FCE Reading and Use of English Exam - part two
Hi, in today's lesson we are going to learn how to do part 2 of the Cambridge First Certificate
Reading and Use of English exam. If you haven't see my video on how to do Reading
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So, let's get started. Part 2 of the RUE is an open cloze. So very
similar to RUE 1 in that You are given a short text of 150-160 words, in which there are
8 gaps (plus one gap as an example). Except in RUE 2 you have no options to choose from.
Each correct answer receives 1 point. The main focus of this part of the exam is
on awareness and control of grammar, with some focus on vocabulary. such as articles,
auxiliaries, prepositions, pronouns, verb tenses and forms, phrasal verbs, linkers,
and words within fixed phrases. The answer will always be a single word and in some cases,
there may be more than one answer. Never use abbreviations. Ie sthg for something. And
no contractions with the exception of can't = cannot didn't or he'll as this would count
as 2 words. Spelling must be correct. So How do you do RUE part 2?
Read the title and text quickly first to get a general idea of what it's about.
Answer the gaps you find easy first. Go back to the more difficult gaps later.
Read carefully the words and sentences before and after each gap. Decide what kind of word
you need, an article, a pronoun, a preposition etc.
When you have chosen a word, read the completed sentence to make sure it makes sense.
Words may sometimes be part of a fixed phrase e.g. in order to, as far as I know etc.
Let's look at some examples. The text is called Camels.
(Put screen shot of complete text. ) Talk through the screen shot.
0 is the example and shows how you fill out the separate answer sheet with a letter in
each box. so read the whole text first to get the meaning.
For question 9 we need a relative pronoun as the sentence is referring to the humps
and what purpose they serve for the camel, so we can use either which or that
We use who and whom for people, and which for things.
We use that for people or things. Lets move on to question 10. Here we see that
the gap is part of a phrasal verb and from the context we can see that the meaning is
to be able to tolerate or cope with, endure etc and the gap is the missing preposition.
The missing word is UP to put up with, but if you don't know, you know that it is a preposition
that is missing, so guess the preposition. Question 11 from reading the complete text
and sentence, it is the general meaning that helps us fill the gap, the camels can put
up with very difficult conditions and therefore need only a little OR no water for seven days.
this is the only possible word here. Question 12. When they reach a place where
they can drink, they soak up water.... a sponge. So here we can see the camel is being compare
to a sponge. Here we are testing your knowledge of as and like. and the correct word is like
as it means similar to . for more detailed explanation on the use of as and like check
out my video. the link is up above or down below now.
Question 13 is So + adjective is often used with a ‘that’ clause, so tough that, so
cold that.... to express an extreme meaning of the adjective.
Question 14 , we can see that an auxiliary verb is missing. and the following word is
the past participle of the verb think and then by the preposition BY... this is the
construction of the passive form which is formed by the auxiliary of the verb to be
+ past participle and often followed with BY. The subject and the verb have changed
position and importance in the sentence, we are concerned about the camels and not the
people thinking about them, that is not important. So here we have the passive and the missing
word is ARE. If filling the gap with a verb make sure it agrees with the subject.
Question 15. is a missing word in a fixed phrase, despite the fact that...
And finally question 16 is WHAT when here we are referring to THE THING without naming
it Such as
I heard what he said. Do you know what I mean?
What I like most about her is her honesty. So now you have completed it reread the complete
text to check the words you have added make sense.
So here we have completed a RUE part 2 question together and you can see the sort of answers
that are required and we have seen a mixture of all types of words that can go in the gaps,
prepositions as part of phrasal verbs, fixed phrases, auxiliaries, grammar words such as
and pronouns. So, to summarize here are my tips for FCE
RUE part 2 Read the title and the complete text quickly
to get an idea of what the text is about. Answer the gaps you find easy first. Go back
to the more difficult gaps later. Pay careful attention to the meaning of the
text to help you think of the right word. Read carefully before and after each gap.
Answer all the questions. If you can't decide what word to write, think what type of word
you need (preposition, pronoun etc. and guess. When you have chosen a word, read the completed
sentence to make sure it makes sense. When you have finished, check your answers
by reading the completed text again. So, you now know how to do rue part 2. click
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FCE Reading and Use of English Exam - part two