How to Prepare for and Take an your baccalaureate exam

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1-PREPARING FOR THE

EXAM.

Revision means preparing forspecific exams - so pre-revision means finding out

what the exam is testing

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*BE SURE OF YOUR OBJECTIVE.

*BE DETERMINED TO ACHIEVE YOUR

OBJECTIVE.*KNOW THAT YOU CAN ACHIEVE YOUR

AIM.

*BE SELF-CONFIDENT.

*FIGHT COFUSION AND ANXIETY.

*KNOW THAT THE EXAM IS USUALLY EASIER

THAN THE TESTS.

*KNOW THAT YOU WILL BE TESTED ONLY INWHAT YOU STUDIED.

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*GIVE ENOUGH TIME FOR EACH SUBJECT.*MAKE A SCHEDULE FOR YOUR REVISION.

*TRY TO REVISE IN PAIRS OR GROUPS.

* ALLOW YOURSELF TO HAVE BREAKSGo out to get some fresh air

Change tasks - variety means including some activitiesthat you like

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The Morning of Testing

Think Positive!

Start your day as you always do. Eat a good

breakfast and dont drink or eat something unusual.

Get to school a few minutes earlier than youusually do.

Know what classroom you are to report to.

Think positive and Relax!Read the questions and choices before marking

anything.

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PACE YOURSELF

Dont spend too much time on any one question.Do your best and then move on.

Be sure to go back to those questions you skipped.

Answer the easiest questions first.

Do not change your answers unless you are veryuncertain about your first answer .

Don't guess blindly, but if you have time to thinkabout the best answer choice, make it!

Find questions or key words that will help youchoose the correct answer.

Make sure you understand what the question isasking.

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THE ENGLISH EXAM.

GIVE ENOUGH TIME FOR EVERY SKILL:

-Reading,

- Writing,-vocabulary,

-Grammar and functions.

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READING COMPREHENSION

YOU SHOULD KNOW THAT THE TOPIC OF

THE EXAM TEXT WILL BE RELATED TO

THE TOPICS DEALT WITH IN THE

SYLLABUS.

RE-READ THE TEXTS AGAIN.

READING PROVIDES YOU WITH

BACKGROUND KNOWLEDGE.

TRY TO REMEMBER AS MUCHINFORMATION AS POSSIBLE.

MAKE A LIST OF VOCABULARY RELATED

TO EACH TOPIC.

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1-CROSSCULTURAL ISSUES AND VALUES.

2-THE GIFTS OF YOUTH.

3-WOMEN AND POWER.

4-SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY.

5-BRAIN DRAIN.6-HUMOUR.

7-CITIZENSHIP.

8-INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS.9-EDUCATION.

10-SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT.

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EXAMPLES OF READING

COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING WOULD BE THE BEST

TITLE FOR THE PASSAGE?

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING COULD BE INFERRED

FROM THE TEXT? WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS DOES THE

PASSAGE ANSWER?

ARE THESE SENTENCES TRUE OR FALSE? JUSTIFY.

ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS IN YOUR OWN WORDS. COMPLETE THESE SENTENCES IN YOUR OWN

WORDS.

FILL IN EACH BLANK WITH A WORD FROM THE

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FILL IN EACH BLANK WITH AN EXPRESSION FROM THETEXT.

FIND IN THE TEXT WORDS OR EXPRESSIONS THAT MEANTHE SAME AS: WHAT DO THE UNDERLINED WORDS IN THE TEXT

REFER TO? PICK OUT FROM THE TEXT EXPRESSIONS OR PHRASES

WHICH SHOW THAT: MATCH THE MAIN IDEA WITH THE CORRESPONDING

PARAGRAPH. IN WHAT ORDER DO THE FOLLOWING

IDEAS/ARGUMENTS OR EVENTS APPEAR IN THE TEXT? WHAT IS THE WRITERS OPINION/

ATTITUDE/TONE/INTENT? CHOOSE THE RIGHT ANSWER FROM THE LIST GIVEN. FILL IN THE CHART WITH THE RIGHT INFORMATION

FROM THE TEXT.

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GRAMMAR

TIPS FOR REVISION. TRY TO REVISE IN GROUPS.

PRACTICE INDIVIDUALLY.

THE REVIEW MUST BE DONE THROUGHEXERCISES.(previous exams+textbook)

YOU SHOULD KNOW THAT THE EXAMQUESTIONS ARE USUALLY EASIER.

TRY TO PRACTICE YOUR GRAMMAR INDIFFERENT MODES:affirmative-negative-interogative.

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Grammar topics

Tenses (including past perfect, past perfect continuous andfuture perfect);Wishes(present and past), and conditionals (including type 3);Reporting commands, statements, and questions in the present

and past;Modals: present and past;Infinitive vs. Gerund;Phrasal verbswith particular focus on the meaning ofparticles

Passive with different tenses; phrasal verbsPassive with modals;

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GRAMMAR POINT RULE

1-CONDITIONAL 2 IF+s+SIMPLE PAST+s+WOULD+VINF.

2-CONDITIONAL3 IF+s+HAD+VPP+s+WOULD HAVE+VPP.

3-UNREAL WISHES/PRSNT. IFONLY/I WISH+s+VERB SIMPLE PAST

4-UNREAL WISHES/PAST IF ONLY/I WISH +s+HAD+VERB PAST.PARTI

5-PAST PERFECT S+HAD +v p.part/ HAD BEEN +Ving

6-future perfect Will have+verb past.part/will have been+v ing

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CHANGES IN TENSES1-SIMPLE PRESENT 1-SIMPLE PAST

2-PRESENT PROGRESSIVE 2-PAST PROGRESSIVE

3-SIMPLE PAST 3-PAST PERFECT

4-FUTURE:will+verbinf 4-CONDITIONAL:would+vinf

Changes in time expressionsTODAY THAT DAY

YESTERDAY THE DAY BEFORETOMORROW THE NEXT DAY

NOW THEN

LAST YEAR/MONTH THE YEAR/MONTHBEFORE

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THE AVTIVE VOICE:s+v+object THE PASSIVE: object+verb to

be+vp.p1-presentsimple

Improve(s) Is /are improved

2-presentcontinuous

Is/are improving Is/are being improved

3-presentperfect

Has/have improved Has/have been improved

Simple past improved Was/were improved

Pastcontinuous

Was/wereimproving

Was/were being improved

future Will improve Will be improved

modals Should/must/ canimprove

Should/must/can be improved

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VOCABULARY

ALL THE VOCABULARYITEMS YOU WILL MEET INTHE EXAM WILL BERELATED TO THE TOPICS

DEALT WITH.MOST TASKS WILL DEAL

WITH COLLOCATIONS.

SO

USE YOUR KNOWLEDGEOF GRAMMAR TO FINDOUT THE CORRECTOPTION.

USE YOUR KNOWLEDGEOF THE TOPICS TODECIDE ABOUT THE BESTOPTION.

Use the context to find outthe meaning of unfamiliarwords.

Cross out silly answerchoices to help get you

closer to the right answer.

EXAMLINK

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WRITING

WRITING IS NOT OPTIONAL:YOU MUST DO IT.

YOU WILL HAVE TO WRITE A COMPLETEESSAY/ARTICLE.

YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO DECIDE ABOUT WHATIS REQUIRED:-personal letter.

-formal letter.

-simple essay.

DECIDE ABOUT THE GENRE OF WIRITING YOUWILL WRITE: argumentative-expository-descriptive

EXAM

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TIPS FOR WRITING AN ESSAY/ARTICLE

LOOK FOR KEY WORDS TO HELP YOUUNDERSTAND WHAT YOU WILL WRITE ABOUT.

UNDERLINE THE KEY WORDS.

YOU MUST ORGANISE YOUR ESSAY INTO CLEARPARAGRAPHS:intro-P1-P2-P3-Conclusion.

REMEMBER THAT EACH PARAGRAPH MUSTDISCUSS ONE TOPIC SENTENCE.

EACH PARAGRAPH MUST HAVE A TOPICSENTENCE +SUPPORTING IDEAS+CONCLUDINGSTC.

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REMEMBER TO USE LINKING WORDS TO

ESTABLISH COHESION BETWEEN YOUR IDEAS.YOU MUST USE COMPLETE SENECES FOR YOUR

IDEAS TO BE COMPLETE.SUBJECT+VERB+OBJECT+(adverb).

CARE MOST ABOUT THEMEANINGFULNESSOFYOUR IDEAS.EACH IDEA MUST SAY SOMETHING.

FINISHED!REVISE YOUR IDEAS AND EDIT YOUR

ESSAY.

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FINAL TIPS GO BACK TO YOUR EXAM AND DO ANY

QUESTION YOU HAVE MISSED.

REVISE ANY ANSWERS YOU HAVE DOUBTSABOUT.

DONT CHANGE YOUR ANSWERS UNLESS YOUARE SURE THAT THEY ARE COMPLETELT FALSE.

RECHECK YOUR EXAM NUMBER.

DONT MAKE NOISE.YOUR FRIENDS ARE STILLWORKING.

CHECK YOUR SHEET FOR NEATNESS

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