Cambridge class 4 - Reading and Use of English part 6 + 7

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Cambridge English - class 4

Today

Class work

• Check RUE parts 4 + 5
• Explanation of RUE part 6
• Explanation of RUE part 7

Individually

Reading part 6 + 7

Goals

• Understand and practise Reading and Use of English part 6
  
• Understand and practise Reading and Use of English part 7

Reading and Use of English

Part 6: Gapped text

What is it?                                              A single page of text with some numbered gaps which represent missing sentences. After the text there are some sentences which are not in the right order. You have to read the text and the sentences and decide which sentence best fits each gap.

What do you have to practise?             How to understand the structure and development of a text.

• 6 questions
• up to 2 marks for each correct answer

Reading and Use of English

Part 6: Gapped text

How to prepare? 

The best practise is to read in English as much as possible. Books, articles, websites, magazines, etc.

You can also practise sentence structure and grammar.  

Reading and Use of English

Part 6: Gapped text

How to act? 

Step 1: read the text quickly, ignoring the gaps

Step 2: analyze the sentences. What does the sentence mean? What grammatial tense do you see? What linking words do you see? 

Step 3: Look closely at the text before and after the gap and decide what sentence best fits te gap. 

Step 4: re-read the text with your answers and see if everything is logical

Reading and Use of English

Part 7: Multiple matching

What is it?                                   A series of statements followed by a text divided into sections or several short texts. You have to match each statement to the section or text in which you can find the information.

What do you have to practise? 

How to understand the details of a text, including opinions and attitudes.

• 10 questions
• 1 mark for each correct answer

Reading and Use of English

Part 7: Multiple matching

How to prepare? 

The best practise is to read in English as much as possible. Books, articles, websites, magazines, etc.

Focus on reading reviews and articles that express opinions. 

Reading and Use of English

Part 7: Multiple matching

How to act?

Step 1: analyze the questions; underline the exact information that you are looking for

Step 2: read through the text paragraph by paragraph, not question by question

Step 3: double check your answers 

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 6 + 7'

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End of the class

Today you have:

- practised Reading and Use of English part 6

- practised Reading and Use of English part 7

Homework: finish 'What to do'

Next class: Writing part 1