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Vocabulary Lesson 5A

attention (n.) an interest in something, notice, or awareness

available (adj.) easy to find or get

contract (n.) a legal agreement about work and fees

foreign (adj.) from another country

join (v.) to become part of a group

manager (n.) a person who runs an organization or business

modern (adj.) something that is new or relates to the present time

percent (n.) a fraction of an amount given as parts of a hundred

several (adj.) a small group of people larger than two

team (n.) a group of people who play a sport together against other teams

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Vocabulary Lesson 5B

activity (n.) something that you spend time doing

arrive (v.) to reach the place you are going to

couple (of) (n.) a few of somehting

enjoy (v.) to find pleasure and satisfaction in something

introduce (v.) to help a person meet another person or place for the first time

generally (adv.) referring to something that usually happens, but not always

leader (n.) the person who heads or guides the group

mention (v.) to briefly say something about a subject

provide (v.) to give or supply something

share (v.) to divide something between people so everyone can use it

tradition (n.) a custom or belief that has existed for a long time

including (prep.) used to introduce examples of what you were saying

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Reading Skills

Understanding the Main Idea 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 Details 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.

Paraphrasing 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.

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.

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’

Understanding Reference Understanding reference in a text is an important reading skill which involves focusing on specific meaning of ‘pronoun references’ used throughout a passage (eg: this, those, their, it). This is an important skill to help develop full comprehension of significant details of a section of a passage which refer back to previous statements made.

Recognizing sequence Recognizing sequence refers to the specific reading skill of being able to organize the events of a story in time order which can help you understand the information more easily. It is common to use ‘graphic organizers’ to more clearly and visually list the order or sequence of events in a passage or a story in chronological or time order.