英语阅读 (Ⅰ)-副本

目录

  • 1 Course Introduction
    • 1.1 Course Introduction
    • 1.2 Classwork Activities
    • 1.3 Short Stories: The Empty Pot
    • 1.4 Homework
  • 2 Unit 1 - University Life
    • 2.1 Introduction
    • 2.2 Word Pretest
    • 2.3 Reading Skill 1
    • 2.4 Text 2
    • 2.5 Conclusion
  • 3 Unit 2 - Culture Shock
    • 3.1 Introduction
    • 3.2 Word Pretest
    • 3.3 Text 1: Making a Cultural Change
    • 3.4 Review: Reading Skill 1
    • 3.5 Short Story 2
  • 4 Unit 3 - Movies
    • 4.1 Unit Introduction
    • 4.2 Word Pretest
    • 4.3 Vocabulary Building
    • 4.4 Text 2: How to Watch a Movie
    • 4.5 Short Films
    • 4.6 Homework
  • 5 Unit 5 - Food
    • 5.1 Introduction
    • 5.2 Word Pretest
    • 5.3 Vocabulary
    • 5.4 Text 1: A Food Tour of the United States
    • 5.5 Reading Skill 2
    • 5.6 Conclusion
  • 6 Textbook
    • 6.1 PDF
  • 7 Unit 6 - Shyness
    • 7.1 Introduction
    • 7.2 Word Pretest
    • 7.3 Text 1: Overcoming Shyness
    • 7.4 Conclusion
  • 8 Unit 7 - Physical Fitness
    • 8.1 Introduction
    • 8.2 Word Pretest
    • 8.3 Text 1: Eight Myths About Physical Fitness
    • 8.4 Conclusion
  • 9 Midterm Review
    • 9.1 Review
    • 9.2 Word Pretest
    • 9.3 Reading Skills
    • 9.4 Exam Information and Rules
  • 10 Unit 8 - Sports
    • 10.1 Introduction
    • 10.2 Word Pretest
    • 10.3 Text
    • 10.4 Conclusion
  • 11 Unit 10 - Psychology
    • 11.1 Introduction
    • 11.2 Word Pretest
    • 11.3 Reading Skill 3
    • 11.4 Text 1: Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
    • 11.5 Conclusion
  • 12 Unit 9 - Festivals & Holidays
    • 12.1 Introduction
    • 12.2 Word Pretest
    • 12.3 Reading Skill 3 More Practice
    • 12.4 Text
    • 12.5 Conclusion
  • 13 Final Review
    • 13.1 Review
    • 13.2 Word Pretest
    • 13.3 Reading Skills
    • 13.4 Practice 1
    • 13.5 Practice 2
    • 13.6 Textbook
    • 13.7 Final Words
  • 14 FINAL EXAM
    • 14.1 Information
  • 15 Holiday English
    • 15.1 Introduction
    • 15.2 Books
    • 15.3 Documents
    • 15.4 Websites
    • 15.5 Movies / TV
Reading Skill 3
  • 1 Topic vs&nbs...
  • 2 Lesson
  • 3 Practice
  • 4 Answers



Reading Skill #3: Distinguishing Topic from Main Idea


We are going to look at our third and final reading skill now.  It is called "Distinguishing Topic from Main Idea".  What is a topic?  What is the main idea?  We will look at both of those.  We will look at how they relate to each other, and how they are different.


Do you remember our first reading skill?  

It was Context Clues to Word Meaning.  We were looking at how to find the meaning of individual words we do not know.


What about our second reading skill?

It was Understanding Sentences.  We were looking at decoding difficult sentences.


Now with the third reading skill we will be looking at paragraphs and articles.


Can you see the progression from small to larger parts?


words > sentences > paragraphs


Open your textbook to pages 173-174 now.  You are going to read this article.  As you read, make sure you answer the questions within the text.


Go ahead and read it now.  Pay careful attention to the difference between topic and main idea.