Hi everyone,
Today we focused attention on the first four parts of the Use of English paper. We looked at some tips and strategies for being as well prepared as possible for the Use of English paper, and then we did examples of part 1 (the OPEN CLOZE exercise), and part 2, (the WORD FORMATION exercise).
We also reflected on the importance of READING as preparation for all parts of the Use of English. I made a suggestion about stategies for reading with a view to improving USE of ENGLISH competence. It is a good idea, when you are reading text either directly connected with the course or outside the course, to think of it not only as a VEHICLE OF COMMUNICATION, but also as a LINGUISTIC OBJECT. If you read an article, a story or even a book for information and to engage with the content, it is a good idea to read at least part of it again specifically for the language that you can learn from it. Highlighters are very useful tools in this regard. Use this tool (or the highlighting features of your word processing software) to take note of interesting/useful/striking examples of afixation, collocation, phrasal verbs, set phrases, unfamiliar meanings of familiar words, etc.)
We also focused on part 2 of the speaking paper of the exam. This is the part which involves interaction on the basis of visual input (either drawings or photographs). We noticed that this second part is divided into two sections: first a ONE-MINUTE conversation about two of the pictures, and then a longer discussion referring to all the pictures, with a specific communicative objective.
I will upload the documents for both parts of the class into two separate new posts.
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