living room
  • Gramatika: Passive
  • Žodynas: Parts of the house
  • Gramatika: Question tags
  • Žodynas: Phrasal verbs 10
  • Spelling: Spelling test 10
  • Skaitymas: Money money money
  • Klausymasis: 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
  • Žodynas: Make and do
  • Gramatika: Relative Clauses
  • Žodynas: Confusing words 3
  • Gramatika: Verb Patterns
  • Žodynas: Phrasal verbs 11
  • Spelling: Spelling test 01
  • Skaitymas: Robots
  • Klausymasis: 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
  • Žodynas: Animals
  • Gramatika: Reported Speech
  • Žodynas: Adjectives of character
  • Gramatika: Third Conditional
  • Žodynas: Phrasal verbs 12
  • Spelling: Spelling test 02
  • Skaitymas: Feeling petty
  • Klausymasis: 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.