The IELTS Reading section tests comprehension and analytical skills, especially in the IELTS True, False, Not Given questions, a key component of both the Academic and General Training modules. These questions demand a deep understanding of the text. You have to detect explicit content, implications, and unstated information. These skills are essential for academic and […]
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Often the difference between a pass and a fail in B1 exams is the minor details such as choosing the right words in B1 fixed phrases, dependent prepositions and collocations. These can be challenging because you have to notice the individual words. You may understand the phrase perfectly when reading or listening, but when it
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The gapped text task from Cambridge First (FCE) Reading part 6 can be tricky. I’ve always found students can swing from getting a full 12 points (2 points per question) or only getting 2 or 4 points. There doesn’t seem to be much middle ground because once you get one gap wrong, you’re likely to
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When Cambridge updated the CAE exam in 2015, they included a new task type called cross-text multiple matching, which became the new Reading and Use of English Part 6 for the updated exam. This is a reading task with only 4 questions, but a surprising amount of text to wade through in order to answer
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Preliminary (PET) Reading Part 6 is primarily a grammar test that focusses on B1 level structures, fixed phrases or even phrasal verbs. The gapped text has eight spaces which need to be completed with a single word. The key to success with this task is mastering the essential B1 level grammatical structures which often come
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Radio 4 in Four is a fantastic resource for language learners, especially for those who are taking an exam, because it’s ideal for listening practice and reading practice. Often with exam courses, teachers focus so much on the content of the exam that we forget about language. At the same time, we often focus on
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Preliminary (PET) Reading Part 2 is a matching task. You are given 5 people who have to be matched to 8 different descriptions. Generally, these people are looking for an activity or product (e.g. they want to buy a book, they want to join a club etc). The activity or product will always be within
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With the Christmas season and the New Year upon us, it’s time to start thinking about what Christmas activities we can use in class. With this seasonal activity, we can practise the new Preliminary (PET) Reading Part 4, which is a gapped text. The text itself is one of my childhood favourites, Rudolph the Red-Nosed
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Advanced (CAE) Reading Part 7 is unquestionably one of the most time-consuming and difficult parts of the Reading paper. Even though Cambridge Advanced candidates may have experienced the Gapped Text at lower levels, in CAE it takes on a much more difficult and challenging form. In this post we will examine the task itself and
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If you haven’t seen the film A Star Is Born yet, you’re missing out on a very enjoyable couple of hours. This romantic musical drama explores the ups and downs of fame while being set to an excellent soundtrack. The acting is quality, but it was the main song, Shallow, which won the film an
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