Examentraining lezen - luisteren introductieles met tips B1

Exam training Reading - Listening MBO
introduction
- content of the exam
- types of questions
- skills tested
final tips
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EngelsMBOStudiejaar 2

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Exam training Reading - Listening MBO
introduction
- content of the exam
- types of questions
- skills tested
final tips

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The exam instructions
  • You  can choose the order in which to do the exam
  • Make sure you answer all questions
  • You can listen as often as you want
  • You can use a dictionary
  • You can skip a question and answer it later

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Final check 
At the end you have an overview
of all your answers.
You can go back to the questions
you did not answer or
marked.

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How many questions do you have to answer?
A
30
B
35
C
40
D
45

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TOOLS
ENLARGE - MARK QUESTION - SOUND - TOOLS INFO - NOTES - MARKER

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TIP 1: read the instructions
Always read the introduction of each text or video carefully!
Check how many questions you have to answer.



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Tip 2: scanning and skimming
Before reading the text:
  • Look at the titles, pictures, paragraphs, headings.
  • Then read the first question.
  • Look at subheadings and pictures and find the right section in the text.

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Tip 3: chronological order
Questions are usually asked in chronological order.
Question 1 - beginning of text
Question 2 - below that
etc.
Texts can be very long!
Train yourself to scan and skim texts to find the right sections.

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TIP 4: use the marker
Use the marker to focus on the keywords in the questions

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Tip 5: What does the expert say?
Mark the name in the text.
Find the quotation marks
Find words with similar meaning in the answers

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Cito loves questions about the expert's opinion.
Finding the name and quotation marks helps to find the answer quickly.
Here the answer is C. "think twice" = be more careful"
Tip 6: Dealing with MC questions
  • Read the question carefully.
  • Mark the keywords.
  • Find the relevant part in the text.
  • Look for synonyms or similar meaning
  • Delete the 'peanutbutter answer' ( the one that is obviously wrong) 

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I know how to deal with MC questions
yes, easy
mostly
sometimes

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True/ False and matrix questions

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Example true/ false matrix

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False - true - true
Frank can make a customer buy the product, a customer previously decided not to buy. Is the same as:
A
True
B
False

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have not yet decided = not
decided not to 
Tip 7: Watch out for the traps
If the statement is not mentioned in the text it is false.
Remember: the whole statement has to be true.
A customer who decided not to buy  a product
A customer who has not yet decided to buy a product
are not the same


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Dealing with yes / no or true/ false questions
  • Read the question carefully
  • Mark the keywords in the options
  • Find the relevant part in the text (the expert, the name, etc.)
  • Usually it is about one paragraph, but not in chronological order within the paragraph
  • Look for synonyms or phrases with similar meaning/
  • pay attention to linking words like 'but - however - although'
  • pay attention to words like 'most, all, never, always'

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I understand how to do well at the reading/ listening exam
absolutely
well, I think so
let me first try
reading has always been difficult

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Over to you: 'oefenen facet Engels MBO
Choose B1 2022 - 2023
Start your practice
Save your result

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DOS = doven of slechthorenden

If you hand in your answers, you get a score for the answers you have given.
You can check how well you did.