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Week 6

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- Review parts 2 and 4 of Paper 1
- Identify the way the tasks are structured
- Review tips and suggestions on how to answer them
- Practice answering the tasks

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- Why do people like taking photos?

- What kind of photos do you like taking? Why?

- Are you familiar with photojournalism? Why is this an important type

of journalism?

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Exam Tips:
• Treat the cloze as you would any reading text and look at the title and read it quickly before
answer
• Read the complete sentence that contains the gap before deciding on the answer, and
should always check for the possibility of negatives, conditionals or other structures that
might put forward the opposite point of view. You may need to look for a referent (e.g.,
names; places; pronouns, he/they, etc.) in another part of the sentence and, in this case, you
should make sure that the word you write in the gap agrees with that subject.
• You need to pay particular attention to the words before and after the gap, as they may
form part of an expression that is completed by the missing word.
•You must only use one word to fill in each gap, and therefore you will not be expected to
use a contraction. If you are not sure of an answer, leave it blank and go on. Then, check your
work after doing the task, you should read the whole text through again. This may give you
the clue to fill in the word you are not sure of.
• In class, note down and learn words and expressions in context, especially grammatical 4

patterns and fixed phrases.

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Task Description:

Part 4 consists of six key word transformations, plus one example. Each
question contains three parts: a lead-in sentence, a key word and a second
response sentence of which only the beginning and end are given.
Candidates have to fill the gap in the second sentence so that it is similar in
meaning to the lead-in sentence. The key word must be used. Candidates are
required to manipulate structures and lexical phrases in their answer, e.g., a
verb in the given sentence might need to be changed to a noun. They can
use between three and eight words including the given key word. The key
word must not be changed in any way and candidates must write their
answers on the answer sheet.

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Tips
• Remember that the answer must consist of three, four, five, six, seven or eight words. If you
write more than eight words, you will not be awarded the marks. Contractions count as two
words (don’t = do not).
• Each transformation is divided into two parts, each worth 1 mark, so a candidate may score
0, 1 or 2 marks depending on the accuracy of the response.
• You must use the key word in the answer and must not change it in any way.
• When you write the answers on the answer sheet you should only write the words that are
needed to fill the gap and not the whole sentence.
• Pay careful attention to the frame for the answer, especially any verb in the final part of the
second sentence as it may indicate whether a verb in the gap should be singular or plural.
Take particular note of the words immediately before and after the gap.
• Practice paraphrase. Rewrite sentences from texts you have read, or rewrite sentences
from your own or a partner’s written work. You can also use scripts from listening activities.
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Discuss with a partner.

Besides practice exercises of the two tasks,…

How can you continue preparing for the two tasks we saw today?

What areas of language do you need to review more to help you answer them?

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