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FCE PAPER 1 READING
lasts exactly 1 Hour |
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It consists of 3
parts |
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Part 1 Multiple choice |
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INFORMATION |
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The text length is around 650 words |
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There are 8 questions in chronological
order |
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The questions are often about extracting
main ideas & understanding feelings
& opinions |
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BOB
WILSON'S TECHNIQUE |
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Don't
read the questions first (to avoid
overloading your working memory) |
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Read the first paragraph and then, |
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go to the first question. |
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Read the second paragraph and then, |
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Go to the second question and so on |
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ONLINE EXERCISES |
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Exercise
One |
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Exercise Two |
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Part 2 Gapped Text |
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INFORMATION |
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The text length is around
550 words |
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There are 7
gaps in the text |
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There are 8
sentences, 7 of which must be placed
into the right gaps |
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The
questions are often about being able to
follow a long
text. |
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BOB
WILSON'S TECHNIQUE |
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Don't
read the 8 sentences first or you will
overload your working memory |
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Read the
text to the first gap and one sentence
beyond |
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Read the 8
sentences and remember they are often
very very similar |
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Write the
question number next to possible
sentences for the first gap |
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Read to just
beyond the second gap and write the next
gap
number by the possible sentences |
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Carry on
doing this and decide your final answers
by elimination |
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ONLINE EXERCISES |
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Exercise
One |
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Exercise Two |
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Part 3 Multiple Matching |
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INFORMATION |
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Sometimes
there is one long text or several short
texts with about 700 words in total |
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There are 15
questions |
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The
questions are often about opinions and
detailed information |
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BOB
WILSON'S TECHNIQUE |
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Don't
read the 8 sentences first or you will
overload your working memory |
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Read the
text to the first gap and one sentence
beyond |
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Read the 8
sentences and remember they are often
very very similar |
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Write the
question number next to possible
sentences for the first gap |
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Read to just
beyond the second gap and write the next
gap
number by the possible sentences |
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Carry on
doing this and decide your final answers
by elimination |
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ONLINE EXERCISES |
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Exercise |
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