The British PeopleReading British and American CultureWeek 3Professor Hayashi

AttendanceAttendance 6 Reading Strategies6 Reading Strategies Think-Pair-Share ActivityThink-Pair-Share Activity Small group reading activitySmall group reading activity

BREAKBREAK Leisure & Sport in BritainLeisure & Sport in Britain Young People in BritainYoung People in Britain

Today’s Class

6 Reading StrategiesReading Strategies – plans for solving problems encountered in constructing meaning

Why learn reading strategies?1)Improve reading comprehension as well as efficiency in reading2)Read in the way that expert readers do3)Process the text actively, to monitor comprehension, and to connect what they are reading to their own knowledge and to other parts of the text

PREDICTCheck: -titles/pictures -headlines/subtitles, look for key words and guess what the text will be about-when the author asks a question -when the character in a story is about to do something

textbook e.g. – Statistics, state of nation…… what kind of statistics? what do you expect to read?

Reading Strategy #1

CLARIFYReading Strategy # 2

- If you don’t understand something, reread, look for clues-Find the meaning of words by:1)Look for little words in big words2)Look for roots/bases/prefixes/suffixes3)Look for commas that follow unfamiliar words. Sometimes the author may use the word "or".4)Keep reading.

textbook e.g. – Aged 16 and over… does that include 16 year olds?

VISUALIZE Make a picture in your head.

Reading Strategy #3

ASK QUESTIONS

-Interact with the materialWHY?1)To test yourself for comprehension. 2)To identify what is important to remember in the story or the passage.3)To further your understanding

textbook e.g. – How many British people are common law?

Reading Strategy # 4

MAKE CONNECTIONS

-Connect the material to your prior knowledgeAsk:-What does this text remind me of?-What do I know about the topic?-Does this text make me think of another text/TV show/story/etc?-How does this compare/contrast/connect to what I already know?

e.g. – I know the divorce rate in Korea is much higher.

Reading Strategy # 5

SUMMARIZE-Retell what has happened -Paraphrase -Comprehension check

textbook e.g. – The majority of Brits are married, and not too many are divorced

Reading Strategy # 6

6 Reading Strategies

1) PREDICT2) CLARIFY3) VISUALIZE4) ASK QUESTIONS 5) MAKE CONNECTIONS6) SUMMARIZE

EXERCISE 1 – PG. 4 (Think/Pair/Share)In pairs:- introduce yourself and become best friends^^- read the instructions & think about what kind of reading strategy could be used- read the article in turn- answer the questions above the article

PAGE 5 – SMALL GROUP WORK

In groups of 6:- Each pair should adopt a reading strategy to cover ONE of the three exercises- Share your findings with your group

LEISURE & SPORT IN BRITAIN (PG. 6)

In groups of 6:-Predict what could be contained in the article- Read the article in turn- Go over key vocabulary- Answer exercise 5 and 6

YOUNG PEOPLE IN BRITAIN

-Read the article on page 7-Fill out the chart on page 6-Answer the questions in exercise 8-Which reading strategies did you use?