Reading 2 - U1

UNIT 1: EXAM TIME
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UNIT 1: EXAM TIME
Lecturer: Trang Do
Phenikaa University
OBJECTIVES
By the end of this lesson, students will be better able to:
• use a diagram to describe a process
• identify main and supporting ideas in an article
• read and understand the instructions of a test
OVERVIEW
1 Warm-up 4 Post-reading
2 Pre-reading 5 Wrap-up &

Homework
3 Whilst-reading
WARM-UP
Chapter 1 Summary
Reading skill: Vocbulary skill:

Target Vocabulary Describing a process Word Webs
Sensory memory
Short-term memory
Long-term memory
The Reading Process
Reading is a process that involves recognizing words, leading to the development of
comprehension. According to research, reading is a process that negotiates the meaning
between the text and its reader. The reading process involves three stages.
The first is the pre-reading stage, which allows the reader to activate background
knowledge, preview the text, and develop a purpose for reading. A strategy for students to
utilize during this stage is to look at the title of the selection and list all the information that
comes to mind about the title.
The second stage occurs during reading, when the reader makes predictions as they read
and then confirms or revises the predictions. For example, a double-entry journal enables
the reader to write the text from the reading on one side and their personal reaction on the
other side.
The final stage occurs after reading and allows the reader to retell the story, discuss the
elements of a story, answer questions, and/or compare it to another text. For example,
students can create summaries, where they take a huge selection and reduce it to its main
points for more concise understanding.
Comprehension is an intentional, active, and interactive process that occurs before, during
and after a person reads a particular piece of writing.
academic (adj.) related to studying or learning
component (n) one of the many parts that are in a machine,

system, or ideas
effective (adj.) something that works well and procedures the
results that one wants
long-term (adj.) continuing for a long period of time
make an effort (exp.) to try, to attempt
Structure (n) the way things are connected
technique (n) a method, a procedure by which something is

performed
transfer (v) to move from one place, vehicle, etc., to
another
Music
A word web travel
music box
1. Travel: map, place, tourism, destination, travel trade, travelled
music centre
airline route map, transfer, timetable, passport, ticket, travelling
tourist. music department
2. Music: song, note, solo, harmony, accord, lyrics, duet, in traveled
music director
tune, out of tune, band, melody, recording, concert, traveling
national, anthem music genre
3. The future: job, innovation, prediction, starship,
Future music hall
accommodation, dweller, prospective, predictable,
biotechnology, law, research, medical, universe,... future date music lesson
4. Food: dinner, lunch, breakfast, exotic foods, staple food,
future perfect tense music lover
vegetables, fruits, cereals, seasonings, nutrient, snack,
delicacy, diet, fast food, nutritional benefits, meat, fish,... future tense
Food
future-day
food additive
futureless
food allergy
futures contract
food chain
futures exchange
food color
Chapter 2 Summary
Reading skill: Vocabulary skill:

Target Vocabulary Identifying Main and The suffix: -ize
Supporting Ideas
paragraph.
Once
Finding you canIdea
the Main find the topic, • Note any words or phrases that are
repeated throughout the text.
you are ready to find the • Summarize the text as best you can in
one sentence.
main idea. The main idea is • Ask yourself – What/ Who is this
the point of the paragraph. text mostly about?
Topic Sentence: Statement of the main idea. It is the statement

under which all other material in the paragraph – examples,
reasons, facts, details and other evidence – can fit.
Read the following paragraph and underline the stated main idea.
The rules of conduct during an examination are clear. No books,

calculators or papers are allowed in the test room. Proctors will
not allow anyone with such items to take the test. Anyone caught
cheating will be asked to leave the room. His or her test sheet will
be taken. The incident will be reported to the proper authority. At
the end of the test period, all materials will be returned to the
proctor. Failure to abide by these rules will result in a failing grade
for this test.
Supporting details
A paragraph contains facts, statements, examples-specifics which guide us
to a full understanding of the main idea. They clarify, illuminate, explain,
describe, expand and illustrate the main idea and are supporting details.
• The 5W’s and How

• Objective facts and historical examples
• Comparisons made between different ideas
• Definitions of key words or phrases
• Appeals to emotion
• Lists, charts, or other images
• Anecdotes
Summer is a wonderful time to spend at West Beach. It
is a beach with light- colored, soft sand. The coastline
goes on for a long way and many people enjoy walking
along it. Children like to play in the surf and walk
along the rocks that are visible at low tide. This is a
fun beach for people of all ages. The United States seems to be in love with the idea of
going out to eat. Because of this, a real variety of
restaurants has come about specializing in all kinds of
foods. McDonald’s is the king of a subgroup of restaurants
Most teenagers and young adults do not know what called fast-food restaurants. Chances are, no matter
they want to do for the rest of their lives. It is a big where you live, there is a McDonald’s restaurant near you.
decision. There are a number of things you can do There are even McDonald’s in the Soviet Union. Now
to narrow the choices. For example, you can take an McDonald’s is trying something new. It is called
interest test, do some research on your own about a McDonald’s Express and there is a test site in Peabody,
career, try volunteer work in the field in which you Massachusetts. It is part of a Mobil gas station. This allows
are interested, or “job-shadow”, in which you spend you to fill up with gas and fill up on food at the same time.
a day with a person who is working in a field that What will they think of next?
interests you. These are just a few helpful ideas as
you begin to choose a career.
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interacts
debate
reformer
memorize
1. to become, make or make like
• to modernize (= to make modern)
• privatize
• Americanize
2. to speak, think, act, treat, etc. in the way

mentioned
• criticize
• theorize
• deputize
3. to place in
• hospitalize
standerdize
theorize
modernize
revolutionize
fantasize
theorize
fantasize
revolutionize
modernize
standerdize
modernize
fantasize
modernized
revolutionized
WORDS MEANING EXAMPLES
alternative something that is different from There must be an alternative to people sleeping on
something else,, especially from what is usual, the streets.
and offering the possibility of choice
apply to make use of something or use it for He wants a job in which he can apply
a practical purpose his foreign languages.
assess to judge or decide the amount, value, quality, Exams are not the only means of assessing a
or importance of something student's ability.
interact to communicate with or react to It's interesting at parties to see how people interact
socially.
debate serious discussion of a subject in which Education is the current focus of public debate.
many people take part:
measure to discover the exact size or amount of something "Will the table fit in here?" "I don't know - let's
measure it."
memorize to learn something so that you will She memorized her friends’ phone numbers.
remember it exactl
reform to mak an improvement, especially by changing a He was given licence to reform the organization.
person's behaviour or the structure of something
WRAP UP
What have you

learned so far?
THANK YOU

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UNIT 1: EXAM TIME

By the end of this lesson, students will be better able to:

• use a diagram to describe a process

• identify main and supporting ideas in an article

• read and understand the instructions of a test

2 Pre-reading 5 Wrap-up &

Reading skill: Vocbulary skill:

component (n) one of the many parts that are in a machine,

make an effort (exp.) to try, to attempt

Structure (n) the way things are connected

technique (n) a method, a procedure by which something is

Reading skill: Vocabulary skill:

the point of the paragraph. text mostly about?

Topic Sentence: Statement of the main idea. It is the statement

The rules of conduct during an examination are clear. No books,

• The 5W’s and How

2. to speak, think, act, treat, etc. in the way

What have you

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