Cloze and sequence exercises
One of the difficulties that students encounter, particularly in relation to Paper 1, has to do with the notion of trying to 'second guess' the author's meaning - what the author intended. This is a rather old fashioned reading practice that Paper 1 can serve to address, if it is taught effectively. Phrases like these: That's all very well but what is the deeper meaning of the passage? What does the author want us to...