Teacher Guide
Sometimes several of the answers seem possible but if the students read the passage again and pay attention to the details, they will find that there is always only one correct response - often the other responses could be assumed but are not stated explicitly in the text. The answers are found in order in the text.
10mins - Conversation: What is your favourite way to travel? What do you think the most efficient way to travel in a city is? What are some of the differences in travel options between people who live in a city and people who live in the country?
05mins - Review the online homework. What topics were discussed? Was the homework easy, medium or difficult? Answer any questions the students may have.
05mins - Review: Phrasal verbs and linking expressions. Use flashcards for reinforcement.
05mins - Discuss: Travel vocabulary: passport, terminal, bus, train, plane, commute, journey, trip, rush hour, escalators, landing accommodation, hotel, hostel, metro, underground, security, tourist.
10mins - Worksheet: 18 travel terms
05mins - Introduction: Reading and Use of English Part 5
- In Part 5, you are being tested for your ability to understand the overall meaning, main ideas and details as well as the attitudes and opinions expressed in a text.
- You may need to infer the meaning or use clues to understand what is actually being said.
- You will read a text and answer six multiple choice questions.
- Questions follow the order of information in the text.
Discuss strategies for effective text scanning - a skill that will be tested in this portion of the exam.
15mins - Test: 18 reading practice - part 5
05mins - Warm down: Goodbye, see you next time!
00mins - Homework: Complete the next section of the online homework.
1) You will need to read the text for detailed understanding of opinions, emotions and attitudes and tones.
2) The final question is usually about the global meaning of the text or opinion of the author.
3) The questions follow the order of the text, but there may be more than one answer in any given paragraph.
4) When you find an answer in the text, underline it.
- D
- B
- A
- C
- B
- A
- B
- A