Prepared by: A. T. M. Monawer Success in EPT Listening & Speaking Reading Writing Listening &Speaking Reading Writing

PRESENTATION OUTLINE Format Sample Listening & Speaking Types of Passages Types of questions Sample Reading Strategies Format Sample Writing 1 & 2

what it is? – Group discussion – Listen, speak – Participation: agree, disagree, ask opinion, give opinion, interrupt, deal with interruption, correct, check understanding, react to suggestion, suggest, etc. – Group leader starts the discussion – Last participant or group leader conclude the discussion Tips: – Divide the idea into some points – Listen to others carefully – Find out the points from the previous participant – Answer the argument and share your own points – Maintain the courtesy – Follow the rules while participating Listening & Speaking

Agreeing: – I totally agree – I think you are right up to a point but… Disagreeing: – You are quite wrong there – I am sorry, but I don’t agree at all Asking for opinion: – So what do you think, (name)? – Would you like to add anything, (name)? Giving opinion: – In my point of view… – As far as I’m concerned… Interrupting: – Sorry to interrupt, but… – Can I just make a point? Useful phrases for group discussion

Dealing with interruption: – I haven’t finished, if you don’t mind – Let me just make my point Correcting misunderstanding: – Don’t get me wrong. What I meant was… – Look, put it another way,… Checking your understanding: – Do you really mean to say…? – What exactly do you mean by that? Reacting to suggestion: – That’s a good idea! – That’s not possible/ practicable/ feasible Making suggestion: – You should… – I suggest/ propose (+gerund) i.e. I propose doing a survey Useful phrases for group discussion

 Passages: 4 (easy – hard)  Types of questions: 11 1.Factual questions: These ask you to locate and identify specific information in the passage. e.g. according to the information in paragraph 1, – where did… – According to the passage why did… – Which of the following is true? 2.Negative factual questions: These ask which of the answer choices is not true, according to the passage, or is not mentioned in the passage. e.g. according to the information in paragraph 2, – Which of the following is not … – The author mentions all of the following in the passage except… Reading

3. Vocabulary questions: These ask you to identify the meaning of a word or phrase used in the passage. e.g. – the word ____ in the passage is closest in meaning to … 4. Inference questions: These ask you to draw conclusions based on information in the passage. – e.g. from the information in the paragraph 4, it can be inferred that … 5. Questions about author’s purpose: These ask you why the author uses a certain word, detail, or example in the passage. e.g. – From the information in the paragraph 5, it can be inferred that … – In paragraph 5, the author suggests that … Reading

6. Questions about the authors method: These ask you to describe how the author explain or accomplishes something in the passage. e.g. – How does the author explain the concept of _____ in paragraph 6? 7. Questions about author’s attitude: These ask you how the author feels about a certain issue, idea, or person that is mentioned in the passage. – What is the author’s opinion of ____? – Which of the following most actually reflects the author’s opinion of ____? 8. Sentence restatement/ simplification questions: These ask you which choice best restates and summarizes the information in a sentence from the passage. – Which of following sentences best expresses the essential information in the sentence below? Reading

9. Reference questions: These ask you what word a pronoun or other reference word refers to. – The word ____ in the passage refers to … 10. Sentence addition questions: these give you a sentence that is not in the passage and ask you to put it into the passage. Four black squares appear between sentences of the paragraph. 11. Complete-the-summary and complete-the- chart questions: you will be given six answer choices. You have to choose the most important three of these. Reading

Tips: Begin from the passage one than proced Give more time the easy ones i.e. 1, 2 and less time one difficult ones i.e. 3,4. Try to think first and don’t guess Guess only in last 5 minitues Reading