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2 Read the information box. Match the points (1–5) with the extracts from the advert (a–e).

a TECNOHALL • Life gets better and better

b Work out with TECNOHALL’s Floppy Fleakers the ultimate in Bluetooth speaker technology

c Easy to access multi-function button …

d … giving you the best ever music listening experience …

e … Floppy Fleakers give you superb comfort … ; With Floppy Fleakers you can train in comfort.

2 Read the information box. Choose ✓ (correct) or ✗ (incorrect).

1 The poem in Exercise 1 doesn’t use rhyming words at the end of all the lines.

✓

✗
Correct answer

Wrong answer
2 It has a generally happy feeling and tries to make the reader laugh.

✓

✗
Correct answer

Wrong answer
3 It refers only to the sense of sight.

✓

✗
Correct answer

Wrong answer
4 The poem describes real and imaginary experience.

✓

✗
Correct answer

Wrong answer

2 Complete the sentences with these words. There are three extra words.

experiments · formal · headings · informal
instructions · it · one · results

An academic text describing an experiment

1 The text is organised into sections with .

2 It explains aims, methods and .

3 It uses impersonal language, e.g., instead of you.

4 It uses vocabulary (words of Latin origin).

5 It uses imperatives to give , e.g. fill, place, drop.

2 Read the information box. Choose the correct option.

1 is a main section of a play, which can be separated into smaller parts, and can last for a long time.

2 Scene instructions are for .

3 ‘Double, double, pain and trouble, Fire burn and water bubble!’ is an example of .

4 This extract does not have an example of .

2 Read the information box. Match the points (1–6) with the underlined parts of the extracts (a–e). One extract matches with two points.

a Two types of exercise can be identified

b A lot of energy is required to do this kind of exercise.

c Skilled sports like volleyball or tennis are …

d Oxygen burns fat and carbohydrates in order to provide energy.

e It is a scientific fact that exercise is crucial for human development …

2 Read the information box. Match the endings (a-h) with the beginnings (1-8) to complete the quotations about friendship.

a and still, allows you to grow

b who brings out the best in me

c my shadow does that much better

d and still loves you

e continue firm and constant

f they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom

g a friend is the most precious

h but, only true friends can give us a beautiful life

2 Read the ‘How to’ article and the information box. Complete the sentences.

1 The article is organised into so that the writer can focus on different types of skateboard.

2 The writer refers to the reader as ‘’ to communicate directly with people who are interested in skateboards.

3 The writer uses to explain what to do, and what not to do.

4 The writer uses ‘’ to give the reader a choice.

2 Read the information box. Match the points (1–3) with the extracts (a–c).

a The skin of the man’s face seemed to come off like paper …

b ‘Now Bradstreet, open that door as quietly as possible, please.’

c He was a man of medium height, dressed in a torn coat and a coloured shirt.

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Unit 1 | Understand the organisation and meaning of an advert

2 Read the information box. Match the points (1–5) with the extracts from the advert (a–e).

Unit 2 | Understand the organisation and meaning of a poem

2 Read the information box. Choose ✓ (correct) or ✗ (incorrect).

Unit 3 | Understand the organisation of an instructional academic text

2 Complete the sentences with these words. There are three extra words.

experiments · formal · headings · informal
instructions · it · one · results

Unit 4 | Understand the organisation and meaning of an extract from a play

2 Read the information box. Choose the correct option.

Unit 5 | Understand the tone, style and language of an academic text

2 Read the information box. Match the points (1–6) with the underlined parts of the extracts (a–e). One extract matches with two points.

Unit 6 | Understand famous quotations and how they are written

2 Read the information box. Match the endings (a-h) with the beginnings (1-8) to complete the quotations about friendship.

Unit 7 | Understand a ‘How to' article and how it is organised

2 Read the ‘How to’ article and the information box. Complete the sentences.

Unit 8 | Identify literary devices in a piece of fiction

2 Read the information box. Match the points (1–3) with the extracts (a–c).

Unit 9 | Identify the main character of a play and predict its story line

2 Read the information box. Choose ✓ (correct) or ✗ (incorrect).

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Unit 1 | Understand the organisation and meaning of an advert

2 Read the information box. Match the points (1–5) with the extracts from the advert (a–e).

Unit 2 | Understand the organisation and meaning of a poem

2 Read the information box. Choose ✓ (correct) or ✗ (incorrect).

Unit 3 | Understand the organisation of an instructional academic text

2 Complete the sentences with these words. There are three extra words.

experiments · formal · headings · informal instructions · it · one · results

Unit 4 | Understand the organisation and meaning of an extract from a play

2 Read the information box. Choose the correct option.

Unit 5 | Understand the tone, style and language of an academic text

2 Read the information box. Match the points (1–6) with the underlined parts of the extracts (a–e). One extract matches with two points.

Unit 6 | Understand famous quotations and how they are written

2 Read the information box. Match the endings (a-h) with the beginnings (1-8) to complete the quotations about friendship.

Unit 7 | Understand a ‘How to' article and how it is organised

2 Read the ‘How to’ article and the information box. Complete the sentences.

Unit 8 | Identify literary devices in a piece of fiction

2 Read the information box. Match the points (1–3) with the extracts (a–c).

Unit 9 | Identify the main character of a play and predict its story line

2 Read the information box. Choose ✓ (correct) or ✗ (incorrect).

experiments · formal · headings · informal
instructions · it · one · results