In this lesson you will
- Match statements to the correct writer across four texts.
- Recognise each writer's attitude, not just their topic.
- Match by paraphrase, not by a shared surface word.
- Use elimination for the hardest statements.
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Orient · target · prepare
Objectives and exam focus
You are exam-ready when…
Tick each as you secure it.
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Recognise · use
Key exam language
Four-text matching8 terms
أَرْبَعَةُ نُصُوصٍfour texts
عِبَارَةٌ مُطَابِقَةٌa matching statement
المَوْقِفُthe attitude
إِعَادَةُ الصِّيَاغَةِparaphrase
كَلِمَةٌ مُشْتَرَكَةٌa shared word (trap)
مُتَحَمِّسٌenthusiastic
مُتَرَدِّدٌhesitant
نَاقِدٌcritical
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Do it every time
Strategy for this group
Read each text once for its writer's attitude, not only its topic.
A shared word is a trap — match the statement to the writer whose meaning fits.
Resolve the hardest statement by ruling out the writers it cannot be.
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Four students on their city (A–D)
match each statement to a writer
Prove each answer from the text
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Examiner focus
Evidence-based selection — 0 marks
- Group 5 tests attitude, not just vocabulary — read for how each writer feels.
- Match by meaning and paraphrase, never by a shared word alone.
- Use elimination to settle the hardest statement.
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Diagnose · target
Performance tracker
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Group reflection
One habit to keep
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