FIRST / B2: READING AND USE OF ENGLISH PART 1

1.  TASK INFORMATION:

a)    In part 1, you read a text of 150-160 words with eight gaps and one example (0). You choose from words A, B, C or D to fill in each gap in a text. Options A, B, C and D are always the same kind of word (e.g. verbs).

b)   Part 1 mainly tests vocabulary, particularly choosing the correct option for a context from a group of words with similar meanings. Still, you may also need to understand grammatical links between words, or the text as a whole.

c)    Words that often go together, called collocations, are frequently tested and so are words followed by a preposition, set phrases or expressions.

2.  ACTION PLAN:

a)    Look at the title and the example.

b)   Without filling in any gaps, quickly read the text to get an idea of what it’s about.

c)    For each gap, decide what kind of word (e.g. nouns, adverbs) the four options are.

d)   Study the words on either side of the gap, underlining any possible collocations.

e)   Try each answer in the gap, checking whether it fits grammatically.

f)    Check that the word you choose fits the overall meaning of the sentence.

g)   Read through the completed sentence, checking that everything makes sense.

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TASK 1
TASK 2