Reading TIPSTIPS• As a rule, reading work should begin with a general or global understanding of the text, and then move to smaller units such as paragraphs, sentences and words. --- Eddio Williams ReadingSTYLES (Involuntary) Rapid Intensive Extensive Skimmimg Scanning REASONS General Information Pleasure information from text or interest about text A. Main Idea/Best TitleA. Main Idea/Best TitleTips:Tips: Not too general, not too specific Not too general, not too specific !!Question forms:Question forms:1.1.The main idea/key point/purpose/subject matter The main idea/key point/purpose/subject matter of this passage is that _________.of this passage is that _________.2.2.From the passage we learn/can conclude that ________.From the passage we learn/can conclude that ________.3.3.The last paragraph is chiefly concerned with _________.The last paragraph is chiefly concerned with _________.4.4.What’s the best title/headline for the passage?What’s the best title/headline for the passage?5.5.Which of the following statements best expresses Which of the following statements best expresses the main idea of the passage?the main idea of the passage?Skills: Skills: Find out topic/key sentencesFind out topic/key sentences How to find the main idea of a passageHow to find the main idea of a passage Sometimes Sometimes the first sentence the first sentence of a passage is of a passage is the topic(key) sentencethe topic(key) sentence Sometimes Sometimes the last sentence the last sentence is the topic (key) is the topic (key) sentencesentence Sometimes the topic(key) sentence is Sometimes the topic(key) sentence is in the in the middlemiddle of a passage of a passage Sometimes you have to Sometimes you have to put ...
