Reference words: it, this, they

Follow a text by working out what words like it, they, this, which and such point back to, so you can see how sentences connect and answer reference questions correctly.

Level B1 25 min5 exercisesLesson 5 of 12 in Reading B1

Trains: TOEFL iBT Reading – Read an Academic Passage, TOEIC Reading Part 6 – Text Completion, IELTS Reading – Sentence completion

What you'll learn

Find what a pronoun such as it, they or them refers to
Understand how this, these, such and which can point to a whole idea
Use reference words as clues to put sentences in a logical order
Choose the right reference word in a short text completion task

Lesson content

9 steps · 5 exercises · 25 min total

1. Warm-up2 questions
2. LearnThe skill and the strategy
3. ModelSee how it's done
4. Practice 1Check the model text
5. Practice 2Reference questions + 2 more
6. Practice 3Text completion: choose the reference word
7. Exam tips3 tips
8. Key vocabulary12 words
9. SummaryReview and finish

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