IELTS 5.5 Reading Lesson 4

• english
• University

Warm-up

- Pick one social network site you like the most

- Describe it to your classmates without saying the actual name

- The rest of the class type the answer in the chat box.

- The fastest one to guess correctly wins 1 point. 

I mostly use the Internet for

talking to friends and family

using online social networks

shopping

for business

working

studying

entertainment

How often do you use the internet?

hardly ever

sometimes

occasionally

usually

always

too much

Do you think the information on the Internet is reliable?

YES

NO

EXERCISE 2 | PAGE 38 

Read the passage. How many uses of the Internet are mentioned?

Type your answers for questions 1-6 e.g. 1. TRUE, 2 FALSE, 3. TRUE, etc.

1

2

3

4

5

6

Check the instruction to see:

· the nature of the task (completion with/without box)

· the word limit

Skim the summary and try to understand the overall meaning

Try to predict the answers before you look at the reading text: which word type (noun, verb, adjective) should be included?

Based on the title or the key words, decide which part of the reading text the summary relates to.

Scan the key words of each question to find the related chunk of text from the passage.

Check to see if your word makes the sentence in the summary grammatical and meaningful.

STRATEGIES | Short-answer questions

1. Read the instructions carefully to see how many words you can write

2. Underline or highlight the key words in each question and decide what kind of information you need to look for.

3. Read first question and read the passage quickly to see if you can find the paraphrase for the keywords. 

4. Read around these words to find the answer.

5. Decide exactly which words and/or numbers you should write as the answer.

6. Make sure your answers are spelled correctly and grammatical.

Type the answer for question 11

Type the answer for question 12

Type the answer for question 13

HOMEWORK

EDX READING SKILL WEEK 5