Reading Skill
A. What is Text:
It is a written material or a passage
B. Kinds Of Text:
Continuous Text: narration, exposition, description, argumentation, persuasion,
Non-continuous Text:
direction, schedule,
table, form, brochure,
advertisement, recipe,
Reading Skills
There are many reading skills that will help you comprehend
A. Getting Specific Information
Informasi tertentu diperoleh
dengan cara melihat sekilas
(scanning) karena informasi
tersebut tertera jelas dalam
•Informasi tertentu biasanya
merupakan jawaban tentang
Contoh:
Getting Specific Information from the text
In a football game, some people do not play the game. They have important roles
The questions:
Who controls the game?
• The answer:
• The referee
B. General Information
The core of the passage, topic, topic ofther paragraph.
Biasanya menanyakan judul dari teks bacaan atau tentang apa (topik) teks
Contoh :
Because, you look at them from
inside your car or bus. Here, it is the other way around. At the zoo, the
The question:
(Finding General Information)
The question:
What does the paragraph mostly talk about?
The Answer:
C. Main Idea (Explicit Main Idea)
• Keterangan, penjelasan, atau
•Explicit Main Idea merupakan
kalimat utama (topic sentence) dari suatu teks bacaan atau paragraph.
•Biasanya merupakan sebuah kalimat atau pernyataan lengkap yang
Contoh: Text with Explicit Main Idea
Bicycles are very popular today in many countries. Many people use
bicycles for exercise.But exercise is only one reason why bicycles are
Another reason is money.
They are also easy and cheap to fix. In cities, many people like
bicycles better than cars. By
Contoh Soal The Question:
What is the main idea of the paragraph?
The answer:
D. Detailed Information (Informasi Rinci)
• Informasi yang tidak tertera secara jelas pada teks bacaan. Untuk
memperoleh informasi ini, kita harus membaca secara rinci atau intensif (Intensive Reading) setiap bagian dari
Contoh Teks :
Jose and Rian decided to go to a film theatre to relax.They were very tired after
finishing their exams. They chose to see and adventure film. They didn’t want to seedrama, thriller or home movie. They
So they bought two tickets for a
Inside the theatre, a tall man sat on a seat in front of them. He put on a tall hat. Jose
and and Rian could not see the screen. Jose tapped the man on the shoulder and
asked him to remove his hat. When the man turned around to say sorry , they
The question for detailed information
• Why couldn’t Jose and Rian see the screen?
The answer :
E. Implicit Information
•Untuk memperoleh informasi ini, kita harus memahami dan menyimpulkan bagian tertentu atau keseluruhan isi teks.
Contoh Teks
Malaysian Local Fruit
Seasonal
• Only available at certain times of the year
• Popular
Why eat more local fruit?
•Fresh
Non-Seasonal
• All year around • Cheap
How to serve local fruit?
•Wash, cut or peel and serve •Chill canned fruit
•Make refreshing fruit juices •Make fruit jam
The question for implicit information:
• What is the purpose of this poster?
The answer:
