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.