How to pass Reading in Functional English

How to pass Reading in Functional English

• Read the text and highlight any key words
• Highlight any words you don't know (use a different colour)
• Read the question very carefully
• Notice any words in bold. These are very important.
• Use reading techniques such as skimming and scanning to find the answer to the question
• In multiple choice questions if you can't find the answer straight away, eliminate any obvious wrong answers and then make an educated guess
• Use your dictionary to look up any words you don't know
• When you have finished, check your work to make sure you have answered all the questions

Levels 1 and 2 differences

• Level 1:
• Features of texts
• These are:
• bullet points!
• bold text
• headings, titles and subheadings
• question and answer
• boxes
• different sized fonts
• images
• search box
• weblinks
• Level 2:
• Purpose:
• You need 2 parts to the purpose question: a verb (e.g to advise, to inform, to persuade, to entertain etc) and the information itself (e.g
• legal music downloads, the dangers of smoking, the benefits of joining a sports club)

Slide 3

• Level 2 cont.
• Ways the writer expresses an opinion or a point of view, supports a claim or shows bias
• This is not so much about WHAT the writer says, but more about HOW he or she says it.
• This could be by using the words of an expert, by using selective statistics or quotations or by expressing only one side of an argument and not presenting a balanced view.
• You should describe the technique and quote from the text.

Slide 4

• Level 2 Contd.
• FACT, OPINION AND BIAS
• Learn and practise the definitions for these terms using this flashcard deck
• Fact, opinion and bias