It is based on years of experi¬ence teaching preparation classes in the United States and abroad. It is simply written and clearly organized and is suitable for any intermediate to advanced English language student. | 228 Section 1 Guide to Reading 11. Linen is a cool comfortable fabric but it easily. A warps B withholds C wrinkles 12. Some superstitions are familiar to many cultures. For example there is a belief that black cats bring bad luck. A widespread B wily C wicked 13. A green belt is a park-like around a city in which development is not permitted. A zenith B wound C zone 14. George Ropes painted portraits of sea captains prosperous merchants and other citizens of eighteenth-century Massachusetts. A zealous B well-to-do C wicked 15. In his 1961 book Night Comes to the Cumberlands Harry M. Caudil painted a grim picture of the of the Appalachian region. A woes B wares C yields Communicative Activities for Reading The Reading section of the TOEFL iBT does not test your ability to communicate. However communicative activities will help you practice using academic vocabu- lary and will help you prepare for the Writing and especially the Speaking sections of the test. These games and activities can also make your preparation for the test livelier and more fun. They are divided into activities for vocabulary and for reading comprehension. Internet activities are marked with this icon CV Reading Vocabulary Activities You can use the Vocabulary Building tutorial in this book pp. 188-228 to get vocabulary words for the activities in this section. Activity 1 Vocabulary Search Class Activity Your instructor coordinator will give you cards of two different colors. Cards of one color have vocabulary items. Cards of the other color have definitions of the vocabulary. You will receive one card of each color. You will then need to find another student who has the definition that goes with your word as well as the student who has the word that goes with your definition. The first person to find both of the matching cards is the winner. Activity 2 Vocabulary Concentration Pairs Activity This game is based on an old television quiz show. It tests your memory and helps you learn vocabulary
