Students scan the reading passage to check their answers.

Lesson 7A

Vocabulary Lesson 7A

balding (adj.) losing one’s hair on the top of the head

folk (adj.) traditional or typical ways of doing things

rustic (adj.) plain, simple, typical of a country lifestyle

plot (n.) the connected series of events that make up a story

exotic (adj.) unusual or interesting because it comes from another place

overseas (adj.) across the ocean, in another country

bet (v.) to think that something is true or likely to happen

online (adj.) available on the Internet

prejudice (n.) an unreasonable dislike of a particular group

theme (n.) an important idea or subject that

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overseas exotic folk

plot themes

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Lesson 7B

Vocabulary Lesson 7B

likewise (adv.) in the same way

inhabitant (n.) a person who lives in the place concerned

frivolous (adj.) silly or light-hearted instead of serious and sensible

odd (adj.) strange, unusual in a peculiar way

enrich (v.) to improve quality of something by adding to it

rhythm (n.) a regular series of sounds or movements

grieve (v.) to feel very sad about something, usually a death

prosperous (adj.) rich and successful

chronic (adj.) (for an illness) lasting a very long time

practitioner (n.) someone who works in a profession, especially medicine

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inhabitants rhythm practitioner

frivolous prosperous likewise grieving

enrich griving fivolous chronic odd inhabitant prosperous rhythm

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rustic inhabitants overseas enriched

rhythm practitioners exotic prosperity themes likewise

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Reading Skills

Reading for Gist Reading for gist is reading to get a general sense of what a reading passage is basically about. In other words, we read to understand the main topic, or theme of the passage. For example, a reading passage might basically be about a new type of technology, or a tourist's vacation trip, or a story about a fictional character.

Making Inferences When we read a text, the author does not tell us everything. Therefore, we must be able to guess some things and make clear assumptions from the information, facts, opinions and author’s feelings presented in the passage. Such a process of guessing and critical thinking is called Making inferences.

Identifying Detail Identifying details in a text to answer specific questions (eg: who, what, when, where, why) is often achieved through a strategy known as ‘Scanning’ for details. This is actually a technique often used in daily life when looking up a word in the telephone book or dictionary. Also when you read a newspaper, you're probably not reading it word-by-word, instead you're scanning the text for important information of interest.

Defining Vocabulary Often a reading passage contains definitions or explanations of new words related to the topic. The definitions in the text may be given through different clues to help you identify how the author has explained its meaning. It is important to understand synonyms or parallel expressions are often used to define target vocabulary items.

Understanding Main ideas (Skimming) Once we've determined the text type of a passage, and what it's generally about, we usually then read on to understand the main idea of the passage. In other words: What is the writer basically telling us? Or, What is the writer's main message? Understanding the main idea of a text means being able to identify the most important point or information in the passage.

Identifying Paraphrase Paraphrasing involves the skill of identifying a restatement of a section in a passage that retains the basic meaning while changing the words, often explained in a more simplified form. A paraphrase often clarifies a more ambiguous original statement in the text by putting it into alternative words that are often more easily understood.