Reading Strategy and Fracking Exercise
Über den Vortrag
Der Vortrag „Reading Strategy and Fracking Exercise“ von Robert Kuehl ist Bestandteil des Kurses „Preparation for TOEFL“. Der Vortrag ist dabei in folgende Kapitel unterteilt:
- Strategies
- Exercise 1 - Fracking
Quiz zum Vortrag
How can you improve your reading skills?
- Reading appropriate materials
- Improving the vocabulary comprehension
- Reading articles in serious magazines
- Reading books for children
Which ways of learning new words are recommended by the lecturer?
- Using word clouds
- Using flash cards
- Doing brainstorming
- Analyzing presentations
What are synonyms for "impervious"?
- Leak-proof
- Dense
- Tight
- Permeable
- Perforated
What are synonyms for "rampant"?
- Excessive
- Uncontrollable
- Flagrant
- Restrained
- Moderate
Which reading test strategies does the lecturer recommend?
- Do not spend too much time on reading the passage - 2 to 3 minutes.
- Answer the easiest questions first.
- Do not spend too much time on reading the passage - 5 to 6 minutes.
- Answer the difficult questions first.
What is POE?
- A process of elimination
- A technique of eliminating the 2 silliest choices and concentrating in the 2 close ones
- A reading test strategy
- A strategy for the integrated writing task
- A strategy for taking good notes
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Dozent des Vortrages Reading Strategy and Fracking Exercise
Robert Kuehl
Robert ist geboren in New Jersey und unterrichtet seit über 10 Jahren TOEFL Kurse mit dem klaren Ziel, Nicht-Muttersprachler auf ein maximales Englisch-Level zu bringen.Kundenrezensionen
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