9 B2 | 7. Klasse | READING | Living spaces and domestic environments Read the extract from the property brochure and answer the question. 3 Getting the overall meaning of the stem and options Everyone who lives in the Idyll residential development can expect to … A have their household chores done for them. B feel relatively safe in their environment. C attend special advance showings of movies. D work with a personal trainer if they wish. Why are the distractors wrong? 4 Working the reading task: Answering the question and linking it to the options First, read the tips below. Then look at the article about neighbours on page 10. What is Zahra’s main point in the first paragraph? Explain in your own words. 5 First, skim the text. Then, read the questions and underline the key words. Don’t look at the answers (options A–D) just yet. Try to answer the question without reading them. Note your answer and see how it compares with the options. Be especially careful with ‘sentence completion’ questions – you need to make sure that the whole sentence – stem and option – matches the information in the text, and not just the part in the option. Top tips Zahra says that people should Carey Constructions’ stylish new loft apartments are in the luxury Idyll development with state-of-the-art recreational facilities for residents to make use of, such as a cinema room, gym and sauna. The lofts are spacious, with underfloor central heating and air conditioning in each apartment. They’re in a pretty costly part of town, which has low crime rates and where many people enjoy a high standard of living, having a housekeeper on a weekly basis to do cleaning and laundry or maintain their gardens. Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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