TIPSfor the test

For the vocabulary section:

• Don´t use masculine pronouns (he, his, himself) generically. Instead make the subject plural or use such terms as “technician” or “flight attendant”

• Whenever possible, use substitutions for words that begin or end with “man” (i.e. chairman = chair, workman = worker, foreman = supervisor).

• Use parallel terms for women and men (i.e. men/women, girls/boys).

• Avoid placing either sex in a special category by saying “female welder” or “male nurse.”

• When talking about occupations use language that does not reinforce limited views of men´s and women´s career choices. For example , “The chemist works with compounds that will enable her to…” or “The dental hygienist prepares his equipment by…”

For the vocabulary section:

For the grammar section:

• Reference Personal pronouns, possesive pronouns.

• Ellipsis (…) / Omission *Pay a attention before coordinating conjunctions

• Relative pronouns which, that, who, whose *They modify a noun

• Subtitution Dummy words: do, so, not, one.

For the reading section:

• Read the questions before reading the text.• Avoid yes/no answers! Give complete answer

instead! (Develop your ideas) • Revise your answers; make sure they are

coherent.