based on Cambridge Practice Tests for First Certificate 2 Test 1
Optional more challenging stage: Find where the gaps should be in the text and then add the missing words. The first example is given in bold below.
Where do you start if you want to write a successful story? Clearly, what you need first of
is an idea which you can develop into a strong plot. But do ideas like this come from? The
is ‘anywhere and everywhere’. They may come from something that has to you or to else,
from a newspaper, an interesting picture, or even a song. It’s a good idea to keep a
notebook nearby that you can write down the details of any odd incidents catch your
imagination. Make a note of ideas titles too, and any special phrases or descriptions that
you can think of. A small tape recorder can useful for this purpose. Some writers even
keep by their bed in they wake up with the ‘idea of the century’.
Another method of developing the story is to make use the characters themselves. Why
not putting three people you know well into a situation such as a wedding, where feelings
may be strong, and see happens. But don’t make the final characters too much like your
Aunt Jane or Uncle Jim or you may find in real trouble.
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Mixed answers
Try to find places where these words could go:
all, and, answer, case, happened, in, it/ one, of, someone/ somebody, that/ which, there, try, what, yourself
Check as a class or with the next page.
Suggested answers
Other answers may be possible, so please check if you wrote different words and/ or in different places.
Where do you start if you want to write a successful story? Clearly, what you need first of all is an idea which you can develop into a strong plot. But where do ideas like this come from? The answer is ‘anywhere and everywhere’. They may come from something that has happened to you or to someone/ somebody else, from a newspaper, an interesting picture, or even a song. It’s a good idea to keep a notebook nearby that you can write down the details in of any odd incidents that/ which catch your imagination. Make a note of ideas and titles too, and any special phrases or descriptions that you can think of. A small tape recorder can useful for this purpose. Some writers even keep it/ one by their bed in case they wake up with the ‘idea of the century’.
Another method of developing the story is to make use of the characters themselves. Why not try putting three people you know well into a situation such as a wedding, where feelings may be strong, and see what happens. But don’t make the final characters too much like your Aunt Jane or Uncle Jim or you may find yourself in real trouble.
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