c1 Use of English Part 3
c1 Use of English Part 3
c1 Use of English Part 3
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PART 3
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WORD FORMATION
In this part of the exam you need to complete the text by using the root form
(basic form) of the word. You need to conjugate the word by adding its prefix
or suffix to make sure that it fits into the text and that it makes sense. The idea
is to look around the gap and to think of the word class (noun, verb, and
adverb, adjective), decide if it is affirmative or negative and then later think of
the grammar. If it is a verb, which tense? If it is a noun, is it singular or plural?
STEPS TO SUCCESS:
1. Know what type of word you are provided with (if it is a verb, noun,
adjective or adverb)
2. Know how to adapt the word and change its word type
3. Recognise if it is affirmative or negative from the context
4. If it is a noun, know when you need a singular or plural form
The best way to improve this part of the exam is to create word lists (see word
lists below) and review the different forms of each word. These are the high
frequency words from the Advanced Exam. Secondly, you must read a lot. This
will help you to recognise word patterns and collocations that indicate the type
of word you will need.
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Prefixes and suffixes
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Suffix Meaning Examples
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Word lists
Modify the different prefixes or suffixes of the words to make all of their variations
Example: Use – useful, useless, used, reuse, misuse, underuse, overuse, usage, usefully, uselessly
PEACE
SEARCH
TRUE
RELATION
SUIT
ABSENT
APPROPRIATE
FORTUNATE
EASY
CREDIBLE
DESCRIBE
IMPRESS
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ROOT VERB NOUN ADJECTIVE ADVERB
SURROUND
FAR
DIFFICULT
BEGIN
DANGER
SPEND
CREATIVE
SUPPORT
ILL
STATE
COMMON
TYPE
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ROOT VERB NOUN ADJECTIVE ADVERB
KNOW
CHARGE
PLEASE
POPULAR
BELIEVE
HEALTH
SATISFY
SUCCESS
COVER
SOLVE
IMPROVE
SCIENCE
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ROOT VERB NOUN ADJECTIVE ADVERB
PERFORM
CERTAIN
USE
CYCLE
FASCINATE
DEPEND
WHOLE
REMARK
ATTRACT
DESIGN
EXTREME
CHOOSE
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ROOT VERB NOUN ADJECTIVE ADVERB
NATURE
BORE
ABLE
MIX
FEED
EMOTION
INFORM
RELAX
MOVE
INSTANT
SURPRISE
EXCITE
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ROOT VERB NOUN ADJECTIVE ADVERB
INTEREST
VARY
PERFECT
DECIDE
REFUSE
ORIGIN
EXCEPT
EXPECT
GROW
SURE
ENJOY
POSSIBLE
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ROOT VERB NOUN ADJECTIVE ADVERB
RELY
INVENT
ACCURATE
MEASURE
IMPORT
LONG
FOUND
EXIST
EQUIP
COLLECT
ASSIST
RESPONSIBLE
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ROOT VERB NOUN ADJECTIVE ADVERB
CONFIDE
RESIDENT
DEVELOP
FORTUNATE
SURVIVE
SOCIABLE
MEAN
TOLERANT
SENSITIVE
POLITE
SENSIBLE
DECISIVE
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ROOT VERB NOUN ADJECTIVE ADVERB
MATURE
PRACTICAL
SINCERE
PATIENT
RELIABLE
FREQUENT
NUMBER
USUAL
DISTANT
IMPRESS
APPEAR
EXPENSE
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ROOT VERB NOUN ADJECTIVE ADVERB
SIGNIFY
COMBINE
PROVE
REGARD
REGRET
TALK
PRODUCT
ADVANTAGE
ADD
PRESS
MEMORY
SUGGEST
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Answer sheet 1
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Answer sheet 2
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Answer sheet 3
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Answer sheet 4
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Answer sheet 5
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Answer sheet 6
EXCEPT - Exception - -
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Answer sheet 7
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Answer sheet 8
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Answer sheet 9
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Answer sheet 10
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UNIT 1
Childhood Obesity
Since ________ records began in the early 1970’s, _________ obesity has more than tripled in the
USA to a ridiculous rate. Obesity is measure according to a person’s Body Mass Index (BMI), taking
into account age, height and bone structure. The BMI percentile has been used widely worldwide to
calculate the rates of childhood obesity for _________ 1-20 as the factor of growth is an _________
issue to consider in what is an exhausting process of evaluation. The reason that childhood obesity is
so high on the agenda´s of many government programmes is due to the health costs that can come
about in a system that is _________ drained of fund, as a result of it. For those with childhood
obesity are far more at risk of contracting a chronic _________ such as asthma, type two diabetes or
sleep apnea. Long term childhood obesity has repeatedly been proven to lead to becoming morbidly
obese in later life. What is really important is to seek to prevent this condition from developing in
the first place. Governments need to implement educational programmes and look to change
_________ harmful lifestyles from starting out in the first place, only this way will there be a long-
term __________ to this ongoing problem.
1. Obese
2. Child
3. Young
4. Essence
5. Desperate
6. Ill
7. Potent
8. Solve
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UNIT 2
Teaching Online
The teaching and learning of languages has been __________ in recent years thanks to the internet.
Some might say that the quality of teaching may not be what it once was but i would argue that the
benefits out way the __________. This is an opinion __________ by many such as omniglot.com and
english.com. The internet offers us a vast amount of resources that were once often difficult to get
hold of or very __________. I would argue that for this reason it is almost impossible to be involved
in the teaching and learning of languages without working online in some shape or form.
To learn a language, the student is required to be __________ and varied in their methods. The days
of grammar book based learning are long gone and the internet gives teachers and students the
perfect opportunity to practice language, discuss their doubts and even find __________ people
with whom they can practice speaking. It could be called ´the classroom __________ walls, but what
it has done is opened the lid of time restraints. We can now study languages 24/7 and this
__________ those with tight schedules to get into language learning. We can study where we want,
when we want and even use our telephones to do so.
1. Evolve
2. Advantage
3. Echo
4. Spend
5. Consist
6. Mind
7. With
8. Able
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UNIT 3
Social Media
The dangerous nature of social media has been __________ no end of times. The principles of it are
good and we can see how it is useful, but sometimes a good idea can turn into something bad. The
concept of __________ likeminded people to share their interests at an __________ price for
everyone is fascinating; however, from this a monster has evolved through the exploitation of it and
its overuse. If you think about it, how often do companies hire people based on what they have seen
about them on social media instead of looking at the CV? How many people have lost their jobs due
to something that was posted on either Facebook or twitter? The lack of privacy in our fast paced
cyber-world is quite __________ worrying and we need to look for an __________. Even those
who are not directly linked to you (on your friends list etc.) can observe your __________ and see
what you are posting on the walls of others, what you need to keep in mind is that everything you
put online stays there forever, no matter how hard you try to delete it, it can always be
__________ and traced back to its origin. This has been observed with various examples amongst
public officials and celebrities who have had to ask for forgiveness or __________ change their
policies because of things they have said, even years after these occurrences. The illusion of privacy
has been lifted and we need to take note. Be careful with what you post online!
1. View
2. Gather
3. Afford
4. Frank
5. Alternate
6. Behave
7. Cover
8. Signify
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UNIT 4
Divorce
In spite of it being a __________ catholic country, Spain actually has the highest divorce rate in
Europe. Surprised? Well, when you take a look at the social and economic factors, it is not all that
weird. __________ the Franco dictatorship, divorce was almost impossible; this resulted in what is
known as ´A Spanish Divorce´, in which couple __________ married, but resided in different places,
often with new concubines. Since the ´Express Divorce Law´ passed in 2005, Spaniards have put into
effect this new found __________.
What is more, people need to consider the economical factors. Since we have just gone through a
dire financial __________, many couples have struggled greatly to make ends meet and this of
course has caused friction and many have not had the endurance to __________ such a tough task.
That combined with the carelessness of some young people on deciding to get married, the
__________ of youngsters to fly the nest and the influence of sexual liberation, more than 3 in every
4 marriages in Spain end up in divorce. This is an __________ and quite frankly concerning figure
that needs to me significantly lowered.
1. Major
2. Through
3. Main
4. Free
5. Recede
6. Stand
7. Eager
8. Stand
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UNIT 5
I believe that both the points of view that there is a __________ for an intense workout, but also the
need for caution have very credible __________. For example, if you are training as a body builder
and the goal of your workout is to put muscle on, then being sore after a workout tends to be a
regular and necessary __________ due to the demanding nature of the activity. You will hear the
expression "I trained my legs so hard on Monday I can barely walk today!", it is an expectation that
all professionals have. For the sports person who is "in season", being sore is not very beneficial at
all. Being sore will negatively affect __________ and performance so an __________ needs to be
found.
So what about the everyday person who works, socialises regularly and fitness is maybe not the
number one priority? Should they be sore after a workout or have a rigorous training regime? When
they first start, I would say yes. It is almost __________ as the body needs to adapt and get used to
the new demands placed on it. After let´s say, two weeks of settling into a 2/3 day a week training
routine the __________ will start to wear off. For the average Joe training in a sustainable way for
life, I would lean towards training hard, but perhaps not to the point where they are sore for days
afterwards. For these people, training "movements" rather than overloading individual muscle
groups is far more efficient and effective. You may feel stiff a day or so after the session, but not to
the point where you can't move. If we train so hard we are sore days after a session this can add to
our stress. Exercise is a stressor after all and if we are highly stressed then training ourselves to the
point where we feel __________ and wearing a straight jacket is not going to help. It can affect our
sleep and overall recovery.
1. Need
2. Argue
3. Occur
4. Recover
5. Alternate
6. Avoid
7. Sore
8. Bruise
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