Vocabulary FCE.

WORK Complete with a suitable Word :

a. She ……..….. as a cleaner at the hospital.
b. I wan to …..…... at 65 years old. I plan to rest and relax.
c. She ……….. for some years (got her experience) working as a consultant.
d. I ………. for the position of doctor at the local hospital .
e. Some employees were ……….. because of the financial crisis .
MUSIC. Complete with a suitable Word
a. The Beatles are probably the best known ……..…....
b. The radio station played a song from the band's new ……..…....
c. Pianos are very large musical ……..…....
e. Everyone clapped when the band came onto the ……..…....
f. It is a good ……..…... because it has a strong beat.
g. She writes and ……..…... her own music.
h. The ……..…... recording was much clearer than the live concert.
i. The ……..…... to the song are printed on the back of the CD.
SPORT. Complete with a suitable Word
a. The Olympic ……..…....can hold 80,000 people.
b. There are eleven players in a football ……..….....
c. Many ……..…....took part in the olympics.
d. The ……..…....organised all of our training.
e. Eight ……..…....ran in the race.
f. There was a ……..…....to see who was the strongest man.
g. Wimbledon tennis ……..…....is held every June.
h. She won gold ……..…....at the Olympics.
i. A ……..…....can earn a lot of money.
Choose the correct Word to complete the gaps:
IT’S NEVER ABOUT THE ACCENT

(0)Although a lot of people believe that the secret to (1) _________a new
language is all about speaking to natives and trying to (2) _________the
“perfect” English accent, in reality, this couldn’t be further from the truth.

A/An (3) __________ thing to remember is that the “perfect accent” should not be
your main focus. Rather, obtaining an excellent pronunciation is far more
important. Given that English has so many different accents and peoples spread
out all over the world, when you think about it, it just doesn’t make (4) _________
to try to acquire (5) _______ an American or British accent. Because one could
also make the (6) ________ about the Australian, Canadian, New Zealand,
Nigerian and many other accents. Why people fuss over an accent is crazy, and
quite frankly, a waste of time.

Also, very (7) _______ non-natives speakers actually speak English with a “perfect”
British or American accent, but a plethora of non-native English speakers speak
English fluently as their second, third or even fourth language! The (8) ________is
to immerse yourself in the Anglo culture whether that be reading books or
watching series on Netflix in order to achieve that much-needed perfect
pronunciation.