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C1 Advanced - Reading and Use of English part 6

Cross-Text Multiple Matching

First edition. August 8, 2021

Copyright © 2021 D.Méndez.

Written by D.Méndez.

ISBN: 9781507777982

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CROSS-TEXT MULTIPLE MATCHING
C1 ADVANCED - READING AND USE OF ENGLISH PART 6

This part consists of four short texts with multiple matching

questions. In this part, there is an emphasis on identifying
opinions and attitudes expressed across texts.
Candidates must read across texts to match a prompt to
elements in the texts. The prompts require candidates to read
across the four texts to understand the opinions and attitudes
expressed in order to identify agreement and disagreement
between the writers. The texts are academic in tone.

The items only provide information on the subject of the

opinion, not the opinion itself: this is for the candidate to
identify. Candidates may need to identify an opinion expressed
in one of the texts and then identify which other text shares or
contradicts this opinion or they may need to identify which
differs from the other three in terms of an expressed opinion.

How many marks are there?

There are 4 questions in this part and each is worth 2 marks.
Reading Skill #1 :
identifying opinions and attitudes
identify agreement and disagreement between the writers
Reading Skill #2 :
skimming for specific information
Candidates must ble able to read carefully across texts to match
statements about the writers’ opinions and attitudes with the
correct text.
Which (expert, reviewer, contributors, etc.)
shares someone’s opinion/view on...?
has a different opinion/view from ... on ...?
agrees/disagrees with... about...?
takes a similar view to... about...?
has a different opinion/view from the other three... on...?
Step 1) Read the instructions and title so that you get an idea of
the overall topic of the four texts.
Step 2) Scan the texts quickly to get a clear idea of what they
are about.
Which of the them is/are:
• generally positive?
• generally negative?
• partly positive and partly negative?
Step 3) For each question, look through the texts to identify the
opinion expressed by the writers.
Step 4) Underline the evidence for your idea in the texts, as this
will help you to see the different opinions more clearly.

IMPORTANT :
The extracts may be chosen more than once , i.e. you can use
the same option for more than one answer.

Note: You will need to read each text several times.

1) Read the instruction and the title.
What are the texts going to be about?

The texts are going to be about how architecture can affect the
emotions.
2) Read the first question: 37
What is the question about? Underline key words (topic of
the question)

If a question is asking for ‘a different opinion from’ the other

writers, students should underline the topic being discussed
in the question , and then identify and underline that specific
topic in each text. The task will then involve looking at all the
writers’ opinions on that issue and then identifying the odd
one out.
3) Scan the texts quickly looking for any information on the
confidence with which the author discusses architecture.
Which text contains a different opinion from the others?

The odd one out is writer B

4) Read the second question: 38
What is the question about? Underline key words.

This question is asking for someone who ‘shares reviewer A’s

opinion’ on whether architects should take note of de
Botton’s ideas.
Students should identify and underline anything to do with
this topic in reviewer A’s text and then do the same with the
other texts.
The task will then involve looking at all the writers’ opinions
on the topic and then identifying the similar one.
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5) Scan the texts quickly looking for any information on
whether architects should take note of de Botton’s ideas.
Which text contains an opinion similar to reviewer A?

C is the reviewer that expresses a similar view to A

6) Read the third question: 39
What is the question about? Underline key words.

This question is asking for ‘a similar view to’ reviewer B

regarding the extent to which architects share de Botton’s
concerns. Students should underline anything related to this
topic in reviewer B’s text and then identify and underline that
specific topic in the other texts.
The task will then involve looking at all the writers’ opinions
on the topic and then identifying the similar one.
7) Scan the texts quickly looking for any information on
the extent to which architecs share de Botton’s concerns.
Which text contains an opinion similar to reviewer B?

A is the reviewer that expresses a similar view to B

8) Read the last question: 40
What is the question about? Underline key words.

This question is asking for ‘a different view to’ reviewer C on

the originality of de Botton’s ideas. Students should underline
anything related to this topic in reviewer C’s text and then
identify and underline that specific topic in the other texts.
The task will then involve looking at all the writers’ opinions
on the topic and then identifying the different one.
9) Scan the texts quickly looking for any information on
the originality of some of de Botton’s ideas.
Which text contains a different opinion to reviewer C?

B is the reviewer that expresses a different opinion to C

 Read all four texts for gist and main ideas.
 Remember that you may not need to understand every word
in the text to answer the questions.
 Try to determine the general attitude of each writer to the
subject under discussion. Underline the part or parts of a
text which give an opinion or attitude (key words) and then
identify whether this is negative or positive.
 Think about the overall tone of each short piece – is the
writer positive or negative, optimistic, concerned, angry?

In order to do this exercise quickly, it is important to be able to

read fast while retaining as much information as possible.
Reading often and widely in English will help you improve your
reading skills, so it is a practice that you should develop.
Read as wide a range of texts as possible, including newspapers,
magazines, novels, academic texts etc.

Reading texts that offer different opinions on the same subject

will help you get better at identifying opinions and attitudes.
This might be reviews of a book or film or the comments
following blog posts.