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IES 1
May 10
th
2012Slide2
Today
Introduction to reading skillsSlide3
Yesterday’s readingSlide4Slide5
Yesterday’s reading
It was not especially difficult.
Why?Slide6
Reading
Obviously, reading is a highly important skill (in any language).
Why is it especially important in university?
What is special about reading at KAC?Slide7
Reading skills
There are several reading skills we will look at:
- Using clues to determine meaning.
- Extensive reading.
- Intensive reading.
- Skimming.
- Scanning.Slide8
Reading skills
Using clues to determine meaning:
- Use words around an unknown word to try and determine the unknown word’s meaning.Slide9
Reading skills
Extensive reading:
- Reading for enjoyment with a focus on general understanding.
- Texts are generally not too difficult, but not too easy.
- Sometimes called “free reading”.
- Useful for:
Learning many aspects of a language.Slide10
Reading skills
Intensive reading:
- Reading carefully for an exact understanding of a text.
(i.e., understanding every word in a paragraph.)
- This can be useful for:
understanding instructions.
filling-out application forms.
understanding very specific details (
i.e
, textbook).Slide11
Reading skills
Skimming:
- Quickly looking through a text to get a basic idea of what the text is about.
- Can be useful for:
- Previewing a text.
- Get a general outline of a text.
- Reading something when you have little time.Slide12
Reading skills
Scanning:
- Locating specific information in a text.
- Search for key words or ideas (you know what you are looking for).
Can be useful for:
- Finding the answer to a question.
- Reading tables and graphs.Slide13
Reading skills
Today:
Using
clues
to determine
meaning.
ContextSlide14
Example
“John decided that he really needed the
glockum
if he were to solve the problem.” Slide15
Reading skills
In Korean texts…
- What do you do if you see a word you don’t know in a text (i.e., book)?
What do you do in the same situation if the text is English? Slide16
Example
“John decided that he really needed the
glockum
if he were to solve the problem.”
What is “
glockum
”?
You can check your dictionary.Slide17
Example
“John decided that he really needed the
glockum
if he were to solve the problem.”
- In a group, try to guess what “
glockum
” means.Slide18
Guessing a word
First: what part of speech is the word?
Noun
Verb
Adjective
Adverb
Preposition
Conjunction
articleSlide19
PART OF SPEECH
BASIC FUNCTION
EXAMPLES
noun
names a person, place, or thing
pirate, Caribbean, ship
pronoun
takes the place of a noun
I, you, he, she, it, ours, them, who
verb
identifies action or state of being
sing, dance, believe, be
adjective
modifies a noun
hot, lazy, funny
adverb
modifies a verb, adjective, or other adverb
softly, lazily, often
preposition
shows a relationship between a noun (or pronoun) and other words in a sentence
up, over, against, by, for
conjunction
joins words, phrases, and clauses
and, but, or, yet
interjection
expresses emotion
ah, whoops, ouch
article
identifies and specifies a noun
a,an
, theSlide20
Example
“John decided that he really needed the
glockum
if he were to solve the problem.”
-What part of speech is “
glockum
”?
try to guess what “
glockum
” means.Slide21
glockum
Guesses:
- evidence
- ability
- key
Clue
- professor
-knowledgeSlide22
Reading clues
How did your team guess the meaning of the word?Slide23
There are several kinds of reading clues
Deduction.
What does the sentence seem to be about?
Which words in the sentence does the unknown word seem to relate to?
“John decided that he really needed the
glockum
if he were to solve the problem.” Slide24
examples
Can
you turn the
zong
on, it’s cold in here
?
This food can’t be re-
zonged
?
My
wibble
is not working
, so I had to take the bus.Slide25
There are several kinds of reading clues
Part of speech
Which part of speech is the unknown word?
Is it a noun? Verb? Adjective? Preposition? Something else?
Use the words around the unknown word to guess what part of speech it is.
“John decided that he really needed the
glockum
if he were to solve the problem.” Slide26
There are several kinds of reading clues
Chunking
What do the words around the unknown word mean?
How could the unknown word relate to the surrounding words?
- This is like a more focused kind of deduction.
“John decided that he really needed the
glockum
if he were to solve the problem.” Slide27
Examples
1) The tiger's
roar
could be heard in villages far away.
What does
roar
probably mean?
A) food a tiger eats
B) a tiger's dream
C) a tiger's ear
D) a sound a tiger makesSlide28
Examples
2) The thought of eating a rat is
abhorrent
to most people.
What does
abhorrent
probably mean?
A) fun, lively
B) horrible, repugnant
C) delicious, tasty
D) sweet, sugarySlide29
Examples
Petra has so many friends because she is a
gregarious
person.
What does
gregarious
probably mean?
A) introverted, self-contained
B) shy, quiet
C) friendly, outgoing
D) rude, hostileSlide30
Examples
When Sara was sick, her voice was almost
inaudible
. We couldn't hear what she was trying to say clearly.
What does
inaudible
probably mean?
A) very loud, easy to hear
B) very soft, hard to hear
C) very strange, uncommon
D) very shy, introvertedSlide31
There are several kinds of reading clues
Vocabulary activation.
When skimming through a text, what seems to be the topic of the text?
Does the design to the text give any clues?
Does the kind of publication give clues (i.e., a novel, a textbook, a newspaper article).
Which words can you think of that belong to this vocabulary category?Slide32
Audio journal
Collect all of your audio journal entries so far.
Listen to all entries, then answer the following questions:
What parts of speaking do need to improve?
What parts of speaking are you OK at?
In your opinion, what was your best entry? Briefly explain why.
If you are going to improve your speaking, what do you have to do?
What have you been doing to improve your speaking since coming to KAC?Slide33
Audio journal
Go to the website “Homework” section and follow the directions for recording.
Deadline: Thursday May 17
th