1.

Thinking about your reading habits

For each statement, write Y (Yes) or N (No)

1. I always read every word of a passage. N

2. Reading aloud helps me improve my reading. N
3. When I read in English, I track with my finger along the line. N
4. I use different reading methods in my native language and in English. Y
5. When I read in English, I understand more when I read slowly. Y
6. If I don‘t know the meaning of a word in English, I always look it up in
the dictionary.
Y
7. To read well in English, I must be able to pronounce every word. Y
8. I read books from cover to cover. Y
9. I start reading before I have worked out what I need to know, or what I
am looking for.
Y N
10. I keep checking back along the line, rereading what I have just read N
11. I read difficult sections before I have worked out the general gist N

2. Selecting the main Idea.

Exercise

Which of the following statements do you think best expresses the main idea of Bill Cosby‘s
article? Why is it better than the other two?

1. Moving your eyes fast across each line will give you a general idea of the
content of reading material in much less time than it would take to read every
word.
2. It is necessary to choose your method of reading according to the kind of
material you have to read and the amount of comprehension you need.
3. You should preview long and heavy readings, skim simple ones, and read in
groups or clusters when you have to understand most of the material quite
well.

Answer: I think, i choose statement 3 because the article tell about reading methods based on
the reading that we read.

3. Comprehension reading

1. Is previewing a useful technique for all kinds of reading? No, previewing just usefull for
heavly reading.
2. How many 100-page reports should you be able to preview in an hour? 8-10 pages.
3. Exactly how do you preview? When i reading novel, i read the back cover and read first two
and last two paragraph.
4. When is it better to skim than preview? When it comes to simple reading.
5. How do you skim? Just find the keywords of the passage. No need to read all of the words.
6. Why is it better to skim rather than preview? Faster and is good way to get a general idea of
light reading.
7. How do you cluster? Maybe reading a few word at one glance.
8. What do you think the author means by ―heavy‖ reading and ―light‖ reading? Can you give
examples of each of these? Heavly reading is a reading that contain heavly topic/story, like
novel, articles, etc. Lighly reading is a reading that contain simple topic, like magazine.