Reading comprehension skill (stepping outside the comfort zone) Unit 1/page 6-7 Rula Farouq Al-Farr’a Mr. Husam Ishtaiwi

Objectives Students are expected to: skim the first paragraph of the text for the main ideas. answer the comprehension questions of the first paragraph)scanning).

The concept of the comfort zone:

The main ideas of the first paragraph: (the leading questions) What are the two definitions of the comfort zone? Do all people have their own comfort zone? What are the advantages of staying inside the comfort zone?

The first paragraph of the text Your comfort zone is, as the name suggests, the area where you feel comfortable. We all have one, whether we know it or not: it’s the set of routines and known abilities that make us feel safe because we’re confident that we can manage and are unlikely to be challenged by anything unexpected or worrying. Obviously, staying inside your comfort zone has many benefits, especially at times when you’re feeling under stress.

Answer the following questions: 1. According to the text, what does the phrase comfort zone mean? a. b. 2. Why do we feel safe in the comfort zone? The area where you feel comfortable. It’s the set of routines and known abilities that make us feel. Because we can’t be challenged by anything unexpected or worrying.

What do the following words and pronouns refer to? The name (line 1) One (line 1) It (line 2) We (line 3) Your (line 4) comfort zone comfort zone comfort zone all people all over the world reader

Read the text. Then complete the task below. Replace the underlined parts of the sentences with words or phrases from the text. (The sentences are in the same order as the words in the text). I only need one more card to make a complete group. ____________ . 2. We often get bored with the same everyday things we do. ____________ . 3. I know a lot about the subject, so I’m quite sure that I’ll succeed. set routines confident

Decide whether each of the following sentences are True or False: ( ) Nearly all people have their own comfort zone. ( ) Staying inside your comfort zone is always negative. ( ) Comfort zone makes you feel worried. ( ) We can’t be challenged inside our comfort zone. F F F T

Choose the best answer: The best title of the first paragraph is _________ . The concept of the comfort zone. Getting stuck inside the comfort zone. The advantages of getting out of the comfort zone.

Complete the following sentence: Staying in your comfort zone is a way of avoiding _______________________ events. unexpected or worrying

Find the sentence or the phrase that has the same meaning: The field where you get safe ____________________________ . the area where you feel comfortable

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