CAE Monday #4/ Rounding off CE 2024-I/ Final recap SE Essay

Monday, September 30th

Programme

- CAE Monday #4

- CE 2024-I: Rounding off our 1st practice exam

- Revision essay writing

CAE Monday #4

Reading and Use of English part 7

Gapped text.

Try these strategies and see if they help you.

Some tips to start you off

Tip 1: Be careful…
Sometimes there won’t be a clue in the sentence immediately before or after the gap. You really do need to read the whole text to get its meaning – sometimes the ‘clue’ is the entire paragraph.

Tip 2: Underline reference words…
Underline the names of people, organisations or places. Also, underline reference words such as ‘this’, ‘it’, ‘there’, etc. They will help you see connections between sentences and paragraphs.

Strategy #1: Follow these steps

1.  Read the main text through first to get an idea of what it is about and how the writer develops his or her subject matter.
2. Use clues in the paragraphs before and after the gaps to help you choose the ones that fit. Clues may lie in the grammar, punctuation and/or vocabulary.
3. Try to guess the sort of information that might be missing.
4. Check any phrases/ short sentences which you have not used to see if they could fit in the gap.
5. When you have finished the task, read through the completed text to make sure it makes sense.

Another approach:

The Trafalgar Square Christmas Tree

Paragraph 1

Locals love the proximity of the countryside. ‘In the winter, you can take your skis, get on the tram and be on the slopes in 20 minutes, and be back easily for city life in the evening,’ says Borgen, as we warm ourselves with cups of Norwegian coffee. ‘You can walk around for hours without meeting anyone.’

Hand out page with paragraphs to fill in.

What questions can paragraph 1 answer?
You can give multiple examples!

CAE Monday

Reading and Use of English part 7

Gapped text

In groups of 3, think of as many questions as you can that the other paragraphs can answer.

CAE Monday

Reading and Use of English part 7

Gapped text

Now, let's see if we can fill in the gaps. Do this part of the task individually.

Which paragraph fits gap A?

Which paragraph fits gap B?

Which paragraph fits gap C?

CE VWO 2024-I:

Texts 10 + 11

• 39. B
• 40. 1. B
• 40. 2. F
• 40.3. C

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SE Essay

Tuesday, October 1st

4th hour

counts 10 times

Bring your dictionary (Du-En/ En-Du)

4-paragraph structure

Passives & Conditionals

Formal language

- Any questions?

- Remind them of materials on the Magister Studiewijzer.

- Study by taking another look at the feedback you've received.

Choose what to do

What would you like to practise?

- Writing: Do exercises on formal/ informal language (Magister SW).

- Writing: Find one final assignment on the Magister SW.

(SE Essay Mock test, for example)

- Read your novel

Tomorrow: SE Essay

Bring your dictionaries and your novel to class!