1、Reading skills,组员：路盼霞 罗艳 任明芬 苏芸 苏忠燕 潘莹 阮源孟,Theoretical background Word study and vocabulary development Sentence study Paragraph study: main idea and topic sentence,Theoretical background,Background information helps us form schemata, or connected ideas, about our reading topic. We must learn backgr
2、ound about a text when we read it.,Word study and vocabulary development,word guessing skills guessing words context cluesThere are six clues,?,Context clues,1.Definition clues The unknown word is defined and explained by the writer.Mr. Lu is an oculist, who specializes in the treatment of eye disea
3、ses.,2.Example clues The unfamiliar word is explained by example. The may choose one from the following periodicals: Times, Newsweek, New Yorker and Readers Digest.,3.Synonym/Appositive clues The new word is explained by a synonym, an appositive, or some related thing. Dr. Li was kept as a prisoner
4、in the Bastille, Paris most important prison, for many years.,4.Antonym clues The unknown word is explained by an antonym, with connection words or phrases like but, yet, although, however, whereas, on the contrary etc. eg: Mary is always talkative, whereas her younger sister always remains taciturn
5、.,5.Inference cluesFrom the context we can draw an inference about the meaning of the word we need to known.The conflagration was so fierce that within just seconds, one could see flames and smoke filling the sky.,6.Common sense clues Common sense can always help us to decide the meaning of an unkno
6、wn word in text. The body absorbs nutrients from the stomach and intestines.,Word analysis (Roots and affixes),Root develop, act, sad, prefixes (en-,dis-, un-, im-, anti-, over-, pre-, non-, co- Suffixes (-tion, -tive, -ful, -less, -ness, -ty, -al, -ous, -age) courage, encourage, discourage, courage
7、ous,For example：,overuse 过度使用 underdeveloped 不发达的 non-smoker 不吸烟的人 co-owner 共同所有人 pre-school 学期教育,For example：,hotel medicareAmerindianpsywar sitcom,boat hotel medical careAmerican Indianpsychological warfare situational comedy,水上宾馆 医疗保险 美国印地安人 心理战 情景喜剧,Dictionary use,Using a dictionary can help rea
8、ders get the meaning of unknown word when they fail to get the meaning of the word by using context clue and word analysis.,Usually a dictionary offers the following information,Spelling Pronunciation Part of speech（词性） Definitions Examples Idioms Derived words （派生词） Origin of words,Spelling Pronunc
9、iation Part of speech（词性） Definitions Examples Idioms （习语） Derived words （派生词） Origin of words,Sentence study,Understanding the meaning of single sentences, especially difficult sentences, is key to the comprehension of an entire paragraph.,Paragraph study: main idea and topic sentence The main idea
10、 or central thought of paragraph is the statement that summarizes a paragraph. The main idea is usually located in the first sentence of a paragraph.,Location of a main idea,Facts, examples,figures, etc.,Facts, examples,figures, etc.,Discourse focus,Prediction Inference Reading for full understanding Detecting the authors tone and attitude,
