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ACADEMIC ENGLISH [UWB 10102]

Siti Aisyah binti Akiah Language & Communication Department Faculty of Science, Technology & Human Development. ACADEMIC ENGLISH [UWB 10102]. Reading Skills II. TEXT. PARAGRAPHS (GROUP OF SENTENCES). TOPIC SENTENCE. SUPPORTING SENTENCES. PARAGRAPH. PARAGRAPH. CONCLUSION.

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ACADEMIC ENGLISH [UWB 10102]

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  1. Siti Aisyah binti Akiah Language & Communication Department Faculty of Science, Technology & Human Development ACADEMIC ENGLISH[UWB 10102] Reading Skills II

  2. TEXT PARAGRAPHS (GROUP OF SENTENCES) TOPIC SENTENCE SUPPORTING SENTENCES PARAGRAPH PARAGRAPH CONCLUSION

  3. TOPIC SENTENCE • A sentence that captures the meaning of the entire paragraph or group of sentences • Tells what the passage is mainly about • Usually the opening statement that informs the main ideas of the text • In a well-written passage, one of its topic sentences will often serve as an encompassing idea for all of the other topic sentences • Finding the topic sentence of a paragraph is a basic skill for identifying the main idea of a passage

  4. MAIN IDEA • The ‘key concept’ or general idea of a text • The most important information the author wants the readers to know • In an informational text, almost every paragraph has a main idea • A simple way to find out the main idea is to ask yourself what the passage is about

  5. HOW TO LOOK FOR MAIN IDEA? • Summarize the Passage • a one-sentence explanation when someone asks you what the paragraph is about • Look for Repetition of Ideas • start looking for repeated words, phrases, ideas or similar ideas • Identify the Topic Sentence

  6. SUPPORTING DETAILS • Details or sentences that work together to tell the main idea • Can be in the form of descriptions, definitions, examples, elaboration, or exploration of the main idea

  7. COMPONENTS OF A PARAGRAPH * Paragraph – a group of sentences with a main idea • Topic Sentence – talks about the main idea • Supporting Detail – tell you more about the main idea • Conclusion – the way to end up a paragraph Components of a Paragraph

  8. UNDERSTANDING SENSE RELATIONSHIPS:TEXT COHESION • Readers will be able to follow what the text is about better if the author writes in well connection from one main point to the other • With the use of linking words or discourse markers (cohesive devices), sentences can be put together for easy comprehension

  9. TYPES OF COHESIVE DEVICES

  10. UNDERSTANDING CONTEXTUAL CLUES Figuring out the meaning of the word based on the clues in the text. Types of Contextual Clues:- 1. Examples 2. Synonyms and definitions 3. Antonyms and contrasts 4. Restatement/sense of sentences 5. Phrase or expression before and after the word

  11. INFORMATION TRANSFER Stimuli can come in forms of pie-charts, line graphs, bar charts and tables Tips on answering questions with graphics Read / study the stimulus given carefully. You need to have a good understanding of the general and specific ideas Take notes or underline important point – the title, subtitles, headings, sub-headings, sub-headings, legend etc Read and locate relevant information and relate to stimulus (if necessary)

  12. SUMMARISING INFORMATION What is a Summary? • Brief statement which explains the important ideas of a text. Usually, a summary contains the main idea and 2 or 3 important details How to do Summary Writing? • Read the text carefully • Look for the topic sentence

  13. TIPS IN ANSWERING READING COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS • Read the passage twice to get the general idea of the text • Underline the main idea of each paragraph or make short notes at the side • Read the questions carefully and underline the key words • Locate the answer in the text • Read the options carefully before you choose the best one • Then read the text again with the options that you have chosen

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