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Cambridge IGCSE English as a Second Language

1.4Selecting details for a specific purpose

Selecting details for a specific purpose in Cambridge IGCSE English as a Second Language: what the syllabus expects you to know, the learning objectives and how to practise.
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Learning objectives

What the syllabus expects you to be able to do.

  1. 1.4.1Identify and select details for a specific purpose, such as completing notes (R3).
  2. 1.4.2Use skimming, scanning and careful reading as the task requires.

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  • Making notes from a text

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Selecting details for a specific purpose: sample question

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Which is the best note for this sentence?

One of the main problems was that goats from neighbouring homesteads kept breaking through the fence and eating the young vegetables.

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