Contents

Contents

Unit Reading Strategy Comprehension Skill Text Types Page

Surveying Use Picture Cues ^{• comic}

• story 2

Asking Questions Pre-reading Questions

• poster

• letter 6

Skimming Use Text Organisers • contents page

• timetable 10

Scanning Compare and

Contrast

• conversation

• story

• personal descriptions 14

Applying Knowledge Visualisation Skill ^{• poster}

• play 20

Detailed Reading Look for Specific Information

• webpage

• rhymes

• notice

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Progress Checklist 32

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Sample

Hello, my name is Cara.

Meet my friends! The purple one is Caroline. The yellow one is Carlos.

Let’s read English together!

In the first unit, we are surveying a text.

Hello, I am Caroline.

Look at the text before you read it. Study the pictures.

The pictures can help you with the text.

e.g. Look at this picture.

Is Mrs. Jones a teacher?

Let’s practise this skill. Carlos is waiting for you at the Warm-up Lap.

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What is surveying?

S ^trategy

Surveying

Surveying

^Sample

Date:

1. Ms. Lee • • A.

W ^arm-up L ^ap

Hello, I’m Carlos. Let me teach you how to survey a text.

Look at the text before you read it.

If there are pictures, study them.

How to survey a text

Survey the text. Match the names to the pictures.

FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL

Who are they?

Good morning.

My name is Ms. Lee. What’s your name?

My name is Tina. Nice to meet you, Ms.

Lee.

Sample

story

P ^ractice L ^ap

Survey the story first. Then, read it carefully.

Hi, Claire.

My name is Bill.

Hello. My name is Claire.

What is your name?

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Thank you.

Happy birthday!

Today is my birthday.

I am six years old.

How old are you, Bill?

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Yes, I am.

We are classmates.

I am in Class 1B.

Are you in Class 1B?

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Pre-reading activity

Sample

Answer the questions.

1. Who is ?

A. Bill B. Gill C. Will

2. Claire is a .

A. boy B. girl C. teacher

3. Claire is in Class .

A. 1A B. 1B C. 1C

4. Claire and Bill are .

A. boys B. girls C. classmates

5. How old is Bill?

A. 4 B. 5 C. 6

6. Claire is singing a song to Bill. Complete the song.

Happy birthday to you!

Happy birthday to you!

Happy birthday, dear .

Sample

Tick (3) the things that you can do.

Unit 1

I can find out the text type quickly.

I can get information by studying the pictures.

Unit 2

I can ask useful questions about a text.

I can get ready for the story by asking pre-reading questions.

Unit 3

I can read quickly and jump from line to line.

I can get the main ideas by using the text organisers.

Unit 4

I can look for the answers to the questions from a text.

I can compare different characters in a story.

Unit 5

I can apply my knowledge to a text while reading.

I can create a picture in my mind using my own knowledge.

Unit 6

I pay attention to the details in a text.

I can understand all the specific information by reading carefully.

Progress Checklist

Progress Checklist

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