CAE Reading Skills helps students to develop the general skills necessary for the CAE Paper 1 and, at the same time, familiarizes them with the different task types that they will encounter in this part of the exam. Section A of each unit concentrates on a different Paper 1 exercise format, whereas Section B concentrates on the development of general strategies such as reading for gist. CAE Reading Skills: * introduces students to the different text types and exercise formats that they will meet in the CAE Reading paper * uses authentic texts from a range of sources * has pre-reading and follow-up tasks, so that each text is given a context within the topic of the unit * contains clear Study Tips and Exam Tips boxes that encapsulate the information given in each unit * is written by authors with an in-depth knowledge of the CAE exam * has a key for self-study purposes.
Contents: 1; Foundation Unit; 2; Survival; 3; Consumer issues; 4; Transport; 5; Travel; 6; Large-scale art; 7; Children and education; 8; The oceans; 9; Memorable incidents; 10; Cultural issues; 11; The living world; 12; Communications; 13; Science fiction?; 14; Modern life; 15; Other people, other ways; 16; the world of work
