Unit 1. Nourishment by Eduardo Corona Mosco https://padlet.com/tonsilla/kfnskdybuyj2 en-us 2018-01-20 06:50:33 UTC 2023-06-10 09:08:43 UTC hello@padlet.com PREVIEWING tonsilla https://padlet.com/tonsilla/kfnskdybuyj2/wish/222985817 Previewing key parts of a text before you read makes it easier for you to understand its main ideas. Look at the pictures, read the title, introduction, and any headings in the text, and skim over the passage. Then think about the topic and what you already know about it. When you have a sense of what the text is about before you read, you should be able to understand and remember it better.]]> 2018-01-20 06:51:58 UTC https://padlet.com/tonsilla/kfnskdybuyj2/wish/222985817 SCANNING tonsilla https://padlet.com/tonsilla/kfnskdybuyj2/wish/222985851 Scanning is a technique used when you are looking for specific information.
It is important for you to practice this skill as academic reading is usaully for a specific purpose such as answering an essay question. This skill will help you find information more quickly. ]]> 2018-01-20 06:53:10 UTC https://padlet.com/tonsilla/kfnskdybuyj2/wish/222985851 IDENTIFYING THE PURPOSE OF PARTS OF A TEXT tonsilla https://padlet.com/tonsilla/kfnskdybuyj2/wish/222985877 Usually different parts of a text perform different functions. Idenfifying the purpose of different parts of a text can help you recognize the structure and understand its overall purpose. Some common functions are listed below.
  • Introduction the topic This is the first paragraph in which  a new idea is mentioned
  • Report data Authors often group the most important figures and statistics together in one paragraph. 
  • Explain facts These paragraph give real, true information rather than opinion, argument, or speculation. Authors often establish tha facts of a situation before preseting opinion, argument, or speculation.
  • Give supporting information These paragraph present examples and other information to support arguments or to give context to the topic.
  • Present an argument These paragraph group together all the argument on one side of an issue.
  • Present another side of an issue A well-balanced text present more than one side of an issue. Even if the author is baised they will often present opposing arguments to make the text appear neutal.
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