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HOW TO TEACH FOR EXAMS

HOW TO TEACH FOR EXAMS. PREPARED BY FALILEYEVA LUBOV VASYLIVNA. CHERKASY LYCEUM OF HUMANITIES AND LAW. PLAN. I. INTRODUCTION II. HOW TO TEACH FOR EXAMS READING SPEAKING WRITING GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY

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HOW TO TEACH FOR EXAMS

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  1. HOW TO TEACH FOR EXAMS

  2. PREPARED BY FALILEYEVA LUBOV VASYLIVNA • CHERKASY LYCEUM OF HUMANITIES AND LAW

  3. PLAN • I. INTRODUCTION • II. HOW TO TEACH FOR EXAMS READING SPEAKING WRITING GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY • III. SAMPLES OF DIFFERENT EXAM TASKS

  4. DIFFERENT TYPES OF READING TESTS • MULTIPLE CHOICE • GAPPED TEXTS • TRUE/FALSE • MATCHING • GENERAL UNDERSTANDING • PROOFREADING • FINDING SPECIFIC INFORMATION • IDENTIFYING THE PURPOSE OF THE TEXT

  5. MULTIPLE CHOICE • READ THE TEXT AGAIN CAREFULLY • LOOK AT THE QUESTIONS • TRY TO ANSWER THEM IN YOUR OWN WORDS • PAY ATTENTION TO ALTERNATIVES AND SEE WHICH IS CLOSEST TO YOUR VERSION • CHECK WHAT IS WRONG

  6. Clutter is bad for you Example: 0 A stronger B wider C further D higher Everyone has to tidy up around the house sometimes, but the new idea known as “de-cluttering” goes (0) further than that. By showing you how to get (1)… of all the things you don’t need, the de-cluttering can actually help you (2)… a healthier, less stressful lifestyle. At least, that is the belief of professional “de-cluttering consultant”, Clare Davis. Clare visits her clients in their homes and (3)… them on what to keep, what to throw out, and how best to (4)… the furniture and storage space. • A lost B empty C rid D free • A lead B complete C perform D keep • A asks B advises C tells D persuades • A fix B settle C arrange D regulate

  7. MATCHING TASKS • LOOK AT THE PROMTS AND SCAN THE TEXT TO FIND THE ANSWER • UNDERLINE “PARALLEL EXPRESSIONS” (EXPRESSIONS WITH SIMILAR MEANINGS iN THE TEXT AND PROMPTS)

  8. GAPPED TEXTS • READ THE TEXT CAREFULLY • FOCUS ON THE SENTENCES OR WORDS EITHER SIDE OF THE GAP • TRY TO FILL IN GAPS IN YOUR OWN WORDS • LOOK AT FULL NOUNS, PRONOUNS, ADJECTIVES • DECIDE ON A SENTENCE OR A PARAGRAPH FOR EACH GAP

  9. GAP – FILL TASKS Think of words to fill the gaps in the text (1-8). Click on the gap and type your answer. Use only one word for each space. A 16-year-old model who determined to stay 1 …. school against her father’s advice has won a cosmetic modelling contract. Sarah Thomas, 2 …. earned 6000 pounds a day last autumn during her school holidays modelling at shows in New York, has been chosen 3 …. this year’s model for “Cover Girl”, the international cosmetics firm. She beat thousands of other models to win the contract, worth 4 …. great deal of money and will fly to Miami and New York to film television commercials to 5 …. screened worldwide. She had refused to fly to New York earlier 6 …. audition at the firm’s request, saying that she thought she had absolutely 7 …. chance of getting the job. “I tought 8 …. was going to be a wasted journey, so I was amazed when I got it.”

  10. PROOFREADING • READ THE TEXT SENTENCE BY SENTENCE • TO LOCATE THE ERRORS • PUT A TICK AT THE END OF CORRECT LINES • PUT THE CORRECTION AT THE END OF THE INCORRECT LINES • MAKE SURE YOU’VE LOCATED AND CORRECTED ERRORS

  11. Error correction Example: 0 + 1- to 0 + Although I originally come from Scotland, I have been living in 1 to Los Angeles for seven years now. I came to here after I graduated 2 from drama school because of it was my ambition to become 3 a film star. I knew it wouldn’t be as easy, but I’m not somebody 4 who gives up easily and I’m sure I’ll star in a movie one day. 5 I have sent my CV and photos to every one agent and casting 6 director in the city and I go to lots of auditions, sometimes as man 7 as ten a week. To get support myself, I do all sorts of different jobs, 8 mostly modelling and advertising work, but if I have had small 9 parts in television programmes like The X-files and Ally McBeal, 10 which help me for to gain confidence. Last year, a film director 11 has spotted me and offered me a supporting role in his latest film. 12 It’s the best chance I have had yet far, and I’m very excited about 13 it. The film which comes out next January and I’m looking forward 14 to be getting more offers of work as a result. I love it here and would 15 not want to do anything else, but these are difficult times. And 16 you learn, as they say, ought to take the rough with the smooth.

  12. Key word transformation Example: 0 Two years ago, Maria started learning German. for Maria…………………….two years. 0 has been learning German for 1. I don’t think dieting is the way to lose weight. going I don’t think……………. is the way to lose weight 2. I find that drinking lemon juice is the best way of treating a cold. works When I have a cold, the treatment………is drinking lemon juice. 3. The new cycle path has not been finished yet, so we can’t use it. ready The new cycle path is still…………………………used. 4. Susan decided to stop eating sugary food. cut Susan decided to……………………..contain a lot of sugar. 5. I stopped doing yoga because the attitude of the instructor put me off. was I………………………….yoga by the attitude of the instructor.

  13. A WIDE RANGE OF GENRES ARTICLES REPORTS REVIEW LEAFLETS APPLICATIONS LETTERS ESSAYS COMPOSITION

  14. MAKING SURE THAT STUDENTS: • MUST KNOW EXACTLY WHAT TO EXPECT ON THE EXAM • BE FAMILIAR WITH THE TASK RUBRICS • NOT BE SURPRISED BY ANYTHING UNFAMILIAR

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