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BEC Higher Reading Activities List

Target Audience: Students    Teachers

Name of Activity

Relevance to Paper

Focus of Activity

Make a Match

Part 1

Paraphrasing

Identifying Information

Part 1

Identifying facts and ideas

Change the Register

Part 1

Rewriting texts using a different register

Choose a Programme

Part 1

Scanning for information

Match the Sentences

Part 1

Matching statements with texts as quickly as possible

Spot the Clue

Part 2

Spotting reference words

Jumbled Text

Part 2

Understanding text structure

Cut and Paste

Part 2

Putting students into the role of the examiner

Discussion Time

Part 3

Understanding the ideas in a text

Match the Question

Part 3

Paraphrasing

Right and Wrong

Part 3

Distinguishing between the correct answer and the distractor

Cut the Options

Part 4

Confidence-builder when doing this activity for first time

Guess the Meaning

Part 4

Understanding vocabulary

Spot the Gaps

Part 4

Understanding vocabulary and structure

Match the Answers

Part 4

Understanding cohesion in a text

Get your Options Right

Part 4

Choosing the correct vocabulary

Mind the Gap

Part 5

Error correction

Gap a Text

Part 5

Understanding type of lexis used in this task

Create the Options

Part 5

Identifying the correct lexis

Common Errors

Part 6

Looking at typical mistakes made in English

Deliberate Mistakes

Part 6

Awareness raising of the type of errors to look for