Reading and Grammar: Gap-fill Techniques and Present Tenses

Notes

• Reading: Power Up 1. Look at the photo and discuss the questions. • What kind of sport do you think each activity would suit? • Which activity appeals to you the most? • Which activity would you find most challenging and why? • Read on 2. Read the title of the blog post. What do you think 'The 7 Day Challenge' is? Read the blog post and check your answer. 3. Read the exam tip and complete the task. • Exam tip: Gapped text Look at the words before and after the gap. The words in the sentence before the gap will often connect with the information that follows in the sentence after the gap. Look for synonyms or words that connect the text with the next sentence. For example, if the text says 'the same,' the next sentence might use the word 'similar.' Read the second paragraph of the blog again and complete the sentence from A–G in Ex 4 and 5. What references are there to show the sentence fits in this gap? • Read the blog post again and choose which sentence (A–G) fits each gap (2–6). You do not need one of the sentences. A. Once there, I kind of relax into it and my initial reservations start to disappear. B. Rob doesn’t actually get a part, but at least he’s brave enough to go thr...