Universidade de Brasília (IL/LET)

Professora Caroline Fernandes-Caetano

Inglês: Compreensão de Textos Escritos 2
Texto: NUTTALL, C. J.; ALDERSON, C. Teaching Reading Skills in a Foreign Language.
Hong Kong: Macmillan, 1996.

“Chapter 5: Word Attack Skills”

Discuss the following questions according to the text by Christine Nuttall (1996).

1. What is the difference between active and receptive vocabulary? How do receptive
words become active words?

2. What is throwaway vocabulary?

3. What are the three questions readers should consider when tackling a difficult text?

4. What makes words difficult?

5. Explain the word attack skills:

a. Structural clues
b. Inference from context
c. Using a dictionary

6. Complete the activities found within the text (activities 5.1, 5.2, 5.3).