Look at title. It tells what you will be reading about, so that you can make some possible predictions about the content of the reading passage Example I Ways ofIncreasing Creativity( Pass. B) 2 Birth of Bright Ideas( Pass. A) 3 Great ideas( Pass. C) Step 2 Look for subtitles. Appearing below titles in heavy, dark print or in italics, subtitles suggest the kind of material you will find in a small section of the reading, which offers help in making predictions assage B: Ways of Increasing Creativity Subtitles: Capture the fleeting Seek challenges Expand your world Step 3 Look at pictures, charts, or drawings if there are ammy Often an illustration helps you figure out ahead of time what your reading Food and drink of themselves are good and desirable, but their abuse can cause serious health and mental problems. Many doctors believe that overeating is one of the countrys main health problems since it places a great strain on the heart. Another area of concern is alcohol. The results of alcohol abuse are known. The social drinker turned alcoholic. the drunken driver 's contributions to highway deaths, the broken homes, etc, all point to the dangers of misusing one of natures gifts Step 4 Look at the first sentence of each paragraph. This may also give you a quick idea of what the reading is about before you begin to read carefully If you find your prediction is not correct when you read on, don' t worry! You can adjust your understanding of the paragraph with the information you acquire during your reading. This is the reading process after all Paragraph 3 of Reading Passage A Try to read onlY the yellow-colored part and make your predictions All of us have experienced this sudden arrival of a new idea, but it is easiest to examine it in the great creative personalities, many of whom experienced it in an intensified form and have written it down in their life stories and letters. One can draw examples from genius in any field.( Para. 3 Passage A) Possible prediction: Some big ideas come by themselves all of a sudden Directions Judging from the subject and headings-and without looking at the reading passage-what kind of content do you expect to find under the headings and lastly under the subject? Choose the answer that seems most likely to you II. Language pointsStep 1 Look at title. It tells what you will be reading about, so that you can make some possible predictions about the content of the reading passage. Example 1 Ways of Increasing Creativity(Pass.B) 2 Birth of Bright Ideas(Pass.A) 3 Great ideas(Pass.C) Step 2 Look for subtitles. Appearing below titles in heavy, dark print or in italics, subtitles suggest the kind of material you will find in a small section of the reading, which offers help in making predictions. Example Passage B: Ways of Increasing Creativity Subtitles: Capture the fleeting Daydream Seek challenges Expand your world Step 3 Look at pictures, charts, or drawings if there are any. Often an illustration helps you figure out ahead of time what your reading will deal with. Food and drink of themselves are good and desirable, but their abuse can cause serious health and mental problems. Many doctors believe that overeating is one of the country’s main health problems since it places a great strain on the heart. Another area of concern is alcohol. The results of alcohol abuse are well known. The social drinker turned alcoholic; the drunken driver’s contributions to highway deaths, the broken homes, etc., all point to the dangers of misusing one of nature’s gifts. Step 4 Look at the first sentence of each paragraph. This may also give you a quick idea of what the reading is about before you begin to read carefully. If you find your prediction is not correct when you read on, don’t worry! You can adjust your understanding of the paragraph with the information you acquire during your reading. This is the reading process after all! Example Paragraph 3 of Reading Passage A Try to read ONLY the yellow-colored part and make your predictions. All of us have experienced this sudden arrival of a new idea, but it is easiest to examine it in the great creative personalities, many of whom experienced it in an intensified form and have written it down in their life stories and letters. One can draw examples from genius in any field,…(Para.3 Passage A) Possible prediction: Some big ideas come by themselves all of a sudden. Directions: Judging from the subject and headings—and without looking at the reading passage—what kind of content do you expect to find under the headings and lastly under the subject? Choose the answer that seems most likely to you. II. Language Points