High there in this next lecture we're going to go over something that is really really important when
it comes to reading.
And it doesn't matter if it's the general exam or the academic exam the same thing applies.
There's this lecture is of course for the academic test because it's in that section but there is a
similar video this in the General test.
And if you're taking the academic test you can practice with the general materials if you're taking
the General test.
You can practice with the academic materials.
All right.
So what we're going to be doing today is really practicing and learning how to scan for keywords language
how to really scan for Sydenham language.
Now sometimes when you are scanning for the matching sentence sometimes you have some really good keywords
or you can use the help you find this sentence and that might be a date or maybe a name or maybe name
of a country or some type of scientific word or something like that that's going to make it easy to
find the matching sentence from the question to the passage.
However once you get in the once you get inside of the correct sentence then it's a matter of Especially
when it comes to our field of playing questions and short answer questions and sentence completion questions
especially for those kind of questions.
Are you able to find the key word language does synonyms that point you towards the answer.
Are you able to master synonyms that point you towards the answer.
So what we're going to do today is there's work on creating a synonym vocabulary chart creating a synonym
vocabulary chart.
And I tell students all the time.
I tell students all the time that when you're doing this when you're using a reading passage that don't
just try to answer the questions and move on to the next one.
Use this reading passage.
Drain it for as much as you can get out of it there's so many different ways that you can build your
skill level with just one reading passage.
Right.
So like with this reading passage which is from book 13 and this test on reform called the Cutty Sark
Cutty Sark the full name was Cutty Sark the fastest sailing ship of all time.
But you know you may use it to answer the questions but also you say well you know what I'm going to
work on my scanning ability.
I'm going to work on my and matching ability.
How will how will my scanning for languages using synonyms.
Because that's the key to be fast to being fast and being able to have answers the point to have have
a language that points to the answer choice.
Right.
So what I've what I've already done here is I've pulled out the key word language from some of the questions
right.
And what I'm going to do is go into the passage and find that matching key word language.
Ok I find their matching key word language.
So this came from this reading has it right here.
But the Cutty Sark right.
And so first I poured questions from the True False where the truth was given and then I poured language
for the pup was some key language from the field of blank questions.
Now for the for the truth was not given question.
We're just working on scanning being able to find matching language like the matching language that
were scanning for and in them language for scanning for this is not like this is not necessarily the
language I will be using to find this sentence but after that I find this sentence I will be looking
for this language.
Help me point towards that particular answer choice.
OK.
So let's be clear about that right now.
We're not working on finding the answer.
We're just working on the ability to locate synonym language that comes from the question in there and
find it in the passage sentence so that we can get better at being able to find language that points
to the answer choice.
So I want to be very very clear on that.
All right.
So this first set of questions.
It comes from questions 1 to 8.
And what you want to do is you would look at the questions and know which sentence is the key where
language comes from.
I know which sentence is the key where language comes from.
All right so the language that I'm looking for is I'm looking for me see me.
I'm looking for I intended to be I I'm going to be looking for language like favored.
All right.
Now contract between John Willis and Scott Linton this language John Willis and Scott Linton that would
be the language I use to find my right sentence.
But this word favorite is equally important because this word favored is what's going to be used to
tell me if the answer will be true false or not given.
Do you understand.
When I get to the correct sentence is either going to use synonym language that means the same as favored
or so and use synonym language it is contradiction to favored or won't say whether it's favored or not.
And in that situation it will be not given.
And that's why being able to spot the synonym language this in the sentence is it is so important to
be able to find your correct answer choice.
But again I'm not going over the answer choices.
Please don't send me a message and say Can you give the answers.
No that's not the purpose of this.
OK.
I'm not.
The purpose is not giving answers right now.
The purpose is working on this scale of scanning.
That's what we're working on right now.
What you need to have is you know after this video there are going to be three more lectures and those
three those three other lectures our practice test.
Those are practice test were those practice test.
You have to have the book to be able to do the practice test.
I can not give you the book.
OK.
Please don't ask me to give you the book I can give you the book.
OK.
I cannot do that.
So in the end the description for the next few practice tests that come up you need to have those you
to have that book so that you can practice doing this.
Now eventually what you want to be able to do is you want to be able to go you know when you finish
a practice tests create your own your own vocabulary matching chart between the question language and
the passage language.
Practice creating your own Ok practice creating your own.
All right now walk you through it I was looking for a intended to be favored.
I'll be also like this word wanted.
Right.
Because in language that he wanted or did he not want that either essay he wanted it because they didn't
want it or he'll be like
all right for this one.
Sometimes you have to find language.
Sometimes you have to find language that is even more like the whole a whole phrase right here is more
of a whole phrase going to be looking for a synonym language that either supports that or doesn't support
that.
All right.
And what are some of them you're looking for.
Oh yeah.
The word travel
right now just because you find a synonym for number seven.
If I find a synonym for the word travel it doesn't mean the answer is true.
OK this is just a synonym that helps me confirm I am in the right sentence.
You still have to look at the sentence and determine is it true false or not given you still have to
do that.
All right.
And also I'm looking for at risk of hitting so Clipper's were originally intended to be used as passenger
ship so watch how I do this and watch I'll fill in the chart and then afterwards you can practice with
the practice test to see how it's done.
OK you can practice to see how it's done.
Oh one wrong way intended to be Clipper's were originally intended to be
the fastest commercial sailing ships of all time Rick Clipper's three massive ships built to transport
goods.
So for example build two is the same as intended to be.
Now I said previously I'm not going to the answers but just to show you just very briefly I'm going
to do it just this one time to show you what I mean by just because you find this having them language
that afterwords you will determine true false or not give them.
Right now we're just working on finding it in them language.
But just to make the point right here is is built to transport goods.
What does our question say intended to be used as passengers.
So this would be what everybody
false.
I was pausing for a second to give you a chance to answer the passage said.
Built to transport goods.
The question is intended to be used as passenger ships that will make this answer to be false.
But the point now I'm not going to do that again.
So don't ask me.
All right.
The point I'm making is intended to be the start of the match would be built to.
OK.
Now the next one is.
Number two we're home of the contract and looking for language about favored or not favored or empty.
It is Scott Linton and sure OK here's the language right here.
Put him in a very strong position that means favored
again here we value a sit in in language.
But our answer was false because they had two different things intended for passengers intended to transport
goods.
So just because you find is in a language you still have to look at the sentence and determine what
is the answer I want it
know what I want wanted wanted wanted.
You'll go much faster if you have the book because you won't have to scroll up and down like I'm being
forced to do.
John Walsh wanted to be faster between U.K. and China
OK.
Here's Will is China Britain sending them UK.
I'm looking for a wanted
was designed to.
Was designed to.
Is a synonym for him wanting to do something
could travel between Britain and China faster than Clipper's
steamships could travel in Britain and trying to fast Clippers.
Pretty much faster than the Bruce
brick in China.
All right.
And I think that was also Suez Canal.
So here's our language right here that confirms that the canal is of no use to sailing ships the canal
is of no use to sailing ships
sailing ships are a synonym for Clipper's
right.
So
yeah we were answering this actually will be true.
But this is the language that matches this that confirms this language.
Right this is the matching language.
I want to do.
OK.
Right here is the synonym for travel.
The word Journey
OK the word journey
travel and journey.
All right.
And then at the risk of hitting
here's the question.
Captain would you put the risk at risk of hitting.
Captain would you put the risk at risk of hitting
here's what I.
Here's what I did.
Breaking her dangerous is that language right here dangerously close
dangerously close to
an risk of hitting.
All right.
So this is how we look at Matching lane which would help us determine then if the answer is true false
or not given.
OK.
But again we're just working on our ability to scan and recognize synonym language.
That is one of the keys to doing well in the exam.
All right and this is something you have to be able to do on your own.
Next I'm looking at questions nine to 13
looking at questions 19:13.
All right.
So these are Fill the blank questions.
So I'm really paying attention to like the word carry.
This was actually easy because as a captain and something else I mean it's two positions a captain and
something else we're going to find a synonym language for whoever finds the damn language for carryed
when finances in a language war for very skilled because whatever the answer is is connected to very
skilled.
We're going to find are we looking for used for
use for and damaged by after 1880.
He carried what after he TVT
years 1880.
All right so I'm looking for a synonym for carryed
right here.
Transporting.
All right.
And so we that we can immediately find or answer for that one next.
Very skilled.
Here's the captain right.
It was an excellent navigator.
Excellent is a synonym for very skilled.
I told you connected to the language right.
Excellent.
And what you're doing what you're doing when you're doing this is when you watch what you're actually
doing is you're just working on the skill you're working on the skill of being able to the skill of
being able to locate language.
All right.
So
between 1923 and 1954 Currie's star Cutty Sark was used for
1923 and 54 years 1922 it was 1954.
Here is used as a ok
used for
use as a fine old one is something about
damaged by damaged by
suffered from.
Right.
So because we're the ones who find the right said it's all about just scanning for that key word language
damaged by suffer from.
Right.
But you have to work on this skill.
You have to work on the skill of scanning.
All right.