Reading and use of english, part 6 practice and strategies
- 1. READING AND USE OF ENGLISH. READING, PART 2/6 • Tips: WE check and make sure we understand the PREVIOUS IDEA (P.I.) and the FOLLOWING IDEA (F.I.) • Check CONNECTORS and ANAFORIC PRONOUNS (this, these, that, its, one etc) • Then we read through the options and CHOOSE one possible, checking again previous and following ideas. DISREGARD the rest. TEXT: HOLLYWOOD q. 37. P.I.: The sign was NOTgoing to be PERMAMENT F.I.: But IT wasn’t always. POSSIBLE OPTION: F “It’s still there. ……..and is a symbol… 3. WRITE THE ANSWER AND CROSS IT OUT FROM THE BOX. ANSWER: F
- 2. READING AND USE OF ENGLISH. READING, PART 2/6 TEXT: HOLLYWOOD q. 38. P.I.: LETTERS…WEREN’T STRAIGHT..STILL AREN’T F.I.: THEY FOLLOW THE SHAPE OF Mount….. POSSIBLE OPTION: C “If ONE (LETTER) fell…..put it back …..at the same ANGLE… 3. WRITE THE ANSWER AND CROSS IT OUT FROM THE BOX. ANSWER: C
- 3. READING AND USE OF ENGLISH. READING, PART 2/6 TEXT: HOLLYWOOD q. 39 P.I.: I’m responsible for maintaining and protecting…. F.I.: When I arrived in 1989, …(the rest of the text talks about the SECURITY: this is a CLUE: the F.I. is more relevant here) POSSIBLE OPTION: D: “WE USED TO HAVE REAL PROBLEMS” 3. WRITE THE ANSWER AND CROSS IT OUT FROM THE BOX. ANSWER: D
- 4. READING AND USE OF ENGLISH. READING, PART 2/6 TEXT: HOLLYWOOD q. 40 P.I.: NOW…EVERYTHING GOES….SURVEILLANCE TEAM WATCHING AORUND THE CITY… F.I.: BUT THEY CAN GET A LOOK…… POSSIBLE OPTION: A: EVEN SO (all the security system)people still try…. 3. WRITE THE ANSWER AND CROSS IT OUT FROM THE BOX. ANSWER: A
- 5. READING AND USE OF ENGLISH. READING, PART 2/6 TEXT: HOLLYWOOD q. 41 P.I.: (SIGN’S IMAGE) THERE’S A SIMPLE RULE ABOUT HOW THE SIGN CAN BE USED F.I.: HOWEVER, IT MOSTLY COMES DOWN TO THE LOOK (=appearance) POSSIBLE OPTION: Which option sounds like a RULE? G: “IF THE PURPOSE IS COMMERCIAL….” 3. WRITE THE ANSWER AND CROSS IT OUT FROM THE BOX. ANSWER: G
- 6. READING AND USE OF ENGLISH. READING, PART 2/6 TEXT: HOLLYWOOD q. 41 P.I.: PARAGRAPH: “RIDICULOUS IDEAS”. LIGHT THE SIGN, PAINT IT PINK, COVERED….THIS OR THAT IDEA…. F.I.: THAT’S BECAUSE WE DON’T LIKE TO CHANGE THE IMAGE…. POSSIBLE OPTION: was any idea accepted? NO KEY WORDS: TURN DOWN (AN IDEA, PLAN, PROJECT ETC)= REJECT THEY (these ideas) WERE MOSTLY TURNED DOWN 3. WRITE THE ANSWER AND CROSS IT OUT FROM THE BOX. ANSWER: B ANSWERS 37. F 38. C 39. D 40. A 41. G 42. B