COMPREHENSION ACTIVITIES

We all know that the more you read, the better your understanding of texts becomes.  Not only that, it improves your vocabulary and gives you further insight into how grammar works.

Sounds fantastic, yeah? :)

It sure does, so here's a few links to various reading comprehension exercises - just for you!

Norwich

Reading for Gist

More Reading for Gist

CAE WORKBOOK - LISTENING FILES

Here is a link to OneDrive that will enable you to listen to the audio files from the Student Workbook: Workbook Audio Files

PAST TENSES - EXERCISES

Seeing as you all had so much fun doing past tenses in class today, I thought what better way to round off the day than to post a couple of links to web sites where you can do further practice :)

Past Tenses - Drag 'N Drop

Past Tenses - Gap Fill

RUE 8 - HOMEWORK

In this part of the exam you will have 4 short texts and 10 questions.  It's a good idea to start by reading the title of the text to get an idea of what you're about to read because it's prepares your mind for the type of words and phrases you can expect.  And remember, even if it's an article about something you don't like, you will have some idea of the type of vocabulary; it will never be a topic about something obscure or alien.

One strategy is to then scan the first text, but not too quickly or you'll just have to read it again.  Then read question 1 and underline the keywords.  Were those keywords (or their synonyms) mentioned in the text?  If not, go to the next question.  If yes, find the place in the text where it was mentioned and read it more carefully.  If it's a match, then write A in the first box.  Once you've been through the ten questions, you can repeat the process with text B, and then text C and then text D.

Another strategy is to read the questions first and then look for that information in the text.  If you can remember the ten questions when reading through the texts, then this method is for you, but for most people if they read the questions and then the text, they often realise they have forgotten the questions.  And this means you've wasted time.

Try both methods - see which one works best for you :)

Click on this link for some practice: RUE 8 - The Future of Fuel

TENSES

Even at advanced levels, students still often have problems selecting the right tense to use.  This week in class we'll be looking at those tenses which give students the odd headache, and making sure that the simplest of errors can be avoided.

To get us started, it's a good idea to give the following chart a bit of a review, just to refresh your tenses knowledge.

(If you're having trouble reading it on your phone, just download the image to make it heaps bigger)

WELCOME :)

Hi there!

Welcome to the CAE Lexis Perth blog.  It's designed for those students who are taking the CAE course from Sep - Dec 2018, but even if you're not one of them, feel free to look around :)

Over the next 12 weeks this blog will contain tips, hints, and strategies to help you pass the CAE exam.  Not only that, some homework will also be posted here, along with interesting articles and fascinating stories to read.

During class, I'll be referring to numerous posts made on this blog, so it's a pretty good idea to make it a habit of checking this every day.

Let the course begin! :)