
Test 1 Guidelines
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You have only ONE hour.
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Last year's T1 is HERE
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1. The easy question in the exam: analysing a text
Can you find the different parts of a paragraph:
a topic sentence?
The conclusion?
Main supports?
Details?
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Can you identify /find
The topic in the topic sentence?
The controlling idea in the topic sentence?
Transition words in the paragraph? p. 15
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Can you add missing transition words?
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Can you add an introductory sentence to a paragraph?
Can you add a concluding sentence to a paragraph?
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More practice on this part is HERE
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2. Reading
Understand the general idea.
Guess the meaning of words from context. Read the sentence and see what fits in there.
Reference words (he, they, both, her, we, them, which, that, this, our, ....): Find the noun that is of the same number and that fits in the place of the pronoun.
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Reading practices with answers are HERE
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3. Writing (8-11 sentences)
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Attention to 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 a process essay, see p. 7.
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for a descriptive paragraph, see pp. 34-35. You can focus on one thing only or two things.
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A good conclusion
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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:
describing a house, a room, a city/ country you visited, a beach, university of Bahrain, a person you admire/ hate, a famous person.
See example paragraphs on p. 29, no. 2 on p. 40 and p. 45.
This is a student sample HERE
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Process: explain how you chose what to study at university, how to change a flat tyre, how to succeed in a difficult course, how you manage your time efficiently, make friends easily, create a Facebook/Instagram/Snapchat/Twitter account, stay fit/healthy, lose weight.
See example paragraphs on p. 7, no. 2 on p 16 and p. 21.
This is a student sample HERE
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Remember: You either narrate something that happened and finished (=past simple), or something that is a routine in your life (=present simple)
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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
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
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Vocabulary
Words in tables in the book p. 5 and p. 28
GS List-only pages 1-3 HERE
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LEVEL 2. Minimum Requirements for Average Students
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 1-6 HERE
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LEVEL 3. Minimum Requirements for Excellent Students
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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