VOCABULARY UNIT 3

Week 3
Eight simple strategies to improve student’s vocabulary
Vocabulary is a list of words known by a person (Hornby, 2003). Vocabulary
knowledge help students communicate each other.
By using the following 8 vocabulary-building strategies, students can
develop their vocabulary and keep improving it every day.

1. Read Voraciously
All people know that reading is the most effective way to get new
vocabulary. When you read, you see words being used in context.
2. Make Friends with the Dictionary
A dictionary is the first good resource to improve your vocabulary. It’s only
by looking up a word in a dictionary that you will learn its precise meaning,
spelling, alternate definitions, and find much more useful information.
3. Use It or Lose It
Don’t settle after you learn a new word by reading it or looking it up in the
dictionary. Be creative and try to use your new learned words in as many
ways as possible:
 Write them down  Try to use them in a conversation
 Say them aloud  Discuss them with friends.
 Create sentences
4. Learn One New Word a Day
If you learn just one new word every day, you’ll soon notice they add up
pretty quickly.

5. Understand the True Meaning of Words

By deeply understanding words, you can make your vocabulary grow
exponentially. Instead of just memorizing words, try to really understand
them by looking at their etymology, word roots, prefixes and suffixes.

6. Follow a Process
To make vocabulary improvement a permanent habit in your everyday life,
you should make it as habitual, automatic and tightly integrated in your
daily workflow as possible.
7. Play and Have Fun
Playing games and engaging in group activities are useful in any kind of
learning. Gather your family and friends and play word games together.

8. Diversify
Do something different from your daily routine: hunting, fishing or blogging
– any activity that is not a part of your normal life can become a great way
to learn new words.

Sorce: Ten Sure-Fire Strategies to Improve Your Vocabulary (Online, accessed dated 07
September 2019) https://litemind.com/10-strategies-improve-vocabulary/

Exercise 1
Fill in the blanks in the sentences below with these adjectives. Use each
adjective only once. Compare answers with a partner.

athletic attractive cheerful confident

hardworking honest shy talkative

1. Tae Yon always asks me questions and tells me lots of stories. She is a very ____________
person.
2. Carlos has many problems, but he tries to be happy and ______________ with other people.
3. My brother is a _____________________ driver becuse he has a lot of experience on the
road.
4. My friend Bob is on our school’s basketball, soccer, and swimming teams. He is very
___________________
5. Mario is good-looking and very ___________________ in his new suit.
6. Claudia has a job during the day and she goes to school at night. She is a ____________
person.
7. Ilyas is very timid, nervous, and _________________ with strangers.
8. Gina never tells a lie. She is a very _________________ person, and I trust her.
Source : Miller, J. L. & Cohen, R. F. (2006). Reason to write. New York: Oxford
university press.
READING COMPREHENSION UNIT 4

Week 4
Skimming and scanning

Skimming and scanning are two very different strategies for speed reading.

They are each used for different purposes, and they are not meant to be used all the time.
They are at the fast end of the speed reading range, while studying is at the slow end. 

Skimming and scanning are reading techniques that use rapid eye movement and
keywords to move quickly through text for slightly different purposes. Skimming is reading
rapidly in order to get a general overview of the material. Scanning is reading rapidly in
order to find specific facts.

What is skimming?

Skimming is one of the tools you can use to read more in less time. Skimming refers to
looking only for the general or main ideas, and works best with non-fiction (or factual)
material. With skimming, your overall understanding is reduced because you don’t read
everything. You read only what is important to your purpose. Skimming takes place while
reading and allows you to look for details in addition to the main ideas.

How to skim.? Many people think that skimming is a haphazard process placing the eyes
where ever they fall. However, to skim effectively, there has to be a structure but you don’t
read everything. What you read is more important than what you leave out. So what
material do you read and what material do you leave out?

Let’s say you are doing research on a long chapter or a web site. By reading the first few
paragraphs in detail, you will get a good idea of what information will be discussed. Once
you know where the reading is headed, you can begin to read only the first sentence of
each paragraph. Also called topic sentences, they give you the main idea of the paragraph.
If you do not get the main idea in the topic sentence or if the paragraph greatly interests you,
then you may want to skim more.

Skimming will help you locate the information quickly while making sure you use your
time wisely. It will also increase the amount of usable material you obtain for your research.

What is scanning?

Scanning is another useful tool for speeding up your reading. Unlike skimming, when
scanning, you look only for a specific fact or piece of information without reading
everything. You scan when you look for your favorite show listed in the cable guide, for
your friend’s phone number in a telephone book, and for the sports scores in the newspaper.
For scanning to be successful, you need to understand how your material is structured as
well as comprehend what you read so you can locate the specific information you need.
Scanning also allows you to find details and other information in a hurry.

Sorce: Skimming and Scanning (Online, accessed dated 07 September 2019)

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A. Reading Comprehension

A New Nurse

Jane Johnson works in a surgical ward in London Hospital. Jane does shift work, so she

does not go to work at the same time everyday. When she is on an early shift, she goes on duty

at 7 a.m. and comes off at 3 p.m. Late shifts start at 2 p.m. and finish at 10 p.m., Jane does not

like late shift.

Jane always goes to work by bus when she is on an early shift. The bus stops outside the

out-patient department. When she is in on a late shift, Jane generally walks from her home to

hospital. When she comes off duty at 10 p.m., she is usually rather tired, and take the bus home.
Sometimes she goes to the taxi-rank outside the main entrance of the hospital and goes home by

taxi.

Jane is not a qualified nurse. She is a student nurse, so she does not work in the ward

everyday. On certain days, she has to attend lectures on general nursing, anatomy &

physiology, hygiene and various subjects. She wants pass the final examination and become a

state registered nurse. As a state registered nurse he becomes a staff nurse and can become a

nursing officer.

Answer the following questions.

1. Where does Jane Johnson work?

____________________________________________________________

2. At what time does she go on duty when she is on an early shift?

____________________________________________________________

3. When does she come off duty when she is on an early shift?

____________________________________________________________

4. When does Jane go to work by bus?

____________________________________________________________

5. Where does the bus stop?

____________________________________________________________

Reading : A Good Nurse

Nurse Rosa is my favorite nurse, she cares all patients in the ward very carefully. She

is a very good nurse. She always speaks calmly and explains about the progress of patients

diseases clearly, she is beautiful and smart.

 Every morning, she always smiles and says hello to all patients in the ward. But

sometimes she is angry with the patients when the patients do not follow the instruction. She

always controls all patient’s condition. At 10 o’clock in the morning, she often takes vital sings

of patients. And sometimes she gives us medicines to take. When she has night shift, she

always control all patients in the ward in the middle of night. If there is something with her

patient, she usually calls and reports to doctors in charge (yang bertugas) at emergency room.

Nurse Rosa lives in hospital dormitory. So she does not need a transportation to go to

her dormitory. All patients in the ward like nurse Rosa very much.

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