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BEC Higher Reading Part 5
Task Description
In this task, candidates complete a gapped text by supplying their
own word to fill the gap. There are 10 gaps to complete.
What texts are used?
The general and business press, company literature and books on
topics such as management.
What text types are used?
A single authentic business-related text.
What skill is being tested?
The focus is on structure, and coherence/cohesion in the text. Items
tested may include prepositions, auxiliary verbs, pronouns, conjunctions
and phrasal verbs.
Understanding the Task
Here you have 'the open cloze'. This is a gap-fill. Students need
to find each word for themselves. There are no multiple-choice options.
The gaps test knowledge of prepositions, verb forms, pronouns, conjunctions,
parts of comparatives, parts of phrasal verbs and so on.
One way to understand the task is to do it yourself, thinking carefully
about what you are doing and how you work out the answers. Look
at the sample Part 5 task from a past BEC Higher paper. Complete
the task, thinking about how you are doing it.
Sample Task (PDF)
Answers
Things to consider
Now look at these questions about how you approached this task and
consider your answers.
- Did you read the headline first?
- Did you read through the whole text before you filled in the
gaps?
- Did you read closely the words around each gap?
- Did you read the text again after you had completed the missing
words?
- Is only business English tested in this task?
- What should students do after they have read through the text?
- Is there only one correct answer?
- What happens if a students spells the word incorrectly?
- Is it a good idea to pencil in the word above the gap?
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