Choosing a Teaching Support Course

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CELPIP Practice Reading: Reading to Apply a Diagram ID: #60044 Medium Choosing a Teaching Support Course

Read the following email message about the diagram on the left. Complete the email by filling in the blanks. Select the best choice for each blank from the drop-down menu (▾).

To: Olga
From: Yana
Date: March 4
Subject: Course choice for the literacy program

Hi Olga,

I read the hub's course guide after our talk. You want to practise with real learners while someone watches you, so Learning Support Practice is the strongest match. It includes 1.

written mentor feedbackpeer feedbacksmall-group tutorialsa digital resource pack

, so someone would comment on your own work every week.

There is one problem, though. Before the course begins, everyone has to attend 2.

a Sunday role-play workshopa Tuesday evening tutoriala Wednesday evening orientationa Saturday morning practice

, and I know you usually work late that day. If you cannot swap your shift, Online Foundations would be a good second choice. It meets on 3.

Sunday morningsWednesday eveningsTuesday eveningsSaturday mornings

, which are free for you, and you could join from home.

Learning Support Practice costs 4.

$60$35$10$40

, plus a small materials fee because it is held in person. The Sunday course uses role-play instead of real learners, so I would skip it. All three will help you get ready to volunteer, but the guide says they 5.

require a Wednesday orientationrun for six weeksdo not grant a teaching qualificationinclude written mentor feedback

.

Let me know which schedule you can manage.

Best,
Yana

Using the drop-down menu (▾), choose the best option.

Yana is mainly writing to 6.

help Olga choose a course that suits hertell Olga about a paid teaching jobinvite Olga to lead a Sunday workshopask Olga to swap a work shift for her

If Olga takes Online Foundations, the course will 7.

ask her to bring one lesson topiclast as long as the Saturday courseadd a $10 materials fee to her costfinish two weeks before the Saturday course

What does Yana think of Classroom Communication? 8.

It gives no feedback of any kind.It is too expensive for Olga.It does not offer work with real learners.It meets on a day when Olga works.

A.I. Explanation:

Correct Answer: written mentor feedback
Why this is correct: Yana says someone would comment on Olga's own work. The Learning Support Practice row lists written mentor feedback.
Tips: Read the words after so. They tell you what the missing thing does.
Why the other options are wrong:
peer feedback: Peer feedback belongs to Classroom Communication, not to Learning Support Practice.
small-group tutorials: Small-group tutorials belong to Online Foundations, not to Learning Support Practice.
a digital resource pack: The digital resource pack comes with Online Foundations. It is not someone commenting on Olga's work.
Correct Answer: a Wednesday evening orientation
Why this is correct: The Learning Support Practice row says there is a Wednesday evening orientation first. Everyone must go before the course begins.
Tips: Words like before the course begins point to an entry rule. Look in the entry part of the row.
Why the other options are wrong:
a Tuesday evening tutorial: Tuesday evenings are when Online Foundations meets. That is not something to attend before Learning Support Practice.
a Sunday role-play workshop: Role-play workshops happen in Classroom Communication on Sundays. They are not needed before this course.
a Saturday morning practice: Saturday mornings are the course itself, not something that happens before it begins.
Correct Answer: Tuesday evenings
Why this is correct: Yana is talking about Online Foundations here. That row says it meets on Tuesday evenings for six weeks.
Tips: Check which course the sentence is about before you read a day or time.
Why the other options are wrong:
Saturday mornings: Saturday mornings are for Learning Support Practice, not for Online Foundations.
Sunday mornings: Sunday mornings are for Classroom Communication, the course Yana says to skip.
Wednesday evenings: Wednesday evening is the orientation for the other course. Yana says Olga usually works late that day.
Correct Answer: $60
Why this is correct: The Learning Support Practice row shows a $60 course fee. The small materials fee is added on top because it is in person.
Tips: When a sentence says plus, the missing amount and the extra amount are two different numbers.
Why the other options are wrong:
$40: $40 is the fee for Online Foundations, not for Learning Support Practice.
$35: $35 is the fee for Classroom Communication, not for Learning Support Practice.
$10: $10 is the materials fee in the footer. Yana says this is added to the course fee.
Correct Answer: do not grant a teaching qualification
Why this is correct: The footer says these courses build skills only and do not grant a teaching qualification. This is true for all three courses.
Tips: When the sentence is about all the courses, look for a rule in the footer.
Why the other options are wrong:
require a Wednesday orientation: Only Learning Support Practice needs the orientation. Online Foundations says no orientation required.
run for six weeks: Classroom Communication runs for four weeks, so this is not true of all the courses.
include written mentor feedback: Only Learning Support Practice gives written mentor feedback. The other two do not.
Correct Answer: help Olga choose a course that suits her
Why this is correct: Yana compares the courses, names the best match and a second choice, and asks which schedule Olga can manage.
Tips: Look at the whole email. The main purpose covers most of what the writer says.
Why the other options are wrong:
invite Olga to lead a Sunday workshop: Yana tells Olga to skip the Sunday course. She never asks her to lead it.
ask Olga to swap a work shift for her: Yana only says Olga might swap her own shift. She asks for nothing for herself.
tell Olga about a paid teaching job: The email is about volunteering, and the courses do not give a teaching qualification.
Correct Answer: last as long as the Saturday course
Why this is correct: Yana does not give course lengths. The guide shows six weeks for Online Foundations and six weeks for the Saturday course.
Tips: Some answers need two rows. Find the same fact in each row and compare.
Why the other options are wrong:
finish two weeks before the Saturday course: Both courses run for six weeks. Four weeks is the length of Classroom Communication.
add a $10 materials fee to her cost: The $10 fee is only for in-person courses. Online Foundations is live online, from home.
ask her to bring one lesson topic: Bringing a lesson topic is the entry rule for Classroom Communication, not for Online Foundations.
Correct Answer: It does not offer work with real learners.
Why this is correct: Yana says the Sunday course uses role-play instead of real learners. That is why she would skip it.
Tips: To find a writer's opinion, look for the reason they give with words like so or instead of.
Why the other options are wrong:
It is too expensive for Olga.: Yana does not talk about its price. At $35, it is the cheapest course in the guide.
It meets on a day when Olga works.: Olga works late on Wednesdays. Classroom Communication meets on Sunday mornings.
It gives no feedback of any kind.: Classroom Communication does give feedback. The guide lists peer feedback for it.

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