Reading Strategies

PREVIEWING AND PREDICTING

LECTURER:
Habizar, S.Pd, M.ESL
 Previewing
• Means looking for information before you
read
• When you gather information about a book by
examining its cover, you are previewing.
• Previewing Helps you read and understanding
a text or book better.
 Predicting
• Making educated guesses about the passage
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• Once upon a time, Gappetto the woodcarver
made a special puppet. That night the blue
fairy came to Gappetto’s workshop. “Good
Gappetto,” she said. You have made others so
happy, you deserve to have your wish come
true.” Smiling the blue fairy touched the
puppet gently with her wand.

What is the story about?

Make your own prediction to
these Pictures
Making Prediction to the text
 Answer the question by predicting what
might happen based on the situation
• Toni and Alex are not happy with the school in their town....
a. the children love to go to school
b. it is a beautiful building
c. the classrooms are too crowded

• There were many good shows on TV last night. The Smith

family stayed home.
a. They turned off the TV and went to bed early.
b. The only interesting show was about traveling by bicycle.
c. They saw a play, a music show, and the news
• John and Alice Babson are not happy with the school in
their town.
a. Their children love to go to school.
b. The classrooms are too crowded.
c. It is a beautiful building.

• Many young people move to New York after college.

a. New York is a dangerous city.
b. It's difficult to find jobs in New York.
c. There are lots of interesting things to do in New York.
• Fly Happy Time Airlines! Take an exciting trip to Holiday
Island!
a. This trip is very expensive.
b. Holiday Island has warm, sunny weather.
c. Happy Times Airlines is never on time.

• Alex had trouble falling asleep last night. He was awake

until 3:00A.M.
a. This morning he feels tired.
b. This morning he feels rested and ready to work.
c. This morning he is hungry.

• The roads were covered with ice and were dangerous

today.
a. Sam drove home quickly.
b. Sam took a long time to drive home.
c. Sam enjoyed driving home
• Back in the fifteenth century, in a tiny village near Nuremberg, lived
a family with eighteen children. Eighteen! In order merely to keep
food on the table for this mob, the father and head of the
household, a goldsmith by profession, worked almost eighteen
hours a day at his trade and any other paying chore he could find in
the neighborhood. Despite their seemingly hopeless
condition, two of Albrecht Durer the Elder’s children had a dream.

a. His closing words were, “And now, Albert, blessed brother of

mine, now it is your turn. Now you can go to Nuremberg to pursue
your dream, and I will take care of you.”

b. They both wanted to pursue their talent for art, but they knew
full well that their father would never be financially able to send
either of them to Nuremberg to study at the Academy.

c. Finally, Albert rose and wiped the tears from his cheeks. He
glanced down the long table at the faces he loved, and then,
holding his hands close to his right cheek, he said softly, “No,
brother.