Torrejon English Lab

This is a post to introduce you to the English Lab at the EOI in Torrejón. It gives you a lot of information and posibilities. Click here

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EXAM PRACTICE

FIRST CERTIFICATE READING
FIRST CERTIFICATE LISTENING

LINKING WORDS 2 & 3

LINKING WORDS 2    28

A 1. Despite 2. Due   3. Because  4. Although 5. Spite 6. However

B  1. e  2.d  3. c 4. g   5. a  6. h 7. f  8. b

 LINKING WORDS 3       29

A    1 b  2 a  3 c

       4 c  5 a  6 b

       7 b  8 a  9 c

     10 b 11 c 12 a

B  1 we took the car due to the train strike

     2 despite  the fact I was hungry, I couldn-t eat the snails

     3 although the weather was rough, the boat set sail

     4 the government resigned because the economy collapsed

5        they said the bridge wouldn’t last, but it is still standing.

6        Take my phone number in case you need it.

C   .... I’m writng incase you ever decide to go to Ireland . Despite the bad weather, ....

 Due to it being an island.... It’s apity that because I didn’t have/of not having much free time

LIKE AND AS

Some of you asked about the differences between Like and As. Use this link , and this to learn and practice.