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2.3 Reading Reading, Part 1 This task tests the candidate’s ability to understand the main content of a variety of emails in a workrelated context. It reflects the increasing importance of emails in everyday communication. Reading skills are necessary for a quick perception of the main point of a mail. In this task the candidates will be able to correctly match subject line and email if they have adequately grasped the content of both. Structure
Instructions Text Items
Objective
To assess the candidate’s ability to understand emails and select the best subject line
Intended operations
Reading for gist
Type of task
Matching items
Number of items
Four (items 24–27)
Channel
Written
Type of text
Four personal or semi-formal emails
Nature of information
Emails in a work-related context
Text length
60–70 words for each email
Test items
There are four correct subject lines and two distractors. The task is to identify which subject line best matches each email. Only one option is correct.
Topics
See Inventory T – Topics – related to typical situations at the workplace
Level
The language in the items and in the relevant parts of the texts should be at level B1.
Weighting
One point per item (0 for incorrect response)
H a n d b o o k t e l c E N G L I S H B u siness B 1 · B 2
