Reading activities for Tuesday group

Reading part 5 - http://www.flo-joe.com/fce/students/tests/3part2.htm
Reading part 6 - http://www.flo-joe.com/fce/students/tests/part3.htm
Reading part 7 - http://www.flo-joe.com/fce/students/tests/1part3.htm

Week 2 - Use of English parts 2 and 3 tips

Part 2

Open cloze – step-by-step:

1. Read the whole text so you understand it fully.

2. Only one word can go in the gap.

3. The types of words used are the following:

-Pronouns (e.g. his, she, himself, their…)

-Articles (the/a/an)

-Phrasal verbs (e.g. COME across)

-Phrasal verb particles (e.g. come ACROSS)

-Prepositions

-Relative pronouns (e.g. where/which etc.)

-Determiners (e.g. this/those etc.)

-Auxiliary verbs (e.g. have/do/be)

-Modal verbs (e.g. might/may etc.)

Part 3

Key word transformation – step-by-step:

•Read the first sentence carefully.

•Think about how the key word given is commonly used.

•Complete the gap with a possible answer.

•Count the number of words you have used in the gap. You must use not less than TWO and not more than FIVE, including the word in bold. (Note: a contracted form such as ´don´t´ counts as two words.

•Read the second sentence to check it means the same as the first.

•Ask yourself whether the words in the gap fit the sentence grammatically.

Week 2 - Use of English part 2

Hollywood

How was (0)   that Hollywood came to be the place everyone associates with the American film industry?

In 1887, Harvey Wilcox, a property developer, bought a house and all the surrounding land on a hillside in southern California. his wife overheard a woman talking on  a train about her summer house, (13)    she called 'Hollywood'. Mrs Wilcox liked the name (14)   much that she decided to give her new home (15)     same name. Mr Wilcox then built other houses on his land and used the name for the whole community.

In normal circumstances most people (16)   never have heard of Hollywood. but between 1908 and 1913 (17)    else happened. Many small independent film companies began to move to southern California(18)     two main reasons. Firstly, they were having problems  (19)   the larger, more powerful studies in New York. Secondly, they were attracted by the sunny climate, which let them film throughout the year  (20)    the need for expensive lighting.

Only one studio actually set (21)   in Hollywood itself, because the local people took legal measures (22)    prevent any more from arriving. the other studios that came to the area were all built outside Hollywood. Nevertheless, by 1915 'Hollywood '(23)    become familiar as a term for the movie business (24)  a whole.