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Midterm Exam:
Review
When we skim a text, we:
1. Look at the pictures
2. Read the title
3. Read the first sentence of each paragraph
4. Read the last sentence of each paragraph
We skim the text:
a) Before reading the text
b) after reading it
c) while reading it
When we scan a text, we look for:
1. Names or
2. Numbers or
3. Dates or
4. Places or
5. Times or
6. Key words
We scan the text:
a) Before reading the text
b) after reading it
c) while reading it
We skim and scan a text in order to …
Make hypotheses about the text we
are going to read.
Make hypotheses means…
To make guesses.
“Hypotheses are expectations or predictions that
the reader forms about the text.”
We can make hypotheses about …
The main idea, the type of content the text will
cover, the type of language the writer will use,
and the attitude of the writer.
* Watch the following music video of the
song “Just” by Radiohead. What
happened to that man? What did he say
at the end, do you think? Make a
hypothesis or hypotheses.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qMagfZtv8
•Imagine we have already scanned an article. We
scanned for names, numbers and dates.What’s the
article about? Make a hypothesis.
Names:
Numbers:
Dates:
Iron Man
Robert Downey Junior
Gwyneth Paltrow
Shane Black
Los Angeles Times
$175.3m
$207.4m
$504.8m
2013
My hypothesis:
I think the article is about how much money has made
the sequel of the film Iron Man in the theatres in The
United States.
Why do I think this?
First of all, I think it is about the movie and not the comic because
in the article we found the names of the main actors (Robert and
Gwyneth) and the director (Shane Black).
Second, I think it’s about the sequel because we know the first
film was released in 2012, and the date we scanned was 2013.
Finally, I think this is what happenning in the United States’
theatres because it says “Los Angeles Times”, so probably all this
information appeared in that newspaper.
* Look at the picture, read the title and first sentence
of an article. What’s the aricle about? Make a
hypothesis. What information do you expect to read
in the article?
How many birds are killed by windows?
Spring has arrived in the northern hemisphere,
the sun is shining, the birds are migrating back
from warmer climes….
Source: BBC News online
My hypothesis:
I think the article is about the quantity of birds that
strike against buildings’ windows and die as a result of it
in countries of the northern hemisphere.
Probably I am going to read about:
- Places where this often happens.
- Figures (percentages/numbers) of birds killed by
windows recently.
- Institutions that have made some reserach on this
subject.
- The reason why these birds die and not survive.
- Most common types of birds that are killed by
windows.
Making inferences means:
“reading between the lines”
To figure out what the writer did NOT explain or state
directly in the text.
Inferences are “conclusions a reader draws about the
unsaid based on what is actually said.”
Making inferences help us …
improve our comprehension skills.
According to this cartoon, what
inferences can we make about
the British?
Anthropology
“Anthropology is the scientific study of the origin, the
behavior, and the physical, social, and cultural
development of human beings. Anthropologists usually
go to other places to study the people that live there.
When they do, they do not make value judgments.
Instead, anthropologists keep their personal beliefs out
of their work, and report only on what they observe
while viewing another culture.”
Which of these things WOULD an anthropologist be
likely to say?
a. In my opinion, this culture eats very strange foods.
b. If you ask me, all cultures should be studied to
learn about them.
c. From my point of view, African cultures are the
best anywhere.
d. I suppose someone should teach these people
about forks and spoons.
e. The people here are so stupid that they don’t
believe in God.
Well done! 
and
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