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Exam strategies: Following instructions, answering questions, time management
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The name of events that happen in nature that cause a lot of damage (2 words)

Natural disaster

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Choose the correct verb: He go/goes to school every day.

He goes to school every day. 

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Say what T-E-E-L mean in TEEL paragraphs

T - topic sentence

E - explain

E - evidence/example

L - link

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What's the main idea of this short text: Last weekend, a storm hit the coast, damaging homes and cutting off electricity. Many people had to stay in evacuation centres until it was safe to return to their house.

A storm caused damage and forced people to leave their house. 

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The first thing you should do when you read an assessment question - for reading, listening, writing and reading

Underline the important words

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A cyclone in Australia is called ____________ in Asia and ____________ in the USA?

Typhoon - Asia

Hurricane - the USA

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Fix this sentence: I not go to school yesterday.

I didn't go to school yesterday.

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Two verb tenses we use to describe a picture

Present simple

Present continuous

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If you want to find one word or idea in the text, what should you do? 

a) Skim the text

b) Guess from context

c) Scan the text

c) Scan the text
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The second thing you should do when you read a writing question

PLAN. Think about what you want to say. Make notes.

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The name for when lava comes out of a mountain

Volcanic eruption

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Name the verb tense: Extreme weather has become more frequent over the past few years.

Present perfect

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2 useful phrases to use in the last part of your writing

In conclusion

To sum up

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What does the word challenging mean in this text:

After the earthquake, rescuers faced challenging conditions. Roads were blocked and heavy rain stopped them from reaching villages.

Hard or difficult

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What should you do when you finish your writing assessment?

Check spelling, grammar & punctuation

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When you have to leave a place because there is danger coming

Evacuate

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I used to live in a humid region in Australia. Past or present tense?

Past

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2 linking words/phrases that add information

Also

In addition

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After the hurricane, many homes had no electricity or clean water. Supermarkets were closed, and streets were full of debris. People had to wait several days before help arrived.


True/False/Not Given

1. People could not take a shower after the hurricane. 

2. Emergency services helped people the day after the hurricane.

3. The streets were difficult to walk in after the hurricane. 

True - no clean water

False - several days

True - streets were full of debris

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What should you do if you're not sure of answers for your writing, reading or listening?

Try! You never know, you might just get it right!
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Extremely devastating means...

Very very bad, destructive

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Comparatives and superlatives describe similarities and differences. Name the comparatives for: bright, windy, damaging. Name the superlatives for: large, icy, destructive

Brighter, windier, more damaging

Largest, iciest, most destructive

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What comes at the very beginning of a sentence?

A capital letter!

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The title of a reading is: The Day the Storm Hit

Before you read the text, what should you think about, and why is this helpful?

Think about what the story might be and what vocabulary you might see. This helps you prepare and understand faster.

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Name 5 things Sulo said about improving your English

Watch videos

Read articles

Do English work every day

Do homework

Speak in English

Listen to podcasts in English

Focus on vocabulary

Learn academic words

Try to think in English!