In my opinion, the most difficult thing in teaching English is preparing for the Unified State Examination and international exams. Over the years of practice, I used everything except the tambourine and potions - all the textbooks that more or less proved themselves on the positive side were tested by me and my students. And one of my favorite manuals is Exam Skills for Russia / A collection of tests for preparing for the exam in English
Almost a dozen students were preparing for it, and therefore I can say with confidence that it is an excellent manual. And for those who prepare on their own, and for those who are helped by a tutor. In addition to working with these tests, we usually also use the First Certificate Language Practice / Michael Vince, but more on that later. So, directly this collection:
- From the very beginning, the exam is described - what, how, how long it lasts - nothing new.
- The tests themselves - there are 20 of them in total, each of them consists of Language and Exam Skills Development and directly Test
Each section includes: Listening, Reading, Grammar and Vocabulary, Writing, Speaking.
Exercises are quite interesting, heterogeneous. Add some additional benefits - and you're done!
"Macmillan Exam Skills for Russia: Grammar and Vocabulary" is to help students prepare for the English language exams in the USE format and at the B2 (Vantage) level of the Common European Framework scale. The manual includes theoretical material and practical exercises on those sections of vocabulary and grammar that are included in all the main parts of the exam at level B2 of the common European assessment system and in the unified state exam in English. The manual consists of 28 lessons, each of which includes tasks for the development of lexical and grammatical skills.
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The grammar section begins with a theoretical part (the first two pages of each section), in which grammatical phenomena are explained in a simple and accessible way. The most complex grammatical phenomena are highlighted under the heading "Watch Out!" The second part of the grammar section includes tasks of various form and complexity in the USE format, aimed at repeating and consolidating the material covered.
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Thematically organized lexical sections of the manual include all types of tasks that meet the requirements of the USE and the B-level exam.
2. Each section begins with the introduction of lexical material, organized in the form of a table, which consists of five parts: lexical units on the subject under study with an explanation of the meaning of the word and the features of its use in speech; phrasal verbs; stable phrases; speech patterns and word formation. Lexical exercises of varying complexity in the format of the Unified State Examination and the B2 level exam provide a thorough development and consolidation of the material of the section. Each lexical section is built on the grammatical material of the previous section, which contributes to the repetition and automation of the skills of using previously studied grammatical structures.
Particular attention in the manual "Macmillan Exam Skills for Russia: Grammar and Vocabulary" is paid to the repetition and consolidation of the material covered. The allowance includes:
14 sections to review the material covered.
2 tests to check the degree of assimilation of the material covered (after sections 14 and 28).
7 review tests (after every fourth section) provided in the teacher's book.
tasks in the format of the unified state exam.
Additional materials.
Additional reference materials located at the end of the manual include:
list of the most commonly used irregular verbs.
a list of active vocabulary for each section, with explanations of the meanings of words and examples of their use, taken from the Macmillan Essential Dictionary.
a list of phrasal verbs with explanations of meanings and examples of their use in speech.
list of stable phrases.
reference materials on the compatibility of words.
reference materials on word formation.
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Mann M., Taylore-Knowles S., Klekovkina E. Macmillan. Exam Skills for Russia: 3 books. Reading and writing. Grammar and vocabulary. Teacher's Book for Grammar and Vocabulary
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1. Macmillan Publishing. year of release 2008 3 books:
1. "Reading and writing", 223 pages.
2. "Grammar and vocabulary" 224 pages.
3. A book for teachers on grammar and vocabulary. 240.
Books help prepare students for 3 of the 5 sections of the exam, namely:
reading, writing - consists of 16 sections...
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Textbook for preparing for the exam in English. The book presents the main tests of the exam in English, as well as explanations for them.
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Macmillan Exam Skills for Russia: Speaking and Listening + Audio
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Textbook for preparing for the exam in English: Grammar and vocabulary
The main objective of the manual "Macmillan Exam Skills for Russia: Grammar and Vocabulary" is to help students prepare for the exams in English in the USE format and at the B2 (Vantage) level of the pan-European system...
Mann Malcolm, Taylore-Knowles Steve. Macmillan Exam Skills for Russia: Speaking and Listening. audio. CD 1
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Mann Malcolm, Taylore-Knowles Steve. Macmillan Exam Skills for Russia: Speaking and Listening. audio. CD 2
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The Macmillan Exam Skills for Russia: Speaking and Listening study guide consists of two parts and includes 30 thematically organized lessons. The main objective of the first part of the manual
Macmillan Exam Skills for Russia: Speaking and Listening ”is a repetition of the material covered in the main school. Lessons...
Mann Malcolm, Taylore-Knowles Steve. Macmillan Exam Skills for Russia: Speaking and Listening. audio. CD 3
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The Macmillan Exam Skills for Russia: Speaking and Listening study guide consists of two parts and includes 30 thematically organized lessons. The main objective of the first part of the manual
Macmillan Exam Skills for Russia: Speaking and Listening ”is a repetition of the material covered in the main school. Lessons...
Mann Malcolm, Taylore-Knowles Steve. Macmillan Exam Skills for Russia: Speaking and Listening. audio. CD 4
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The Macmillan Exam Skills for Russia: Speaking and Listening study guide consists of two parts and includes 30 thematically organized lessons. The main objective of the first part of the manual
Macmillan Exam Skills for Russia: Speaking and Listening ”is a repetition of the material covered in the main school. Lessons...
I managed to finish school even before the USE was introduced. Of course, there are much more opponents of such an exam system than supporters, but this is already our reality, which is much easier to put up with than to resist.
The exam in English is a difficult exam. In 2017, it is unlikely that you will be able to enter a good university with a basic level of passing an exam in English. To get a high score, you need to start preparing for the exam as early as possible.
As we know, the written part consists of 40 tasks for which students are given 3 hours, and includes:
- test audition;
- test reading;
- lexical and grammatical tasks, also in the form of a test;
- letter in two stages.
It is worth saying that for the first part of the English exam, they give a maximum of 80 points, if the student needs to increase the score, then he must come on the second day to pass the oral part.
If the written part can be trained by studying independently using various manuals, then for the oral part you need a teacher.
This post will be devoted to the most successful teaching aids for preparing for the exam in English on your own.
1. Macmillan Exam Skills for Russia
This is the only book to date for preparing for the exam, which consists of 15 complete tests in the new format of the exam, including the oral part. When working on the tests, all changes in the exam format were taken into account. Tests created in collaboration with M.V. Verbitskaya, chairman of the subject commission on foreign languages of the Unified State Examination. The Macmillan.ru website provides additional USE materials for students and teachers: online tests, audio files, video tips, etc.
2. A.I. Nemykina, A.V. Pochepaev - USE. oral part
The manual is a collection of tests for testing oral speech skills, as well as a simulator for practicing the skills of passing the oral part of the exam in English on a computer. It is from this textbook that you should start preparing for the oral part, if you study on your own. At the beginning, a complete analysis of the tasks of the oral part is given, and then 20 tests with explanatory materials.
3. Afanasyeva O., Evans V., Kopylova V. — Practice Exam Papers for the Russian National Exam
This study guide with an audio application contains 20 English language tests in the USE format.
Distinctive features of the textbook are variable tasks corresponding to an increased and high level of preparation for the exam, as well as texts of various genres for listening and reading. It should also be noted that there are wonderful examples of performing tasks in all types of speech activity.
Download the 2010 handbook from this link.
Tutorials from 2007 along with audio are available.
4. Muzlanova E.S. - English language. USE textbook
The manual is compiled according to the thematic principle and consists of 16 thematic blocks that cover the entire range of topics provided for by the USE codifier in English. The blocks consist of 5 sections: reading, listening, speaking, grammar and vocabulary, writing. Each section includes exam-type tasks, as well as useful tips on how to complete them, which will allow students to successfully prepare for the exam. After completing all the tasks, students will be able to check the answers with the keys.
5. Verbitskaya M.V. - USE. English language. Standard exam options. 10 (30) options
This textbook is included in the series known to all graduates “USE. FIPI - School", which was prepared by the developers of the control measuring materials for the unified state exam. Available in 2 types: 10 test options and 30 options. The difference, as you understand, is only in the number of tests. The collection of 30 tests contains 15 thematic options for all sections of the Unified State Examination, 15 standard examination options, tasks for the oral part, instructions for performing, answers to all tasks, etc.
You can download the 2015 sample textbook with 30 options.
6. Yuneva S.A. — Opening the world with English. 150 essays for the exam. Getting ready for the exam
The manual is addressed to students who are independently preparing for the exam in English, as well as teachers who can use it in class and in preparing students for tests, exams or olympiads. It includes 150 essays, compiled in accordance with all the requirements for a written statement with elements of reasoning. The main purpose of this manual is to help students excel in essay writing.
Kozlova Tatyana Gennadievna
take into account the regulatory requirements for the final certification in English and are an invaluable assistant in the quality preparation of students for the OGE and the USE.
Kozlova Tatyana Gennadievna
English teacher, GBOU school No. 293, Moscow
Macmillan Exam Skills for Russia Resources
take into account the regulatory requirements for the final att...
Volozhanina Natalya Vasilievna
One of the main advantages of the “Tests for preparing for the Unified State Examination in English” manual is, of course, an online simulator that directly makes you feel the atmosphere of the oral part of the exam.
Volozhanina Natalya Vasilievna
English teacher MBOU gymnasium No. 63, Chelyabinsk
Online simulator: Oral part of the OGE and the Unified State Examination
One of the main advantages of the manual "Tests for...
Andreeva Tatyana Sergeevna
The new Macmillan Exam Skills for Russia "Tests for Preparing for the Unified State Examination in English" series are based on the typology of tasks proposed in the Unified State Examination. They present a unique methodology for the development and activation of oral speech skills, which ensures effective preparation for the exam and its successful completion.
This manual contains a large number of training exercises that allow you to teach the correct construction of questions (Task 2), the ability to choose linking words (Tasks 3 and 4). The manual contains exercises to prepare for Task 1, work with phonetically complex words and structures.
I would like to immediately note the excellent quality of the illustrative material. All pictures correspond to the subject of the oral part of the exam, they are bright and colored, allowing the student to develop his imagination.
Thanks for the great help! There was a new impetus to prepare students for the exam at a qualitatively new level.
Andreeva Tatyana Sergeevna
English teacher of the highest category GBOU secondary school No. 1980, Honorary worker of general education of the Russian Federation, winner of the Moscow Grant in the field of education in 2011, expert in checking the written and oral parts of the Unified State Examination
The USE 2015 set us a new ambitious task - to prepare students not only for the usual sections of the exam (Listening, Reading, Vocabulary and Grammar, Writing), but also for the Oral part.
New "Tests for preparing for the exam in English ...
Matsuk Olga Grigorievna
As a rule, teachers have to spend a lot of time selecting the right assignments. A great help for teachers was the publication of the new "Tests for preparing for the Unified State Examination in English" by the Macmillan publishing house. The materials of this manual are developed in accordance with the regulatory documents that determine the content and procedure for conducting the Unified State Examination in Foreign Languages.
The book contains test tasks that allow not only to test knowledge in general, but also to work through all five sections of the exam: Listening, Reading, Vocabulary and Grammar, Writing, and Speaking. The undoubted advantage of the publication is the use of authentic materials from and Internet support, which allows you to expand the range of training tasks.
Matsuk Olga Grigorievna
English teacher of the highest category GBU secondary school No. 641 named after. Sergey Yesenin, Unified State Examination Expert in Speaking
It is clear that the preparation for the USE in English must be of high quality and cover all aspects of this exam.
As a rule, teachers have to spend a lot of...
Working with a new resource, we were convinced that in order to pass an exam in a computerized form, such support as an online simulator is needed. It makes the preparation process close to the real conditions of the exam, helps to organize the independent work of students. This online resource creates conditions for the development and improvement of spontaneous speech skills that meet the requirements of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. We recommend this resource to all English teachers and learners and we believe in the success of achieving your goals. You can read more here: http://www..pdf
Volozhanina Natalya Vasilievna and Sokolova Olga Petrovna
English teachers of MBOU gymnasium No. 63 of Chelyabinsk of the highest category, experts in the oral and written part of the Unified State Examination
Feedback on the new online simulator for the oral part of the exam
Working with a new resource, we made sure that for...
I would like to tell you about the use in my practice of the textbook series "Macmillan Exam Skills for Russia" published by "Macmillan" "Tests for preparing for the exam in English" edited by M. Verbitskaya, M. Mann and S. Taylor-Knowles. This manual helps students prepare for the successful passing of the final exam in grade 11 in the format of the Unified State Exam (USE) in English. The book contains tests in the USE format, an online simulator for the oral part of the USE, an Internet resource with additional exercises. Each test consists of five sections containing tasks by types of speech activity. These exercises help students to complete the tasks of the corresponding sections of the exam: "Listening", "Reading", "Vocabulary and Grammar", "Writing" and "Speaking". You can read more here: http://www.website/teachers/russian/232095/
Korneeva Natalya Mikhailovna and Gukasova Karine Grigorievna
English teacher, GBOU school No. 1078, Eastern Administrative Okrug, Moscow
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I want to talk about the use in my prac...
Korovkina Elena Vladimirovna
Feedback on Tests for preparing for the exam in English
In this article I would like to describe my experience of using such a resource as "Tests for preparing for the exam in English" edited by Maria Verbitskaya, Malcolm Mann and Steve Taylor-Knowles. The printed edition also includes an access code to the online resource.
The teachers of our school have been using this manual for more than a year, so there is already a certain opinion about the benefits of this resource. If we talk about the printed version, it should be noted that the structure resembles manuals for preparing for international exams. (Before each test, Language and Exam Skills Development is given, which is important for understanding how one or another test should be performed) The tests themselves fully comply with the required USE format, both in complexity and in structure. As a wish, it can be noted that it would be very convenient if tips were given in the first 3-4 tests for the correct completion of tasks in reading, grammar and vocabulary. Since this manual does not only involve testing, it would be a good idea for students to first refer to such prompts.
The second component of this resource is the online version. In it, a big plus are the videos, which set out tips for the successful completion of tasks. In my opinion, this is very useful information. You can add essay and speaking samples with an analysis of typical mistakes, which undoubtedly helps teachers prepare their students more successfully. The online version is also a positive feature is the presence of timing when performing speaking tests. This teaches students to monitor their speaking skills. And most importantly, it gives students the opportunity to get used to working with a computer in the way they will experience it on a real exam.
Summing up the above, I would like to thank the creators of this manual. If the wishes are taken into account and an improved version appears, then the value of this resource will increase even more.
Korovkina Elena Vladimirovna
PEI secondary school "Lomonosov school", Moscow
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