Some of the sections have titles, and my students often ignore them. But the headings give you quite a lot of information. Imagine a text with the heading 'Why You Should Never Eat Ice-Cream' - now I know the theme and it will make reading easier. 7. Read the examples, but don't do them Some parts of the Reading and Use of English test have example answers. This is for students who don't know what to expect in the exam. Don't waste time trying to find the answers. The answer is right there at the top of the page! 8. What about spelling? In this part of the exam spelling is super important. All the words you have to write are FCE level words - you won't be asked to spell 'serendipitous' or 'commensurate'. Cambridge do expect you to be able to spell words like 'variety', 'objective', 'fashionable'. (Those are actual answers to recent FCE exam questions.) BACK TO TOP FCE Reading and Use of English Part 1 Tips 1. Introduction In part 1 you have a short text with 8 words missing. You must choose from 4 options the best word for each space. I think part 1 is a nice, easy start. I mean, it's easy in the sense that it doesn't take much brain energy. You either know the answers or you don't. 2. What it looks like Here's the start of a text. The example answer (0) is 'branch' - genealogy is a branch of history. And the first 2 sets of options. You know what? Let's go through the process of answering these questions and see what that tells us about this part of the exam.
Some of the sections have titles, and my students often ignore them. But the headings give you quite a lot of information. Imagine a text with the heading 'Why You Should Never Eat Ice-Cream' - now I know the theme and it will make reading easier. 7. Read the examples, but don't do them Some parts of the Reading and Use of English test have example answers. This is for students who don't know what to expect in the exam. Don't waste time trying to find the answers. The answer is right there at the top of the page! 8. What about spelling? In this part of the exam spelling is super important. All the words you have to write are FCE level words - you won't be asked to spell 'serendipitous' or 'commensurate'. Cambridge do expect you to be able to spell words like 'variety', 'objective', 'fashionable'. (Those are actual answers to recent FCE exam questions.) BACK TO TOP FCE Reading and Use of English Part 1 Tips 1. Introduction In part 1 you have a short text with 8 words missing. You must choose from 4 options the best word for each space. I think part 1 is a nice, easy start. I mean, it's easy in the sense that it doesn't take much brain energy. You either know the answers or you don't. 2. What it looks like Here's the start of a text. The example answer (0) is 'branch' - genealogy is a branch of history. And the first 2 sets of options. You know what? Let's go through the process of answering these questions and see what that tells us about this part of the exam.
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