Choose Real Words Tips and Tests - Duolingo English Test Practice and Study Lesson

hi guys i'm teacher luke an expert duolingo english test teacher and today we're going to talk about the choose the real english word question type this question type is also known as yes no vocabulary and it's simple your job is to just select the real english words however i know many students struggle with this question type because even though the task itself is simple doing it well is quite difficult so in this video i'm going to talk about some of the key points of this question type then i'm going to give you some tips and at the end i've prepared 10 sample tests for you but before i start as always if you think this video is helpful please give it a thumbs up and subscribe it really does help me a lot and you can get my ppt file my notes and some extra worksheets when you become a member of my channel so let's get started by looking at the key points of this question type so first and foremost your job is to choose the real english words out of a list you're presented with real here means words that have real meaning in english and even though this task might seem easy it's really tricky because a lot of these fake words they look like real words so your job is to look through them all and just select the real english words and there are two types of this question on the test type one is read and choose where your job is to read all of the words presented to you and choose the real ones whereas on type 2 your job is to listen and choose of course in this one you have to listen to some words being spoken out loud and choose which ones are real for the type 1 you get 60 seconds to complete it and for the type 2 you have 90 seconds and you'll get each of these question types between three and seven times in the test so be prepared that you will have to do this question type many times throughout the test so those were some of the key points of this question type it's also important to know that the type 1 question type the read and choose contributes towards your literacy and comprehension sub scores whereas the type 2 question type contributes towards your conversation and comprehension sub scores so all in all this question type is a really big part of this duolingo test so in my opinion it's pretty important that you're able to do it well but how can you do it well well now let's take a look at some really useful tips to help you study and actually do this question type well so my first tip is to make sure that you read or listen to the words multiple times a lot of the words that are presented to you are quite confusing so take your time read them or listen to them carefully and make sure you select the real english words my next tip is to watch out for some spelling mistakes now i don't believe that the duolingo english test is trying to trick you but a lot of the words that are presented to you look very much like english words but they're not because they're spelt wrongly for example this word here of course is a real english word it is check and the end spelling is ck however when you take the test it might be presented like this ch e k which of course is wrong that's not a real english word so watch out for spelling mistakes next watch out for incorrect forms this is another thing that i've noticed on the test for example the word sleep the past tense form is slept however on the test if they say sleep it or they spell it like s-l-e-e-p-e-d then of course that is wrong my last tip is a really simple one but i think it's really important and that is simply don't guess the way the unreal words are presented they look just like english words because the spelling and pronunciations are a part of the english spelling and pronunciation rules so it actually is impossible just to guess they all could be english words but some of them are not so my advice is that you only choose the words that you know for sure are real it's impossible to guess so those were some useful tips to help you on test day to do this question type well but how can you study and prepare for this question type well simply you just have to improve your vocabulary but how can you do that efficiently well i have a few little tips for you so here are some tips to help you study my first tip i think is the most important but it might be the most time consuming and that is to read reading is the best way to improve your vocabulary so i suggest you read things like newspaper articles blog posts non-fiction and fiction books as well reading will definitely help you to improve your vocabulary however i do understand that that is quite time consuming and is a more long-term plan so how can you study in the short term well i recommend you look at some really official word lists you can find some examples in the description below i must say that these lists are not from the duolingo english test so i can't guarantee that these words will be on the test however the lists below are frequency lists made by official dictionaries like the oxford dictionary so i think you'll find it very valuable to look over all of those words in the lists and my third point is to make sure that you listen to the pronunciation of course type two of this question type is to listen and choose that's pretty different than reading and choosing because quite often english spelling and english pronunciation don't match so i recommend that when you learn a new word you listen to how it's pronounced but how can you do this well you can visit some really good dictionaries like the oxfordlearnersdictionary.com on this dictionary it has the pronunciation both in american and in british english this will definitely help you to improve your listening skills for this question type okay so those were some of my key points and tips to help you do this question type as well as you can now it's your turn to practice this question type i've prepared 10 sample tests for you for the read and choose question type so type one of this i'll make the listen and choose question types next so be sure to subscribe to this channel so you get that video in your feed next week so let's get started i'll give you one minute to do this just like in the real test and then i'll show you the answers i think this is going to be really useful study material for you and please let me know what you think of it in the comments below did you find it easy was it so so or was it very difficult let me know okay well let's get started good luck and don't forget to use my tips before we start test number three if you haven't already please give it a thumbs up and subscribe to this channel it really does help me a lot and don't forget if you want to get hold of my ppc file you can by becoming a member of my channel okay here's test number three before we start test number six if you want me to make more videos like this please write yes below in the comments okay test number six and that's it for this video i hope it was helpful please let me know how you found these tasks were they easy or were they difficult and don't forget you can download the oxford word list below in the description okay that's all thank you very much and i'll see you next time bye

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Length: 19min 32sec (1172 seconds)

Published: Tue Dec 01 2020