In this post, I would like to share some advice and strategies regarding the Reading
Students often worry about the reading parts of the exam mostly because they think:
there is too little time
there is too much unknown vocabulary
they won’t see the link between the questions and the text
Their worries are often compounded by the following mistakes they make while dealing with the tasks:
reading the text without knowing why they are supposed to read it
not underlining key information
reading the questions section carelessly
Here are some strategies I share with my students:
Read the questions/statements first
don’t ever expect the words/phrases from the questions/statements to appear in the text
try to imagine how keywords/concepts from the question/statement might be formulated in the text
Here is a video with explanations of each part of the Reading tests and some good tips:
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