Extensive Reading

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Extensive Reading
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Revision

• Summarize the paragraph on P106
• The education for girls is still a big
  problem. The main reason is that many communities
  have lower hopes and requirements of females.
  However, females contribute a lot to

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• familys higher income and levels of comfort.
  There is still a long way to go before every girl
  can get a chance to learn to read and write.

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Pre-reading

• As a student you are learning many things
  every day. What different activities do you and
  your teachers do to help you learn?
• I often read the textbooks again and again
  until I can understand them and remember the
  important parts.

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• I like to do physical and chemical
  experiments. It is like talking with the great
  scientists. The experiments tell you everything
  about science, especially what we usually find
  difficult to understand.

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• I enjoy listening to teachers explaining the
  important and difficult points one by one. After
  class, I also like to listen to talks on every
  subject. Only by listening to others can I
  remember things clearly and well.

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Reading (I)

• 1. How many different kinds of learning
  styles are there? And what are they?
• There are three basic learning styles
  learning through seeing, learning through
  listening and learning through doing.

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• 2. Why is it necessary for a student to know
  his or her own learning style?
• If a student knows his own learning style,
  there is a lot he can do personally to improve
  his learning skills and find the most appropriate
  ways to approach his learning tasks.

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• As a result, he will be able to manage his own
  learning and study more effectively.
• 3. Give a definition for each learning style.
• Learning through seeing means When learning
  something new, the learner prefers to read
  information.

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• Learning through listening means If a
  learner finds it easiest to learn a new concept
  by hearing a teacher explain it, he is a learner
  who learns through listening.
• Learning through doing means Being active in
  exploring the

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• environment and finding out about things by
  moving and touching.

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Post-reading

• Learning through seeing
• Study in a quiet place where you can not hear
  other people talking.
• Take part in class discussions and debates.
• Draw charts, graphs, diagrams,

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• flow charts or pictures to organize information
  when taking notes.
• Write about the things you have to learn.
• If possible use a computer and DVDs to help
  you study.
• Concentrate on similarities and differences
  you can observe.

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• Learning through listening
• Remembering things will be easier if you put
  the words to music and make a little memory
  song.
• Make presentations to classmates or discuss
  ideas with your classmates.
• Listen to and remember funny stories and
  background information.

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• Learning through doing
• Create maps, build models or draw and design
  things.
• Put posters and photos around your desk and
  have a stress toy to play with as you work.
• Take part in art projects.

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• Organize a study schedule to include frequent
  breaks.
• Read while doing exercises.

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Homework

• 1. Recite the passage HOW WE LEARN.
• 2. Finish READING in Workbook (Pages 236-238).