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Reading Comprehension: Strategies and Practice
Reading comprehension is the ability to understand and interpret written texts. This lesson provides practical strategies to improve your reading skills in English.
Before Reading
- Preview: Look at the title, headings, and pictures.
- Predict: Guess what the text will be about.
- Purpose: Ask: Why am I reading this?
During Reading
- Skim: Read quickly for the main idea.
- Scan: Find specific information (names, dates, numbers).
- Context clues: Guess unknown words from surrounding text.
- Take notes: Underline key information.
After Reading
- Summarise: Write the main idea in your own words.
- Review: Check new vocabulary.
- Connect: Relate the text to your own experience.
Practice Passage
“Algeria is the largest country in Africa. Its capital, Algiers, is a beautiful city on the Mediterranean coast. Algeria is famous for its Sahara Desert, ancient Roman ruins, and delicious food like couscous.”
Questions: 1. What is the capital of Algeria? 2. Where is it located? 3. Name two things Algeria is known for.
Exercises
- Read a paragraph from your textbook and write a summary.
- Find 5 new words and guess their meanings from context.
- Practice skimming: read a page in 1 minute and state the main idea.
Practice with Simple Present and Past Simple for reading texts.
