WHAT IS THE SKIMMING? Skimming is a fast reading technique. It involves selective reading of the most important parts of the text in order to: Find out how the text is organized that is, the way it is divided into sections or paragraphs. Get a general idea of what the text is about. Decide if the text is interesting and whether you should read it in more detail.
Biên tập: Lê Thanh Tú Nhân cộng Lưu hành nội Giáo trình luyện thi B1 VSTEP - Phần đọc hiểu Page SKIMMING (KỸ NĂNG ĐỌC LƯỚT) WHAT IS THE SKIMMING? Skimming is a fast reading technique It involves selective reading of the most important parts of the text in order to: Find out how the text is organized- that is, the way it is divided into sections or paragraphs Get a general idea of what the text is about Decide if the text is interesting and whether you should read it in more detail Skimming is done at a speed three to four times faster than normal reading People often skim when they have lots of material to read in a limited amount of time Use skimming when you want to see if an article may be of interest in your research Hints and tips for skimming the passage Read the title, subtitles and subheadings to find out what the text is about Look at the illustrations to give you further information about the topic When you are skimming a passage for a general understanding, don’t try to understand every word Jump from paragraph to paragraph, finding the main point in each paragraph before moving on to the next paragraph, like jumping across stepping stones in a river The main point of each paragraph is often, through certainly not always, the first sentence in each paragraph The sentence with the main point is often called the topic sentence Taken together, the topic sentence of a passage should provide a reasonable summary of the passage When you are looking at sentence to understand the main points, try to find the mainly words in the sentence, namely the subject, the verb and the object of the main clause Try to ignore the other the other words, particularly the relative clauses and adverbial clauses Examples: Giáo trình luyện thi B1 VSTEP - Phần đọc hiểu Page Whale oil, rendered from the blubber, was used originally for lamp fuel and later as a principle ingredient of soap, margarine, paint oils and lubricants While skimming, it is enough to understand that: (this) oil was used for (something) Or, say you are skimming this sentence: Tea plants are grown on tea plantations, called gardens or estates, in areas that have a great amount of rainfall and rich loamy oil It is enough to understand that tea plants are grown on/in somewhere/ somehow If you later find a question that relates to this sentence, you can come back and read it more intensively When you have finished skimming to passage, skim the questions You need to know how many question there are and approximately What the questions are about You can now practice skimming To encourage you to skim as quickly as possible, there is a suggested time limit Task types using skimming skill are: - Heading matching - Getting the main idea A HEADING MATCHING WHAT IS A HEADING? A Heading covers the main ideas of the paragraph Tactics for heading matching Reading all the headings and underline or highlight the key words Read the first paragraph of the passage, marking the topic sentence and related phrases and vocabulary Re-phrase the main idea of the paragraph in your mind Read the list of headings to see if there is a match between the key Giáo trình luyện thi B1 VSTEP - Phần đọc hiểu Page words and the headings and the words you have marked in the paragraph Choose the heading that best summarizes the main idea of the first paragraph Go on to the next paragraph and repeat the process If you think two heading fit one paragraph, mark both of them and rule one of these out later Exercise 1: which of these three headings states the main idea in the paragraph? Use the highlighted key words to help you decide Time limit: minute a Population figures for China b Assessing China’s farmland c Global population and the future The world’s population is forecast to reach 7.5 billion by 2020, and growing prosperity, especially in China, is fuelling a rising appetite for meat and cereals Yet it is becoming harder to find new farmland, water is increasingly scare and crop-yield growth is slowing Already 167 million children are malnourished Are hungry times ahead? How did the highlighted words help you? How the verb tenses help you find the answer? Can you explain why the other headings are attractive, but wrong? Exercise 2: look at these three headings A Britain’s modern motorway system B Roman principles relevant today C 6000km of Roman roads As quickly ass possible decide which of the headings best matches the paragraph, taken from a reading passage, below Time limit: minute Between 43AD and 81 AD Roman Britain acquired 6000km network of technically advanced, hard bearing and straight highways Giáo trình luyện thi B1 VSTEP - Phần đọc hiểu Page linking towns of importance Today Britain’s motorway system is only half that length The basic Roman philosophy of building a road to cope with different types and volumes of vehicles and using local materials where possible still applies today Exercise 3: look at the passage “difficulties commonly experiences by oversea students” Three are six sections A-F Choose the most suitable heading for each section from the list of headings below Write the appropriate number (i-iv) in the lines Note: there are more headings than sections so you will not use all of them Use may use any of the heading more than one Time limit: minutes Example Answer Section A iv Section B Section E Section C Section F Section D List of headings i Personal finances ii Language and communication iii Being different and apart iv Cultural adjustment v Study –related concern vi Family support vii Getting around viii Living independently Difficulties commonly experienced by oversea students Giáo trình luyện thi B1 VSTEP - Phần đọc hiểu Page The problems experienced by oversea students are now generally well documented The issues that cause the greatest difficulty can be summarized as follows: A……………………………………………… This involves getting used to the new country and different way of life, customs, and values In addition, students also have to deal with the sense of loss ( missing family, friends, familiar food and places) These issues are usually referred to by the term “cultural shock” B………………………………………………… Managing on a limited budget is a challenge for most, but it is especially so for people living in an unfamiliar environment Students may have to pay for education and living expenses, find a reasonable place to live and, in some cases, a part time job to supplement any scholarship or money from home C………………………………………………… Many students are not used to looking after themselves At home, parents and family usually assist them in coping with shopping, cooking, personal finances and general managing their affairs Oversea, all of these things must be done without the family’s support D………………………………………………… Even some of the students who have been educated in an English language school have problems communicating freely at university level Many students find reading and writing in English especially difficult Participating in classroom discussion and asking questions of staff often produce difficulties E……………………………………………………… Differences in the style and traditions of learning between Western and Asian countries frequently cause difficulty Many overseas students find it difficult to adapt to Western notions of independent thinking and learning Students from some Giáo trình luyện thi B1 VSTEP - Phần đọc hiểu Page countries may also have difficulty because they lack experience in using wellequipped libraries and laboratories F………………………………………………………… This refers both to experiences of racial intolerance and the relatively low level of contact that overseas students have with local people Students often report being uncomfortable about generalized discrimination in a later section of this book Unit SCANNING What is the scanning? Scanning is the method to use when you need to search a passage quickly to locate the specific information you need to answer each question When you are scanning to locate some specific information (e.g names, places, dates, specific phrases), it is not necessary to read and understand every word in the passage When you look at some sentence, you need to understand only enough to answer the question: is it what I am looking for or not? So you only need to understand the topic of each sentence For example, you see this sentence: Example Like perfumes, cosmetics were originally used as an adjunct to religious ritual, the ceremonial aspects gradually being lost as both men and women adorned themselves with cosmetics You locate the subject of the sentence ‘cosmetics’ and that is enough It is not necessary to read all the details You know that this sentence probably does not contain the information you need, so you quickly move on to the next sentence This is scanning Giáo trình luyện thi B1 VSTEP - Phần đọc hiểu Page Hints and tips for better scanning Don’t try to read every word Instead of let your eyes move quickly across the page until you find what you are looking for Use clues on the page, such as heading and titles , to help you In a dictionary or phone book, use the header words to help you scan You can find these on bold type at the top of each page If you are reading for study, start by thinking up or writing down some questions that you want to answer Doing this can focus your mind and help you find the facts or information that you need more easily Many texts use A-Z order These include everyday materials such as the phone book and indexes to books and catalogues There are many ways to practice scanning skill Try looking up a favorite recipe in the index of a cookbook, search for plumber in your local yellow pages, or scan web pages on the internet to find specific information Exercise: which of these types of text would you scan? Which would you skim? Tick the appropriate box: Types of text skimming scanning A phone book A newspaper article you are interested in The film review page when looking for a particular film A letter from the bank A list of results for an exam you’ve taken Giáo trình luyện thi B1 VSTEP - Phần đọc hiểu Page When scanning, guide your eyes across the page by using your first fingers, or your index finger alone, or even the tip of a pen or pencil This will prevent your eyes from wandering about on the page You can increase your general reading speed too, by following your finger with your eyes across the page as you read Many studies prove how much quicker people read when guiding their eyes across the page You might be surprised to discover how much faster you will be reading D, MULTIPLE CHOICE TACTICS FOR MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS Underline or highlight the key words in the question and the four questions Quickly read the sentences that contain the main ideas in each paragraph of the passage Rule out any options in the questions that you think are definitely wrong Decide which option is correct Exercise 1: The text below has been edited to highlight the areas that you might read when skimming or scanning a text Read through it quickly and answer the following multiple-choice questions Time limit: minutes GOODNESS, GRACIOUS, GREAT BALL OF FIRE In the first of a new series, Alan Watts tackles the science of thunder and lightning A Despite our modern sophistication and advanced warning system, the thunderstorm still provokes a primitive dread in most people It is not only our helplessness in the face of nature’s wrath that produces fear, but also the eerie listlessness that settles over animals, birds and people in the build-up to a storm Yet the kind of storm with a sultry calm before its arrival is just one of many kinds of thunderstorm associated with a particular kind of weather Giáo trình luyện thi B1 VSTEP - Phần đọc hiểu Page B The kinds of intense storms that develop on hot sultry days are a mass of individual storm cells “cell-theory” of storm ………… “multicell” ……… “supercell” ……… multicell ……… daughter-cells……… C Then in spring, when the sun is warming the earth but the air is still cool, great towering cumulonimbus clouds often develop and these can become thundery ……… “air-mass” …………… thunderstorm France …………… English Channel……… D If you’ve lived in the coastal regions of southern Britain, then you’ll be acquainted with a special kind of storm that comes up from France a couple of times a year ………………………… Spanish plume storms sierras of Spain ‘sheetlightning’………………… E Whatever the cause of a storm, there has to be lightning ……………… pressure waves …………… electric charge …………… raindrops ……………… Positively charged ………………… slivers of ice…………… F It is estimated that there are some 1,800 storms going on at any one time somewhere in the world – mainly in the tropics – and that the electric current induced by the lightning from these compensates for the more-or-less continuous drift of positive ions from the ionosphere to the earth, so balancing the atmosphere’s electric current What is the article about? A Fire B Weather C Science Which of the following areas you think the writer will discuss? A Animals and their environment B Modern danger warnings Giáo trình luyện thi B1 VSTEP - Phần đọc hiểu Page 10 B pressure waves C drag forces D conventional subsonic planes To which of the following does the word “ this” in line 11 refer? A A decrease in pressure over the wing B An increase in the speed of the air stream over the wing C Pressure waves preceding the plane D A rise in drag encountered by a subsonic plane In line 12, the word “this” refers to A An extreme rise in drag B A decrease in pressure over the wing C An increase in the speed of the air stream over the wing D Pressure waves preceding the plane Exercise 6: read the following passage and choose the right answer for each of the reference words On a drop shot, a tennis player “drop” the ball just over the net, hoping that his or her opponent won’t get to it at all or will just barely reach it, thus making a weak return The drop shot works well in a number of situations It can be used to tire an opponent, to bring a baseline player to the net, win points outright when an opponent is slow in moving forward or is out of position, or to substitute for the approach shot A perfect situation for a drop shot occurs when a player’s opponent is far out of court and hits well to inside of the service line A good drop shot is a sure winner, but a bad one is equally certain disaster The opponent who gets to the ball early has been handed the net position, which is a distinct advantage for the net rusher who will usually win the point in short order There are two types of drop shots, each requiring a distinct stroke The first is used to drop slow balls descending from the peak of the bounce The second is used on rising balls These shots require excellent timing and a simple stroke, such as the swing on waist high volleyballs Giáo trình luyện thi B1 VSTEP - Phần đọc hiểu Page 26 The word “ it” in line refer to A His or her opponent B The ball C The net D A weak return In line 10, the word” one” refers to A A disaster B A sure winner C The service line D A drop shot The word “who” in line 11 refers to A The net rusher B The net position C The advantage D The opponent In line 13 the word “ which” refers to A The opponent B A distinct advantage C The net position D The winning point In line 18 the phrase “these shots” refers to A The shots requiring a distinct stroke B The shots used to drop slow balls C The shots used on rising balls D The shots requiring a simple and timing stroke Exercise 7: read the following passage and choose the right answer for each of the reference words Design is the arrangement of materials to produce certain effects Design plays a role in visual arts in the creation of commercial products as well Designers are concerned with the direction of lines, the size of shapes and the shading of colours They arrange Giáo trình luyện thi B1 VSTEP - Phần đọc hiểu Page 27 these patterns in a way that they are satisfying to viewers There are various elements involved in creating a pleasing design Harmony, or balance, can be obtained in a number of ways It may be either symmetrical (in balance) or asymmetrical (out of balance, but still pleasing to the eye) Or a small area, ay balance a large area if it has importance to the eye (because of colour and treatment) that equals that of a large area Contrast is the opposite of harmony The colours red and orange harmonize Since orange contains red A circle and oval harmonize, as they are both made up of curved lines But a short line does not harmonize a long line It is in contrast Unity occurs when all the elements in a design combine to form a consistent whole Unity resembles balance A design has balance if its masses are balanced, of if its tones or colours harmonize But unity differs from balance because it implies that balance elements work together to form harmony in the design as a whole The word “they” in line refers to A Designers B Lines, shapes and colours C Directions, size and shape D Visual artists The word “ that” in line is used as a referent to A Colour B Area C Importance D Balance The word “ it” in line 12 is used as a referent to A A circle B The colour red C A long line D A short line In line 15 the word “it” refers to Giáo trình luyện thi B1 VSTEP - Phần đọc hiểu Page 28 A Unity B Balance C A design D A consistent whole DEALING WITH UNFAMILIAR WORDS A limited vocabulary may be the single most difficult problem developing readers face It is not necessary to understand every word in the passage However, you must know over 50% of the words if you want to understand the main points of the passage A vocabulary development program will probably help you to know the vast majority of words in the reading passage, but you will not able to know every word When readers face with unknown words, they often panic, and believe that they will not able to answer the questions It is true that you often not need to understand every word to carry out the required tasks Techniques for dealing with unknown words in reading texts: - Ignore them - Look for the meaning given somewhere in the sentence or in the previous and following sentences - Guess their meaning from the context Ignore unfamiliar words For example, look at this exercise Read the paragraph about obesity and answer the questions Obesity is a medical disorder that affects approximately 20-30% of the population of the United States of America It is an excessive accumulation of body fat that results from the storage of excess food energy calories in the body’s fat cells The most American people suffer from obesity True, false, or not given? Giáo trình luyện thi B1 VSTEP - Phần đọc hiểu Page 29 This paragraph presents… a Some examples of obesity b A definition of obesity c The different types of obesity d The treatment of obesity When reading this passage, a student may find many unknown words and underline them However, both questions can be answered without knowing the meaning of the italic words It is even unnecessary to know the meaning of the word “obesity” Looking for the meaning of unfamiliar words given somewhere in the sentences Sometimes a sentence gives a definition of a new vocabulary item or information about it This information may be in parentheses ( ), after a dash (-), or after a comma (,) Example: there were sixty one identical cats in the classroom, each one exactly like the one on the board (What does identical mean? It means “exactly like”) Sometimes the meaning or a clue to the meaning of a new vocabulary item is in another sentence or sentence part Example: a teacher from western country recently visited elementary school in an Asian country In one class, she watched sixty young children (what is an elementary school? It’s a school for children) Guessing the meaning of unknown words from the context If it seems necessary to understand the meaning of a particular unfamiliar word you will have to guess You can not look up every word you don’t know in a dictionary since it is boring and time-consuming, especially when you read long passage and more importantly, it is forbidden when you take a test Now let’s focus on how to use context to guess the meaning for a word In ordinary reading, there are a number of cues that can help you to determine the meaning if an unknown word Giáo trình luyện thi B1 VSTEP - Phần đọc hiểu Page 30 Synonyms: The first state to institute compulsory was Massachusetts, which made is mandatory for students to attend school twelve weeks a year The word mandatory is synonym of the word compulsory Example: Many gardeners use some kind of mulch , such as chopped leaves, peat moss, grass clippings, pine needles, or wood chips, in order to stop the growth of weeds and hold in moisture From the example given, it is clear that mulch is a plant matter Contrast In the 1820s, the southern states supported improvements in the national transportation system, but the northern states disagreed with the idea, and that the word balked must mean objected or refused General context In the desert, vegetarian is so scanty as to be incapable of supporting any large human population As is generally known desert contain little vegetation , so clearly scanty must mean scare or barely sufficient Procedures for guessing meaning from context Step 1: look at the unknown word and decide its part of speech is it a noun, a verb, an adjective or adverb Step 2: look at the clause or sentence containing the unknown word If the unknown word is a noun, what adjective describe it? What verb is near it? That is, what does this noun do, and what is done to it? Giáo trình luyện thi B1 VSTEP - Phần đọc hiểu Page 31 If the unknown word is a verb, what noun does it go with? Is it modified by an adverb? It it as an adjective, what noun does it go with? If it is an adverb, what verb is it modifying? Step 3: look at the relationship between the sentence containing the unknown word and other sentences For example, is there a contract, or an effect, being described? Sometimes this relationship will be signaled by a conjunction like but, because, if, when, or by adverb like however or as a result, often there will be no signal The possible types of relationship include cause and effect, contrast, inclusion, time, exemplification, and summary punctuation may also serve as a clue Semicolons often signal a list of inclusion relationships; dashes may signal restatement Reference words like “this” “that”, and “such” also provide useful information Step 4: use the knowledge you have gained from step 1-3 to guess the meaning the word Step 5: check that your guess is correct See that the part od speech of your guess is the same as the part of speech of the unknown word If it is not the same, then something wrong wit your guess Replace the unknown word with your guess If the sentence makes sence, your guess is probably correct Remember, you won’t always be able to guess the meaning of a word from context using these producers, but sometimes you can Exercise 1: find the meaning of the underlined words in the sentence A children’s art lesson produced a room full of unique pictures, each one completely different from the other Giáo trình luyện thi B1 VSTEP - Phần đọc hiểu Page 32 The instructor also teachers the culture (the ideas and beliefs of society) People highly value individualism- the differences among people Most Asian societies value discipline, or self-control All insects are invertebrate, that is, they have no backbone The teacher drew a big circle on the black board, and the children copied it Then she drew a smaller circle, and the class drew it in the same way The teaching methods were very different from the ways of teaching in her county Students memorize information; they learn and remember basis rules and facts They work individually and find answers themselves 10 Each education system is a mirror that reflects the value of the society In the orient, it shows society’s beliefs in group goals rather than individualism 11 People in western cultures value individualism highly Teachers place a lot of importance on the qualities that make each person special 12 The word filibuster comes from the Dutch freebooter, or pirate 13 The flu, influenza, is probably the most common cause of absenteeism Exercise 2: find the meaning of the underlined words in the sentence A Some doctors recently carried out several experiments to evaluate the effectiveness of different analgesics They did every experiment with three groups of people One group took one of the pain-killing drugs which were being tested, another took no drug and the third took a placebo that is a pill containing only sugar The doctors then caused the subjects to feel a certain amount of pain by typing a band tightly around their arms The doctors were interested in the length of time that the people in the experiments could tolerate the pain, when the doctors compared the period of time that the people were able to stand the pain, they found that there were no significant variations among the periods of tolerance of the group which took a placebo or no drug However there were important differences among the times of the group which took the different drugs In fact, the some of subjects who took the drugs tolerated the pain for less time than those who took no drug or a placebo In other words, some analgesics seemed Giáo trình luyện thi B1 VSTEP - Phần đọc hiểu Page 33 to diminish the time that the people could tolerate the pain- a strange finding Since the purpose of the analgesics is to increase the period of tolerance, not to reduce it, this result obviously calls into question the effectiveness of some painkilling drugs B Is there any restriction on human lifespan? At the moment nobody lives longer than 120 years, but scientists think this is feasible to raise this limit Experiments have show that it is possible to prolong lifespan But people really want to extend their lives? They may not want to live longer it the additional years are spent in poor health As people age, senses such as their sight and hearing deteriorate and their general health becomes worse However, people can take action to promote good health: for example, they can take exercise and eat a sensible diet It they try to improve their health in this way, they have better chance of enjoying any extra period of life Exercise 3: guess the meaning of the words in italics Lazy peter disposed of, got rid of, three bags of money Seeing the bag of money was such a surprise the farmer stood with his mouth open in astonishment The farmer offered a thousand pesos, Spanish coins, for the hat Today, pranks and jokes like this are common ,and many are spread using e-mail My expenses foe every semester are 15000$ Undergraduate tuition at a public university can cost between 2000$ and 10000$ a year Today, a dog and or cat owner can make from 200$ to 400$ per day Of course, the talent agency gets part of that fee In japan, on the second Monday in January, twenty- year olds celebrate by first going to a shrine to pray with their families Exercise 4: Giáo trình luyện thi B1 VSTEP - Phần đọc hiểu Page 34 a Underline the context clues that help you guess the meaning of the boldfaced words After 24 hours without sleep, Gardner had trouble reading and watching TV The words and pictures were too blurry By the fourth day, Gardner was hallucinating Foe example, when he saw a street sign, he thought it was a person Over the next few days, Gardner’s speech became so slurred that people could not understand him b Use the context to guess the general meaning of the boldfaced words several people fainted because it was so hot in the room a lost consciousness b were happy c had fun I feel like I am suffocating because there are so many people in the room a Am able to breathe b Am not able to breathe c Am able to relax I ran to my class because I didn’t want to be tardy again a Early b Late c On time The ground was soggy because it rained all night a Wet b Dry c Hot I could not make out his face because it was so dark a Hear b Feel Giáo trình luyện thi B1 VSTEP - Phần đọc hiểu Page 35 c See Having just learnt to drive, and hardly ever having the opportunity to use the car, I readily accepted a Quickly b Quietly c Sadly My protests, my apologies, and the rest of my utterances were useless a Friends b Clothes c Words Because I had a few hours to spare, I decide to catch a couple of movies at the theater near the garage a Find b watch c ignore We went to a trattoria after work I ordered pasta and he had salad a A place to work b A place to eat c A place to rest 10 I was 16 when one morning, my father told me I could drive him into a remote village called mijas, about miles away, on the condition that take the car in to be serviced at a nearby garage a Building b Restaurant c Repaired shop 11 Samuel latham Mitchell helped found Rutgers medical college in New Jersey in 1826 And he produced several important works in chemistry and geology a Books b Accomplishments c Factories Giáo trình luyện thi B1 VSTEP - Phần đọc hiểu Page 36 12 Future design and manufacture were originally the work of individuals, but by the eighteenth century, many furniture makers had teams of craftsmen to help the, carry out their plans a Transport b Obey c Implement 13 A public library is a resource the entire community can draw on a Illustrate b Approach c utilise 14 Every atlas has its own legend a Mythical story b Famous person c Explanation of symbols 15 The planet mercury is visible to the naked eye but is not the easiest planet to spot a Unclothed b Unaided c Unarmed Exercise 5: choose the right meaning of the underlined words in the following sentences: People should educate children with something curious a Thrilling b Productive c Appealing d Odd Light can distort the shape of objects when it goes through water a Deform b Shift c Hide Giáo trình luyện thi B1 VSTEP - Phần đọc hiểu Page 37 d Highlight When the gas leaked, hazardous chemicals spread through the city a Futile b Dangerous c Gigantic d Arbitrary The painter used such a vibrant color in his work that people were amazed a Critical b Intriguing c Unacceptable d Brilliant The early settlers had such a rudimentary farming method that they needed more technology a Basic b Elaborate c Advanced d Numerous The country was very prosperous during the Roman Empire a Flawed b Thriving c Courageous d Prominent Rigid pavements are made of concrete which is composed of coarse materials a Embedded b Far-sighted c Stiff d Complex Humans have memories that are enduring for the rest of their lives a Restricted b Thriving c Lasting Giáo trình luyện thi B1 VSTEP - Phần đọc hiểu Page 38 d Intact The unique way of thinking is well reflected in his work of art a Influenced b Mirrored c Released d Accelerated 10 Diverse kinds of forms can be categorized into concept a Recognized b Different c Acknowledge d Dramatic 11 Solar energy is of prime importance to maintain life on earth a Chief b Dubious c Critical d Superficial 12 The building is believed to be the most impressive and unique style of its time a Imposing b Sporadic c Influential d Versatile 13 As all the files that contained the valuable resources were eliminated in the storage system, new information is necessary a Exuded b Released c Exaggerated d Deleted 14 China has an immense domestic market for consuming goods a Massive b Successful c Prominent Giáo trình luyện thi B1 VSTEP - Phần đọc hiểu Page 39 d Significant 15 A person who has a good hearing can distinguish the tones of different voices a Divert b Discriminate c Conceal d dissuade Giáo trình luyện thi B1 VSTEP - Phần đọc hiểu Page 40 ... Science Which of the following areas you think the writer will discuss? A Animals and their environment B Modern danger warnings Giáo trình luyện thi B1 VSTEP - Phần đọc hiểu Page 10 C Types... luyện thi B1 VSTEP - Phần đọc hiểu Page 29 This paragraph presents… a Some examples of obesity b A definition of obesity c The different types of obesity d The treatment of obesity When reading this... Many overseas students find it difficult to adapt to Western notions of independent thinking and learning Students from some Giáo trình luyện thi B1 VSTEP - Phần đọc hiểu Page countries may also