1. strategy (d) requiring thought and planning rather than quick reflexes 2. agility (a) the ability to physically manipulate something well 2. agility (b) facts that someone has learnt about something 4. skill (e) knowing how to do something e.g. kick a ball, read quickly 5. opponent (c) the other player in a competitive game

Title Paragraph number A. Beat your opponents in this strategy game 2 B. High speed skills 4 C. Search and destroy 1 D. A test of agility 3 E. You need a sense of humour for this game Extra heading F. Show off your knowledge and beat your opponents 5 G. Don’t waste your money on this game 6

Which game: Paragraph number(s) 1. does the writer think is the best? 2 2. does the writer recommend specifically for children? 3 3. has poor graphics? 1 & 6 4. is an improvement on a previous version of the same game? 4 5. does the writer think is predictable? 3 6. would the writer not recommend for tired, busy people? 1 7. can be played with friends? 2 & 5 8. does the writer not recommend at all? 6 9. has good graphics? 3 & 4 10. is the most educational? 5

1 boring interesting or fun 2 advantage drawback 3 beginner expert 4 unoriginal original 5 unpopular popular 6 incorrectly correctly 7 like dislike 8 logical illogical

The correct choice is in blue and a brief explanation is given afterwards.

1) Paragraph 1 a) First reactions b) No more meat c) Becoming vegetarian

The first paragraph talks about the mother and father's reaction to their daughter becoming vegetarian.

2) Paragraph 2 a) Vegetarians around the world b) Lots of choice c) Vegetarian cookery

The main idea of this paragraph is that there is a lot of choice of vegetarian dishes.

3) Paragraph 3 a) Still vegetarian b) Surprisingly good c) Try it out first

The main idea here is that the parents found that vegetarian food was surprisingly good. That the daughter is still vegetarian and the mother tries out recipes first are extra details, not the main idea.

What are you doing if you contemplate, mentally prepare yourself, or consider something? You are thinking. Is this paragraph talking about how to make a change, or when to make a change? When to make a change. What are you doing if you make a list or get something down on paper? Writing something. Is this paragraph talking about preventing failure, or the consequences of failure? Preventing failure.

Title Paragraph number Make it hard to fail 4 Think about it 1 Write it down 3 Ask yourself questions extra heading Timing is everything 2

Paragraph number Heading 1 The world is watching 2 Good for the industry 3 Influencing people 4 Actors love them too 5 What are awards really for? 6 Who else benefits? Extra Heading Too many awards

In this lesson you have:

practised paper 1 part 1 multiple matching exercises developed a technique for dealing with this type of question improved your vocabulary related to games

The next e-m@il lesson focuses on paper 1 part 2, the multiple choice exercise; it looks at vocabulary connected to the weather and provides practice in word building.