Questions 7-11
//forms
10 spoken//
“… written English works in a
Suggested approach
real//oral
very different way to spoken
• Read the task rubric carefully.
English.”
• Note that you must use a maximum of three
words but that these do not have to be taken
11 noise//
“It also reveals the power of
the pauses and noises we use to
pauses//
from the passage. Note also that you need to
play for time, convey emotion
noises and
focus on particular paragraphs.
doubt and irony.”
pauses
• Scan the diagram carefully and make sure you
12 B
understand it. You have already read the
passage once so you should realise that the
diagram summarises most of the information in
the passage.
• Look at item 7. This box describes an input into
the Language Activator that is not part of the
Spoken Corpus. Skim through the passage to
find out what other kind of information is going
into the Language Activator.
• The answer occurs at the beginning of
paragraph C although it is helpful to read
paragraph B too. An existing written corpus has
been used.
READING PASSAGE 2 Moles happy as homes go underground
Questions Task Skills tested
13-20 Paragraph headings • detailed reading
• identifying main ideas/themes/topics
• understanding gist
21-26 Sentence completion • skimming for factual information
• understanding description
• understanding paraphrase
Question 13-20
• Read question 21 again remembering that you
Question
Answer
have to complete the sentence using a
13
xi
grammatically correct form of the answer. In
ix
14
this case, “sell quickly” is the best answer.
• Repeat this procedure with items 22-26.
viii
15
v
16
Location of answer in text
i
17
sell (more)
21
“In Europe the obstacle has
18
vii
been … developers who
quickly
19
iii
prefer to ensure quick sales
with conventional mass-
20
iv
produced housing.”
22
(South
“… the Dutch development
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