FCE Reading and Use of English Parts 5, 6 and 7

FIRST CERTIFICATE READING AND USE OF ENGLISH PARTS 5, 6 AND 7

FCE READING AND USE OF ENGLISH PARTS 5, 6 AND 7

READING COMPREHENSION

by Bob Wilson at autoenglish.org

INFORMATION, TECHNIQUE & EXERCISES

USE Part 1

USE Part 3

INTRODUCTION TO PARTS 5, 6 AND 7

These parts are all about reading comprehension

Part 5 Multiple Choice

INFORMATION

	The text length is around 650 words
	There are 6 questions in chronological order
	Questions are often about extracting main ideas & understanding feelings & opinions

BOB WILSON'S TECHNIQUE

	Don't read the questions first (to avoid overloading your working memory)
	Read the first paragraph and then,
	go to the first question.
	Read the second paragraph and then,
	Go to the second question and so on

ONLINE EXERCISES

Part 6 Gapped Text

INFORMATION

	The text length is around 550 words
	There are 6 gaps in the text
	There are 7 sentences, 6 of which must be placed into the right gaps
	The questions are often about being able to follow a long text.

BOB WILSON'S TECHNIQUE

	Don't read the 7 sentences first or you will overload your working memory
	Read the text to the first gap and one sentence beyond
	Read the 7 sentences and remember they are often very very similar
	Write the question number next to possible sentences for the first gap
	Read to just beyond the second gap and write the next gap number by the possible sentences
	Carry on doing this and decide your final answers by elimination

ONLINE EXERCISES

Part 7 Multiple Matching

INFORMATION

	Sometimes there is one long text or several short texts with about 700 words in total. Typically it involves 5 or 6 people talking about a common theme.
	There are 10 questions
	The questions are often about opinions and detailed information

BOB WILSON'S TECHNIQUE

	Read the instructions very carefully. Sometimes they are a bit strange.
	Don't read the 10 sentences first or you will overload your working memory
	Read text A first. Use a highlighter pen or underline important points and phrasal verbs. Why phrasal verbs? Because the correct answer often depends on understanding the meaning of a phrasal verb.
	Now read through the 10 questions and write the letter A next to possible correct questions.
	Now read text B and reread the questions, writing a B next to possible correct questions.
	Repeat this process until you have finished the text.
	Where you only have one letter next to a question, accept the letter as the correct answer.
	Where you have 2 letters next to a question, AND ONLY ONE ANSWER IS POSSIBLE, reread the two texts and decide on the most probable answer.

ONLINE EXERCISE

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