Cambridge First Certificate (FCE) sharing experiences practice/ needs analysis
In threes or fours, share your experiences of the things below. Please mix up just responding to people’s stories with your own similar or different experiences and actually asking each other questions. If your teacher wants to keep a record of your needs and experiences, please make a note of what one of your partners says.
Useful language
Like/ Unlike you/ (name), I… I have/ had (almost) the same experience as you/ (name) I… too. In fact,…/ I… as well, and… My experience differs from… in that… My experience is (quite/ fairly/ very) different from/ similar to yours/ (name’s) in that/ because… I haven’t… (nearly) as much as… Rather than…, I… |
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Other experiences, e.g. first |
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English language exams
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Using English in studies
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Using English at work
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Using English in your free time
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Using English abroad
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Other experiences, e.g. first |
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Writing in English
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Reading in English
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Listening to English
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English lessons
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Self-study of English
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Successful attempts at learning English
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Unsuccessful attempts at learning English
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Without looking above, brainstorm phrases for talking about similarities and differences between you.
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