The strategies and skills of reading comprehension

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The strategies and skills of reading
comprehension
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Mo yan
Mo yan believes his success comes from a large
amount of reading.
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________ plays an important role in our life.
Reading
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Which part occupies the largest percentage?
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• Questionnaire
• Do you have great difficulty finishing reading
  comprehension in the exam? Why?
• 2. Read Passage4578 On Page105-109and find out
  which kinds of questions you feel difficult to
  answer.

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Find detailed information?
Give the main idea? Find the topic sentence?

• 3. Do you want to do all the questions in reading
  comprehension correctly?

Guess the meaning of the word?
Choose the best title?
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The main question patterns
1.The Fact Question(????????)
2.Words in the Context (?????)
3.The Inference Question(?????)
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4.The Title/Main idea Question(???????)
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In what way can we work out the meaning of
new words?
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?Is it difficult for you to get up in the
morning? Do you sometimes oversleep?
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overtoo much
overcrowded, overwork
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?With their shining brown eyes, and unconditional
help,dogs can provide the blind with confidence.
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Prefixes un, ir, dis, im...
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?A plumber is someone who knows how to fix
broken pipes.
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?The old woman has a strange habit to keep over
100 cats in her house. Her neighbors also called
her an eccentric lady. A. kind B. strange
C. special D.strict
?Twelve-year-old Sally was an active girl,but her
sister was quite sedate. A. pretty B. calm C.
protective D. energetic
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instead, on the other hand...)
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?Albert's success after much effort and practice
proves the value of persistence. A. time
B. competition C. insistence D.
beginning again
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Practice makes perfect
?For players, playing well and winning are often
life-and-death events.
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?Pantomime means a short play in which no words
are spoken.
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?Be punctual when you are going to the
party. Never be late.
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? ???? ??????suggest, infer, conclude
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• The author suggests/infers_____
• 2. Where can we find this kind of passage?_____
• 3. From the passage it can be inferred that__
• 4. It can be concluded from the passage____.
• 5.What conclusion can be drawn ?__________.
• 6. The passage is mainly written for __sb____
• 7. What can we learn from the passage?_____.

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Practice makes perfect

• B1.He was struggling to tie his shoes. I was
  struggling
• with whether I should help him. I did and he was
  grateful.
• 2.Tell me about the world as you see it. I
  said.
• 3. Most people can see if someone is
  comfortable with them
• or not in their eyes. I see it in their feet, he
  said. If people
• keep moving their feet, I just let them go ,
  because I know
• theyre impatient with me. I dont want to make
  people
• uncomfortable.
• 4.What about me? I asked.
• 5. I could see your compassion. And then you
  came down to
• my level. I was the one who was nervous, he
  said. I dont
• normally have someone look me in the eyes.
• 6. They dont know what theyre missing, I
  told him.
• We can infer from the passage that________________
  
• the disabled man had sth. wrong with the mans
  level
• not many people went down to the mans level
• C. the man was good at telling people about the
  world
• D. the writer would not give the man more help.

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• I decided that I would save my paper
  delivery(?) money, and in three weeks I had the
  seven dollars that I thought would cover the cost
  of her window. I put the money in an envelope
  (??) with a note saying that I was sorry for
  breaking her window and hoped that the seven
  dollars would cover the cost of repairing it.
• The next day, I handed the old lady her
  paper. She thanked me for the paper and gave me a
  bag of biscuits she had made herself. I thanked
  her and ate the biscuits as I continued my route.
• After several biscuits, I felt an envelope
  and pulled it out of the bag. When I opened the
  envelope, I was shocked. Inside were the seven
  dollars and a short note that said,Im proud of
  you.
• 23. What can we infer(??) from the story?
• A. The old lady was such a rich woman that she
  didnt care about the money.
• B. The old lady forgave the boy for what he had
  done and returned him the money.
• C. The old lady was too proud to accept the money
  the boy paid for the broken window.
• D. The old lady didnt forgive the boy for what
  he had done though he said sorry to her.

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The Title/Main idea Question
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Do you know the following sentences ?

• What is the main subject /the best title of the
  passage?
• 2. Which of the following is the best title for
  the passage?
• 3. The title that best expresses the main idea of
  the passage is _____.
• 4. Choose the best title for the passage.

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In what way can we work out the best title?

• Find out the frequently used key words.

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• Where can we find the topic sentence
• (???)?

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The position of the topic sentence




At the beginning
In the end
In the middle
No clear topic sentence
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• C
• 1.Its important to tell children the truth
  what theyve
• done. Honest feedback is far better than empty
  praise,Duke
• adds.
• 2.People have got into the habit of not
  telling children
• when theyre wrong. That makes it hard for them
  to deal with
• difficulties when they grow up. Thats just how
  the world is."
• What is the paragraph mainly about?_______
• A. It's important to have the habit of praising
  children.
• B. We should praise children honestly and tell
  them their mistakes.
• C. Children should know their mistakes as soon as
  possible.
• D. What children with high self-confidence are
  like.

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D Some students prefer a strict teacher who
tells them exactly what to do. Others prefer to
be left to work on their own. Still others like a
democratic discussion type of class. No teaching
method can be devised to satisfy all students at
the same time.
The main idea of the passage is_______
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• E
• Nothing is as useful as a flashlight on a dark
  night
• if a tire goes flat. Few inventions are so
  helpful as
• flashlight to a child who is afraid of the dark.
  In fact, the
• modern flashlight brings light to many dark
  situations.
• Finding something in the back of a closet is easy
  with a
• flashlight in hand . A camper also needs one
  after the light
• of the campfire has been out.

The passage is mainly about___________
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F Good afternoon. This is your captain
speaking. We have been warned of the danger of
strong air turbulence ahead for the next forty
miles or so. Passengers are therefore strongly
asked to remain in their seats with their
seatbelt on for their safety and not to use the
restrooms during that dangerous period if at all
possible. During the time young children should
be firmly fastened into their seats. The best
title for this passage would be ________. A.
The Captain and the Passengers B. Something
About the Strong Air Turbulence C. For your
Own Safety D. Dont Move Around and Keep Still

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(2013??)One of sweetest memories as a child is
of going down to the river and sitting
comfortably on the bank. There I would enjoy the
peace and quiet, watch the water rush downstream
and listen to songs of birds. I would also watch
the bamboo trees bend under the pres sure from
the wind and watch them return gracefully to
their original state after the wind had died
down. When I think about the bamboo trees
ability to bend and move back, the word
resilience comes to my mind. When it is used
for a person, this word means the ability to
readily recover(??) from shock, sadness or any
other suffering. Have you ever felt like you were
going to snap? Have you ever felt like you were
at your breaking point? Thankfully, you have
survived to talk about it. Life is a mixture(??)
of good times and bad times, happy moments and
unhappy moments. The next time you are
experiencing one of those bad times or unhappy
moments that take you close to your breaking
point, bend, but dont break. Try your best not
to let the situation get the best of you. An
amount of hope will take you through the
unpleasant suffering. With hope for a better
tomorrow or a better situation, things may not be
as bad as they seem. The unpleasant suffering may
be easier to deal with if the end result is worth
having. If things get tough and you are at your
breaking point, show resilience. Like the bamboo
trees, bend, but dont break!
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• 1. What does the word snap in the second
  paragraph most
• probably mean?
• A. break                                B. change
• C. win                                  D.
  Complain
• 2. What can help people get through sufferings
  according to
• the writer?
• Holding peace and quiet in mind.         
• Waiting until sufferings disappear.
• C. Experiencing more bad times.            
• D. Hoping for a better tomorrow.
• 3. What would be the best title of this passage?
• A. Memories of Bamboo                B. Be Like
  Bamboo
• C. Enjoying Bamboo                      D.
  Characteristics of Bamboo

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What have we learned today?
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Suggestions
When you read a very difficult article, dont be
frightened and frustrated . ?You should be
confident and believe you can do it. ?Just go on
reading and use the strategies and skills the
teacher has taught you. You must be successful.
Trust yourself!
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Homework 1.By using the strategies and skills
taught in class, finish the passage in the paper
carefully. 2.Practice doing reading
comprehension every day.
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