Cambridge class 1 - Reading and Use of English part 1

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Cambridge English - class 1

Today

Class work

• Explanation of the FCE exam
• Explanation of RUE part 1

Individually

Reading part 1

Goals

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

Cambridge B2 first exam

A B2 First for Schools qualification shows that a student has the language skills they need to communicate in an English-speaking environment.

- Cambridge English website

Cambridge B2 first exam

Four different parts / papers during the exam:

1. Reading and Use of English (1 hour 15 minutes)
2. Writing (1 hour 20 minutes)
3. Listening (40 minutes)
4. Speaking (14 minutes per pair) 

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.

Cambridge B2 first exam

2. Writing (1 hour 20 minutes)

Students are required to produce two pieces of writing. The first piece is compulsory and will be an essay of 140–190 words. For the second, they can choose from an article, email/letter, essay, review or story of 140–190 words.

Cambridge B2 first exam

3. Listening (40 minutes)

Requires being able to follow and understand a range of familiar spoken materials, such as news programmes, public announcements and other sources, but targeted at the interests of school-aged learners.

Cambridge B2 first exam

4. Speaking (14 minutes per pair) 

A face to face test taken with one or two other candidates and an examiner. Students have to show how well they can produce spontaneous spoken language, talking with either the examiner, the other candidate, or by themselves.

Cambridge classes

• We will focus on each of these papers in the upcoming weeks. 
• You will be expected to do your homework, similar to other classes.
• You will be asked to communicate in English only, in Hangouts, email or face-to-face.
• Communication from my end will be in English as well, such as emails, homework, Magister.me and Lesson Up.
• Magister.me will be your most important source.

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

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

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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What to do?

• Click on each link in the following slides, do the exercises, make a printscreen of the work, and hand these in via Magister.me. 

• Open the practise test you can find on Magister.me and do 'Reading and Use of English part 1'

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End of the class

Today you have:

- learned about the basic outline of the B2 first exam

- practised Reading and Use of English part 1

Homework: finish 'What to do'

Next class: RUE parts 2 + 3