Tayfoor Susanne. Common Mistakes at First Certificate and how to avoid them

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2004. — 64 p. — ISBN: 0-521-52062-2.Объяснения и упражнения с ответами к ним.How can you avoid the most common mistakes students make at First Certificate? Based on analysis of over 10000 exam scripts, this book looks at real errors made by learners in the exam, and explains how to make sure you get it right. The book highlights common mistakes students make and explains how to avoid them. It includes FCE-style exercises to familiarise students with the format of the exam and monitors progress through regular tests.Can I use the future after when or if?
How do I use present tenses to talk about the future?
How do I form indirect questions?Have or have got?
When do I use the present perfect?
When do I use the past perfect?Must or have to?
Mustn't or don't have to?
Can, could, couldn't or be able to?Say or tell?
Make or do?
Find out, make up, bring up, grow up or take off?Like or as?
Which common nouns are uncountable?
Good or well?When do I use an apostrophe?
When do I use a capital letter and a comma?
What are some common spelling mistakes?Confusing nouns?
Confusing adjectives.
How do I use get?Hope or wish?
How do I express an opinion?
When do I use in and to?Still, yet or already?
Very, too or enough?
When do I use of and on?When do I use take?
When do I use the?
Which verbs need an object?Answer key.