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4 parts (15 minutes)

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2 parts (1 hour 30 minutes

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8 parts (1 hour 30 minutes)

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Be familiarized with Phrasal verbs and Collocations

If you do not know the answer, train yourself to reduce options. Give yourself a 50/50 change of getting the correct answer

Check the prepositions

1. A - Perception B - Awareness C - Insight D - Vision
2. A - Opposite B - Opposed C - Contrary D - Contradictory
3. A - Care B - Bother C - Desire D - Hope
4. A - Concludes B - Disputes C - Reasons D - Argues
5. A - Misguided B - Misled C - Misdirected D - Misinformed

Study Black Bears The (1) .... this has given him into their behaviour has allowed him to dispel certain myths about bears. (2) .... to popular belief, he contends that bears do not (3) .... as much for fruit as previously supposed. He also (4) .... that they are ferocious. He says that people should not be (5) .... by behaviour such as swatting paws on the ground as this is a defensive rather than an aggresive act.

Multiple Choice

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Every word fits in the blank space but only one can connect with the given preposition that follows.

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Most common words

No Adverbs, no Adjective, no Nouns.

Once you use one word, this will not appear again.

Most common word: To - Which - Not - As - For - Being - One

The Origin of Language Although there is a lack of clear evidence, people have come up with various theories about the origins of language. One recent theory is that human beings have evolved in (1) ........ a way that we are programmed for language from the moment of birth. In (2) ........ words, language came about as a result of an evolutionary change in our brains at some stage. Language (3) ........ well be programmed into the brain but, (4) ......... this, people still need stimulus from others around them. From studies, we know that (5) ........ children are isolated from human contact and have not learnt to construct sentences before they are ten, it is doubtful they will ever do so. The research shows, if (6) ......... else, that language is a social activity, not something invented (7) ......... isolation.

Open Cloze

Part 2

A blank space where only one word fits. However, this is usually a smaller chunk of the language; Pronouns, Determiners, Modals, Negative particles, Auxiliary Verbs, etc.

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PREFIX

SUFFIX

CREATE HOBBY PROFIT WORLD APPRAISE REAL

Check if a prefix is necessary. They have to appear, at least, once.

Read the text and check what type of word fits in the blank space.

Find the word function of the word given (N, Vb, Adj., Adv.)

Turn a Hobby into a Business For those looking to make a profit on their (1) ..., these days an audience for products can range from the local to the truly global. Some (2) ... begin by donating a piece of work to a charitable sale just to see how quickly and (3) ... it sells. Local shops can be the next outlet for items, often the step taken by those making things like hand-made greetings cards for instance. And for the truly ambitious, websites like eBay enable the hobbiest to reach a (4) ... audience. As with any business idea, an honest (5) ... should be undertaken regarding the demand for the work and the price the customer is prepared to pay in (6) ... .

Word Transformation

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An exercise where you must change the function and, or the condition by adding a prefix and, or a suffixes.

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Each sentence is valued in 2 points, try to get 1 always.

Focus on sentences regarding grammar, then move to expressions and collocations.

Do not change the word given and don't exceed the word limit.

Take away the words which are common on both sentences

"Anna got the job even though she didn't have much experience in public relations." SPITE Anna got the job .............. of experience in public relations. "I must warn you how dangerous it is to cycle at night without any lights", said the police officer to Max. DANGERS Max received a ................ at night without any lights from the police officer. They are demolishing the old bus station and replacing it with a new one PULLED The old bus station is .................... with a new one

Key Word Transformation

Part 4

In this exercise, you must rewrite the sentence with the word given in a way it keeps the meaning. All of this within THREE to SIX words.

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Exact words & Obvious

Mosts, Main & Only

Person & Pronoun

Be aware of the traps.

Read the questions, then look in the text and find which is option is better

What is the first reason of the lack of academic works on the history of colour? A -Problems of reliability with the artifacts available. B - Historian have seen colour as somthing outside their expertise. C - Colour has been looked down as a fit subject of study. D - Very little documentation exists.

Introduction to a book about the history of colour The silence of historians on the subject of colour, or more particularly their difficulty in conceiving colour as a subject separate from other historical phenomena, is the result of two different sets of problems. The first concerns documentation and preservation. We see the colours transmitted to us by the past as time has altered them and not as they were originally. Moreover, we see them under light conditions that often are entirely different from those known by past societies.

Multiple Choice

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1 text followed by 6 (A, B, C or D) questions which are given a value of 2 points per correct answer.

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A B C

Which expreses a different opinion to the others about pizza

The humble pizza - surely the most overrated and overpriced foodstuff on the planet, since it is just some dough, tomatoes, and cheese.

When American culinary scientists perfected a method of forcing cheese into the crust of a pizza, they achieved the impossible. They took an already heavenly creation and gave it wings.

Has a different view: look for topic, underline & compare

Share X's view: check the opinion, and write 1 defining word. look for the same.

All questions can be categorised in opposed categories. (good/bad, A/B)

Go directly to the question...

Pizza seems to be an omnipresent force in our culture - every romantic movie features a gorgeous young couple laughing and joking over a pizza. Nothing could be further from the truth; if heaven is a pizza, give me hell any day.

Cross-Text Multiple Matching

Part 6

An Advanced-exclusive exercise where you must relate or compare the ideas of certain extracts; 4 questions worth 2 points each.

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A - The easiest way to approach a group is to catch the eye of one of the participants and smile...B - You can often find these people around a bar. Nervous people on their own seldom stand in the middle of a room...

Take special attention not to fall in the domino effect of incorrect answers.

Be aware of pronouns. They might give you a clue to the main focus of the previous paragraph.

Check the information just before and just after the blank space.

Underline key words of each option and summarize it in 1 line.

At networking events, I will often look to start a conversation with people who are on their own. It is much easier than breaking into a group conversation. Very few people go to networking events for solitude. When approaching these people you are already at an advantage because they will both respect your courage and be grateful that you've taken the time and effort to relieve them from their anxiety.

Gapped Text

Part 7

The fearsome exercise of including paragraphs in each blank space. This is rewarded in 2 points per correct answer.

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Do not be logical. There might be more of one option than others.

Give your final answers once you finishe all extracts

Read 1 extract and check. State the possibilities

Go to the options & underline max.4 key words.

1 - A book which includes too much factual detail.2 - A book which has already won critical acclaim. 3 - A mention of the profession of the author. 4 - A humorous comparison with a real-life situation.

Subtitled, The Life and Times of Henry Howard, Jessie Child's debut historical biography, Henry VIII's Last Victim, was the worthy winner of last year's Elizabeth Longford Prize. Henry Howard's victim status is owing to the fact that he was the final person to be executed by King Henry VIII, a mere nine days before the king himself expired. Although killed ostensibly for treason, the Earl of Surrey's only real crime it seems was leading an unsuccessful army campaign in France.

Multiple Matching

Part 8

Relate the different fragments of a text or extracts of a topic, to a set of questions with one possible answer.

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Sentence Completion

Part 2

• 1 word or short phrase
• adapt grammatically to the sentence
• Focus on spelling

Multiple Choice

• Underline the key words of the options.
• Avoid obvious answers.

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Multiple Matching

Part 4

• Focus on both task at the same time.
• Half of the sentence (TASK A), the second half (TASK B)

Long Multiple Choice

• Answers in order
• Underline key words in option
• Eliminate obvious answers and clearly wrongs

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Collaborative Task

Long Turn (Picture Comparison)

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• Collaborate, React and talk with your partner
• buy time to think and learn different ways to express yourself

• Focus deeply on 3 or 4
• Ask your partner with short opinions and quick questions
• React; agree & disagree

• Don't describe, Compare
• Answer question for 1, then the other.
• Speculate as much as possible

• 2 sentence long answer.
• Questions about opinion, likings or personal life
• learn keywords, not sentences

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