Strategy 4 - Paper 1 Part 4
The last part of the
Strategy:
1 First, study the instructions, the title of the text and any headings.
2 Next, read the whole text quickly for gist.
3 Then study the questions and identify the key words, which you should underline.
4 Go through the text, thinking about the words that you have underlined as you look for the answers.
5 Look at the example and think of reasons why it is right.
6 Note down answers as soon as you find them, but be prepared to change your mind.
7 Remember that each section may provide more than one answer and that there may be questions that have answers in more than one section.
8 Never, though, get stuck on individual questions. If you don\'t know an answer, move on quickly. You can always come back to it later and if all else fails, you can guess.
9 Don\'t forget that in Part 4 there is only one mark for each correct answer, which is half what you get in Parts 1, 2 and 3 (two marks for each answer).
In this kind of task you have to find specific details quickly. The questions tell you what you are looking for and often it means you have to find the same information in the text, but in different words. It is a good idea to underline this part of the text.
Now analyse a portion of vocabulary from the test. Try to write your own sentences with the words you do not know (and make it your habit J ). It helps remembering them for a longer time. And remember about reading for pleasure – it also helps in the exam.
Wyjaśnienia słów:
sight n - wzrok
attempt n - próba, usiłowanie
They failed in their attempt to reach the North Pole.
spare part n - część zapasowa
to get up to sth ph v - robić coś (zwłaszcza złego)
I wonder what the children are getting up to?
contemporary adj - współczesny
boundary n - granica
genuinely adv - autentycznie, szczerze
ant n - mrówka
to establish v - ustanowić
breakthrough n - przełom
trail n - trop
hunch over sth ph v - garbić (się) nad czymś
contradiction n - sprzeczność
There is a contradiction between his public and private personalities.
TEST
