TECHNIQUES FOR TEACHING READING COMPREHENSION ppt

OPEN PREDICTION Example Work with a partner to discuss the answers to the following questions before you read the text “ Global Diet Choice ” a.. GAP- FILL ExampleRead the text “Gettin

TECHNIQUES FOR TEACHING READING COMPREHENSION

Pre- & While-Reading Techniques

(Adapted from English Language Teaching

Methodology-BA upgrading course-The Ministry of Education & Training -2003)

Pre- & While-Reading

1 OPEN PREDICTION

(Description)

 The teacher establishes a context and

introduces the topic of a reading text

 The students are required to guess what they are going to read

 The teacher (or students) writes students’

guesses on the board

 The students are asked to read the text to

check if things they guess are correct or not

1 OPEN PREDICTION

(Example)

Work with a partner to discuss the answers to the following questions

before you read the text “ Global Diet Choice ”

a What are some meanings of the word ‘diet’?

b Are fast-food places international? What types of

foods are common fast foods?

c How do most people make decision about food and

diet?

d What are some examples of diets based on location,

history, tradition, or religion?

e How are diet choices becoming more alike around

global?

(Interactions I: Reading, Chapter 3, page 43)

2 TRUE/FALSE PREDICTION (Example)

Before you read the text “Tourism: the biggest business in the world” (Tourism

1-Unit 1 page 10), discuss these statements with a partner Write T (true) or

F (false).

a One in fifty of all workers are employed in tourism

related industries.

b The number of international tourism arrivals will be

more than double between 2004 and 2020.

c Tourists often worry about international security.

d Tourism has only had a good influence on the modern

world

3 ORDERING PICTURES

(Description)

 The teacher prepares some simple pictures to describe a story or a text, and sticks them on the board randomly

 Students work in groups to rearrange the

pictures and think of a story based on their

picture order This activity is also used for while techniques to check the ideas students have

heard or read about

3 ORDERING PICTURES (Example)

Look at the pictures and arrange them in a

logical order Then, read the text “Are we

answer.

(Lifelines/Elementary

- Unit 12: Health - page 85)

4 MULTIPLE CHOICE

(Description)

the ideas in the text For each question, there are three or four options for

students to choose from.

4 MULTIPLE CHOICE (Example)

Read the text “ Child Prodigies ” (New Interchange 2- Unit 12: It’s been a long time! page 77), then choose the best answer to each of the following questions.

1 When did Sarah begin studying at the famous Juilliard School of Music?

2 How long did Michael finish his high school classes?

3 What did Alexandra do at the age of 8?

A became interested in art B met Picasso

C had her first art exhibition D sold many paintings

students are weak, words to fill in the blanks

should be provided Students are required to work

in pairs, and then compare their answers

Students write the words they guess on the

board

5 GAP- FILL (Example)

Read the text “Getting more for less” (New interchange 2, Unit 5: Going places - page 33) and choose appropriate words in the text complete the blanks in the following summary.

There are some ways to travel for less First, buy cheap airplane ticket

You can buy ……… plan tickets two or three months in advance The

cheapest way is flying as …………,which costs as little 25% of the normal fare Another way is buying………….if you are going to do a lot of traveling Buying a single train pass gives you…… travel for a period of time Train passes are useful in India, ……… and European countries Moreover,

staying in hostels when traveling may help you to save money Not only do hostels provide cheap…………., but nowadays they are also a great way to meet new people.

6 ORDERING

(Description)

 This technique is used for pre-reading or pre-listening.

 The teacher writes about 6 or 8 statements on the

main points of a reading text, but the statements are jumbled.

 The students are asked to work in groups or pairs to predict the order of the statements.

 This technique is also used for while-techniques to

check the ideas students have heard or read about.

 The teacher writes students’ guess on the board.

6 ORDERING (Example)

Read the text about “Joan Chen” (New Interchange 2-Unit 1:

A time to remember- page 7) and arrange the following

events into the correct order according to the text.

 She went to college in the United States and majored in

film.

 She won the Golden Rooster, China’s top film award.

 She has become famous since she starred in The Last

Emperor

 She was born and grew up in Shanghai in 1961.

 She looked for work in Hollywood agents.

She was chosen to study at a film studio.

7 ANSWER GIVEN

(Description)

the board Students are asked to read a text and make questions based on the answers given

7 ANSWER GIVEN (Example)

Read the text “Hip-Hop Fashions” (New Interchange 1- Unit 9- page

59) , then write the questions for the answers.

 a type of urban music with heavy beat

 African American kids in Detroit and Chicago

 blouses and skirts with cartoon characters on

them

 $ 100

8 PRE-QUESTIONS

(Description)

The teacher writes a few questions on the board These questions should

focus on the main ideas of the reading text The teacher gives students a few minutes to think about the questions Students are asked to read and answer the questions It doesn’t master if

students can’t guess correctly

8 PRE-QUESTIONS

(Example)

Before you read the text “National Parks” (Tieng Anh 10- Unit 11- page 112-113), work with a partner to answer the following questions:

1. Have you ever been to a national park?

2. Can you name some of the national parks in

Vietnam and in the world?

3. What trees and animals can you see in a

national park?

9 GRIDS

(Description)

grid will contain the main information of the reading text Students are asked to read the text and fill in the gaps with information

taken from the text Then they are asked to write the information in the grid on the

board

to the main ideas Students read the text and

connect the main ideas with the details

10 MATCHING (Example)

Read the text “Education: A Reflection of Society” (Interactions II /

Reading- chapter 1/part I - page 7-9) Match the paragraphs with topics below Write the letters of the paragraphs on the lines.

1 Conclusion: Education as a reflection of society

2 A country that places a lot of importance on

education and makes students take difficult exam.

3 A country that offers education to everyone but also

has problems in its school.

4 _ A country where equality and national unity are

important

5 A country where social class is very important

6 Introduction: Education as a mirror of a culture

11 COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS

(Description)

ideas of a reading text to check students’ comprehension Students work individually

or in pairs to answer questions from the

teacher or from the textbook Students are encouraged to check and compare the

answer before the teacher gives feedback

11 COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS (Example)

Read the text “People’s background” (Tieng Anh 10-

1 When and where was Marie Curie born?

2 What kind of student was she?

3 Why did she work as a private tutor?

4 For what service was she awarded a Nobel Prize in

Chemistry?

5 Was the prize her real joy? why/ why not?

12 NETWORK (Description)

 This can be used for students to brainstorm in the pre-reading stage The teacher writes the

network on the board

 Students are required to work individually to find ideas related to the topic of the network and

then compare their answers in pairs or groups, and then the teacher collects the ideas from the students

12 NETWORK (Example)

Think of the words you know related to the topic “ music ”

(Tieng Anh 10

Unit 12- page 124-125) and write them on the network.

E.g kinds of music

important roles of music in daily life famous music composers

famous singers in Vietnam/ in the world

Post-Reading Techniques

Discussion (Example 1)

computer in our daily life (Tieng Anh 10, Unit 5: Technology and you, page 54-55)

Discussion (Example 2)

Talk about these questions

1 The article lists several signs of being in

love Can you think of other signs?

2 Do you agree that staying in love is even

better than falling in love? Is it more

difficult?

(New Interchange 2, Unit 9: Back to the future, page 59)

Role-play (Example 1)

Work in pairs to ask each other about a favorite holiday in

Vietnam, using the following points to make questions and

answers

 the name of the holiday

 the time to celebrate

 the meaning of the holiday

 activities on that day (what to eat/ drink, what to do)

 your feeling when that holiday comes

(New Interchange 2, Unit 8” Let’s celebrate, page 51)

Role-play (Example 2)

Work in pairs to make a conversation between a New Yorker and a Vietnamese tourist, using the following points to questions and answers

Write-it-up (Example 1)

Write a magazine article about his/ her

job Think about these things (who? what? where? morning/afternoon/ evening/ like the job? why/why not?

(Lifelines/Elementary, Unit 6: Daily life, page 42-43)

Write-it-up (Example 2)

(Lifelines/ Elementary, Unit 7: Places, Reading: Home sweet home, page 51)