Get ready to read

Unit
14 
Use a pencil!
Get ready to read
• Invite individual students to say how long they have been a 
student of English, and talk about any exams they have taken.
• Ask students to do the exercise. 
A
Is this exam for me?
1 Discuss students’ questions with the class. You could write a list 
of questions on the board. Use a variety of different question 
words at the beginning of the questions, i.e. when, which, etc.
2 Get students to compare the questions a–c with their own 
questions.
3 Ask students to do the exercise. Check answers. Then ask 
them if they know anyone who has taken the KET exam.
4 Students can do this exercise in pairs. Alternatively, they can 
work on their own and then compare answers. Students 
can select three more pieces of information from the 
description to tell a friend about the exam. This could include 
the answers to any questions in Exercise 1 that are still 
unanswered. Encourage individual students to read out a 
piece of information each.
5 Get students to read the description of one paper. Ask 
students which paper it is for.
6 Students can do this exercise in pairs. Check answers.
7 Ask students to do the exam tasks. Check answers. Ask 
students if they have ever heard of the Edinburgh Festival. 
If they have not ask them to look on the Internet for more 
information and feedback during the next lesson.
More activities
Here are the other items from the exercises in Section A. The 
answers are as follows:
A 3 A, 4 A, 5 C, 6 B, 7 A
B 3 A, 4 C, 5 A, 6 B
C 3 B, 4 C, 5 A, 6 C
PHOTOCOPIABLE
 
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Real Reading 1 by Liz Driscoll