Tip

1. Practise using synonyms, summary words etc. to help you locate information.
2. Practise reading skills such as skimming and scanning for information.

1. Make sure that you copy words accurately from the text: spelling mistakes will mean that you will lose the mark for that question.
2. Make sure that where you have to write an answer yourself, your answer is grammatically correct, (e.g. Short-answer Questions, Sentence Completion, Summary Completion).
3. Pay attention to any examples that are provided.

Do

1. Make sure that you stop Writing Task 1 after 20 minutes to allow enough time to answer Writing Task 2.
2. Remember that Writing Task 2 carries more marks, so you need plenty of time to answer it.
3. Make sure that, for Task 1, you copy data accurately from the question paper.
4. Be sure to provide supporting evidence for any of your claims or views in Writing Task 2.
5. Make sure that all of your ideas are relevant to the question.
6. Make sure to write as clearly as possible.
   

Don't

1. Don't repeat task instructions in your writing.
2. Don’t leave out any required information.

Do

1. Wait until the end of the test to transfer your answers. You have ten minutes for this which is plenty of time.

1. Don't try to rephrase what you hear. Write down the words you hear which fit the question.
2. Don’t copy any words that were printed on the Question Paper when you transfer your answers to the Answer Sheet.

Don't

1. Use the preparation time in Part 2 to think about what is written on the card.
2. Use the instructions and prompts on the card in Part 2 to help you to organise your long turn.
3. Practise ways of delaying answers to give yourself time to think in Part 3.

1. Don't learn answers by heart.
2. Don’t write on the task card.