Contents

Contents

Unit Reading Strategy Comprehension Skill Text Types Page

Surveying Identify Text Types • SMS messages

• conversation 2

Asking Questions Use General Knowledge

• signs

• riddles 6

Skimming Look for Main Ideas ^{• chant}

• comic 10

Scanning Look for Specific Information

• menu

• poem

• story

14

Applying Knowledge Summarise and Paraphrase

• chart

• play 20

Detailed Reading Guess the Meaning of Unfamiliar Words

• notice

• e-mail

• interview

26

Progress Checklist 32

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Sample

Hi there. This is Carlos.

When we skim a text, we only try to get the main ideas. These main ideas prepare you when you read the whole text.

e.g. The English exam is tomorrow, but Keith is playing video games with his brother.

Is Keith a good student?

Let’s head to the Warm-Up Lap to practise this. Carly is waiting for you there.

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S ^trategy

Hello. It’s me, Carl.

Did you ask the correct questions when you made the riddles? I’m sure you did.

It’s time for skimming! Carlos will tell you more about this.

What is skimming?

Skimming

Skimming

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Date:

W ^arm-up L ^ap

Don’t try to read every word.

Read quickly and jump from line to line.

Pick out the key words and the important information.

After you skim the text, do not read it again. Answer the questions straight away.

How to skim a text

Skim the chant and answer the questions.

1. What is the chant about?

A. home B. the bus

C. family D. school

2. What does ‘we’ refer to?

You can see all these places.

Where are you?

In the playground, it’s time to play!

In the music room, we sing all day!

In the art room, we paint and draw!

In the library, we read some more!

Sample

I’m so thirsty.

I need a drink!

comic

Time Trial

You now have 1 minute to skim the comic and answer Questions 1 and 2 on the next page.

00:01:00

P ^ractice L ^ap

1. Frankie Frown is not happy …

3. Mary waves her magic wand …

5. Mary waves her wand again …

7. There is no answer …

2. Suddenly, a girl appears!

4. Soon, Frankie is unhappy again.

6. But again, Frankie is unhappy.

8. There is still no answer.

I’m so hungry.

I need some food!

Yeah, fine …

Mary?

Mary!

MARY!!

I’m so tired.

Mary!

I’m Mary the Fairy.

Maybe I can help you…

Pre-reading topic

Yeah, good …

Sample

Answer the time trial questions.

1. Frankie Frown is .

A. afraid B. excited

C. happy D. unhappy

2. In the comic, who can do magic?

A. Frankie Frown B. Mary the Fairy C. the food D. the drinks

Now read the comic again and answer the remaining questions.

3. What does Frankie want? Match his feelings to the pictures.

Frankie is … Frankie wants …

1. hungry • •

2. thirsty • •

3. tired • • Post-reading activity

A.

B.

C.

Sample

Tick (3) the things that you can do.

Unit 1

I can find out what type of a text it is quickly.

I can get information using the layout of a text.

Unit 2

I can ask useful questions about a text.

I can use general knowledge to find the answers.

Unit 3

I can read quickly and jump from line to line.

I can find out the main ideas of a text.

Unit 4

I can look at a text to find the answers to the questions.

I can look for specific words or phrases in a text.

Unit 5

I can apply my knowledge to a text while reading.

I can re-write the text in my own words.

Unit 6

I can fully understand all the details of a text.

I can guess the meaning of an unfamiliar word with the help of the nearby words.

Progress Checklist

Progress Checklist

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