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ENGLISH FOR SPECIFC PURPOSES

ENGLISH FOR SPECIFC PURPOSES. How to Read Smarter and Comprehend Texts in a Very Effective Way. Prof. Luiz Neves. What is your goal?. A language is a codified group of sounds and symbols which represents messages given from the speaker to the receiver.

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ENGLISH FOR SPECIFC PURPOSES

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  1. ENGLISH FOR SPECIFC PURPOSES How to Read Smarter and Comprehend Texts in a Very Effective Way. Prof. Luiz Neves

  2. What is your goal? A language is a codified group of sounds and symbols which represents messages given from the speaker to the receiver. When you study a language your focus is, obviously on the message. Students start learning a language for a variety of reasons. Be aware of what is your goal, this will lead you into a smarter, faster and more profitable result as a learner.

  3. Our goal is… Most of the Brazilian students wants to achieve English for exams, generally (not to say ALL) written ones. Therefore, our goal is READING. Surely, a little of speaking doesn’t kill anyone, but all the techniques, strategies, schemes and tips will be about reading skills.

  4. Reading techinques A nice thing to do before and along your studies is: Open up your mind. “Try to know a little of everything.” Take a look at the whole material you have on your hands. Always read carefully and calmly. Have a pencil with you and make notes. That’s the secret.

  5. Reading techinques How safe is a car seat? Research has shown that forward-facing car seats for children aged up to four are often less safe than parents think. The Head Children have bigger heads than adults relative to their body weight. In an accident they are more vulnerable to serious head and brain injury. Bones The bones of young people are weaker, break more easily and give less protection to internal organs during a crash. They can be broken just by hitting seatbelt webbing during an accident. SKIMMING: A brief view of the text. Don’t concentrate too much on details. Put your brain in the atmosphere of the text.

  6. Reading techinques What kind of text is it? Whom is it for? What are the main worries of the text? Can the kids’ bones be broken just hitting the seatbelt during an accident? COULD YOU ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS?

  7. Reading techinques • Basic vocabulary: as many words you know as much of the text you can read. SCANNING: A detailed, specific and deep search for an information. • Cognate words and evidences (tips like numbers, proper names, pictures, graphics…) • Semantic association: words that you’ve seen but it’s not difficult to understand in the context.

  8. Reading techinques John and I were coming back from Iguatemi mall. It was an awful afternoon. First we tried to watch a movie but it failed. The price of the ticket was out of my wallet. Then, we went for a coffee, as there were no seats available we spotted before a store named Magazine Luiza. They were selling TV sets below the market price. The display was telling about a sale after Christmas. Anyway, we tended home and went to the parking lot. Guess? We lost our car. After 45 minutes looking for it, guess again? Somebody robbed our car. Man, don’t you agree it was an awkward afternoon.

  9. Reading techinques John and I were coming back from Iguatemi mall. It was an awful afternoon. First we tried to watch a movie but it failed. The price of the ticket was out of my wallet. Then, we went for a coffee, as there were no seats available we spotted before a store named Magazine Luiza. They were selling TV sets below the market price. The display was telling about a sale after Christmas. Anyway, we tended home and went to the parking lot. Guess? We lost our car. After 45 minutes looking for it, guess again? Somebody robbed our car. Man, don’t you agree it was an awkward afternoon.

  10. Reading techinques John and I were coming back from Iguatemi mall. It was an awful afternoon. First we tried to watch a moviebut it failed. The price of the ticket was out of my wallet. Then, we went for a coffee, as there were no seats available we spotted before a store named Magazine Luiza. They were selling TV sets below the market price. The display was telling about a sale after Christmas. Anyway, we tended homeand went to the parking lot. Guess? We lost our car. After 45 minutes looking for it, guess again? Somebody robbedour car. Man,don’t you agree it was an awkward afternoon.

  11. Bad, terrible In front of Possible to use Object to keep money Space reserved for cars Have the same opinion Reading techinques Awkward/awful: Before: Available: Wallet: Parking lot: Agree:

  12. Text 1 Play it Forward Adventures combines volunteerism with active outdoor adventure making every vacation a personal, all-encompassing experience. Volunteer. Build desks for school children in Thailand, read stories to orphans in Kenya, or construct a home for a family in Guatemala. Opportunities to volunteer are endless and the needs around the world are abundant. One person can make a difference. Explore. Treat yourself to active, outdoor adventures that will leave you feeling invigorated. Mountain bike through corn fields, conquer a volcano, or kayak untapped waters. Wherever our adventures take you, we promise an open air approach. Connect. Connect with yourself or a loved one when you step away from the comforts of home to experience something new and different. Share special moments with locals and like-minded travelers making memories that will last you a lifetime. Time to reflect and relax is built in to every tour making each experience as much rejuvenating as it is rewarding. Play it forward on your next vacation getaway!

  13. Text 1 Play it Forward Adventures combines volunteerism with active outdoor adventure making every vacation a personal, all-encompassing experience. Volunteer. Build desks for school children in Thailand, read stories to orphans in Kenya, or construct a home for a family in Guatemala. Opportunities to volunteer are endless and the needs around the world are abundant. One person can make a difference. Explore. Treat yourself to active, outdoor adventures that will leave you feeling invigorated. Mountain bike through corn fields, conquer a volcano, or kayak untapped waters. Wherever our adventures take you, we promise an open air approach. Connect. Connect with yourself or a loved one when you step away from the comforts of home to experience something new and different. Share special moments with locals and like-minded travelers making memories that will last you a lifetime. Time to reflect and relax is built in to every tour making each experience as much rejuvenating as it is rewarding. Play it forward on your next vacation getaway!

  14. Brain map – Summarizing – List of facts INTRODUCTION AND CONCLUSION volunteerism and outdoor adventure 1ST. PAR. 2ND. PAR. 3RD. PAR. VOLUNTEER ? EXPLORE? CONNECT?

  15. Questioning According to text 1, select the CORRECT proposition(s) to answer the following question: What does the programme offer to volunteers? a. Opportunities to have fun while helping others. b. Cheap trips organized according to one’s funds. c. Chances to help improve the quality of life across the globe. d. Adventures to make people feel re-energized. e. The advantage of having a comfortable vacation. Select the proposition(s) which contains (contain) CORRECT definitions for the underlined words/expressions in text 1. a. outdoor – happening in the open air b. all-encompassing – surrounded by c. approach – prevention d. share – hide something from someone e. like-minded – thinking in the same way

  16. Questioning According to text 1, select the CORRECT proposition(s) to answer the following question: What does the programme offer to volunteers? a. Opportunities to have fun while helping others. b. Cheap trips organized according to one’s funds. c. Chances to help improve the quality of life across the globe. d. Adventures to make people feel re-energized. e. The advantage of having a comfortable vacation. Select the proposition(s) which contains (contain) CORRECT definitions for the underlined words/expressions in text 1. a. outdoor – happening in the open air b. all-encompassing – surrounded by c. approach – prevention d. share – hide something from someone e. like-minded – thinking in the same way

  17. Combine volunteeringandtraveling Thereader, a lovedoneorothertravelers Aroundthe world Vacation Help peopleandtravel – feelrewarded Spend time heplingpeopleand in activities for leisure. 5 w – 1 h Method What? Who? Where? When? Why? How?

  18. THREE GROUNDS OF READING. #1: the denotative meaning of a sentence. “John died.” #2: the connotative meaning of a saying. “John went to heaven.” #3: the inference of a sentence. “John passed away.” Words to end...

  19. Takejustwhatyouneed... Our Father, Who art in heaven, Hallowed be Thy Name. Thy Kingdom come. Thy Will be done, on earth as it is in Heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us.And lead us not into temptation,but deliver us from evil. Amen. Words to end...

  20. Vocabulary increasing... Do your best! Choose stories, songs, movies, series that you like and use them as sources. Words to end...

  21. If you know what I mean... “I´m used to go out every night.” “I used to go out every night.” “We are fed up with this situation.” “That’s a dime a dozen to get a bus here.” “Those shoes cost me an arm and a leg.” Words to end...

  22. Time to work because: We’re gonna smash them!!!

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