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Chapter 10 - Coggle Diagram
Chapter 10
Part 5 - Approaches to reading
Reading for detail (intensive reading)
gaining and understanding as much inf as possible
Skimming
gist of the text (key tpics, main idea)
Is this passage about Jill's memories of summer or winter?
difficulties when reading in foreign lg
need dictionary all the time
slow reading
lack of vocab
understanding individual words but not the whole context
Scanning
a specific piece of info (name, number, date)
What time did Laura leave?
Choosing useful reading activities
online page from a newspaper, find the word
over
scanning exercise but unrealistic
local tourist leaflet, in groups of four S have to plan a day out tomorrow
lots of reading + lots of speaking
precise reading
whole page of classified ads in a newspaper, using dictionary
taken from real life 'dituation' --> effective, useful
short extract from a novel, answer multiple-choice questions
useful to test understanding
not the only way to read a novel
typical exam task
Top-down reading
Text
3) Fast reading --> skimming (gist)
4) Fast reading to locate specific inf --> scannig
5) Meaning (general points)
6) Meaning (more details)
7) Individual lg items (vocab, grammar exercises)
Post-test
8) Follow-on task (role play, debate, writing task)
9) Closing (conclusion)
Pre-text
1) Introduction (initial discussion of key themes)
2) Pre-reading (predict sg)
Some specific ideas for reading tasks
Read the text and find the mistakes in this illustration
Read the text and make a list of particular items (eg jobs, advantages/disadvantages)
Find words in the text that mean the same as the words in this list
Give a headline to each section of the article
Put these cut-up paragraphs in the correct order
Find appropriate places in the text to reinsert some sentense that have previously been separated from the text
Put these specific illustratrions of the text in the correct order
Write a reply
According to the title and illustrations predict which of the following list of words you will find in the text
Before you read this text, make notes of your previous knowledge connecting to the topic
Discuss interpretations of, reactions to, feelings about the text
Put this list of events in the correct order
Make notes under the following headings
Discuss the missing last paragraph of the text
Act out the dialogue, story, episode, etc.
Part 6 - Extensive reading