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Think about it             First Reading and Use of English Part 1



             Read the sentences about First Reading and Use of English Part 1. Are they TRUE or FALSE?


             1.  Part 1 tests your knowledge of how to use lexis (words and phrases) rather than grammar.

             2.  To complete the gaps in the text, you have to choose from three word options.

             3.  The options you choose from may be words or phrases that are quite similar in meaning.

             4.  There is an example at the beginning of the task.
             5.  Sometimes more than one answer may be correct.


             6.  There are ten questions in the task.
             7.  Phrasal verbs may be tested in Part 1.

             8.  The reading text is about 300 words long.









                    Think about it             First Reading and Use of English Part 2



             Complete the sentences about First Reading and Use of English Part 2 with the words from the box.
             There are four words or numbers you do not need.


               eight          example             grammar             linkers        phrase           option
               six             topics            vocabulary           word            240              160




              The focus of the Part 2 task is (1) ........................ . You have to complete a text containing missing words


              such as prepositions, verb forms, (2) ........................ and articles. There are (3) ........................ gaps to fill.

              The first sentence of the text contains a gap with an (4) ........................ . Most sentences in the text will have

              a missing (5) ........................ . The text you have to read will be no more than (6) ........................ words long.

              Part 2 texts can be about a variety of (7) ........................ including daily life, education, work, sport, science

              and technology, but will not contain difficult or technical (8) ........................ .

















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