ESSENTIAL INFORMATION

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• Topic: A longer, more complex general-interest article (e.g. history, environment, travel)

• Text length: ~900 words

• Purpose: Test higher-level comprehension of longer arguments

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YOU NEED TO:

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• Understand main arguments and supporting ideas

• Identify writer’s opinion and inferred meaning

• Follow the structure of a developed article

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KEY SKILLS NEEDED:

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• Reading for overall meaning

• Recognising tone and attitude

• Interpreting longer paragraphs and handling synonyms/paraphrasing

• Answering True/False/Not Given, matching views, and inference questions

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SUGGESTED PRACTICE ACTIVITIES:

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• Read online articles and feature stories from newspapers/magazines

• Time yourself reading and answering 10–13 questions in ~20 mins

• Build up reading stamina and vocabulary for opinion-based texts