Test 2 Guide
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You have only 45 minutes .
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Please refer to the Textbook Minimum Coverage for more experiences from Chapter 3.
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1. Question 1 (8 Marks):
I will provide a topic sentence and you will have to write THREE main idea sentences, one detail/support for each and a concluding sentence (therefore, ending up with an 8-sentence paragraph).
Study AT LEAST these sample Reason Paragraphs from Chapter 3: Bike Riding p. 70, Mumbai Restaurant p. 71-72, Comedies p. 72, Reading Novels p. 73-74.
Question 2 (12 Marks):
You will be required to write an 11-sentence REASON paragraph.
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And that's it! You need to be fast and precise. You need to practice!
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Useful language focus points:
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Verb tenses (present or past?) See links to Irregular Verb, Present Simple and Past Simple under Grammar . Also see book p. 18-19.
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A good topic sentence:
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For more examples, find the topic sentences in all the paragraph samples in Chapter 3.
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Some possible (and easy) topic sentence structures are:
A. X is/are/was/were ADJECTIVE for two/three/several/ many reasons.
Examples: Learning English is very important for several reasons.
Probiotics are very healthy for three main reasons.
B. There are two/three/several/ many reasons why X is/are/was/were ADJECTIVE.
Examples: There are several reasons why learning English is important.
There are three main reasons why probiotics are healthy.
C. I/People/Students/Children/... find X ADJECTIVE for two/three/several/ many reasons.
Examples: I find learning English very important for several reasons.
Alternative medicine finds probiotics very healthy for three main reasons.
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D. I/People/Students/Children/... VERB OF FEELING (enjoy, hate, like, fear, avoid, ... present or past) for two/three/several/ many reasons.
Examples: Students hate writing essays for two reasons.
When I was a child, I enjoyed going to my uncle Ahmed's house for three reasons.
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Main support: give two or three logical reasons. Use transitions.
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Details: can be sensory experiences, an example and/or explanation (see page 71, and Table on page 73).
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Use adjectives, specific words, prepositional phrases (p.44)
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Use transition words to move from one Main Support to the next Main Support (the table on p. 41)
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Topics to prepare words for:
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Remember: You either give the reason for something that you did or something that happened in the past (=past simple), or something that is a routine in your life or happens repeatedly (=present simple). Attention to Subject-verb agreement!
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Why is English language important?
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Why did you choose to study this specialty?
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What are the reasons more and more young people are smoking?
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Explain why xxxx is your favorite movie?
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Why many people like to watch horror movie?
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Why you like to study in a certain room or place?
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Explain why there is more divorce nowadays.
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Explain why cheating in exams is bad for the student
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Can you explain why you chose to study XXX at university?
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Grammar and Vocabulary: Choose your level!
This is the MINIMUM to cover, but I encourage you to cover more after you finish with this by going to MINIMUM COVERAGE
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LEVEL 1. Minimum Requirement for Weak Students (students who scored less than 18 in Test 1)
From the book:
Grammar:
See the following lesson in the book or online under Grammar:
Irregular Verbs
Present Simple
Past Simple
Subject-Verb Agreement
Capitalisation
Modal verbs
Gerund (-ing) and infinitives (to -)
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Vocabulary
Words in tables in the book p. 5 and p. 28
GS List-only pages 1-4 HERE
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LEVEL 2. Minimum Requirements for Average Students (Students who scored between 18 and 24 in Test 1)
The points above in LEVEL 1 plus the following:
Under Grammar
The use of definite (the) and indefinite article (a/an)
Prepositions of time
Prepositions of place
Simple, compound and complex sentences
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GS List pages 1-7 HERE
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LEVEL 3. Minimum Requirements for Excellent Students (students who scored 25 or more in Test 1)
The points above in LEVEL1 and LEVEL 2 plus the following:
Under Grammar:
Present simple or present continuous
Past simple or present perfect
Adjective placement
Determiners
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GS List at least 1-10, best if you cover all. HERE
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