The particular reading skill introduced for this unit is reading for the main idea in a paragraph. This skill is one of the most useful reading skills students can develop. Finding the main idea is necessary for the understanding of a piece of writing. Ⅰ. Reading Skills: Reading for the Main Ideas in Paragraphs

Pre-reading activities While-reading activities Post-reading activities

Reading-Centred Activities 1. Global Reading Task Answer the questions on page 38 toget the main idea of the text. Distinguish between facts andopinions while reading the text Matching the following topics witht he paragraphs in the text

I. Reading Comprehension 40 Directions: This part is to test your reading ability. There are tasks for you to fulfill. You should read the reading materials carefully and do the tasks as you are instructed. 10 Tas rections: fier reading the following passage, you will find 5 questions or unfinished statements, numbered I through5. For each

Pre-Reading activities Text New Word reading Text A: Language points Newspaper Reading Exercise Check-up ssignment

Pre-Reading Activities Text New Word Reading Text A: Language Points .Newspaper Reading .Exercise Check-up .Assignment

Pre-Reading Activities Text New Word Reading TextA: Language Points .Newspaper Reading Exercise Check-up .Assignment

Text A Pre-reading task Before reading the passage, read the questions carefully and then try to find the answers as you read the passage What may the following paragraphs tell us about?

Reading-Centred Activities 1. Global Reading Task Answer the questions on page 69to get the main idea of the text. Predicting an author’s ideas Analyze the text structure byquestion and answer technique

Unit 5 Overcoming Obstacles Text A True Height Part 1 Pre-reading tasks Part 2 While-reading tasks Part 3 Post-reading tasks Text B Fourteen Steps Translation