2. Starting off
You will hear three of the
artists speaking. Which do
you think are their self-
portraits? Why?
SPEAKER A
SPEAKER B
SPEAKER C
1
5
4
3. How would you like
to be painted?
standing
expression?
sitting clothes?
background?
4. READING Part 3
• First read the text quickly to get a general
idea of what it is about.
• Read the first question, find where it is
answered in the text an underline the words
in the text which answer the question.
• Read each of the options, A, B, C or D,
carefully and choose the one which matches
what the text says.
STRATEGY
8. 1.Artists now have a vast range of materials at
their disposal. This means that they can be
much more versatile than in the past.
2.The artist’s is my cousin and that’s why I’m
here.
3.There are several excellent exhibitions on in
London at the moment. I strongly recommend
the one at the National Gallery.
4.I’ve bought a lot of new shirts recently, but for
gardening I prefer to wear an old one.
Example
s
9. 5. One picture showed a girl combing her hair.
Another was of the same girl dancing.
6. I enjoy romantic films, especially sad ones.
7. Pablo owns two houses. One is in Sao Paulo
and the other is in Rio.
8. Most of the actors went to the party. The
others went home to bed.
9. He’s written two novels. Both became
bestsellers almost immediately. Neither is
autobiographical.
More
examples
10. 10. He’s written twenty-three novels and I’ve read
all of them.
11. Mariella invited all her friends to a party but
none of them came.
More
examples
11. EXCERCISE 1
2 In the case of young people it would
seem that for every pretty-face
teenager who would like to imagine
………. as some soft-focus fashion
model there is ……… who is keen
for the world to know that …………
are lurking alone and misunderstood
in their rooms.
(lines 24 – 30)
another
themselves
they
12. 2. There are several umbrellas in the stand
in the hall. I’d advise to take it if you are
going for a walk.
3. I wasn’t happy about the size of the
classes. I said it to the director but
nothing was done about it.
4. I’d always wanted a portable DVD player
and when I was given it as a birthday
present, I thought it was wonderful.
one
s
o this
.
one
13. 5. Some of the machines broke down
quite often, but when things like
these happened we just called a
technician.
6. The lectures will give you a
detailed explanation of the subject.
You may not be able to understand
all, but you should be able to get a
general idea.
this
it
all
14. 7. There were hundred of CDs on
sale in the shop and most of the
children wanted it.
8. We’re looking for a new
accountant and it is why I’m
writing to you.
9. You should aim to arrive at any
time that’s convenient for yourself.
one.
that
you.
15. LISTENING Part 3
• Listening Part 3 is a conversation
between two or more speakers.
• It lasts about four minutes.
• It has six multiple–choice questions,
each with four options.
EXAM
INFORMATION
16. Biographical note
Liam Carolan was born in 1949, and
studied painting at Bath Academy of
Art. He took up portrait painting in the
1980s and has exhibited at the Royal
Academy and the Royal Society of
Portrait Painters. He works in the UK
and sells his work from various
galleries.
You will hear an interview with
the artist Liam Carolan.
17. A quick look at the questions.
a. For Question 2, which comment do you think
people would make about his paintings?
b. How would you answer Question 3?
c. For Question 4, what do you think is the
main advantage of painting with the sitter?
d. For Question 5, what do you think reveals
the sitter’s personality?
e. For Question 6, what problem do you think
artists have when painting self-portraits?
19. Extension questions
Would you prefer to
have a painted portrait
or a photograph of
yourself in your house?
If so, how big would it
be and where would
you put it?
20. Some people think that
having photographs of things
we’ve done and places we’ve
been changes the way we
remember things. How far do
you agree?
21. Many tourists seem to spend
more time taking photos of the
places they visit than looking at
the places themselves. Do you
think tourists generally take too
many photos?
23. My portrait
• You are requested to make a portrait of
yourself.
• You should picture yourself in a 20x13 cm
portrait.
• Additionally you should explain:
- the reasons why you pictured yourself like
that.
- what it tells about your personality.
• Your text should have between 80 – 100
words.
27. We had a fair number of exhibitions in London
before the war …
One of the adjectives below cannot be used
with number to form a collocation. Which one?
Example from Listening Part
3
large number
fair number
huge number
big number
small number
limited number
X
28. CAE candidates often make the mistake of
using big with the nouns below. Which of the
adjectives in the box can be used with each
noun to form collocations? (there are several
possibilities.)
Common mistakes with big
amazing considerable endless
good great
heavy high huge large
loud satisfactory terrible
tremendous valuable wide
29. EXAMPLE
1 Pascual is very busy. He spends a
………………………… amount of time
studying.
large/ huge / tremendous
30. 2. Our local supermarket sells a (n)
…………………………range of coffees, so
you should find what you’re looking for.
3. I found it difficult to concentrate on the
conversation because of the
…………………………… noise coming from
the neighbours’ TV.
4. Your decision about whether to go to art
school or study economics is of
………………………………………… importance, so
think it over carefully.
amazing/huge/wid
e
loud/terrible/tremendo
us
considerable/great/huge/
tremendous
31. 5. Magda was very late for the meeting
because of the ……………………………..…
traffic on the motorway.
6. Seeing elephants in the wild was a (n)
……………………………….
………………………..experience and quite
unforgettable.
7. Quite a (n) ………………… percentage of our
students go on to become professional artists –
in the region of 60%.
heavy/terrible/tremendou
s
amazing/good/tremendous/valuable
high/large
32. 8. I think Jarowslaw has made
………………………………………………….…
progress with his drawing and is
showing real talent.
9. Colin is a teacher with
………………………………..……………...
experience of teaching both adults and
children.
10. The paintings in this gallery show a(n)
………………………………………………………....
variety of different styles.
amazing/considerable/great/huge/good
considerable/huge/tremendous/wid
e
amazing/considerable/endless/great/huge/
wide
33. Prepare …!!!
1 How do these pictures show the
role of books play in our lives?
2 Which activity is the most
demanding?
Speaking – Part
3
Page 62
34. Prepare …!!!
1 How can young people benefit from
doing the artsitic activities in the
pictures?
2 Which of the activities do you think
would be most popular with young
people?
Speaking – Part
3
Page 63
35. Is it important for work or
study places to have art
on the walls? Why (not)?
36. USE OF ENGLISH Part 2
• Read the text quite quickly to get a
general idea of what it is about.
• Look at the words before and after the space
and decide what type of word you need (an
article, pronoun, preposition, etc).
• Words may be part of fixed phrases or
phrasal verbs, e.g. instead of, go along with,
etc.
EXAM ADVICE
39. UNIT 5 – Vocabulary and Grammar
VOCABULARY
1
1 blood 2 fingers 3 chest
4 eye 5 arm 6 head
7 knee 8 back 9 foot
10 leg
2
1 fingers, d 2 eye, e 3 leg, f
4 blood, a 5 arm, b 6 back, c
40. UNIT 5 – Vocabulary and Grammar
VOCABULARY
3
1 In dreams she keeps having flashbacks of
the accident.
2 When going to the gym to keep fit don’t
forget to try out the treadmill first.
3 Several unfortunate driver’s windscreens
have been broken by falling stones while
driving along the cliff road.
41. UNIT 5 – Vocabulary and Grammar
GRAMMAR
4
1 to help, to train, to be
2 to climb, to leave, to be rescued
3 waiting, phoning, to put out,
realising, putting
4 to take, getting, snowing/ to
snow, climbing, to admit,
telephoning, to ask, contact,
regretting, to ignore
42. UNIT 5 – Vocabulary and Grammar
GRAMMAR
5
2 were lucky to avoid/ to have
avoided
3 regret having made
4 can’t afford to buy
5 denies (ever) seeing/having seen
43. UNIT 6 – Vocabulary and Grammar
VOCABULARY
1
2 wide 3 large 4 deep
5 high 6 heavy 7 big
8 high
GRAMMAR (avoiding repetition)
2
2 When a child feels unhappy, they will ask
for their mother more often than for their
father.
44. UNIT 6 – Vocabulary and Grammar
3 Gustav bought a large house by the sea ten
years ago, which turned out to be a good
investment.
4 Leonardo lived in Canada as a child, which is
why he speaks so fluent English.
5 Svetlana spent several months trying to decide
which car to buy and she finally bought one last
week.
6 Three runners entered the race, but only one
finished because one twisted her ankle and
another stopped to talk to her friends among the
spectators.
45. UNIT 6 – Vocabulary and Grammar
7 Matthew likes reading novels, especially romantic
ones.
8 Violeta bought some apples in the market. She put
some in the fruit bowl and used the others to make
an apple juice.
9 Narayan has had two jobs. Both were in a bank but
unfortunately neither was well paid.
10 There are five official languages in Spain and
Manolo speaks all of them.
11 Pete had never spoken to Ann although he’d often
wanted to.
12 Maria often invites me to go with her on business
trips to New york, but I’ve never done so.
46. UNIT 6 – Vocabulary and Grammar
GRAMMAR
3
2 tended to be keener
3 does not look as if/though it
4 were passed over due/owing
5 what matters (the) most to