Practice English Reading Exercises for B1 – Writing, Media & Literature 3

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Reading 1

For each question, choose the correct answer.

The people below all want to find a comic book writing course.

There are descriptions of eight comic book courses.

Decide which comic course would be the most suitable for the people below.

1   Mark wants to invent characters with special powers. He is terrible at drawing and wants to focus only on writing the script. Because he works late into the night, he absolutely needs a morning class.

2   Sarah wants to understand how to arrange boxes on a page to control the reading speed. She wants to write about normal, everyday people. She has no time to travel, so she needs a course she can do on the internet.

3   Leo wants to create action heroes. He also needs to learn how to organize his drawings into boxes on the page properly. He has absolutely no money right now, so the course must be completely free of charge.

4   Mia wants to focus entirely on writing the plot and dialogue without touching a pencil. She is writing a science fiction story. Since she is busy at the office all day, she requires an evening session.

5   David wants to design characters with super abilities. He needs to understand how to structure the page layout and boxes correctly. Because he works from Monday to Friday, he must find a weekend course.

Comic Book Writing Courses

A Morning Storytellers

Start your day right at 9 a.m. with our unique scripting workshop! We focus entirely on writing exciting plots and character dialogue, leaving the actual illustration to other people. You will spend your time dreaming up incredible champions with amazing, unnatural abilities to save the world. Perfect for early birds!

B Digital Daily Comics

Join our web-based tutorials straight from your own bedroom. This helpful digital class teaches you exactly how to format your pages and sequence the frames perfectly to tell a great visual story. We focus entirely on writing about realistic, daily situations and ordinary humans, avoiding fantasy and magic completely.

C Action Layouts

Learn to organize your action pages! This fantastic, complimentary workshop will not cost you a single penny to attend. We will teach you how to structure your image squares correctly for maximum visual impact. You will focus on building exciting tales about masked crime-fighters and champions with unbelievable strength.

D Galaxy Scripts

Do you love space travel and aliens? Join our 7 p.m. after-work sessions! We concentrate on crafting thrilling text, developing plots, and writing clever character conversations. You will not need any drawing skills here, as we focus exclusively on building your futuristic universe entirely through written words and scripts.

E Weekend Wonders

Spend your Saturday and Sunday mastering comic creation! You will learn the very best ways to arrange the borders and squares on your paper to make the action flow smoothly. We focus heavily on designing flying champions and powerful villains with incredible, unnatural skills to use in your artwork.

F Friday Night Fighters

Become a master of the comic page! We show you how to design cool borders and format your frames perfectly. You will create amazing masked defenders and powerful enemies. Classes run every Friday night, and we offer a great student discount on the entry fee to keep costs low!

G The Pen and Cape

Put down your pencils and pick up a pen! We focus strictly on writing brilliant scripts, so absolutely no sketching is required. You will learn to write thrilling adventures about people with magical powers and capes. Join our creative team every Wednesday evening at 6 p.m. for a great time!

H Future Frames

Learn to format your comic pages from home! Our internet-based classes teach you how to size your image squares correctly for dramatic effect. You will practice these formatting skills by working on thrilling stories about robots and space travel. It is a fantastic way to improve your visual storytelling.

Reading 2

For each question, choose the correct answer.

The people below all want to find a blogging and online article writing course.

There are descriptions of eight blogging programs.

Decide which blogging program would be the most suitable for the people below.

1   Lucas wants to learn the absolute basics of building a website on WordPress. He hopes to write about his favorite holiday destinations but has no money to spend. He needs a completely free program to start his travel site.

2   Emma wants to understand how to make her cooking and recipe articles appear high on internet search engines. She has a busy job during the week, so she is only available to join lessons on Saturday mornings.

3   Ryan wants to start a blog with reviews of local restaurants and dishes. He needs to master WordPress software from the very beginning and can only attend live classes on Monday or Wednesday evenings after school.

4   Chloe wants to improve her writing skills to get more online readers for her international travel stories. She is looking for an intensive, brief course that takes less than five days to complete during her winter holidays.

5   Daniel wants to learn both how to create a website from scratch and how to optimize his text for search engines. He prefers studying completely alone at his own speed without any fixed classroom schedules.

Blogging Programs

A First Steps Online

Discover how to set up your very first homepage using the popular WordPress platform! This introductory guide is perfect for teenagers who want to share stories about world travel and beautiful beaches. Best of all, the entire program costs nothing, making it completely free for beginners with zero budget.

B Weekend Web Success

Learn the secrets of search engine optimization to help your culinary posts rank higher online! This specialized course focuses entirely on writing about delicious food, baking, and family recipes. Sessions take place every Saturday from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m., allowing busy professionals to improve their skills before the weekend ends.

C Nighttime Food Bloggers

Are you eager to publish regular reviews of top cafes and dining spots? Our helpful workshop teaches you how to navigate the WordPress platform from scratch. The interactive, live sessions run every Monday and Wednesday evening after 6 p.m., which is ideal for students who are occupied during the normal daytime hours.

D Rapid Travel Writing

Attract thousands of new internet readers to your global adventures and holiday journals! This fast, intensive three-day course shows you how to use keyword research and search layouts effectively. Running entirely from Monday to Wednesday, it is a brief but powerful program designed to give you instant results before your vacation ends.

E Independent Digital Creators

Master the double skills of building a website on WordPress and ranking your articles on search engines! This self-paced digital platform allows you to complete tutorials completely by yourself whenever you have time. There are no deadlines or physical classrooms, giving you total freedom to study at your own speed.

F The Morning Menu

Improve your food journals and restaurant articles in this creative morning class! We show you exactly how to take beautiful photos of dishes and write engaging texts. Lessons are held every Saturday morning in our downtown studio. Please note that this course focuses purely on photography and does not cover SEO or WordPress.

G Budget Travel Journeys

Share your international adventures and holiday diaries with the world without spending any money! This excellent, free online community allows you to post stories about world travel. However, please remember that we use a simple, pre-made typing system and do not teach WordPress basics, website development, or search keyword strategies.

H The Solo Blogger

Do you want to study completely alone at your own speed from home? This self-paced digital program gives you the ultimate freedom to learn without any fixed classroom timetables. You will learn how to write fantastic fiction stories and poetry, making it a wonderful independent hobby for creative writers of all ages.

Reading 3

For each question, choose the correct answer.

The people below all want to find a debate and public speaking course.

There are descriptions of eight public speaking courses.

Decide which public speaking course would be the most suitable for the people below.

1   Lucas is terrified of speaking in public and wants to feel brave. He wants to practice arguing both for and against topics. He is busy at college, so he needs a class on Saturday or Sunday.

2   Sara needs to learn a highly serious and professional speaking style for her future business career. She wants to participate in a live debating tournament against others. She works during the day, so she requires lessons after dinner.

3   Max wants to learn how to defend opposite sides of an argument. He has absolutely no experience, so he needs a class for complete beginners. He prefers to study from his own bedroom using a computer.

4   Chloe gets extremely nervous in front of crowds and wants to feel calm. She needs to practice formal language to pass university interviews. She has a month of free time and wants an intensive, daily course.

5   Ben enjoys arguing opposite viewpoints on global issues and wants to improve. He needs to bring his personal laptop to class to write his speeches. He also hopes to receive an official document proving he passed the training.

Debate and Public Speaking Courses

A Weekend Voices

If standing in front of an audience makes you panic, our friendly Saturday and Sunday workshops will definitely help you build strong confidence. We carefully teach you how to debate cleverly by discussing the positive and negative points of every subject, leaving you perfectly prepared to speak up without any fear.

B Professional Speech

Develop an incredibly polite and academic speaking style, which is absolutely perfect for your future professional life. We carefully prepare our ambitious attendees for exciting national speaking contests against other colleges. Our highly demanding sessions run every single morning before lunch, ensuring your brain is fresh and completely ready to learn.

C Digital Debaters

Discover the secret to viewing problems from completely different directions and defending opposing opinions. This convenient internet-based program lets you develop brilliant arguments comfortably from your own sofa! We happily welcome people who have never spoken publicly before, starting from the basic rules of conversation to ensure nobody feels lost.

D Daily Confidence

Do you sweat and shake when people look at you? This demanding Monday to Friday camp runs all day and is perfectly designed to destroy your performance anxiety. We focus purely on casual, relaxed storytelling and telling jokes, rather than using serious, academic words or preparing for professional university situations.

E Night Orators

Master the art of using sophisticated vocabulary and academic structures for the workplace. Join us after the sun goes down, making it brilliant for busy professionals. Best of all, we train our students to enter and win exciting championship events where you will battle against rival teams for prizes.

F Elite Summer Speech

Cure your presentation anxiety quickly during our demanding, full-time weekday camp. We spend all day helping you feel incredibly relaxed under pressure. Furthermore, we concentrate heavily on teaching you highly professional vocabulary and serious communication skills, which are essential for impressing important academic professors or strict business managers.

G Tech Talkers

Explore how to effectively defend and attack any given topic! We actively encourage our members to carry their private computers to every session to type out their ideas quickly. Please be aware that this is a casual club, so we do not hand out any final qualifications or graduation papers.

H Future Leaders

Learn how to successfully attack and support opposite opinions on modern world problems. Students absolutely must travel with their personal computer equipment to type up their arguments during lessons. Once you successfully finish our challenging course, every graduate is awarded an official printed qualification to show to future employers.

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