questions reading tasks

 

Read the text quickly (1 minute) and choose the best title:

1.Blair announces gob-stopper

2.Blair fails in new role

3.Ex-PM announces new plan

                Skimming

B. Discuss the following questions with a partner.

Do you think Tony Blair wanted to make the announcement?

Who do you think the writer agrees with more: Tony Blair or David Cameron?                 Scanning

C. Look at the following words from the text. What do they refer to? What do you think they mean?

gob-stopper (4)/ stock up on (11)/ critics (14)/ crisps (20)           Reading for detail

D. What do the following things in the text refer to?

3/ crisps/ 50/ next Wednesday                Guessing new words

E. Answer the following questions while you read the text:

Why did Tony Blair make the announcement?

Why does David Cameron thinks it’s a problem?

How did the rest of the Labour party react to?

How is Blair going to stop his addiction?               Inference

 

 

1.What was the flester doing, and where?

2.What sort of a flester was he?

3.Why did the writer decide not to jorter him?

4.How did she deaple?

5.What did she hope would happen later?

 

1.What is the problem described here?

2.Is this event taking place indoors or outside?

3.Did the writer try to get near the patient?

4.What do you think she said when she saw him?

5.What might the job of the writer be?

6.Why do you think she wants to talk to the patient?

job interview

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1) What are the six strategies this text gives us for keeping our job?

 

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2) Why did Bob lose his job?

 

 

 

3) What are some ways you can make yourself visible/known at your job?

 

 

 

 

4) How can you learn more about your company and what they do?

 

 

 

 

5) What are some ways you can impress your boss?

 

 

 

 

6) How can you improve your speaking and writing skills at your job?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7) How can you learn more about your responsibilities, so that you can do your job better?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Now, switch seats with someone, and discuss with your partner your answers.