Reading and Use of English part 1 and part 2

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Reading & Use of English part 1

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Goals
  • Knowing the layout of the B2 first exam
  • Practising Reading and Use of English part 1

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Cambridge B2 first exam
  1. Reading and Use of English (1 hour 15 minutes)

Students need to be able to understand a range of texts, including how they are organised and the opinions and attitudes expressed in them. The texts will be from sources familiar to school-aged learners, such as magazines, articles, fiction and advertisements, but targeted at the interests of students.
Students’ use of English will be tested by tasks which show how well they can control their grammar and vocabulary.

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Reading and Use of English
Consists out of 7 parts (total of 52 questions); each part will be practised during these classes. 

Part 1: Multiple-choice cloze 
Part 2: Open cloze
Part 3: Word formation
Part 4: Key word transformations
Part 5: Multiple choice
Part 6: Gapped text
Part 7: Multiple matching

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Reading and Use of English
Part 1: Multiple-choice cloze 
What is it?
A text in which there are some missing words or phrases (gaps). After the text there are four possible answers for each gap and students have to choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D).

What do you have to practise? 
Vocabulary – words with similar meanings, collocations, linking phrases, phrasal verbs, etc.

  • 8 questions
  • 1 mark for each correct answer




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Reading and Use of English
Part 1: Multiple-choice cloze 
How to prepare? 
The best practise is to read in English as much as possible. Books, articles, websites, magazines, etc.

You can also practise common words, phrasal verbs, collocations, etc. 



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Slide 7 - Video

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What to do?
  • Let's practise a bit 

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Reading & Use of English part 1
page 90

Read the Exam advice

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What will happen if you don't do these things?

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What will happen if you don't do these things?
1. You will not activate the topic vocabulary in your brain before trying the task
2. You will/could select the wrong answer
3. More than one answer will look correct
4. You will not be able to correct your mistakes

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1
You are going to read an article about the job of a stunt performer. First, look at the photo and decide if sentences 
1 and 2 are true or false. 

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Stunt people have to be good at more than one sport.
A
true
B
false

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Stunt people spend more time filming than preparing the scene.
A
true
B
false

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3
Read the article and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap. There is an example at the beginning (0).

You can use the clues (exercise 4) to help you decide whish answer is the best fit.

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... incredibly (1)_____ things ...
A
impressive
B
excellent
C
impossible
D
tremendous

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... The (2)_____ performers ...
A
exact
B
original
C
right
D
real

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... who (3)_____ the place ...
A
remove
B
make
C
take
D
do

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... to persue a (4)_____ as a ...
A
career
B
job
C
work
D
position

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... Preparation is (5)_____ to the succes ..
A
recommended
B
required
C
crucial
D
advisable

Slide 21 - Quiz

... the (6)_____ that it ...
A
truth
B
matter
C
event
D
case

Slide 22 - Quiz

... can (7)_____ you ...
A
offer
B
lend
C
provide
D
recommend

Slide 23 - Quiz

... turn (8)_____ to be ...
A
in
B
out
C
over
D
on

Slide 24 - Quiz

Slide 25 - Link

Slide 26 - Video

Reading & Use of English part 2

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Goals
  • Practising Reading and Use of English part 2

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Reading and Use of English
Part 2: Open cloze 
What is it?
There are some missing words (gaps). Students have to think of the correct word for each gap.

What do you have to practise? 
Grammar and vocabulary.

  • 8 questions
  • 1 mark for each correct answer




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Reading and Use of English
Part 2: Open cloze 
How to prepare? 
The best practice is to read in English as much as possible. Books, articles, websites, magazines, etc.

You can also practise common words, phrasal verbs, collocations, etc. 



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Slide 32 - Video

Reading & Use of English part 2

page 106

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1
You are going to read a text by a teenager about her shopping habbits. Before you read, answer the questions in the next slides.

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What are the advantages of shopping online?

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What are the disadvantages of shopping online?

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Read the text in one minute, ignoring the gaps. Choose the TWO letters that answer the question.
'What does the writer buy on the internet?'
A
A,C
B
A,B
C
B,C

Slide 37 - Quiz

3
page 107

How I like to shop

Think of the word which best fits each gap

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That isn't actually true, at (1)_____ not for me and my friends

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It's very convenient, as I can order exactly (2)_____ I want.

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There are no huge crowds of people to put (3)_____ with either.

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..., so it's perfect for me as a teenager who has (4)_____ of hobbies ...

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..., as you can't try anything (5)_____ before you buy.

Slide 43 - Open question

Sometimes things look quite different (6)_____ real life.

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A blue jumper might turn (7)_____ to be green!

Slide 45 - Open question

I'd much (8)_____ spend time with friends ...

Slide 46 - Open question

Slide 47 - Video

Slide 48 - Link

Slide 49 - Link