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Saturday, March 15 th and Monday, March 17 th. English FL: Reading Comprehension and Composition. Writing: Paragraph Structure; unity; parts, etc. Translation Practice: rendering the ST into an academic TT format. . Answer the following questions on the text.
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Saturday, March 15th and Monday, March 17th • English FL: Reading Comprehension and Composition. • Writing: Paragraph Structure; unity; parts, etc. • Translation Practice: rendering the ST into an academic TT format.
Answer the following questions on the text. • What is reading about? Understanding …………………….. ………………………… • …………………… is the main purpose of reading. • The main function of reading is ……………………. • Why is reading a complex activity? • Reading activity involves …………………… and ………………….
Answer the following questions on the text. • Word recognition and comprehension are two ………………….processes. • Written symbols correspond to ……………… language. • Readers make sense of words, sentences and connected …………….. • How does a reader understand written text? Making use of 1, 2, and 5.
Word forms and Related words • read, reader, reading, read • write, writer, writing, written • speak, speaker, speaking, spoken • understand, understanding, understood, • perceive, perceiver, perception, perceived • relate, relation, related, relative • read; write; speak; listen • comprehend, make sense of, perceive, recognize, • involve, relate to,
What is reading? Reading is about understanding written texts. It is a complex activity that involves both perception and thought. Reading consists of two related processes: word recognition and comprehension. Word recognition refers to the process of perceiving how written symbols correspond to one’s spoken language. Comprehension is the process of making sense of words, sentences and connected text. Readers typically make use of background knowledge, vocabulary, grammatical knowledge, experience with text and other strategies to help them understand written text.