Fast Reading Strategies for Agri

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Look at the pictures. Discuss with yourfriends.

Do you like reading?

Which one that you want to read? Why?

What are the contents of everymagazine? Can you predict?



1. Read the title.

. Look at the pictures !if there are any".

#. Read the $rst few sentences in the $rstparagraph.

%. Read the $rst line of the otherparagraphs.

&. Read the last sentence of the lastparagraph.

'. Watch for names( dates( and num)ers.



*canning is very high+speed reading. When you scan( you have a ,uestion in

mind. -ou do not read every word( only the wordsthat answer your ,uestion.

ractice in scanning will help you learn to

skip over unimportant words so that youcan read faster.



Looking up the dictionary Reading )rochure

*earching the internet

/ind travelling magazines

Looking up phone )ook( inde0( timeta)le( ornewspaper ads.



t is impossi)le to know the e0act meaning ofevery word when reading a te0t(

2 more e3cient way to $gure out unfamiliarwords is to use the context clues.

Context clues is the other words in thesentence or from nearby sentences thathelp you to understand new words.

So, context clues are keys to understandthe meaning of words in any piece ofwriting.



De$nition 4o )e !is( am( are"( mean(de$ne( )e called( 5 )e known.e.g. *ome countries have developed for more

and more decades. A decade means a periodof time in ten years.

Restatement 6r( in other words( that isor that is to say( and punctuation marks likecommas( dashes !+"( and )racket !"e.g.

7e felt despondent, in other words, he wasvery sad



llustrations or e0amples *uch as( fore0ample( for instance( like( especially( 5including.

e.g. 8ruce usually help his wife with chores suchas washing plates, cleaning the house,ironing clothes, etc.



Comparison as if( like( too( also( and similar

toe.g.

Clogs are similar to shoes, but they aremade of wood

Contrast 8ut( 7owever( nevertheless( while(although( even though( unlike( in contrast( andconversely

e.g. *ome animals like to live alone, but mostanimals are gregarious.



*ynonym 4oo( also( and

e.g. 4he police compelled a robber to getinto the car, and they also forced another

to face the wall.

2ntonym 8ut( yet( whereas( on thecontrary e.g. 4he police compelled a

robber to get into the car, and they alsoforced another to face the wall.



*ituation and e0planation 9o signal

words !Reading other sentences whichsurround the unknown word is e,uired"

e.g. 8efore she went to see doctor( *uzanhad su:ered from insomnia for several years. Every night she found it hard to fallasleep.



4o skim is to pass ,uickly over material + as,uickly as you can + while getting a general(holistic view of the content.

*kimming is most useful for o)taining asurface understanding and is notrecommended for in-depth

understanding or analysis.



*kimming is used to ,uickly identify themain ideas of a te0t. When you read thenewspaper( you;re pro)a)ly not reading itword+)y+word( instead you;re scanning thete0t.

eople often skim when they have lots ofmaterial to read in a limited amount of time.Use skimming when you want to see if

an article may be of interest in yourresearch



1. Do a minimal preview of length, title, subtitle,publication information, visual aids, diculty level.

. !ead selectively for main ideas. "ey parts tofocus on are usually a lead, #rst paragraph $usually

the introduction%, beginnings of key paragraphs,last paragraph $usually the conclusion%.

&. 'ime yourself and keep the correct mind-set.

(. )ary your rate. !ead key parts carefully andreread them if necessary* race past or throughunimportant material.



+ove your eyes in a wide spiral pattern. very wide curve is appropriate formost textbooks. Use the straight downpattern when skimming academic /ournal

articles, maga0ines, newspapers, or othermaterial formatted in columns.

. Use a soft focus. !elax your eye andfacial muscles, look slightly above the line

of print, and let your eyes 2oat down thepage. 'ry to read lines, not individualletters and words.



8efore reading <

=se skimming to preview + esta)lish conte0t( purpose(and content

During reading=se skimming to $nd thesis( main idea( ma>orsupporting details( organizational pattern( overallstyle( main characters( plot outline.

2fter reading

=se skimming to review + organizing( analyzing(evaluating( and reacting



Text 1We cannot drink sea water( for two reasons./irst( the )acterial count may )e too high for our

health. 4he second and main reason is that thesalt content of sea water !a)out a ,uarter+poundof salt to a gallon of water" is too great for thehuman )ody. ven though a certain amount ofsalt is necessary for )ody cells to stay healthy(

an e0cess leads to dehydration( and death. 3hat is this text mostly about4

2. 7ow much salt is contained in sea water.

8. Why it is easier to swim in ea water than fresh

water.C. Why the human )ody needs salt.

D. Why it is dangerous to drink sea water.



Text 2 4here are four )asic @ingredients@ that go into

the @recipe@ for making soilA tiny pieces of rock(decayed plants and animals( water( and air.When small pieces of rock )reak o: larger ones(they form the )asis of all soil. 4his )reaking canoccur in several waysA through the action ofglaciers pushing rocks along the ground and

grinding them against other rocksB through theaction of chemicals in water eating away atrocksB through changes in temperature causingwater to freeze in rocks and crack the rockopenB through the force of wind throwing sand

and pe))les against rocksB and through themovement of plant roots splitting rocks apart. 4his rocky( ground+up material is called theparent material of the soil.



3hat is that text mostly about4

2. 4he importance of worms in creatingsoil. 8. 4he grinding of rocks )y glaciers.

C. 7ow rocks )reak down to form soil.

D. 4he composition of di:erent kinds of

rocks



When the early )ands of nglish invaders cameover to take 8ritain from its Celtic owners( it isalmost certain that the soil was held )y groups andnot )y individuals( and as this was the practice ofthe con,uerors also they readily fell in with thesystem they found. Co+operation in agriculture wasnecessary )ecause to each household were

allotted separate strips of land( nearly e,ual insize( in each $eld set apart for tillage( and a sharein the meadow and waste land. 4he strips of ara)lewere unfenced and ploughed )y common teams(to which each family would contri)ute.

What does the te0t mainly tells a)out?



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