Passage Reference: MOST PLASTIC BOTTLES AND CONTAINERS CAN BE RECYCLED. LOOK ON THE BOTTOM OF THE CONTAINER FOR THE IDENTIFICATION CODE,

Common Mistake: Some students choose the tip about sorting containers, because that tip also names plastic. But that tip is about putting things into groups, and picture 3 shows that. Picture 1 shows two bottles and a juice carton, and nothing is sorted into groups. This is a Partial truth trap.

Paraphrasing: Passage: 'MOST PLASTIC BOTTLES AND CONTAINERS CAN BE RECYCLED' = Picture 1: plastic bottles with the recycling symbol

Tips: Name every object in the picture in simple words first. Then scan the tips for those words.

Key Vocabulary:

• container = a box or bottle that holds something
• recycle = use again to make something new
• identification code = a number that shows what something is made of

Question Focus: Picture to text - the cross means 'do not', and the apple core is food waste from plants.

Passage Reference: NEVER THROW AWAY VEGETABLE MATTER: START A COMPOST BIN IN YOUR GARDEN OR ON YOUR BALCONY. YOU'LL BE AMAZED HOW MUCH THIS CAN REDUCE THE BULK OF YOUR RUBBISH AND IT'S GREAT FOR THE GARDEN TOO.

Why this is correct: Picture 2 shows an apple core going into a bin. The big cross means you should not do this. The leaflet says never throw away vegetable matter and use a compost bin instead. An apple core is vegetable matter. So picture 2 matches the tip about not throwing away vegetable matter.

Common Mistake: Some students choose the tip about used containers, because it also says not to throw things in the rubbish. But an apple core is food, not a container. This is a Context shift trap.

Paraphrasing: Passage: 'NEVER THROW AWAY VEGETABLE MATTER' = Picture 2: a cross over a bin with an apple core going in

Tips: A cross in a picture usually means 'do not'. Look for a tip that tells you not to do something with that kind of object.

Key Vocabulary:

• vegetable matter = waste from plants, such as fruit and vegetable scraps
• compost = old plant waste that turns into soil
• bulk = the size or amount of something

Question Focus: Picture to text - four bins with four symbols show sorting into groups.

Passage Reference: DON'T THROW USED CONTAINERS IN THE RUBBISH. GET INTO THE HABIT OF SORTING THEM INTO RECYCLING CATEGORIES: GLASS, ALUMINIUM, PLASTIC AND PAPER,

Why this is correct: Picture 3 shows four separate bins. Each bin has a symbol for a different kind of waste. The leaflet tells you to get into the habit of sorting them into recycling categories. Categories are groups, and each bin is one group. So picture 3 matches the tip about sorting used containers into recycling groups.

Common Mistake: Some students choose the tip about glass in bottle banks, because one bin shows a glass. But that tip is about one place for glass only. Picture 3 shows many kinds of waste kept apart. This is a Partial truth trap.

Paraphrasing: Passage: 'SORTING THEM INTO RECYCLING CATEGORIES' = Picture 3: four bins, each for a different kind of waste

Tips: When a picture shows several items, ask what they have in common. A picture of many groups needs a tip about many groups, not just one.

Key Vocabulary:

• sort = put things into groups
• category = a group of similar things
• habit = something you do often

Question Focus: Picture to text - a box full of cans shows cans being kept, not thrown away.

Passage Reference: ALUMINIUM CANS CAN EARN YOU CASH SO DON'T JUST THROW THEM AWAY - SAVE THEM AND SAVE MONEY.

Why this is correct: Picture 4 shows many drink cans kept together in a box. The leaflet says aluminium cans can earn you cash, so save them and save money. Keeping cans in a box is saving them. So picture 4 matches the tip about saving aluminium cans.

Common Mistake: Some students choose the tip about sorting used containers, because aluminium is one of the groups in that tip. But picture 4 shows only cans, kept to collect later. This is a Partial truth trap.

Paraphrasing: Passage: 'ALUMINIUM CANS ... SAVE THEM' = Picture 4: a box full of cans

Tips: If two tips both name the same material, look at what is happening in the picture. Then find the tip that asks for that action.

Key Vocabulary:

• aluminium = a light metal used for drink cans
• cash = money
• collect = come and take away

General Tips:

• Describe each picture to yourself in a few simple words before you read the tips.
• Some tips are not used. Two of the six tips do not match any picture.
• Look for the action in the picture as well as the object, such as a cross for 'do not'.
• If two tips seem to fit, choose the one that matches the whole picture, not just one item in it.