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Summary
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.
Like ... you’re taking a standardized test, you’ll
probably have to answer readingcomprehension ques-
tions that ask about the facts in a reading passage.
These facts are not always easy to determine, especially
if ... postal
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ometimes in your reading, you come across words or phrases that are unfamiliar...
... an integrated course book intended to develop four basic language
skills: listening, speaking, reading, writing and especially learning vocabulary according to
topics (For example, food and ... 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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In spite of the significant ... 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 check...
... of reading in general and reading
comprehension in particular, types of reading and teaching reading comprehension.
1.1. Theoretical background of reading comprehension
1.1.1 Definitions of reading.
The ... read.
1.2.3 The three stages of a reading lesson.
A reading lesson can be divided into three stages which are pre- reading stage, while-
reading stage and post- reading stage. Each of these stages ... and teachers, readingcomprehension stands equal to
speaking, listening and writing (Chart 2). And because both students and teachers were
aware of the importance of reading comprehension, ...
... How?
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... 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 ...
reading into skimming, scanning, intensive reading and extensive reading.
1.1.4.1 According to the ways of reading.
1.1.4.1.1 Aloud reading
Aloud reading is an unnatural activity because most ... introduce 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...
... some ss to speak out their
answer T checks and gives feedback.
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READING COMPREHENSION
... Activities
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1. WARM-UP: draw and guess
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2. TASK 1
PRE -READING:
Pre-teach
Vocabulary :
- fume (c.n): khí thải
- oil spill: sự tràn dầu
- damage (unc.n): ... (unc.n): sự thiệt hại
- affect (v): ảnh hưởng
- solution (unc.n): sự giải quyết
Set the scene
WHILE -READING:
A/. True/ false statements
* Key : a. T b. T c. F d. T e.F f. F
B/. answer the questions
*...
... old,
and Tom is seven. They are (7) …… pupils. What are the Bakers doing now? Mr. and (8) …… Baker are
reading and their children are playing.
Passage 3 : I (1) … writing to tell you about my new school. ... the age of 15, he went to work in a lawyers’(6) ……… .
He continued to educate himself, mainly by reading books. In 1833, he (7) ……… to write his first book.
Since then, he spent all his life to...
... What Do We Test When We Test Reading
Comprehension?
Akmar Mohamad
As ESL/EFL teachers, we are aware that the primary objective of reading is
comprehension being able to find meaning ... three main levels or strands of
comprehension literal, interpretive and critical comprehension.
• The first level, literal comprehension, is the most obvious. Comprehension at this
level involves ... the comprehension questions they
formulate only test students' ability to understand and recall ideas and information directly
stated in the given text. It is indeed unfortunate if comprehension...
... motion pictures.
VIII. Choose the suitable verbs with gerund form in the box to fill in the blanks.
reading borrowing visiting smoking
coming helping watching learning
1. At last I've decided...
... work
b. They are circling to work
c. They are going to work by bus.
d. They are walking to work.
III/ Reading comprehesion
Choose A,B,C or D to complete the following passage:
a) English is a very useful...