ILEC Reading Activities List

 

Target Audience: Students    Teachers

Name of Activity

Relevance to ILEC Reading

Focus of Activity
Overview activity Whole paper To check knowledge of content of the Test of Reading
DOs and DON’Ts activity Student key

Whole paper

To help students remember practical advice for the Test of Reading shortly before taking the examination
Reading skills activity Whole paper To encourage awareness of the reading skills used in ILEC
Everyday words with specialist meanings Whole paper To sensitise students to the fact that words commonly met in everyday English can take on a special meaning in a legal context
Cut the options Part 1 To develop students’ ability and confidence in completing Part 1 tasks
Legal word building Part 3 To reinforce students’ knowledge of word building and typical affixes
Vocabulary brainstorm Papers 4, 5 and 6 To raise awareness of text topic and activate students’ knowledge of vocabulary relating to it
What’s the issue? Parts 4, 5 and 6 To encourage students to predict the overall content of a text before reading for detail
Identifying paraphrases Parts 4, 5 and 6 To develop students’ ability to recognise paraphrasing and to improve their scanning skills
Making connections Part 5 To develop students’ ability and confidence in completing Part 5 tasks

Why it’s right

Part 6 To develop students’ ability and confidence in completing Part 6 tasks
Reading faster Student key

Whole paper

 To help students with overall timing of the paper