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- Hi, guys, Jessica back here.
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I am going to talk about the hardest reading question type today, true, false, not given,
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yes, no, not given.
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Now I know a lot of you hate this question type.
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I don't blame you, so listen to my tips today and hopefully it'll clear some of this confusion
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up for you.
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First of all, most importantly, don't think too much, don't read too much, all right?
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Listen, if you think too much, if you stare at this question, if you stare at this passage
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for longer than a minute, you're gonna get the wrong answer.
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You're going to overthink it.
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You're gonna think yourself out of getting the right answer.
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Don't read too much either, you guys.
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You should not read more than two sentences to get this answer, all right?
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Reading too much not only wastes time, it does give you the wrong answer, all right?
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So what do we read?
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How much time do we need?
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That's where strategies come in.
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You have to have clear strategies, a system that you stick to every time you do these
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questions, okay?
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So for example, one of the most important part of one of the most important parts of
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the system is the matching.
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You identify key words in the question, you find these key words in the passage, and then
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you compare, again, no more than two sentences, guys.
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When you find these key words in the passage, read that sentence, also read the next sentence,
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'kay?
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This is the only question type where I recommend reading two sentences.
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You read the two sentences, and then you compare it to the question.
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Make sure that all the key words match.
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Do they all match?
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Are they saying the same thing?
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It's true, or yes.
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Are they disagreeing?
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Is there an opposite in there?
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Then it's false, or no, 'kay?
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Is something in the question?
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Is the key idea in the question, not in those two sentences, then it's not given.
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Again here's where you can overthink it.
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If you think, oh well, God, well what if, what if it is given in the next sentence,
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and then you keep reading.
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You're wasting time.
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You're getting the wrong answer.
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Remember, guys, you're never going to be 100% sure when you try and find these answers.
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You're never gonna be 100% sure, all right?
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Take it from me, one of the students in our course, she just emailed me this morning,
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telling me she got a nine in reading by following my system step-by-step.
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It does work.
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If you are ready to get the complete system, not just the tips on these amazingly helpful
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YouTube videos, if you are ready for more, then check out our course allearsenglish.com/keys.
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All right, the last step after you practice this system, you learn the strategies, after
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you do that, the next step is you practice, practice, practice, okay?
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With as many true, false, not given, yes, no, not givens as you can.
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You will find IELTs has a certain way of phrasing things, certain things that disagree all the
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time.
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You will see repetitions, and you will be comfortable with this question type by the
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time exam day comes.
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All right, so that's it for me today.
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I hope I have cleared a little bit up for you guys.
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This is a confusing question type, but it's all about matching and being efficient with
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your time.
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All right, thanks for watching today, guys, and have a wonderful day.