READING BRAINWAVES 2 STUDENT'S

Tour of a LessonPRE-READING introduces students to the theme of the reading. It doesthis by introductory pictures and asking questions about them to test theirunderstanding of the vocabulary in the reading text. This is done throughmatching exercises and choosing the correct answers from a supplied list.READING TEXT focuses the students on the reading and requires studentsto reflect on their pre-reading activities when applicable. Students readsilently first. They are not expected to understand every word; they shouldbe encouraged to read for the general meaning and to use contextual cluesand their university background knowledge to aid comprehension. Many ofthe readings are in the form of conversations involving many people. Thisgives the students the opportunity to perform role play and switch roles.COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS provides students with an opportunity toread the whole text or parts of it while looking for specific information toanswer a set of comprehension questions. In addition, students are asked toidentify meanings of words and expressions in the reading text. Thispractice allows them to make inferences about meanings and asks them todemonstrate their comprehension of the readings in a variety of ways, suchas using vocabulary in context.VOCABULARY & UNDERSTANDING introduces vocabulary in context.Students match different vocabulary items with their descriptions. Thissection tests students’ understanding of the readings by asking contentquestions.LANGUAGE FOCUS includes grammar in practice where students are asked todifferentiate between grammatical structures and understand theirfunctional usage. Students are also asked to provide written output in theform of linguistic structures which reflect the structures covered in thereadings.