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21 November 2008: Cambridge Exam Practice - CAE

Only one month to the winter solstice, which is the shortest day of the year here in the northern hemisphere. The Christmas lights are on in Chester and it looks very pretty, the shops are busy, in spite of the credit crunch and it is quite cold. Apparently we are going to have snow this week end so everyone is wearing woolly hats and scarves. If you don't like the cold weather the good news is that it is only six months till mid-summer.

Lots of people are doing the Cambridge exams next month so I thought we might have a quick look at some exercises for each of the main exams. Here's a CAE Word building exercise.

Exercise
Use the word in capital letters to form a word that fits the gap.
It was a great    to meet such a distinguished writer. PLEASE
"I think you are being very   " she complained and stormed out of the room. REASON
Motorists are warned to take extra care because the weather conditions were very   . HAZARD
It is always nice to have a travelling    when visiting places for the first time. COMPANY
Peter has become quite a    since he was on the front page of the local newspaper. CELEBRATE
She did    well in her exam, considering the problems she has had with maths. SURPRISE
He made a huge    when the markets collapsed and was forced to sell his home. LOSE
I think he lacks the    to become a very powerful minister. CAPABLE
I was really relieved when I caught    of Peter in the crowd. I thought I had lost him for good. SEE
He is a very keen and    cyclist and spends most of his free time on the bike. ENTHUSIASM

Good luck with your exams if you are doing one this December.
Love from everyone at English in Chester!


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