MM publications, 1999. — 126 p.This book provides students preparing foe the Cambridge FCE examination with step-by-step guidance and practice in all parts of Paper 1.Reading Comprehension for the FCE Examination is intended for Pre-FCE and FCE level students. Its aim is to help them develop and improve their reading skills, as well as prepare thoroughly for Paper 1 (Reading Comprehension) of the Cambridge FCE Examination.
The book provides students with step-by-step guidance and practice In all parts of Paper 1 of the examination. It is divided into ten units, followed by five complete Reading Comprehension Practice Tests.There are two units focusing on each of the four parts of Paper 1, each of which deals with different aspects of the corresponding part as follows.Matching headings with the paragraphs of a text
Matching summary sentences with the paragraphs of a text
Answering multiple choice questions focusing on specific information or details
Answering multiple choice questions focusing on global understanding, reading between the lines and lexical reference
Completing a gapped text with missing sentences
Completing a gapped text with missing paragraphs
Matching questions with texts related to a common theme
Matching questions with sections of a single textEach of the above units is divided into three sections: Developing Strategies, Examination Practice and Vocabulary Expansion. In the Developing Strategies section, various skills and techniques are introduced in the form of exam tips, accompanied by exercises in which the strategies presented have to be applied.The section called Examinaton Practice includes a list with the main exam tips and a task which follows the exact FCE Examination format. Finally, in the Vocabulary Expansion section, there is a number of exercises which introduce and practise the use of some vocabulary commonly found in this part of the examination.Units 5 and 10 are Consolidation Units. Each of them consists of some general exam tips, a complete Reading Comprehension Practice Test, which follows the examination format and revises what has been taught in the four units preceding it, and a Vocabulary Revision section.
The five Practice Tests at the end of the book require students to put into practice everything that has been taught throughout the book and are ideal for the final stage of their preparation for the examination.Each of them consists of all four parts of Paper 1 and follows the exact FCE Examination format.
