ECCE Practise Test

Hello kiddoes,

Please go to this link:

http://www.hau.gr/resources/orfeas/ecce/ecce_practice_test_1_web.pdf

http://www.cambridgemichigan.org/sites/default/files/resources/ECCE_2009_SampleTest/ECCE_2009_SpeakingPromptX_CandidateInfo.pdf

ECCE Speaking Prompt

Here's the Speaking 

Adverb Clauses

A. Find the adverb clauses in these sentences. What are their meanings (time, place...)? If it is a reduced adverb clause, add the missing words.

You seem very happy when you help other people.

While you wait, we will detail your car.

I am happier than I ever was before.

That horse is more obstinate than a mule.

The woman took notes while being taught to cook with broccoli.

Ben fields baseballs better than he hits.

As the lions approached the carcass, the cheetahs retreated once more.

While eating, I choked on a bone.

B. Combine the following sentences using adverb clauses at the end of the sentence.

We watched the robins. They raised their young in our apple tree.

Becky read the book. It was recommended by a friend.

Dad donates his suits to charity. He has worn them a year.

The policemen delayed the drivers. The wrecks were cleared.

Ann ate an apple. She studied her vocabulary.

C. Combine the following sentences using adverb clauses at the beginning of the sentence.

Frank started medical training. He drove a forklift for a living.

The rains had started the mud slides. The homes were not safe to live in.

Older people love to sit in the park. They feed the birds and visit.

I enjoyed camping out. I was much younger.

Joe recognised the man. The man had stopped his car to help.

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Tag Questions

positive statement [+]				negative tag [-]			notes:
subject	auxiliary	main verb		auxiliary	not	personal pronoun (same as subject)
You	are	coming,		are	n't	you?
We	have	finished,		have	n't	we?
You	do	like	coffee,	do	n't	you?
You		like	coffee,	do	n't	you?	You (do) like...*
They	will	help,		wo	n't	they?	won't = will not
I	can	come,		can	't	I?
We	must	go,		must	n't	we?
He	should	try	harder,	should	n't	he?
You		are	English,	are	n't	you?	no auxiliary for main verb bepresent & past
John		was	there,	was	n't	he?

negative statement [-]						positive tag [+]
subject	auxiliary		main verb			auxiliary	personal pronoun (same as subject)
It	is	n't	raining,			is	it?
We	have	never	seen		that,	have	we?
You	do	n't	like		coffee,	do	you?
They	will	not	help,			will	they?
They	wo	n't	report		us,	will	they?
I	can	never	do		it right,	can	I?
We	must	n't	tell		her,	must	we?
He	should	n't	drive		so fast,	should	he?
You	wo	n't	be		late,	will	you?
You			are	n't	English,	are	you?
John			was	not	there,	was	he?

Hi guys!

Here's part of the ECCE material we're going to work with from now on. Either print it or keep it in your netbooks but do bring it to classes.

TEST INSTRUCTIONS: https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B3zhU1iUz5RWMXI2cE5jN250WEE

BOOK DOWNLOAD: http://www.mediafire.com/view/?12e56ykzyxgtefc

Best Regards!