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Before reading a text, which parts does a good reader look at?
the pictures, graphs and charts, read the main title and subtitles, and look at numbers, dates, names or keywords,
Basic Reading Strategies I
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- Communıcatıon Skılls and Academıc Reportıng I (ENG)
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Why is it important to preview a text before reading?
By previewing just for a few seconds, readers may have a great deal of information about the text and decide to read or not to read it.
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What is "Predicting"?
Predicting is the link between your prior knowledge and new information in the text.
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In what way "PREVIEWING and PREDICTING" strategies are helpful to students?
These strategies help students think about what they know about the text, activate their background knowledge, and prepare for what they are going to read.
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Before reading a text, which steps should a reader follow?
1. Read the main title.
2. Read the sub-titles.
3. Look at the pictures, graphs, charts, maps, dates, and names.
4. Look at the footnotes, sidebars, symbols, italicized and bold words.
5. Look at the text type, organisation, and length of the text.
6. Look at the first line and final sentence of the text.
7. Use your knowledge and combine it with new information.
8. Try to predict the probable meaning of the text.
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When is skimming used?
Skimming is used when you read something very fast.
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While skimming the text, do you have to understand all the text?
You do not have to understand all the text.
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When you skim, for what purpose do you read a text?
When you skim, you read a text to get the main idea/topic (gist) and a few, but not all the details.
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While skimming a text, what does a reader try to identify?
the topic of an article, the writer’s point of view, the organisation or pattern of an article, or some facts, names and numbers, but not unnecessary details.
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What kind of texts make you use Skimming strategy?
Skimming is generally used when reading newspapers, magazines, messages or websites.
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While skimming the text, after you identify the topic and the main idea of the first paragraph, what is the next step?
After you identify the topic and the main idea of the first paragraph, go to the next ones and try
to identify the main idea of the following paragraphs. You do not need to remember all the details.
You should read in order to get the general ideas presented in the text.
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What are the text types ?(How is information in a text can be ordered?)
Information in a text can be ordered in different ways. The author may compare in a compare and contrast essay, list something by the order of importance, explain reasons in cause and effect essay or propose an argument.
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Why is it important for a reader to know the organisation of a text?
Knowing the organisation of a text may help readers comprehend the ideas easily and make better connections.
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How does a reader skim the text for organization?
make use of the signal words such as conjunctions, comparative adjectives, and listing words.
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Does an author express only facts in a text?
An author may express a fact or an opinion in a text.
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Skimming strategy is used to find the tone or intention of the author. What types of point of views may the author have?
The author may be neutral, or s/he may agree or disagree on an idea.
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How does a reader skim for tone or intention of the author?
While skimming for tone or intention of the author, make use of the signal words such as adjectives, pronouns, and adverbs.
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In the skimming for organisation of the text and skimming for the intention of the author, what kind of keywords may help a reader?
adjectives, pronouns, adverbs, conjunctions, and listing words.
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In what way are the keywords helpful for a reader while skimming the text?
Keywords may give you a clue about the organisation of text or intention of the author.
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For what reasons are signal words used in texts?
These keywords are used to explain cause and effect of something, to offer solutions to a problem, to convince the reader, to describe events in order of importance or steps or just to describe.