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All the words are counted: + 1950: 1 number + Aholiday: 2 words + Headphones (1 word) if you write it separately wrong) * Good-looking (hyphen required) Spelling + American or British spelling OK + Name of a person? they will usually spell it. + Pay attention while transferring, not during the 30 minutes Words or letters? Read the instructions properly. A) May 8) June july [aaee 7. Don’t try to understand everything; Ignore the extra info. 8. Utilize the time to prepare for questions 1-5 Identify keywords EX: The ancient museum is built by: (a person?/ an organization?/a group of people?) (Could use words like constructed by...) 9. Answers come quickly, not at regular intervals. 10. Keep your eye on the next question 11. Use short forms to write answers on the QUESTION paper. EX: university library: Uni. Lib. (make notes on Q PAPERS: using short forms, possible answers cause you may miss it... transfer correctly) 12. There CAN be a gap between Questions! DON’T PANIC!! mm ain ono + 13. Common Traps: + Changed answers (2889, oh sorry, 2998 (corrections), Watch out for distractors where information is given but then corrected or changed, for example, + "Id like to order two, please. No, wait a minute. Ill have three so that I can give one to my mum as well as my sister” * Using similar words/ paraphrasing, instead of the exact word. Ex: You hear: Well it’s free for students here but otherwise its £125 per year or £25 if you've got a current student card from another college, ‘Answer: Cost to join per year (without student card): £125 Ex: You hear: ‘We allow 12 items borrowed at any one time if youre a student. However, its only 8 items for members of the public. ‘Answer: Number of items allowed: (members of public) 8 x: You hear: ‘Most people book 24 hours in advance. Sometimes you can get one with 6 hours notice. However the earliest you can book a computer is 48 hours before you need i. ‘Answer: Computers can be booked up to 48 hours in advance, Ex: You hear: "The minimum fine ie £1.50 but it can go up to £5. Answer: Fines start at £1.50, Cl) eed 714. Repeated answers: Is this what you mean? (answer repeated) Do you mean this? (answer repeated) 15. Listen for Plural(S) 16. Intonation in Section 3: Ex: | was expecting the test to be quite easy, but it was quite difficult. (focus on the tone) Ex: How was the movie: It was quite good/ OH! It was quite good! 17. Look at Titles which come at the beginning esp. before the Table, map, diagram etc. 18. Check where all the questions are: You may have to turn and look at the next page 19. Technical and academic language may not paraphrased. Task 2 - Tips Understand the question, Cutline key notes and points Brainstorm the topic wll before you start writing, Take a stand and do not st onthe fence. Have a structured plan Ensure to make the essay as coherent as possible. Task 2 contributes twice as much tothe final writing band score as TaskTypes of Questions + Multiple Choice Questions * Identifying Information * Identifying Writer’s views/claims * Matching Information * Matching Headings + Matching Features + Matching Sentence Endings * Sentence Completion * Flow-Chart Completion * Diagram Label Completion * Short-Answer Questions identifying Information * It is important to understand the Questions 1-7 difference between ‘False’ and ‘Do the folowing statements agree win fre information given in Reading Passage 1? 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Die ong aretha tn any Paste 3 © 'No' means that the views or claims of the writer explicitly disagree with the statement, i.e. the writer somewhere expresses the view or makes a claim Inte 52-35 or anwer ste. wie ves fm gate aes wh ail be wie enasuret sate ed tee which is opposite to the one given in the Vreven Hse yaar rid question: 2 indo enim © ‘not given! means that the view or claim aie is neither confirmed nor contradicted. {__Hightoch incases in Asia use more hela than laboratories and manufacturers * SKILLS TESTED: ability to recognise oterrsterwet opinions or ideas, and is thus often used 35 The USCongress understood the possible consequences ofthe HPA. with discursive or argumentative texts. Matching Headings bce ear ot *+ Aheading will refer to the main idea of the paragraph or section of the text. Feaiclateeeeeataar asta + Test takers must match the heading to the correct awa paragraphs or sections, which are marked alphabetically. | SSnmeemae. + Test takers write the appropriate Roman numerals in the ipo boxes on thelr answer sheets. + There will always be more headings than there are paragraphs or sections, so that some headings will not be ¥ used. 2 sme * SKILLS TESTED: ability to recognise the main idea or 6 sa theme in the paragraphs or sections of a text, and to distinguish main ideas from supporting ones.Matching Features Ouesore 710 Leo te lowing tems Questions 7-40) andthe tomes tee © The Options are a group of features from Match enc tm win te group wc rt vented or used hem. the text, and are identified by letters. 1 say ne mane * It is possible that some options will not be used, and that others may be used more than once. 8 recat pate rons hg 10 te rocket uncer * SKILLS TESTED: ability to recognise Fat nvres or snd by relationships and connections between Be Cine facts in the text and their ability to nents recognise opinions and theories.