Objective Advanced for Revised Exam from 2015 - Unit 5 - Dream jobs - Letter of application - p35 - Ex 2

1. Plan a letter of application, paying attention to the organisation of ideas. Then write a first draft of the application.
2. Write the final draft in 220-260 words.

Complete FCE for Revised Exam from 2015 - Unit 3 - Happy Holidays? - Report - p39 - Ex 6 (approx 40 min)

You recently made a one-day excursion with your class to a local place of interest. Now the director of your college has asked you to write a report about it for senior teachers to read. You should explain what you did and say why you think the day was a success

Write your report.

Complete FCE for Revised Exam from 2015 - Unit 7 - High Adventure - Article - p82 - Ex 7 (approx 40 min)

You see this notice on your college noticeboard.

The editors of the college magazine would like contributions to the magazine on the following subject:

A great way to keep fit

Describe a sporting activity or form of exercise you enjoy, how you started and why you would recommend it to other people.

The writer of the best article will receive ten tickets to the local cinema.

Write your article.

Complete FCE for Revised Exam from 2015 - Unit 2 - Leisure and pleasure - Article - p26 - Ex 11 (approx 40 min)

You see this announcement in an English-language magazine for teenagers.

A great way to spend your free time!

Tell us about a leisure-time activity you really enjoy.

• How did you get started?
• Why do you enjoy it so much?

We will publish the most interesting articles in next month's issue.

Write your article using 140 and 190 words.

Complete FCE for Revised Exam from 2015 - Writing reference - Articles - p193 -Ex 1 (approx 40 min)

You see this announcement on your college noticeboard.

My Best Friend

Tell us about your best friend for the college newspaper. We want to know:

• How you met this person
• Why he or she is so special to you.

We will publish the most interesting articles next week.

Write your article.

Complete FCE for Revised Exam from 2015 - Writing reference - Essays - p187 -Ex 3 (approx 40 min)

In your English class, you have been talking about the advantages and disadvantages of travelling abroad on holiday

Now your English teacher has asked you to write an essay.

Write an essay using all the notes and give reasons for your point of view.

Essay question

Is it better to visit places in your own country or a foreign country when you go on holiday?

Notes
Write about:

1. which is more interesting
2. which is cheaper
3. ...... (your own idea)

Write your essay

Complete FCE for Revised Exam from 2015 - Writing reference - Essays - p187 - Ex 1 (approx 40 min)

In your English class, you have been talking about how long young people should stay in education.

Now your English teacher has asked you to write an essay.

Write an essay using all the notes and give reasons for your point of view.

Essay question

All young people should continue at school or college until at least the age of 18. Do you agree?

Notes
Write about:

1. qualifications for jobs
2. students who don't like school
3. ...... (your own idea)

Write your essay

Complete FCE for Revised Exam from 2015 - Unit 1 - A family affair - Essay - p17 - Ex 8 (approx 40 min)

1) Write a plan for the essay below.

2) Write an essay using all the notes and give reasons for your point of view.

Essay question
Teenagers and young people should share housework equally with their parents. Do you agree?

Notes
Write about:
1. who has more time for housework
2. who does housework better
3. .......... (your own idea)

Complete FCE - Unit 1 - A family affair - p15 - Ex 6

Write your own answer to the writing task. Use the notes you made in Exercise 2. Write between 120 and 150 words.

New Market Leader -Upper Intermediate- Practice File. Unit 1 p 7.

Write a short memo (70 - 80 words) to your Head of Department, including:

- a request to go on the course.

- why you think the course would be useful.

- some details about the course.

- an enquiry about the possibility of financial support towards the course fee.

MEMO

From: To:

Date: Subject:

New Market Leader -Intermediate- Progress test 3. Units 9-11. B.

Read the following advert about a business award. Then write a letter of 120 to 140 words.

Business Ethics Award

Celebrating ethical businesses!

Write to us to let us know which company you think should win this year’s award. State clearly:

• The name of the company you are nominating and its area of business

• Three reasons for nominating this company

Deadline for nominations: 3rd March

New Market Leader -Intermediate- Progress test 3. Units 9-11. A.

You work for a pharmaceutical company. You have recently received the quote below for maintenance work on one of your machines. Write a brief letter of reply, accepting the quote. Write 40 to 50 words.

Mr Mallory

MM Mecanics

28 Ardleigh Way

London E10 7NB

4th March 2005

Dear Mr Mallory

With reference to your enquiry of 21 February I am pleased to submit the following quotation for the maintenance work specified:

£4,295 – this includes VAT.

Payment terms are 30 days.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Yours sincerely

(Handwritten signature*)

Stacey Trelawney

Intelligent Business Upper Intermediate. Unit 2. Page 22.

Write the minutes of your meeting to circulate to senior management (See Stjyle Guide page 26.)

Intelligent Business Upper Intermediate. Unit 2. Page 21.

Choose one of the projects in Speaking exercise 1 and write an email to your team, summarising the goals that you agreed on with your manager. (See Style Guide, page 20.)

*Speaking 1 (Senior Manager & Project Leader have already set goals (time, resources and budget) together for each of the projects below:

1. (PL) Taking responsibility for organising the transfer of company's headquarters to a new location.

2. (PL) Preparing a one-week training course for senior executives.

3. (PL) Creating a new company website.

4. (PL) Organising the company's annual sales conference.)

New Market Leader -Upper Intermediate- Unit 3 p 29

Choose a company you're familiar with. Write a sales letter to Roger Eastwood, one of a group priority customers. Outline a special offer which you are making to this priority customer group. Make your letter appear as personalised as possible.

-> Writing file page 138.

Intelligent Business Pre Intermediate. Unit 1. Page 12.

Tracey Smith, a colleague in another country, has sent you a sample page for a new website design. You want to make the following comment about it:

There's a problem with the new website design. The colours are too dark, It's difficult to read the text. Tracey needs to find new colours.

Write an email to Tracey Smith. Follow one of the examples above and make the comment more friendly and polite. Decide how to start and end the email. End the message with a little "conversation" as Takeshi does in Example A above.

Intelligent Business Upper Intermediate. Unit 1. Page 12.

Write a short press release to announce that your company, Xsellnet, has won the "Technology Company of the Year" award. Use the answers from Listening 2 above to give a short history of the company. (See Style guide, page 30).