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Academic English-Reading for academic purposes

Reading for academic purposes

Text Reading for academic purposes,Text1a(Reading texts pp.133-136)

Text1a contains information on how to read for academic purposes more effectively.

Task1Reading for general understanding

The exercise below will give you practice in reading for general understanding.It is therefore important that you do not stop to look up any of the unknown words(you will get a fuller understanding of difficult vocabulary after completing some of the later tasks).The text in the part of Reading texts consists of six sections.The table on the next page contains seven headings that are possible summaries of the content for each section.

1.1Read the instructions below.

a Read the summary headings and underline the most important word or words in each one.If

necessary,your teacher will explain the meaning of the language used.

b Read Section I.of the text and label the appropriate summary heading in the table.

c Discuss your answer with other students and/or your teacher.

Study tip:Reading for general meaning is a very important skill that will help you deal with the amount of reading at university.See Skimming in the Introduction on page IX.

Summary headings Sections

Linking effective reading to vocabulary acquisition

Reading widely and critically

Good reasons for reading

The difficulties of reading academic texts

The motivation behind reading

Acquiring good reading habits

The EAP reading syllabus

1.2Now read and match Sections2}-6to the appropriate summary headings in the table.One

of the summary headings does not need to be used.

Task2Reading for specific details

2.1Read Text1a again and find the answers to the following questions.You will use some of

your answers to complete another task later in the unit.

1.What type of reading material is Bassett(2010)concerned with?

2.Bassett believes the key to the best understanding of a text is…

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