Section 6

Section 6

How to do Section 6

Section 6 tests your reading skills and ability to understand the main points of short and extended written texts. The texts are authentic text types and they include newspaper articles, magazine articles, leaflets, brochures and website articles. The questions look at content, style, connotation, implication and inference. In this section you are being tested on: Your overall reading comprehension *If you can understand in detail texts which are long and complex, as long as you can reread difficult sections. These texts may or may not be related to your own areas of special interest. Your ability to read for information and argument. *If you can understand in detail a wide range of long and complex texts which you're likely to come across in social, professional or academic life. *If you can identify precise points of detail including attitudes and opinions.

*First read the instructions and check what text type you are reading. Read the title. These two pieces of information help you to construct an idea of what type of language to expect, what the purpose of the text will be and how the text may be constructed. *Next skim read the whole text once. Your aim is to get a general understanding of the whole text and the main points, arguments, or opinions expressed. You don't need to worry about details at this point. *Read the example question, and its answer. Find the part of the text where the answer comes from, and check how the question paraphrases the wording in the text. Look for phrases or individual words. *Note that the answer for each question will be a word or phrase taken directly from the text. *Look at the first question. Notice the specific type of information that you need to find. Underline any other key words in the question. *Find the part of the text which gives you the answer. Remember that the answers always follow the same order as the questions. Find a paraphrase for one part of the question, and then read carefully around it to find the answer to the question. *Write the word or phrase from the text into the answer space. Then read the question and the answer together, to make sure that they are coherent. *The answers are never more thant a short phrase. If you find you're writing a long piece of text, read the question again carefully to identify exactly what information you need to give.

Focus on the instructions

Page 32-33 a) What genres are the texts? b) How many questions are there?c) How many examples are there?

Focus on the questions

1. Page 32. Questions 32 - 35 Underline the key words in the example question How do some higher education establishments deceive potential students? 2. Questions 32-35 in Test 1 highlight the key words in those questions in the same way 32 What professed achievement was way out of date?33 What misleading assertion was made about a section of one particular university?34 What tactical approach ought universities to adopt to uphold their ethos? 35 What does one academic concede that higher educational institutes occasionally indulge in?

3. Read the text again. Make notes about the following. Use words from the text. a) Excellent teacher rating__________________________________________________b) A university department was in the top 10 __________________________________________________ c) Universities should revisit their marketing strategies __________________________________________________ d) Bending the facts to suit themselves __________________________________________________

Focus on the language

1. In this section your answers should be one word or a short phrase.Look at questions 36- 39 and the sample answers below that are too long. Delete words that are unnecessary for each answer. Find the answers. 36 Travellers at all financial levels have become more engaged, demanding an immersive experience that can affect real change. 37. The human connection because it is fundamental for conservation and heralds a new dawn. 38. I recently heard the term superhero travel referred to although it was half- jokingly. 39. Philanthropically-minded travellers to fund research and conservation work that they actually participate in, work that can potentially help to fast-track the protection of a species.

Questions 32 - 35 Read the newspaper article below and answer the questions.

EXAMPLE:How do some higher education establishments deceive potential students?____________by exaggerating their achievements_________________________ 32. What professed achievement was way out of date? _______________________________________________________________________ 33. What misleading assertion was made about a section of one particular university? _______________________________________________________________________ 34. What tactical approach ought universities to adopt to uphold their ethos? ________________________________________________________________________ 35. What does one academic concede that higher educational institutes occasionally indulge in? ________________________________________________________________________

Questions 36 - 39 Read the newspaper article below and answer the questions.

EXAMPLE:What material does sustainable travelling hope to eliminate?____________plastic________________________ 36. What type of people expect greater things from travel? _______________________________________________________________________ 37. What element does encountering experts add to the sustainable travel experience? _______________________________________________________________________ 38. Which term in the text is used partly in jest? ________________________________________________________________________ 39. How can travellers' practical involvement on the ground facilitate a particular conservation project ? ________________________________________________________________________