FIRST / B2: READING AND USE OF ENGLISH PART 6

1.  TASK INFORMATION:

a)    In part 6 there is a text of 500-600 words with six gaps. Each gap is for a missing sentence. These sentences are in a list (A-G), but in the wrong order. You have to put the sentences into the correct gaps.

b)   The sentences are listed after the text.

c)    There is also a sentence that does not fit anywhere.

d)   You can use each sentence A-G once only.

e)   Part 6 tests your understanding of the overall structure of the text, and the development of ideas, opinions and events.

f)    The instructions tell you what kind of text it is and what it is about.

g)   The text has a title, and often some background information below it.

2.  ACTION PLAN:

a)    Read the instruction, the title and any background information. What kind of text is it? What’s the topic?

b)   Quickly read through the main text. What is each paragraph about? By making notes next to each paragraph, you are seeing how the text is organized and structured.

c)    Read the sentences A-G carefully one by one. Do any of them obviously fit particular gaps?

d)   For each gap 37-42, study the ideas and words that come before and after it.

e)   Look for similar or contrasting ideas in the list of sentences.

f)    In both the main text and the sentences A-G, underline vocabulary links, reference words such as this or her, and linking expressions.

g)   When you have chosen your answers, read the complete text. Does it make sense?

h)   In conclusion, by following this process: reading the text carefully once; dealt with the sentences one by one and seen that each of them can only fill one possible gap and avoided reading back and forth between multiple missing sentences and gaps; you are using the quickest and most effective approach to this task.

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