新六级快速阅读A.pptVIP

新六级快速阅读A SUMMARY OF PRE-READING STEPS 1. Read the title of the article and the subtitles within it. 2. Try to guess what you think the article might be about. You might try this step with other students in your class. If you do, try writing on the blackboard words that you might expect to find in such an article, too. 3. Skim the article. Quickly glance over the first and last few lines of each paragraph, thinking about what the main idea of the article is. Now you are ready to read the article. These hints will help you: A. Read quickly, without stopping. When you come to a word you dont know, underline it and keep reading. B. When you get to the end of the paragraph, read it again, fast, and see whether you can now guess the unknown word. If not, keep reading. Do not look up the word. C. When you have finished a section of the article, or the whole article, look back at the italicized words, and try to guess their meaning from the context alone. D. Try to do the comprehension exercise which follows the reading passage, or ask yourself if you know what the main ideas are. E. If you cannot do so, re-read the entire article, again very quickly, and try again. You may need to repeat this step several times. Remember that comprehension is better when you read the article several times fast than when you read it once slowly. Do not be surprised, by the way, if the repeated readings become faster and faster! This is what you should expect. F. Now look up any words which you still cannot guess. How to Guess Vocabulary Meanings of Words from Context Efficient reading requires the use of various problem-solving skills. For example, it is impossible for you to know the exact meaning of every word you read, but by developing your guessing ability, you will be able to understand enough to arrive at the total meaning of a sentence, paragraph, or essay. These exercises are designed to help you improve your ability to guess the meaning of unfamiliar word by using context clu