2. Answer the following questions using the information in the text above. Write your answers in your notebook, then check them with another student.
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a. Why may reading be the most demanding work at university or college?
b. In what way is the written word common to every field of study?
c. What are some of the ways in which we read?
d. How do our ways of reading vary?
e. How do students who say ‗Oh no…‘ differ from those who say ‗Oh wow…‘ regarding
their perceptions of reading?
f. What do the writers mean by ―Reading is a skill which is often taken for granted‖?
3. Say whether the following statements are ‗True‘ or ‗False‘. Support your answers with
evidence from the text.
a. Students had developed reading skills when they come to university.
b. Our reading purpose changes according to our approach to reading.
c. Reading is the only way of gathering information about one‘s field of study.
d. Reading an instruction book in order to apply the information immediately and reading
an enjoyable novel for escapism both employ the same reading skill.
e. The writers believe that reading requires thought and effort.
f. At university, it is very useful for students to start at the beginning and read through to
the end of a book.
4. What do the words in bold type refer to in the text?
1. …it will be an invaluable learning tool… (paragraph 1)
2. Only by doing this… (paragraph 2)
3. …and how these are examined… (paragraph 4)
4. …and both involve a variety of skills (paragraph 5)
5. …in their everyday lives… (paragraph 7)
5. Guess the meanings of the following words and phrases as used in the reading text. First, work
individually, and in groups of three, tell each other what helped you to arrive at those
meanings.
a. keys (paragraph 1) f. extract (paragraph 5)
b. access (paragraph 1) g. vary (paragraph 6)
c. perceptions (paragraph 3) h. themes (paragraph 6)
d. interpreted (paragraph 4) i. at their disposal (paragraph 7)
e. glancing through (paragraph 5) j. recognizing (paragraph 8)
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6. Take appropriate notes from the reading text and complete the following guided summary.
Reading seems to be the main. It is a very useful
skill. It is through reading that academic disciplines
. One major objective of reading at university or
college is . This means that students need to
in order to be successful in their university
studies. It is also important to note that the approach to reading varies according to
, and there are different ways of tackling reading based on
. Thus, to make the best use of their reading,
students need to in addition to using the abilities that they already
possess when they come to university.
Activity 1.2.3: Post-reading
Work individually. Think of your own reading experience and write a paragraph of 150 – 200
words. Use the following questions to guide you.
1. What books or texts did you read when you were in high school?
2. How did you read them? Did you read them all in similar ways? Did you use different
ways of reading? If different, what were the ways?
3. Do you think your reading in the past was effective? Why or why not?
4. Do you think you will need to change the way you read for your university study?
Explain.







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