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Learning Tips
Read Listen
How to do better when doing reading tasks How to do better when doing
listening tasks
Before you read, try to predict what the text is
about with the help of the pictures. Before you listen, look at the pictures
Keep in mind that a text will most probably and read the questions and answers
include unknown vocabulary. There’s no need to carefully. Make sure you haven’t got
panic. It does not mean that you won’t be able to any unknown words.
understand the text as a whole. Before you listen, try to predict what
Look for key words in the text to understand the the speakers are going to talk about.
main ideas. Before you listen, try to predict what
Try to guess the meaning of unknown words. kind of information is missing.
Read the text quickly to understand the main idea. While listening, try to understand the
Read the text carefully to understand specific general idea, not every single word.
details. While listening, don’t assume that an
Decide in which part of the text you can find the answer is correct just because the
information you need. speakers mention a word that is in
Make sure you understand who or what the the activity. Listen carefully before
pronouns (he, it, this, them, etc.) refer to in the text. you answer.
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How to do better when doing writing tasks
Make sure you understand what you are asked When you narrate events, write the events in
to write. chronological order. Use adverbs like suddenly,
Plan your writing and make notes before you luckily, unfortunately to make your writing
write. more interesting.
Plan your paragraphs. Before you start, think Use a variety of vocabulary (e.g. adjectives) and
of the ideas you are going to include in each grammatical structures in your writing to make
paragraph. it more interesting.
Group relevant information together and put it When writing a note, keep the text short and
in the same paragraph. give only the important information. Remember
Do not write very short sentences. Join your that you don’t have to write full sentences.
ideas with and, but, so and because. Write your first draft and correct it. Then write
Use pronouns (he, she it, them, there, this, etc.) your final draft.
to avoid repeating the same words. Write neatly.
When writing to a friend, start and finish your After you finish, check your writing. Check
letter/email in an appropriate way. Remember punctuation and capital letters, spelling, word
to use set phrases. order, linking words, grammar and vocabulary.
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