Reading

1. Skimming​

List of key words to find information

• A reference to – Look in the paragraphs for a mention of something.
• A difference between – Look in the paragraphs for contrast words (e.g. however).
• A description of – Look in the paragraphs for features that can be described.
• An example of – Look in the paragraphs for examples that support an earlier point.
• A comparison of – Look in the paragraphs for words that show similarity (e.g. similarly, likewise, also).
• An explanation of – Look in the paragraphs for explanatory words (e.g. the reason for, this happens because).
• A reason for – Look in the paragraphs for words that express causation (e.g. due to, caused by).
• A cause of – Look in the paragraphs for words that express causation (e.g. due to, caused by, reason for).
• An effect of – Look in the paragraphs for effect or result words (e.g. impact, as a result, affect).
• An account of – Look for a story or description about what happened. Look for past simple verbs.

2. Scanning​

3. Reading intensively​

Multiple Choice​

Common Mistakes

• few = not many
• a few = 2,3
• the few = elites

when choosing headings when sentence completion

Matching Headings​

• be careful of plurals and singular

Matching Sentence Endings​

Summary Completion​

Note Completion​

Table Completion​

Flow-chart Completion​

Diagram Label Completion​