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SECTION 1
1
Make your own dictionary using the new words, especially the technical terms, which you have found in
this
Unit
. Classify them into two groups:
a
those relating to
people
b
those relating to
objects
You can use different strategies. You can:
·
list the words with their translation organising them into sub-topic groups
·
list the words and write a definition in English – you can also write possible compound words in which
they are used
·
list the words and note how they are used. Write some examples of sentences using them correctly.
Reading strategies
Engineering
WORKING ON VOCABULARY
WORKING ON SKILLS
Reading techniques
When can you use them?
What do they mean?
1 scanning
2 skimming
when you have to search for specific
information, e.g. in a leaflet,
a data-book, a contents list,
a timetable, chart, glossary,
or a report and so on
when you have to understand
the global meaning of the text
or of a paragraph
when
scanning
you do not need to read the entire text,
just only to look at pictures, illustrations, diagrams,
highlighted words or those in italics or bold,
at headings, charts, etc. It should not take you more
than a few minutes
skimming
means reading in order to get a global,
general, understanding of a topic without
stopping at every new, unknown word,
but getting as much as you can by inferring
meanings from the context
3 search-reading
4 key-word searching
5 reading in detail
when you have to understand
the global meaning of the text
or of a paragraph
search-reading
means reading to find
information on a particular topic.
It is similar to
scanning
, but is used in paragraphs,
long texts, etc.
to look for key-words
and the main ideas
key-words
are words or expressions which are
essential in order to understand the main ideas
in a text and then summarise it
when you have to get
a complete understanding
of the text
to
read in detail
start with the previously explained
techniques:
First
: skim the text and try to understand as much
as you can without having to look up every
word in the dictionary.
Second
: underline key-words
Third
: if the text is long, divide it into paragraphs
and then find key-words into each paragraph.
Fourth
: read the text again looking at words you don’t
know especially if they occur often, just
in case they are key-words look them up in the
dictionary, or, guess their meanings (then check)
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