200 word reading text

Bats are flying mammals. They are warm blooded creatures that hibernate in winter. Growing warmth from the sun wakes them from sleep in March or April. In many British gardens, they can be seen at dusk – and occasionally even in daytime – right through to October or even later. Their diet consists entirely of insects which they detect by echo-location, usually in flight. The sound waves issued through their mouths or noses help them to navigate, as well as to find food.

Britain has 17 different species of bat. A lot of these have been recorded in gardens and several species may roost in houses. In many parts of the world, bat populations have declined dramatically. British bats are under threat and many species are now much less common than they used to be. Some species of British bat are very rare and a few species are close to extinction.

Bats normally remain hidden during the day and their small, black droppings in your roof space often provide the only evidence of their presence. Mice droppings are hard but those of bats consist of insect skeletons and crumble to dust if rubbed between finger and thumb. All bat species and their roosts are protected by law because they are so vulnerable. British bats are quite harmless to humans and should not be disturbed.

Source: The National Archives

Hi everyone!

Here’s my assignment: Write about 200 words telling a visitor from another country what he/she should or should not do in your country. 

I’m sorry for so many mistakes, but I can’t better. 

In German are allowed serious discussions in a public. They like to talk about politics or philosophy, but please, avoid small talk. This is what they don’t like. If you want to talk to someone, then you should be formal. You should use «Sie» in conversations, they let you know when you can use «du». If somebody introduce you to someone, so you should give your hand to handshake. If you don’t do this, it would be rude. If you want to take a phone call, then you should introduce you with your name. After you did it, you can ask them, whether they can speak in English. Please, don’t go as a pedestrian on a red marked bikeway. It could happen, that someone collide with you or they yell at you. German People like to be punctual, when you don’t want be disgrace oneself, you should be punctual. Don’t get drunk, even if the Alkohol flows well. You shouldn’t start eat before the host don’t say «Guten Appetit». One more thing, what you should consider. Be don’t unwary, if you cross the road. No one of natives do it. You could get a penalty. Enjoy German and have fun. 

Thanks for helping!

What’s in the Reading and Use of English paper?

The B2 First Reading and Use of English paper is in seven parts and has a mix of text types and questions.

For Parts 1 to 4, you read a range of texts and do grammar and vocabulary tasks.

For Parts 5 to 7, you read a series of texts and answer questions that test your reading ability and show that you can deal with a variety of different types of texts.

Summary

Time allowed:	1 hour 15 minutes
Number of parts:	7
Number of questions:	52
Marks:	40% of total
Length of texts:	About 2,200 words to read in total.
Texts may be from:	Newspapers and magazines, journals, books (fiction and non-fiction), promotional and informational material.

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Part 1 (Multiple-choice cloze)

What’s in Part 1?	A text with some multiple-choice questions. Each question has four options (A, B, C or D) – you have to decide which is the correct answer.
What do I have to practise?	Vocabulary – idioms, collocations, shades of meaning, phrasal verbs, fixed phrases etc.
How many questions are there?	8
How many marks are there?	1 mark for each correct answer.

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Part 2 (Open cloze)

What’s in Part 2?	A text in which there are some gaps, each of which represents one missing word. You have to think of the correct word for each gap.
What do I have to practise?	Grammar and vocabulary.
How many questions are there?	8
How many marks are there?	1 mark for each correct answer.

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Part 3 (Word formation)

What’s in Part 3?	A text containing eight gaps. Each gap represents a word. At the end of the line is a ‘prompt’ word which you have to change in some way to complete the sentence correctly.
What do I have to practise?	Vocabulary.
How many questions are there?	8
How many marks are there?	1 mark for each correct answer.

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Part 4 (Key word transformations)

What’s in Part 4?	Each question consists of a sentence followed by a ‘key’ word and a second sentence with a gap in the middle. You have to use this key word to complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence.
What do I have to practise?	Grammar and vocabulary.
How many questions are there?	6
How many marks are there?	Up to 2 marks for each correct answer.

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Part 5 (Multiple choice)

What’s in Part 5?	A text with some multiple-choice questions. For each question, there are four options and you have to choose A, B, C or D.
What do I have to practise?	Reading for detail, opinion, tone, purpose, main idea, implication, attitude.
How many questions are there?	6
How many marks are there?	2 marks for each correct answer.

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Part 6 (Gapped text)

What’s in Part 6?	A single page of text with some numbered gaps which represent missing sentences. After the text there are some sentences which are not in the right order. You have to read the text and the sentences and decide which sentence best fits each gap.
What do I have to practise?	How to understand the structure and development of a text.
How many questions are there?	6
How many marks are there?	2 marks for each correct answer.

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Part 7 (Multiple matching)

What’s in Part 7?	A series of statements followed by a text divided into sections or several short texts. You have to match each statement to the section or text in which you can find the information.
What do I have to practise?	Reading for specific information, detail, opinion and attitude.
How many questions are there?	10
How many marks are there?	1 mark for each correct answer.

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The average reader will read 200 words in 0.7 minutes when reading at a speed of 300 words per minute (wpm).

Documents that typically contain 200 words are short memos, blog posts, or marketing copy.

You may read faster or slower than this depending on your average reading speed. Adults typically read at about 300 words per minute when reading fiction for enjoyment but that will depend on the type of book or material. For example, technical material such as operating manuals, manual repair guides, or complicated scientific research typically require more focus and attention to detail which can slow reading speeds down to 125 words per minute. College students typically need to be able to read at 400-450 words per minute in order to quickly consume textbook content.

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