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In recent years, unlike other parts, part 3 listening of the NEC has remained unchanged. This part always
draws its source from the Part 3 Multiple-choice Listening in the CAE or CPE test, although the level of difficulty
varies each year. For example, part 3 in the NEC 2017 is pretty easy, yet that of the 2018 is not a simple task. This
part requires you to comprehend the long extract as a whole so it is not necessary to catch all the words. You will
often be asked about the opinions and points the speakers make. Sometimes, especially with tough questions,
inference is necessary to deduce the right answer. Here are some tips for this part.
1) Underline the key words in the questions prior to listening. While listening, look for synonyms and antonyms in the
extracts that match those in the questions since they can give you a strong hint.
2) Look for signposts while listening to these kinds of extract. The answers will not appear out of the blue. After
giving a lot of background information to confuse you, the speakers may drop some hints implying that they are
going to address the questions we need to answer before they actually do it. Make sure you are able to catch
this and prepare to listen carefully to the next part.
3) Some answers may seem obvious, but you should be careful and re-read the answers because misleading words
like “always”, “really” can be used to trick you.
4) If you are not sure about all 4 choices, infer yourself. Find a logical connection between the answer choices and
what you can hear.
5) Try to grasp the gist of the questions and answer choices before listening as the test designers sometimes
paraphrase the exercise by phasing in a lot of difficult words or idioms to blur the overall meaning.
Part 2 gap-filling in CAE/CPE also appears the test but the frequency is lower. However, we will still cover that
part in this course to leave nothing to chance. The part is not so hard but occasionally, even good listeners can
miss some words or choose the wrong words to fill in. The tips for this part are similar to those of IELTS gap-filling,
but with some additional advice.
1) Before listening, try to figure out what word form you are required to fill in (noun, verb, adjective,…). After you
have filled in, read the sentences again to see whether it has a proper meaning or not. Sometimes you may
accidentally leave out words and this may cost you points. For instance, if the answer key is “foregone conclusion”
and you only write “conclusion”, you will lose all the points.
2) You must maintain concentration all the time since the answers, unlike those of part 2, can come at any time.
3) Like IELTS listening, listen for the ending sounds and the tense of the sentence. Nouns in this part will usually
come in plural form.
ctic
I. Tips and notes
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There are generally only 6 to 10 word formation questions in the NEC. However, failure to achieve a high score for
this type of question can drastically affect your final result.
In general, word formation questions of the NEC are fairly easier than those of the Olympic 30/4. Nonetheless,
examinees must have a good command of word formation knowledge as well as inferring skill in order to figure out
the correct answer.
Here are some tips for this type of question.
- Read through the entire given text, pay close attention
to the context to determine what part of speech is
required in each blank.
- Make sure that your answer is grammatically correct
and fits in with the sense of the sentence or text.
- Check your spelling carefully, incorrect spelling would
mean that your answer is incorrect.
- Make an educated guess if you cannot determine the
answer.
- Leave an answer blank
- Rush through questions carelessly
- Numerous word roots have multiple derivatives of the same part of speech whose meanings can be easily
confused (e.g., “personify” and “personalise” are both verbs and derivatives of the root word “person”).
- Occasionally, the same word can be used as different parts of speech, dependent on the given context (e.g.,
“answer” can be used as a verb or a noun).
1. Learn affixes. This can be helpful should you have to make a guess, since you can make affixations based
on context.
2. Look up derivatives of a word. When learning a new word, it is advisable that you try to find as many of its
derivatives as possible.
3. Build a word formation “database”. Keep a list of words and their derivatives so you can refer back to this
list if needed.
4. Read often and widely. When you encounter a new word, try to guess its meaning based on its affixation if
possible.
5. Practice makes perfect. Do a lot of exercises to practice as well as broaden your knowledge of word
formation.
6. Create your own word formation exercises as this can develop for you a mindset similar to that of a test
designer and provide you with new vocabulary as well.
7. Build up through your skills. To reinforce your pool of vocabulary, try to integrate your knowledge into your
writing or speaking parts.
I. Tips and notes
II. How to practice
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An affix is a morpheme that is attached to a word stem to form a new word or word form. The two primary kinds of
affix are prefix and suffix. Prefixes and suffixes that are used in English give clues as to the meaning and, or, the
function of words. A wide knowledge of affixes is the key to maximise your chance of achieving a high score for this
type of question.
Below is a list of affixes that are frequently tested in the NEC.
Each affix presented has a hyphen either at the beginning or the end. If the hyphen is at the beginning, then the
affix is a suffix. If the hyphen is at the end, then the affix is a prefix.
Affix Meaning Examples
a-
not, without, opposite to amoral, asocial, atonal, atypical
-able
1. that can or must be
2. having certain qualities or characteristics
1. lovable, enjoyable, imaginable
2. comfortable, fashionable
after-
1. something that happens after a particular
activity or event
2.one thing that happens as a result of another
1. after-hours, after-school, after-lunch,
after-dinner
2. aftertaste, afterglow, aftershock
-al
1. something that is connected with another
2. actions or process
1. mental, environmental, global
2. burial, betrayal, denial
-age
1. a process, the result of a process or a state
2. a measurement
1. blockage, leakage, stoppage
2. voltage, mileage
-ance
1. action, process or state
2. state or quality
1. clearance, defiance
2. importance, ignorance
-ant
1. somebody who does a particular thing
2. something which has a particular effect
1. assistant, combatant, consultant
2. coolant, lubricant, pollutant
anti-
1. opposition
2. prevention
1. anti-war, anti-religious, anti-government,
anti-establishment
2. antidepressant, anticoagulant, anti-
bacterial
-archy
rule, government
anarchy, monarchy, hierarchy
-arian
Someone or something associated with a
particular thing
vegetarian, librarian, centenarian,
humanitarian
-ary
1. someone or something that is connected to,
involves, or share some characteristics with
another
2. people
3. places where something is kept or done
1. complimentary, imaginary, honorary,
legendary
2. secretary, luminary
3. mortuary, aviary
auto-
1. automatic
2. oneself
1. auto-cook, autopilot
2. autonomy, autograph
-based
1. the major part of something
2. something being positioned or existing mainly
in a particular place
1. computer-based, nuclear-based, paper-
based
2. land-based, ocean-based, campus-based
be-
someone or something in a particular state or
going into that state
belittle, bewildered
III. Common affixes
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Part 1: (Adapted from CAE Advanced Trainer)
For questions 1-10, fill in the blanks with ONE WORD only. You are supposed to write your answer in the
corresponding numbered space.
A damp island on the fringes of the North Atlantic, Ireland has always been shaped by the (1) __________. How our
wild inhabitants got here is the subject of lively debate. Why, for example, do we have species, such as spotted
slugs, that are (2) __________ from Britain but found in northern Spain and Portugal?
The fact that the island’s wildlife is not (3) __________ a subset of that of the British Isles is intriguing, and, when
added to our cultural landscape and weather-(4) __________ coasts, makes it a uniquely attractive destination.
Memorable experiences are at your (5) __________. For instance, commuters on Dublin’s urban rail system are
regularly (6) __________ to views of seals, porpoises and bottlenose dolphins.
While Ireland is small, there are endless (7) ___________ and crannies waiting to be explored, and many surprises
lie in (8) __________. Here, for example, is my pick of the top wildlife hotspots. Vast expanses of uninhabited bog
and the cone-shaped, glittering quartz peak of Mount Errigal define the Donegal uplands. Remote and forbidding,
this is a landscape of resilience in the (9) ___________ of isolation. At its heart is Glenveagh National Park, where
nearly 10 years ago the skies resounded once again to the cries of golden eagles. The species was (10) __________
here from Scotland after not having been seen for more than a century.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Part 2: (Adapted from the Guardian)
For questions 11 – 17, read the passage and choose the best answer for each blank. You are supposed to
write your answer in the corresponding numbered space.
Water shortages are likely to be the key environmental challenge of this century, scientists from NASA have
warned, as new data has revealed a drying-out of (11) ___________ of the globe between the tropics and the high
latitudes, with 19 hotspots where water depletion has been dramatic.
The Caspian Sea was a salient example that shows a strong decline in water resources, which tends to (12)
___________, resulting in a shrinking shoreline. Previously, this change had been attributed to natural (13)
___________, but the new report demonstrates it was caused in large part by the diversion and extraction of water
from rivers that feed it, for agriculture and industry.
In northern India, groundwater extraction for irrigation of crops such as wheat and rice have caused a rapid
decrease in available water, despite rainfall being normal throughout the period studied. The fact that extractions
already exceed recharge during normal precipitation does not (14) ___________ well for the availability of
groundwater during future droughts.
Jonathan Farr, senior policy analyst at the charity WaterAid, said governments must take note of the findings
and increase their role in preserving water resources and supplying people with freshwater in a sustainable manner.
“We have been trying to unearth a solution to the water (15) __________ since civilisation began. We know how to
do it. We just need to manage it, and that has to be done at a local level”, he said. Providing access to clean water
provides (16) __________ benefits to health, education, equity and the economy, so investment in water assets
yields both economic and social (17) __________.
11. A. swaths B. tracts C. stretches D. belts
12. A. exhilarate B. exacerbate C. desecrate D. amalgamate
13. A. mutability B. oscillation C. vicissitudes D. variability
14. A. strike B. bode C. take D. stick
15. A. hunch B. toss-up C. conundrum D. roll-out
16. A. knock-on B. knock-by C. knock-in D. knock-out
17. A. dividends B. credits C. equity D. asset
11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17.
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1. Similarity and contrast
Similarity Contrast
similarly
in the same way
likewise
as well as
equally
also
as … as …
too
in a similar way/fashion
not only … but also …
however, nevertheless
yet
on the other hand
unlike
while/whereas
although/even though
as opposed to
in contrast/by contrast
instead of
apart from/except for
2. Trends
Trends Verb form Noun form
Increase rise/ increase / go up / uplift /
rocket/ climb / upsurge / soar/ shot
up/ improve/ jump/ leap/ move
upward/ skyrocket/ soar/ surge
a rise / an increase / an upward
trend / a growth / a leap / a jump /
an improvement/ a climb.
Decrease fall / decrease / decline / plummet /
plunge / drop / reduce / collapse /
deteriorate/ dip / dive / go down /
take a nosedive / slum / slide / go
into free-fall
a fall / a decrease / a reduction / a
downward trend /a downward
tendency / a decline/ a drop / a
slide / a collapse / a downfall.
Standability/Flat level off / remain constant / remain
unchanged / remain stable / prevail
consistency / plateau / reach a
plateau / stay uniform or immutable
/ level out/ stabilize/ remain the
same.
no change/ a flat/ a plateau
3. Changes
Rapid ups and downs
wave/ fluctuate/ oscillate/ vacillate waves/ fluctuations/ oscillations/
vacillations
Type of change Adverb form Adjective form
Rapid change
dramatically / rapidly / sharply /
quickly / hurriedly / speedily / swiftly
/ significantly/ considerably /
substantially / noticeably.
dramatic / rapid / sharp / quick /
hurried / speedy / swift /
significant / considerable /
substantial / noticeable.
Moderate change moderately moderate
Steady change
steadily / gradually / progressively /
sequentially.
steady / gradual / progressive /
sequential.
Slight change slightly / slowly / mildly. slight / slow / mild.
III. Description Vocabulary
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Part 1:
Read the following extract and use your own words to summarize it. Your summary should be between 100
and 120 words long.
Unusual incidents are being reported across the Arctic. Inuit families going off on snowmobiles to prepare their
summer hunting camps have found themselves cut off from home by a sea of mud, following early thaws. There are
reports of igloos losing their insulating properties as the snow drips and refreezes, of lakes draining into the sea as
permafrost melts, and sea ice breaking up earlier than usual, carrying seals beyond the reach of hunters. Climate
change may still be a rather abstract idea to most of us, but in the Arctic it is already having dramatic effects - if
summertime ice continues to shrink at its present rate, the Arctic Ocean could soon become virtually ice-free in
summer. The knock-on effects are likely to include more warming, cloudier skies, increased precipitation and higher
sea levels. Scientists are increasingly keen to find out what's going on because they consider the Arctic the 'canary
in the mine' for global warming - a warning of what's in store for the rest of the world.
For the Inuit the problem is urgent. They live in precarious balance with one of the toughest environments on earth.
Climate change, whatever its causes, is a direct threat to their way of life. Nobody knows the Arctic as well as the
locals, which is why they are not content simply to stand back and let outside experts tell them what's happening.
In Canada, where the Inuit people are jealously guarding their hard-won autonomy in the country's newest territory,
Nunavut, they believe their best hope of survival in this changing environment lies in combining their ancestral
knowledge with the best of modern science. This is a challenge in itself.
Part 2:
The table below gives information on consumer spending on different items in five different countries in
2002.
Describe the information in the table and make comparisons where relevant. You should write about 150
words.
Part 3:
Write an essay of 350 words on the following topic
Some countries are banned from hosting and participating in the Olympics and other sporting events
because they violated international rules, poor human rights record, for example.
To what extent do you agree or disagree with this act? Give reasons and specific examples to support your
answer.
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Relevant Vocabulary:
1. the bare essentials: the most basic and necessary things or activities.
2. sustain a population: to keep alive a population.
3. ozone depletion: the destruction of the upper atmospheric layer of ozone gas.
4. soil erosion: the displacement of the upper layer of soil.
5. perpetuate: to cause something to continue.
6. contingent on/upon something: depending on something in order to happen.
7. unsanitary: dirty and unhealthy.
8. in short supply: to be few or not enough in number.
9. non-biodegradable: not able to decay naturally.
10. carbon footprint: a measure of the amount of carbon dioxide that is produced by the daily activities of a
person or company
11. aquifers: underground, natural water stores
12. tainted: polluted or contaminated
13. logging: cutting down trees for timber and industrial use
14. food chain: the natural system of animals eating other animals and plants
15. irrigation: supplying water to land for agriculture
16. crop rotation: the process of using different fields each year to keep the soil healthy
17. animal husbandry: the skill of keeping animals
Examples:
Linfen, China, where residents say they literally choke on coal dust in the evenings, is one of the most polluted place
in the world and exemplifies many Chinese cities.
Six months after the 2010 BP oil spill, which affected 16,000 miles of U.S. coastline, over 8,000 animals were
reported dead.
Copenhagen prioritises bikes over cars and now has more cyclers than drivers.
3. SOCIETY
3.1. Globalization: Advantages and disadvantages (Source: https://www.quora.com/What-are-the-advantages-
and-disadvantages-of-Globalization)
Pros Cons
1. As globalization increases, more and more
companies are setting up businesses in other
countries. This in turn increases the employment
opportunities that people at one place have.
2. With the increase in globalization, it has become
easier for people to move across borders to
different parts of the world to acquire better
education.
3. An increase in free trade has opened doors for
investors in developed countries to invest their
money in developing countries.
4. Information flows from one part of the world to the
other immediately, resulting in the world being tied
together.
5. As people move from one country to another,
barriers between various cultures tend to decrease.
1. Developed countries can take advantage of
underdeveloped countries’ weak regulatory laws in
terms of environmental protection.
2. Small scale industries face extinction as they do not
have the resources or the power that the
multinational companies have.
3. Developing countries is facing a phenomenon
called “brain-drain”, where a huge chunk of youth is
preferring jobs/education in the developed countries
than their own.
4. Terrorism has soared in the globalised world.
5. Globalisation can weaken and threaten national
identities
Solution to protect traditional values :
- We should promote the retention of our traditional roots to preserve the diversity of our culture and develop a
sense of national identity
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4. undeniably 5. literacy 6. apprenticeships
7. employment
Ex 12: 1. mind-blowing 2. intimidated 3. backdrop
4. backwater 5. level-headed
Ex 13: 1. bedrock 2. numeracy 3. fully-fledged
4. subcultures 5. semi-literate
Ex 14: 1. malfunction 2. interface 3. effortlessly
4. ergonomics 5. continuum 6. provenance 7. non-
mechanical 8. tableware
Ex 15: 1. cumbersome 2. monetary 3. denomination
4. ponderous 5. faraway
Ex 16: 1. conglomerate 2. consortium 3. takeover
4. ascertained 5. unsolicited
Ex 17: 1. spellbound 2. awestruck 3. evocative
4. encapsulated 5. earthly
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IV. LEXICO CONSOLIDATION
Ex 1:
1. B levity: humor or lack of seriousness (during a serious occasion)
2. A stoical: determined not to complain or show your feelings
3. C servile: too eager to serve or please other people
4. A felicitous: suitable or right and expressing well the intended thought
5. D vacillate: to be uncertain what to do, or to change often between two opinions
6. B otherwise
7. C fall from grace: a situation in which you do something that makes people stop liking or admiring you.
8. A max out: to use all that is available of something
9. A lived
10. B player finds
11. D saving grace: a good quality or feature in a person or thing that prevents them from being completely
useless.
12. C let: to allow your house to be lived in in exchange for a regular payment.
13. D as luck would have it: by chance
14. B a blinding flash: an idea or answer that suddenly becomes obvious
15. A rock up: to arrive somewhere
16. B inveigh against: to strongly criticize something or someone
17. C that once grew
18. D shrivel up: to become dry and smaller
19. A absolutely furious
20. D inspire: to make someone have a particular strong feeling or reaction
Ex 2:
21. unveil: make something known for the first time
22. unprecedented: never having happened or existed in the past
23. misbehavior: immoral or unacceptable behavior
24. Membership: the state of belonging to an organization
25. lifelong: lasting for the whole of a person’s life
26. breakaways: an act of separating from a group
27. rebuilding: to build something again that has been damaged or destroyed
28. overhauling: to repair or improve something
29. underscores: to emphasize
30. safeguard: to protect something from harm
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Good word usage:
1. judicious: sensible
2. foster: promote
3. pivotal role: very important role
4. educational outcomes: academic results, marks and achievements in general
5. inimical to sth: harmful to sth
6. In view of: considering sth
7. proclivity for sth: tendency for sth, often sth bad
8. preclusion: prevention of sth
9. concession mindset: a tendency to allow sb to do sth to end an argument
10. ineluctable: unavoidable
11. hallmark: a typical feature of sth/sb
12. delegate responsibility to sb: shift workload to sb
Ex 3:
In the technology-driven era, modern machinery has seemingly
infiltrated almost all aspects of human’s lives. Nevertheless, some
people deprecate this phenomenon and claim that this will exert
deleterious effects on mankind, which I wholeheartedly subscribe to.
The first and foremost rationale for my standpoint is the deprivation of
logical human thinking. Since modern people’s dependence on
technology increases overtime, they will have a tendency to resort to
machines to tackle a multitude of life issues as it takes much less time
and effort. In the long run, should this practice persist for a certain
period of time, individuals’ capability for analytical and critical thinking
will be eroded to a certain extent due to underuse. As a result, when
bereft of cutting-edge technology, people may struggle considerably to
solve their own problems by themselves. This can be witnessed in the
fact that a number of today students in manifold countries express
strong preferences for Google and other online websites in order to
search for answers to their school assignments, which has induced
huge idleness among them. This has caused them to meet with colossal
difficulties when they are made to perform academic tasks without the
help of the Internet for example, during formal school examinations.
Thereby, humans’ lack of logical thinking is conceivable in the event of
overuse of modern machines.
Increasing unemployment is another potential peril of humans’ over-
reliance on machines. In the current context, numerous corporations
make use of artificial intelligence and automation in lieu of human
labours owing to their superior working productivity and financial
savings from salaries to human employees. Consequently, both blue-
collar and white-collar workers from a variety of occupations, especially
manual jobs, will be made redundant in this robotic takeover, which
will place those people in a great dilemma to eke out a living. China
and India are cases in point. Upon the widespread invasion of
automation, these two most populous countries in the world have been
forced to reduce the number of manual and blue-collar workers by
millions and are anticipated to cut back more on this section workforce
in the long term. This situation has robbed many Chinese and Indian
people of future job opportunities and incomes. This also potentially
destroys these nations’ long-standing strive for poverty reduction,
considering the constantly growing population of China and India. This
→ state opinion right in the intro
→ clear and straightforward topic
sentence in the form of a noun phrase
→ advanced grammar structure:
invasion
→ clarification of example: students’
over-reliance on technology
→ reaffirment of topic sentence
→ linking word to introduce point
→ clarification of example:
unemployment in China and India due
to technology
→ reaffirment of topic sentence
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alarming example does suffice to illustrate the gloomy scenario of
unemployment when people become too dependent on technology.
In conclusion, the ever-increasing use of state-of-the-art technology in
daily lives can have serious repercussions for humans. Hence, I opine
that each individual should harness machines appropriately and
cautiously with a view to making the most of them and averting their
potential drawbacks as much as possible.
→ linking phrase to conclude
Good word usage:
1. technology-driven: dominated by technology
2. deprecate sth: oppose to sth
3. wholeheartedly subscribe to sth (collocation): totally agree with sth
4. rationale for sth: reason for sth
5. bereft of sth: completely lacking sth
6. manifold: many
7. peril: danger
8. in lieu of: instead of
9. robotic takeover: a situation in which robot takes over
10. eke out a living: manage to live with little money
11. poverty reduction (collocation): the act of reducing poverty
12. suffice to do sth: enough to do sth
13. state-of-the-art: the most modern, updated
14. repercussion: consequences
15. opine: have the opinion
16. avert: avoid
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IV. WRITING CONSOLIDATION
Sample Answers
Ex 1:
The reading extract sheds light on the battle against climate change that the Inuit is fighting. Unprecedented
events such as premature thaws, snow dripping and lake draining have resulted in many repercussions. For
instance, igloos’ insulating characteristics are subsiding and no longer are seals within reach of the hunters. These
severe implications have raised the alarm about climate change for the word and thus, piqued the curiosity of
scientists. Climate change poses a serious threat to the survival of the Inuit, whose living conditions are
excruciatingly tough. The indigenous people have no intention of being manipulated since they are both
knowledgeable and possessive about their territory. To resolve climate change, they rely on the integration of
traditional and modern wisdom, which is another issue to address.
Ex 2:
The given table gives an insight into the expenditure patterns of consumers on three categories of products
and services in 2002. Overall, all five countries featured in the survey share a common trend: the budget on
food/drinks/tobacco is the largest and the reverse is applicable to leisure/education.
A closer look reveals that Turkey and Ireland stood out as nations which possessed the highest percentage
spending on food/drinks/tobacco, at 32.14% and 28.91% respectively. With regard to leisure/education, Turkey
also topped the table as its consumers devoted about 4% of their budget to this segment. On the other hand,
Ireland and Spain attached little of their resources to leisure/education: the former spent only 2.21% whilst the
latter’s figure languished at 1.98% only. It is noteworthy that in respect to clothing/footwear, Italians were the ones
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART ONE: LISTENING ..............................................................................................................................................3
IELTS LISTENING....................................................................................................................................................3
CAE, CPE LISTENING.............................................................................................................................................9
NEWS LISTENING.................................................................................................................................................17
LISTENING CONSOLIDATION .............................................................................................................................28
PART TWO: LEXICO - GRAMMAR ..........................................................................................................................30
GRAMMAR ............................................................................................................................................................30
VOCABULARY.......................................................................................................................................................44
WORD FORMATION .............................................................................................................................................49
LEXICO CONSOLIDATION...................................................................................................................................59
PART THREE: READING ..........................................................................................................................................61
CLOZE TESTS .......................................................................................................................................................61
IELTS READING ....................................................................................................................................................77
CAE CPE READING ..............................................................................................................................................95
A. GAPPED TEXT...........................................................................................................................................95
B. MULTIPLE MATCHING...........................................................................................................................107
TOEFL READING.................................................................................................................................................115
READING CONSOLIDATION..............................................................................................................................128
PART FOUR: WRITING ...........................................................................................................................................134
SUMMARY WRITING ..........................................................................................................................................134
REPORT WRITING ..............................................................................................................................................140
ESSAY WRITING .................................................................................................................................................148
WRITING CONSOLIDATION...............................................................................................................................163
PART FIVE: SPEAKING...........................................................................................................................................164
PERSONAL QUESTIONS....................................................................................................................................164
PROVERB AND QUOTE QUESTIONS ...............................................................................................................168
TOPIC QUESTIONS ............................................................................................................................................177
SPEAKING CONSOLIDATION............................................................................................................................197
PART SIX: PRACTICE TESTS ................................................................................................................................198
PRACTICE TEST 1 ..............................................................................................................................................198
PRACTICE TEST 2 ..............................................................................................................................................212
PART SEVEN: KEY..................................................................................................................................................225

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[BOOK SAMPLES] MASTER THE ART OF NEC

  • 1. fb.com/iloveambrosia I 9 the of In recent years, unlike other parts, part 3 listening of the NEC has remained unchanged. This part always draws its source from the Part 3 Multiple-choice Listening in the CAE or CPE test, although the level of difficulty varies each year. For example, part 3 in the NEC 2017 is pretty easy, yet that of the 2018 is not a simple task. This part requires you to comprehend the long extract as a whole so it is not necessary to catch all the words. You will often be asked about the opinions and points the speakers make. Sometimes, especially with tough questions, inference is necessary to deduce the right answer. Here are some tips for this part. 1) Underline the key words in the questions prior to listening. While listening, look for synonyms and antonyms in the extracts that match those in the questions since they can give you a strong hint. 2) Look for signposts while listening to these kinds of extract. The answers will not appear out of the blue. After giving a lot of background information to confuse you, the speakers may drop some hints implying that they are going to address the questions we need to answer before they actually do it. Make sure you are able to catch this and prepare to listen carefully to the next part. 3) Some answers may seem obvious, but you should be careful and re-read the answers because misleading words like “always”, “really” can be used to trick you. 4) If you are not sure about all 4 choices, infer yourself. Find a logical connection between the answer choices and what you can hear. 5) Try to grasp the gist of the questions and answer choices before listening as the test designers sometimes paraphrase the exercise by phasing in a lot of difficult words or idioms to blur the overall meaning. Part 2 gap-filling in CAE/CPE also appears the test but the frequency is lower. However, we will still cover that part in this course to leave nothing to chance. The part is not so hard but occasionally, even good listeners can miss some words or choose the wrong words to fill in. The tips for this part are similar to those of IELTS gap-filling, but with some additional advice. 1) Before listening, try to figure out what word form you are required to fill in (noun, verb, adjective,…). After you have filled in, read the sentences again to see whether it has a proper meaning or not. Sometimes you may accidentally leave out words and this may cost you points. For instance, if the answer key is “foregone conclusion” and you only write “conclusion”, you will lose all the points. 2) You must maintain concentration all the time since the answers, unlike those of part 2, can come at any time. 3) Like IELTS listening, listen for the ending sounds and the tense of the sentence. Nouns in this part will usually come in plural form. ctic I. Tips and notes
  • 2. fb.com/iloveambrosia I 49 the of There are generally only 6 to 10 word formation questions in the NEC. However, failure to achieve a high score for this type of question can drastically affect your final result. In general, word formation questions of the NEC are fairly easier than those of the Olympic 30/4. Nonetheless, examinees must have a good command of word formation knowledge as well as inferring skill in order to figure out the correct answer. Here are some tips for this type of question. - Read through the entire given text, pay close attention to the context to determine what part of speech is required in each blank. - Make sure that your answer is grammatically correct and fits in with the sense of the sentence or text. - Check your spelling carefully, incorrect spelling would mean that your answer is incorrect. - Make an educated guess if you cannot determine the answer. - Leave an answer blank - Rush through questions carelessly - Numerous word roots have multiple derivatives of the same part of speech whose meanings can be easily confused (e.g., “personify” and “personalise” are both verbs and derivatives of the root word “person”). - Occasionally, the same word can be used as different parts of speech, dependent on the given context (e.g., “answer” can be used as a verb or a noun). 1. Learn affixes. This can be helpful should you have to make a guess, since you can make affixations based on context. 2. Look up derivatives of a word. When learning a new word, it is advisable that you try to find as many of its derivatives as possible. 3. Build a word formation “database”. Keep a list of words and their derivatives so you can refer back to this list if needed. 4. Read often and widely. When you encounter a new word, try to guess its meaning based on its affixation if possible. 5. Practice makes perfect. Do a lot of exercises to practice as well as broaden your knowledge of word formation. 6. Create your own word formation exercises as this can develop for you a mindset similar to that of a test designer and provide you with new vocabulary as well. 7. Build up through your skills. To reinforce your pool of vocabulary, try to integrate your knowledge into your writing or speaking parts. I. Tips and notes II. How to practice
  • 3. fb.com/iloveambrosia I 50 the of An affix is a morpheme that is attached to a word stem to form a new word or word form. The two primary kinds of affix are prefix and suffix. Prefixes and suffixes that are used in English give clues as to the meaning and, or, the function of words. A wide knowledge of affixes is the key to maximise your chance of achieving a high score for this type of question. Below is a list of affixes that are frequently tested in the NEC. Each affix presented has a hyphen either at the beginning or the end. If the hyphen is at the beginning, then the affix is a suffix. If the hyphen is at the end, then the affix is a prefix. Affix Meaning Examples a- not, without, opposite to amoral, asocial, atonal, atypical -able 1. that can or must be 2. having certain qualities or characteristics 1. lovable, enjoyable, imaginable 2. comfortable, fashionable after- 1. something that happens after a particular activity or event 2.one thing that happens as a result of another 1. after-hours, after-school, after-lunch, after-dinner 2. aftertaste, afterglow, aftershock -al 1. something that is connected with another 2. actions or process 1. mental, environmental, global 2. burial, betrayal, denial -age 1. a process, the result of a process or a state 2. a measurement 1. blockage, leakage, stoppage 2. voltage, mileage -ance 1. action, process or state 2. state or quality 1. clearance, defiance 2. importance, ignorance -ant 1. somebody who does a particular thing 2. something which has a particular effect 1. assistant, combatant, consultant 2. coolant, lubricant, pollutant anti- 1. opposition 2. prevention 1. anti-war, anti-religious, anti-government, anti-establishment 2. antidepressant, anticoagulant, anti- bacterial -archy rule, government anarchy, monarchy, hierarchy -arian Someone or something associated with a particular thing vegetarian, librarian, centenarian, humanitarian -ary 1. someone or something that is connected to, involves, or share some characteristics with another 2. people 3. places where something is kept or done 1. complimentary, imaginary, honorary, legendary 2. secretary, luminary 3. mortuary, aviary auto- 1. automatic 2. oneself 1. auto-cook, autopilot 2. autonomy, autograph -based 1. the major part of something 2. something being positioned or existing mainly in a particular place 1. computer-based, nuclear-based, paper- based 2. land-based, ocean-based, campus-based be- someone or something in a particular state or going into that state belittle, bewildered III. Common affixes
  • 4. fb.com/iloveambrosia I 128 the of Part 1: (Adapted from CAE Advanced Trainer) For questions 1-10, fill in the blanks with ONE WORD only. You are supposed to write your answer in the corresponding numbered space. A damp island on the fringes of the North Atlantic, Ireland has always been shaped by the (1) __________. How our wild inhabitants got here is the subject of lively debate. Why, for example, do we have species, such as spotted slugs, that are (2) __________ from Britain but found in northern Spain and Portugal? The fact that the island’s wildlife is not (3) __________ a subset of that of the British Isles is intriguing, and, when added to our cultural landscape and weather-(4) __________ coasts, makes it a uniquely attractive destination. Memorable experiences are at your (5) __________. For instance, commuters on Dublin’s urban rail system are regularly (6) __________ to views of seals, porpoises and bottlenose dolphins. While Ireland is small, there are endless (7) ___________ and crannies waiting to be explored, and many surprises lie in (8) __________. Here, for example, is my pick of the top wildlife hotspots. Vast expanses of uninhabited bog and the cone-shaped, glittering quartz peak of Mount Errigal define the Donegal uplands. Remote and forbidding, this is a landscape of resilience in the (9) ___________ of isolation. At its heart is Glenveagh National Park, where nearly 10 years ago the skies resounded once again to the cries of golden eagles. The species was (10) __________ here from Scotland after not having been seen for more than a century. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Part 2: (Adapted from the Guardian) For questions 11 – 17, read the passage and choose the best answer for each blank. You are supposed to write your answer in the corresponding numbered space. Water shortages are likely to be the key environmental challenge of this century, scientists from NASA have warned, as new data has revealed a drying-out of (11) ___________ of the globe between the tropics and the high latitudes, with 19 hotspots where water depletion has been dramatic. The Caspian Sea was a salient example that shows a strong decline in water resources, which tends to (12) ___________, resulting in a shrinking shoreline. Previously, this change had been attributed to natural (13) ___________, but the new report demonstrates it was caused in large part by the diversion and extraction of water from rivers that feed it, for agriculture and industry. In northern India, groundwater extraction for irrigation of crops such as wheat and rice have caused a rapid decrease in available water, despite rainfall being normal throughout the period studied. The fact that extractions already exceed recharge during normal precipitation does not (14) ___________ well for the availability of groundwater during future droughts. Jonathan Farr, senior policy analyst at the charity WaterAid, said governments must take note of the findings and increase their role in preserving water resources and supplying people with freshwater in a sustainable manner. “We have been trying to unearth a solution to the water (15) __________ since civilisation began. We know how to do it. We just need to manage it, and that has to be done at a local level”, he said. Providing access to clean water provides (16) __________ benefits to health, education, equity and the economy, so investment in water assets yields both economic and social (17) __________. 11. A. swaths B. tracts C. stretches D. belts 12. A. exhilarate B. exacerbate C. desecrate D. amalgamate 13. A. mutability B. oscillation C. vicissitudes D. variability 14. A. strike B. bode C. take D. stick 15. A. hunch B. toss-up C. conundrum D. roll-out 16. A. knock-on B. knock-by C. knock-in D. knock-out 17. A. dividends B. credits C. equity D. asset 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17.
  • 5. fb.com/iloveambrosia I 144 the of 1. Similarity and contrast Similarity Contrast similarly in the same way likewise as well as equally also as … as … too in a similar way/fashion not only … but also … however, nevertheless yet on the other hand unlike while/whereas although/even though as opposed to in contrast/by contrast instead of apart from/except for 2. Trends Trends Verb form Noun form Increase rise/ increase / go up / uplift / rocket/ climb / upsurge / soar/ shot up/ improve/ jump/ leap/ move upward/ skyrocket/ soar/ surge a rise / an increase / an upward trend / a growth / a leap / a jump / an improvement/ a climb. Decrease fall / decrease / decline / plummet / plunge / drop / reduce / collapse / deteriorate/ dip / dive / go down / take a nosedive / slum / slide / go into free-fall a fall / a decrease / a reduction / a downward trend /a downward tendency / a decline/ a drop / a slide / a collapse / a downfall. Standability/Flat level off / remain constant / remain unchanged / remain stable / prevail consistency / plateau / reach a plateau / stay uniform or immutable / level out/ stabilize/ remain the same. no change/ a flat/ a plateau 3. Changes Rapid ups and downs wave/ fluctuate/ oscillate/ vacillate waves/ fluctuations/ oscillations/ vacillations Type of change Adverb form Adjective form Rapid change dramatically / rapidly / sharply / quickly / hurriedly / speedily / swiftly / significantly/ considerably / substantially / noticeably. dramatic / rapid / sharp / quick / hurried / speedy / swift / significant / considerable / substantial / noticeable. Moderate change moderately moderate Steady change steadily / gradually / progressively / sequentially. steady / gradual / progressive / sequential. Slight change slightly / slowly / mildly. slight / slow / mild. III. Description Vocabulary
  • 6. fb.com/iloveambrosia I 163 the of Part 1: Read the following extract and use your own words to summarize it. Your summary should be between 100 and 120 words long. Unusual incidents are being reported across the Arctic. Inuit families going off on snowmobiles to prepare their summer hunting camps have found themselves cut off from home by a sea of mud, following early thaws. There are reports of igloos losing their insulating properties as the snow drips and refreezes, of lakes draining into the sea as permafrost melts, and sea ice breaking up earlier than usual, carrying seals beyond the reach of hunters. Climate change may still be a rather abstract idea to most of us, but in the Arctic it is already having dramatic effects - if summertime ice continues to shrink at its present rate, the Arctic Ocean could soon become virtually ice-free in summer. The knock-on effects are likely to include more warming, cloudier skies, increased precipitation and higher sea levels. Scientists are increasingly keen to find out what's going on because they consider the Arctic the 'canary in the mine' for global warming - a warning of what's in store for the rest of the world. For the Inuit the problem is urgent. They live in precarious balance with one of the toughest environments on earth. Climate change, whatever its causes, is a direct threat to their way of life. Nobody knows the Arctic as well as the locals, which is why they are not content simply to stand back and let outside experts tell them what's happening. In Canada, where the Inuit people are jealously guarding their hard-won autonomy in the country's newest territory, Nunavut, they believe their best hope of survival in this changing environment lies in combining their ancestral knowledge with the best of modern science. This is a challenge in itself. Part 2: The table below gives information on consumer spending on different items in five different countries in 2002. Describe the information in the table and make comparisons where relevant. You should write about 150 words. Part 3: Write an essay of 350 words on the following topic Some countries are banned from hosting and participating in the Olympics and other sporting events because they violated international rules, poor human rights record, for example. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this act? Give reasons and specific examples to support your answer.
  • 7. fb.com/iloveambrosia I 183 the of Relevant Vocabulary: 1. the bare essentials: the most basic and necessary things or activities. 2. sustain a population: to keep alive a population. 3. ozone depletion: the destruction of the upper atmospheric layer of ozone gas. 4. soil erosion: the displacement of the upper layer of soil. 5. perpetuate: to cause something to continue. 6. contingent on/upon something: depending on something in order to happen. 7. unsanitary: dirty and unhealthy. 8. in short supply: to be few or not enough in number. 9. non-biodegradable: not able to decay naturally. 10. carbon footprint: a measure of the amount of carbon dioxide that is produced by the daily activities of a person or company 11. aquifers: underground, natural water stores 12. tainted: polluted or contaminated 13. logging: cutting down trees for timber and industrial use 14. food chain: the natural system of animals eating other animals and plants 15. irrigation: supplying water to land for agriculture 16. crop rotation: the process of using different fields each year to keep the soil healthy 17. animal husbandry: the skill of keeping animals Examples: Linfen, China, where residents say they literally choke on coal dust in the evenings, is one of the most polluted place in the world and exemplifies many Chinese cities. Six months after the 2010 BP oil spill, which affected 16,000 miles of U.S. coastline, over 8,000 animals were reported dead. Copenhagen prioritises bikes over cars and now has more cyclers than drivers. 3. SOCIETY 3.1. Globalization: Advantages and disadvantages (Source: https://www.quora.com/What-are-the-advantages- and-disadvantages-of-Globalization) Pros Cons 1. As globalization increases, more and more companies are setting up businesses in other countries. This in turn increases the employment opportunities that people at one place have. 2. With the increase in globalization, it has become easier for people to move across borders to different parts of the world to acquire better education. 3. An increase in free trade has opened doors for investors in developed countries to invest their money in developing countries. 4. Information flows from one part of the world to the other immediately, resulting in the world being tied together. 5. As people move from one country to another, barriers between various cultures tend to decrease. 1. Developed countries can take advantage of underdeveloped countries’ weak regulatory laws in terms of environmental protection. 2. Small scale industries face extinction as they do not have the resources or the power that the multinational companies have. 3. Developing countries is facing a phenomenon called “brain-drain”, where a huge chunk of youth is preferring jobs/education in the developed countries than their own. 4. Terrorism has soared in the globalised world. 5. Globalisation can weaken and threaten national identities Solution to protect traditional values : - We should promote the retention of our traditional roots to preserve the diversity of our culture and develop a sense of national identity
  • 8. fb.com/iloveambrosia I 231 the of 4. undeniably 5. literacy 6. apprenticeships 7. employment Ex 12: 1. mind-blowing 2. intimidated 3. backdrop 4. backwater 5. level-headed Ex 13: 1. bedrock 2. numeracy 3. fully-fledged 4. subcultures 5. semi-literate Ex 14: 1. malfunction 2. interface 3. effortlessly 4. ergonomics 5. continuum 6. provenance 7. non- mechanical 8. tableware Ex 15: 1. cumbersome 2. monetary 3. denomination 4. ponderous 5. faraway Ex 16: 1. conglomerate 2. consortium 3. takeover 4. ascertained 5. unsolicited Ex 17: 1. spellbound 2. awestruck 3. evocative 4. encapsulated 5. earthly ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- IV. LEXICO CONSOLIDATION Ex 1: 1. B levity: humor or lack of seriousness (during a serious occasion) 2. A stoical: determined not to complain or show your feelings 3. C servile: too eager to serve or please other people 4. A felicitous: suitable or right and expressing well the intended thought 5. D vacillate: to be uncertain what to do, or to change often between two opinions 6. B otherwise 7. C fall from grace: a situation in which you do something that makes people stop liking or admiring you. 8. A max out: to use all that is available of something 9. A lived 10. B player finds 11. D saving grace: a good quality or feature in a person or thing that prevents them from being completely useless. 12. C let: to allow your house to be lived in in exchange for a regular payment. 13. D as luck would have it: by chance 14. B a blinding flash: an idea or answer that suddenly becomes obvious 15. A rock up: to arrive somewhere 16. B inveigh against: to strongly criticize something or someone 17. C that once grew 18. D shrivel up: to become dry and smaller 19. A absolutely furious 20. D inspire: to make someone have a particular strong feeling or reaction Ex 2: 21. unveil: make something known for the first time 22. unprecedented: never having happened or existed in the past 23. misbehavior: immoral or unacceptable behavior 24. Membership: the state of belonging to an organization 25. lifelong: lasting for the whole of a person’s life 26. breakaways: an act of separating from a group 27. rebuilding: to build something again that has been damaged or destroyed 28. overhauling: to repair or improve something 29. underscores: to emphasize 30. safeguard: to protect something from harm
  • 9. fb.com/iloveambrosia I 242 the of Good word usage: 1. judicious: sensible 2. foster: promote 3. pivotal role: very important role 4. educational outcomes: academic results, marks and achievements in general 5. inimical to sth: harmful to sth 6. In view of: considering sth 7. proclivity for sth: tendency for sth, often sth bad 8. preclusion: prevention of sth 9. concession mindset: a tendency to allow sb to do sth to end an argument 10. ineluctable: unavoidable 11. hallmark: a typical feature of sth/sb 12. delegate responsibility to sb: shift workload to sb Ex 3: In the technology-driven era, modern machinery has seemingly infiltrated almost all aspects of human’s lives. Nevertheless, some people deprecate this phenomenon and claim that this will exert deleterious effects on mankind, which I wholeheartedly subscribe to. The first and foremost rationale for my standpoint is the deprivation of logical human thinking. Since modern people’s dependence on technology increases overtime, they will have a tendency to resort to machines to tackle a multitude of life issues as it takes much less time and effort. In the long run, should this practice persist for a certain period of time, individuals’ capability for analytical and critical thinking will be eroded to a certain extent due to underuse. As a result, when bereft of cutting-edge technology, people may struggle considerably to solve their own problems by themselves. This can be witnessed in the fact that a number of today students in manifold countries express strong preferences for Google and other online websites in order to search for answers to their school assignments, which has induced huge idleness among them. This has caused them to meet with colossal difficulties when they are made to perform academic tasks without the help of the Internet for example, during formal school examinations. Thereby, humans’ lack of logical thinking is conceivable in the event of overuse of modern machines. Increasing unemployment is another potential peril of humans’ over- reliance on machines. In the current context, numerous corporations make use of artificial intelligence and automation in lieu of human labours owing to their superior working productivity and financial savings from salaries to human employees. Consequently, both blue- collar and white-collar workers from a variety of occupations, especially manual jobs, will be made redundant in this robotic takeover, which will place those people in a great dilemma to eke out a living. China and India are cases in point. Upon the widespread invasion of automation, these two most populous countries in the world have been forced to reduce the number of manual and blue-collar workers by millions and are anticipated to cut back more on this section workforce in the long term. This situation has robbed many Chinese and Indian people of future job opportunities and incomes. This also potentially destroys these nations’ long-standing strive for poverty reduction, considering the constantly growing population of China and India. This → state opinion right in the intro → clear and straightforward topic sentence in the form of a noun phrase → advanced grammar structure: invasion → clarification of example: students’ over-reliance on technology → reaffirment of topic sentence → linking word to introduce point → clarification of example: unemployment in China and India due to technology → reaffirment of topic sentence
  • 10. fb.com/iloveambrosia I 243 the of alarming example does suffice to illustrate the gloomy scenario of unemployment when people become too dependent on technology. In conclusion, the ever-increasing use of state-of-the-art technology in daily lives can have serious repercussions for humans. Hence, I opine that each individual should harness machines appropriately and cautiously with a view to making the most of them and averting their potential drawbacks as much as possible. → linking phrase to conclude Good word usage: 1. technology-driven: dominated by technology 2. deprecate sth: oppose to sth 3. wholeheartedly subscribe to sth (collocation): totally agree with sth 4. rationale for sth: reason for sth 5. bereft of sth: completely lacking sth 6. manifold: many 7. peril: danger 8. in lieu of: instead of 9. robotic takeover: a situation in which robot takes over 10. eke out a living: manage to live with little money 11. poverty reduction (collocation): the act of reducing poverty 12. suffice to do sth: enough to do sth 13. state-of-the-art: the most modern, updated 14. repercussion: consequences 15. opine: have the opinion 16. avert: avoid ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- IV. WRITING CONSOLIDATION Sample Answers Ex 1: The reading extract sheds light on the battle against climate change that the Inuit is fighting. Unprecedented events such as premature thaws, snow dripping and lake draining have resulted in many repercussions. For instance, igloos’ insulating characteristics are subsiding and no longer are seals within reach of the hunters. These severe implications have raised the alarm about climate change for the word and thus, piqued the curiosity of scientists. Climate change poses a serious threat to the survival of the Inuit, whose living conditions are excruciatingly tough. The indigenous people have no intention of being manipulated since they are both knowledgeable and possessive about their territory. To resolve climate change, they rely on the integration of traditional and modern wisdom, which is another issue to address. Ex 2: The given table gives an insight into the expenditure patterns of consumers on three categories of products and services in 2002. Overall, all five countries featured in the survey share a common trend: the budget on food/drinks/tobacco is the largest and the reverse is applicable to leisure/education. A closer look reveals that Turkey and Ireland stood out as nations which possessed the highest percentage spending on food/drinks/tobacco, at 32.14% and 28.91% respectively. With regard to leisure/education, Turkey also topped the table as its consumers devoted about 4% of their budget to this segment. On the other hand, Ireland and Spain attached little of their resources to leisure/education: the former spent only 2.21% whilst the latter’s figure languished at 1.98% only. It is noteworthy that in respect to clothing/footwear, Italians were the ones
  • 11. fb.com/iloveambrosia I 258 the of TABLE OF CONTENTS PART ONE: LISTENING ..............................................................................................................................................3 IELTS LISTENING....................................................................................................................................................3 CAE, CPE LISTENING.............................................................................................................................................9 NEWS LISTENING.................................................................................................................................................17 LISTENING CONSOLIDATION .............................................................................................................................28 PART TWO: LEXICO - GRAMMAR ..........................................................................................................................30 GRAMMAR ............................................................................................................................................................30 VOCABULARY.......................................................................................................................................................44 WORD FORMATION .............................................................................................................................................49 LEXICO CONSOLIDATION...................................................................................................................................59 PART THREE: READING ..........................................................................................................................................61 CLOZE TESTS .......................................................................................................................................................61 IELTS READING ....................................................................................................................................................77 CAE CPE READING ..............................................................................................................................................95 A. GAPPED TEXT...........................................................................................................................................95 B. MULTIPLE MATCHING...........................................................................................................................107 TOEFL READING.................................................................................................................................................115 READING CONSOLIDATION..............................................................................................................................128 PART FOUR: WRITING ...........................................................................................................................................134 SUMMARY WRITING ..........................................................................................................................................134 REPORT WRITING ..............................................................................................................................................140 ESSAY WRITING .................................................................................................................................................148 WRITING CONSOLIDATION...............................................................................................................................163 PART FIVE: SPEAKING...........................................................................................................................................164 PERSONAL QUESTIONS....................................................................................................................................164 PROVERB AND QUOTE QUESTIONS ...............................................................................................................168 TOPIC QUESTIONS ............................................................................................................................................177 SPEAKING CONSOLIDATION............................................................................................................................197 PART SIX: PRACTICE TESTS ................................................................................................................................198 PRACTICE TEST 1 ..............................................................................................................................................198 PRACTICE TEST 2 ..............................................................................................................................................212 PART SEVEN: KEY..................................................................................................................................................225