• - read between the lines: find more meanings than the words appear to express ; gather more meanings from a text that are not actually stated, but implied
check quickly whether a text you are reading contains
and metaphor; • Composition writing— argumentation; • Letter writing—regretting having missed
seeing a friend
Text I l Pre-reading activities
• What’s the difference between read between the lines and write between the lines?
• - write between the lines: not a set phrase, a piece of good advice on how to “read” efficiently, read is replaced with write to stress the importance of writing notes and comments one is reading
• go back over just-read material (regressing)
• try to use the context to work out the meaning of unfamiliar words
• mentally translate everything
• predict the content of the text on the basis of headings,ces
paragraph of a chapter • --read very quickly, skip or leave out small
portions of the material in order to get the main ideas • •
c. tips for reading
• Scanning is a reading skill you use when you want to
you want to get the main idea of a book • --read the introduction, usually the opening
paragraph of a chapter • --read the conclusion , usually the final
headings • have a glance at the Index which is
helpful for specific information
c. tips for reading
• (2) Skimming and scanning: • Skimming is a reading skill you use when
• try to understand not only the details but the organization of the text while reading
• mark up the book in its marginal space by writing down my own thoughts and feeling about a certain idea or fact
新编英语教程unit
l Detailed sCtudoynotf eTenxttsI & II
l Oral work: • Role-play: buying a dictionary; • Interaction activities: the way I do my reading l Guided writing: • Basic writing techniques—comparison, simile,
• look up every single new word (word-by-word reading)
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c. tips for reading
• (1) Before starting to read: • read the contents page of the book • have a quick look at the chapter
carefully • Going back over just-read material improves
understanding • Comprehension decreases as rate increases • It is physically impossible to read rapidly
l While-reading activities
• Discussion: How do you read? • a. myths and misconceptions about reading • Concentrating on each word in print aids
comprehension and memory • The only way to read anything is slowly and
because your eyes cannot move that quickly • Fast reading takes pleasure out of reading
b. reading strategies(more in word)
• mouth the words(vocalizing)