Reading practice

For those students who have to take the resit exam on September....

 

Reading practice. Easy. Bachillerato

No time to lose--> Extra reading

With only three hours per week and overcrowded groups I find myself with no time to lose this academic year. 

(the poor girl in the picture pretty much looks like me)

That's why I'll be uploading the answer key to the extra reading sections of the workbook. So, those of you who need more practice can easily check their answers at home. 

Below you can find the answer key to page 10 of the workbook. 

ANSWER KEY. EXTRA READING (page 10)

1. 1

3.  1)b      2) c           3) a

4. 

1. It's true because: "clues are often cryptic and a challenge to solve" (lines 3-4)

2. It's false because: "...tourists enjoy them as an addition to guidebooks and guided tours." (lines 8-9)

3. It's false because: " There's even a company in New York that provides clues through text messages!" (lines 11-12)

5.

1. specific

2. cryptic

3. public

ANSWER KEY. EXTRA READING (page 18)

1. They are all escape artists.

2. 

1. Risking death

2. Their year of birth

3. Because it set the record for the fastest underwater escape from a pair of handcuffs.

3. Johnson's water escape is different from Houdini's because she doesn't hide behind a curtain.

4.    1.c            2.b

5. 

1. tanks

2. illusions

3. childhood

4. episode

More answers

Some of you wanted more reading practice and I told you that I would upload some exercises. Well, look at page 77-80 in the workbook. It is a new section which offers Extra Practice. We didn't have enough time to do it in class, but you can do it at home and use the following answer key to check your progress.

WORKBOOK ANSWER KEY:

EXAM PRACTICE, PAGE 77

Exercise 1:
1. c
2. c

Exercise 2:

1. Employers may use the more serious tests to judge your suitability for a job
2. Quizzes shoud be realiable, which means that they give approximately the same results time after time.
3. You shouldn't take any of these quizzes seriously.

Exercise 3: 
1. They have correct answers.
2. They compare people with animals or fruit for example.

Exercise 4:
1. solely
2. straightforward
3. pet
4. favourite

EXAM PRACTICE, PAGE 78

Exercise 1:
1.b
2. c

Exercise 2:
1. The artist Christian Nold pioneerded the concept.
2. You can review Nold's maps on his website.

Exercise 3:

1. It's false because: "sensors to monitor changes in .... perspiration".
2. It's false because : " originally conceived as art..."
3. It's false because: "... to check if areas people perceive... really do ahve high rates of crime"

Exercise 4: 

1. Because sensors cannot determine whether biological reactions are caused by positive or negative emotions.
2. By showing them what type of environment people would feel comfortable living in.

Exercise 5:
1. points out
2. pioneered
3. stroll
4. viewed.

EXAM PRACTICE, PAGE 79

Exercise 1.
1. c
2. b
3.c

Exercise 2
1... will be included in the YOG
2. ... will be the number of participants in the summer YOG

Exercise 3:
1. ... they wanted to help youngsters compete against each other.
2.... which will start in 2010, will take place every second year.
3. ... that costs will be reduced.

Exercise 4.
1. take place
2. bring down
3. carry out
4. nearer