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Active reading is the first essential step to comprehen-
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see what you’re reading, to look closely at what’s there.
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See pages 9–11 to review these important active reading strategies.
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Active reading is the first essential step to comprehen-
sion. Why? Because active reading forces you to really
see what you’re reading, to look closely at what’s there.
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guess at the meaning of obscure.
Remember, good reading is active reading. Did you mark up the passage? If so, it may have looked something
like this:
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The first step in increasing your readingcomprehension is to learn how
to get the basic information. Like a good detective, start with...
... this lesson, you will sharpen your reading compre-
hension skills by using all of these strategies at once.
This will become more natural to you as your reading
skills develop.
Practice Passage ... simultaneously. This lesson gives you the oppor-
tunity to combine these strategies and take your readingcomprehensionskills to the next level.
LESSON
Putting It All
Together
LESSON SUMMARY
This lesson reviews ... look up as you work your way through this book. Many peo-
ple feel insecure about their reading and writing skills because they have a limited vocabulary. The more
words you know, the easier it...
... Unit 7) which is an integrated course book intended to develop four basic language
skills: listening, speaking, reading, writing and especially learning vocabulary according to
topics (For example, ... presenting and
practicing vocabulary and grammar, as well as developing the four language skills (Reading,
Writing, Listening and Speaking). After every two units, there is an extension to ... an essential component of communicative competence, and it is
important for both production and comprehension in a foreign language. Knowing a word
involves knowing:
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comprehension in particular, types of reading and teaching reading comprehension.
1.1. Theoretical background of reading comprehension
1.1.1 Definitions of reading.
The ... students’ readingcomprehension skills. The students must be active and
practice as much as possible. To help students understand reading texts and at the same time
develop their reading skills, ... developing
reading comprehension skills
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Chart 5: Students’ purposes in reading
A. To entertain themselves
B. To reinforce vocabulary and grammatical structures
C. To improve language skills
D....
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Hone your readingcomprehensionskills by
answering these six essential questions after
reading articles in the daily newspaper:
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Who?
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What?
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When?
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Where?
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Why?
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... students’ readingcomprehension skills. The students must be active and
practice as much as possible. To help students understand reading texts and at the same time
develop their reading skills, ... Types of reading.
We read different texts in different ways. According to the way of reading, we have
aloud reading and silent reading. Depending on the purpose of reading, we can classify
reading ... some suitable reading
materials to students, as it is useful for them to form a good habit of reading.
1.2 Teaching reading comprehension
1.2.1 Relationship between reading and other skills.
In...