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Day 2 — Reading — Cambridge Perspective

Hasmik Sargsyan

Day 2 — Reading — Cambridge Perspective

Phase I • Week 1 • ⏰ ~50 minutes

Բարև բոլորին։ Շնորհակալություն երեկվա առաջին օրվա մասնակցության համար։ Այսօր շարունակում ենք Section 1-ով, բայց ուսումնասիրում ենք, թե ինչպես են Cambridge-ի քննիչները մտածում C1 ընթերցանության մասին։

Today we learn the Cambridge approach to C1 reading. Their strategies are exactly what you need for Section 1 of the certification test.

⏰ Daily Warm-Up — Mini Reading + Inference

Yesterday we practiced main idea, vocabulary, and detail. Today we add inference — questions where the answer is not directly stated but can be logically concluded from the passage.

🎮 Click below to start today interactive warm-up:
👉 Open Day 2 Warm-Up
Click your answer — see immediate feedback. Auto-graded total at the end.

🎯 Main Tasks

Task 1 — Cambridge reading webinar Part 1

🎥 Cambridge English — «Teaching Reading at C1 and C2» webinar Part 1: Watch on YouTube

Take notes on the strategies Cambridge recommends. These will help you answer Section 1 MC questions faster.

Task 2 — Do 10 more sets from Section 1

📄 Section 1 practice PDF: Download practice file

  • Focus today: distractor analysis — why are wrong options wrong?
  • For each wrong answer, write down WHY it is wrong (extreme word, wrong scope, opposite meaning, etc.)
  • Aim for ~12 minutes per set

Task 3 — Self-check

📋 Section 1 answer key: Open answer key

💡 Pro Tips

  • Distractor patterns. Common wrong-option types: extreme words («always», «never»), too narrow («only X»), opposite meaning, mixing facts from different paragraphs.
  • Inference ≠ Imagination. Inference must be supported by the text. If you cannot point to a sentence that backs it up, it is not inference — it is guessing.
  • Read the question stem carefully. «Which can be inferred» vs «Which is stated» require different approaches.
  • Cambridge strategy. Read questions BEFORE the passage on long texts. Saves time for finding answers.

📁 Portfolio Entry

Open your Trainee Portfolio and log today:

  • 📅 Date
  • ✅ Tasks completed
  • 📊 Warm-up score (out of 3)
  • 📊 Section scores (today set scores)
  • 📝 Section 3 (Personal Weakness Log) — open it, prepare for first entries this week
  • 🏆 One Win + 🤔 One Challenge from today