Skills for Life E1 Reading Multiple matching questions Teachers notes

Description In this activity students are introduced to multiple matching questions which require them to scan read different texts for detailed information. The activity also shows students how they might approach questions of this type. Time required: Materials required: 30 minutes Students Worksheet 1 project on to an electronic whiteboard / with overhead projector if available, or handwrite on board. Students Worksheet 2 one copy for each student. (Text slightly adapted from Part 3 of Entry 1 Reading Past Paper 2006 available on Teachers Resources website) Students Worksheet 3 project on to an electronic whiteboard / with overhead projector if available, or handwrite on board. (Questions slightly adapted from Part 3 of Entry 1 Reading Past Paper 2006 available on Teachers Resources) Students Worksheet 4 one copy for each student. (Questions slightly adapted from Part 3 of Entry 1 Reading Past Paper 2006 available on Teachers Resources)

Aims:

to familiarise students with multiple matching questions of a type that is common in the Entry 1 Reading exams to show students how they might approach multiple matching questions of this type

Procedure 1. Explain to the students that in the Entry 1 Reading exams there are different kinds of questions but today they are going to look at one type of question which requires them to look for information in different texts. To do these questions, they need to read quickly but also carefully. 2. Show Students Worksheet 1 on the electronic whiteboard or overhead projector if available. Alternatively, handwrite questions on board. Ask one of the better readers in the class to read the questions out loud. Check that all students understand the questions. 3. Explain that the students will have 3 minutes to find and write the answers to the questions. Hand out Students Worksheet 2. After 3 minutes, check answers with whole group.
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4. Ask students to look quickly through the texts for all words to do with eating or cooking (e.g. food, dinner, restaurant). Tell students to underline / highlight all these words. Give students 2 minutes for this. With whole class, check which words they have underlined. 5. Show Question 1 from Students Worksheet 3 on board. (Project onto electronic whiteboard or with overhead projector or handwrite.) Ask one student to read the question out loud. Then give all students 1 minute to find the answer. Check answer with whole class. Ask students to justify answer. Go through what each person says about cooking and friends. 6. Ask students to look quickly through the texts for all words to do with sport (e.g. play, football, swimming). Tell students to underline / highlight all these words. Give students 2 minutes for this. With whole class, check which words they have underlined. 7. Show Question 2 from Students Worksheet 3 on board. (Project onto electronic whiteboard or with overhead projector or handwrite.) Ask one student to read the question out loud. Then give all students 1 minute to find the answer. Check answer with whole class. Ask students to justify answer. Go through what each person says about sport. 8. Hand out Students Worksheet 4. Tell students they have 5 minutes to find the answers to Questions 3, 4 and 5. Encourage students to underline / highlight key words and phrase in the texts. Monitor activity and then check with whole class, asking students to justify answers. 9. Explain to students that the way people prefer to do comprehension tasks varies. However, for many students the approach they have taken in this activity is helpful. Ask students to recall the steps they went through. Summarise the approach:

1. Read the texts quickly for a general idea about the format and main subject
matter.

2. Read the first question, underlining or highlighting the important words or

phrases.

3. Look through the texts highlighting / underlining words and phrases relating to the
question.

4. Read around the highlighted / underlined words carefully before choosing the
answer.

5. Repeat steps 2, 3 and 4 for subsequent questions.

Also, remind students to be careful about wordspotting (the same word in the question and text) and to look for paraphrases (other ways of saying the same thing).

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Additional information At Entry 1, wordspotting may sometimes be possible, particularly in those reading tasks which require scanning for specific, concrete information. However, students should be careful not to assume that word matches always work.

Suggested follow-up activities/questions (and answers) 1. In Skills for Life reading exams, multiple matching questions also often involve multiple choice (see the example task in this activity). For further work on multiple choice questions, see activity Skills for Life Entry 1 Multiple choice questions. 2. See Past Papers on Teachers Resources website for more multiple matching questions.

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Skills for Life E1 Reading Multiple matching questions

Key to Procedure steps

Answer keys

Step 4: important words relating to eating and cooking highlighted Qians text My name is Qian. I come from Beijing its a big city in China but now I live in Bradford. I work in a restaurant all weekend and I study English at college during the week, so I dont have much free time. I go swimming on my own 3 times a week in the evening and sometimes I meet friends from Leeds on Saturday nights. We go to the cinema or eat in a Chinese restaurant.

Alis text My name is Ali. Im from Turkey and I live in Cardiff in the city centre. I love football and in my free time I like watching football on television at my friends caf. They have Turkish television at the caf. I dont play much sport because I work Monday to Saturday in a shop. At home I listen to the radio and I have lots of CDs from my country. I like making food, and sometimes I invite my friends for dinner at my flat.

Sahras text My name is Sahra. I am Somali and I live in London. Ive got 3 children and I do a lot of housework. I dont like sport but I think TV is good - it helps me learn new words. My favourite TV programme is East Enders on BBC1. On Sundays we usually go to visit my friends and they cook for us. Ive got one friend in Manchester in the north of England and we go to stay with her in the school holidays.

Step 5: Question 1 Qian works in a restaurant and eats (with friends) in a Chinese restaurant. But he/she doesnt say anything about cooking for friends. Ali says I like making food and I invite my friends for dinner at my flat. This means he cooks for friends. Sahra says (we) visit my friends and they cook for us. So Sahra doesnt say she cooks for friends.

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Step 6: important words relating to sport highlighted Qians text My name is Qian. I come from Beijing its a big city in China but now I live in Bradford. I work in a restaurant all weekend and I study English at college during the week, so I dont have much free time. I go swimming on my own 3 times a week in the evening and sometimes I meet friends from Leeds on Saturday nights. We go to the cinema or eat in a Chinese restaurant.

Alis text My name is Ali. Im from Turkey and I live in Cardiff in the city centre. I love football and in my free time I like watching football on television at my friends caf. They have Turkish television at the caf. I dont play much sport because I work Monday to Saturday in a shop. At home I listen to the radio and I have lots of CDs from my country. I like making food, and sometimes I invite my friends for dinner at my flat.

Sahras text My name is Sahra. I am Somali and I live in London. Ive got 3 children and I do a lot of housework. I dont like sport but I think TV is good - it helps me learn new words. My favourite TV programme is East Enders on BBC1. On Sundays we usually go to visit my friends and they cook for us. Ive got one friend in Manchester in the north of England and we go to stay with her in the school holidays.

Step 7: Question 2 Qian says I go swimming 3 times a week. This means Qian does sport every week. Ali says I love football in my free time I like watching football on televisionI dont play much sport. So, Ali doesnt do sport every week. Sahra says I dont like sport. She doesnt say anything else about sport, so we can assume she doesnt do sport every week.

Step 8: Question 3 Qian says I come from BeijingI live in Bradford sometimes I meet friends from Leeds. But Qian doesnt mention going to other cities. Ali says I live in Cardiff in the city centre but says nothing about going to another city.

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Sahra says I live in London Ive got one friend in Manchester and we go to stay with her in the school holidays. So, we know that she sometimes goes to another city.

Question 4 Qian says I work in a restaurant all weekend. This means that Qian works on Sundays. Ali says I work Monday to Saturday in a shop but nothing about working on Sundays. Sahra says On Sundays we usually go to visit my friends. This means she doesnt work on Sundays.

Question 5 Qian says I study English but says nothing about watching television. Ali says I like watching football on television at my friends caf. They have Turkish television at the caf. He says nothing about watching television in English. Sahra says I think TV is good - it helps me learn new words. My favourite TV programme is EastEnders on BBC1. BBC1 is in English so Sahra watches television in English.

Key to Students Worksheet 1

1. 2. 3. 4.

How many texts are there? 3 What are the writers first names? Qian, Ali, Sahra Which country does each writer come from? China, Turkey, Somalia Which city does each writer live in now? Bradford, Cardiff, London (in case students dont know, Bradford and London are in England; Cardiff is in Wales)

Key to Students Worksheet 3 Question 1 Who cooks for friends? Tick () one box. Qian Ali Sahra

Question 2 Who does sport every week? Tick () one box.

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Qian Ali Sahra

Key to Students Worksheet 4 Question 3 Who sometimes goes to another city? Tick () one box. Qian Ali Sahra

Question 4 Who works on Sunday? Tick () one box. Qian Ali Sahra

Question 5 Who likes watching television in English? Tick () one box. Qian Ali Sahra

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Skills for Life E1 Reading Multiple matching questions Students Worksheet 1

1.

How many texts are there?

2.

What are the writers first names?

3.

Which country does each writer come from?

4.

Which city does each writer live in now?

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Skills for Life E1 Reading Multiple matching questions Students Worksheet 2

Some students write about their free time in a student magazine. Read the texts and answer the questions.

Qian Chen My name is Qian. I come from Beijing its a big city in China but now I live in Bradford. I work in a restaurant all weekend and I study English at college during the week, so I dont have much free time. I go swimming on my own 3 times a week in the evening and sometimes I meet friends from Leeds on Saturday nights. We go to the cinema or eat in a Chinese restaurant.

Ali Canpolat My name is Ali. Im from Turkey and I live in Cardiff in the city centre. I love football and in my free time I like watching football on television at my friends caf. They have Turkish television at the caf. I dont play much sport because I work Monday to Saturday in a shop. At home I listen to the radio and I have lots of CDs from my country. I like making food, and sometimes I invite my friends for dinner at my flat. Sahra Dinow My name is Sahra. I am Somali and I live in London. Ive got 3 children and I do a lot of housework. I dont like sport but I think TV is good - it helps me learn new words. My favourite TV programme is EastEnders on BBC1. On Sundays we usually go to visit my friends and they cook for us. Ive got one friend in Manchester in the north of England and we go to stay with her in the school holidays.
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Skills for Life E1 Reading Multiple matching questions Students Worksheet 3

Question 1 Who cooks for friends? Tick () one box. Qian Ali Sahra

Question 2 Who does sport every week? Tick () one box. Qian Ali Sahra

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Skills for Life E1 Reading Multiple matching questions Students Worksheet 4

Question 3 Who sometimes goes to another city? Tick () one box. Qian Ali Sahra

Question 4 Who works on Sunday? Tick () one box. Qian Ali Sahra

Question 5 Who likes watching television in English? Tick () one box. Qian Ali Sahra

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