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Doing well on UAE English Exams

On Location. Doing well on UAE English Exams. Reading comprehension (at a literal level). Finding details in a sentence.

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Doing well on UAE English Exams

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  1. On Location Doing well on UAE English Exams Eli Ghazel eghazel@gmail.com +971 559 221 588

  2. Reading comprehension (at a literal level) Eli Ghazel eghazel@gmail.com +971 559 221 588

  3. Finding details in a sentence Eli Ghazel eghazel@gmail.com +971 559 221 588

  4. In order to comprehend (understand) what you read, your mind needs to do many things as you read.One of the things your mind does as you read is find details in sentences. In fact your English exam always has a number of questions that require you to find details. What is a detail? Read on. Eli Ghazel eghazel@gmail.com +971 559 221 588

  5. Before you can learn to find details in sentences you read, you will need to understand the meaning of these question words: WHO WHAT WHICH HOW WHERE WHEN Eli Ghazel eghazel@gmail.com +971 559 221 588

  6. A simple sentence in English can be made up of six parts – not words! A simple sentence can have many words but a maximum of six parts. Each part answers one of these question words. WHO WHAT WHICH HOW WHERE WHEN Eli Ghazel eghazel@gmail.com +971 559 221 588

  7. Look at these examples from ON LOCATION Grade 12 book. How many words are there in each sentence? Omar enjoys reading books about baseball and football. Work on your toughest assignment first. Lori had to drop some of her favorite after school activities. Eli Ghazel eghazel@gmail.com +971 559 221 588

  8. Look at these examples from ON LOCATION Grade 12 book. How many words are there in each sentence? Omar enjoys reading books about baseball and football. (8 words) Work on your toughest assignment first. (6 words) Lori had to drop some of her favorite after school activities. (11 words) Eli Ghazel eghazel@gmail.com +971 559 221 588

  9. How many parts are there in.....? Omar enjoys reading books about baseball and football. (8 words) Eli Ghazel eghazel@gmail.com +971 559 221 588

  10. There are three parts. Each part is a ‘detail’. Omar (part one) enjoys (part two) reading books about baseball and football. (part three) Eli Ghazel eghazel@gmail.com +971 559 221 588

  11. Each detail Omar enjoys reading books about baseball and football. Who? What action? What? Eli Ghazel eghazel@gmail.com +971 559 221 588

  12. How many parts are there in.....? Work on your toughest assignment first. (6 words) Eli Ghazel eghazel@gmail.com +971 559 221 588

  13. There are two parts. Each part is a ‘detail’. Work on(part one) your toughest assignment first. (part two) Eli Ghazel eghazel@gmail.com +971 559 221 588

  14. Each detail Work on your toughest assignment first. What action? What? Eli Ghazel eghazel@gmail.com +971 559 221 588

  15. How many parts are there in.....? Lori had to drop some of her favorite after school activities. (11 words) Eli Ghazel eghazel@gmail.com +971 559 221 588

  16. There are three parts. Each part is a ‘detail’. Lori (part 1) had to drop (part 2) some of her favorite after school activities. (part 3) Eli Ghazel eghazel@gmail.com +971 559 221 588

  17. Each detail Lori had to drop some of her favorite after school activities. Who? What action? What? Eli Ghazel eghazel@gmail.com +971 559 221 588

  18. How many parts are there in.....? The tall guy ran very quickly into the house at 7 pm. (12 words) Eli Ghazel eghazel@gmail.com +971 559 221 588

  19. There are three parts. Each part is a ‘detail’. The tall guy (part 1) ran (part 2) very quickly (part 3) into the house (part 4) at 7pm (part 5) Eli Ghazel eghazel@gmail.com +971 559 221 588

  20. Each detail The tall guy ran very quickly into the house at 7 pm. Who? What action? How? Where ? When? Eli Ghazel eghazel@gmail.com +971 559 221 588

  21. Who ran very quickly into the house at 7 pm? (the detail of who) What happened? (the action detail) How did the tall guy run into the house at 7 pm? (the detail of how) Wheredid the tall guy run at 7 pm? (the detail of where) When did the tall guy run into the house? ( the detail of when) Eli Ghazel eghazel@gmail.com +971 559 221 588

  22. A simple sentence has up to six parts (in red) Each part can answer the question words (in blue) See diagram on the next slide Eli Ghazel eghazel@gmail.com +971 559 221 588

  23. Who action? Who? Who? How? Where? When? subject action object manner place time What? What? 1 2 3 4 5 6 When you are reading a sentence always think of the parts and what each part answers. Eli Ghazel eghazel@gmail.com +971 559 221 588

  24. Try to find the parts of the sentences. Circle the parts and write the question word each part answers. I do my homework after school. Eli Ghazel eghazel@gmail.com +971 559 221 588

  25. Try to find the parts of the sentences. Circle the parts and write the question word each part answers. I make a homework schedule every week. Eli Ghazel eghazel@gmail.com +971 559 221 588

  26. Try to find the parts of the sentences. Circle the parts and write the question word each part answers. I can’t remember what I said. Eli Ghazel eghazel@gmail.com +971 559 221 588

  27. Taking a Reading Comprehension Test Eli Ghazel eghazel@gmail.com +971 559 221 588

  28. What to do in the reading part: • Read each question first. • Look at the question word. • Think if the question word is looking for a detail. • Note the detail the question word is looking for. • Read the text and find the details. • Answer the questions. (some questions words do not look for details. You will learn about that in part two. Eli Ghazel eghazel@gmail.com +971 559 221 588

  29. What to do in the reading part: • Read each question first. • Look at the question word. • Think if the question word is looking for a detail. • Note the detail the question word is looking for. manner How did people use to press their clothes? (some questions words do not look for details. You will learn about that in part two. Eli Ghazel eghazel@gmail.com +971 559 221 588

  30. Compound sentences Eli Ghazel eghazel@gmail.com +971 559 221 588

  31. Compound sentences are two simple sentences joined by and, but and other similar words. See next slide Eli Ghazel eghazel@gmail.com +971 559 221 588

  32. Who action? Who? Who? How? Where? When? subject action object manner place time What? What? and, but Who action? Who? Who? How? Where? When? subject action object manner place time What? What? Eli Ghazel eghazel@gmail.com +971 559 221 588

  33. To answer test questions, do the same thing as before but for the two sides of the sentence. Eli Ghazel eghazel@gmail.com +971 559 221 588

  34. End of “finding details in a sentences”. Eli Ghazel eghazel@gmail.com +971 559 221 588

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