Read in Daily Life uses the kind of text you read every day: notices, emails, menus and messages. It is designed to be quick, and the time you save here pays for the harder questions later.
What the task looks like
You read a short real-world text, from a line or two up to a short paragraph, then answer a few questions about it. The language is everyday, but the questions still test detail, purpose and inference.
A three-step method
- 01Read the question first so you know what you are looking for.
- 02Scan the text for the one detail the question needs: a time, a price, a rule.
- 03Check the answer against the exact words in the text, then move on.
Questions you will see
- Detail: what time, how much, where, who.
- Purpose: why was this message written?
- Inference: what does the writer suggest the reader should do?
How to practise
Use the English around you: product labels, bus notices, emails from your university. Ask yourself one detail question and one purpose question about each, and answer in under thirty seconds.
Try Read in Daily Life in a full timed Reading section.
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