Starting a language exchange · A2. Keep the requested person, time, place or amount attached to the correct event.
Read the original English material and answer with evidence. The level is an editorial guide, not a certified result.
Read the original English material and answer with evidence. The level is an editorial guide, not a certified result.
For months, I studied Spanish alone on the train. I knew useful words, but I felt nervous when I had to speak. A friend suggested a language exchange. I found Elena on a community website. She wanted to practise English, and I wanted to practise Spanish. We agreed to meet in a cafe near the library, where there was enough space to talk quietly.
Our first meeting did not go very well. We spent almost the whole hour speaking English because it was easier for both of us. Afterwards, we made a simple plan: twenty minutes in English, twenty in Spanish, and ten minutes to discuss useful expressions. We take turns choosing a topic before each meeting. Last week it was food; next week Elena wants to discuss travel.
At first, I asked Elena to correct every mistake. This stopped our conversation too often. Now she writes down two or three important mistakes and explains them at the end. If I cannot remember a word, she waits while I try to describe it instead of immediately giving me the answer.
We usually meet every other Wednesday. When Elena was busy with an exam, we used voice messages for two weeks. They were helpful, but I prefer meeting in person because it is easier to ask a quick question. I am still not a confident speaker in every situation. However, I no longer spend the first five minutes planning every sentence in my head.
Use the reason actually given; a plausible reason from outside the text is not enough. Keep the requested person, time, place or amount attached to the correct event. Ask what the person or message is trying to achieve, and for whom.
We meet inside because it is raining.
Keep the requested person, time, place or amount attached to the correct event. Combine the actual clues without adding an unsupported fact.
The doors open at eight. The class starts at nine.
Read the original English material and answer with evidence. The level is an editorial guide, not a certified result.
For months, I studied Spanish alone on the train. I knew useful words, but I felt nervous when I had to speak. A friend suggested a language exchange. I found Elena on a community website. She wanted to practise English, and I wanted to practise Spanish. We agreed to meet in a cafe near the library, where there was enough space to talk quietly.
Our first meeting did not go very well. We spent almost the whole hour speaking English because it was easier for both of us. Afterwards, we made a simple plan: twenty minutes in English, twenty in Spanish, and ten minutes to discuss useful expressions. We take turns choosing a topic before each meeting. Last week it was food; next week Elena wants to discuss travel.
At first, I asked Elena to correct every mistake. This stopped our conversation too often. Now she writes down two or three important mistakes and explains them at the end. If I cannot remember a word, she waits while I try to describe it instead of immediately giving me the answer.
We usually meet every other Wednesday. When Elena was busy with an exam, we used voice messages for two weeks. They were helpful, but I prefer meeting in person because it is easier to ask a quick question. I am still not a confident speaker in every situation. However, I no longer spend the first five minutes planning every sentence in my head.
Starting a language exchange
Use the reason actually given; a plausible reason from outside the text is not enough. Keep the requested person, time, place or amount attached to the correct event. Ask what the person or message is trying to achieve, and for whom.
We meet inside because it is raining.Keep the requested person, time, place or amount attached to the correct event.
The doors open at eight. The class starts at nine.Keep the requested person, time, place or amount attached to the correct event. Combine the actual clues without adding an unsupported fact.
The doors open at eight. The class starts at nine.Keep your first attempt, check the evidence and try another question. A follow-up on the same material does not prove transfer to a new text.
No practice notes yet. Try a short warm-up.
Use the reason actually given; a plausible reason from outside the text is not enough. Keep the requested person, time, place or amount attached to the correct event. Ask what the person or message is trying to achieve, and for whom.
We meet inside because it is raining.Keep the requested person, time, place or amount attached to the correct event. Combine the actual clues without adding an unsupported fact.
The doors open at eight. The class starts at nine.Opening an answer records help for that question.
Starting a language exchange
Answer: “Feeling nervous about speaking.”. Evidence: “I knew useful words, but I felt nervous when I had to speak.”. Check “Finding time to learn any words.”: This says the opposite of the relevant detail. Evidence: “I knew useful words”. Check “Travelling to the library.”: The text does not give this detail. Do not add it.
Starting a language exchange
Answer: “Through a community website.”. Evidence: “I found Elena on a community website.”. Check “During a train journey.”: This is not the place given for this action. Evidence: “For months, I studied Spanish alone on the train.”. Check “At a Spanish examination.”: The text does not give this detail. Do not add it.
Starting a language exchange
Answer: “They spent almost all the time using English.”. Evidence: “We spent almost the whole hour speaking English because it was easier for both of us.”. Check “Elena did not want to learn English.”: This says the opposite of the relevant detail. Evidence: “She wanted to practise English”. Check “They could not agree on a meeting place.”: This says the opposite of the relevant detail. Evidence: “We agreed to meet in a cafe near the library”.
Starting a language exchange
Answer: “Travel.”. Evidence: “Last week it was food; next week Elena wants to discuss travel.”. Check “Food from their childhood.”: The text does not give this detail. Do not add it. Check “Food.”: Food was last week’s topic. The question asks about the next topic, travel.
Starting a language exchange
Answer: “They take turns.”. Evidence: “We take turns choosing a topic before each meeting.”. Check “Elena always chooses.”: This makes the statement wider or stronger than the text allows. Evidence: “next week Elena wants to discuss travel.”. Check “The writer’s friend chooses.”: This gives the action or role to the wrong person or group. Evidence: “A friend suggested a language exchange.”.
Starting a language exchange
Answer: “Fifty minutes.”. Evidence: “twenty minutes in English, twenty in Spanish, and ten minutes to discuss useful expressions.”. Check “Forty minutes.”: Check the calculation using the stated times or amounts. Check “One hour and ten minutes.”: Check the calculation using the stated times or amounts. Evidence: “Our first meeting did not go very well. We spent almost the whole hour speaking English”.
Starting a language exchange
Answer: “It interrupted the conversation too often.”. Evidence: “This stopped our conversation too often.”. Check “Elena could not write notes.”: This says the opposite of the relevant detail. Evidence: “Now she writes down two or three important mistakes”. Check “They only wanted to practise spelling.”: The text does not give this detail. Do not add it.
Starting a language exchange
Answer: “At the end of the meeting.”. Evidence: “Now she writes down two or three important mistakes and explains them at the end.”. Check “At the start of the next meeting.”: The text does not give this detail. Do not add it. Check “Immediately after each mistake.”: This describes the earlier behaviour, not the later practice asked about. Evidence: “At first, I asked Elena to correct every mistake. This stopped our conversation too often.”.
Starting a language exchange
Answer: “Describing it in other words.”. Evidence: “she waits while I try to describe it instead of immediately giving me the answer.”. Check “Changing immediately to English.”: The text does not give this detail. Do not add it. Check “Ending the conversation.”: The text does not give this detail. Do not add it.
Starting a language exchange
Answer: “Elena was busy with an exam.”. Evidence: “When Elena was busy with an exam, we used voice messages for two weeks.”. Check “The cafe had closed permanently.”: The text does not give this detail. Do not add it. Check “They decided never to meet again.”: This says the opposite of the relevant detail. Evidence: “They were helpful, but I prefer meeting in person”.
Starting a language exchange
Answer: “Quick questions are easier to ask.”. Evidence: “I prefer meeting in person because it is easier to ask a quick question.”. Check “Face-to-face meetings never include mistakes.”: This makes the statement wider or stronger than the text allows. Check “The library requires attendance.”: The text does not give this detail. Do not add it.
Starting a language exchange
Answer: “The writer has made progress but still lacks confidence in some situations.”. Evidence: “I am still not a confident speaker in every situation. However, I no longer spend the first five minutes planning every sentence in my head.”. Check “The writer plans every sentence before speaking.”: This says the opposite of the relevant detail. Check “The writer now speaks confidently in every situation.”: This makes the statement wider or stronger than the text allows.