Spring 2025
Krista Kindt-Sarojärvi
Section 4-5
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Have a look at section 12 in this spring's matriculation exam.
All options fit the sentence, but only one is logical when you read the whole paragraph.
- the development of snowshoeing is quite well known
- the invention of snowshoeing is a recent phenomenon
- the history of snowshoeing is somewhat mysterious
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Have a look at section 15 in this spring's matriculation exam (3 questions, 7 points).
Both the underlined words and the alternatives are quite advanced vocabulary.
Vocabulary is key!
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Do section 4 in this spring's matriculation exam (3 questions).
text 4.3
1. listen to the text
2. look up the words (the blue box under the text, ex. 2)
3. practice the vocabulary by doing ex. 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, as well as the more challenging ex. 15
(Ex. 15 is a multiple choice exercise with 12 options, a new kind of exercise in the matriculation exam!)
text 5.3
1. listen to the text
2. look up the words (the blue box under the text, ex. 2)
3. practice the vocabulary by doing
ex. 4, 7, 10 (collocations!), 11 (synonyms), 17
The Guardian, accessed Nov. 30th, 2022
BCC News, accessed Nov. 30th, 2022
Minderoo Foundation, accessed Nov. 30th, 2022