En el examen escrito del FCE hay que escribir 3 redacciones de forma obligatoria, dos de las cuales se pueden elegir.
La redacción obligatoria siempre es una carta o un correo electrónico formal o informal.
La redacción obligatoria del "essay" se compone de un título, dos puntos a tratar obligatorios y un tercer punto o idea que debe ser proporcionada por el candidato.
En la redacción del "essay" el candidato debe dar su opinión.
Al escribir una "review", el candidato debe dar su propia opinión.
Al escribir una "review", el candidato no debe describir ni explicar nada.
La "review" debe contar con una recomendación para el lector además de lenguaje que cautive al lector y capte su atención.
La redacción del "report" debe ser muy formal y no se debe especificar la fuente de dónde hemos obtenido la información.
El "article" debe contener un título largo y nada de humor. Debe ser formal y tedioso.
La redacción del "article", "review" y "essay" no deben contener secciones ni conclusión.
En la "letter" o "email" el candidato debe especificar el propósito por el que escribe.
¿Es correcto el uso del conector en esta frase?
- Even though it rained, we went to the party.
"For instance" es sinónimo de "por ejemplo".
❌ the weather, they still had to go to work.
❌ hand, there are arguments in favour too.
I went to the cinema ❌ my sister went shopping.
the linking word "whereas" can be placed both at the beginning and the middle of the sentence and it means the same as while in sentences expressing contrasts.
❌ the fact that he didn't eat any meat, the chef had to make him something special.
"❌ from you."
A: "I hate it when it rains. You can't do anything!" B: ❌, it's the worst.
¿En cuál de las tres opciones siguientes se utiliza la coma correctamente?
We went to Portugal, and Barcelona last summer.
She hated the present I gave her, and I think she didn't have fun at the party either.
Nevertheless I think it's not OK to eat animals.
The restaurant was extremely expensive, but the food was absolutely excelent.
It was a big round spacious room.
it was of course the best moment of his life.
The man, who had been unemployed for a very long time, finally got the job of his dreams.
The man who had been unemployed for a very long time, finally got the job of his dreams.
The man, who had been unemployed for a very long time finally got the job of his dreams.
¿En cuál de las tres opciones siguientes se utiliza la puntuación de forma incorrecta?
She absolutely loved her job: it was the reason she was so jolly every morning.
Join our programme and get all the discounts, advantages, special offers: and much more
I have a job interview tomorrow; I must go to bed early tonight.
En un "informal email" el encabezado debe ser "Dear Mr. Smith,"
La expresión "If there’s anything else you want to know, drop me a line anytime." que se suele utilizar al final de un correo electrónico o carta es una expresión formal.
Para despedirnos en cartas o emails formales utilizamos "Sincerely" si sabemos el nombre o apellido de la persona o "Yours Faithfully" si no lo sabemos.