Unit 1 Reading  Para. 1  What is efficient reading?  Reading effectively includes understanding the ideas the writer is trying to send, organizing those ideas logically to remember them, and processing the information as quickly as possible.

Para. 2  What about Rapid Eye Movement?  Faster eye movement is useful in forming the habit of reading quickly in the process of reading. But eye movement alone will not increase your reading efficiency because reading is a thinking process.

Rapid eye movement  Reading is much more than eye movement.  Training your eyes to move faster is useful in breaking restrictive reading habits.

Para. 3  Why are reading goals important?  The more definite the reading goal is, the more effective the reading is.

Reading goal Reading goal is important.

Para. 4  How much comprehension?  To have enough comprehension in your reading means to find what you are looking for your reading material.

Para. 5  What is reading versatility?  The versatile reader is one who uses different reading techniques for different reading materials.

Different reading materials  Variety is the feature of reading.

Para. 6  How about knowledge?  The writer gives an example of the nursery rhyme to show that background knowledge is important in reading.

Understanding of reading  The meaning you give it depends on your understanding of what you see.

Different reading styles  The style and difficulty of the material and the reader’s experience and knowledge will influence the speed of comprehension.

Previous Knowledge  Previous knowledge can influence the message you receive from reading, just as body language adds meaning to spoken messages, they provide you, the receiver, with more complete information to process.

Para. 2  What about Rapid Eye Movement?  Faster eye movement is useful in forming the habit of reading quickly in the process of reading. But eye movement alone will not increase your reading efficiency because reading is a thinking process.

Rapid eye movement  Reading is much more than eye movement.  Training your eyes to move faster is useful in breaking restrictive reading habits.

Para. 3  Why are reading goals important?  The more definite the reading goal is, the more effective the reading is.

Reading goal Reading goal is important.

Para. 4  How much comprehension?  To have enough comprehension in your reading means to find what you are looking for your reading material.

Para. 5  What is reading versatility?  The versatile reader is one who uses different reading techniques for different reading materials.

Different reading materials  Variety is the feature of reading.

Para. 6  How about knowledge?  The writer gives an example of the nursery rhyme to show that background knowledge is important in reading.

Understanding of reading  The meaning you give it depends on your understanding of what you see.

Different reading styles  The style and difficulty of the material and the reader’s experience and knowledge will influence the speed of comprehension.

Previous Knowledge  Previous knowledge can influence the message you receive from reading, just as body language adds meaning to spoken messages, they provide you, the receiver, with more complete information to process.