In open cloze activities, when you have to write words in gaps, remember … Read the text first to understand the context and purpose. Before you complete each gap, make sure you read the whole sentence to check your answer makes sense. Reading exam tip Reading: Use of English
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In discussion activities when you have to speak with a partner, remember … Take turns, listen, make suggestions and ask for your partner’s opinion. Speaking exam tip 4 Think about the situation below. You are going to talk about this for four minutes. You and your classmates want to organise an event at school to show the students’ creative skills. Here are some activities you could do. Talk together about the different activities you could include and say which one would be most interesting for the parents.
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1 Starting point What facts do you remember from the Culture exchange text about sport in US high schools on page 92? Check your ideas by looking back at the text. speaking your country School sport in 2 Project task A group of US students is doing some speaking research about school sport for teenagers in different countries around the world. Search the Internet for information and statistics and use your own knowledge and experience to explain school sport in your country. Prepare one of these: A a poster C a video message B a presentation D an information leaflet.
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When you look for statistics check what year they are and try to find the most recent statistics possible. In your final work, include the date and source of all your statistical information. Academic skills Other people are going to see your project so it’s important to aim for excellence in the final version. Do the best you can to make the content as informative and interesting as possible, check for any mistakes, and make a special effort with the design and presentation. Lorem ipsum Collaboration Your team’s objective is to produce an excellent piece of work so it’s important to give and accept constructive criticism. Useful language I think we should … I think it would be better to … Maybe we ought to … instead of … Let’s see if it’s better to … Intercultural awareness Investigate which sports or aspects of sport at school from your country could be unusual in the US. Why do you think this is? Be aware that you will probably need to explain this information in more detail in your project. Decide how to explain any words or concepts that are difficult to translate. 4 Project time Do the project. Then present it to the class. 5 Evaluation Give each project a mark from 1 to 5 (5 = very good) for these categories. Content Design Presentation Language speaking
The school running club is taking part in the Wrenfield Fun Run on 2 nd February. We want as many of you as possible (a) join us. Old or young, don’t worry (b) you don’t run quickly – you can walk! The run (c) be 10 kilometres and we are starting in Wrenfield Park at 10 am. You’ll have lots of support – we are going to have water stations along the route and people at various stages (d) will support you if you need help. As long as you finish the race, you’ll get a certificate and medal (e) come and join in the fun! After the race there will be some entertainment, (f ) is free for the race participants. Forms available from the runningclub website.
Research areas • what sports are the most common and popular at school • the differences between summer and winter school sports • how many hours of sport you have in your timetable • extra-curricular sport • competitive sports and school teams
speaking Did you and your partner: • use correct grammar and vocabulary? • take turns and listen? • ask questions? • make suggestions?
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