What order should I use in the Reading & Use of English paper?

Are you preparing to take the B2 First or First for Schools, or C1 Advanced exam? Do you worry about making use of the time available in the Reading & Use of English paper?

In this video, I talk about what I think is the best way to go through the different parts of this paper. Some people suggest that you do the Reading section first, but I think it makes more sense to go straight through the tasks as they are presented.

I have two reasons for this:

1. By doing the 'productive' tasks first - these are the Use of English tasks - you're getting your brain ready to recognise the sort of language that you will see in the Reading tasks.

2. If you're running out of time, it's best to finish with the Multiple Matching Reading task, as you will know from watching this video:

C1 Advanced:
B2 First:

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