UNIT 3

UNIT 3

1. 2. READING SUBSKILLS

   • It is the ability to understand written text
     • Comprehension
       • Students recognize text features
         • Reading high speed
     • Understanding
       • A good reader usually reads a text more tan once in order to understand it adequately
     • Making Predictions
       • The skilled reader can ‘hop’ and ‘skip’ through the text omitting portions of a reading without missing important information
     • Local Comprenhencion
       • It refers to the ability to absorb specific information in the text .
     • Accuracy
       • Measures grammar student ability.
     • Fluency
       • Fluency is defined as the ability to read with speed, accuracy, and proper expression

2. 4. EFFECTIVE PRACTICE BY READING

   • Why learn English through
     • Real English
       • Modern novels show you real examples of how english is used today
     • Vocabulary
       • A good novel will be simple and easy to understand, but it will also include you to new words
     • Interaction
       • By reading a novel in english, you are interacting with the language
   • How to improve your English by reading simple books
     • Find a book that really interests you
       • Make sure the level is right for you
         • Learn new vocabulary in context
   • GENRES OF ENGLISH BOOKS
     • Fiction and Non-fiction Fiction
       • Science fiction
       • Fantasy
       • Romance
       • Horror
   • Common Writing Techniques
     • Personification
       • Metaphor
         • Hyperbole

3. 1. READING AS A FUNDAMENTAL SKILL

   • Children are learning to read from the time they are born up until the time they complete third grade
     • Only 25% of children learn to read without any issues
   • Reading aloud helps children to build and improve this skill
   • Children learn new things. It provides new ways to problem-solve
   • Learn To Read and Read To Learn
     • Reading reduces stress, improves analytical thinking, improves memory, and the list goes on and on
   • The reading process can be split into two stages
     • The first stage stars when a child learns to read from the day he or she is born until about the third grade
   • The Learning Habit
     • Textbook
     • Blog
     • Magazines

4. 3. Reading Strategies

   • Previewing
     • To get an idea of what it is about
   • Skimming
     • allows you to pick up some of the main ideas without paying attention to detail
       • Note any bold print and graphics
       • Glide your eyes over the text very quickly
   • SCANNING
     • It is sweeping your eyes (like radar) over part of a text to find specific pieces of information
   • Intensive Reading
     • It’s detailed, focused, ‘study’ reading of important parts, pages or chapters.
     • After scanning and skimming