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Exercises: FILL IN THE GAPS WITH 2-5 WORDS

1. I haven´t got a clue about all of the facts. (AWARE). I _____________________ and every one of the facts.

2. Have you come up with any new ideas yet? (OF). Have you _________________ ideas yet?

3. Who is to blame for what happened yesterday? (FAULT). Whose ________________ happened yesterday?

4. It is said that there is likely to be another world war soon. (WILL). Everyone ______________________ be another world war in no time.

5. We were impeded from passing the exam by his awful teaching technique. (PREVENTED). His awful teaching technique ____________________exam.

6. I find it difficult to get the grasp of phrasal verbs. (ME). Phrasal verbs __________________ to get the grasp of.

7. I found a $50 note on the floor last night coincidently. (ACROSS). I ________________ a $50 note on the ground last night.

8. All garbage should be put in the blue bins out front. (AWAY). People __________________ all their garbage in the bins out front.

9. Something has gone wrong with my phone and the screen freezes. (WORK). My phone _______________ well and the screen keeps freezing.

10. I don´t know which drink I am going to choose. (FOR). I can´t decide which drink I am going ____________

Fuente: https://intercambioidiomasonline.com/2018/01/16/sentence-transformations-for-the-fce-b2-in-pdf/

Respuestas:

1.I am not aware of each and every one of the facts.
2. Have you thought of any new ideas yet?
3. Whose fault is it for what happened yesterday?
4. Everyone says that there will be another world war in no time.
5. His awful teaching technique prevented us from passing the exam.
6. Phrasal verbs seem difficult to me to get the grasp of.
7. I came across a $50 note on the ground last night.
8. People should throw away all their garbage in the bins out front.
9. My phone doesn´t work very well and the screen keeps freezing.
10.I can´t decide which drink I am going to go for.

Parte 5 – Text with 6 multiple choice questions

UNDERSTANDING SPEED READING

BY BRANDON C. HALL

Speed reading is not just a parlor trick you can use to impress your friends and family. For many it’s a necessary tool for managing time and information in the fast-paced business world, and for many others, specifically students, it’s the only way to get through reading-heavy class loads.

The practiced speed reader can pick up a lengthy document or a thick stack of papers and use their skill to get at the meat of the subject by skimming for the most important details and information. Without developing the ability to speed read, this time-saving technique is merely flipping through pages fast.

Speed reading, or increasing the rate at which you read text, is linked to increasing the rate at which you understand what you’re reading. The key to successful speed reading is increasing your understanding of the text as you increase the rate at which you read the words. It takes training and practice, but don’t be intimidated by the idea of a challenge. Think of it as the next, natural step to your reading development. Once you’ve mastered it, it’s a skill that will stick with you for the rest of your life.

As a child, when you began to learn to read, chances are you began with the alphabet and the specific sounds each letter makes. Then you learned how to combine and blend letter sounds to decipher words. It’s called letter-by-letter reading. Then something clicked and you began to recognize words without having to sound out each letter one at a time and you graduated to word-by-word reading.

With continued practice common words and sentence structure became more familiar and because your brain was tuned and ready, your eye started taking in blocks of words at a time. The difference between average readers and speed readers is in the blocks of words their eyes take in at one time. The larger the blocks, the faster your eye moves through the text.

Speed reading teaches you how to take your reading and your comprehension to the next level. The techniques used in teaching speed reading focus on your individual abilities, namely where you are right now and what might be keeping you from progressing. For example, if you are a slow reader, factors that hold you back may include, but are not limited to, moving your lips or reading out loud or holding the text too close to your eyes.

If you are in the practice of moving your lips, or speaking or whispering while you read, you’re slowing yourself down dramatically. Your lips can only move so fast. You should be able to read at least two or three times faster than you can speak. In effect, you’re keeping yourself at that word-by-word stage that children generally grow out of in elementary school.

Having the ability to speed read can make a significant difference in your life, especially if reading is a strong component of your work. Implementing some simple techniques can get you reading faster and more efficiently in no time at all.

1. Why is speed reading useful for students?
   1. They have a large amount of reading to do
   2. They can impress their friends.
   3. They have difficulty managing their time.
2. Speed reading decreases your understanding of the text because you are skimming.
   1. True
   2. False
3. What is the difference between someone who reads at an average speed and a speed reader?
   1. The average reader recognizes words
   2. The average reader takes in fewer blocks of words at a time
   3. The average reader moves faster through the text
4. Which of the following can keep you from reading quickly?
   1. moving your lips whilst you read
   2. reading out loud
   3. whispering while reading
   4. All of the above
5. You should be able to read at least twice as fast as you talk.
   1. True
   2. False

Fuente: https://www.learnenglish.de/reading/speedreading1.html

Respuestas:

1. They have a large amount of reading to do; 2. False;  3. The average reader takes in fewer blocks of words at a time;  4. reading out loud; 5. True

The Making of ‘Tipping Point’

Many of the most expensive commercials ever made are those in which an A-list celebrity flashes a beautiful smile at the cameras. ______ .Their recent television advertisement, the most expensive in British history, cost ten million pounds, and it features, not the rich and famous, but villagers from the mountains of Argentina.

The advertisement features a game of dominoes. It begins in a darkened room where several thousand ordinary dominoes are set up on a specially-designed table.
______ Dominoes knock over books, which in turn knock bigger household objects such as suitcases, tyres, pots of paint, oil drums and even cars. The final piece in the chain reaction is a huge tower of books. These flutter open to reveal a structure in the shape of a pint of Guinness.

The location chosen for the commercial was Iruya, a village high up in the mountains of north-west Argentina. _____ The journey there could take up to ten hours. Asked why this remote destination was chosen for the shoot, the director said that even though it was the most difficult location they could have picked, it was perfect.

For one month, the village, population thousand, increased in size by almost thirty percent. One hundred and forty crew members descended on the village. These included the world record holders in domino toppling, Weijers Domino productions from the Netherlands._______

Creating this film was no easy task. Preparations for filming took well over a month. Twenty six truckloads of objects were brought in._____ They included 10,000 books, 400 tyres, 75 mirrors, 50 fridges, 45 wardrobes and 6 cars. Setting the objects up took skill and patience. They needed to be arranged so they would fall over easily, and this involved balancing them on stones. Some of the sequences had to be reshot 15 times and 24 hours of footage was captured. However, the sequence in which six cars fell over was successfully shot in just one take.

Filming in this location was not without its difficulties. Firstly, being so isolated, it was hard to obtain resources at short notice. The second problem was the high altitude._____ It was also hard working with the villagers who had no experience of film-making. Finally, setting and resetting the props caused a good deal of frustration.

Director Nicolai Fuglsig said about the project : ‘Despite all the challenges, the cast was fantastic and it was a really amazing experience.’ Whether or not the effort put into the advert pays off is another matter entirely.

Fuente: https://www.examenglish.com/FCE/fce_reading_and_use_of_english_part6.htm

Respuestas:

2. A  Then the falling dominoes head out of the room into the streets, causing progressively larger objects to tumble.
5. B  These were all chosen to suit the town and fit in with the people’s way of life.
3. C  Getting there involved driving along 48 kilometres of dirt roads and crossing twelve rivers.
6. D  Iruya is situated 3000 metres above sea level and the film crew was not used to working in such conditions.
4. F  Added to this was the total of one hundred and thirty ‘actors’ who were recruited from a five neighbouring towns.
1. G  Not so with the famous Irish drink company Guinness.

Parte 7 – multiple matching, 10 questions