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Answers IfJ Tell students that Part 7 of the Reading and Use of
1 2 English paper is a task which involves reading a text
from which six paragraphs have been removed and
2 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 the 5 the 6 a 7 the 8 a
jumbled. then deciding where each of the paragraphs
9 a 10
fits. There is one extra paragraph that is not used,
3 1 A: (7) the group; B: (4) the world; C: (5) the night For more detailed information and strategies, refer
2 (6) a group, (8) a choir, (9) a sour note students to Exam focus on p.200 or turn to it on eText
3 A: (1) friends, (10) conversations; B: (2) happiness, if you are using it.
(3) human beings Give students about two minutes to read the article
4 the 2 - 3 the 4 the 5 the 6 a 7 a on p.21 quickly to find out what the writer thought of
8 the 9 an lOa the conversation class. Emphasise that students should
not worry about the missing paragraphs at this stage
Speaking and not use dictionaries for unknown vocabulary, as
this will be dealt with later in the lesson. Elicit what the
Aim writer thought of the conversation class.

• to provide spoken practice

El Put students in pairs to discuss the questions, then
elicit a few ideas for each.
Additional activity: Support response
Write on the board : I'm thinking of. .. and tell students
they should think of something they are considering at
the moment to comp lete the phrase (e,g, I'm thinking of
going to the cinema this weekend.). Students then work
in pairs, The first student sh ares their phrase and their
partner offers support responses of the type suggested
in the article in Activity 4, i.e. by asking a question (e.g,
Coo/l What are you planning 10 see.~ . The pair should try
to keep the conversation going for a couple of minutes
before changing roles,
ADDITIONAL PRACTICE I Maximiser p.14, Grammar 1
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Advanced, Use of English 3: Articles
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Reading focus
Gapped text (Part 7)
Aim
• to complete an exam -style reading task (Reading and
Use of English Part 7)
IJ Ask students to read the first two paragraphs and
answer the question, then compare their answer with
a partner.
El Read the Exam tip through with the class, then ask
students to read A- G to select the correct paragraph.
Elicit the answer.
El Students complete the activity individually, then
compare their answers in pairs, Go through the
answers as a class, discussing the justification for each
one (see Answers below),
III Remind students that working out meaning from
context is important for the exam and in real life. Give
students a few minutes to work out the meanings
of the underlined words and then compare with a
partner. Check answers with the class,
Answers
2 The writer thought the course was too theoretical rather
than practical.
3 2
4 G
5 G (this (paragraph G, line 1) refers to the topic 'How to
have a conversation' in the first paragraph,)
2 E (The second paragraph talks about people's views
on the negative effect of technology on conversation

o Allow students a couple of minutes to discuss their

answers. To support a weaker class, first elicit some of
with two quotes. Paragraph E continues this topic with
an additional quote.)
3 A (The topic of the third paragraph is people's reasons
the phrases from the Long turn Activity 3 earlier in this for attendance. These aims (line 1) in paragraph A refers
unit (p.16) for giving opinions. to the classmates' reasons in the third paragraph.)
4 D (Then (paragraph D, line 1) links the fourth
paragraph to After an enjoyable ten minutes spent
chatting to my classmates, The fifth paragraph refers to
the discussion described in D.)

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